Koch was indeed vengeful, and when Paul, who was still flying, delivered his good news, the military council was immediately convened!

He summoned all the pilots under his command to the command headquarters and announced such a major decision in public: "Gentlemen, our reconnaissance plane has discovered a major target, which is the sulfur mine!" Our second reconnaissance has been successful, and this one is a complement to the previous one! We must act before the enemy is ready, so you should go back and prepare at once, all the holidays will be canceled, and the airfield will be put into the first level of combat readiness. ”

This was clearly an order that existed before the war, and everyone couldn't help but mutter.

Koch naturally understood what his subordinates were worried about, so he continued: "Gentlemen, I will immediately apply to my superiors, and they will definitely authorize our actions!" Because, there is no need for a reason to grind! ”

The whole engine room was busy, and the Stuka that had been placed in the hangar was quickly pulled out by the tractor.

So when Paul landed, he saw such an amazing scene, that is, the planes on both sides of the runway of the airport gathered, and this scene was like the whole brigade was about to launch a large-scale air raid.

"Hey, hey! I really guessed it, it seems that the captain can't wait for revenge! ”

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Paul landed safely, and the cameraman who accompanied him handed over his camera and papers. The airport does not have the capacity to develop large aerial photographs, and the papers will be sent to Gomel for processing, and the photos will be sent back in two days at the earliest.

Koch, of course, knew the time, and he really didn't want to wait.

Therefore, in his report to his superiors, he did not lack radical wording, the so-called discovery of the enemy's mines was a major attack by the air brigade, and the army could not strike the Russians in the swamp well, so the air force should carry it out. He even made a worried gesture: "The enemy is very cunning, they will definitely hide quickly, if we can't immediately attack the air, it will be difficult to achieve the results of the battle!" ”

The situation of the German troops in southern Belarus was a real mess, and it was as if they were caught in the sea of the people's war. The guerrillas in general, from day to night, cared about harassment in various ways, especially the destruction of the railway system, and the engineering units of the infantry divisions simply turned into railway soldiers. Their ability to build bridges and dig trenches has not improved much, but they have become masters of building railways!

The situation in the city of Gomel was also delicate, and the remnants of the rebel groups in the city, after the defeat of the Romanian army, trumpeted that the next target of the Soviet army in the swamps was Gomel.

The oppressed population of the German army wanted to be liberated, and the German army was on pins and needles!

Now the most advanced stronghold of the German 722nd Division is in Loyev, where there is only one company of German garrisons, and a few hundred soldiers of the Eastern Battalion whose loyalty is questionable, the situation in Loyev has become precarious!

The Germans hoped that a victory would demoralize the Russians in the swamps and maintain their own morale. It would be unwise to send a large army into the swamp in the summer, so the use of the air force to assist in the suppression was a very appropriate means!

Therefore, when Koch directly and the commander of the 722nd Division, Florid, briefly explained the reconnaissance report. It stands to reason that Koch did not need to explain this to the army commander, he really needed his colleagues who were in favor of his attack. The 722nd Division was contacted, and next, the commander of the 707th Division, Herzman.

The two infantry divisions had a bitter hatred for the Russians in the swamps, and after learning of Koch's intentions, they resolutely became "supporters of the immediate air raids."

These high-ranking officers can mobilize troops to fight unless they have permission from their superiors. Koch asked the two division commanders to act as a lecture to give their army commanders eye medicine, and the effect was really good.

The reaction from the army was so strong that when Koch took the initiative to contact his superiors, the commander of the air force detachment directly gave the order to act.

The so-called because the army learned that the air force had detected a major target of the enemy, and if it continued to delay, it could only miss the target, and now it has no time to make detailed planning, and the bombers outside Gomel must take off quickly.

Some things were still beyond Koch's expectations, and today's air force and army operations were lightning fast, and at 22 o'clock on the night of the 29th, the higher authorities issued permission to fight.

Koch no longer has to explain the need to act quickly or wait for the rewashed photos to be returned.

Immediately after he finished the call, an emergency operational meeting was called.

At this time, most of the pilots had not yet gone to bed, and the busy day convinced them that there would be combat operations within three days. How can a person sleep peacefully without heart and lungs under strong mental excitement?

Is the aviation gasoline refilled? Is there enough engine oil and cooling water? And the aerial bombs that are ready to be invested, have they been checked? The pilots are more enthusiastic than the ground crew, after all, for some people, the future is the first battle!

As they hurriedly stood in the captain's office at the headquarters, they already had a premonition that the battle was about to begin.

At such a late hour, these young men still look unruly, and Koch is already very sure of victory.

He restrained the excitement in his heart and announced the order of his superiors......

The battle order was issued on the 29th, which greatly surprised everyone, but fortunately everyone was prepared, so that the battle was not particularly hasty.

Koch emphasized: "That's all for the combat mission, you can return home after completing the mission, you don't need to stay." This mission was captained by Paul, the front-line attack operation, and listened to his moderation! ”

It was an appointment that surprised Paul, and he was not modest, "Captain, I hold such an important position?" But I'm still hurt! Whether you want to pick another person. ”

"I've decided, I'll lead the way with you!"

"But ......"

"No, but! You lead everyone through the mission, and after the victory, you have a reason to get a medal and a huge amount of Reichsmark! Think of your family, your wife, they will all be proud of your bravery! ”

Hearing this, Paul stopped refusing. The family is too far away, and as for the "wife", hehe, that woman is in the hospital here.

The combat operation was scheduled for 5 o'clock in the morning of May 30, and for these pilots who participated in the operation, their rest time was running out! They were ordered to go back to their dormitories to rest, while the ground staff of the entire airport had to work through the night.

The aircraft involved in the operation were 10 Stuka and 10 F190s, the former with a payload of up to 1,500kg, and the latter equipped with machine guns that were also used to kill living targets on the ground.

After all, 500kg bombs are more suitable for bombing concrete buildings, and it is obviously more effective if a large number of small bombs can be dropped on the enemy's mines and the dense wooden houses around them.

In the same way, the enemy's anti-aircraft fire had to be guarded against, and the bombs that were too heavy to take down were too large, and it would be too wasteful if they were detonated early.

Therefore, Koch ordered all Stuka to carry six 100kg aerial bombs, and all F190s to carry one 50kg bomb on each side of the wing.

On the whole, the firepower prepared by the German army for air strikes was too weak, but in Koch's opinion, this was already a major lethal result!