Chapter 111 Blood of the Sky

Although the weather in the early morning of July 23 was not bad, it was definitely not good, at least that was the case above the city of Yelniya.

Thick cumulonimbus clouds floated in the sky, pulling the boundary between the blue sky and the earth very low, low enough that the German attack aircraft groups conducting ground support attacks were completely unaware of those hovering above the clouds waiting for their prey. The existence of Soviet aviation.

In order to win the Battle of Smolensk and guard the door to Moscow, the Supreme Leader of the Soviet Union, Comrade Stalin, spared no effort and did everything he could.

When the Soviet aviation regiments of all frontline armies were wiped out by the Germans at the beginning of the war, the Soviet fighter planes on the production line were in short supply, and the Soviet aviation regiments of the Far East Military District were unable to rush to support in time, as the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin once again showed his unique ability to be dictatorial and leader-like.

At this moment, these Soviet aircraft groups swooping down from the clouds in the sky were none other than the elite Soviet aviation regiment that had been responsible for guarding the sky above Moscow, the heart of the Soviet Union.

In order to solve the problem of the Soviet army's serious lack of air support on the front line, Stalin, who was unique and arrogant and ignored the advice of almost all his subordinates around him, insisted on allocating a considerable part of the Soviet aviation regiment responsible for guarding the skies of the capital Moscow to support the front line. .

Although such a decision seems to be a risky move at the moment, if viewed from the perspective of future generations, Comrade Stalin's decision has to be said to be a correct decision with great leadership courage.

Although these Soviet aviation units, which had just completed their transition from the rear to Moscow and were assembled on the Smolensk front line, were not large in number, they also had relatively complex Migrags of various types.

But even so, these Soviet pilots who had long wanted to fight against the Nazi fascists who invaded their motherland were still fearless. They assembled all the fighters at the field airport that were already in place and capable of flying into the sky. After that, the engine roared all the way towards the Yelnya war zone where the fighting was the fiercest.

When the Great Patriotic War broke out, it was the modern low-wing monoplane fighter with the largest number of equipment among the Soviet aviation establishment. Although the MiG-3 fighter, which was originally designed for high-altitude combat, was used to compete for low-altitude air supremacy, it cannot be called a Make the best use of everything, but based on the principle of using it for what it is worth, the Soviet aviation force currently does not have much room and choice to be picky.

When a mixed fighter formation composed of 18 MiG-3 fighters and 16 Lager-3 fighters swooped down from the sky under the cover of cumulonimbus clouds, they hit the German aircraft group that was performing a ground attack mission. Caught off guard.

Realizing that the Soviet aviation regiments that had been strangled to death on the airport by their own forces at the beginning of the war had resurrected, these Soviet aviation regiments survived by virtue of their superb skills after competing with the British advanced Spitfire fighter jets in the British-German air battle. The German fighter pilot didn't hesitate at all. After waving the joystick in his hand, he drove the flexible BF109E3 fighter towards the Soviet aircraft group.

For a time, the 16 German BF109E3 fighter jets that were constantly biting and tail-fighting while flying up and down were inextricably locked with a total of 34 Soviet fighter jets.

The German pilots who survived the Battle of Britain relied on their superb skills and the advanced performance of the BF109E3 fighter jets to remain invincible and inseparable even when they were at a numerical disadvantage.

Although the Soviet pilots who had an absolute numerical advantage were slightly inferior to the Germans in terms of air combat skills and fighter performance, these Soviet pilots who were responsible for defending the capital of the motherland were not easy to pinch.

Most of these young Soviet pilots, who were burning with lofty beliefs and passion, were experienced pilots who had participated in the Soviet military operations against Poland and Finland.

On the one hand, there are veteran pilots who possess advanced quality advantages and absolutely rich combat experience; on the other hand, there are seasoned airmen who have a sense of justice in defending the motherland but are also not easy to mess with rookies.

The scales of victory began to tremble violently and sway as if almost equal amounts of weight had been placed on them. Like New Year's fireworks, bright crimson and green tracer barrage streaked across the sky, witnessed for the first time above the ground. After witnessing such a large-scale real air battle, Malashenko was fascinated by it for a while.

"It is said that machine guns and motorized dog fights are the romance of air combat for men, but this scene is true. Being able to witness such a scene with my own eyes is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience."

The large-scale air battle, which involved nearly a hundred aircraft from both the Soviet and German sides, could not tell the winner for a while. There were at most four aircraft in the sky filled with passion and ambition that could not be distinguished from the Soviet army. The fighter plane, which was still a German soldier, sprayed flames and thick smoke at the same time and fell towards the ground.

On the other side, the Stuka dive bombers, which were bulky and slow-flying like "pregnant seagulls" and had almost no air combat capability, were frightened by the sudden appearance of the Soviet fighter group and joined the battle. They were going to perform some ground attack mission, and then fled towards the safe airspace far away from the areas where air supremacy was contested.

Looking at the upset death vultures above his head, they finally fled away temporarily because the outcome of the battle for air supremacy was still undecided. Malashenko realized that this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attack was unmissable. He immediately picked up the communicator in his hand and shouted loudly.

"Before those Stukas come back, we must rush into the German positions and tear apart their defenses! Break through the camp and attack!"

"Ula!"

"Ula!"

The participation of our own aviation force was like a shot in the arm into the attacking Soviet troops. The KV1 heavy tanks, which had pushed the output of their diesel engines to the maximum, were heading towards the Grossdeutschland Infantry that was already close at hand at full speed. The regiment rushed to the position.

After the first heavy tank led by Malashenko broke through the battalion, countless Red Army soldiers holding their weapons high also followed the tanks and marched forward bravely, inspired by the majestic slogans.

Staring at this terrifying scene in his telescope, Colonel Stockhausen, the commander of the Grossdeutschland Infantry Regiment, remained silent for a moment and slowly put down the telescope in his hand. Finally, he spoke again in a seemingly calm tone. .

"Prepare a submachine gun for me, Bolt, this may be our last battle."