A sneeze reminded Zhou Zhihan of the end of the Battle of Songhu in 1937. During the Sihang Warehouse, he piloted the Type 96 battleship against the Japanese Colonel Yamashita Shichiro. At that time, there was a blond boy in the Western Military Observation Group, who was just now Passing by me, the German pilot with a sunny face - Erich Hartmann.
Four years have passed, and the blond boy has grown into a pilot.
Ever since the several air battles at Sihang Warehouse, Erich Hartmann has always regarded Zhou Zhihan as his idol. No. 96 Type 214 showed off his might in the sky above Sihang Warehouse, fighting against all the Japanese kings alone. The scene often appeared in the mind of young Hartman.
After returning to Germany and reaching the age to join the army, Hartmann joined the Luftwaffe without hesitation. When the war on the Eastern Front broke out, he followed the JG52 Wing to the Soviet Union.
When the Imperial Marshal was furious because of the poor performance of the JG52 Wing and angrily sent a sarcastic telegram, as a rookie, Hartmann followed his lead aircraft on patrols along the Black Sea coast every day.
In fact, it was this period of daily patrols and sporadic battles that laid a solid foundation for Erich Hartmann to become the king of the world in the future.
The German Air Force had just entered the Eastern Front, and many pilots became aces overnight. Fame, money, and status followed immediately. This breeds pride in their hearts and lays the foundation for their future downfall.
When he was on the Western Front, Hartmann was still a complete rookie. He had not yet graduated from the fighter flight school, so he followed the school's instructors to Dunkirk with the students to watch the German pilots fighting against the British jets at close range. Fire and hurricane.
At that time, as the ace pilot of World War I, Reich Marshal Göring believed that his fighter force would soon bring the British to surrender and then march eastward to defeat the Soviet Union.
In order to allow more pilots to grow up quickly, Goering ordered the rookie pilots who were about to enter the front line to arrive at Dunkirk in batches and experience the atmosphere of air combat at close range.
During that period, Erich Hartmann's idol Zhou Zhihan continued to show his super dominance over Dunkirk. This made Hartmann, who was about to fly solo, determined to become a fighter in the future. A super ace who can dominate the sky.
After spending some time at Dunkirk, Erich Hartmann gained a unique perspective on air combat.
He believes that if you want to defeat your opponent in an air battle, you must first discover the enemy, determine a reasonable attack position, seize the fleeting opportunity to fire, and ensure that you leave the battlefield before danger approaches.
It was during this period of patrolling the Black Sea coast that Erich Hartmann integrated the theoretical knowledge he created into practice.
During daily patrols, he carefully observed which clouds in the sky were suitable for ambushing fighter jets and which ones were not. This laid a solid foundation for him to always detect the enemy one step ahead in future air battles.
Those sporadic air battles allowed him to experience the atmosphere of war in advance before coming into contact with the cruel flames of war, and he safely passed through the most dangerous rookie period.
It wasn't until the meeting just now that Erich Hartmann knew that the man driving the No. 214 Spitfire against Messerschmitt was his idol.
At that moment, he forgot that he was at the scene of an air battle, and his eyes showed joy.
Now, as the wingman of temporary commander Major Dietrich Herabach, he was about to attack the Spitfire 214 with two other fighters at the same time, which made Erich Hartmann feel complicated for a moment.
With his idol on one side and his motherland on the other, he fell into an inner struggle after a brief smile.
In the German fighter force, many rookies enter the front line and often serve as teasers for experienced veterans to grow rapidly.
This tradition of bringing in the old with the new later became the basic standard for fighter units in various countries during World War II.
Just when Erich Hartmann was having a hard time making a choice, Zhou Zhihan also fell into a brief tangle.
Erich Hartmann regards Zhou Zhihan as his idol. In fact, Erich Hartmann has always been Zhou Zhihan's idol.
Zhou Zhihan did not expect that the battle with Erich Hartmann would finally come.
This is an aerial duel that he is unwilling to face and is also afraid of facing.
Zhou Zhihan neither wanted to face Hartman nor hurt Hartman. He knew that Hartman was by no means his opponent at this time, but he couldn't do it if he was asked to end the future aerial king with his own hands.
Although keeping Erich Hartmann would be equivalent to adding two more enemy fighter wings to the Allies.
To put it slowly, Zhou Zhihan's inner activities only lasted for a second or two.
When he rolled towards Zvezda 9 and saw Hartmann among the four Messerschmitts chasing behind him, he decided to shoot down Erich Hartmann.
As for whether it was a kill or a knockdown, it all depends on the attack position he was in when he fired, and it all depends on Erich Hartmann's fate.
The air combat scene is changing rapidly, and local battles are explained one by one. It feels very slow. In fact, these local battles are all taking place at the same time, and the process only takes a few minutes, or even shorter.
Just a few minutes ago, Red Star 9 broke away from the fleet and broke out to the weak point of defense between JG52 and JG51 Wings. Since it was diagonally inserted, Red Star 9 was currently behind Red Star 1. , Zhou Zhihan flew ahead of time, which saved part of the pursuit distance.
Seeing Red Star No. 9 in crisis, Zhou Zhihan turned on the 30% accelerator, and the speed of No. 214 Spitfire was increased to the extreme, so that Messerschmitt, who was known for his speed, chased further and further away.
At this time, both sides were in combat flight, and the German pilots could not tell with their naked eyes how fast the Spitfire 214 was.
"Damn, why is Spitfire 214 flying so fast? The Spitfire is slightly slower than us, but why do I feel that it is getting further and further away from us?"
Major Dietrich Herabach pushed the throttle all the way, still feeling that the fiery tail in the Levi C12D sight was getting smaller and smaller.
"Is this the latest Spitfire?"
Lieutenant Edmond Rossman was also puzzled. The speed of this Spitfire was much faster than all the Spitfires he had encountered before. Yes, it is definitely a new fighter aircraft.
Seeing Spitfire 214 flying away, Major Dietrich Herabach had no choice but to sneer: "He can't run away. With Red Star 1 and 9 here, all the Soviet fighter jets will not leave. Let's take them one by one." Eliminate them and finally force two bombers to land at our airport."
"clear!"
three pilots replied.
Major Herabach: "We will catch up with Spitfire 214 later. He will definitely protect the bomber with all his strength. Lieutenant Rothman and I attack its tail. Hartmann and Schmidt don't have to defend the rear hemisphere of the formation. You can go around from both sides." , feigning attacks on both sides of him to prevent him from having a chance to make a big turn, and we worked together to shoot him down."
Just now, No. 214 Spitfire shot down two Messerschmitts in two consecutive giant turns, which made all German pilots secretly frightened.
Major Herabach believes that although Hartmann and Smit are both rookies, Spitfire 214 does not know about it, and rookies also have organic cannons, right?
There are no rookies with bullets, anyone who bites will die.
At this time, Pisanko and Yumashev were each bitten by two Messerschmitts, and they could be shot down at any time, which was extremely critical.
