Yes, it can be good, the sky is like a face wiped clean and spotless. Sunlight casts down from the sky. The lake is also very bright, and it is also like a mirror. And reflect the sunlight.

In the sky, dozens of planes lined up in a dense formation. Flying at an altitude of less than two thousand meters above the lake, the wings and fuselage markings glowed with paint in the sun, and if you only look at these signs, you might think that these fighters and bombers were aircraft belonging to the Russian Far East Army, but in fact. None of the pilots flying these planes were Russians, they were all Chinese and active Air Force members of Little China.

Among these dozens of military aircraft, half are "Wasp" biplane fighters, and the other half are heavy bombers and medium bombers, among them, the heavy bombers are all "vultures." bomber. There are two types of medium bombers, one is the old biplane twin-bomber, and the other is the latest all-metal structure monoplane twin-bomber, codenamed "Kingfisher".

In this flying formation, "Kingfishers." The main reason for this small number is that this is the first time that the Chinese Air Force Volunteer Unit has participated in actual combat in Russia, and before that, the "Kingfisher" medium bomber has never participated in any actual combat. Therefore, this long-range run was a test of the combat performance of the aircraft, and out of prudence, the Air Force Combat Command approved only two Kingfishers. Take-off operations.

The commander of the flight formation codenamed "Iron Hammer" was Qin Bing, who not only had to command the bombers, but also had to command the fighters; in order to facilitate air command, the air force units were equipped with special radio stations that had just begun mass production, and the pilots could directly coordinate with each other through sound, which greatly enhanced the pilots' confidence in victory, and they were completely convinced that even if the air force of the Russian Provisional Government had a better command than the "Wasp." More advanced fighters, but as long as they are not too far apart in the number of formations. Then they can also easily win in air combat. As a result of the current battle in Russia, the air force units made full preparations, not only keeping the planes in the best combat condition, but also taking into full account the ground reconnaissance information provided by the tsarist army before drawing up the battle plan, and finally finalizing the operation plan in combination with the aerial reconnaissance conducted in the previous two days.

The operation. Codename "Hammer 1 had a very clear objective, which was to bomb a railway station on the Trans-Siberian Railway, fifty kilometers northwest of the port of Baikal, the day before yesterday. The troops of the Russian Provisional Government had captured the railway station and established a front-line command there, and the large quantities of munitions had been hoarded in the railway station, which was a considerable military pressure on the Tsarist army in Baikal. So, the Chinese Air Force decided to give its allies some confidence to hold their line and launch an air raid on the railway station, which was piled high with arms and ammunition.

A few days ago, the first batch of fighter jets aided by the Chinese central government was sent to the port of Baikal by rail, and the air force of the tsarist army of the Russian Empire will also work in concert with each other. As long as the volunteer flight formation of the Chinese Air Force successfully reaches the sky over the port of Baikal, then the Russian planes on the ground will also take off immediately and join the formation to escort the bombers.

Although almost every operational detail was fully taken into account. However, as the supreme commander of this air raid mission, Qin Bing still felt a heavy burden on his shoulders, and he knew very well that the Russian Provisional Government had received military assistance from the British and French governments, and that the air force of the Russian Provisional Government was now equipped with the latest British and French-made fighter jets, which were also similar to the "Wasp." fighter jets, like those that have undergone a baptism of war. And compared with the air battles between China and Japan, the air battles in Europe are quite impressive in terms of scale and technology, in the past two years, Qin Bing has carefully studied all the news of the air battles in Europe that came back to China from the European battlefield, and he does not dare to despise the great progress made by the European industrial powers in the construction of the air force, perhaps, European countries do not have all-metal monoplane bombers at present, but their aircraft designers have indeed waved the performance of existing aircraft to the extreme, Germany even built a low-altitude attack aircraft with a fuselage wrapped in thin steel plates, which was enough to withstand the fire of small arms on the ground, which was very suitable for low-altitude raids.

That's why. Qin Bing will be very cautious to repeatedly study all the details of this battle, and try to avoid unnecessary losses in the battle. At the same time, we will expand the results of the battle as much as possible and strive for a decisive victory.

Right now. Sitting in the cabin of this "vulture heavy bomber, Qin Bing was still studying the combat plan in his hand.

At this time, the driver's voice came from the headphones.

"Sir, the formation has crossed Lake Baikal and is approaching the port of Baikal and is expected to arrive in the predetermined airspace in five minutes

Qin Bing took his eyes off the battle plan and looked at the ground through the observation window under his feet, and sure enough, the mirror-like Baikal had been left behind by the formation, and now, all he could see from the observation window were green forests and green meadows. And that great river that flows into Lake Baikal.

Baikal Port is more than ten kilometers upstream of this big river, it is a city sandwiched by two rivers, originally just a small station on the Trans-Siberian Railway, Jiang II now, only through the temporary capital of the Russian Empire, in order to support the city, with His Majesty the Tsar's nobles and their subordinates, the Baikal port administration had to buy a large number of consumer goods from other places, which directly stimulated Kyakhta trade, more coveted than the business opportunities brought to Kyakhta when the European war network exploded, Since the Russian Imperial paper ruble has largely lost its credit value, now merchants of the Russian Empire must use hard currency to buy supplies. Whether it was the Chinese silver dollar or the Russian gold coins, these hard currencies further stimulated the financial industry in Kyakhta, and now the main business of the banks in Peter Kyakhta was the speculation of gold and silver, and the local price of gold and silver fell with the inflow of more and more Russian gold and silver coins.

Now, the fountain pen that Qin Bing holds in his hand is actually a gold-plated fountain pen, which is said to have belonged to a nobleman of the Russian Empire, and after a few turns, it has become Qin Bing's collection, and it is a target in Russia today. Qin Bing deliberately brought this fountain pen with him, if the attack went well. When he returns to Kyakhta, he will ask the goldsmith to engrave a line on the pen as a souvenir.

After all, this is the first time that the Zhongxian Air Force has attacked a foreign military target, and it has used heavy bombers. Therefore. In support of the tsarist army, the officers and men of the Chinese Air Force decided to see this air attack as a decisive step in the growth of the Chinese Air Force, and from then on, this air force could be regarded as a real strategic deterrent.

"Attention to the detachments, the formation has flown over Lake Baikal and is now flying towards the assembly point. Approaching the front line. Everyone, keep an eye on the situation in the air and report it at any time! Qin Bing switched the radio to the public channel to remind everyone to pay attention to the enemy situation in the air, and he was very satisfied with this new wireless communication equipment, and he insisted that this kind of communication equipment was the greatest improvement in the air force's technology, as for the German steel planes. It's just a sword that goes off the rails. The strategic impact on the Air Force is far less than the communication system he wears on his head.

Hao Bing also somewhat regretted that because of the local weather, the transfer of the "Class Wasp" squadron was delayed. So in this operation. That kind of "class wasp." fighters can't go into battle, otherwise. Let the "class Wasp" escort the two "Kingfishers", perhaps this air assault is more significant, after all, these two aircraft are all-metal structures, they represent the future of the aviation industry.

Gathering his thoughts, Qin Bing continued to study the combat plan, and it was not until the flight formation flew over the port of Baikal that he diverted his attention.

"Report to the captain, I saw the Russian plane, it is flying towards us, did the fighter formation go to check?"

The voice of a fighter commander came from the headset, Qin Bing did not hesitate and immediately approved the request, and so, four "Wasps." The fighters quickly left the formation and went to check on them so as not to encounter enemy aircraft.

Although the central government of China decided to assist the Russian tsarist government with a batch of fighter planes, these fighters were not equipped with radio stations, so far, this kind of special radio station for the air force is still classified, the center does not plan to commercialize it for the time being, and out of the need for secrecy, all the key parts of the radio stations of the "Iron Hammer" formation are equipped with a small blasting canister, and the pilot starts the power supply if necessary. After a five-second delay, the blaster detonates, and although the explosion is not powerful, it is enough to destroy key components and avoid falling into the hands of the enemy.

It is precisely for this reason that when they see a plane approaching at a low altitude, the Chinese pilot cannot get in touch with the other party. You can only go up and view it.

Soon, Qin Bing's headset came with a report from the fighter commander.

"Report to the captain, it's a friendly aircraft. I prepared to return to the formation and guided the Russian planes to the front of the bomber formation

Qin Bing approved the request of the commander of the fighter unit, and soon, dozens of the same "Wasp." fighter jets flew to the front of the Chinese formation, providing alert several kilometers away from the bombers.

The ensuing flight was tense as the formation flew northwest along the railway line, and the artillery fire on the ground could be clearly seen. Right on the ground, there is a ground battle between the two sides of the Russian Civil War, and there is no doubt that as long as the Russian commander on the ground is sighted, he can see this formation of aircraft flying overhead from east to west, then the Russian Provisional Government must have also received a report from the ground commander.

Sure enough, only a few minutes after leaving the port of Baikal, and before I saw the railway station, many black spots appeared in the sky in the northwest direction, and there was no need to ask, they were the fighter units of the Russian Republic that were meeting the Chinese bomber formation.

"Now the enemy plane! Sixteen triplane fighters and seven biplane fighters! request an attack".

Qin Bing's headset heard the shouts of the fighter commander. But before Qin Bing could approve the attack, the "barking" sound of a machine gun sounded in the earphones, and the fighters in front had already engaged.

This air encounter broke out like this, but Qin Bing would not lead the bombers to watch the show on the sidelines, taking advantage of the fact that the fighters of the two sides were entangled, he gave an order, and the bomber formation cube adjusted its course under the cover of a fighter formation, and went straight to the railway station, and the heavy bombs of the Chinese Air Force were about to explode on foreign land.