Beiyang 1917

() A group of German generals in the conference room started arguing again. The commander of the 41st Infantry Division, von Birkhe, had no intention of leading his division south to play a supporting role for von Neuhaus. As the main infantry division, he was in charge alone, so he insisted that attacking on the northern front was the best strategy to avoid the real situation and attack the falsehood. In his opinion, the future of the German army chasing and rushing southward was worrying. It is the case that there is no air supremacy in the sky, and the consequences of the main force staying away from its own air defense area are unpredictable.

The two division commanders of the 42nd and 43rd Infantry Divisions sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. The 27th Infantry Army has always been the leader of the 41st Infantry Division of von Birkhe. The divisions went out, especially the commander of the 42rd Infantry Division, Major General Paulus von Papanini, who had nothing to do with himself. ..

His 43rd Infantry Division is weaker in equipment and combat effectiveness than the 41st and 42nd Divisions. In previous battles, it often assumed the role of the reserve team. No matter how the next stage of the Ukrainian campaign is fought, the 43rd Infantry Division will serve as the reserve team It is a certainty that it is mainly used to guard Kiev, so it is not worthwhile for him to show his attitude at this time

Isn't von Birkhe going north to attack?Let him try the strength of the Volga Federal Forces. Although according to the summary of previous reconnaissance information from various aspects, the coalition forces involved in the Ukraine campaign were the newly established Southwest Front Army, which was dominated by the Japanese Third Army, supplemented by Chinese armored forces and the Federal Army. Infantry division, but who stipulated that the coalition forces can only attack from the direction of Kharkov and Yehejing?

In the view of Major General von Papanini, the possibility of the coalition forces launching a northern offensive from the direction of Kursk is definitely not out of the question, although the three-way attack will greatly weaken the forces that the coalition forces can invest in the southwestern front on each road, and The reserve team will be quite weak, but the Japanese general Taro Utsunomiya is in command of the Southwest Front Army of the coalition forces. Maybe this Lord Taro will launch a northern front attack with great joy? ..

At that time, von Birkay's 41st Infantry Division will crash into the arms of the main force of the coalition forces on the northern front. Judging from von Neuhaus's record in Kharkov, von Birkay and his 41st Infantry Division will probably It's really more ominous than ominous, but Feng Papanini just kept these words in his stomach, there is no need to stand up and remind the other party right now.

General Wilhelm Gleiner, the commander of the German 10th Army stationed in Ukraine, was really in trouble for a while, so he had to turn his gaze to Captain Hermann Wilhelm Göring, who had been sitting silent and thoughtful in the corner. The captain of the 1st Fighter Wing of the Air Force was clearly preoccupied. Greiner called out twice before he came back to his senses.

"Your Excellency, I'm sorry I was a little distracted just now, may I trouble you to repeat the question?" Under the watchful eyes of a group of army generals with dissatisfied expressions on their faces, Goering blushed rarely and stood up.

"Your Excellency, Captain, if Major General von Birkhe 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 the necessary forward reconnaissance? I do not require the Luftwaffe to have air superiority , but at least it must be dispatched in time to block the reconnaissance and ground air strikes of the coalition air force, is this a problem?" General William Greiner's voice was full of expectations.

"Captain, if going to Kharkov to compete with the superior coalition air force for air supremacy makes the boys of the Luftwaffe a bit powerless, it should not be difficult to gain air supremacy only in the direction of Kursk on the northern line? The coalition air force fighter planes come from the south The flying distance is not enough to return, and your wing is based in Kiev, and the distance between the front-line airport in Glukhov in the north is less than 270 kilometers. Couldn’t this bring you a certain victory? Confidence?"

Major General von Birkhe's words were aggressive. Goering thought about it, and finally nodded slowly in the eyes of everyone expecting, "If the main force of the coalition air force is still concentrated in Belgorod Kharkiv On the front line, we can dispatch on the northern line and compete for air supremacy east of Glukhov, but how long we can maintain the air superiority depends on the strength of the coalition air force's northward reinforcements. If there is a swarm, we are likely to lose again!"

"What? Lose again? Captain, have you lost the courage to win? If so, Your Excellency Commander, I propose to submit a request to the Air Force Command in Berlin for the replacement of the commander of the front-line fighter wing. A fighter wing has concentrated almost half of its aircraft reinforcements to Kiev, and the mental state of the wing captain Captain Goring, how can the army feel at ease to fight a good battle and win the battle?"

This time it was Lieutenant General von Kusmani, the commander of the 27th Infantry Army, who had always been concerned about the air superiority of the coalition air force over Ukraine. And courage, the ground combat of the 10th Army alone is too difficult!

General William Greiner also frowned upon hearing this. To be honest, air support is essential for the German army to win the Ukrainian campaign. Air fire support, but at least you can't let the coalition's air force ride on the 10th Army's head to shit?Casualties are only one aspect, the key morale has been hit too much, and it is wishful thinking to expect ground air defense firepower to offset the opponent's air superiority in the short term!

"Your Excellency, everyone, I completely understand your feelings. My wing headquarters has only slept for a few hours a day these days, and all my thoughts are spent on how to deal with the superiority of the coalition air force, such as the 7.28 air battle. Large-scale combat is currently in the hands of the Allied Air Force, the Luftwaffe's advantage lies in the pilot's experience and technology, while the Allied Air Force's advantage lies in the performance and quantity of the aircraft!"

Herman William Göring is a determined air force commander, and he doesn't take the rants, taunts, and even blame from the generals of the 10th Army who are several levels higher than himself in the circle around him. Thinking hard about a good way to defeat the enemy.

"Captain, what do you mean, the large fleet in the air just took advantage of the coalition's numerical advantages and weakened our experience and technical advantages? Don't tell me you plan to break up the whole army into small squadrons and squadrons to fight for air supremacy? Does it make sense? Isn’t the formation of large fleets of the German 1st Fighter Wing always the trump card?” Major General Emil Herr, chief of staff of the 10th Army, asked in confusion.