The evacuation was going on in chaos, and the soldiers seemed to realize that the last moment was coming. Facing the Stuka bombers dropping bombs at low altitude above their heads, they still walked toward the deep water without hesitation, forming a long gray line and walking empty-handed. Previously, this brought great convenience to bombers.
In order to bring as many people back as possible, all soldiers preparing to board the ship were ordered to abandon heavy weapons. In order to get to the boarding location faster, the soldiers abandoned everything, including rifles.
There were many mutilated corpses floating on the sea, and many troop carriers were also surrounded by various mutilated corpses, so that the soldiers who boarded the ships could only try to push large swaths of corpses away, allowing them to collide in the water. It bounced off again and was rolled down and up again by the waves. Red, black, and purple blood stained the beach. The smell of the salty sea could not cover up the smell of blood.
This place has become a hell on earth.
The large fleets of aircraft from both sides chased and fought in the air within a radius of ten kilometers, leaving messy and disorderly contrails. No matter how awesome the abstract master was, he couldn't paint such a weird and messy picture.
The sun had already risen above the sea level, casting a light red color on this killing battlefield.
Fighters from both sides continued to be shot down, tumbling down from the sky, and falling to the water or land.
The British parachuting pilots were quickly rescued by the Allies, but the fate of the German parachuting pilots was very tragic. Many soldiers who were found depressed were beaten to death.
Twenty British fighter jets swooped down from the sky, disrupting all of Adolf Garland's deployment. Looking at the British support fleet flying from the eastern sea with its back to the sun, the powerful German Air Force began to think about retreating.
Judging from the current situation, the Messerschmitt fleet has lost the possibility of annihilating all British fighters. In general, the German aircraft's performance today was good, and the British fighter losses exceeded 30%.
The main reason is that the Luftwaffe bombers overfulfilled their bombing missions. This has a lot to do with Messerschmitt's ability to suppress the Spitfire and Hurricane. The fighter group played an important role.
Part of the reason is that the Allied air defense forces were also vaguely aware that the retreat was about to end. The soldiers knew that the end was over and gradually lost the motivation to resist. The ground artillery fire died down, allowing the death god Stuka to act recklessly for nearly ten minutes.
The sea was littered with ships that had been incapacitated by bombers, burning with fire and emitting thick smoke, giving the appearance of a disastrous defeat in the evacuation.
At dawn, white flags began to appear frequently on the French army's positions. This was a very bad message. It spread at an alarming speed. Many defensive troops also lost the motivation to resist. They held white flags and walked out of the trenches dejectedly. , waiting for the Germans to come and collect the weapons.
The God of Death, Stuka, turned the beach into a sea of fire, a hell on earth, and a killing field, and turned countless troop carriers into ocean graveyards for soldiers. After most of the bombers dropped their bombs, they were covered by Messerschmitt and Bf 110 fighters in an orderly manner. Withdraw from the battlefield.
When a large group of aircraft fights, the ammunition and fuel consumption of both sides is huge. All the fighter jets rush in and out at high speeds, shoot quickly, and break away immediately when the ammunition is exhausted. In this kind of melee, whoever dares to make dazzling maneuvers will die quickly.
Looking at the reinforcements flying in not far away, Zhou Zhihan let out a long breath. His whole body was soaked with sweat, which was caused by both pressure and the fierce fighting.
If reinforcements hadn't arrived, it would have been difficult for him to lead the team to reverse the German attack even if he was exhausted today.
The strength of the German Air Force is not only reflected in the personal skills of the pilots, but their strong cohesion and execution are even more terrifying. They can quickly stabilize the occasional situation on the battlefield with their super personal abilities and strong team cohesion and execution. Unfavorable emotions and negative factors.
Too many Messerschmitts.
The Allied fighter jets were able to drive away the bombers at first, but gradually it was difficult to protect themselves. Later, they could not find the strength to drive away the Stuka, the god of death, and could only watch the Stuka, the god of death, do whatever he wanted on the heads of the soldiers who boarded the ship.
If reinforcements had not arrived, even if the formation was disrupted by the dive of 20 fighter jets, the German Air Force could rely on the strong strength of the pilots to restore combat order and firmly gain the upper hand.
Zhou Zhihan piloted the A214 Spitfire and flew to the outer circle to catch his breath. He secretly said that the Royal Air Force headquarters' error correction capabilities were quite timely. If he found out that he had been deceived, he would immediately send fighter planes to reinforce him. If he arrived ten minutes late, the consequences would be serious. Many Allied fighter planes would lose fuel. Running out, there is not much ammunition left. Without reinforcements, there is no way to escape the fate of being shot down.
Adolf Galand ordered the fighter-bomber force to retreat in an orderly manner. The first to withdraw from the battlefield was the Reaper Stuka, then the Destroyer Bf 110 fighter jets formed a defensive formation and withdrawn from the battlefield on their own. Finally, the Messerschmitt, which still had the advantage over the British fighter jets, Special withdrawal from the battlefield.
This time they failed to encircle and annihilate the British fleet, but the harvest was not small. The ammunition of hundreds of bombers poured on the heads of the boarding Allied forces, sinking several destroyers and countless troop transports, at least thousands. Two British soldiers died in this bombing. Although the Luftwaffe destroyed more than 40 fighter planes, the losses of the Allied fighter planes were also close to half. It can be said that the Luftwaffe was completely victorious this time.
Adolf Galland led the fleet to retreat in an orderly manner. If it were not for the obstruction of the Chinese piloting the A214 Spitfire, his fleet would have achieved a greater victory this time.
"A214 Spitfire. Chinese. Zhou Zhihan." Adolf Galland looked back at the A214 Spitfire, "Wait, I will shoot you down."
Watching the German planes leave, the British fighter jets did not pursue them. Of the eighty fighter jets, more than twenty were shot down, a dozen pilots died, and a dozen fighter jets were injured and withdrawn from the battlefield. Almost half of them were lost. Everyone was in the fierce battle. After surviving, I felt as if I had narrowly escaped death. How could I dare to chase the retreating Germans? Many people were running out of engine oil and could only barely glide back. There were not many bullets left. I was afraid that I would not die if I chased the Germans. .
The combat effectiveness of the Germans is well known to everyone. Even if they retreat, they will behave in an orderly manner, and they rarely suffer a sudden defeat.
The Germans retreated for almost ten kilometers before the reinforced fighter jets arrived over the beach. They knew they could not catch up with the German fighter jets even if they wanted to, so they could only hover over Dunkirk to assist in the retreat.
Seeing the reinforcements of fighter jets arriving, the pilots who had fought hard began to leave. The battle just now had almost exhausted their physical energy. Everyone was glad that the leader of the team today was a Chinese. It was because of his presence that everyone had the confidence to work hard. Hold on until now, otherwise the eighty British aircraft would most likely have been surrounded and annihilated by the overwhelmingly superior German aircraft.
Zhou Zhihan was about to retreat, but a sudden scene in the sea made him feel a sudden pain in his heart.
More than a thousand French soldiers stood in chest-deep water. It was obvious that they would be left behind, because all the ships were already full of people, and the few remaining medium-sized fishing boats could barely keep the remaining British soldiers alive. The army left.
They will be thrown down and there will be no chance to escape. However, no one will leave the team. They are still standing still in the water, waiting quietly as they did an hour ago, waiting for a miracle to happen. The light of the burning flames on the sea shone and flickered on their helmets. Looking at the ships that were slowly sailing away, a sad atmosphere overflowed from these more than a thousand soldiers.
This scene is very similar to the scene when the officers and soldiers sank the ship at the last moment of the Jiangyin Defense War in China.
Everyone watched and stood quietly, and then with the commander's "stand at attention" sound, more than a thousand soldiers saluted the leaving British army with a military salute.
This is their motherland, and they can only stay here until fate comes.
Ten kilometers away, the Germans broke through the Dunkirk defense line. The French troops who no longer had the determination to resist along the way raised their flags and surrendered.
At the end of the day, the A214 turned around and flew towards the UK. After a few minutes, he turned back.
The more than a thousand French soldiers were still standing in the water, looking quietly into the distance, waiting for the miracle that would never happen.
