The dilemma of the Soviet Far Eastern Army

"Buzz... "The deafening roar of bombers in the sky, the explosion of bombshells on the ground that can produce the effect of shaking the ground and shaking the mountains... Began to sound one after another in the major field airfields of the Soviet Far Eastern Army.

The Soviet Far East Air Force, which had lost more than ninety percent of its fighters, had no room to fight back in the face of the fierce attacks of the Chinese Air Force's five fighter regiments, more than five ordinary aviation divisions, and most of them were bombers.

In accordance with the order, the old Maozi bomber who forcibly took to the air to fight. Even in the face of the most ordinary bombers, without exception, all of them have become the best targets for these fighters to use for military training....The various fighters that are still staying in the airfield have been directly blown into a pile of ruins by the bombshells that roared down, and they did not even have a chance to take off.......

In less than a few hours of air combat, several front-line field airfields under the Soviet Far East Air Force were successively devastated by the Chinese Air Force. Of course, the ensuing effect was that the air force under the Red Army in the Far East of the Soviet Union was completely destroyed with the end of this air war.

Without a strong air force to cover, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Soviet Far East Army, which had lost air supremacy, would directly face the fierce blows of the Chinese Air Force. The Chinese army, which had been suppressed by the Soviet Far East Air Force for several days, was finally able to attack Lao Maozi's Far East Army without being pressed by Lao Maozi's army and air force, and under the cover of its own air force, it unscrupulously launched an attack on Lao Maozi's Far East Army......

"Commander-in-Chief, the latest battle report sent by Commander Huang Yuting of the Air Force..."Commander Chen Hong rushed to Liu Hua with an excited face and reported.

"Talk about ......" Liu Hua, who was also excited because of the successes, quickly put away his gaze from the sand table and spoke.

"So far, the field airfields of the Soviet Far Eastern Army that have been subjected to a devastating blow by our air force units have exceeded six, preliminary estimates. Directly or invisibly destroyed the number of warplanes of the Soviet Far Eastern Air Force. Already more than a thousand. On the Chinese Air Force, a total of 37 fighters were destroyed, 6 were wounded....... 246 ordinary fighters were directly destroyed. The cost of 24 wounded ....At the same time, Commander Huang reported that two aviation divisions of our army. Already under the escort of a regiment of fighters, an attack was launched on the last field airfield exposed by the Soviet Far East Air Force. Preliminary estimates suggest that after an hour, the entire attack will be over. At that time, the direct losses of the Soviet Far East Air Force will exceed 1,500 fighters of all types. Facing Liu Hua in front of him, Chen Hong hurriedly opened his mouth to report.

"Direct losses of more than one and a half thousand warplanes ... In addition to the losses of the Far Eastern Air Force of the USSR at the previous stage. This means that the Soviet Far East Air Force, which entered the territory of our country, was almost completely lost. Don't have any troops available? Liu Hua, the excited commander-in-chief, hurriedly asked rhetorically.

"Yes, commander-in-chief," Commander Chen Hong replied affirmatively.

"Good. Well played...... Now that the Soviet Far East Air Force is finished. That means that the air supremacy of the entire battlefield has returned to our hands. Commander Chen. You immediately give Commander Huang an order, from now on, no matter what the cost, we must ensure the air supremacy of the entire battlefield, and it is in our hands...."After a short period of excitement, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua decisively ordered.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief......"

Commander Chen Hong, who received the order, was just about to go out and give an order, when Liu Hua's voice reached his ears again.

"Commander Chen, wait a minute..."

"While giving the battle order, I would like to bring a word to Commander Huang Yuting by the way. In order to maintain air supremacy, the best way is to prevent the Soviet Far East Air Force from staying in the Far East and continuing to enter our territory. In order to accomplish this goal, the most direct way is to dispatch a large number of radar vehicles to secretly rush to the Sino-Soviet border to wake up and detect the border airspace 24 hours a day. As soon as the invading Soviet Far East Air Force is discovered, it will immediately dispatch fighter planes to wipe it out on the national border..."Pointing to the combat sand table in front of him, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua ordered with a serious face.

"In addition, after the order to the commander of the Air Force Huang Yuting was issued. An updated operational order was immediately issued to all the units that were about to take part in the offensive: all combat units, in accordance with the predetermined combat plan, were all ready to counterattack the Soviet Far East Air Force..."

The air battle a few hours ago, while inflicting heavy losses in the Soviet Far East, also forced the command of the Soviet Far East Army to admit a fact. The Chinese Air Force has installed a large number of fighter jets with far superior performance, and it is with these fighters that the air force on which it relies so much is almost completely wiped out.

Inside the General Headquarters of the Soviet Far Eastern Army.

"Comrade commander, the latest news from the Air Force Command, the third field airfield was attacked with heavy losses. All warplanes were destroyed, fuel depots were destroyed, and ammunition reserves were destroyed by more than four-fifths......"

"Comrade Commander, the 4th Field Airfield was dealt a devastating blow by the Chinese Air Force with heavy losses ..."

"Report to the commander ....the 5th field airfield was attacked ... All the warplanes and supplies that our army had hoarded in the airfield were destroyed in one fell swoop..."

One news after another, from the Air Force Command, reached the ears of the Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Army, Colonel-General Gorodovikov. The atmosphere of the entire headquarters instantly became solemn.

In the Far Eastern Army Headquarters of the University, anyone with a little military knowledge knows that the loss of these field airfields will lead to the loss of fighters in these airfields. The hundreds of thousands of troops under the entire Far Eastern Army, from now on, will directly face the fierce blows of thousands of fighters of the Chinese Air Force...

Looking at the commander-in-chief, General Gorodovikov, who also had a solemn expression, the chief of staff spoke: "Comrade commander, next?" ”

"Comrade Chief of Staff, air supremacy, air supremacy over the entire battlefield, must not fall into the hands of the Chinese Air Force...."General Gorodovikov said with a firm face.

"The air force that went with the troops is destroyed, so we will draw it from the country... The quality of the fighters is not comparable to the Chinese Air Force, so we will compare the quantity ... Immediately send a telegram to General Secretary Stalin Moscow, report the latest situation at the front to the General Secretary, request for support from the Air Force, request support from the Air Force ..."

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

The news reached the ears of General Secretary Stalin in Moscow, and the whole of Moscow shook. However, Stalin, who was far away in Moscow, although he was in a hurry, however, did not have any way ....

Although the entire Soviet Union had a very strong industrial base, in terms of the military industry, even in the whole world, it was second to none. However, it is absolutely impossible to break through numerous technical difficulties in a short period of time and develop and equip a fighter that can compete with fighter planes.

In the face of General Gorodovikov's telegram for help, in the face of the safety of hundreds of thousands of elite Red Army troops of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, in the face of the entire Soviet government, including his own face. What the anxious Stalin could do was to send a large number of air units from the major military districts to reinforce the front line, adopt the same tactics as Gorodovikov, and use the numerical superiority to make up for his own qualitative inferiority.

However, it is simply impossible to complete the transfer of air forces from all major military regions across the country to reinforce the front line at one time. Under the order of General Secretary Stalin in Moscow, an old Maozi air force at the division level began to rush to the battlefield in Inner Mongolia in a steady stream.

However, what the commander-in-chief, General Gorodovikov, and even General Secretary Stalin, did not expect was that his series of air reinforcements turned into a fuel and vinegar.

Air force units at the level of Lao Maozi's division have not yet really entered China. In the airspace on the Sino-Soviet border, it was hunted by a large number of fighter aircraft units of the Chinese Air Force......

In this way, with a large number of radar vehicles acting as eyes, and more than 100 fighters left in the five fighter regiments, they were constantly surrounded and hunted. The entire airspace along the Sino-Soviet border has almost become a cemetery dedicated to the burial of the Soviet Air Force.

One night passed, and four air divisions and more than 400 fighters of various types successively became the prey of the fighters of the Chinese Air Force. After a night of waiting, I didn't hear any good news except the news that a large number of warplanes had been destroyed...

"Comrade commander, with the interception of new fighters of the Chinese Air Force, our air force units will not be able to reach the battlefield at all... In addition, according to the latest reconnaissance by the ground reconnaissance troops, around the hundreds of thousands of troops of our Far Eastern Army, signs of large-scale Chinese infantry and tank group movements suddenly appeared..."After the news spread that the Fourth Air Force Division had been completely annihilated, the anxious voice of the chief of staff of the Far Eastern Army sounded again.

General Gorodovikov, who had completely lost confidence in the Air Force, said in a deep voice: "Losing air supremacy, Liu Hua, the Chinese commander-in-chief on the other side, will definitely seize this advantageous fighter plane and launch an attack on our Far East Army...... However, even without air supremacy, it will not be so easy for the hundreds of thousands of Red Army warriors of our Far Eastern Army to attack..."

After a quick glance at the demoralized subordinates, Admiral Gorodovikov continued to speak: "Comrades, without air supremacy, hundreds of thousands of officers and men of our Far Eastern Red Army will have to directly face the blows of the Chinese Air Force. Even after a large-scale counteroffensive coordinated by the Chinese army, it is about to face an unprecedented crisis. However, what I want to say is: although our Far Eastern Red Army is in trouble, these difficulties cannot be difficult for our heroic Red Army warriors, and the final victory must belong to our heroic Red Army warriors of the Soviet Union and to all of us..."

"Since the Air Force is no longer able to count on it, then we can only rely on ourselves ... Now I order all combat units to immediately prepare for the counterattack of the Chinese army, and swear to block the counterattack of the Chinese army..."

The heroic voice of the commander-in-chief, Colonel-General Gorodovikov, sounded directly in the command headquarters. At the same time, the solemn atmosphere in the headquarters also disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a relaxed and confident atmosphere......