At the airport, Prime Minister Churchill led members of the war cabinet and generals to wait for a long time.
Major General Parker personally held the escalator at the edge of the runway, waiting for the A214 Spitfire to land steadily. He posted the escalator with a smile and personally welcomed Zhou Zhihan as he stepped off the fighter jet.
This time, Second Lieutenant Fias Christelle did not dare to run over, jumped up, and rode her tits.
Prime Minister Churchill led the cabinet members in applause.
After a brief welcome ceremony, everyone immediately went to the huge dispatch room of Bentley Abbey.
Everything was ready in the dispatch room. Admiral Dowding personally stood in front of the defense map and explained what tactics the Royal Air Force should use to attack next. At the same time, he also explained what kind of tactical bombing the German planes might carry out.
In the morning, Germany dispatched a total of more than 130 Messerschmitts of various models and nearly 200 bombers of various types.
In view of Göring's great success and strong desire for revenge, the Air Force Headquarters believed that after the Knight's Agreement time passed, the force of air strikes sent by the German army to the beaches of Dunkirk would only increase rather than decrease. They would use a strong attack to kill a large number of Allied troops on the beaches. troops, to save face and morale after their number one ace was shot down two hours ago.
The Air Force Headquarters can conclude that the German aircraft will definitely come out in full force next, but the question is, will the German army still swarm in with a huge fleet of aircraft like in the morning, or will they continue to attack in batches?
This is one of the problems facing the Allies now.
The number of Allied fighter planes is far less than that of the German planes, and half of them are reserved for home defense. It is impossible to send a large number of fighter planes to the beach every time to perform combat interception missions.
Since all domestically available ships were sent to the beach and were on their way back from the beach within two hours, there were almost no ships going to the beach. Therefore, the German army would attack the Allied forces on the beach with all its strength.
It has been verified before that each time one or two squadrons are sent to intercept German planes, it is simply a drop in the bucket. Not only is the effect limited, but also because the number of fighters is at a disadvantage, they are often surrounded by German planes and suffer heavy losses!
If the Allies continue to send a large number of fighter planes to Dunkirk as they did in the morning, but what if the German planes go to the beach in batches to attack without interruption? Then the large number of fighter planes dispatched by the Allied Forces will be wasted? In the end, due to the lack of fuel, Unable to return home, the German planes that continued to arrive took advantage of the situation.
The British fighter planes were stretched thin and it was impossible to send large groups of aircraft to Dunkirk in multiple batches like the German army did.
What if the Allies dispatched one or two squadrons of fighter planes in batches at a time, but encountered the Germans who sent out a large number of fighter planes as they did in the morning? Not only would the two fighter squadrons not be able to protect the Allied troops on the beach, but they would also be in danger of being surrounded and annihilated.
After General Dowding's concise analysis, the Air Force Headquarters concluded that the British army's biggest disadvantage is not the number of fighters, but that it is always passive in action.
Admiral Hugh Dowding glanced at the time. It was less than an hour before the end of the Knight Agreement. Seeing that everyone still couldn't come up with a good plan? So he once again looked at Zhou Zhihan, who had rich combat experience. .
This is not the time to be modest. Zhou Zhihan stood up: "Can we change our strategy? The aircraft fleet will no longer go to the coastal area from Boulogne to Ostend to perform patrols and sweep up German aircraft. That way the front is too long, which will automatically disperse our strength and fight against The huge German aircraft fleet will inevitably be at a disadvantage.
We concentrated all our forces over the Dunkirk beach, clenched it into a fist, and formed a horn with the artillery positions on the beach, waiting for work at leisure and braking with silence, to jointly fight against the German aircraft. "
Admiral Hugh Daoding nodded and motioned for Zhou Zhihan to continue.
"We can deploy all the fighter jets that can be deployed at the British seaside airports closest to Dunkirk, and deploy them uniformly. When necessary, it only takes 20 minutes to fly to Dunkirk quickly, instead of at When necessary, various deployment orders are issued before taking off from various theaters, thereby delaying fighter aircraft."
Zhou Zhihan's words poked fun at the British Royal Air Force's previous unfavorable position. These words may offend some people, but he doesn't care. At worst, he can return to China at any time. The domestic air force is at an absolute disadvantage in a zero-war confrontation with the Japanese army. He just happens to lead Return with 12 Spitfires to kill the Japanese Zero fighter jets.
Admiral Dowding looked at the Air Secretary and the Prime Minister. There are indeed problems with the cooperation between the four fighter groups in the UK.
There was a feud between the commander of the 11th Group, Major General Parker, and the commander of the 12th Group, Major General Mallory. This was a well-known fact within the Royal Air Force.
Pike is a master of defense. He tries to achieve maximum results with minimum losses, while Marion is an offensive master. He believes that German aircraft should be fought with large groups of aircraft, so there is a conflict between the two, which also leads to the invocation of Fighters, when the actions between the two groups were not unified.
Prime Minister Churchill, who was holding a cigar in his hand, glanced at Air Force Secretary Archibald Sinclair, who immediately understood and said to General Dowding: "The war is tense at the moment. I suggest that the tenth, twelfth, and thirteenth three Each brigade will allocate half of its fighter planes and put them under the unified command of the Eleventh Brigade."
Admiral Dowding nodded immediately. He had long wanted to allocate half of the other three groups of fighters to Major General Parker, but due to various reasons, it had not been achieved. Today, the Prime Minister and the Air Force Minister made the decision on the spot, which couldn't be better.
Most of the generals in the room looked at each other, and they did not expect that the difficult problem of coordination among the fighter jets of each group would be solved by a Chinese pilot.
Admiral Dowding looked at Zhou Zhihan with gratitude. Although he was the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, he had many things that were unclear and difficult to deal with. Zhou Zhihan pointed out the serious contradictions on the spot. At present, the great enemy was facing the cabinet. It’s impossible not to take a stand even if you don’t want to.
Daoding asked Zhou Zhihan to continue.
"Whether you admit it or not, I admit that the overall performance of the Messerschmitt is better than that of the Spitfire and Hurricane. After many battles, I found that the biggest advantage of this fighter is its rapid dive attack, and then its rapid pull-up and escape. , then dived to attack, and then pulled up to escape. Repeated attacks and escapes failed, and we suffered a lot.
However, it also has two fatal weaknesses. First, the accumulated energy during a rapid dive is too large, and the rudder and control stick respond slowly, making it difficult for ordinary pilots to recover;
Second, when Messerschmitt is covering a group of bombers, its power will be greatly reduced, because its advantage is dive attack, and the bombers fly slowly, which greatly limits the advantage of Messerschmitt, who is responsible for escorting. ! "
After listening to Zhou Zhihan's analysis, everyone in the room had only one thought in their minds - the analysis was in place.
Prime Minister Churchill suddenly stood up, walked to Zhou Zhihan, and looked at him with wise eyes: "Mr. Commander-in-Chief, how do you think this battle should be fought?"
Prime Minister Churchill's words were pun-intended, which immediately determined Zhou Zhihan's status. He was no longer just the commander-in-chief of an allied army composed of miscellaneous troops.
This is what Zhou Zhihan wants. The better he performs in this battle, the higher his status will be and the greater his voice will be. When China and Britain become allies in the future, China will be able to get more initiative, countries around the world will also increase their assistance to China.
Otherwise, why would he come to the UK? Wouldn't it be nice to kill a few more Japs and shoot down a few more enemy planes in the country?
"After the Saint-Pol Refinery burned, black smoke filled the air and shrouded the entire Dunkirk. This was very beneficial to our defense. The German bombers could only fly at low altitudes, and our anti-aircraft fire could effectively intercept them. Those who broke through the artillery fire and entered The bombers over the beach were defended by the Dauntless fighter jets.
The Dreadnought fighter is a powerful weapon against German bombers, but its survival rate is very low when facing the Messerschmitt, so we only use it for inner circle defense and use it to the best of its ability.
The most lethal thing to the Allied forces on the beach was not the Messerschmitt, but the various bombers. Therefore, the Spitfire and Hurricane should not expel the Messerschmitts responsible for escorting, but instead attack the slow-flying bombers with all their strength, forcing them to The Messerschmitt, slowed to escort the bombers, in turn chased away our Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The great thing about the Messerschmitt is that it can quickly dive and attack, and then break away quickly after succeeding. Escorting the bombers will inevitably cause them to reduce their flight speed. This is tantamount to self-destroying their martial arts and greatly reducing their power, and then face our Spitfires and Spitfires. In a hurricane, there is no advantage. "
As a systematic traveler who has studied Messerschmitt, Zhou Zhihan, who already knows the direction of history, analyzed it so thoroughly that the room was completely silent for four or five seconds, and then everyone applauded. His words were tantamount to pointing out a path to victory for the Allies!
Admiral Dowding made an immediate decision, and based on the military situation analyzed by Colonel Zhou Zhihan, he immediately dispatched troops: "303 and 304 Squadrons, before the expiration of the Knights' Agreement, first arrive in the sea area of Dunkirk and defend the German fighter jets at all costs. The first wave of attacks that the group may launch, waiting for support..."
Zhou Zhihan's mouth twitched, he was indeed not his own baby, so he wouldn't feel bad for her.
After General Daoding arranged everything, Zhou Zhihan asked for battle again and went with the 303 and 304 Squadrons.
He cannot let the 303rd and 304th Squadrons become cannon fodder.
The Air Force Minister stood up, walked up to Zhou Zhihan, slapped his arms vigorously, and said with a smile: "Colonel Zhou, your hard work has paid off, and you should try to reduce your participation in battles in the future."
Zhou Zhihan "..."
Ten minutes before the end of the Cavaliers Agreement.
The 304th Squadron flew over Dunkirk and turned off its flames and circled. Looking from a distance, no German fighter plane was found.
There is something unusual about this.
The 303 Squadron was still ten kilometers away from Dunkirk, hovering in the clouds seven thousand meters in the sky.
Anti-aircraft fire on the ground was ready, and more than a dozen Allied warships were cruising in the deep sea. They were not the main targets of the Luftwaffe, but their presence could contain the German aircraft fleet.
The ships that came to withdraw the troops had already left full of people, and the remaining soldiers could only look into the distance helplessly.
Ten minutes ago, a Spitfire appeared in the sky between Boulogne and Ostend.
