The basic combat unit of the Soviet Air Force is the flying group. A flying group has three to four flying squadrons. Each flying squadron is equipped with about thirty aircraft of various types, so the number of aircraft equipped by each flying group is about a hundred. The organization was basically similar to that of the Japanese Army Flying Corps. In fact, the organizations of all the military powers in the world at that time were similar.
The Third Flying Group that Xu Rui proposed to inspect is a fighter flying group with four fighter squadrons under its jurisdiction. The whole group is equipped with more than 120 fighter jets of various types. It can be regarded as a main flying group, but in fact It's almost the same. The Third Flying Regiment is the most powerful among the fifteen flying groups under the Northwest Front Army.
The Third Flying Regiment is located about 80 kilometers away from the front headquarters.
Leningrad is one of the largest cities in the Soviet Union. It was the capital of Tsarist Russia. However, even in Leningrad, the road conditions in the suburbs are still unimaginably bad. It takes more than five years to travel less than 100 kilometers. For hours, the car was crawling forward almost at a turtle speed on the snow.
By the time Xu Rui and the others arrived at the location of the Third Flight Regiment, it was already past nine in the morning.
But from the moment he entered the gate, Timoshenko's brows did not relax, because the level of slackness of the Third Flight Regiment exceeded his imagination. The sentry on the sentry tower was dozing off. That was fine. After all, this was an airport. The garrison, however, a flying regiment of the Air Force is stationed here, but there is not a single fighter jet on duty!
It is very scary to have no fighter jets on duty. If a Finnish Air Force bomber suddenly comes to bomb, the fighter jets of the Third Flying Regiment are likely to be blown up on the runway before they can even take off. Therefore, for the Air Force, It was such an unforgivable negligence that Timoshenko was furious.
So after gathering all the pilots of the Third Flying Regiment, the first thing Timoshenko did was to arrest and shoot the commander. The commander of the Third Flying Regiment did not protest, and in fact he did not. Maybe he protested because he was so drunk last night that he was still awake until he was shot.
In this way, the flight leader went to see Peter the Great in a hangover.
This move served as a warning to more than a hundred pilots.
After a brief lecture, Timoshenko asked Xu Rui: "Comrade Xu Rui, what else do you want to see?"
"I want to see their training level." Xu Rui said straightforwardly, "Comrade Timoshenko, please find me three experienced fighter pilots. I want to fly the plane into the sky and form a foursome with them. aircraft formation to see their formation flying skills and their tacit understanding with each other.”
After Xu Rui finished speaking, Diana did not translate immediately.
Because Xu Rui's words shocked Diana, her boyfriend could actually fly a fighter jet
It wasn't until the eyes of Timoshenko and more than a hundred pilots lined up were all focused on that Diana finally woke up from a dream and quickly translated Xu Rui's words.
After listening to Diana's translation, not only Timoshenko, but also more than a hundred Soviet pilots on the scene were all confused. What's going on? This guy from China can still fly a fighter jet
After the shock, more than a hundred Soviet pilots showed contempt.
Obviously, these Soviet pilots all thought that Xu Rui wanted to show off in front of Diana, a beautiful woman, just like a rooster always likes to show off its feathers in front of a beautiful little hen. Of course, these pilots also admitted that, Diana is definitely a beauty, even among the Slavic women who are always known for their beauty, she is one of the best in a million.
It was precisely because of Diana's existence that these Soviet pilots were very unfriendly to Xu Rui.
As a result, these Soviet pilots started taunting mode one after another. They were in awe of Timoshenko, but they never believed that Timoshenko would punish them for mocking the Chinese.
"Where did this idiot come from? He actually wants to test us?"
"It's simply overestimating one's abilities. Didn't he inquire before he came?"
"If he wants to win the hearts of beautiful women through his flying performance, he is really looking for the wrong person."
"I seriously doubt whether this guy can fly a fighter jet into the sky. Don't think that just because you have flown a training jet, you think you have mastered the driving skills of a fighter jet."
"I can guarantee that if he were to fly a fighter jet into the sky, a small bird could shoot it down."
"Bird? Boris, you are exalting him too much. You don't even need a bird. A gust of wind will knock him down."
Seeing that the pilots in formation were talking more and more, Diana was so angry that her pretty face turned red, and she immediately fought back, but how could she speak more than a hundred mouths with one mouth? I almost cried with anger.
In the end, Timoshenko couldn't stand it anymore and shouted sternly: "Shut up!"
Seeing Timoshenko getting angry, more than a hundred pilots shut their mouths in embarrassment.
Xu Rui then took a step forward and said to Diana: "Diana, were they questioning me just now?"
Diana was still pure-minded. After hearing this, she quickly said: "Colonel Xu, don't be angry. They didn't know your legendary achievements on the Chinese battlefield, so they spoke rudely..."
Diana wanted to continue explaining, but Xu Rui reached out to stop her.
Then, Xu Rui turned his head and saw a flight suit hanging on a wooden rack not far away. He didn't know which pilot put it there, but it was almost the same size as Xu Rui. At that moment, Xu Rui He strode to the wooden frame, took off his woolen coat first, then took off his pilot coat and put it on himself smoothly.
Seeing Xu Rui put on the pilot, the Soviet pilots lined up immediately let out loud boos.
Brother Timoshenko ignored the reprimanding of the pilot and asked Xu Rui with concern: "Comrade Xu Rui, you must not be as knowledgeable as these guys who don't know the heights of the sky..."
Xu Rui interrupted Timoshenko, then turned to Diana and said, "Diana, tell them, and I will tell them with facts what a real pilot is!"
Seeing Xu Rui's confidence, Diana also felt confident inexplicably.
At that moment, Diana turned back to the Soviet pilots in formation and said loudly: "Colonel Xu said it. He will tell you with hard facts what the best pilots in the world are today!"
As soon as Diana finished speaking, the boos immediately became louder.
Amidst the boos in the sky and the concerned eyes of Timoshenko and Diana, Xu Rui strode towards an Il-Sixteen fighter jet parked on the runway.
Before the full-scale Soviet-German war broke out, the main fighter aircraft equipped by the Soviet Air Force were the Il-Fifteen and Il-Sixteen. Among them, the performance of the Il-Fifteen had seriously lagged behind. Although the performance of the Il-Sixteen was much better, there were The fatal flaw is that it is very difficult to control and can easily fall into a spiral when jumping rapidly.
Seeing that Xu Rui did not choose the relatively easy-to-control Il-Fifteen, but chose the Il-Sixteen, louder boos broke out in the formation of Soviet pilots.
However, the two pilots carrying the rank of captain remained silent.
These two captain pilots are also the aces of the 3rd Flying Regiment. The bearded one on the left is named Boris, and the handsome one on the right is named Valentin. When they were in aviation school, they were already able to compete with the flight instructors. , and after entering service, he quickly became the backbone of the Third Flight Regiment with his excellent flying skills.
Boris tilted his head and asked Valentin: "Valentin, do you think this Chinese guy really has two skills, or is he just bluffing to win the heart of that beauty?"
Valentin shook his head and said: "It doesn't look like a bluff."
"Does this guy really want to show off his flying skills in front of us?" Boris narrowed his eyes and said leisurely, "This is really interesting. When did Chinamen become so powerful?"
While the two were talking, Xu Rui had already walked to the Il-16 fighter jet.
If it were another pilot, he could only enter the cockpit by stepping on the wings.
But Xu Rui didn't. With just a slight push of his feet, he was already flying into the air. Then he held the edge of the cockpit with both hands and gently pushed himself. He was already sitting in the cockpit of the fighter jet as light as a swallow. Then, the fighter jet It spit out a thick black smoke, and the propeller blades installed on the nose engine began to rotate rapidly.
Valentin then said: "Shit, I give you full marks for this skill!"
Boris also said: "No wonder that beauty is so attracted to him."
While the two were talking, the Il-16 fighter piloted by Xu Rui had begun to taxi away.
After taxiing for about a hundred meters on the runway, Xu Rui jerked the joystick upwards, and the nose of the Il-Sixteen fighter jet suddenly raised, and then it took off into the air.
With just a simple jump, the appearance of the Soviet pilot formation completely changed.
Because the angle of Xu Rui's jump is a bit too big, almost at a right angle. If they were to fly a fighter jet, the fuselage would 100% begin to swing, or even enter a spiral, and then it would crash. But the ILX piloted by Xu Rui The Sixteenth Fighter was as steady as a rock and continued to accelerate and climb at a large angle!
This is due to the fact that Xu Rui once challenged the Il-16 type!
Before time travel, Xu Rui went to Frunze Military Academy as a visiting scholar for six months. During this period, he competed with a Russian special forces soldier to see who could first master the advanced flight of the Il-Sixteen fighter, which is known as the most difficult to control. It took Xu Rui two full months to master his skills, and he finally won in a crushing manner.
In an instant, the queue of pilots who had been booing just now fell into silence.
Almost all the pilots' eyes widened with disbelief on their faces.
Valentin also said in a low voice: "Shit, can Il Sixteen jump up at such a large angle? Those instructors in the aviation school are all fucking shit eaters, they are a bunch of shit!"