The air force of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union was dispatched, and Liu Cuigang did not exert his main force to meet more than 560 fighters of the three fighter divisions of the Soviet Army with 10 fighter regiments and more than 620 fighters.

With four fighter regiments, the focus is on striking at the bomber formation of the Soviet army, and in terms of quantity, it is slightly inferior, but the fighter does not have much suspense about the bomber and the air battle, leaving a fighter regiment as a reserve, and at a critical time, it can join any air combat battlefield, which will definitely change the outcome of the battle.

Judging from the number of fighters, Liu Cuigang's group is slightly better than the Soviet fighter group, but the advantage is not large, the previous frontal assault, the tactics and style of play of outflanking are obviously not suitable for today's air combat, Liu Cuigang knows that today's air battle will be a hard-fought bloody battle, and he believes that his aircraft group will achieve the final victory, but he has to pay a considerable price.

"Perhaps, there will be many pilots who follow him on the expedition today, and they will never be able to fly back, but after this war, the strength of the air force of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union will inevitably suffer devastating losses, and the sacrifice paid by his own troops is worth it," Liu Cuigang thought to himself, feeling a little heavy.

But thinking that there was something wrong with his feelings, he laughed at himself, "What's wrong with me, every time I lead the team to fight, I don't feel so sad," but he quickly adjusted his feelings and ordered: "The formation continues to climb altitude, to 3,500 meters, into a battle formation, all lead the captains, turn on the airborne radar, pay attention to searching the location and flight altitude of the Soviet aircraft group, the first to third regiments, the climbing altitude is 4,000 meters, the fourth and fifth regiments go out of formation five kilometers in front, and the height and position of the rest of the regiments remain unchanged." ”

At 4:50 a.m. on September 21, on the north bank of the Sejingge River. Senior General Kurygin received a call from the commander of the Air Force of the Military District, Colonel-General Konev, "Comrade commander, in ten more minutes the fighter formation will reach the operational airspace, and the bomber formation, in twenty minutes, will reach the bombing area, and according to your order, the three reconnaissance aircraft groups of the Air Force will be after eight o'clock." Conduct aerial reconnaissance of the area from Lake Baikal to Uzhgentala, and report to you immediately if you find out about the situation! ”

There was a sense of respect in his tone. The relationship between superiors and subordinates is completely corrected, this should be nonsense. No need to say Admiral Konev. In the tent, General Kurygin could hear a roar in the northern sky, but he still said happily: "Comrade Konev, hard work. Comrades of the Air Force, will open a passage for the offensive of the troops of our military district, here. I would like to wish the Air Force victory in advance. ”

In fact, in addition to now, in Pingsuri, Admiral Konev is very respectful to General Kulygin, whether it is speaking or reporting to work, but there is no respect and obedience from the heart today, therefore, General Kurygin is very affected by this feeling, perhaps, Konev is aware of the crisis, the so-called reciprocation, he made an exception to say this, and he would never say it in ordinary times.

Ten minutes later, at five o'clock in the morning, the Soviet fighter formation, a huge formation of Soviet troops, flew over the Seguge River, the north bank, when the huge Soviet fighter group flew by, the Soviet soldiers, can't help but throw the steel helmets on their heads into the air, bursts of Russian "Ula!" The cheers resounded on the north bank of the Seshuangge River.

Sun Zhenbang, who received a warning telegram from division commander Tang Qiuli, had urgently withdrawn the troops in the front line to the rear of the Ranshi Mountain, and on the forward position, each regiment, leaving only one battalion of troops to monitor the movements of the Soviet troops in the same place.

Sun Zhenbang lay on the lookout of the shelter department, and from the binoculars, he saw the cheering Soviet soldiers, and scolded in a low voice, "Dog, don't look at the joy of dancing now, when the plane comes up, it's not like a rabbit, it's scared!" ”

At 5:05, Liu Cuigang's airborne radar screen suddenly jumped out of dense small black dots, and at the same time, he also received a report from other captains, "Commander, we have discovered that the enemy plane formation has flown over the Sejingge River, and it will be ready to meet the enemy in ten minutes!" ”

Liu Cuigang said: "The fourth and fifth regiments, take the lead in attacking, move fiercely, first disrupt the formation of the Soviet aircraft group, the first, second, and third regiments, cut into the middle of the Soviet aircraft group, and the rest of the regiments will attack head-on!" ”

Ten minutes later, two huge groups of planes met more than 40 kilometers south of the Sejinga River, and the commander of the air formation of the Soviet fighter group, Major General Sashkov, chief of staff of the Air Force of the Transcaucasian Military District, had a tight string in his heart after the group flew over the Sejingge River.

Accustomed to using surprise tactics and changing tactics, up to now, the air force intelligence department has not yet mastered the Outer Mongolia region, what is the strength of the independent division aviation, but Sashkov believes that Liu Cuigang's strength should be on a par with the air force of the military region, or in other words, it has a slight advantage, and when dealing with such an opponent, it is necessary to raise the spirit of 10,000 points, and if he is not careful, he will suffer a big loss.

Therefore, as soon as the group passed over the Sejingge River, Chief of Staff Sashkov ordered the 2nd Fighter Division to be the left flank and the 3rd Fighter Division to be the right flank, to go forward 20 kilometers, and to command the 4th Fighter Division to be the center, forming three attack groups, with 30 kilometers between the groups, forming three clenched fists.

According to his assumption, no matter which group of planes first meets the enemy, the remaining two groups will immediately outflank the past and put into battle in turn, forming a continuous strike, and such a wide frontal area also has the advantage of preventing the independent division group from bypassing its own formation and attacking the bomber group behind.

As he wished, Liu Cuigang's 4th and 5th Fighter Regiments encountered fighter pilots from the 4th Fighter Division and the 2nd Independent Division of the Middle Route under the command of Major General Sashkov.

The brave actions of the 4th and 5th regiments completed the order of the commander Liu Cuigang, and rushed the air formation of the Soviet Fourth Fighter Division into chaos, and Major General Sashkov was not surprised or rejoiced, and the way the battle took place, as he hoped, if the aircraft groups on both wings were outflanked at this time, it would definitely be an encirclement battle with a very optimistic ending, and both in terms of the number of fighters and the use of tactics would be beneficial to himself.

But Major General Sashkov was not dizzy, he did not believe that with Liu Cuigang's strength, he only sent more than 120 fighters to meet his large fleet of more than 560 fighters, which was almost the same as sending him to death, there must be an independent division's aircraft group, in other directions, so he ordered the left and right wing groups to continue to maintain course, and the middle road group took advantage of the numerical advantage to surround the fighters of the independent division and beat fiercely.

From the radar screen, Liu Cuigang clearly saw the layout of the Soviet army's air group, and thought to himself: "The Soviet air commander has become smarter and formed three attack aircraft groups, instead of huddled together like last time. ”

Liu Cuigang immediately changed his tactics and ordered: "The 1st to 3rd regiments will attack the Soviet mid-lane group, the 6th and 7th regiments will attack the Soviet army's left-wing group, the 8th and 9th regiments will attack the Soviet army's right-wing group, and the 10th regiment will follow me and attack the Soviet army's mid-lane group!" ”

Liu Cuigang's thinking is very clear: use the fighters of the four regiments to contain the Soviet aircraft groups on the left and right flanks, concentrate the fighters of the six regiments, first defeat the Soviet aircraft group in the middle at the fastest speed, and then divide the troops into two routes and join the other battlefield, then, each battlefield, will form a superiority in troops, which is also the most realistic tactic in the case of no obvious advantage in the number of fighters.

The key now is how long the four regiments on the left and right flanks can contain the Soviet aircraft group, twenty minutes is enough, it only takes twenty minutes, Liu Cuigang has absolute certainty, and the Soviet fighter group in the middle will be smashed to pieces, but for the four regiments on the left and right flanks, the pressure is huge, and the two regiments against the three regiments of the Soviet army will test the courage and wisdom of the pilots.

When more than 180 fighters of the independent division swooped down from an altitude of 4,000 meters, and when dozens of fighters of the independent division rushed from the front, and two other independent division groups disappeared, Major General Sashkov, who was watching the battle in general, gasped, and an old Chinese idiom suddenly popped up in his mind: "Capture the thief and capture the king first!" ”

The air commander of the independent division, the intention is very obvious, concentrate the superior forces, first defeat their own middle air group, and then, split the left and right wing air groups, if this is the case, the next battle situation, for themselves, but it is very bad, the middle air group collapses, the independent division air group freed up, will form an absolute superiority in numbers, their own left and right wing air groups are not pleased, and finally, the guide zhì comprehensive rout.

Major General Sashkov, having completely abandoned the tactics of hitting people with three fists, immediately ordered: "The left and right wings of the group, immediately move closer to the center, do not be entangled by the enemy's fighters, move quickly!" ”

As Liu Cuigang's four fighter regiments joined the middle battlefield, the advantages and disadvantages on the battlefield were immediately reversed, and the number of fighters of the independent division was twice the number of Soviet fighters.

Liu Cui just commanded the 10th Regiment, and after joining the battle circle, he caught at a glance that a Soviet fighter plane, escorted by a squadron of fighters, was far away from the battlefield, obviously, it was a big fish!

(To be continued)(To be continued......