The hum of the plane's engine suddenly sounded, getting louder and louder from far and near, and the belated air support finally arrived.

"Sir, our plane is coming!"

Just as Wavell and Stilwell were panicking because of the reversal of the tide of battle, the staff officers beside them suddenly shouted excitedly. The two looked up, and an air support wing of dozens of Hurricane fighters and dozens of other unrecognized planes had appeared in the sky. Because the battlefield was very chaotic at the moment, and it was easy to get injured by mistake, Wavell and Stilwell hurriedly ordered the armored corps to cover the national flag on the roof of the tanks and armored vehicles, and at the same time let the artillerymen hit the heads of the Soviet-Indian tank infantry clusters, so that the planes in the sky could quickly find the target.

"Well, our plane is here, and the victory is ours! Prepare General Patton to attack and attack as soon as the air force has eliminated the Soviets' tanks! After giving the order, Lieutenant General Stilwell raised his binoculars and stared at the Soviet tanks in front of him, waiting to see the planes fighting the tanks.

"Comrade brigade commander, Anglo-American tanks were found! Discover the Anglo-American tank! Krasovsky, the commander of the 101st Bombardment Aviation Brigade of the Soviet Red Air Force, heard in the ears of the bombardier and navigator Leryushenko's excited voice.

All the pilots in their bombing aviation brigade, including Krasovsky, had spent time in the Soviet Air Force for Japanese Aid, participated in the First Battle of Hawaii, and had incomparably rich combat experience, and were the elite of the Soviet Red Air Force. Just a few hours earlier, they had attacked the combined Anglo-American fleet that had burst into the Persian Gulf, and Krasovsky's Il-2 fighter dropped a 500-kilogram bomb on an American aircraft carrier! He, a veteran, can still maintain his apparent composure, but Lelyushchenko, who is in charge of bomb throwing, is so excited that now he seems to be laughing when he speaks, and his mind is also a little hot, and he can't tell the difference between friend and foe.

"Lelyushchenko, it's still far away, at this distance you can tell who is who...... Now it's not about bombing aircraft carriers. Rather, it is an attack tank, and it is simply impossible to distinguish the model of the tank from this height and distance. ”

"No, comrade brigade commander, there is no need to distinguish the model of the tank." "All tanks have flags on their roofs, the red flag is our people, the rice flag is British, and the Star-Spangled flag is American," Lelyuschenko said. And the Green Banner is the caliphate reactionary people. ”

"What!?" Krasovsky was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "The enemy will still plant a flag for you to fight?" What kind of rule is this? He craned his neck to look down, he couldn't see it, there was a flag on every 'little tank', and the target was quite recognizable! It seems that the rules of Britain and the United States are different from those of China and Germany, and they are more honest. Not so reactionary...... But it still has to be destroyed! ”

Thinking of this, Krasovsky immediately turned on the radio and ordered: "Please note that I am Brigade Commander Krasovsky, and the enemy is now in front of our left, and I order to descend to an altitude of 2,000 meters, and the Il-18 will go up first, dive and drop bombs." In the second wave, the Il-2 fighter plane first dropped bombs and then strafed them with 23mm guns...... Note! The targets are covered with a rice flag, a star-striped banner or a green flag, and it is our tank that is covered with a red flag. ”

Soon after the voice of the brigade commander was heard on the airborne radio, 36 Il-18s were the first to dive towards a group of American M3 Grant tanks covered with the Star-Spangled Banner on the ground. The process of the dive was surprisingly smooth, the ground fire of the British and American troops did not open fire to obstruct it, and the infantry below did not dodge, and they all stood there stupidly waiting to be bombed.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Seventy-two 50-kilogram bombs exploded in the middle of the marching column of the American army. A cloud of fire rose, and more than a dozen M3 Grant medium tanks and a similar number of other vehicles were hit at the same time, either blown to pieces or shot and caught fire, in short, they all got the end they deserved! As for the American GIs who stood honestly and were bombed, it was even worse, they were beaten to death in rows and rows! There are also some people who are not dead and let out bursts of heart-rending screams, which is really early today. Why bother in the first place!

"These Americans are really stupid, no wonder they always lose the war, if only the Germans and Chinese were so stupid, the world revolution must have been won!"

These are the voices of the Soviet Red pilots who have just finished dropping their bombs. And the Yankees who were bombed below were scolding the British for being stupid. There was also a clumsy General Patton standing on the seat of the jeep and shooting a 0.45-inch revolver into the air, shouting as he fired, "Damn the British, where are you throwing bombs!" Don't you have long eyes! ”

Well, in fact, the ground-air coordination in this era is not comparable to that of later generations, and it is very common to be injured and bombed by mistake, in previous operations, the armored troops commanded by Patton have also been bombed by mistake several times, but now they are all covered with the Star-Spangled Banner on the roof of the car and are bombed, which is really too much!

At this time, the attack of the Il-2 fighter aircraft also began. This aircraft has the same name as the historical armored ground attack aircraft called the "Black Reaper" by the German army, but it is not the same thing at all. At the current level of the Soviet aviation industry, such aircraft could not be produced. In fact, the Il-2 is an improved version of the Il-1, both of which were developed on the basis of the British Hurricane fighter, which is stronger than the Il-1, but still unarmed, and has a similar bomb load, the biggest improvement is the installation of two 23mm aircraft guns, which can attack the flank and rear of enemy tanks from the air, and the installation of a more stable Mikulin AM-34 engine, with a maximum power of 1,300 horsepower - of course, on paper. Unlike the capitalist countries of Britain, the United States, China, and Germany, the actual performance of Soviet weapons and equipment is often much worse than that on paper, and can basically be discounted. However, the Il-2 is still a powerful strike aircraft with superior performance, which caused a great loss to the American and British navies in the naval battle of the Persian Gulf a few hours ago, and now has brought disaster to the British armored forces.

"General Stilwell, this is not our plane, this is not a British plane! This is a Soviet plane! Wavell pointed to an Il-2 in the air that was strafing a British armored vehicle with a cannon and roared. There was no need for him to remind him, Stilwell already knew that the other party was a Soviet plane, and he had already seen the two shining red stars on the wings of the plane from the telescope!

Lin Zuoda and Ma Bufang also became stupid, and watched the Soviet planes slaughter British and American armored vehicles from the air. It is clear that having adapted to fighting in an absolutely air superiority situation, they did not at all expect that one day they would be attacked by Soviet aircraft. Fortunately, however, the Soviet pilots were the first targets of the British and Americans, because they were imperialists, and the caliphate with the green flag was reactionary, and imperialism was worse than the reactionaries. So give priority to the crackdown.

However, there were also those on the battlefield who reacted quickly to the bombing of the planes, that is, the Red Army soldiers of the Soviet Union and India, who had long been accustomed to being bombed by imperialist planes, so when they saw the planes coming, it didn't matter whose family it was, in short, they should find a bomb crater or something to hide first. As they lie in the craters or behind the sand dunes, they watch their planes bomb imperialism in a daze. Chuikov's order to urge the attack has already been handed down, and the order is simple and clear: "Ignore the planes in the sky, immediately launch a strong attack, and take advantage of the enemy's most panicked moment, and deliver the most fatal blow!" ”

Most of the Red Army soldiers on the battlefield were veterans, although they had not fought any ground-air cooperation before. But I still saw it - when I was beaten. So after receiving the order of Chuikov, without the slightest hesitation, he attacked again. At the same time, Chuikov also gave the order for a general attack, in addition to the armored clusters that had already attacked, including the main force of the 39th Tank Army and two Indian infantry divisions, six more Indian infantry divisions were put into use as a second wave of forces, and two Indian cavalry divisions were also allowed to outflank the opponent's left flank.

On the battlefield, the iron flow is rolling. Hundreds of thousands of Soviet and Indian Red Army launched a decisive general offensive!

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The war room of the Ministry of National Defense in Tangshan, Nanjing, immediately received a telegram about the fiasco of the Anglo-American coalition forces in Hurais, and Zhao Zhen took the telegram and smiled gloatingly: "Prime Minister, good news!" This is Lin Zuoda's telegram, the armored forces of the Anglo-American coalition have been defeated by Lao Maozi. Ten armored divisions were defeated by a Soviet tank army, what a shame and a shame to be thrown to grandma's house, haha...... After this battle, Roosevelt and Chamberlain probably had to ask us for help to clean up the mess. ”

Although Britain and the United States have planted a big heel in the Middle East. However, the top brass of the Chinese National Defense Forces were still confident in defeating the Soviet Union, India, and Japan, so they still focused on the aftermath of the war. Chang Ruiqing also nodded with satisfaction, picked up the telegram and saw the text of the Soviet plane's air attack on the British and American armored forces on it, and frowned slightly: "This Soviet attack aircraft seems to be good, when will we be able to come up with something similar?" ”

"It's already finalized," replied Air Force Commander-in-Chief Yang Xianyi. The cannon of the FM of the Wolf company, so that it was enough to deal with Soviet tanks. The First Central Aircraft Factory reported that this air force fighter codenamed Qiang-1 Orion will be officially put into production within this month. The first batch of 18 Qiang-1 Orion fighters could be delivered to the Air Force by the end of June. ”

"And when will our long-range bombers be finalized? It's been doing it for years, right? ”

"For 6 years, 6 prototypes have been produced before and after, none of which meet the requirements of the Air Force, and the latest prototype of the Yanh-7 has come out. I went to see the plane last month, but it's a big guy, length: 23 meters, height: 5.9 meters, wingspan: 32.1 meters, total weight: 26.1 tons, equipped with four 1,600 hp BMW 801 air-cooled engines, the maximum range is more than 3,000 kilometers, the cruising speed is 293 kilometers / h, the maximum speed is 506 kilometers / h, and the maximum flight altitude is 10,889 meters. ”

"Sounds pretty good." Chang Ruiqing nodded, and said in his heart: "The performance number of this aircraft is similar to that of the American B-17 in history, and when the aircraft is finalized, the 1800 horsepower or 2000 horsepower air-cooled engine should also come out, and the performance of the aircraft will be further improved at that time, and it should be able to be used for strategic bombing." If you can take Iraq, you can take off from there to bomb the oil fields of Baku and Grozny! But to drop the atomic bomb, this plane is still a little smaller......"

"It seems that it is already a matter of time before Britain and the United States withdraw from the Middle East, then it will be up to us next!" Chang Ruiqing sneered, slapped the telegram in his hand on the table, and said with a smile: "Go and summon Bai Jiansheng, Peng Dhuai, and Lin Zuo to Nanjing, the Ministry of Defense will hold a meeting to discuss the issue of warfare in the Middle East and India!" ”

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Northwest of Washington, D.C., Cattokting Hills.

"Listen to me, Mr. President, that there is still room for salvage in the Middle East, Ernest. The fleet commanded by Admiral Kim has already highlighted the Strait of Hormuz. Only three troop carriers and one destroyer were lost, and the next step Admiral King and Vice Admiral Fredendo were preparing to land near Muscat, General Stilwell and General Wavell had already packed up their forces and returned to Riyadh, and there were still more than 100,000 men and more than 200 tanks and armored vehicles in the remain......"

President Roosevelt was on vacation at the newly completed Katoktin Hills, historically Camp David, when he heard the bad news from the phone about the defeat at the Battle of Hurace and the heavy losses suffered by the combined U.S. and British fleets in air raids.

MacArthur, who heard the other end of the phone, cheered himself up in an extremely low tone, saying that the situation in the Middle East could still be saved. Roosevelt just shook his head with a wry smile. Because he knows that the real opponents of the United States in the Middle East are not India and the Soviet Union, but Germany and China, two allies that are eyeing each other! Now the defeat of the United States and Britain in the Middle East will certainly become a pretext for China and Germany to send troops, and what is even more troublesome is that the United States can still afford a temporary defeat in the Middle East battle, but Britain really can't hold on. The years of war in India had hollowed out the British Empire, and the series of defeats since the start of World War II had completely damaged Britain's vitality. And this second Middle East battle gambled on Britain's last capital, and even Egypt, their last base in the Middle East, was lost. Now London is a poor man who has lost all his money, and he is no longer qualified to participate in this worldwide war gamble as a big player! As soon as Britain withdraws, China and Germany will inevitably take advantage of the situation, and it will be impossible for the United States to stop them by relying on its strength...... Now the only way is to compromise with China and Germany and try to preserve some more interests.

Just as Roosevelt was thinking about how to deal with the aftermath in the Middle East. While trying to make a point with China and Germany, the door to the office was slammed open, and the president's adjutant in the navy, Colonel Caton, rushed in.

"Mr. President, it's not good......"

Before MacArthur could finish his sentence, Roosevelt waved his hand at Carton and told him to wait for a while, but Colonel Carton, as if he hadn't seen it, still shouted, "An hour ago." The Panama Canal was attacked by Japanese planes! All 6 locks were damaged...... Mr. President, the Panama Canal will not be navigable for at least 10 months! ”

"Panama Canal?!" President Roosevelt's head buzzed (it was already big), he had been assistant secretary of the Navy, and of course knew the importance of the Panama Canal to the U.S. Navy. Because the heavy industry base of the United States is on the East Coast, most of the shipyards are also on the East Coast, and the Pacific Theater is close to the West Coast. If the Panama Canal were not navigable, warships built in American shipyards would have to make a detour of more than 12,000 nautical miles to reach San Diego on the west coast.

A range of more than 12,000 nautical miles is not a short distance for a large warship. At a speed of 20 knots, it takes 600 hours, or 25 days. Not to mention delaying the military situation, it will also cause wear and tear on the warship's machinery and fatigue of naval personnel. And...... Roosevelt suddenly thought of another question, how did the Japanese plane fly to the Panama Canal?

Colonel Caton seemed to know what Roosevelt was thinking. "It's a suicide plane. Loaded with bombs that hit the locks of the Panama Canal and sank a large oil tanker that was opening the Guò Canal......"

"But where did these suicide planes come from?" Roosevelt's eyes widened and he looked at Colonel Caton: "Could it be that the Japanese aircraft carrier ran near the Panama Canal!" ”

"No, it's unlikely, right?" Colonel Caton thought for a moment: "The straight-line distance from mainland Japan to Panama is 7,500 nautical miles...... And if it was from an aircraft carrier, why did they carry out a suicide attack? Admiral Leahi said on the phone that there were only 12 Japanese planes attacking the Panama Canal, and if it was an aircraft carrier, was it a little less? ”

"Not an aircraft carrier? Where did that fly from? ”

"Perhaps...... Carrier airship, right? ”

"Carriers? Colonel, do you mean airships? Roosevelt asked.

"It's an airship, we also have such an air carrier, which can carry 5 to 6 aircraft, and can reach a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour in the air and a range of more than 15,000 kilometers." Colonel Caton introduced. "A few months ago we were informed by the Chinese that Japan had purchased several large Tiangong-class passenger airships from them. For this reason, the Navy also strengthened the air defense of San Diego, but I did not expect the Japanese to ......"

"Damn it!" Roosevelt slammed the table, his face gloomy and terrible: "The Japanese can attack the Panama Canal with airships and suicide planes today, and San Francisco and Los Angeles tomorrow!" Our West Coast is going to be restless! Colonel, go and prepare the car, I'm going back to Washington to convene a meeting of senior generals and cabinet ministers of the army and navy! (To be continued.) If you like this work, (.) vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M to read.

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