Liu Cuigang commanded the aircraft group, and after taking advantage of enough, according to the order of the division commander Tang Qiuli, he quickly left the battlefield, the first fighter division of the Air Force of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union, the surviving fighters, how dare they dare to take advantage of the situation to pursue, and it is too late to escape! He didn't dare to look back and flew in the direction of Chita.

In addition to the two wings, the sieve is like a big hole, and the cockpit has also suffered two machine gun bullets, if it were not for his excellent skills and quick reaction, the bullets would have passed through his head, and on the tail, a big hole was punched, and the landline was like an old cow climbing a hill with a heavy load, making a heavy roar.

Senior Colonel Zyuganovsky, trying his best to control the fighter planes that were almost falling apart and could fall at any time, secretly rejoiced in his heart that in just over an hour, the nightmarish experience was fortunate that they were not killed by the fighter pilots of the independent division, and if they were to evacuate five minutes later, they would definitely turn into a fireball over the Sejingge River together with the landline.

It should be that the large group of aircraft that reinforced itself has arrived, otherwise, the fighter group of the independent division, which has the absolute upper hand, will not let go of itself that has become a turtle in the urn, Senior Colonel Zyuganovsky, stabilize his mind, and then have time to look at his own group.

When he took off from the Chita Field Airfield, the soldiers were strong and strong, and there were more than 180 fighters in three regiments, which was so majestic, but after more than an hour, there were no more than 30 fighters around him, three or five cats and dogs, and they were all wounded. Among them, how many can fly back to the airport safely?

Senior Colonel Zyuganovsky, his heart was desolate, after this battle, the 1st Fighter Division, the ace unit of the Air Force of the Transcaucasian Military District, was completely disabled, almost like the total annihilation of the army, more than 150 fighters and pilots. He will remain in the sky over the Sejingge River forever, and what awaits him will be a severe military trial, and it will not be good to escort the 3rd Bomber Division of the Air Force of the Don River Military Region, and the division will be completely annihilated. It's an unexplainable crime.

Senior Colonel Zyuganovsky, calm down. The report reads: "Chita Empty Finger. Djuganovsky, commander of the 1st Fighter Division, reported that five minutes earlier, the fighter group of the Independent Division had suddenly left the battlefield and had already returned home, and I was directing the remaining 28 fighters on the way back. A number of fighter jets will land with injuries, please prepare for emergency repairs at the airport, and the report is complete! ”

After all, Senior Colonel Zyuganovsky. turned off the intercom, and flew towards the Chita Field Airport in a daze, with a posture of resignation, because he didn't know what would be waiting for him after he landed. Perhaps, it was an agent of the Anti-Rebellion Committee, and, an iron prisoner car!

After receiving the report from Senior Colonel Zyuganovsky, General Konev, commander of the Air Force of the Transcaucasian Military District, was nervous and was about to inquire about the situation in detail, but found that the other party had turned off the intercom, and Konev was so angry that he slammed the microphone on the table.

This is also the point that he is most worried about, the independent division of aviation, after taking advantage, does not fight with the large group of aircraft for reinforcements, adopts evasive tactics, and does not even give a chance to retaliate, then his idea of wanting to redeem the defeat has completely failed, a bomber division that came to help has been wiped out, not a single bomber has flown back, a fighter division, more than 180 fighters, only 28 have flown back, it is the most severe defeat in the history of the Transcaucasian Military District Air Force.

How to explain to the Air Force General Headquarters first, and how to explain to the commander of the Military District, Senior General Kurygin, that no matter how big a mistake Colonel Jiuganovsky of the 1st Fighter Division made and how wrong his command was, the commander of the Air Force of the Military Region could not get out of it.

A staff officer beside him, quick in his eyes and hands, supported the swaying comrade commander, Admiral Konev thought blankly for a while, and said weakly: "Order, the reinforcement group will return, and when that Zyuganovsky lands, bring it to me immediately!" ”

Admiral Konev did not fail to think about it, and ordered the three fighter divisions to take advantage of the opportunity of the independent division's aviation to return home after a long period of exhaustion of fuel and ammunition, and take advantage of the situation to chase down and go straight to Tang Qiuli's old nest Kulen, perhaps, to save a little face for today's fiasco.

However, Admiral Konev did not dare to take this risk, he did not believe that Liu Cuigang, who was known as the fierce general of the aviation of the independent division, did not leave a back hand, and all the fighters poured out, and if this person's mind was so simple, then he would not have beaten the air force of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria in China and won the nickname of "Manchurian air killer"; in case, the sudden withdrawal of Liu Cuigang's aircraft group is a bigger trap, and it will pay all the money of the military region's air force.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why the 1st Fighter Division, which has no way out, escaped with 28 fighters, for the sake of safety, Admiral Konev only ordered the reinforcement group to return home, fortunately, he still has three fighter divisions in his hands, and the battle with Liu Cuigang, he still has the capital, and the next thing to do is how to explain to all sides, the reason for today's air battle fiasco, that division Colonel Changganovsky, is a key figure!

If it weren't for the Soviet troops on the north bank and the Outer Mongolian border guards on the south bank, hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides witnessed this air battle in which hundreds of planes were buried, perhaps, they would have thought that the sky would always be so clear.

The Soviet soldiers, on the north bank of the Sedu and Hebei rivers, saw the fiasco of their air force, and one after another, dragging thick smoke and flames, planted on the ground, and exploded a ball of fireball, or volleyed into fragments, all of which were planes painted with red stars on the fuselage, which was the symbol of the Soviet Air Force, and fell right in front of their eyes.

The blow to the Soviet soldiers was far-reaching and heavy, and the stirring words spoken by the political commissars at all levels, full of confidence in victory, gave rise to suspicions, and this doubt, like a plague, grew in the hearts of ordinary soldiers, and at the critical moment, it would become a mortal danger.

At first, at the beginning of the air battle, all units, in strict accordance with the orders of the commander, Major General Sun Zhenbang, hid in underground shelters or anti-artillery holes, and waited anxiously for the bombshells of Soviet bombers to fall from the sky, once again bearing the torment several times more fierce than the shelling, and feeling the fear of the earth shaking.

After a long time, I heard the sound of machine guns in the sky, the roar of planes flying at low altitude, and occasionally a dull loud noise, but on the north shore, some commanders with lively brains boldly drilled out of the anti-artillery holes or shelters, holding binoculars to observe the sky.

In less than half an hour, almost all the officers and soldiers of the troops in the forward positions ran out of their hidden places and vied with each other to watch the rare air battle scene, and the troops who withdrew to the rocky mountain came out unabashedly, standing in the open space and stretching their necks to watch.

Sun Zhenbang's command headquarters, the position is quite high, the field of vision is broad, from the lookout hole, you can see the situation of the air battle in the distance, Sun Zhenbang held the binoculars, saw with relish, and from time to time slapped the wall of the shelter, shouting, "Good, good fight!" Look, another Soviet bomber has been blown up! ”

Later, Sun Zhenbang's telescope inadvertently adjusted the angle, and the situation he saw made him happy, and his forward position, black pressed heads could be seen everywhere, all facing the same direction, it turned out that the officers and soldiers of the front line troops all came out to see the excitement.

Sun Zhenbang originally wanted to give an order to prohibit the forward troops from leaving the shelter and anti-artillery holes, in case at this time, the Soviet artillery came to give a surprise attack, wouldn't they all be buried in this scene, but he thought about it, the sky was fighting lively, and the Soviet army's aircraft group was obviously at a disadvantage.

I didn't want to spoil the interest of the soldiers, besides, this was also a rare opportunity to boost morale, so Sun Zhenbang's order became like this, "All units on the front line, with platoons as units, take turns to observe the movements of the Soviet troops on the other side, and never allow all to leave the shelter and anti-artillery holes." ”

The four brigade commanders who received the order were all happy, the commander's order was interesting, observing the movements of the Soviet troops on the other side, didn't you see it, those old Mao soldiers were hidden more tightly than us, and those tanks and armored vehicles with teeth and claws had long been hidden, why, the sky was full of our planes, and they were not afraid of being discovered and attracting bombs!

However, the commanders at all levels still strictly carried out Sun Zhenbang's orders, and the troops came to the surface positions in an orderly manner, starting at four o'clock in the morning and arriving at noon, the soldiers of the Outer Mongolian border guards could finally appear in the sun without worrying about Soviet artillery fire.

And in the command headquarters, Sun Zhenbang, who was very happy, received such an air-ground call, "Old Sun, I am Liu Cuigang, behind my fighter group, followed by two bomber regiments, in fifteen minutes, you can reach the sky over the Sejingge River, please indicate the bombing target!" ”

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