The sirens of the air raids sounded sharply, and they sounded so harsh in the sky over Wuhan.

Despite the fact that the Japanese army was still far from Wuhan, such air raids were staged almost daily.

The Silver Glitter slowly approached the dock.

It seems that whatever happened in Wuhan had nothing to do with the American cruise ship.

The flag of the United States of America is particularly eye-catching.

"Mr. Dai, it's here."

"Oh, you go down with those Russians first, stay safe."

"Yes."

At this time, Meng Shaoyuan had no time to take care of his family.

Anatolysky and his companions, accompanied by Meng Shaoyuan, finally set foot on the land of Wuhan.

Many of them couldn't help but start cheering.

Fight, they are about to start fighting in this strange land!

"Look!"

Suddenly, a Soviet pilot pointed to the sky and shouted.

What appeared in the sky could not be more familiar to these Soviets:

I-15 and I-16 fighters.

The Soviets liked to nickname them "Yellow Warbler" and "Swallow", respectively.

And this is also the main model of the Soviet Union's assistance to China.

The I-15 is a biplane with a stable flight and excellent steering and hovering performance, but the disadvantage is that the flight speed is slow. The Yi-16 is a monoplane, with fast flight speed, excellent dive and climb performance, and the disadvantage is that the handling is not so flexible.

Their main opponent was the Japanese Type 96, and the two fighters had a great advantage in maneuverability and speed, and the two just happened to complement each other, and in all previous air battles, the Soviet pilots used the tactics of two-plane cooperation, and the results were remarkable.

The bomber provided by the Soviet Union for China was a Sbo fast bomber designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau and nicknamed "Katyusha".

It appeared in the form of a bomber, and its speed was even faster than that of the Japanese Type 96 fighters, and its speed alone could get rid of the pursuit of Japanese aircraft.

With the arrival of Soviet aid in large quantities, by February 1938, the Chinese air force had 390 combat aircraft, mainly Soviet-made aircraft, in various theaters.

In addition to the large number of Soviet volunteer pilots who assisted China, the main air defense force of the Chinese Air Force has actually been assumed by the Soviet Volunteer Air Force.

After the fall of Nanjing, most of China's air power was deployed at airports in central China, and Wuhan, because of its prominent strategic location, concentrated one-third of its fighters, more than 100 aircraft.

With the arrival of Soviet planes and pilots, the situation in the sky began to reverse.

With the joint consultation and cooperation of China and the Soviet Union, they joined hands to stage a good show in the sky over Wuhan.

On 28 April, dozens of warplanes took off one after another and deliberately flew over Wuhan at a low altitude to make a false impression of a large-scale mobilization. That night, the planes quietly returned to their respective airports.

Sure enough, on the afternoon of the 29th, 28 Japanese bombers, escorted by 18 fighters, came to the skies over Wuhan in a menacing manner, but plunged headlong into the big net that the I-15 and I-16 fighters had already wove together.

The I-15 relied on its outstanding maneuverability to engage with the Japanese escort fighters, while the I-16 used its speed superiority to rush up and down, biting the Japanese bombers like a wolf into a flock.

Japanese planes fell from the sky with long smokes. In the end, the battle loss ratio between the two sides was 36 to 5, creating the largest air battle result since the start of the Sino-Japanese war.

In the mouths of the Japanese Air Forces, Soviet volunteer pilots were called "thugs", and they had enough of these "thugs".

And at this time, it was these brave "thugs" who appeared in the sky over Wuhan!

12 Japanese biplane fighters flew over Wuhan, 8 Soviet and 1 Chinese aircraft quickly took off to intercept them.

As soon as the Japanese opened fire, a Soviet plane dived vertically out of danger, and the Japanese chased closely and kept going down, and the Soviet plane suddenly made a vertical roll, broke away again, and then opened fire on the Japanese plane.

Hit!

The Japanese plane streaked a long black flame in the air, and then quickly thought about falling to the ground!

"Ulla! Ulla! ”

The Soviet pilots on the ground erupted in bursts of cheers.

Some people even took off their hats and kept dancing in the air.

Meng Shaoyuan also witnessed this fierce and wonderful air battle.

Come on, come on!

Defend Wuhan, defend China!

The air battle was very fierce, 3 Japanese planes were shot down, and 1 was wounded and fled from the battlefield in a hurry.

As for the Chinese and Soviet Air Forces, only one was wounded.

The air forces of the two countries once again defended the sky of Wuhan!

And just when everyone thought that the air battle was about to end, the most wonderful scene in the sky happened when everyone was unprepared.

For the first time, "ramming operations" appeared in air combat!

As the name suggests, impact combat is to use one's own aircraft to crash and destroy enemy aircraft. It looks like it's a bit of a dead end.

In the future, this looks like the same approach as the "kamikazes" of the Japanese Air Forces. In fact, the two are not the same at all.

The Japanese "kamikaze" was a suicide attack, and after takeoff, there was no return.

The ramming combat of the Soviet volunteer pilots was a daring man, crashing into the enemy, and he was able to return to the airfield safely. Of course, on the one hand, this is due to superb technology and extraordinary courage, and on the other hand, it also depends on the rough skin and thick flesh of Soviet aircraft.

The first to resort to ramming combat was the Soviet volunteer pilot Gubinko!

At the end of this air war,

Gubinko spotted a Japanese Type 96 fighter and immediately chased after the I-16.

Going behind the enemy, Gubinko pulled the trigger, but the machine gun did not go off - he ran out of bullets. But Gubinko did not intend to let go of this enemy, but prepared to capture him alive.

The Japanese plane increased the throttle and wanted to run, but the speed was not as fast as the Yi-16, and Gubinko quickly caught up and flew side by side with him.

The Japanese pilot, apparently frightened, gestured to him and threatened him to land at the Wuhan airport, to which he nodded obediently and steered.

Unexpectedly, just as they were about to land, the Japanese plane suddenly accelerated and turned at a large angle in an attempt to escape.

This made Gubinko anxious, and immediately took advantage of the speed advantage of the I-16 to condescendingly crash into the Japanese plane.

According to Gubinko's idea, he wanted to crash the tail of the enemy plane, but it was slightly off, and the propeller of the I-16 hit the wing of the Japanese plane, cutting off its right wing.

Gubinko felt his plane shake, and the Japanese plane flipped over and fell.

The propeller of the I-16 was also deformed, but it still landed safely with Gubinko.

All the Chinese on the ground who watched this air battle, including those Soviet pilots, were dumbfounded.

Fight bayonets in the air?

"What a madman!"

Even Colonel Anatolysky couldn't help but murmur a moan.

Crazy, these guys are really crazy.

It's so fucking exciting!

Meng Shaoyuan can be regarded as really convinced.

It is said that Lao Maozi is not afraid of death, especially those pilots, who regard flying and combat as their own personal show, but I have seen it with my own eyes, and the shock is completely difficult to describe in words.

However, this way of fighting bayonets in the air was good and bad.

With Gubinko's precedent, many pilots began to take advantage of the "more collision-resistant" advantage of Soviet fighters over Japanese fighters and took the initiative to ram enemy planes when they ran out of bullets. The Chinese pilots soon followed suit.

However, in high-speed collisions, the "more crash-resistant" side may not necessarily have an advantage every time.

Chinese pilot Chen Ruitian once flew a plane into a Japanese plane, which crashed and crashed the enemy plane, and his plane also lost a wing and had to parachute.

This act of audacity was also carried out by the Chinese pilot Chen Huaimin, whose plane was also destroyed at the same time, and he was forced to parachute, and was killed by Japanese planes during the parachute.

There is no way to win a hundred battles, only to learn and grow through constant battles.

The dock has been tightly sealed.

A large number of agents with loaded guns and ammunition are strictly forbidden to be approached by idle people

More than a dozen cars and trucks roared in.

As soon as it stopped, a large group of agents jumped out of the car.

"Shao Yuan."

At a glance, I saw that it was Mao Renfeng who personally led the team.

Behind him, He Zhiyuan, chief of the Intelligence Section, and Wang Nanxing, deputy chief of the Operations Section, all arrived at the military command.

"Secretary Mao."

Meng Shaoyuan shook hands with him, and then lowered his voice: "Get the Russians away first, the boss is still on the boat." ”

As he spoke, he turned to Colonel Anatolisky and said, "Mr. Colonel, here, my mission has been completed, and from now on, Mr. Mao will be in charge of everything you have in Wuhan." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Meng."

Anatolysky gave him a big bear hug: "Thank you for taking care of us in Shanghai, thank you for protecting us along the way." Mr. Meng, I don't know if I will ever see you again, but I will never forget the friendship between us. ”

"Mr. Colonel." Meng Shaoyuan said seriously: "If you really remember our friendship, please help me shoot down a Japanese plane in my name in the air." ”

"I will!"

Anatolysky solemnly made his assurances.

On August 10, 1938, Colonel Anatolysky finally flew into the blue sky of China to engage in a decisive battle with the Japanese planes, and after 15 minutes of air battle, he shot down the first Japanese plane and shouted:

"For Meng!"

For Meng!

Colonel Anatolysky has been fighting in China for three whole years.

On June 22, 1941, Germany launched a blitzkrieg and attacked the Soviet Union in three directions.

The pilots of the Soviet Volunteer Air Corps were recalled to their homeland and fought in the Great Patriotic War.

They left their fighters to China.

At the same time, the lives of more than 200 Soviet pilots remained.

They were laid to rest in this strange land.

In October 1942, Colonel Anatolysky was killed in air combat.

This is a hero, regardless of political opinions, party affiliation, consciousness, he used his bravery, silently guarded the sky of China for three years, no matter what the future of the relationship between the two countries will be, at least he has fulfilled his loyalty to this land.

His name will always be remembered by the Chinese!