"Whew! Shout! ”

The plane glides down the long runway and then takes to the skies. Immediately after a slight formation over the airfield, it flew to the west.

Although the sky is not yet bright at the moment, it will not have much impact on the flight. Besides, as time passes, the sky gets brighter and brighter.

For this operation, the German Army Air Corps can be said to have dispatched all the main forces. Four fighter wings and four bomber wings were all involved in the operation. In addition, in order to strengthen the defence, a fighter wing and a bomber wing were drawn from elsewhere as reserves. The number of fighters put into operation has reached thousands.

According to information received from the intelligence services, the airfields of the British Air Force are mainly located in and around London. At present, the main fighters of the British Air Force are distributed in four airfields, with about 200 units. This is undoubtedly good news for the German Army Air Corps. The number of new fighters of the British Air Force is small, and the threat to the German Army Air Corps is not very great. The German Army Air Corps could rely on the number of fighters to directly consume the British Air Force.

According to the assignment, each fighter wing and one bomber wing were responsible for attacking a British Air Force airfield. If you are lucky enough to be able to destroy the British Air Force fighter planes on the airfield, it will be the best. If it does not succeed, the airfields will also be destroyed, so that the British Air Force will not be able to use them again for a short time.

A huge group of aircraft flew over the Strait of Dover and flew towards the intended target. Even though it's still morning, it's not too bright. But in order to avoid being discovered by the British, all the planes stayed at high altitudes.

It's just that with so many planes acting together, the noise generated by the engine is still quite alarming. If you are not careful, you may be spotted by the British on the ground. The German Army Air Corps could only pray now that the British would not react so quickly. Otherwise, their bombing effect this time will be greatly reduced.

The flight from the coast of Calais to London took only an hour at the speed of the aircraft of the German Army Air Corps. That is, at about 6 o'clock in the morning, the bombing of the German Army Air Corps could begin.

In this era, there is no radar yet. Therefore, for the early warning of air strikes, we can only rely on manpower. Rely on the eyes and ears of the observer to search for the target. If a target is found, report it to the airport as soon as possible.

In order to guard against a sneak attack by the German army, the British Air Force also made special preparations. They sent a large number of scouts to the coastal areas. These scouts carry telegraph machines and report threats as soon as they are detected.

At 5:40 a.m., the scouts of the British Air Force stationed in Canterbury heard a 'buzzing' sound in the sky, as if wild bees were flying. However, when they looked up at the sky, they found nothing.

"Enemy attack!" The scouts of the British Air Force sounded the alarm as soon as possible. They thought it was an air raid by the German Army Air Corps on Canterbury.

But they later discovered that no bombs had fallen at all. It is clear that the German planes were not coming at Canterbury at all.

"Damn, what do the Germans want to do?"

"Chief, their plane seems to be heading northwest."

"Northwest? It's London! Damn, the Germans didn't want to bomb London! No, we need to report it right away and get London ready! ”

"Perhaps, the Germans are trying to strike at our airfield. Yesterday our pilots paid the Germans a lot of losses! ”

It didn't matter whether the German planes wanted to bomb London, or they wanted to launch an attack on the Luftwaffe's airfields. This is a big deal for the British Air Force. They immediately reported the news to their superiors.

The RAF General of Staff, Chief of Staff, Admiral Trenhard, has not yet gotten up. However, his lieutenant violently pushed open his bedroom door.

"What's going on?" Admiral Trenhard rolled over from his bed.

"General, the front reports that a large number of German planes are flying towards London, and their target, most likely, is London, or our airfield!" The adjutant reported.

"What?" Admiral Trenhard was shocked. Although, yesterday's performance of the RAF made him very satisfied. He also expected that the Germans would obviously not sit idly by. But I didn't expect that the German counterattack would come so quickly.

"Immediately order our fighters to take off and prepare to meet the Germans! The air defense forces were also brought to a state of emergency combat readiness. Admiral Trenchard ordered.

"General, the Germans are menacing and have sent a large number of fighters. If we fight them hard, we're going to lose badly. Perhaps, we can order the transfer of our planes in order to preserve strength! The adjutant suggested.

Admiral Trenhard was stunned for a moment, but then shook his head. Although, Admiral Trenhard knew that preserving his strength was the best way. In this way, the RAF would be able to have enough strength to continue fighting the German Army Air Corps. However, if London were attacked by the Germans, and the RAF avoided the fight, it would undoubtedly have a very bad effect. When the time comes, they, the leaders of the Royal Air Force, will be dealt with.

"Order the troops to prepare for battle, we can't retreat at this time, and it is impossible to retreat!" Admiral Trenchard said.

"Yes, General." The adjutant also understood what Admiral Trenhard was worried about. He also knew that Admiral Trenhard had no choice but to give such an order.

"Whew!"

Terrible sirens sounded over the airports around London, and the pilots raced to their planes.

At the same time, ground crews began to refuel and ammunition other aircraft that were not prepared, so that they could be ready for take-off in the shortest possible time.

The RAF's main fighters are located at each of the four main airfields, with 12 'Camel' fighters on standby 24 hours a day. Therefore, after the take-off order is given, these planes can take off as soon as possible. However, other aircraft need to be prepared. And this all takes time.

"Request to take off! Request to take off! ”

A ready-to-use 'camel' fighter, with the help of ground crew, started its engine. The propeller spun rapidly, and the strong power carried the fighter to glide down the runway, and then the nose pulled up and rushed into the sky.