Age of Rebirth

The air force of the Independent Division and the Soviet fighter group, from the battlefields of Hagengaul and Baiyinchagan, to the airspace on the south bank of the Selenge River, proved that Tang Qiuli's worries were not superfluous. , a tough battle that cannot be taken by chance.

Le Yiqin and the fighter pilots under him were all red-eyed. Facing wave after wave, it seemed that they were Soviet fighter jets that could never be defeated. They only had the instinct to fight in their minds. There were more than 2000 fighter jets on both sides, howling all over the sky. Flying up and down, chasing each other, shooting viciously, gritting their teeth to kill each other, the ballistic trajectory left a string of pale white smoke, and the fireball from the explosion of the plane almost turned the sky red.

The Le Yiqin fleet faced pressure not only because of the superiority in the number of Soviet fighter jets, but also because Lieutenant General Jonasov, the air force commander of the Outer Mongolia Campaign and the deputy air force commander of the Soviet Don River Military District After two fights, the experience and lessons gained.

"Never disperse, keep the air tactical formation tightly, not be tempted by the Chinese tricks, and always form a numerical advantage! Fight with fighter jets from the Independent Division, use our superiority in numbers, and consume the strength of the Air Force of the Independent Division Capital," this is what Lieutenant General Jonasov warned his fighter division commanders at the combat meeting before takeoff.

Therefore, the Le Yiqin fleet is always fighting with Soviet fighter jets that exceed its own number. In addition, the division commander Tang Qiuli ordered to ensure the air safety of Yang Ketian's defense troops on the south bank of the Selenge River. I understand that the gist of the division commander's order is to prevent Yang Ketian's bottom-hunting troops from being discovered by the Soviet fighter jets.

In order to achieve this, Le Yiqin must also control the air combat battlefield in the area south of the Selenge River.In order to prevent Yang Ketian's troops from exposing their targets, all the strategies and strategies basically lost their usefulness. The rest is the contest between fighter pilots, technology and tactics, courage and wisdom. The two sides are fighting fiercely and are not afraid of death , is daring to shoot eye to eye, fighter jet to fighter jet.Therefore, this air battle was more difficult.

Le Yiqin himself had already shot down five Soviet fighter jets and his wingmen.I have also changed three planes, seeing the intensity of the air battle.by contrast.The number of fighter jets lost by the Soviet Army was more than that of the Air Force of the Independent Division. In terms of actual combat experience, the fighter pilots of the Soviet Army were not even a star.

Since the day when the Air Force of the Independent Division became an army, some days have not been spent in air battles.From North China to the Indochina Peninsula, especially Le Yiqin's Southern Flying Group, successively fought against the Japanese Army and Navy Air Force, and the British Air Force in India.Almost all pilots have grown up in air battles, and fighting has become their whole life. The fighters with two five-pointed stars painted on their fuselages are not ranked in the number of enemy planes shot down. Heroes.

Faced with such an opponent, the Soviet fighter pilots gradually became soft-hearted and lost their courage. The fact is the same. Who would want to fight desperately with a bunch of desperado pilots? Sometimes, the Soviet fighter pilots couldn’t believe it With my own eyes, the fighter pilots of the independent division, in a two-aircraft formation, dare to assault the fighter jets of one of my own squadrons, and, if they still take the initiative to attack, they will fight to the death!

Evenly matched battles are often about courage and morale. The Soviet fighter pilots are unwilling to fight for their lives, but they cannot stop the fighter pilots of the Independent Division from fighting for their lives.

In Le Yiqin's earphones, the pilots kept yelling, "103, don't be sticky, catch up and kill that bastard!" "524, cover me, that old fighter jet hit me just now!" Shuozi, if you don’t kill him, I’m a loser!” “Third Brigade, drive the Soviet fighter group on your left wing over here! I’m going to kill them!” I can tell that this is Colonel Yu Guoan, the commander of the No.11 Fighter Regiment. movement.

It was as if a pot was boiling in the earphones. The shouts of the pilots, accompanied by the sound of intense machine gun fire and the roar of fighter planes, poured into Le Yiqin's ears like a tide, and Le Yiqin laughed along with the "quack" , He appreciates this kind of passion for fighting, he knows his pilots, often at this time, they just hit the alley, to use a cultural term, it is called "getting better!" They can display an extraordinary fighting level!

The indicator light of a special communication channel began to flash, and Le Yiqin hurriedly adjusted the communicator to that channel. In an instant, the voice of the division commander Tang Qiuli came, "Yiqin, I am Tang Qiuli, and the ground battle is progressing." If it goes well, you can fight freely. The Soviet mixed fleet that came over has not taken advantage of it and has been repelled. If the pressure on the troops is too high, you can gradually retreat south in a planned way, and lure the Soviet fighter fleet to Within the range of ground air defense firepower, let the air defense force help you!"

When Le Yiqin heard this, she felt uncomfortable, and she simply refused: "Thank you, sir, for your concern, we can still support you, old pilots, your hands and feet are a little soft now, don't worry, don't take Su The army and the air force pissed, and they voluntarily withdrew from the battle, and never dared to show their faces again, so they would never withdraw their troops!"

While distracted, two Soviet fighter jets came up from behind Le Yiqin, "Number one! Number one! Two tails are following you, get rid of it immediately!" In the air formation channel, suddenly came his wingman pilot Urgent calling.

Le Yiqin slammed on the left rudder, the fighter plane rolled sideways, and several strings of fireflies flew past the wing. Immediately, two Soviet fighter jets passed by and rushed to Le Yiqin in the fighter plane. Front.

Le Yiqin adjusted the flight posture, quickly placed one of the Soviet fighters in the aperture of the sight, and pressed his finger on the launch button fiercely, several tongues of flame slammed into the hole of the Soviet fighter. In the fuselage, there was a loud "boom!", and a cloud of smoke mixed with dark red flames exploded in the sky full of bullet holes.

"Teacher, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. I'm fighting hard. I'll report the battle situation to you when I get back!" Le Yiqin shouted, and before Tang Qiuli could speak, he turned off the special communication channel with a "click" , Raising the nose of the aircraft, the fighter plane suddenly jumped up, staring at another Soviet fighter jet.

In the headquarters, Tang Qiuli held the communicator in his hand and was stunned for a long time, as if he had come back to the memory, he said bitterly: "Well, you are a happy son! Are you so bold to say that what I said is nonsense? no!"

In the headquarters, there was a loudspeaker. The conversation between Tang Qiuli and Le Yiqin could be heard word by word in the ears of all the staff officers, radio station personnel, and incoming and outgoing correspondents. Zhao Yuhe and Wang Jun, Leaning forward and back together with joy, the other young officers, although they didn't dare to laugh out loud, all blushed and endured it very hard. Several young female radio operators laughed so hard that their shoulders shook and their flowers trembled!

Tang Qiuli stared, and the laughter stopped immediately. However, when they turned their faces away, everyone was still smiling. On the one hand, Le Yiqin was the first among all the corps-level commanders of the independent division to dare to say The teacher is nonsense, on the other hand, both the ground and the air battles are progressing smoothly. In the headquarters, there is no such tense atmosphere, and everyone is in a relaxed and happy mood.

Tang Qiuli said to Zhao Yuhe: "Chief of Staff Zhao, please make a note. After the air battle is over and Le Yiqin lands, send a telegram immediately. I will punish him, severely!"

Zhao Yuhe said cheerfully: "Teacher, after this battle, Commander Le's fleet can beat the Soviet Air Force to the point where they dare not show their faces. From Lake Baikal to Kulun, the air supremacy is in our hands. With such a great record, are you willing to punish him?"

Tang Qiuli also laughed happily, and said, "It's fine if you don't punish him, but you can't reward him, or else, this guy should shake up, and he'll be defiant. Sooner or later, he won't drive me to death!"

Regardless of what everyone in the division headquarters thinks, in the sky, Le Yiqin is commanding the fleet, fighting more and more bravely, and fighting more smoothly, waiting for Lieutenant General Jonasov to command the remaining fighter jets and rush to the air battle battlefield At that time, the initiative on the battlefield had been transferred to the independent division aviation, and there was still a tendency to be overwhelming.

Lieutenant General Jonasov scanned the battlefield and immediately made a decision, "Order, all formations. Withdraw from the battle and return immediately!"

Lieutenant General Jonasov was 1 reluctant to issue such an order, but he knew better that if the fight continued, not only would he not be able to eliminate the aviation of the Independent Division, but the losses of his own fleet would continue to increase, and the morale was no longer on his side. , the most important thing is that the task of covering the evacuation of the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region has been completed. If the air force loses too much, it will be difficult to explain to any aspect.

The Soviet fleet gradually broke away from the battle and began to return. Le Yiqin breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't that he didn't want to pursue, but that he couldn't do it. The air battle lasted for more than an hour. , I am afraid it will not be small.

Le Yiqin glanced bitterly at the direction in which the Soviet fleet was retreating, and issued an order: "Attention all regiments, return to the flight immediately. After landing, count the casualties of pilots and fighter jets, and report them to the group headquarters. Each regiment will hold a battle summary meeting. To review the gains and losses of today's air battle, we must have written materials and report them together!"

"Kulun Air Finger! Kulun Air Finger! I am No. [-]. Immediately contact the ground troops to search and rescue our parachuted pilot. At the same time, order the ground handling departments of the airports to prepare for repairing the war-damaged aircraft!"

A fierce air battle was over, and Tang Qiuli finally put his heart into his stomach when he learned that Le Yiqin had safely led the flight crew back to the flight. The next thing to consider was how to do it the best and fastest way. The end of this battle, and, in the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, the battlefield where the troops of the Soviet Far Eastern Front are chasing troops, what is the progress now?

(to be continued) (to be continued..)