Chapter 300: The Battle of Kyakhta

Kulen, the command center of the Air Force for operations against the Soviet Union.

This operational center at Kulen Air Base is in the direction of Siberia, and Air Force Deputy Commander Liu Yaya, who is the forefront, is discussing the recent enemy situation with Air Force Chief of Staff Nguyen Bing.

"Lao Ruan, do you remember the air battle we had with Yu himself in the northeast?"

Liu Yaya held the old teapot in his hand, and there was a huge red mottled five-star on the outer wall of the tea-pot, due to long-term use, the red paint was worn off a little, making the five-star look a little mottled.

There is a small text below the red five stars, and if you look closely, you can still recognize that it is '1933 Commemoration of the Air War'.

"Of course I remember, it was the first big air battle of our republic, and the devils fought back to the death, but the planes were too backward. The devils who were cornered even flew a biplane wooden plane in a vain attempt to resist to the end, and as a result, our final victory was extremely brilliant, shooting down nearly ten times as many planes at the cost of less than 20 planes.

Back then, you were still working as the deputy chief of staff of the Air Force, and I was still a colonel and staff officer, haha. ”

Ruan Bingying looked down at his new teapot and said with emotion, "It's a pity, my teacup was lost by my mother-in-law's move, alas, it's a pity." ”

"You, when this World War II is over, take a commemorative mug, keep it well, and keep it for your grandchildren's lifetime." Liu Yaya teased with a smile.

"Seriously, Lao Liu, this time the Soviets transferred so many advanced fighters from the Moscow theater, and even the Americans may intervene, what do you think in your heart?" Ruan Bing asked.

Liu Yaya: "What else can you think? The fact that the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee had personally called showed that the base camp attached great importance to this air battle. At the beginning of the war, in order to make the next battle more smooth, it was natural to decide the outcome of the first war, at least to drive the Soviet air force to the north of Lake Belga. ”

"Lake Belga, still not as good as its original name, Beihai is good." Ruan Bingying is not very old, the generals who came in the southwest period are only in their early forties now, and their military career has delayed the big event of starting a family, and now the little cub in the family is only in middle school, "The little bastard in my family asked me where I was going before leaving." Lao Tzu told him that this trip was to Beihai, and when Lao Tzu's generation brought Beihai back, it would be the children's inner lake, their summer resort, and the big lake for their boating and fishing. ”

When Liu Yaya heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly distracted, looked at the fighter planes outside the window that were taking off and landing one after another, and said: "Yes, Beihai, what a nice name." Su Wu shepherded sheep, singing with a cane by Beihai Lake, but unfortunately, for thousands of years, it was the territory of Maozi. ”

"Soon, there have been a lot of skirmishes in air battles recently, and in order to confuse the Soviets, we have all taken second-generation aircraft to fight, although the results and casualties are not large, but we have succeeded in confusing them. The cautious Soviets should have tried enough, and I estimate that in half a month at the latest, a large-scale air battle over Great Britain will break out. Ruan Bingying said affirmatively.

"I hope that this air battle can get off to a good start, and that we can also take the lead in the decisive battle in the future."

At the just-concluded discussion meeting on the war situation, the commanders and fighters of the air war against the Soviet Union collectively listened to the latest movements of the Soviets in the skies over Siberia.

Although the Soviets secretly concentrated more than 1,000 new planes and nearly 2,000 old planes, their actions over Siberia were very conservative.

In order to cope with the great air battle that is about to break out, the Chinese defense forces not only built radar stations on the occupied land, but also built field airfields near Kyakhta and other small and medium-sized cities. There are more than a dozen airfields on the front line, and a total of 2,500 aircraft can be used, including more than 1,500 fighter planes.

In terms of quantity, they are slightly inferior to the Soviets for the time being, but in terms of quality, even the Soviets, who have only been equipped with the La-5 and La-7 units for less than a year, are at a disadvantage when facing the Wehrmacht's J-2 fighters.

"Woo woo woo ......"

Suddenly, the battle alarm sounded again, and a staff officer quickly ran to Liu Yaya and Ruan Bingying's side and reported, "Deputy commander, chief of staff, three minutes ago we received the enemy information from the Kyakhta front, and the radar found that about 300 Soviet planes were flying in the direction of Kyakhta, about 200 fighters, and more than 100 bombers.

Fifty planes have taken off urgently from Kyakhta airport, and support is being called. ”

"Order the 144th and 145th Fighter Regiments stationed at A03 Airport, the 146th Fighter Regiment and 147th Fighter Regiment at A04 Airport, and the 148th and 149th Fighter Regiments at A07 Airport to immediately take off for operation, and Li Chen, commander of the 13th Aviation Division, is the commander of the operation, and must resolutely shoot down the invading Soviet plane to ensure the safety of Kyakhta."

After a brief exchange of views in front of the operational map, Liu Yaya quickly issued an order, this time not using the aircraft group at the Kulen Air Base, but using the 13th Air Division, which was deployed at several field airfields near Kyakhta.

The latest establishment of the Wehrmacht Air Force, the aviation division is divided into fighter divisions, bomber divisions, attack aircraft divisions. A division has six aviation regiments under its jurisdiction, and the number of planes in the entire division is between 150 and 220.

The moment they heard that hundreds of planes of the Soviets were coming, Liu Yaya and Ruan Bingying did not feel any fear, but their hearts trembled, realizing that the appetizer was coming. More than 300 planes, not much, but if they are shot down, the Soviets will also feel pain.

...... "Division commander, the order of Deputy Commander Liu." ”

At an airfield near Kyakhta, Li Chen, commander of the 13th Fighter Aviation Division, who had already ordered the pilots to be in place and was ready to take off at any time, finally waited for Liu Yaya's order to attack.

After checking the order, Li Chen ordered loudly, "The 13th Fighter Aviation Division, immediately take off for operation, target, and invade the Soviet Air Force in Kyakhta." Brothers, this time you don't have to tiptoe to beat, just beat hard. ”

After speaking, he took the pilot's helmet and rushed to the tarmac impatiently; although the modified two-seater J-3 fighter he was riding was not in the first batch to take off, he still boarded the plane early and cooperated with the pilot in the front cabin to prepare for takeoff.

After years of training, and even more meticulous in wartime, after Li Chen's fighter plane took off, the planes at several field airfields were basically assembled, and a large group of more than 180 fighters had basically taken shape. Although the aircraft group was a large formation, it was still composed of several five-plane formations, two wingmen and one squad leader, and in some piecemeal fights in front, the pilots found that due to the gap in the surname of the aircraft, this kind of five-plane combat team of Jian-2 and Jian-3 could pose a great threat to the Soviet Air Force.

Good maneuverability, fast climbing, exceptional speed, excellent circling ability, strong firepower, and a five-plane formation can often shoot down twice or more Soviet aircraft.

The Soviets' planes often had no power to fight back when they got into the five-plane formation firepower network, and if a large group of planes tried to surround the Chinese planes, the Chinese fighters would quickly climb high and get out of the battle, and then rush down to find the fighters at a superior altitude.

Li Chen's Jian-3 fighter was at the back of the group, and not far from him was an airborne radar early warning plane temporarily assigned by the 13th Air Division.

"Radar early warning aircraft pay attention to the location, altitude, speed and number of enemy aircraft, and report immediately if they are found." Li Chen methodically handled the air command affairs of the group operations, switched command channels from time to time, and skillfully commanded this huge fighter division to prepare for battle.

Due to the rush of time, the early warning time of the radar station was limited, and the entire aircraft group did not even have time to climb to a superior altitude, Li Chen judged the situation and hurriedly ordered some of the fastest planes at the edge of the aircraft group and in front of him to quickly climb high and seize the superior air combat altitude.

The remaining 130 or so planes gradually dispersed and flew in a scattered column that filled the sky in the direction of the Soviets' attack. The rest of the aircraft, at altitudes that very few Soviet aircraft were able to occupy, flew forward level.

"Enemy aircraft were detected, numbering more than fifty, unable to be accurately identified, at a distance of 15 kilometers, at an altitude of 4200 meters, at a speed of more than 400 kilometers, and were rapidly approaching."

In the radar early warning aircraft channel, Li Chen's most anticipated news came.

"Very good, ready for battle, the 149th Regiment mainly attacks the enemy's bombers and attack aircraft, and the other aircraft groups take squads and squadrons as combat units, freely engaging the enemy and looking for fighters. Don't let the Soviets go. Give me a hard beating this time. ”

Li Chen ordered loudly that because the ground forces of the Wehrmacht were fighting in the area between Kyakhta and Ulan-Ude, as a material turnover station and a new air force station, Kyakhta became more and more a thorn in the side of the Soviets, and after sending a small group of planes to sneak here, and finding that they could not avoid the reconnaissance of the Chinese no matter what, they sent today's medium-sized group of planes in an attempt to catch the Chinese by surprise.

Li Chen knows very well that his own side can have an advantage, and it is very important to have advanced radar. The fact that China has advanced radar has been known to other countries for a long time, but China, a country that reads talents, has done a very good job of secrecy, even now, perhaps until this air raid failed and the news was discovered by China in advance, the Soviets can confirm that China has deployed advanced radar to the front line, just as the British placed radar on a small island in the English Channel, the Germans flew together, and the British discovered it.

At the same time, the Soviets, who did not have radar, were still flying all the way to Kyakhta according to the established plan.

It wasn't until the fighter pilot at the front saw the first Chinese plane that came out of the clouds with the naked eye, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "I found a Chinese plane." ”

However, the next moment, just as he threw away the drop fuel tank and was about to rush up at the maximum horsepower of the plane, he saw the second and third: "No, two, three, four......"

The next moment, the Soviet pilot, who was still very young, saw a steady stream of Chinese fighters emerge from the sea of clouds, like sharks smelling blood, rushing into the Soviets' fleet.

The constant flashing of machine gun shells and the fire of aviation machine guns like elongated light whips suddenly shattered the dream of the Soviet Union to sneak attack the aircraft group.

Many pilots still did not understand why the Chinese reacted so quickly, but the next moment, they had no time to think, because the Chinese fighters were taking the opportunity to beat the Soviet bomber team fiercely.

As soon as they saw each other, one bomber after another was smashed into a fireball by the powerful cannon shells of the Chinese fighters and exploded in the air.

"For the sake of the Bolsheviks, for the sake of the great Soviet Union, let us fight with imperialist China without fear of sacrifice."

After the commander of the Soviet aircraft group finished shouting in the communication channel, he himself piloted the plane and headed for the group of fighter planes rushing towards China.

The state is very smelly.,I'm sorry.,I'm not very satisfied with this chapter.,I hope it will break out in one breath tomorrow weekend.。

(To be continued)