Upon hearing this news, all doubts about Zhou Zhihan were temporarily stopped.

Stalin's frown stretched out his brows. He looked at General Gromakin with his slender eyes: "Comrade Gromakin, give an order!"

Gromakin saluted Stalin: "Yes!"

Gromakin ordered the sixth fighter unit ready to take off in waves. According to the previous agreement, some fighter jets attacked the rear of the JG52 Wing to cover Zhou Zhihan and others. Another group of fighter jets raided the Germans at various airports near Moscow at a very low altitude, using the tactics of surrounding Wei to rescue Zhao, restraining all German fighter jets, making it impossible for them to reinforce the JG52 Wing.

The sixth fighter unit's station.

The entire station was covered with a layer of white with autumn frost, which could better conceal the fighter jets.

Recently, the Germans have frequently dispatched reconnaissance planes to detect the Soviet airport stationed near Moscow. Once discovered, they will send the Destroyer Bf     110 to bomb at night.

For now, the Soviet Air Force, which had just established a night fighter force, was at a loss for the Destroyer.

The destructionists who suffered from hurricanes and fire-breathing over the English Channel were full of vitality on the Soviet battlefield. The main reason was that the Soviet fighter jets were old and could not pose enough threat to them.

Another major reason is that at the beginning of the war, the Soviet Union did not have night fight fighter troops, which gave the Destroyers a lot of room to play. They were almost omnipotent at night, and wherever they went, they were like no one else. They truly became a nightmare for the Soviet army like its name, giving the Soviet Air Force a headache than its elder brother Bf     109.

"Level 1 combat readiness!Level 1 combat readiness!Level 1 combat readiness!"

The serious and oppressive voice of the airport commander came from the loudspeaker of the entire fighter jet station.

Immediately, all the pilots who had already put on cotton coats and were curled up on the cloth of the fighter bomber, got up, rubbed their eyes, climbed up their respective fighter planes, and while preparing for takeoff, they listened to the commanders assigned tasks in the airport loudspeaker.

The ground crew was also busy, assisting the crew to climb up from the other side of the fighter plane, assisting the pilot to fasten the fixing belt, close the cockpit, and start the engine. The powerful engine sounded across the airport, and the propellers whistled, scraping the fallen leaves and weeds on the ground flying all over the sky.

At this moment, the sound of whistles from the factory and the docks and the harsh howls of the urban alarms were heard from Moscow. The whole people had entered the pre-war preparations and were ready to fight the invaders at any time.

The ground crew removed the pads before and after the landing gear, and the take-off crew ordered the fighter to take off in an orderly manner. The Soviet-style fighter jets had no high requirements for the take-off site. After a moment, they flew up one by one and rushed into the sky.

The airport commander's reminder came from the ears of all pilots: "After taking off, everyone entered a height of three thousand meters, flew straight over Moscow, beware of blocking balloons in the city center, all fighters turned on the enemy and us identification device, turned on the signal light to identify..."

Just as General Gromakin sent a fighter unit, Chief of Staff Marshal Shaboshnikov also quickly walked into his army combat room and began to dispatch troops...

...

Because the attack of the tank army commanded by Marshal Guderian was very sudden and swift, the German offensive, code-named "Typhoon Operation" made great progress at the end of September.

Facing the German tanks, the Soviet tanks were completely at a disadvantage just like their fighter jets. They were severely damaged not long after the battle started, and the tank troops were forced to retreat, resulting in the defensive line collapsed again and again, and the situation was very critical.

The German army's attack was very sharp. In the direction of Viazima in front of Moscow, although the Soviet army had collected major forces, under the cover of Guderian's powerful tank 3rd and 4th groups, the German army carried out forced breakthroughs on the Soviet defensive formations from Roslalf and Dehofsina respectively. The German army's 9th and 14th groups advanced forward on both sides of the two armored groups and launched a fierce attack on the Soviet positions. They came in a fierce manner, sweeping across like a hurricane wind, and wherever they went, they were incomparable.

Faced with the powerful offensive of German tanks, although the Soviet army fought tenaciously, it was outnumbered and still failed to defend the carefully organized Viazima defense line. From morning to 4 pm, the German army broke into the Soviet defense line for 35 kilometers, which was called lightning.

The morning outside Yarcewo was filled with the unique atmosphere of Soviet autumn. The rising sun could not stop the chill from striking. The entire suburb was covered with a layer of white autumn frost, which made the soldiers on both sides wrap their clothes tightly.

On the edge of the forest between Yarcewo, there is an old tree with lush branches and leaves, and the platform of the observation post of the 16th Soviet Army Command is set up on this tree.

Suddenly, a gunshot popped out of the leaves.

Major Chujilov looked out of the forest through the cannon mirror from time to time.

On the right side of the forest is a roadbed of a black railway leading to Viazima. The railway has been cut off by German tanks. In the distance, several soldiers' trains rolled on the ground for dozens of kilometers, with countless dead bodies around, and thousands of Soviet soldiers were captured by German troops.

Going forward across the railway is an uninhabited highway. When troops march, it is like a gray python swimming forward.

At this time, there was no one on the road, looking like a still gray-white ribbon. Occasionally, a gust of autumn wind blew, and a gray dusty sand appeared on the road.

Last night, the 16th Army of the Soviet Army suddenly received a telegram from Chief of Staff Marshal Shaboshnikov, allowing two infantry divisions and a "Katyusha" rocket regiment to march overnight to the forest, set up an ambush, and wait for Guderian's vanguard.

Just a few minutes ago, General Rokosovsky, the commander of the 16th Army, received a telegram from Chief of Staff Marshal Shaboshnikov: "Let a fierce attack on the German vanguard, and the more fierce the battle, the better."

A rumbling sound of tanks came from a distance. Through the cannon mirror, Major Chujilov saw the sudden dust flying on the quiet road. Then a tank surrounded by dust sprayed with thick gray smoke and quickly advanced forward. Major Chujilov felt a strong and weak air flow, blowing towards him, the treetops were trembling, the wooden boards under the observation whistle were also rattled, and the whole earth was shaking...

"boom......"

The Soviet Katyusha rocket regiment opened fire first. They were powerful and orderly, well-organized artillery shells, which accurately landed on the head of the German vanguard tank troops, and raised the curtain of attack...

......

Zhou Zhihan received a message from Moscow that all the fighter jets that the sixth fighter jets could fly had taken off, attacking all German airports near Moscow and restraining the JG51 Wing. He then breathed a sigh of relief.

It is too important to restrain the JG51 or JG52 Wing. This is a special request he made before accepting the mission. Otherwise, no one could protect the safety of the bomber under the siege of two German armies.

Two squadrons that have already taken off the JG52 Wing welcomed Hongxing 1, getting closer and closer.

Red Star 9 was separated from the aircraft group, so at this time, Yumashev and his team were a little far away from the six Meishi aircraft that took off and intercepted, but the four enemy aircraft that were chasing behind them were getting closer and closer.
Chapter completed!