As the Soviet aviation panicked and shouted, the Soviet planes were shot down and destroyed, and the number of crashes was increasing, and many Soviet pilots were destroyed and exploded together with the planes without even having a chance to escape and parachute. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Even those Soviet pilots who were able to parachute successfully were shot in mid-air by German fighters, spilling blood in the air, and leaving the world from then on.

But even so, the air battle continued fiercely until the last plane.

Königsberg, Manstein and Schultz? Colonel Bitger, General Busse, and Herald Lieutenant Starlberg were in the heavily guarded and high-security streets of Königsberg; While inspecting the progress of the construction of the city fortress, they chatted about the battle situation on the front line.

Behind them, a platoon of guards followed, protected with loaded guns.

"How is the Sicilian campaign progressing now? Were all those British and American troops fended off by Guderian's troops? ”

After chatting for a while, Manstein suddenly turned to look at the herald behind him, Lieutenant Stahlberg, and asked.

"According to the information on the various fronts released by the Führer, we can know that the battle in Sicily is now entering a white-hot stage, and as for the casualties on both sides, there are quite a lot of casualties on both sides, whether it is our troops or the British and American troops!"

"Regardless of the current progress of the Sicilian campaign, it is still under the control of the Führer!"

The herald, Lieutenant Stahlberg, summed up Chen Yanlong's telegram to the headquarters of the armies and said.

"Hmmm! The Battle of Sicily should not be a big problem, because the Führer has already personally led the aircraft carrier fleet there to assist in the operation! ”

"What about Rommel? Has he now taken control of the traitors in Italy? Especially the royal palace members of Rome, and the King of Italy! ”

Manstein continued to ask.

"Rommel has just surrounded the city of Rome now, and he has not yet attacked the city of Rome!"

The herald, Lieutenant Stahlberg, continued to respond.

"Hmmm! Why is he moving so slowly, why hasn't he annihilated those Italian rebels yet? Didn't the Führer send him and his troops to the Italian border early in the morning to station? ”

After hearing this, Manstein frowned and said dissatisfied.

"This may be a delay in the march! Because it takes a certain amount of time to get from the border to the city of Rome! Because Rommel's army is a large force of 7 divisions! ”

The herald, Lieutenant Stahlberg, replied.

"Humph! Forget it, don't worry about him! What I want to know most now is how our air force is fighting with the Soviet air force now. ”

Manstein snorted coldly and continued to ask.

"Our aviation units have the upper hand in their stationing, and the number of casualties is 3 times less, or even 5 times less than that of the Soviet army!"

The herald, Lieutenant Stahlberg, reported happily.

"Good! This is the aviation of our empire, and it is so hateful to let these Soviet troops bomb us in peacetime, this time let them also try the power of our aviation units! ”

Hearing this, Manstein exclaimed excitedly and excitedly.

"But now our aviation units are still on the front line and those aviation units of the Soviet army, fighting to the death and fighting for the consumption of living forces! When will we be able to return to the front line and support these air units? Marshal! ”

The herald, Lieutenant Starlberg, asked rhetorically with a sudden feeling of regret.

"I also want to send troops to the front line right away and worsen those Soviet battles! However, everything must be under the orders of the Führer, because now the Sicilian campaign is in the midst of fierce battles and the turmoil of power in Italy, so it is not suitable for us to have a large-scale head-to-head battle with the Soviet army! ”

"Otherwise, we will not only disrupt the Führer's deployment, but also put our troops in a difficult situation on the Eastern Front! And in two or three months, the cold winter will come to the earth, so we must not only build the city fortress of Königsberg now, but also prepare for the battle with the invading Soviet army in the future. ”

"We also need to prepare winter clothes and other military supplies, because we may have to return to the front line at any time and fight the Soviets fiercely! So we must not be able to freeze to death thousands of soldiers in the cold winter like before, before the battle has even begun! ”

"We can't afford to make the big mistakes of the past! And we can't afford to afford such a huge casualty again! With the tragic war on the Eastern Front in the past few years, our soldier consumption is also very huge, if there are a few more large-scale casualties, then our war on the Eastern Front, it will not take long, it will be defeated by the Soviet army because of the shortage of soldiers! ”

After hearing this, Manstein sighed deeply and said what was in his heart in one breath.

"I agree with the marshal's idea!"

As soon as the words fell, General Busse, who had not spoken much, suddenly interjected.

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

And then Schultz? Colonel Bitger and the herald, Lieutenant Stahlberg, immediately agreed.

"By the way, is there any movement on Morder's side? Where was he sent by the Führer? ”

Manstein asked abruptly changing the subject.

"He and his troops are in the area of the Dnieper, withstanding the bombardment of the Soviet army!"

The herald, Lieutenant Stahlberg, thought for a moment and replied.

"What! Didn't he receive an order from the Führer to evacuate the Dnieper along with him? Why are you still fighting against the Soviet army? ”

Manstein was surprised.

"I don't know this very well, but I have friends who are in his unit and are combat staff officers! I heard from my friend that Moder seems to be secretly organizing a battle with the newly created 503rd Heavy Armored Division, preparing to counterattack the Soviet army! Kill the Soviet army by surprise! ”

The herald, Lieutenant Stahlberg, said hurriedly.

"Is there something wrong with Moder's brain? Now that the Soviet army is carrying out a large-scale counterattack, he only has a small number of troops, and he wants to confront the large forces of the Soviet army? And it was also whimsical to give the Soviet army a surprise attack and kill the other party by surprise? ”

"What a fool! He still managed to put his 9th Army and 2nd Army Group into it! even killed the 503rd Heavy Armored Division! ”

Hearing this, Manstein scolded angrily.

"And are we going to stop them from doing that?"

The herald, Lieutenant Stahlberg, said apprehensively.

"Report his situation to the Führer! At the same time, you also tell your friends to keep a close eye on Moder's every move and reveal more to us! We can't let Moder send his troops to death for nothing! Although I don't like him very much, and I don't have a particularly good relationship with him, but now is not the time for us to launch a large-scale counterattack against the Soviets, and we must wait until after the Battle of Sicily before we can let it go! ”

Manstein made up his mind.