In the relatively warm garage, Wei Ran sat on an upside-down wooden box and carefully examined the matryoshka doll he discovered not long ago, from big to small, inside and out, layer by layer.
However, he did not find any valuable clues in either this set of matryoshka dolls or the gas mask canister in which the dolls were stored.
Unwilling to give up, he made an additional inspection of the main body of the fighter jet and even the two dismantled wings. Apart from being able to confirm that the painting of the aircraft was hand-painted at a later stage, he still had no text clues.
Even the serial number that should have been on the plane was not found.
However, during this inspection, he noticed that the aircraft seemed to have been burned, and the key item that proved this was a piece of glass only the size of a thumb found in the cracks of the cockpit, which was melted at high temperature and then cooled to shape again.
piece.
Putting this piece of glass and the matryoshka doll together, Wei Ran became even more confused. Since this aircraft had been burned, why was it repainted? Who repainted it in the first place?
What's the purpose?
After typing the accumulated questions into the memo on his mobile phone one by one, Weiyan saved these things, extinguished the barbecue grill that was used as a heat source, left the garage with his dog Beria who had been causing trouble, and locked the painted door.
iron gate.
When he walked back into the house, several women were still sitting around Korava and making various attempts. As for Mr. Nikolai and Professor Alexei, they were busy working on the information provided by Suisui.
They are fighting on the flying chess board.
Patting the head of the dog sitting at his feet, Wei Ran went upstairs alone and got into the room. He took out his laptop and began to search for relevant records about Golonid Island and the air battle during the Stalingrad period.
Compared with the mystery on the wreckage of the plane, these things are easy to find. According to historical records, in order to strengthen the urban air defense force at that time, in June 1942, the Soviet army based on the original division-level air defense area
The Stalingrad military-level air defense area was expanded.
In this air defense area, there are 7 medium-caliber anti-aircraft artillery regiments, 2 small-caliber anti-aircraft artillery regiments, 7 independent anti-aircraft artillery battalions, 6 anti-aircraft armored trains, 2 independent high-altitude aircraft battalions, and 7 independent high-altitude aircraft battalions.
Aircraft company, 19 independent high-altitude aircraft platoons, 1 balloon battalion, 1 searchlight regiment, 6 independent air intelligence battalions and 1 independent intelligence radio company.
In addition, there is the crucial 102nd Fighter Aviation Division, which was established in Stalingrad in November 1941.
In the early days of this division, there were only two regiments, the 439th and the 788th, and almost half of the fighters equipped were old Yin-153 and Yin-16 fighters. But even so, this division only operated from July to September 1942.
During this period, a total of combat sorties were carried out!
It is precisely because of this brilliant record that this division received a new designation just after the Battle of Stalingrad - the 2nd Air Defense Guards Fighter Aviation Division!
This is just the air defense force in Stalingrad. If we also consider the huge and complicated fighter jets of the 8th Air Force Group Army that also participated in the battle, we want to find out from this who flew the plane that shot down the German ME109 fighter jet.
, its difficulty is no different than finding a needle in a haystack.
And don’t forget, it’s not just the aircraft that shoots down the fighter jets, but also the anti-aircraft firepower units deployed on the ground.
Also according to historical records, at that time, the 85th Battalion of the Independent Anti-aircraft Artillery of the 7th Air Defense Division was stationed on the northernmost side of Golonid Island. On the south side of the island, the 6th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion of the 6th Air Defense Division was stationed.
1082 regiment.
If the scope is further expanded, the 748th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment of the 4th Air Defense Division and the 1080th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment of the 5th Air Defense Division are stationed on the west and southwest sides of the Volga River respectively.
According to the situation at the time, the anti-aircraft artillery units stationed in these air defense divisions had the same chance of shooting down the German aircraft and causing it to crash on the island.
However, even though he wasted most of the afternoon following this clue, he still could not find any information mentioning relevant records.
"Either it was shot down by a plane, or it was shot down by an anti-aircraft gun. But no matter which one, the range is too large..." Wei Ran muttered secretly, and he began to regret in his heart that he had provoked himself on this festive day.
Such a troublesome thing happened.
After saving some valid information found in the computer, Wei Ran touched the tattoo on the tiger's mouth, and then decisively shook his sleeves, placing all his hopes on Professor Alexei, hoping that he could escape from the village.
Asked for anything useful.
In a blink of an eye, the next day came. Early in the morning, my aunt called on the girls except the Katenka sisters and the little genius Korava, as well as Professor Wei Ran and Alexei to help, and hurriedly baked it.
Pie after piece of pie.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, Master Zhou, who had been busy all morning, took off his apron, took the car driven by Professor Alexei, and took the girls to the pier, preparing to take the ferry back to the city for shopping.
In preparation for Christmas, which people really care about, I also bought some training props for Korava that they found useful - dice, a lot of dice.
Watching the girls board the ferry that started operating, Professor Alexei picked up a corner of the still-warm pie and took a bite, then turned the car around and headed to a village not far away, in the name of getting to know new neighbors.
carried out his clue-gathering work.
Wei Ran was not idle either. Almost at the same time as Alex and others went out, he also took his dog Beria out and once again walked into the not-so-large forest over there, trying to find something else inside.
clue.
In contrast, Mr. Nicholas was extremely leisurely with three big-eared foxes, watching TV and enjoying the rocking chair in front of the fireplace to himself.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the snow-covered forest, Wei Ran led the dog and walked slowly. Speaking of which, this forest is not big, only three or four in total.
hectares, of which less than one hectare belongs to the land purchased by Professor Alexei, and the remaining large forest is ownerless land, and according to Professor Alexei, the ownerless land
Because the land is relatively low-lying, in the summer it turns into a swamp that breeds various mosquitoes due to the accumulated rainfall and even the occasional intrusion of water from the Volga River.
Leading the dog one step at a time and walking one step at a time in the depths of this small forest, the most common sight wherever you look is the footprints left on the snow by small animals such as rabbits, foxes or wild boars.
As well as the remaining rut marks from yesterday. As for the other relics related to that war that he tried to find, he saw no trace at all.
As he slowly walked back to the location where the tail wreckage was dug out yesterday, Wei Ran frowned. Although he did not have the terrifying memory ability of Korava, he noticed at a glance that it stretched from the direction of the Volga River to
Here, and back again is a series of footprints.
He looked at the surrounding environment vigilantly, then selected the clearest footprint and observed it carefully. Wei Ran hesitated for a moment, reached out and took off the dog's barbed wire muzzle, hung it around his waist, and then tightened it.
The traction rope was at least three meters away from the set of footprints and he cautiously pursued it.
It can be seen that this series of footprints has a strong purpose. They came from the direction of the river bank, took a look at the excavation site, and then immediately returned to the original route.
Following the footprints to the shore, after a careful search, Wei Ran reached out and picked up three cigarette butts and looked at them. Then he took out his mobile phone, selected a few footprints and took photos.
The probe looked at a long scratch on the river bank and the marks that seemed to be pulled out with a hand. Finally, he looked at the series of footprints extending north along the river bank. Wei Ran already had a rough guess in his mind.
Based on the analysis of those footprints, it can be concluded that after they excavated the tail wreckage yesterday, someone came here by boat and came ashore, and then went to see the excavation site.
One of these people seemed to have dropped his butt when getting on the boat. The other of them stayed and walked due north along the river bank.
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
Due north... isn't that the village where Professor Alexei is going to look for clues?
Wei Ran muttered secretly, and after a slight hesitation, he simply took the dog and continued to chase him along the footsteps.
However, what he didn't expect was that not long after he walked, the set of footprints disappeared, replaced by a tire mark about four fingers wide.
"Motorcycle...motocross"
After Wei Ran made his judgment, he also looked at the surrounding situation. This place was already at the other end of the small forest, just on the edge of the depression. Moreover, under a crooked-neck pine tree not far away, he
We also saw obvious signs of camping.
He poked out a branch and picked up a smelly sock hanging on the branch of the tree trunk for Beria to smell. Unfortunately, Beria didn't even wait for the smelly sock with holes to get close, so he vigorously shook the hair on his body.
, relying on the swinging traction rope, he easily knocked off his socks.
Wei Ran grunted in dissatisfaction, completely extinguishing the possibility of the dog acting as a police dog. He dropped the branch in his hand and followed the tire tracks step by step to catch up.
What made him dumbfounded was that the tire tracks were extremely cautious. They didn't even wait to leave the forest before they circled around and turned to the northeast.
When he followed the marks and left the forest, he found that there happened to be a road mixed with a large number of ruts.
After a moment's hesitation, Wei Ran turned around and walked toward home. At the same time, he paid attention to the snow on both sides of the road, looking for ruts that might appear again. Unfortunately, he didn't find any until he pulled his dog and stood in front of his house again.
clues.
"Is it possible that you have already taken the first ferry this morning and left?" Wei Ran shook his head secretly, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and pushed open the heavy door.
