Chapter 1193 Bombed to Berlin (Plus 1)

In the west sky, a solitary plane flew over. Under the rising sun, the entire plane turned red, and the five red stars under its wings could not be seen at all.

Alanov vigorously shook the high and low planes of his 85mm anti-aircraft gun, listening to the command of the squad leader of the anti-aircraft artillery squad.

It takes several people to operate an anti-aircraft artillery. Until now, they have not achieved any results. Just yesterday, they fired less than ten shells into the air, and the enemy's Stuka bombers swooped down and sent their high The gun emplacements were blown apart, and there is still a bloody smell on the current high and low planes, which was left by the previous gunner.

Blue veins burst out on Alanov's arms, and he quickly moved the anti-aircraft gun into place. At this time, the squad leader had given the order to shoot: "Five bursts, let go!"

"Boom, boom!" The 85mm anti-aircraft gun had a black smoke coming out of the muzzle. Every time one shot was fired, the entire gun body sat back, making the gunners on the gun feel like they were on a ship.

In the violent vibration, one after another 85mm artillery shells flew towards the enemy plane in the sky.

In the past, the German bombers were quite vigilant. As long as they opened fire, the other party could find them and evade them quickly. But this time, for some unknown reason, the other party did not have any defenses and was still flying a straight line. Route, this is simply a target.

"Boom!" An 85mm anti-aircraft artillery shell made close contact with the enemy plane. The enemy plane was knocked off half of its wings in an instant, and it rolled and fell down.

At this time, there were screams everywhere on the bomber.

"What's the matter? Have the Germans occupied Estonia?"

"Oh, skydive!"

On the tumbling bomber, everyone was messed up. They wanted to grab the umbrella bag and open the cabin door to jump down. However, their bodies were constantly tumbling along with the bomber, and there was no chance at all.

The bomber tumbled and fell, hitting the ground a few kilometers away from the anti-aircraft artillery position, setting it on fire.

"Go, take a look!" The extremely excited Aranov rode a commuter bicycle on the side, and ran quickly towards the place where the bomber fell. He stopped before he got there. .

The truncated wing was right in front of his eyes, and the wing was painted with a red five-star logo.

...

Kuznetsov stayed up all night.

The bombing of Berlin was a mission of far-reaching political significance, which would inspire the Soviet people's confidence in victory and would be a great turning point for the Soviets, Kuznetsov was convinced of this.

However, the mission did not go well.

When taking off, some of the planes did not take off due to runway problems and mechanical problems of the aircraft, and even caused certain sacrifices. Even so, the rest of the planes still took off and performed the mission without hesitation.

As long as there is such a spirit of perseverance in fighting, the Soviets will not perish.

Kuznetsov is proud of those who did not fear sacrifice, and worried about the rest. Now, the time to return has passed, and there is no good news.

"Marshal, good news, finally there is news." Just as he was waiting anxiously, Lieutenant General Zafaronov ran in: "We have a Pe-8 bomber that crashed into a river bed because it ran out of fuel. , the pilots are returning to base."

Lieutenant Petrie's bomber did not enter the German airspace due to engine failure. They randomly found a target, dropped bombs, and returned successfully. They just lost their way and could not find a base to return to. In the end, they ran out of fuel and had to make an emergency landing.

Fortunately, they landed near Petersburg, and within the Soviet line of control, and they were trying to return to the air base in Petersburg.

"Did they successfully bomb Berlin?" Kuznetsov asked.

"No, their plane's engine failed and only one German bridge was bombed," said Lieutenant General Zafronov.

What's the use of that! Kuznetsov's excitement just now was chilled by a spoonful of cold water.

"Marshal, Comrade Stalin invites you to go." At this moment, Kuznetsov received news from the Kremlin.

When Kuznetsov entered the Kremlin, he saw that everyone's faces were not very good.

"How is our bombing going?" Stalin asked Kuznetsov.

"Now we are still waiting for the news, only one Pe-8 successfully returned, but it did not blow up to Berlin." Kuznetsov said.

"It seems that our news is not as good as the German broadcast!" Stalin said with a sigh.

The initial German offensive was quite violent, and many troops were broken up, especially the Central Route Army, the current army in the Western Special Military Region, could not grasp the whereabouts at all. Many times, Stalin came by listening to German broadcasts. Certainly, for example, how many Soviet troops were eliminated by the Germans, and where did the German troops attack.

As an army leader, it is absolutely ironic that he wants to know the whereabouts of his troops from the enemy's broadcast.

"Most of the German broadcasts are fake." Khrushchev said on the side: "No news is good news, maybe our other planes are also lost, or they run out of fuel, and so on, there will always be There is good news."

This plan was proposed by Khrushchev. Although he did not implement it specifically, if he encountered a complete failure, he would also be thrown into the cold palace.

There have been several German broadcasts that have something to do with the bombing.

For example, last night, the German coastal defense antiaircraft artillery shot down some invading bombers, and another example, the German night fighter unit shot down a group of bombers.

However, the Germans did not say how many. It is acceptable that one's own bombers were intercepted by the other party. Now the main thing to see is how many bombers are left to bomb Berlin.

Even if only one bombed to Berlin, it was a success, and the Soviets could use it to make a big fuss.

"Good news, good news." At this moment, Golikov, who was in charge of intelligence work, hurried in and said, "Our intelligence officers in Berlin risked their lives to send out news. In the early hours of this morning, Berlin suddenly Air-raid sirens were sounded and blackouts were put in place."

Berlin's response was obviously the arrival of Soviet bombers, and it seems that bomber units still flew to Berlin.

"What happened? What was the result?" Stalin asked excitedly: "Did they blow up Berlin? Did they blow up the Fuhrer's capital?"

Golikov shook his head: "Berlin's anti-aircraft artillery shot down two of our bombers. Only one successfully dropped the bomb, but the bomb missed its target and blew up on the outskirts of Berlin."

"Only three bombers made it to Berlin?" Kuznetsov asked, with nearly thirty taking off and only one in ten bombers arriving? This ratio is too low.

"The last plane, did you fly back?" Khrushchev was also very anxious. It was bombed to the suburbs, and it was also bombed. Moreover, in their own propaganda, they would definitely not say that they bombed the suburbs, they would say that they bombed to Berlin, their goal. , still achieved.

Those pilots who fly back will definitely be treated like heroes. The Soviets are proud of them.

Of course, it didn't fly back. At this time, the news of the accidental attack on one's own bomber in Estonia hadn't come up yet.

Stalin put down his cauldron: "Now, the news of this victory can be sent to the whole country, last night, in the battle of our valiant and fearless pilots, they successfully bombed Berlin, let the whole country cheer the news !"

In any case, it was bombed to Berlin. The Soviets needed the good news of victory too much. It was inspiring.