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    "We're going to the big lake soon, so be careful and pay attention."

    Xiong Cai pressed the throat intercom and glanced back at his team.  The head of his second thunder machine has been printed with 11 small golden dragon patterns.  Among them, 10 were obtained in Iran and 1 was obtained after being transferred to the northwest.  Originally, according to this record, I could return to the rear and work as an instructor comfortably, but because the northwest was in urgent need of experienced pilots to lead, I came to the Western Xinjiang of the motherland with my comrades.

    His first one was not shot down, but because of the special hot weather in the Persian Gulf, the engine overheated and caught fire during takeoff.  This is a common problem with air-cooled engines. The more powerful the horsepower, the more difficult it is to dissipate heat. This has happened seven or eight times to several air wings in the Persian Gulf, so much so that when dispatched on particularly hot days, ground crews have to spray the nose of the aircraft with water cannons.  Cool down.  But in the cold northwest region, lightning works very well, so there is no need to worry about overheating.

    Because it was a patrol and there was no need for radio silence, the sound in the earphones never stopped after takeoff.  "Captain, do you think we will encounter 109s today? I heard from the third team that the Soviets deployed a lot of 109s in this generation. They encountered them once, but unfortunately they ran away just after the encounter."

    "Yeah, it would be nice if I met 109. It's not enough to get I-16 all the time."

    "Ha ha."

    Xiong Cai was also itchy to hear this, because except for the first four Little Golden Dragons, which were bf109 and he111, his other shooting scores were all i-15 or 1-16, or po-2, which were not happy enough.  But in the vast Kazakh grassland, it is not easy to meet bf109.

    "It's a beautiful idea. The Soviets have protected this kind of aircraft very well. The reconnaissance brigade has been pulling the net back and forth for more than half a month, but they still can't find where the base is." Xiong Cai's words made the channel sound like gritting teeth.  Indeed, after the Soviet army discovered that in addition to bf109 and Figure 2 (Soviet version of he111), they could pose a certain threat to the Chinese Air Force, they deployed many of them in the northwest, but they used a lot of camouflage to ensure that they were not discovered before the attack.  Therefore, the Air Force has only discovered it a few times in the past few months, and there is no effective record.

    "Captain, we've arrived at the reed swamp."

    As the wingman shouted, the Ili River reed delta appeared under the wing.  Looking down from a high altitude, a temporary railway track stretches straight towards the center of the delta.  The end of the railway line.  Simple factory sheds and dormitories are dotted here and there, and if you look carefully you can see tanks and artillery camouflaged with reeds.

    Zhuo Fan raised his head and looked at the protecting thunder and lightning team.  After placing the modification factory here, this reed swamp became the top secret of the entire war zone.  The Air Force also sent its most elite pilots to protect them day and night.  But he didn't have time to look at it because he was under too much pressure from work!  In order to complete the entire landing craft assembly within fifteen days, he almost broke his leg. After learning that the Falcon Commandos who had picked him up had arrived, he went to find someone to buy a helicopter 3 to use as a car.  Going from one factory to another, we invited masters from Almaty and East Kazakhstan who knew welding and mechanics. In the end, not only were all the mechanics of the First Army requisitioned, but we also asked for two engineering battalions from the 15th Army.  However, all this trouble did help him accumulate a lot of contacts. Now everyone knows that there is a lunatic lieutenant colonel in the First Army who "robs people".

    "Master Yang, how much has been done?"

    In a spacious factory tent on the river beach, dozens of master craftsmen from mainland shipyards and mechanics assembled the landing craft, moved the heavy battery pack on board, and then welded an aero engine to a specially made tripod behind the landing craft.  .  When Zhuo Fan found the person in charge.  Master Yang just finished inspecting a completed boat, patted the old engine that had been replaced by a fighter jet, and said, "Don't worry, Commander Zhuo, sixty of these boats have been completed. Look, they are all parked by the river, and the tanks can be used at any time."  Get on board.¡±

    ??Look along his fingers.  Dozens of landing craft have lined up and parked on the shore with their hatches open.  Master Yang was also very satisfied with his results and continued: "Sir Zhuo, don't look at the large quantity. In fact, all you need to do is rivet the spare parts together. It's just that installing the battery and welding the engine is a little troublesome."

    Zhuo Fan nodded, because it is 70 kilometers from the mouth of the Ili River to Tomar, the troop assembly area.  The width of the lake is only 50 kilometers. In order to reach it in a concealed manner, this section of the road will use the flow speed of the river and battery propulsion. Only after reaching Tomar will the machine be turned on to cross at full speed.  Therefore, the landing craft needed to carry nearly two tons of additional battery packs. As for the aeroengine, he looked at it in detail and asked, "Master Yang, can it really guarantee a speed of 20 knots?"

    "Don't worry, we have already tested it several times on Poyang Lake. The boat itself has 13 knots, and the engine has a thousand horsepower, which is enough to reach 20 knots with a full load of 40 tons. If the weight is lighter, 22 knots will be fine.  .¡±

    After watching the landing craft, Zhuo Fan went to check the fire cover boat.  Due to the large width of the lake, artillery was unable to support the landing, and the landing was at night, so aircraft bombing was not accurate. Therefore, when making the plan, he thought of the need for equipment that could increase force support.  He selected the Army's lightweight 12-barreled 107mm rocket launcher.  In fact, the Army also has larger rocket launchers, but they are not suitable because of their large size. However, this size is just right and the recoil is small, making it very suitable for mounting on landing craft.  The rocket range is also 7 kilometers, although the accuracy at this distance is very poor.It is enough to operate temporary firepower.

    Under the leadership of Master Yang, he quickly saw 8 firepower boats being assembled.  The firepower boat was modified from a small personnel transport landing craft, with a wooden deck on top as a shooting platform and a steel pipe support on the bottom.  Each platform is equipped with 3 rocket launchers, a total of 36 rocket launchers, and the instant firepower exceeds that of a 105 howitzer regiment.  For long-term cover, the ammunition in the cabin below is protected, and three large skylights can ensure that ammunition can be transported up quickly.  With a 36-tube rocket rack and 72 spare rounds, the firepower is extremely powerful.  But if he was hit by enemy artillery shells, the consequences would be even worse.

    But he didn¡¯t have time to think about this now. Lake Balkhash is not a sea. There are no heavily armored firepower ships, so he can only make do with the shabby things.  After Master Yang promised that everything would be completed within two weeks, he decided to go to the Airborne Division to have a look.  As the weather gets colder and colder, the danger of airborne landings also increases. Especially yesterday, the meteorological expert of the headquarters said that there is likely to be heavy rain in the next two weeks, and if it is serious, it may even be freezing rain, so the headquarters is very worried.

    But as soon as we got on the jeep, a piercing air raid siren suddenly sounded in our ears!

    "Woo."

    The sound of the alarm startled everyone, and even the masters in the factory shed came out to check.  The soldiers covered the exposed machine parts with camouflage nets and reed mats as quickly as possible.  Zhuo Fan was also startled. He turned around and saw that the eight 85mm anti-aircraft guns near the assembly area were rapidly rotating to the southwest. The gunners of more than a dozen half-track anti-aircraft vehicles had already pressed 40mm shells into the self-propelled guns.  Inside the gun.

    When he was about to speed up and drive to find a hiding spot, a young colonel suddenly jumped into the car: "Sir, let's go! The radar detected an unknown aircraft approaching. By the way, can you send me to the third battalion? I want to go back to command the air defense."  "

    "Third Camp?" Zhuo Fan suddenly remembered something and quickly turned his head to look.  He looks 26 years old and is tall and thin.  Both appearance and temperament are very similar to the president.  But he didn't say much.  He stepped on the accelerator and rushed towards the third camp.

    At this time, Xiong Cai, who had just flown over the lake, had received early warning from the ground and immediately threw away the auxiliary fuel tank and rushed towards the suspicious target.  In less than five minutes, he saw 4 BF109s and 4 IL2s recently equipped by the Soviet army trying to cross the Great Lakes from the left side of Balkhash.

    "It's a Chinese plane! Fight! Let Boruff and the others conduct reconnaissance. Then break out individually!" Captain Malasev, who was sitting in the BF109 cabin, also noticed the thunder and lightning on the opposite side.  Although the newly equipped il2 still did not have a radio, plans had been made before the formation set off, so when the four 109s turned to fight, the il2 immediately dispersed and rushed into the Reed Delta.

    But as soon as they approached the edge of the Reed Delta, they were stopped by the thunder and lightning team coming from the other direction.

    Was informed that reinforcements had arrived.  Xiong Cai gave up il2 and looked at his prey with all his strength.  But he was also very strange. He didn't expect to meet bf109.  Because since Raiden stationed in the northwest and performed air superiority missions such as reconnaissance and patrolling, the Soviet frontier reconnaissance aircraft suffered heavy losses and suffered an unprecedented 56:0 defeat.  Therefore, the Soviet army began to actively shrink, especially reducing the number of bf109s taking off.  This was not because the Soviet pilots were afraid of fighting. On the contrary, most of the Soviet pilots he encountered were very aggressive. The reason for this arrangement was because Kulik did not want the best aircraft to be consumed in daily missions.

    because of this.  It's weird to see 4 of them at once now.

    Xiong Cai didn¡¯t know that Captain Malasev came out this time under the orders of Lieutenant General Lu Jin, commander of the 16th Group Army.  Because he felt that the National Defense Forces should not abandon the large loophole of Lake Balkhash, he hoped to find out whether the enemy was hidden in this reed delta.  Moreover, this mission was not informed to the Karaganda Command, it was just Lu Jin's own idea.

    Xiong Cai doesn¡¯t just think about it all day long.  Considering the hostile staff officer, he just wants to continue adding a few little golden dragons to the nose of the aircraft.  So after the reinforcements arrived, he immediately flicked his wrist gently, rolled it sideways and then suddenly pulled it up.

    "Follow me!"

    Xiong Cai was drinking loudly.  The three Thunderbolts beside him also climbed up to compete for height.  He knows very well after having fought against each other that the bf109 is very good at vertical maneuvers.  Therefore, you must first gain height, otherwise if you are attacked by the opponent, the thunder and lightning will not be able to stop you.  "They want to gain altitude! Follow me!" Malasev is worthy of being a first-class pilot. He immediately saw through Raiden's intention and led the formation to circle at a small angle, trying to get behind Raiden's butt.  But Thunderbolt's vertical lifting speed is too fast!  From an altitude of 0 to 5,000 meters, even the jets developed in Chongqing were defeated.

    Malasyev, who was following behind, saw the terrifying climbing speed of the thunder and lightning, and suddenly screamed in his heart. He still underestimated this new fighter jet that had only recently begun to be equipped with the Chinese Air Force.  Sure enough, after Xiong Cai reached the height, he glanced at 109 who was following him and shouted coldly: "Now! Follow me and attack!"

    The sound just sounded, and his thunderbolt was already turning sideways quickly.  The three pilots behind him were also awakened by the explosion and immediately began to prepare for the action.  High-speed drafts and maneuvers are severe tests for the carburetor and engine, so experienced pilots will first turn around.Or keep the draft at a small angle and let the engine adapt for a while.  Only novices will rush to hit the enemy when they see them, and the probability of the engine stalling in the end is more than 70%.

    Malasyev is also an experienced pilot and knows when he sees a movement that it is a precursor to an attack.  But the time left for him to think was too short. Before he could issue the next command, Xiong Cai had already rolled sideways and killed him in a U-shaped draft.  No one has yet summarized the theory of energy air combat, but all countries are actually on the threshold and know that high speed is the key to victory in the air.  Especially for a veteran like Xiong Cai, after research with his comrades, he has figured out a way to increase the speed of the Thunderbolt to nearly 900 kilometers without stalling.

    Facing the thunder and lightning at a speed of 850 kilometers per hour, the bf109, which has lost speed and altitude, can only rely on its small and flexible advantages to avoid it.  With Malasev's order still in his throat, his wingman was hit by a string of bullets and turned into a fireball.

    "Dodge! Pay attention to dodge!" Malasev reminded his comrades while staring at the thunder and lightning rushing towards him.  Seeing that he was about to enter the firing range, he suddenly rolled twice in a row, barely avoiding the tongues of fire spewed by the thunder and lightning.  "He dodged! Captain, this is a powerful character! Oops, he bit me! He bit me!" Xiong Cai's wingman did not expect that someone could avoid it one second before the weapon fired.  And it can immediately come back and bite itself.  Suddenly he shouted nervously.

    At this time, Xiong Cai had already turned his target into a fireball. After hearing the shout, he immediately turned around and found that Malasev's BF109 had bitten his wingman.  He quickly reminded: "Turn left! Fly towards me! Don't worry, he is still 450 meters away from you, don't panic! Turn on the water spray, you are faster than him!" On the radio, Xiong Cai kept reminding his wingman.  in air combat.  The strength of the team is the most powerful guarantee of victory!  Although the wingman pilot is not a novice, he is also the first to go to the battlefield. He will naturally panic when encountering something, so he must be constantly reminded to reassure him, and then use team tactics to solve the problem.

    "Turn to me! Use crossover tactics!" As Xiong Cai shouted, the wingman turned on the water spray and accelerated to fly eastward.  Malasyev found that the enemy plane was accelerating significantly, and he also pressed the oil lever hard.  He knew that if he couldn't kill his opponent before the speed was fully increased, he would only end up in ashes.  The two fighter planes flew left and right in a pursuit battle.  Malasev also kept firing in an attempt to use pressure to make the opponent make mistakes, but when he put the thunderbolt into the aiming ring again.  The target suddenly turned right quickly.

    Malasyev was just about to use the stick to pursue, but he found that the moment the enemy plane moved out of the way, an oncoming Thunderbolt actually appeared in the line of sight that had been blocked just now!  Four tongues of orange-red flames suddenly swept towards him!  "Hit!" The moment Xiong Cai hit the enemy plane, he didn't know that he had made a big mistake.  Because he did not choose a more powerful cannon.  Perhaps it was to save shells, or perhaps he felt that four 12.7 machine guns were enough, so when he saw the enemy plane's wings blazing and falling downwards, he changed to level flight.

    But I¡¯m not happy yet.  An accident occurred.

    "Captain, he pulled up. Pulled up again! He is flying towards the reed marsh!" As the wingman shouted, Malasev's bf109 actually pulled up the nose of the aircraft and flew quickly towards the reed marsh.  This made Xiong Cai suddenly break out in a cold sweat, knowing that the superiors strictly ordered not to allow any aircraft to approach!  So he immediately became as jealous as an ox and pursued him with all his strength.

    Malasyev knew that his life was hanging by a thread, so he did not even consider turning on the wheels to slow down the landing. He rushed towards the reed swamp at a high speed and tried to make an emergency landing on the belly of the plane!  This crazy scene made Xiong Cai even more determined to kill this guy.

    The small BF109 suddenly rushed into the reed swamp that was as tall as a person, just like a wild bull stepping into a wheat field and carving out a wide bowl.  "Slow down! You damn bastard! Slow down!" Malasev grabbed the operating lever with one hand and howled like a beast in his throat.  The other hand quickly opened the door. After seeing the plane slow down, he quickly unbuckled his seat belt and jumped out of the cabin.  "Da da da. Boom!" Almost at the same time, Xiong Cai's bullet grazed his body and hit the plane. The exploding fireball almost burned him to death, but it also helped him temporarily avoid looking and quickly got into the dense forest.  Among the reeds.

    "Fuck him! Sweep him out! Inform the Army and come here to find someone!" Xiong Cai was already mad.  At this time, another Thunderbolt team also shot down the IL2 and came over. Eight Thunderbolts fired wildly at the reed swamp with machine guns at the same time, but no trace of Malasev was ever seen.

    This serious accident caught the Northwest Theater Command off guard. Everyone was worried that the Soviet pilot would discover the secrets in the reed marsh.  Xu Shuzheng, Long Yun and others had to face a serious problem. If they strike preemptively, the Soviet army is likely to retreat to Karaganda and defend it. If it is delayed by the Soviet army until December, it will have to wait until tomorrow spring to continue the attack.  On such a vast and long front, if the opponent's main force cannot be wiped out, there is no guarantee that something unexpected will happen!  But if you continue with your plan, you will run the risk of being discovered and forced to cross!  After much consideration, Xu Shuzheng finally decided to continue.?The original plan required the First Army to be prepared to forcibly cross over to open up the situation. At the same time, it was decided to cancel the original plan of the Soviet Army to attack first and then bomb, and ordered the Air Force to immediately bomb the Soviet Army's front-line airports!

    Little did Malasyev know that his risky survival behavior would become the catalyst for this battle.  Ten days later, he miraculously escaped the search of tens of thousands of soldiers and swam back to the Soviet-controlled area from the southern end of Lake Balkhash. He was also sent back to Moscow to be promoted as a hero, but by then it was too late.

    "Hurry up!"

    "Bomb! Hang the bomb!"

    After Xiong Cai ran out of fuel and failed to find Malasev, he had to lead the team back to the airport.  After landing, I found that the entire base was like a pot exploding. Groups of bombers and attack aircraft began to hang bombs and prepare to attack.  As for him and his team, they were taken to the Political Department by the military police as soon as they got off the plane and asked about the reason.

    Fortunately, after some investigation to find out the situation, he and his comrades returned to the battlefield.  But this incident has always made him brood. After he achieved 20 effective shootdowns and could return to China, he voluntarily gave up the job opportunity of returning to China to become an aviation school instructor, and continued to stay and fight against the Soviet Union.  By the end of 1943, when he was injured by anti-aircraft artillery, his total record was 117 aircraft shot down and 1 aircraft damaged.

    From Almaty to Semiy, more than 40 airports have all entered the highest combat readiness.  Good training and combat readiness methods showed their power. Two hours later, the first batch of 1,126 fighter planes began to take off one after another, rushing towards the Soviet target with murderous intent.  At this time, Lukin was still waiting for the reconnaissance report in Aksuayure.  "Aren't you back yet?" Lu Jin looked at the eastern sky, his heart sinking. On the contrary, the aviation division commander Nitselev beside him seemed to have been prepared, and said with a wry smile: "General, this is reality! Here!  The skies are more dangerous than we thought."

    Lu Jin opened his mouth, wanting to send another plane.  But considering the heavy responsibility for losing eight of the best aircraft at one time, if he didn't report it to the headquarters, he might not be able to wear his military uniform, so he could only withdraw the order angrily.  Nizelev seemed to know that he was worried about the other side of Lake Balkhash, so he came up and suggested: "General, what they said is actually wrong. There are several speedboats that can be driven in Balkhash town, but those cowards dare not use them for fear of bombing by enemy planes.  "

    "That's great! Thank you, Comrade Nizelev." Hearing that there was a speedboat, Lu Jin turned around and left without hesitation after thanking him. However, he had just arrived at the gate of the headquarters and had not had time to arrange the crossing reconnaissance mission. The noisy  A buzzing sound suddenly entered my brain.

    "God!"
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