There is basically no fighting between Boulogne and Oostende. The sky is vast and quiet. White clouds in the east and west are almost motionless. They are reflected on the mirror-like deep blue sea, which can cleanse the soul.
In order not to leave white contrails in the lake-blue sky, the A214 Spitfire kept flying between the clouds from dozens of kilometers away.
The flight from Ostend to Dunkirk is only about ten minutes, but no German plane has been found so far. Is it because the Allies made a mistake in judgment, or because the Germans changed their attack route?
For now, from Boulogne to Ostend and then to Dunkirk, it is the best offensive route for the German army. The distance is short and there is no Allied artillery interception along the way.
Mark Airport, Pien Airport, Buren Airport, and Clonber Airport were hit by fire during the night battle hurricane and should not be able to resume use in the short term.
The range of the Bf 109 fighter jet and the Reaper was also short, so Zhou Zhihan judged that the German army would not abandon the near and seek the far, and detour hundreds of kilometers to the Dunkirk beach.
After stalling and circling for a few minutes in this large white cloud, seeing that the fighter plane was about to be lower than the clouds, Zhou Zhihan ignited the propeller engine, re-entered the top of the clouds, circled around to accumulate energy, then stalled and flew out of the clouds, lifted up and jumped. Entering another slightly higher cloud layer and looking towards Boulogne.
The air was still very peaceful, and no enemy was found.
Just when Zhou Zhihan was wondering, eight or nine black spots appeared in the sky three thousand meters far away from the south. They were the unique sharp heads of the Death Stuka bombers. They flew in in two four-finger formations. , looking slow and slow, not like he was furious and wanted to bomb Dunkirk.
The German planes were indeed dispatched.
Zhou Zhihan glanced at the compass on the dashboard and quickly calculated the best route for the German bombers to Dunkirk. Then the A214 Spitfire quickly jumped from this cloud to several other clouds and flew to the best route for the German bombers. On the west side, not a single white trail was left in the blue sky.
During World War II, radar was not popular. In the vast sky, observing whether there are white contrails of fighter jets within more than ten kilometers is a must-have experience for bomber pilots and the best detection method.
Zhou Zhihan's "stealth flight method" of flying in the clouds, storing energy, shutting down and jumping? It wasn't until the development of propeller aircraft reached its peak and was about to be replaced by jets that top aces from various countries developed a method of "stealth flight" in the sun. "maneuvering action.
The A214 Spitfire circled slowly in the clouds about six or seven kilometers to the west of the bomber group's route, and no escorting Messerschmitt was found.
This is not normal.
Zhou Zhihan looked two or three kilometers behind the bomber group, but Messerschmitt was still not found.
This is definitely not normal.
Where there used to be German bombers, there were Messerschmitts.
Without fighter escort? The Stuka went to Dunkirk to be a target drone?
Not long after this group of bombers passed by, eight more bombers appeared on the route just now. Was it a Stuka, or was it two four-finger formations? Slowly without fighter escort.
How many years has it been since time travel? Zhou Zhihan was confused, this was his first time.
What do the Germans want to do?
This is not the character of Goering, who is arrogant and overjoyed at success.
Zhou Zhihan couldn't wait long. He didn't know the situation on the Dunkirk beach at this time. What if he really made a mistake in judgment? The German aircraft shelter took a detour to bomb, and he wasted time here? The 303 and 304 squadrons were in danger.
A214 Spitfire jumped out of the clouds, preparing to follow the Stuka bombers? See if you can find an opportunity to knock down a few.
Suddenly, when he jumped out of the clouds and rolled 90 degrees to follow the Stuka, several black spots flashed past on the reflector high in the cabin.
Is it Messerschmitt? At the moment of Zhou Zhihan's suspicion, he quickly pulled up the jump. The A214 Spitfire, which had just jumped out of the clouds, once again penetrated the white clouds.
Hovering in the white clouds? The Spitfire's entire fuselage was stuck in the clouds, with only the cabin and part of the tail exposed. He took out his telescope and looked south.
grass!
Zhou Zhihan was startled. Fortunately, he reacted in time and quickly jumped into the clouds. Otherwise, in a few minutes at most, he might have been surrounded and suppressed by Messerschmitt.
A large number of Messerschmitt fighters were discovered in the south. According to the formation of the formation, there were at least no less than 150 aircraft.
Zhou Zhihan's back exploded and he broke into a cold sweat. He was in such danger just now. This is the largest group of fighter jets he has seen since time travel.
The experience and combat capabilities of German pilots are by no means comparable to that of the Japanese army in 1937. I dare not say anything else. Zhou Zhihan can guarantee that among the 150+ Messerschmitts coming towards him, there will be at least five or six A future ace in hundreds of battles.
In fact, most of Germany's ace pilots during World War II began to accumulate experience and capabilities on the Western Front, and then exploded on the Eastern Front to reap the results.
Be obedient and boom!
It seemed that Messerschmitt was out in force.
The Germans acted against military common sense and actually used two batches of Stuka bombers as bait to attract a large number of Allied fighter jets to attack the bombers, and then sent more than 150 Messerschmitts to counter the encirclement and suppression.
Zhou Zhihan secretly admired Goering as a true hero. He knew that the Allies would send a large number of fighter planes to Dunkirk to prevent German retaliatory bombing, so he went in the opposite direction, using bombers as bait to draw out Allied fighter planes, and then surrounded and annihilated them.
Tsk…
Zhou Zhihan was speechless. Only a powerful man like Goering would dare to use bombers as bait or even sacrifice bombers. If I hadn't come here first to ambush and detect the enemy's situation, 90% of the 303 and 304 squadrons would have gone in today, and they would have had to bring along several other British Royal Fighter Squadrons.
Seeing the Messerschmitt flying towards him like a locust, Zhou Zhihan hid in the clouds on the west side of the enemy plane's route without daring to breathe. The two sides were too close. Once discovered, even if he used the system, he would be shot down. .
Zhou Zhihan had to sneak out of the cabin from the clouds from time to time, take a glance to make sure he was not discovered, and then immediately retract.
The sound of the huge propellers and engines was getting closer and closer, and the strong air flow pushed the cloud that the A214 Spitfire was avoiding constantly shaking. Zhou Zhihan was really worried that these huge electric fans would blow him away without a trace.
Zhou Zhihan now understood why the two previous batches of bombers flew slowly. He knew that he was acting as bait.
In the past, the Messerschmitts who protected the bomber group were like tethered dogs. They wanted to bite but were tied around the neck by a chain. But now, they have lifted their shackles and no longer need to protect the bombers after flying to the battlefield. They are definitely a group of people that make people laugh. A frightened wolf.
Looking at the wolves in the sky, Zhou Zhihan couldn't help but think of the equally frightening wolves in the sea.
Seeing that the A214 Spitfire was about to fall out of the clouds, Zhou Zhihan started the engine, and then slowly exposed the cabin. He watched the huge fleet of Messerschmitt aircraft flying past in front of him. The iconic khaki noses were filled with cold light, almost Hundreds of cannon muzzles were quenched with purple light and sparkled and danced in the sun. It was so dazzling that Zhou Zhihan couldn't help but sweat broke out on his palms.
If you say you are not afraid, you are lying. Otherwise, Spitfire A214 would have fled out and headed to Dunkirk Beach to report the news.
After waiting in fear for several minutes, the cloud he was hiding in finally stopped shaking violently. Zhou Zhihan let out a long breath and quietly revealed his head. The Messerschmitt fleet had passed by. He was about to jump out of the clouds and speed up to take a detour. Reporting on the beach, we suddenly found a group of bombers flying in from the south.
