Loss of air supremacy

Lieutenant General Vajim, commander of the artillery of the Soviet Far East Army, has never relaxed the tension in his heart since he took out all his hole cards in the course of the artillery battle just now.

At this moment, the only thought in his heart was to hope that the five heavy artillery brigades he had just given the order would be able to deploy their positions quickly to prepare for the possible next artillery attack by the Chinese army.

However, what made him desperate was that the news that the artillery positions of the five heavy artillery brigades, which had just been preparing to start the operation, had gathered themselves a full ten heavy artillery brigades, had been shelled, reached his command by telephone.

"What are you talking about, a group of artillery units that suddenly appeared in the Chinese army is using the method of advancing artillery fire layer by layer to carry out saturated artillery strikes on our artillery clusters......" Listening to a few kilometers away, the explosion suddenly became much more intense. Lieutenant General Vajim asked directly with an incredulous expression.

"Yes, Comrade Commander......" replied the operational staff officer of the command in the affirmative.

After seeing the uncertain look on Lieutenant General Vajim's face, he continued to reply in a low voice: "Comrade commander, according to the latest battle report from the front, in less than five minutes of indiscriminate saturation shelling, our artillery cluster lost at least two hundred artillery pieces and more than two thousand artillery personnel......

"Bang..."Lieutenant General Vajim's clenched fist slammed directly into the desk in front of him.

After seeing the subordinates in front of him with a solemn face and standing motionless in front of him. Lieutenant General Wajim, who looked angry, directly opened his mouth and scolded: "Chinese artillery, I must use artillery shells to blow you to pieces......

Unlike the anger of the commander, Lieutenant General Vajim, the chief of staff in front of him was obviously much calmer. See the anger that hung over Lieutenant General Vajim's face. Over time. After dissipating quite a bit. He asked directly and tentatively: "Comrade commander, did you order the artillery units that were attacked to retreat immediately?" ”

"Retreat...... Can we retreat as fast as the shells ...", Lieutenant General Vajim's face. Directly exuded a sneer.

Immediately, he seemed to think of something, and asked directly with an expectant face: "How long will it take for the next five heavy artillery brigades to counterattack?" ”

"It will take at least twenty minutes.," replied the Chief of Staff with a helpless expression.

"Twenty minutes. In twenty minutes, all of our thousands of artillery pieces will be reduced to a pile of scrap metal... Still stunned for what to do, order five heavy artillery brigades, immediately speed up, what I need now is time...... At the same time, the artillery staff officers were ordered to immediately calculate the specific location of the Chinese artillery positions. As soon as the artillery position is deployed, immediately counterattack and destroy it..."Lieutenant General Vajim with a heartbroken and anxious face. Commanded directly to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Yes, Comrade Commander......"

As Lieutenant General Wajim, who wielded thousands of large-caliber guns, all the way to the artillery clusters that were attacked. In total, more than 1,000 large-caliber guns were turned into scrap metal. didn't wait for the chance for his subordinates to fight back.

And just when the heavy artillery brigade, which he had high hopes for, fired back shells full of revenge at the Chinese artillery positions. Three heavy artillery brigades. It has been quickly transferred under Chen Guangrong's strict order.

The first round of artillery battle between the Chinese and Soviet armies, under the shocked eyes of everyone, ended with the loss of more than 1,000 artillery pieces by the Soviet army and the complete victory of the Chinese artillery.

The air force engagements were lost, as were the artillery engagements. The commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army, Colonel-General Gorodovikov, who was still confident in this offensive, quickly turned pale. However, even so, Colonel-General Gorodovikov did not give up his determination to continue the offensive.

Because he knew that the world situation was becoming more and more unfavorable for the Soviet government, General Secretary Stalin in Moscow, with a pair of eyes, had already begun to stare at the battle here. Once he returns in vain, and he also inflicts heavy losses on the great Soviet Far East Red Army, the end that awaits him will definitely be even more tragic than that of his predecessor, Admiral Benodov.

Thinking of this, a trace of murderous aura directly appeared on the face of the general. Facing the chief of staff of the Far Eastern Army, who was waiting for an order in front of him, he decisively ordered: "Comrade Chief of Staff, immediately give an order to the commander of the Air Force: the air force units in the rear, continue to attack, and at all costs, gain air supremacy in the battlering battlefield. Then, suppress the Chinese artillery units..."

"Give the first round of all the attacking units a name: all combat units, according to the original plan of the Far Eastern Army Command, immediately attack. With our torrent of steel, tear apart the blocking positions of the Chinese in one fell swoop and annihilate them all...."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief.," replied the Chief of Staff with a grim face.

"Buzz buzz..."In order to gain air supremacy on the battlefield, the commanders of the air forces subordinate to the Far Eastern Army also began to go crazy ...

In order to keep his position, but also for his own honor. One fighter squadron after another, under the command of the commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Mavisky, rushed into the sky regardless of attrition, rushing to the battlefield of air combat that had already swallowed up countless excellent Soviet pilots.

At the same time, two heavy tank brigades, one mechanized infantry division, one ordinary infantry division...... A total of 50,000 Lao Maozi's army directly formed an unstoppable torrent of steel, like a sheathed sword, quickly plunging straight into the direction where the border guards were blocking the position.

The battle continued, and the temporary victory of the artillery clusters diluted the increasingly solemn atmosphere in many of the commands. However, in the face of the increasingly ferocious offensive momentum of the Soviet Union's old Maozi, including the commander-in-chief Liu Hua, everyone's faces were still shrouded in a thick layer of solemn expressions....

Especially listening to the constant whistling of fighters, explosions in the sky. In the huge underground headquarters, the tense face of the commander-in-chief Liu Hua almost never relaxed.

"Commander-in-chief, the latest battle report of the Air Force......" Commander Chen Hong, who had a solemn expression, walked directly in front of Liu Hua and reported.

"Speak...."Liu Hua, the commander-in-chief with a little expectation on his face, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked.

"The situation is very unoptimistic... After an hour-long aerial battle, more than half of the fighters of a fighter regiment dispatched by our air force unit were destroyed, and at least 30 fighters had to withdraw from the battlefield because they were injured. So far, there are less than 100 fighters left in the entire air combat battlefield...."Chen Hong said.

"Such a big loss...... Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua just showed a hint of expectation on his face, which was directly covered by a solemn expression, and he couldn't help but ask in a silent voice.

However, after thinking of the formidable opponent he was facing, he was silent, and then asked: "Commander Chen, how many hole cards are still in the air force's hand that have not been used after the battle has been fought so far?" ”

"There are only three fighter regiments left..."

"Three fighter regiments, plus less than a hundred fighters left in the air, even if they all add up, there are only two hundred. What about the USSR, our opponent the USSR, how many fighters did it make? After knowing the strength of his air force, Liu Hua, the commander-in-chief, continued to ask with a heavy face.

"At present, there are more than 100 fighters fighting with us on the battlefield of air combat. However, according to radar displays, the follow-up units of the Soviet Air Force are constantly rushing to the battlefield from the rear. According to the calculations of the Air Force Command, Lao Maozi on the opposite side must want to gain air supremacy over the entire battlefront. Chen Hong replied.

Losing air supremacy on the battlefield means that in the next battle, their own infantry will directly face the double blow of Lao Maozi's air force and the ground army. And this immediately brought Liu Huaxiang to the scene when the Japanese army, the navy, land and air forces attacked Shanghai in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War...

There is no air supremacy, which directly means that in the next battle, if you want to hold your position, you will definitely use the lives and blood of a large number of soldiers to block the steel torrent and bullets of Lao Maozi. For a while, the heavy expression on Liu Hua's face became even thicker. After a short period of contemplation, he asked Chen Hong in front of him.

"What is the opinion of the Air Force command ..."

"The opinion of the Air Force Command was that even if all the air forces in their hands were used, they would not be able to stop the offensive of the Soviet Air Force. In this case, it is better to keep these fighters and continue to hunt and kill the fish that have slipped through the net of the Lao Maozi Air Force in the entire area around the air combat battlefield, and fight guerrilla warfare with the Lao Maozi Air Force..."Chen Hongdao.

"That is, they intend to give up air supremacy on the battlefield?" Liu Hua's brows immediately furrowed, and he asked.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief...... In my opinion, this is also a helpless move, after all, our air force is limited. It is also impossible for the follow-up troops to rush to the battlefield immediately. Rather than losing all the fighters at once, it is better to slowly fight with the Lao Maozi Air Force, and always give the Lao Maozi Air Force a sense of pressure..."Chen Hong directly said what he thought in his heart.

Liu Hua nodded noncommittally, quickly turned his gaze to several army commanders, and asked: "Comrades, you are also clear about the situation, and I now want you to solemnly answer me a question." After losing air cover, can the three of you armies block Lao Maozi's attack for three days and three nights under the blow of Lao Maozi's air force..."

The three commanders did not hesitate and glanced at each other. The three faces directly showed a determined look. Facing Liu Hua in front of him, he assured loudly: "Please rest assured, the chief, the people are in the position..."

"Okay, then I'll hand over the position to you... You can rest assured, in the course of the battle, I, Liu Hua, will definitely do my best to order the limited air force in my hands to reinforce the battlefield as much as possible..."Looking at the three battlefield veterans who have experienced the Long March and the anti-Japanese battlefield in front of him. Liu Hua seems to have returned to the war-torn era, and he also assured with a firm face.