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Volume 6: The Rising Sun Chapter 543: Battle of Kazan (2)

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    At the beginning of the war, the first contact between the two armies was actually the air force.  In order to compete for air supremacy, the two sides cooperated with and supported the battle of ground troops. As soon as the war began, the battle in the air became fierce.

    Marshal Su Mingyang, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Air Force, personally supervised the battle in Tyumen.  At the battle air force headquarters, most of the generals who had fought with the Rakshasa Air Force were also gathered: Deputy Commander-in-Chief Four-star General Qiao Ping, Air Force Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Yu Sijia, Logistics Minister Lieutenant General Yang Longzhong, Pacific Joint Command  Deputy Commander General Zheng Bicong, Deputy Director of the Operations Department Major General Pan Wei and others.  Qiao Ping is in charge of general dispatch, Yu Sijia and Pan Wei are in charge of commanding operations, Zheng Bicong is in charge of airborne troops, and Yang Longzhong is in charge of logistics.  The Chinese Air Force dispatched 3,500 fighter jets and 1,200 bombers from 25 airports for the first time to cooperate with ground operations, but they encountered tenacious resistance from the Rakshasa Air Force.  Chen Jiayong went to the combat air force headquarters and said to Su Mingyang: "Little nail, you have to nail me to the sky." Su Mingyang said: "Brother, the world has become peaceful. We thought there would be no war. We are dealing with foreign trade.  I have asked Brother Yang Zhi to discuss how to sell the surplus aircraft, and this will be useful. Don¡¯t worry, our Air Force has 55,000 aircraft and 60,000 pilots on duty. We are worried about having no place to train in actual combat."  []

    Chen Jiayong asked Pan Wei: "My fighting hero, how did you kill the Rakshasa Air Force hero Ivan who shot down 12 German fighter planes when you were in the 3rd Regiment of the 75th Air Division?" Pan Wei said: "We won with sharp weapons.  It can't be compared to Minister Yang Longzhong. The person he killed at that time was the famous ace pilot Lev who had been the number one in the Rakshasa Kingdom for ten years." Yang Longzhong said: "I'm ashamed, Lev and I were evenly matched.  , Lev was killed by my wingman Wu Xiaowei. He is now the commander of the 321st Division, much stronger than I was back then." Chen Jiayong said to Yang Longzhong: "When you were driving the Canary No. 1 for me, you were always wandering around.  However, Zhang Erhe is much more stable than you." Yang Longzhong said: "He is from an authentic academic background." Chen Jiayong said: "He still wants to go to the front line. I asked him to fly a transport plane with the captain Su Kai. At this time  One more person means more power.¡±

    While he was talking, the staff officer came to report: "In the three days since the first battle, our air force has made 18,000 sorties on the northern, central and southern battlefields of Kazan, shooting down 2,380 Rakshasa fighters and 135 transport aircraft; we have lost 689 aircraft.  The battle loss ratio was 3.6 to 1; bombers cooperated with the frontline offensive campaign and carried out strategic bombing of military targets in 37 towns in the Kazan area. Our Air Force has initially obtained air supremacy in the main airspace of the operation. But according to accurate intelligence: the Rakshasa Army is  12,000 combat aircraft and 15,000 tanks have been prepared for this battle. The number of troops and equipment are three times that of those who conquered Berlin." Chen Jiayong laughed and said: "Berlin is a small place, how big is the Russian plain?  Yeah, even if he doubles the amount, it won¡¯t be enough, our Air Force will still have to cover the sky!¡±

    At this time, Colonel Yu Yide, commander of the 1st Regiment of the Air Force 128 Division in the middle of the frontal battlefield, led a group of 5 of 35 fighter jets to take off from Yekaterinburg Airport and fly towards Sakat, 150 kilometers to the west.  That was the battlefield of the 11th Army.  While they were flying, 40 fighter jets from the Rakshasa Air Force flew over.  Yu Yide ordered each aircraft: "Groups 1-5 are ready to attack, and groups 6-7 cover the 10 bombers behind them!" He pushed the nose of the aircraft and faced them.  After a fierce battle, 23 Rakshasa planes were shot down and 5 were lost.  Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, another 30 Rakshasa fighter jets arrived as reinforcements. The battle scene was almost one against three. It was normal to retreat at this time, but when he looked at the fierce battlefield on the ground, he felt  Said: "Air supremacy must not be lost!" He immediately called for reinforcements from the base, and brought 20 more fighters to meet them.  He and his two wingmen shot down 12 enemy planes one after another, but the ammunition had been exhausted. He was about to hit an enemy plane when a call came from the headset of the commander of the 2nd Regiment: "35 fighters from the 2nd Regiment are coming.  Take over, please withdraw from the battle immediately!" He looked at the fuel gauge and realized that after two fierce battles, it might be difficult to fly back, so he took the remaining 16 aircraft and made an emergency landing on our grassland.  In the sky, the Rakshasa fighter jets were beaten by the 2nd regiment and fled, with only 8 flying back.  The Chinese army on the ground, supported by fighter jets and bombers, advanced another 50 kilometers.

    On the grass, Yu Yide said to the 16 pilots: "Everyone quickly check the fighter planes and report the situation to me." After a while, a helicopter passed overhead. After a while, a team of Chinese troops searched over, and the leader  Collector Yu Yide said: "We are a force specializing in the search and rescue of pilots, affiliated with the Air Force. We have just rescued 6 fighter pilots who parachuted. Aren't they here again. Comrades, what do you need us to do now?" Yu Yide  He looked at his watch and saw that it was only 11 a.m. He said: "Thank you very much. Please return the rescued pilot to the base as quickly as possible. Please put the gasoline you brought into our plane and clean up the grass."  We have to fly back right away." The colonel said: "We are prepared and we can do it. Please wait for one hour." The colonel took out a lot of food and drinks from the car to entertain the pilots.  He said: "Three days after the war started, the search and rescue team has rescued 62 of our parachute pilots and 54 emergency landing aircraft. Of course, it was the Rakshasa Army."?? will be wiped out completely.  "Yu Yide said: "Everyone in the sky and on the ground is suffering. Keeping the pilot is the most precious thing. Thank you so much!  "

    An hour later, 16 fighter jets flew back to the base.  Yu Yide and his comrades took a nap for three hours before flying into the blue sky in a fighter jet.

    Major General Pei Yuanhe, deputy director of the Operations Department of the Campaign Command, is responsible for managing the aviation groups of various armies. He responded to a report by Chen Long, Acting Commander of the 46th Mechanized Group Army, "On the Cooperation between Attack Helicopters and Tanks in the Russian Plains".  "Discussion" is very interesting.  The use of helicopters and their effectiveness in combat have always been an important research topic in the Chinese military.  For example, helicopters can carry a variety of weapons and attack a variety of targets; they have a large bomb load, up to 10,000 kilograms, and strong attack firepower; their flight is not restricted by terrain, and they can take off and land in the wild and unprepared locations; their concealment  It has good maneuverability and can move in spaces below 150 meters and use the terrain to cover 3-4 meters of the ground for covert maneuvers; the helicopter has a wide field of vision and can detect and attack targets several kilometers away at different altitudes day and night; the helicopter can attack critical targets at the required time.  The target carries out repeated attacks from all directions; the flying altitude of fixed-wing combat aircraft cannot be too low (above 200 meters), and the flight characteristics of helicopters just fill this "time and space" gap - flying speed 0-300 kilometers

    Hours or so, height is about 0-150 meters.  Helicopters use their excellent reconnaissance, communication and attack capabilities to directly cooperate with ground troops in integrated air, space, ground and sea warfare.

    Pei Yuanhe was very excited.  He submitted Chen Long's report to the battle headquarters for discussion.  He reported: "Helicopters play an increasingly important role in the battle, including transportation, search and rescue, reconnaissance, and cooperation with ground operations, making up for the combat distance between the air force and ground forces. A total of 1,500 helicopters of various types were mobilized for this campaign.  , especially armed helicopters, played a great role in coordinating tank operations. Chen Long mentioned in the report: Armed helicopters maintain close contact with their own ground and air forces, and in the face of rapidly changing battlefield conditions, it is most conducive to pass  Implementing rapid and timely air fire maneuvers, changing the balance of battlefield forces, forming a firepower advantage, effectively cooperating with other armies and arms in combat, directly affecting the process and outcome of the campaign and battle. The 46th Group Army's offensive progressed rapidly, and it was a combination of armor and cavalry with armed helicopters.  Inseparable from combat, in armored group operations, an armed helicopter can cover and cooperate with 15-25 tanks on the ground. Its attack efficiency is several times that of a tank fighting alone. It is recommended that all armored armies widely adopt it  "

    Doma, the Minister of Campaign Logistics, said: "Chen Long's report was obtained from actual combat and is of great reference value. However, the cost of a GX-23 attack armed helicopter is twice that of an ordinary helicopter and 3 times that of an ordinary fighter.  Times." Lin Biao said: "No matter how expensive it is, you should invest it. The profit is huge. Aren't the destroyed and captured tanks also valuable? More importantly, while enhancing the attack effectiveness of our armored forces, it also reduces the number of our troops.  Casualties. The 46th Armored Group Army's practice of using captured tanks to form Russian armored divisions must also be promoted in all armored group armies." Pei Yuanhe said: "I am afraid that 1,000 attack helicopters will be needed in the campaign." Daoma said: "I  Agreed! The armed helicopters will be airlifted to Tyumen for assembly and put into the battlefield immediately."

    Major General Zhang Erhe, along with the Canary 1 crew and 20 trainee pilots, flew the GX-75 large transport aircraft on the 1,200-kilometer air route between Tyumen and Barnaul. The aircraft can carry 150 people or cargo.  350 tons.  He and Colonel Su Kai led the team in shifts, with a three-hour round trip. After landing at the airport, they boarded another transport plane and took off immediately. They had to fly 7-8 round trips a day, and they were busy day and night.  What was transported back to Barnaul was mainly critically ill and wounded; what was transported to Tyumen was first ammunition and medicine, and now it was helicopter assembly parts.  When handing over at Tyumen Airport, he said to the captain, Colonel Su Kai: "We are driving three sky trains right now, and we are also training personnel. We have to work harder. My mother-in-law is doing it for everyone at the airport."  It's delicious." Su Kai said: "Forget it, my sister-in-law is pretty, but she only knows how to make pancakes. It's Qiaoyun who makes delicious ones." Qiaoyun was Zeng Yizhai's youngest daughter, who was transferred to the crew to help  Do the logistics.  The crew came to support the airlift. In order not to increase the burden on the airport, she asked for a chef and three soldiers, and prepared meals for more than 40 people of Canary Bird No. 1 crew and trainees. It was available 24 hours a day, with southern cuisine.  Northern cuisine, you can eat whatever you want.  Although Zhang Erhe's beautiful Arab wife Zhang Lijuan is very diligent, her basic skills in cooking Chinese cuisine are poor. Her pancakes and milk tea are very popular.

    Chen Jiayong, Doma, Yang Longzhong, and Wan Changyuan went to Tyumen Airport. The airport was busy.  On the control tower, Yang Longzhong said: "The main takeoffs and landings at Tyumen Airport are transport aircraft, with 20 takeoffs and landings per hour, day and night. All urgently needed supplies for the front line are sent out from here. The daily cargo turnover is more than 100,000 tons, and the transshipment volume is 100,000 tons.  There are 3,500 critically ill and injured patients." The airport is surrounded by rows of plastic steel prefab houses, turning it into a city.  Wan Changyuan said: "Qiu MingThe city and surrounding areas were almost completely demolished, and prefab houses became the main form of living and storage, which can be easily demolished in the future.  "Chen Jiayong sighed: "This is like Genghis Khan's yurt. This Western Expedition has been modernized again, but the meaning has not changed.  "

    At noon, in the small canteen of the crew, Chen Jiayong ordered a steaming bowl of cross-bridge rice noodles and ate it. It was very satisfying.  Zeng Qiaoyun said: "Su Kai and the others are very busy. In addition to flying, they also have to take care of interns. They usually change people after two flights. I don't have many repeat customers in the canteen, but they all say that the food I cook is delicious."  .Uncle, is it delicious?" Chen Jiayong said: "It's delicious, it's delicious. You're doing a great job in this cafeteria!" Zeng Qiaoyun said with a smile: "I don't like reading and writing, but I love cooking. My father even beats me.  It was useless. Later, my father loved to eat the food I cooked. When I married Su Kai, he said he was reluctant to part with it." Chen Jiayong laughed and said, "This old guy Zeng Yizhai is your father okay?" Zeng Qiaoyun asked.  : "Almost 70 years old, he is in good health, but he is talking about wanting to drink with you again." Chen Jiayong said: "Your father is an old wine drinker, I can't drink from him." While talking, Su Kai and the others came back and met.  Uncle Su Mingyang and Uncle Jiayong were very happy.  Su Kai hurriedly asked Qiaoyun to get some good dishes.  He ate the food and said: "Elders, please forgive me for not being able to accompany you for a drink. We have to take off again in an hour. This time, all the components of the armed helicopter are shipped. They are said to be urgently needed on the front line. After flying for the past few days, Erhe and I  Brother also brought out nearly 100 apprentices. They were transferred after completing 20 hours of take-off, landing operations and flying. This is already the fifth batch." Su Mingyang said to Su Kai: "Zhang Erhe is going to transfer new formations  The headquarters of the Army Aviation Division, you must do a good job in the Canary No. 1 unit, transportation, and training." Su Kai said: "I I want to go to the front line. I am excellent in the driving assessment of all aircraft types."  Su Mingyang scolded: "I still want to go to the front line, obey the order."

    In a corner next to the airport, Lieutenant General Zhang Erhe, the newly appointed commander of the Army Aviation Division of the Central Military Commission Headquarters, was directing the assembly of armed helicopters in the workshop. He had flown different types of helicopters with Pei Yuanhe many times on the Jixiang aircraft carrier, and also reported to the IOC Helicopters  General Cheng Liangzhong of the Ministry learned a lot of scriptures.  He was full of ambition now and planned to give it a try.  His beloved wife Zhang Lijuan brought him pancakes and milk. He felt warm in his heart and said to her: "Juan, I will go to the front line tomorrow. It is very dangerous ahead. Just stay with the headquarters crew." Zhang Lijuan said:  "No, I will be where you are." Zhang Erhe kissed her and said, "Just come to the division headquarters and bake us pancakes."

    The commander of the Rakshasa Air Force, Mikoyan, is very confident in his dozens of pilots and 12,000 fighter planes. The aircraft of the Rakshasa Kingdom have developed rapidly after absorbing the strengths of many experts. The MiG-7 fighter  It can be regarded as the most excellent model, and a small number of fighter jets are also equipped with newly developed tactical missiles, which greatly enhances their attack capabilities.  His plan was the same as that of the Chinese Air Force: to gain air supremacy on the battlefield.  However, in the two days since the war began, he has lost nearly 3,000 fighter planes, causing the Chinese Air Force to control two-thirds of the airspace on the battlefield, and ground attacks have repeatedly succeeded.  If this continues, he can't afford to lose his fighter jets. Currently, the maximum output of Rakshasa fighter jets is only 250 per day.  More significant was the loss of the pilot.  He formulated a comprehensive air counterattack plan, concentrated his superior forces on a surprise attack, and planned to wipe out all or most of the Chinese Air Force participating in this battle.  After his plan was personally approved by the General Headquarters Staning, it was quickly implemented.  Unexpectedly, this combat plan was obtained by the CIA's "International Column" agents who broke into the Rakshasa Army headquarters and sent it over through secret channels.

    In the battle air force headquarters, Su Mingyang said: "Regardless of the authenticity of the Rakshasa Air Force's comprehensive counterattack plan, at least it reminds us that we must prepare carefully. A big war is necessary. The area from Qiu Ming to Kazan is flat.  , there is neither ocean to separate nor mountains to hinder, the two sides can only compete in terms of strength. Only a reduction in the number of aircraft on one side can break this balance." Lin Biao said: "There is nothing strange about Mikoyan's plan. In fact, it is  It's just fighting for national strength. I agree to a big fight." Wu Erbin said: "I agree too. This is just like fighting on the street when I was a child. If you get into a fight, you have to beat the other party and get down and beg for mercy! My uncle Su Mingyang, and  That Mikoyan, you two sheep (Yang) should have a good fight."

    At 6 o'clock in the morning that day, 5,000 Rakshasa fighter jets took off together and fiercely attacked 30 airports of the Chinese Air Force.  The well-prepared Chinese fighter jets took off in time, part of them protected the airport, and part of them drove the Rakshasa fighters to fight in the airspace outside the airport.  After 30 minutes, more than 2,000 Rakshasa fighter jets were shot down.  Seeing that the surprise attack on the Chinese military airport was ineffective, Mikoyan urgently ordered 3,000 second-echelon fighters to take off for reinforcements.  At this moment, the second wave of Chinese Army fighters had already taken off and intercepted them halfway.  There are more than ten thousand fighter planes in the sky chasing each other, flying and flying, it is a big battle.  Unexpectedly, China's third wave of 3,000 fighter jets and 1,000 bombers took off again, heading straight for 18 airports including Rakshasa Kazan and Ufa.  The two armies are fighting each other. This third wave of Chinese warThe machine was not the straw that broke the camel's back, but 4,000 eagles with wings spread and roaring!

    Over the Kazan Airport, 120 Chinese fighter jets led by Colonel Yu Yide (who had just been promoted) attacked in a dark mass. The 50 Rakshasa fighter jets reserved at the airport took off to fight, but were met head-on by 50 Chinese fighter jets.  Another 40 Chinese fighter jets and 30 bombers took the opportunity to attack and bomb the airport. During the repeated bombings of high-explosive bombs and napalm bombs, all the facilities at the airport were reduced to ashes.  Colonel Yu's fleet only lost 23 fighters and 2 bombers.  On the way back, the fleet attacked and bombed two train stations and five bridges, dropped all the bombs, and finally returned successfully.

    Mikoyang received an urgent report: All 18 of our airports were attacked by Chinese fighter planes, 15 of which were completely blown up, and 350 ground planes were lost He suddenly collapsed!  He thought to himself: "I had known that the Chinese Air Force had such thorough preparations and strong strength. When the first wave of attacks on the Huaxia Airport failed, it should have withdrawn its fighter planes and still maintained its capital. However, I underestimated the enemy and sent out  The second echelon was entangled and fought in the air, allowing Chinese fighters to take the opportunity to attack the rear, and was blown up. One mistake will cause eternal regret! How can I be worthy of the leader!" He played with the exquisite small revolver pistol in his hand for a while.  , put a bullet into the temple

    In this battle, the Chinese Air Force shot down 5,872 Rakshasa fighters, 823 Rakshasa fighters crashed due to exhaustion of fuel, 562 made forced landings, and less than 1,000 flew back; 15 Rakshasa airports were blown up, and 3 were damaged.  7 train stations, 32 bridges and culverts were blown up.  The Chinese Air Force suffered 2,732 battle losses.  In this battle, the air balancing force quickly tilted: there were 12,000 Chinese fighter jets and less than 5,000 Rakshasa fighter jets.  The Rakshasa Air Force basically lost air superiority in the combat area.

    The day after the air war, the Chinese ground forces launched a fierce attack.
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