For the first time in the past few years, Pokryshkin carried out the task of escorting reconnaissance planes, which was even more exciting than escorting bombers to Helsinki in Finland to throw bread baskets. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The order of the Info regimental headquarters clearly stated: Unless the reconnaissance aircraft was under substantial threat from German fighters, it was not to jump into the dispute first.

In the air, I watched dozens of Messersmit 109 swarming in, spinning around like a swarm of stunned flies more than a thousand meters below their formation, but the appearance of their helplessness was really exciting enough for their senses, from some worries at the beginning to watching the excitement later: such a state of mind did not make Pokryshkin feel funny, but became a little worried.

He and several other wingmen kept an eye on the Germans throughout the cross-border reconnaissance, and the 109s were "fully accompanied," and several German planes tried to fly higher, but all of them tried to fail -- from the maneuvers of the German fighters, Pokryshkin clearly realized that at medium and low altitudes, the performance of the German fighters should be excellent, and the skills of their pilots were also outstanding.

The Germans did not cross the border on the way back, and Millonov was still complaining about why the Germans did not follow, so that his own formation and the fleet of aircraft on several airfields would have work to do.

Pokryshkin, who had successfully completed his mission and returned to the airfield, was not as happy as the other pilots, he had already realized that the future battles would be extremely difficult - the Germans were excellent!

"Deputy Captain, why do you seem to have something on your mind?" While changing clothes in the lounge, Mironov asked: Today's mission was done well, why is he so serious?!

"Mironov, the German planes we encountered today were much more difficult to deal with than the Yankees I had encountered in Finland. The fact that we had just crossed the border showed that the Germans had a very complete air surveillance system and a high level of combat readiness, and it could be seen from their movements that they were all veterans, and they were basically on the same level as our excellent pilots. ”

Changing into a thick coat, just now there was a heater in the air, and the whole body was still frozen and stiff through the thick flight suit, and sat by the fire to warm up.

Pankratov put his hand on the fire and said indifferently: "Whatever, if they dare to come, they will beat them down!" By the way, Deputy Captain, are there any new tasks in the regiment? ”

"No, it's just that we need to do a good job of vigilance, and it is estimated that it will be empty for a few days."

"I probably want to see what the Germans have to say, and the weather is not suitable for a big war."

"It's not a state of war now, if you come and go every day, then we have to fight in a few days." Mironov seems to be rough, but in fact, he still has a bit of a strategic level inside.

As soon as he arrived in Tobinka, he was busy with work, and after two days, Pokryshkin had not yet sorted out his things properly, and when he returned to the dormitory, he pulled out his suitcase from under the bed.

A large suitcase, bought in Leningrad, was full of bachelors' clothing supplies. New tweed uniforms, new trousers, a couple of old shirts, two handkerchiefs, a dozen towels...... There are also several novels and aerial drawing books.

The contents of the bottom of the pressure box were also turned out, "What is this?" ”

Pokryshkin knocked himself on the head, clearly dissatisfied with himself - it was the clothes he bought for his sister Maria in Minsk last winter, and they were not sent! It was a gift he was going to give to his sister before the start of spring: printed white silk and black Chinese crepe with white dots, which Maria must have loved!

At this time, Milonov walked into Pokryshkin's room, and saw that the deputy captain was tidying up the housekeeping, holding a beautiful piece of printed silk in his hand in a daze, "I said Comrade Pokryshkin, do you miss your wife?" ”

The squadron leader stood at the door with a thief's smile, Pokryshkin held back a glance, and said angrily: "Lao Tzu is still a happy bachelor!" This is for my sister. ”

"Huh." Mironov took off his hat and scratched his head, came in and sat on the bed with an awkward smile.

Looking at Pokryshkin, he is already twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and he is also a talent, and he is still the favorite pilot of the Soviet girls, but he didn't expect it to be a "difficult household"! This really did not surprise Mironov: a twenty-eight-year-old bachelor was definitely an older youth in the USSR.

"When will it be delivered?"

"I can only wait for the combat readiness level to drop down and go to the post office to send it back, I haven't been home for almost four years." "Maria is two years younger than me, and she is the only girl among her siblings. When she was young, Mary worked much harder than her brothers, helping with household chores and rushing to school. Our brothers all treat her as a baby, and whoever wants to bully her in the school will never be able to do it! However, even if Maria has grievances, she never tells us, and our brothers have no place to use their fists. ”

The feeling of missing his sister made Pokryshkin's heart fly back to his hometown, the distant city of Novosibirsk. I left Novosibirsk in 37 years and has not had a chance to return home until now.

Pokryshkin's heart has been occupied by the love of flying, he loves the life of flying, and strives to be a good pilot, "The family will distract the pilot, it is difficult to fully dedicate himself to the cause he loves, so until now he is still single!" ”

As he spoke, he pushed the sorted box back under the bed, turned his head and asked Mironov: "How are you?" Have you married a wife? ”

Comrade Lieutenant shrugged his shoulders with his hands, his face looked depressed, but immediately he seemed to think of something: "Comrade Pokryshkin, you call me the next time you go to Tobinka, take Pankratov, how about we play?" I know a lot of girls there, a lot of them! ”

Pokryshkin looked at Comrade Lieutenant from head to toe at this time, I didn't expect this little man to have such a hand? "Why, you go often?"

"Well, when I didn't say it." As soon as he saw that the situation was not good, Mironov immediately changed his stance - why was he so enthusiastic, he had not yet figured out what kind of person the new leader was, and he would be unlucky if he came up with a big reason such as discipline.

"Forget it, probably because I'm a little old-fashioned, but I don't want my comrades to waste their experience on boring things. Let's go, bachelor, we need to have a meeting. ”

I took the record book and got a brief introduction to the restaurant about what I saw today, so that the other pilots could have a good idea.

"It seems that there is still a gap with the 109th regiment, and we can't be too strict with them." Pokrysh Kim thought as he walked.

The heroic 109th Regiment has iron discipline, and in some ways the people of the 109th Regiment are like a bunch of machines born only for war, and whoever enters the collective will soon be assimilated. Just like Sergei, everyone is concerned only about whether there is a fight and how many enemy targets they can kill, and other issues are unconsciously ignored.

Pokryshkin has become accustomed to the habits of the 109th regiment and the training team, and there are basically no female comrades in his life: the life of the training team is like a chart, and the 109th regiment, as the most combat-effective fighter regiment of the Air Force, often has to change stations, and there is no opportunity to meet the girls near the station. To use the analogy of Sergei's image: there is a war coming soon, and before the Central Committee lets us go home, comrades, we are all neutral!

Under the strong leadership of a "neutral" regiment commander, the subordinates were also "neutral", and it was only in Tobinka that Pokryshkin realized that the pilots he now managed were all hot-blooded young men.

The young men in Russia are all good guys with unrestrained personalities, but there are some problems that the leaders must grasp and cannot let them fool around -- the people in the Political Department are not just idle and rummaging through the files.

Before arriving at the 109th Regiment, one of his pilots was not very peaceful, although he did not make any major mistakes, but it gave him, the squadron leader, a great headache: today he seduced a female college student so much that he was reluctant to give up, and when the troops changed guards, the girl cried at the airport in the dark; At the new station, a few days later the pilot had swoons a girl from a farm near the airport.

For the too complicated issue of feelings, Pokryshkin really does not understand!

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Pokryshkin was worried about his subordinates who had too much emotional life, and Lin Jun was also having a headache in Moscow -- the actions of the Germans disrupted his plans for the southern front.

On February 18, most of the day's kung fu Lin Jun and Alksnis were studying in the war room of the Air Force Commission, and after surviving a calm day, the Air Force Commander and Air Marshal comrades were relieved.

The top commanders of the two air forces, together with the staff officers, examined the photographs sent to Moscow, and the State Defense Committee was awaiting the conclusion of the photographs to what extent the Germans had prepared for the offensive.

Judging by the photographs, the existing forces of the German army on the Eastern Front were far from being ready for an effective attack on the USSR. There was no situation in the west all day, and it seemed that the Germans were not going to jump over the wall and have an aerial battle with themselves, but only wanted to calm the situation down for the time being.

If it weren't for this: the Germans came to retaliate today, then the Soviet Air Force would have to fight back, and then the Germans would have to fight back - or in a few days, the two sides would have to really fight, and this was something that neither Lin Jun nor Hitler wanted.

Judging from the situation that has been studied, although the Germans are not ready, if the Soviet Union attacks in advance because of "reconnaissance," it will not be possible to win a quick victory, and that is the last thing Moscow wants from a strategic point of view. The two sides will compete with each other, the Germans will discover the anomalies in Ukraine, and the plans for a large-scale surprise bombing of the Romanian oil fields will lose their suddenness.

Fortunately, the Germans did not want to go to war now, and Moscow did not want to fight the Germans on the ground before the beginning of spring: the aerial reconnaissance would continue, but not today, and there should be a buffer time, such as a weekly stroll, so that Hitler could not be rushed. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )