Beiyang 1917

() This caused the German 10th Army Command and the generals below to talk a lot, saying that Goering was frightened by the yellow-skinned monkeys of the coalition air force, and many people clamored for General William Greiner to give Berlin Make a report and request to replace the commander of the 1st Fighter Wing, because Goering, the former ace, has been beaten by the Chinese into a coward and a rookie...

These days, Goering hastened his time to receive new reinforcements from the fighter squadron, and the rest of the time is to lead a fokkerviii-type fighter squadron to patrol in the north and east of Kiev and intercept the reconnaissance planes of the coalition air force …He tried to force-land and capture the latest metal-hulled single-wing two-seat fighter-bomber of the coalition forces. It is said that it is a Chinese FR18 Excellence fighter-bomber developed, designed and produced by the Chinese...... . .

But unfortunately... the coalition reconnaissance planes that appeared on the outskirts of Kiev are basically dh4 biplane reconnaissance fighters, and they never leave alone... The limited number of contacts between the two sides failed to form a battle. The coalition reconnaissance planes are very alert. If it's not right, turn around and evacuate, and the middle and high altitude even pounced down several times on the opponent's entire se5 fighter squadron ambushing on the clouds...

Apparently, the coalition aviation team is also wary. They don't plan to go deep into Kiev to provoke the anti-aircraft firepower on the ground, and they don't want to give Herman William Goering a chance to regain the field with his fighting skills... This makes Herman William Goering a little bit Frustrated... On several occasions, he even suspected the trap set by the other party, and waited for the gang to encircle and kill him... Under such circumstances, Herman William Göring decided not to act rashly... Take the time to continue to get used to and familiarize yourself with the troops... To be dispatched, a large fleet of aircraft must be dispatched... A piecemeal war of attrition is obviously not enough! . .

Goering was able to gather 6 fighter squadrons with all his hands full, but the opponent directly killed more than 7.28 fighters from two directions during the air battle on July 200th. The coalition forces invested at least 2 or even more fighter squadrons in Fujian, the eastern Ukrainian battlefield. , and the performance of the aircraft is even higher than that of the German Fokker series aircraft. The only advantage of the German fighter wing is the combat experience of the pilots and the skills of formation combat, and it has no upper hand in terms of number and aircraft performance... This makes Goring became more and more calm and cautious!

The German Air Force cannot afford to lose a second large-scale air battle over Ukraine... If it loses again, regardless of whether Goering and his plane are shot down, it is a high probability that the military career of this ace pilot will end here...

"The 1st Fighter Wing will not easily leave Kiev to fight in Eastern Ukraine before finding out the strength of the coalition air force on the Ukrainian battlefield... This point has been recognized by General William Greiner and Berlin...my people The number of missions in the past few days is much higher than before the war, but the coalition air force refused to approach Kiev. We tried to lure the enemy into an ambush several times but failed... When the enemy's situation is unknown... blindly dispatching is not worth the candle ...The number and quality of the fighters of the coalition forces are better than ours, so would you be satisfied if the German aces were beaten down by rookies?"

Hermann William Göring didn't take Lieutenant General von Kusmani's doubts too seriously. Although the opponent was the lieutenant general of the 10th Army, the main infantry of the 27th Army, he couldn't control his own fighter wing. Captain, the German Army Air Force has its own command system. It is true that the Air Force cooperates with the Army Ground Forces to fight, but it does not accept the direct command of the Army Ground Forces generals!

Of course, Goering did not retort, saying that the German Army could not fight without the support of the air force, so I dare not say casually, or offend a room full of generals of the 10th Army...

"Captain, be careful..." Chief of Staff of the 10th Army Emil Herr reminded the unwelcome captain of the German ace fighter wing with a straight face. Goering shrugged helplessly, shut his mouth and stopped talking to Feng Kuo Lieutenant General Smanny's provocation... He secretly gritted his teeth, the honor of the Luftwaffe, the glorious honor of the 1st Fighter Wing, he must take it back from the Allied Air Force with an overwhelming victory!

"Is it true that Admiral von François' illness cannot continue to command the battle of the Kharkov Group? Your Excellency, I think Major General von Neuhaus has clearly failed the trust placed in him by the Army Group Command, and is now preparing infantry The 47th Division suffered heavy casualties. In this case, is it a wise decision to let the major general act as the commander of the group battlefield? Major General von Ziegfest of the 48th Infantry Division and Major General von Woodford of the 49th Division are no better than von Woodford in terms of experience and qualifications. Neuhaus is bad..."

The commander of the 27th Infantry Corps, von Kusmani, turned his spearhead from Captain Goering present to Major General Sven von Neuhaus, who was far away in Yekaterinoslav. It seems that Major General Sven von Neuhaus may be able to properly command a reserve infantry division to fight, but he never has the experience and ability to command an army plus a bunch of Ukrainian troops to fight. The final result of the Battle of Kharkov proved that at this point.

What the lieutenant general said caused the generals of the 10th Army to whisper. In fact, these generals, like von Kusmani, did not pay attention to the combat effectiveness of the Eastern Allied Forces of the Allied Powers. Of course, commanding the reserve infantry Admiral Hermann von François of the 29th Army stationed on the front line of Yekaterinoslav Kharkov is a veteran general who created an impressive record in the Battle of Tannenberg a few years ago, but he is obviously no longer Lian Po is old, at least he has made mistakes in appointing and identifying people. The division commander under him, Von Neuhaus, does not have the ability to command a large corps in defensive operations!

"Your Excellency Commander, Chief of Staff, why don't you let Joseph von Dietrich, the chief of staff of the 29th Infantry Army, take over the position of general and command the 29th Army to fight in the Kharkov area?" Major General Ruth von Barlouis asked what most people thought.

Major General Emil Herr, chief of staff of the Army Group, turned his attention to the commander of the Army Group, General William Greiner, for help. This question can only be explained by the general himself. To be honest, Emil Herr even volunteered to go to Yeka for Greiner. Terinoslav cleaned up the mess, but was rejected by the general. Could it be that Berlin is going to give up Eastern Ukraine? !

"Silence! Look at what you've become? Are you still serious Germans? This high-level military meeting is about to be turned into a vegetable market by you... Major General Sven von Neuhaus remains as the agent of the Kharkov Group Commander, it's my decision!