Just as Katya happily accepted the plane on the runway, Khostnikov received a telegram from Sokov's order, which detailed the location of the German artillery positions.
Seeing that Sokov figured out the location of the German artillery positions so quickly, Khostnikov couldn't help but have doubts. He thought that he had sent people to search nearby many times, but found nothing. But Sokov only used
In one night, I actually knew where the German artillery positions were.
Just at this time, Alexei walked in from the outside and reported to him: "Comrade leader, the Yak-1 fighter jets supplied to us by our superiors have arrived."
"Oh, the fighter jet has been delivered. It's pretty quick." After saying this, Khostnikov asked: "Comrade Captain, have you notified Katya to receive the plane?"
"Yes, I just received it." When Alexei spoke, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the telegram in Khostnikov's hand, and asked curiously: "Comrade leader, this is Sokov
A telegram from the lieutenant colonel, right?"
Hearing Alexey's question, Khostnikov couldn't help blurting out: "How do you know?"
"Since yesterday, our regiment has been placed under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." Alexey explained: "During this period, the original superiors will definitely not give us orders, so I boldly speculate that,
This must be a telegram from him."
"The analysis is correct." Khostnikov nodded, handed the telegram in his hand to Alexey, and then said: "Then you can analyze it for me again. Lieutenant Colonel Sokov's telegram
Is the information reliable?"
After Alexey read the contents of the telegram, he couldn't help but frowned slightly and asked: "Comrade Commander, I remember that you sent out small teams many times to find the location of the German artillery positions nearby, but you found nothing.
.And Lieutenant Colonel Sokov actually identified the German artillery positions in just one night, which is simply incredible."
"This information came so easily." Khostnikov pointed to the telegram in Alexei's hand and said, "So much so that I can't believe it is true."
Alexey stared at the telegram and considered it for a while, and then said to Khostnikov: "Comrade head, I think Lieutenant Colonel Sokov's situation should be trustworthy."
"Can you trust me?" Khostnikov asked curiously: "Tell me your reasons."
"You still remember that I came to you with Lilia yesterday, right?" Seeing Khostnikov nodding in affirmation, Alexey continued: "Before coming to you, I heard Lilia say
Lieutenant Colonel Sokov sent a force deep behind enemy lines to perform reconnaissance and attack enemy missions. Based on the analysis of the information in this telegram, it should have been provided by this small force, so I think this information is completely accurate.
"
"Comrade Captain, since this information is true." After Alexei's analysis, Khostnikov felt more confident: "I think we should take some action to eliminate the enemy.
Artillery position."
"Comrade commander, if you can trust me, please give this task to our squadron." Seeing that the commander planned to send planes to destroy the enemy's artillery positions, Alexey volunteered and said: "Our squadron still has nine more
Lager 3 fighter jets, each equipped with six unguided rockets, fifty-four rockets are enough to explode the German artillery positions into a sea of flames."
Khostnikov did not immediately agree to Alexey's request, but after thinking for a moment, he replied: "I think this task should be left to the third squadron."
"Squadron Three?" When Alexey heard this number, he was stunned for a moment. Then he remembered that this was the new number of the Women's Flying Squadron, and then asked: "Do we need to cooperate with them?"
"Comrade Captain, have you forgotten what I said?" Khostnikov said with some displeasure: "Didn't I tell you that every time the Third Squadron goes out, you have to send four fighter planes to accompany it?
.Since they are going to carry out the mission of bombing the German artillery today, you naturally have to go together."
After Alexei accepted the mission, he turned back to the pilot dormitory and informed Raisa that they were preparing to take off for combat. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the third squadron dormitory, he found that it was empty. He went outside and asked the administrator: "Women's flight
Where have all the girls in the squadron gone?"
The administrator explained to Alexei: "I heard that the supplementary plane for them had arrived, so several girls went."
When Alexey came to the runway, he saw Raisa and the others surrounding the new plane. Finding Alexey walking towards him, Raisa quickly greeted him and asked with a smile: "
Comrade Captain, now that we have a new aircraft, I wonder when we can take off for combat?"
"Comrade Lieutenant," Alexey quickly came to Raisa and said to her: "I came to you because I have a combat mission to assign to you."
When she heard that there was a combat mission, Raisa's eyes suddenly shone. She quickly turned around and shouted to her subordinates who were still looking at the new aircraft: "Girls, stop looking, come to us quickly, Comrade Captain, you are here."
Combat missions must be assigned to us."
The three girls heard Raisa's shout and immediately walked over quickly. Among them, Katya couldn't wait to ask: "Comrade Captain, tell us quickly, what kind of combat mission is it?"
"Do you still remember the German artillery positions that often bombarded us?" Alexey said to the female pilots with a serious expression: "Your mission today is to blow up the enemy's positions."
Raisa knew that the flying regiment had been trying to eliminate the enemy's artillery positions, but unfortunately they could never find them. Now when she heard that the regiment had given the task to her own squadron, she quickly asked: "Captain Alexei, do you know the details of the enemy's artillery?"
Location?"
"I know." Alexey took out a folded map from the briefcase he was carrying, unfolded it, pointed out the location marked on it to Raisa: "According to reconnaissance, the enemy's artillery position is here
here."
Raisa looked at the map in Alexei's hand and asked tentatively: "Comrade Captain, can I ask where this information was obtained from?"
Alexey glanced at Lilia and said meaningfully: "This information was provided by Lieutenant Colonel Sokov. According to my analysis, it may be that he ordered a small unit to conduct reconnaissance behind enemy lines. The credibility of the information obtained
It’s very high.”
After Raisa looked away from the map, she asked tentatively: "Are we the only one squadron to attack?"
"I will personally lead four planes to accompany you." Alexey raised his hand and looked at his watch and said to Raisa: "Let your girls prepare. I will first let the ground crew attach bombs to the planes."
, we’ll set off in half an hour.”
Half an hour later, eight fighter planes took off one after another. After completing their formation in the air, they flew towards the location of the enemy's artillery position. Since the performance of the Yak-1 fighter was better than that of the Lager-3 fighter, the four women's flying squadron
One plane was in front, and four planes led by Alexei were behind.
It was a German artillery battalion that bombarded the airport. Looking at the time, the artillery battalion commander ordered the artillerymen to push the artillery out of the hidden woods and built an artillery position by the forest. As soon as the artillery was in place, the artillery battalion commander
An order was issued to bombard the Soviet airport.
Unexpectedly, just after the first round of shooting, the roar of aircraft engines suddenly came from the air. A soldier on guard looked up into the air and saw a few black spots flying towards the location of the artillery position. He concentrated
After watching for a moment, he recognized the Soviet aircraft and quickly blew the whistle hanging around his neck to warn the artillerymen who were carrying out the bombardment.
The artillery battalion commander, who was squatting in the trench and observing the effects of the shelling with his gunscope, heard a sudden sharp whistle and spotted the Soviet fighter planes in the air. He quickly issued an order: "Stop the shelling, stop the shelling, take cover, immediately."
Give me cover."
But his shouts were drowned by the rumbling sound of artillery. Few artillerymen heard his voice, so most of the artillerymen continued to fire bombardments all the time.
Raisa, who was flying in the air, was always worried that the information provided by Sokov was inaccurate. After her plane arrived at the location, she could not find the enemy's artillery position. But now she saw the smoke rising below, and she knew she had found the place.
He quickly called through the radio: "Attention everyone, the German artillery position is found in the front. The third squadron is in front, the second squadron is in the back, everyone will attack immediately, everyone will attack immediately!"
As Raisa's order was issued, the eight fighter jets dived towards the enemy's artillery position in a battle formation of four aircraft. After reaching the attack distance, all the aircraft fired unguided rockets towards the artillery position on the ground. The rockets
The shells landed on the artillery position and exploded, blowing the cannon into pieces. The exploding shells threw the broken limbs of the artillerymen near the explosion point into the air, and then scattered them down like flowers.
During the first dive, all the fighter jets fired all the six unguided rockets they carried. They lifted into the air, circled in a circle, and then dived down again. This time, they used their cannons to destroy the surviving artillery pieces.
Machine guns fired at the fleeing German artillerymen, knocking them down one after another.
After completing two consecutive attacks, the German artillery position was shrouded in gunpowder smoke. Seeing the smoke affecting her vision, Raisa knew that it would be difficult to expand the results if she continued to attack, so she issued another order: "Everyone, pay attention, our
The attack mission has been completed, now return, return!" After the eight fighter planes made a big circle in the air, they still divided into two groups and flew back along the route they came from.
The news that the German artillery position had been destroyed soon reached the regiment command post. After hearing this, Khostnikov could not help but slap the table and cheer repeatedly. He did not expect that the German artillery position that had troubled him for many days would be finished like this.
He stood up and loudly ordered the officers in the room: "Everyone, except those on duty, follow me to greet our hero."
Airport ground crews would hide in bomb shelters near the shells when they were bombarded by enemy shells. Today's routine German shelling only started for a few minutes before it came to an abrupt end, leaving these ground crews hiding in bomb shelters
They were very surprised. They were still asking each other: "Strange, the Germans bombard the airport for more than half an hour every time. Why did they stop after only a few minutes today?"
"Could it be that the enemy is out of shells?"
"This is impossible. The enemy's supply line has not been cut off by me. How come they don't have artillery shells?"
While everyone was talking about it, someone with sharp eyes suddenly saw Khostnikov striding towards the runway with a group of officers from the regiment command post. Just as everyone was secretly thinking about Khostnikov
Did my husband take the wrong medicine today? He actually dared to walk arrogantly towards the runway when the German shelling was on. Wasn't he afraid of being killed by the shells?
Before everyone could figure out what was going on, they heard Khostnikov shouting loudly: "Comrades, come out, the enemy's artillery position has been destroyed by our third squadron."
"Third Squadron?" When the ground staff heard this number, they couldn't help but look at each other: "Didn't the Third Squadron be completely destroyed in the battle some time ago? When will a new Third Squadron appear?"
An insider quickly said: "Have you forgotten the women's flying squadron? They are not living in the dormitory of the third squadron now, they should be the third squadron mentioned by the regiment leader."
One of the ground staff said: "Comrades, the commander and comrades are outside. I guess there will be no danger. Let's go out to welcome the victorious return of the third squadron." His words immediately received a response from everyone, so everyone started to follow suit.
He climbed out of the bomb shelter and walked towards Khostnikov.
Everyone stood by the runway for a while, and then they saw the roar of aircraft engines in the air, and then several black spots appeared. Immediately, someone said loudly: "Look, everyone, the plane of the Third Squadron is back!"
"
Everyone looked up at the sky and saw eight planes arriving over the airport, circling around the airport, and then starting to land one after another. The first one to land was Raisa's No. 01 plane, followed by Lilia's plane painted on the outside.
Fighter No. 02 with a white lily. After all the planes of the women's squadron landed, the four planes led by Alexey landed one after another.
After the eight planes came to a stop, the eight pilots opened the cabin covers at the same time and got out of the plane with the help of the ground staff. The eight people lined up in two columns and walked neatly to Khostnik.
In front of her husband. After several people raised their hands and saluted, Raisa reported to Khostnikov: "Comrade regiment leader, Lieutenant Raisa, captain of the third squadron, is reporting to you that we have completed the air attack on the German artillery positions. Please
instruct!"
"Well done, Comrade Lieutenant." After Khostnikov raised his hand in return, he took two steps forward, grabbed Raisa's arm, patted her twice hard, and said with a smile: "You and your men
The girls are all great, and I feel extremely proud to have such outstanding pilots as you in our regiment."
This chapter has been completed!