As Zakharov had predicted, Viktor's attack was swift.

Just a few minutes ago, when the Americans' "Eagle" and the MiG planes were in a melee and had no time to worry about it for a while, the white No. 20 Su-27S piloted by Long Yun sneaked all the way under the instructions of the "PTZ" and approached the combat airspace where the fierce battle was raging along a circuitous course.

With the rapid attack of Sukhoi fighters, the E-3A "watchtower" early warning aircraft hovering in the eastern sky of Turkey soon discovered this considerable incoming target of the RCS, and in the face of the "flankers" who attacked from a high altitude and had poor momentum, the corners of the nervous eyes of the battlefield dispatchers who had been stimulated by the "Caucasian Grim Reaper" for several days twitched, and they quickly reported the situation to the command center; And in the receipt of the "suspected 'sickle' approaching! The command center immediately sent an air warning to all NATO fighters in the air, but at this time, the F-15Cs of the Eighth Wing were still fighting desperately with a group of MiGs, and no one noticed such a lonely target sent by the number chain, so they quickly paid the price.

The F-15C fleet of the Eighth Wing, which was caught in a bitter battle, was fighting with a large number of high-spirited MiG-29Ms and engaged in a violent duel of energy maneuvering, but suddenly the white No. 20 painted with a huge red star rushed into the battlefield to disrupt the situation.

Seeing that friendly fighters were dragging black smoke tumbling and falling in the air, the remaining "eagles" saw that the situation was not good, and quickly got rid of their opponents with full strength, preparing to rely on the abundant engine thrust to accelerate and escape; There's no way, since the current fighting can't fight the Russians, and it definitely can't beat the "Grim Reaper". The U.S. pilots intend to temporarily disengage from visual contact with the MiG fleet, and then resume the interception line in parallel positions under the unified command of the E-3A AWACS aircraft. Then use the over-the-horizon combat method that the F-15C is particularly good at to fight against these murderous crazy Ivans!

In the face of unfavorable war conditions. This way of action is quite wise, but as the F-15s dragged the thin afterburner flame and turned away, a wide interception line gap appeared in the sky, and the "PTZ", which seized the opportunity, quickly ordered the boys of the 390th Regiment to maintain formation and rush forward, seizing the opportunity to cross the line of fire to search for and eliminate the low-altitude NATO attack aircraft.

In the face of the threat of the "Grim Reaper", there is no shame in retreating; However, the idea of a battlefield commander is naturally different from that of a front-line pilot.

Seeing that the F-15C of the 8th Wing retreated timidly after encountering the "Grim Reaper", this situation was confirmed on the battlefield situation display. The commander, Major General Brad Pitt, who was in charge of the overall situation, was naturally very annoyed, and he ordered the liaison officer to order the Eighth Wing to immediately turn back to meet the enemy:

"Damn, what the hell are these guys up to! How can you be-"

"General Pete, I mentioned earlier that yì should not be kept strictly secret like this!"

Standing next to Brad Pitt, who was in a straight uniform and sweating on his forehead, the expressionless Army liaison officer also saw the tricky battlefield situation, and suddenly raised his hand to the coastline of the southeastern Black Sea, and spitted and accused, "What should I do now, can your 'eagles' stop those Russians?" It's all an adventure -- okay. I don't want to talk about other nonsense, but if you just can't solve that 'Caucasian death'. I have to contact the division command immediately and temporarily cancel the assault! ”

"Cancel...... Let's go? ”

Seeing that the red bright spots representing the "Grim Reaper" were still raging in the sky on the large projection screen, Major General Pete waved his hand impatiently:

"That can't be! - I can't explain to General Clark or to the headquarters! ”

"What a joke! You care so much about these two epaulettes, more than you care about the life and death of front-line soldiers? The liaison officer in camouflage uniform was shouting, "In the face of Ivan's fighters, not to mention the damn 'Grim Reaper', what kind of doom will happen to the soldiers of the assault division, you little white faces who sit in the office all day and play with the computer, don't you have any concept at all!" ”

“……”

Gritting his teeth and being scolded by the liaison officer, the major general's face had become very ugly, but he still barely suppressed his anger and suppressed the urge to engage in full martial arts with this guy who seemed to be stunned:

"Yes, yes!

Wait and see, we'll settle this expected matter soon. -- Give me an immediate order that all the fighters in the air will concentrate on protecting the 962X airspace, so that all those Turkish fools who are greedy for life and afraid of death will also be on top! Sue those bearded men, if you can't drive away the Russians in the Transcaucasia, they won't be able to eat and walk around with blood on their hands! ”

"Understood, sir! Uh...... 'Shark' is in airspace 9619, you mean-"

"Oh-oh!"

Commanding a large number of fighters to advance and intercept excitedly, but knowing in his heart that the "Grim Reaper" could not be defeated and was very irritable, Major General Pete was suddenly awakened by his subordinates, and a pair of eyes with dark gray pupils immediately lit up:

"I almost forgot, immediately connected the command communication link and notified the 'Torch' to provide it with full-airspace information support!" Where's the Grim Reaper's location, are you sure it's that guy? ……”

In the face of the heavy threat of the "Caucasus Reaper", the battle over the Black Sea for several days has been completely restrained, and Brad Pitt has almost forgotten about the "Shark" who has not submitted a war report, this elite ace who came from the Edwards base, and his black fighter with a bit of science fiction may be the secret weapon that can be used to restrain the "Reaper"?

In any case, now that General Clark has delegated authority, the decisive moment has now come to the battlefield!

But even if it's a fierce "Black Shark", can this guy deal with the "Grim Reaper"?

Thinking of the terrible existence of months of indiscriminate slashing and slaughtering in the Caucasus, as if entering a no-man's land, the Major General Commander stared at the large display screen with a frown, and secretly prayed in his heart that Harold Fisher's "fire extinguisher" must work, otherwise perhaps today's large-scale combat operation would be completely screwed up by the Air Force, and in that case, no one would be able to explain to the Pentagon.

After all, unlike the simple air raids of the past few days, the ground assault forces have also chosen to make a big move today; If you think about those thin-skinned helicopters and the American GIs on board, the deployment of assault forces obviously requires complete battlefield air supremacy to ensure safety, but in a place like the Caucasus?

The so-called "seizing and maintaining air supremacy" is not easy to say by looking at the hideous and terrifying "Grim Reaper." (To be continued......)