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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 929 Goering¡¯s Strategy to Defeat the Enemy

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    A group of German generals in the conference room quarreled again. The commander of the 41st Infantry Division, von Bierke, had no intention of leading his division south to play a supporting role for von Neuhaus. He wanted to lead his own  The main infantry division was on its own, so he insisted that attacking on the northern front was the best strategy to avoid the real and attack the weak. In his opinion, the future of the German army rushing south was worrying.  Without air superiority, the consequences of the main force being far away from its own air defense area are difficult to predict.

    The two commanders of the 42nd Infantry Division and the 43rd Infantry Division sat on the mountain and watched the fight. The 27th Infantry Corps has always been led by von Bierke's 41st Infantry Division. This limelight was not given to the 42nd Division and the 43rd Infantry Division.  The division went out, especially the division commander of the 43rd Infantry Division, Major General Paulus von Papagnini, who had nothing to do with himself.

    His 43rd Infantry Division's equipment and combat effectiveness are weaker than those of the 41st and 42nd Divisions. In previous battles, it often assumed the role of a reserve force. However, no matter how the Ukrainian campaign is fought in the next stage, the 43rd Infantry Division will mainly serve as a reserve force.  It is a sure thing that he will be used to defend Kiev, so he does not have to make his attitude clear at this time.

    Didn¡¯t von Bierkay want to attack northward?  Let him try the power of the Volga Federal Forces. Although according to the previous reconnaissance intelligence collection, the coalition forces invested in the Ukrainian campaign were the newly established Southwest Front Army, mainly composed of the Japanese Third Army, supplemented by Chinese armored forces and federal infantry.  Division, but who stipulated that the coalition forces could only attack from the direction of Kharkov and Yeheting?

    In the view of Major General von Papagnini, the possibility of the coalition launching a northern offensive from the direction of Kursk is definitely not impossible, although a three-way attack will greatly weaken the forces that the coalition's Southwest Front can invest in each road, and  The reserve force will be quite weak, but the commander of the coalition's Southwest Front is Japanese General Taro Utsunomiya. Why would Taro launch a northern offensive without success?

    At that time, von Bierke's 41st Infantry Division ran headlong into the arms of the main force of the Allied Northern Front. Judging from von Neuhaus's record in Kharkov, von Bierke and his 41st Infantry Division were afraid  It's really dangerous, but Feng Papanini just kept these words in his stomach, and there is no need to stand up and remind the other party now.

    General Wilhelm Greiner, the commander of the German 10th Army in Ukraine, was really in trouble for a moment and had to turn his attention to Captain Hermann Wilhelm Goering, who had been sitting silently and thoughtfully in the corner. This German  The commander of the 1st Fighter Wing of the Air Force was obviously worried. Greiner called out twice in a row before he came to his senses.

    "Your Excellency, General, I'm sorry that I was distracted just now. Could you please repeat the question?" Under the gaze of a group of army generals with dissatisfied expressions on their faces, G?ring had a rare blush and stood up.

    "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, if Major General von Bierke commanded a division to enter Kursk, which is far away from the main force of the coalition forces, can your fighter wing provide air cover and necessary forward reconnaissance? I do not require the German Air Force to have air superiority.  , but at least they can be dispatched in time to block the reconnaissance and ground air attacks of the coalition air force. Is this a problem?" General William Greiner's voice was full of expectation.

    "Captain, if it's a bit overwhelming for the German Air Force guys to compete for air supremacy with the superior Allied Air Force in Kharkov, it shouldn't be difficult to only gain air supremacy in the direction of Kursk on the northern line, right? That's where the Allied Air Force fighter planes come from.  The flight distance from the south is not enough to return, and the distance between your wing's base camp in Kiev and the frontline airport in Glukhov in the north is only less than 270 kilometers. Doesn't this give you a sure victory?  Confidence?¡±

    Major General von Bierke's words were aggressive. Goering thought about it in his mind after hearing the words, and finally nodded slowly in the expectant eyes of everyone and said, "If the main force of the Allied Air Force is still concentrated in Belgorod Kharkov  On the front line, we can dispatch and compete for air superiority east of Glukhov on the northern front, but how long we can maintain air superiority depends on the strength of the coalition air force's northward reinforcements. Let me say something ugly up front, if the opponent's two fighter-bomber wings  If they swarm us, we will probably lose again!¡±

    "What? Another defeat? Captain, have you lost the courage to win? If so, Your Excellency Commander, I suggest that you submit a request to the Air Force Command in Berlin to replace the commander of the front-line fighter wing. Now the 4th Eastern Front  Almost half of the fighter wing's aircraft reinforcements have been sent to Kiev, and with the mental state of the wing leader, Captain Goering, how can the army fight and win the war with peace of mind? "

    The person who jumped up this time was Lieutenant General von Kusmany, commander of the 27th Infantry Corps. The air superiority of the coalition air force over Ukraine has always been the biggest stone in his heart. If Goering's fighter wing cannot regain its will to fight,  and courage, it would be too difficult to rely solely on the 10th Army's ground operations!

    General William GreinerYan Yan also frowned. To be honest, if the German army wants to win in the Ukrainian campaign, air support is indispensable. At this time, Greiner no longer expects the German Air Force to provide strong air fire support to its ground forces.  , but at least we can't let the coalition's air force ride on the head of the 10th Army and shit, right?  Casualties are only one aspect. Critical morale has been hit too hard, and it is wishful thinking to expect that ground anti-aircraft firepower can offset the opponent's air superiority in the short term!

    "Your Excellency, General, everyone, I completely understand your mood. My wing headquarters only sleeps for a few hours a day these days, and all its thoughts are spent on how to deal with the superiority of the coalition air force, such as the 7.28 air battle.  Large group operations currently play into the Allied Air Force¡¯s ambitions. The German Air Force¡¯s advantage lies in the experience and technology of its pilots, while the Allied Air Force¡¯s advantage lies in the performance and quantity of aircraft!¡±

    Hermann Wilhelm G?ring was a resolute air force commander, and he did not pay attention to the roars, ridicules and even accusations of the generals of the 10th Army surrounded by officers who were several ranks higher than himself. He was distracted just now because of  Thinking hard about how to defeat the enemy.

    "Captain, what do you mean, the large air fleet combat just takes advantage of the coalition's numerical advantage and weakens our experience and technical advantage? Do you plan to break it into pieces and attack in the size of squadrons and squads to compete for air supremacy? This business  Does that make sense? Isn¡¯t the large fleet of the German 1st Fighter Wing always the trump card?¡± Major General Emil Herr, chief of staff of the 10th Army, asked in confusion.
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