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Text Chapter 913 The British Air War breaks out (Part 2)

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    In the evening, Hamburg was as usual, with the lanterns turning bustling and noisy.  The workers gathered in the beer hall after get off work, laughing and chatting, reminiscing about the joy of revenge against France.  The machines in the factory stopped on time after running for eight hours. Officers drove cars to participate in various social dances, and soldiers wandered the streets and alleys with the smell of powder all over their bodies.  When countries such as China, Britain, the Soviet Union, and Japan entered the wartime system one after another, and even American factories on the other side of the Atlantic began to implement three shifts, only Germany still maintained an eight-hour work day. Workers could not only enjoy the comfort of weekends, but even  Take a paid vacation to Paris or the Mediterranean.

    This is the real Germany, a Germany that thinks it is strong but is completely unprepared for a world war.

    At the mouth of the Elbe River, a minelayer slowly sailed toward the Golan Bay.  At this time, in Germany, perhaps only the navy was truly at war, but with insufficient strength, they could only ensure coastal security through self-blockade.

    Sailor Ham stood at the bow of the ship, carefully guiding the minelayer into the minefield.  This is a dangerous job. Even if there is a mine plan, as long as there is a slight deviation, the mines you lay will set you on fire.  Just when he was concentrating on checking the sea surface, he was suddenly awakened by a noise. He raised his head and cursed secretly in his heart, who else was flying so late at night?  As he searched for the source of the sound, two fighter jets he had never seen before passed overhead, almost grazing their masts.  "These damn air force are flying so low, aren't they afraid of hitting the woods?" Ham and the sailors on the deck cursed, since they really didn't like the arrogant and arrogant air force.  Before they could finish cursing, the minelayer seemed to rush into a swarm of scurrying locusts, and one after another, fighter planes screamed and passed by them at low altitude.

    "Look, it's not our plane. Who knows this sign?" A sharp-eyed sailor finally noticed something was wrong, pointed at the Republic of China flag on the fuselage and shouted loudly.  "God, this is the Chinese flag, the Chinese Air Force!" Ham recognized the national flag first and quickly turned around and ran towards the bridge.  The Chinese Air Service Regiment was highly publicized when it arrived in the UK, so the Germans also knew about this unit, but the specific equipment and number of people were strictly kept secret.

    Seeing the thunder machine group heading east at a very low altitude, the minelayer thought that the air crew was going to attack Bremen, so it quickly called the Bremen military port to prepare for air defense.  Enter the Elbe River.  This means that there are only 95 kilometers left to Hamburg. This distance only takes fifteen minutes for Leiden, who is penetrating at a low altitude at a speed of 400 kilometers per hour.  But this was also the longest fifteen minutes. Even Liu Cuigang, who was sitting in the cabin, was worried whether he would encounter the German planes flying in the sky.  But in fact, his worries were completely unnecessary.  When the bright city lights appear in front of you.  All Thunderbolt pilots were surprised because not a single German fighter plane taking off to intercept was seen in the sky above Hamburg.

    what happened?  Why aren't there any?  After the radio silence was lifted, the communication channel was immediately filled with the pilots' surprised voices.  Liu Cuigang was also briefly distracted. He always thought that after rushing into the Elbe River, the German army would take off at least one squadron to intercept him, and then he would have the opportunity to go on a killing spree over Hamburg, destroying the Luftwaffe's aircraft in front of millions of Germans.  pride.  But he never thought about it.  It turned out to be such a scene of singing and dancing.  No blackouts?  What about German planes?  What about German radar?  What about the German anti-aircraft guns?  It was not until afterwards that everyone learned that compared with Britain, which had a tight air defense network, the German army deployed only twenty 88mm anti-aircraft guns and six searchlights in Hamburg, and the air defense commander did not expect that enemy planes could enter Hamburg.  Therefore, there are only half the base number of shells in the anti-aircraft artillery position.  Moreover, the German army sweeping across Europe was not technically as powerful as advertised. It was negligent and lacked light control. It was not even equipped with radars, and even listening devices were only assigned to coastal cities such as Bremen.

    It wasn¡¯t just Liu Cuigang who was lost in thought.  The citizens and soldiers of Hamburg on the ground were also confused and walked out of the pub and their homes to look up.  As for the air defense commander.  He leisurely called the Air Force Staff and asked in a stern tone which reckless flying team broke into Hamburg at night and caused panic among the citizens. He also vowed to report to the head of state and hold them responsible.

    ¡°The first team follows me to the airport, and the second team shoots industrial targets. Leave half of the bullets behind and retreat in ten minutes!¡± Liu Cuigang quickly recovered from his confusion and rushed towards the Hamburg Airport with 24 Thunderbolts.  At this moment, he was extremely angry that the British stubbornness was already a life-and-death enemy, but they were still passively fighting. If they were willing to send out bombers, Hamburg would have collapsed by now.

    When he found the airport, Liu Cuigang's radio also received a call from the tower, but his attention was completely attracted by the neat ju52 and me110 on the tarmac.  The thunder and lightning formation roared over the airport in groups of four.  Tongues of flame rushed out from under the wings and swept across the German fleet.  As soon as the gunshots rang out, the Germans finally realized that it was an air attack. Groups of German soldiers rushed out of the rest area, but they were shot down before they even got close to the plane in front of a hail of bullets composed of 127mm armor-piercing incendiary bombs.  It's like a wolf running like a wolf and a pig jumping suddenly.

      Like a blind bear who broke into the field of corn, the twenty-four Thunderbolts used twelve waves of sweeping fire, completely destroying the aircraft in the Hamburg Airport. Finally, Liu Cuigang also destroyed the tower and oil depot.  At the same time, formations strafing industrial targets also attacked docks and factories. Although there were no bombs, the panic caused by the 127mm armor-piercing incendiary bombs was not small at all.  Soon, the sky above Hamburg was filled with shrill air raid sirens, and beams of light rose from the ground.  "Suddenly rise to 6,000 meters and retreat." Without the bomber, Liu Cuigang would not be willing to fight at all, and quickly pulled up to a high altitude and accelerated towards the sea.

    When the fleet left the Hamburg air defense circle, the anti-aircraft artillery on the ground fired a few shots at its tail.  After arriving at the Golan Bay, Liu Cuigang also encountered more than thirty BF109s coming from Bremen to intercept.  But the hit-and-run Thunderbolt didn't bother at all. With a speed of 680 kilometers per hour, the bf109, which lacked speed, could only watch its opponent disappear into the night with great arrogance.

    On the first night of August 1, 1940, this seemingly ordinary day was destined to become an indispensable part of the great wheel of history.  The first large-scale appearance of the China-British Air Service Corps kicked off with a surprise attack and delivered an impressive report card.  With the loss of six of its own, a total of 61 bf109s, 39 me110s, 11 ju52s and 27 he111s were destroyed, directly reducing the size of the Luftwaffe by 3% and causing 31 deaths.  More than a hundred people were injured.  Moreover, all the destroyed aircraft were lost on the ground. Not only did they perform low-altitude penetration and hit-and-run tactics, they also demonstrated the Thunder's advantages in speed, climb and maneuverability.  Most importantly, it gave Germany its first taste of the bitter fruits of war, much to Hitler's dissatisfaction.

    When the air service regiment returned to the station, the entire base was in an uproar, and even the most ordinary British soldiers rushed up to hug and greet them.  Hitler, who was attending a banquet in Berlin, was extremely angry. Although the losses were not great, the raid had completely stunned him.  "Destroy! The British Air Force must be completely destroyed!" After coming back to his senses, he scolded Goering on the phone.  Then immediately let Ribbentrop visit Moscow to negotiate the purchase of warships and more raw materials.  G?ring was also very angry. He had just promised to destroy the British Air Force and open up the landing site within a week, but he didn't expect that he had just finished speaking.  I was slapped hard.  Of course, the Air Marshal, who always had to report his small belly and chicken intestines, would not swallow this breath, so he called in Kesselring and Marshal Sbier overnight, demanding that the game be ended and the attack on Britain be strengthened.

    Kesselring¡¯s tactics are very simple: bomb London directly, destroy London, and smash London.  But Sbier thinks there should be more blooms.  and should avoid irritating Britain by bombing London.  This quarrel continued until the next morning, and G?ring decided that August 3rd would be Eagle Day.

    In the early morning of Eagle Day, the German Air Force gathered 130 BF109s and 100 bombers to lay mines in British ports.  Fulfilling his promise to defeat the British navy with air force.  But the British Royal Air Force, which had been waiting for Germany to come, went all out this time. Under the guidance of radar, it directly dispatched 400 Spitfires and Hurricanes to fight.

    This is life-threatening!

    Goering just wanted to gamble a little for fun, but he didn't expect Churchill to directly choose stud.

    German pilots can fight again.  It can't make up for the disadvantage in numbers!  When he learned that his beloved fighter plane had been attacked by several or even a dozen British fighter planes, Goering was so angry that his fat body trembled.  In this situation.  Of course the minelaying operation on the first day failed.  But he would not admit defeat. On the next day, he directly gathered 800 bombers and fighter jets and divided them into three groups to try to swamp Britain with numbers.

    The extremely tragic air battle over Britain began.

    Charles had long expected that Germany would retaliate one after another, so he also dispatched 500 fighter planes to fight.  In the end, he also played a little trick, deliberately asking Liu Cuigang to dispatch half an hour later, and then intercept the German fleet when it retreated.

    Arsenal, power stations, petrochemical plants, important railways and bridges along the British coast have all suffered the heaviest blows since the war began.  In just one day, two of the six radar stations were destroyed, countless factories and facilities were damaged, and 67 fighter jets were lost in one breath.  However, the German Air Force did not take advantage. Not only were 91 aircraft shot down on the spot, but they were also ambushed by Liu Cuigang when they retreated to the center line of the strait.  One hundred and twenty Thunderbolts roared down from high altitude, taking advantage of their speed and flexible operation to shoot down 17 He111 and Do-17 bombers that retreated first, and then launched an air battle with the BF109 that had broken off.

    Liu Cuigang¡¯s tactics this time were simpler. In his words, ¡°run away if you can¡¯t beat them, and then fight again when you are far away.¡± He continued to use his speed and performance advantages to entangle the BF109 fleet.  This move scared the German pilots to death. The BF109 was famous for its short legs. After getting entangled with the British Air Force, they didn't have much fuel left. If they were entangled, they might fall into the sea without having to hit themselves.  But escaping is not that easy. Facing the faster lightning, the German pilots feel like they are surrounded by a swarm of flies.live.  Whenever they tried to run away, they would be chased. If they decided to fight to the death, Raiden would shamelessly speed up and run far away.

    This harassment tactic ended until the air service regiment itself lost 9 aircraft, but shot down 22, and 4 BF109s crashed due to exhaustion of fuel.

    But both Liu Cuigang and the British and German air forces knew that the battle had just begun
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