Since the beginning of Operation Typhoon, the "Caucasus Reaper" has been frequently haunting the Black Sea.

On the third day after the start of the war, the air battle that had lasted all day temporarily died down, and two rapidly approaching and larger black dots gradually appeared in the large red sunset on the airfield on the outskirts of Stavropol in the setting sun.

With his back to the fiery clouds of the sunset behind him, according to the landing guidance signal of the airport, two huge fighters with smooth lines and a little lightness quickly appeared in the sight of everyone at the airport; The long, well-defined body, the wings and fuselage hardpoints are almost empty, and the fuselage is glowing with a touch of golden red from the setting sun from beginning to end, which looks quite gorgeous and brilliant.

Attacking in the afternoon and returning in the evening, piloting the white No. 20 Su-27S from the 224th Fighter Aviation Regiment, the "Caucasus Reaper", who had just shown his skills in air combat and shot down several NATO fighters in a row, was putting his hand on the joystick and pulling slightly, while maintaining a smooth deceleration and gliding state, he tilted his head to look back, and reminded the wingman on the radio:

"'Anvil', keep the approach speed at 270, and the slope pressure is a little more gentle. -- Make sure that the landing gear is in a normal position and that it can land, and that's it. ”

"'Anvil' received, understood! Call 'Cross Axe', landing gear position is normal, done. ”

Listening to the instructions of the long plane in the channel, Air Force Captain Korolev followed the pace of the long plane step by step, and he clearly saw that the white No. 20 landing gear flying on the front side was normal, and after the call, he stabilized the control stick and relied on the feeling of the air flow to lift the fuselage to smoothly control the fighter plane approaching the runway landing area.

Return landing after a fierce battle. The two Su-27S, which were full of fuel and ammunition at the time of departure and had a take-off weight of more than 30 tons, had already consumed most of the fuel and almost all of their missiles. The huge body, which weighs less than 20 tons, no longer needs to fly at high speeds and angles of attack, and can also gain sufficient lift. As the fighters align the reticle close to the runway. The main wheels of the two heavy fighters successively "snorted" and wiped out two white smokes; Following the pace of the long plane, the Sukhoi fighters that landed and ran one after the other did not release the parachute, but relied on the wheel brakes and speed brakes to slide all the way, and finally stopped steadily not far from the apron outside the reinforced hangar.

"Hey, Victor! I'm still writing today's battle record, so go and rest for a while. ”

After landing with the long plane, he took off his helmet and climbed down the boarding ladder, and Korolev, who came to the ground, was in a hurry to go to the bathroom. Or first said hello to Viktor Rezenov who came over, and grabbed the air crew record book handed over by the ground crew.

"It's okay, this kind of Cheng dù's battle,"

After the fierce air battle before, but still full of energy, Long Yun, who came over, patted Korolev on the shoulder:

"It's nothing. But Comrade 'Anvil', you have made great progress in your awareness and technique of avoiding active bombs, and I think you have been able to deal with the threat of one or two batches of 'Slammer' independently, which is very good! - Oh, tonight's tactical seminar. You may wish to introduce your experience and discuss it with your comrades-in-arms. ”

"Hey, hey. It's not ...... All right! You still have so many things to do, and I can catch a knife in the seminar thing, no problem! ”

Hearing Viktor's words, apparently telling himself not to forget about "anti-radiation operations", that is, to study with the boys in the regiment how to use the first batch of R-27P missiles that had newly arrived at the 237th regiment station, Korolev nodded his head in agreement, he turned around and walked away quickly, while looking back at the two Sukhoi fighters on the tarmac a few times.

As he walked, looking at the white No. 20 with a touch of crimson on the back of the fighter, Korolev blinked enviously, he felt that his red No. 15 looked too ordinary in comparison, and the blue-white camouflage paint was still a little too monotonous. But then again, like Victor's Su-27S, with its exaggerated red and digital livery, only a super ace nicknamed "Caucasus Reaper" can rise to the air and show without fear of being visually recognized by the enemy and inviting a siege.

Well, if you want a more flamboyant livery, you have to be stronger!

With a deep admiration for the long plane and a strong desire to move forward, the ambitious Korolev trotted all the way out of the tarmac.

Watching his partner walk away quickly, Long Yun, who was standing not far from the landline with a flight helmet in his hand, already knew Korolev's thoughts, and was agreeing in his heart at this time. Yes, like his own car, a painting like the White No. 20, it is indeed very conspicuous in visual air combat, and after appearing many times, it can also cause considerable psychological pressure on the opponent; But unlike his partner's idea, he chose this livery not to show off, but to fulfill a promise made in the 224th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Boris Edmondovich Dzerzhinsky, the lieutenant colonel of the Red Air Force who attacked side by side with him, but may not have a chance to be in the blue sky, since he had promised Aurora before, now Long Yun has made up his mind to take the name of his comrade to attack and kill the enemy together.

Of course, to say that this way of dealing with it is a faint coincidence between him and his crossing......

"Victor, seven missiles were used today, and a few Yankees were solved at once?"

"Ah, -- this one,"

Long Yun, who was immersed in Lian Pian's thoughts, began to recall the battle process when he heard the affectionate greeting of the ground crew, but he thought more about the maneuvering circles in those thrilling confrontations, so he hesitated for a moment before putting down his counting hand, "It should be three, and today's 'harvest' can only be said to be okay." ”

"-Three, three, this is already amazing!"

The ground crew pilots would probably understand Long Yun's heartfelt words as a kind of modesty, but after such a long period of close cooperation, they already knew the temperament of this major general's ace very well, and they also knew very well that he should not be pretending, but really feeling unfinished.

You must know that this number one killer of the Red Air Force, a young man who is feared by the enemy and called the "Caucasus Reaper", has a record of twelve shot down in a single liftoff, which is also an incredible number for the Su-27 capable of carrying ten missiles!

"Haha, Comrade Major General, if you continue to fight like this, I am afraid that the Americans will soon be distressed to death, and they will be able to raise their hands and surrender!"

"Three, that's probably a bit of a small amount for the Reaper, but Valya doesn't necessarily think so, hehe!"

"Ah, you all know? - No wonder my share was stolen and eaten, it was the gluttonous guy who did it, hurry up and tell me honestly! ”

"Wa, Valya......?"

Hearing a burst of laughter and conversation among the ground crews, Long Yun's eyes widened in confusion.

Of course, in the words of the pilots, he knew that "Valia" meant his "lover" Valentina, but because he had been busy with the Red Air Force commanders and fighters who had been in the air for the past few days, or were training and assessing the "anti-radiation operations", he really didn't know what this young girl who had been stationed at the 237th Regiment was busy with.

Seeing Long Yun's dazed look, the pilots still told him that Valentina had been making zuò desserts in the base restaurant for the past two days, and the taste was simply too good; And not only that, this handsome, friendly and lively young girl will also take the initiative to visit and present pieces of cookies and sweet cherry cream cakes made by herself in the busy time of the group members. Originally, in the front-line troops composed of all men, Valentina, who appeared as Viktor Rezenov's lover, attracted everyone's attention; Now, after a period of getting along, the whole regiment loves her even more, and the officers and soldiers who get the delicious sweets are very happy, and even the chocolate bars specially rationed by logistics feel a little like chewing wax.

"Ah, Valya, she, she's really good at cooking, you're welcome, haha......"

Hearing such a trivial matter, the nominal "boyfriend" Long Yun didn't know what to say, he took a few words quite awkwardly, and together with the pilots, he took advantage of the dusk before sunset to drag the white No. 20 fighter into the hangar for routine inspection and maintenance work after the battle.

After doing these things at hand, walking on the path from the dining hall back to the barracks of the station, Long Yun could see from a distance two "Tunguska" artillery and anti-aircraft vehicles with constantly rotating radars, which were on duty at a preset position at the end of the runway, providing the last defensive barrier against air raids for the 237th regiment station.

As he saw at this time, at the Stavropol base, where night was falling, the alert level of the air defense forces remained high.

Probably a few months ago, after Viktor Rezenov came to the Caucasus, in order to protect his 237th fighter aviation regiment and at the same time ensure the safety of the number one ace of the Red Air Force, the Territorial Defense Force naturally attached great importance to the air defense deployment of the 237th regiment.

For Stavropol, a small city, the PVO not only deployed an S-300 surface-to-air missile battalion and a total of 36 missile launchers in the eastern, southern, and western directions of the city, but also established an air defense command center around the air base on the outskirts of the city and deployed a certain number of "Daur" M1 missile systems. Finally, as the last line of defense to intercept NATO cruise missiles and low-altitude penetration fighters, the defense of the airport's perimeter was entrusted to a "Tunguska" air defense battalion.

Such a tight three-layer anti-aircraft defense network, with unified target indication and fire control provided by a fully automatic air defense command system, formed a complete shield for Stavropol that far exceeded the level of ordinary territorial air defense; Therefore, since the start of the war, Viktor Rezenov has increasingly become a major problem for NATO, for which they have frequently sent attack aircraft to attack the 237th regiment station, but they have never been able to succeed.

Fighting the enemy in the sky all day long, Long Yun's understanding of this careful deployment of PVO is naturally very limited.

On the road, he saw the "Tunguska" anti-aircraft vehicle in the night, still not a trace of slackness monitoring the starry sky, he looked at the spot for a while, and then continued his thoughts and walked to the gate of the barracks building. (To be continued......)