"In less than an hour, we have lost nearly 180,000 tons of merchant ships, the cargo on board, and the fuel oil, which is vital to the Mediterranean Fleet. Don't you think it's a disgrace to the empire? It took us so long to fight an Italy! Since the start of the war, the bombing of the Air Force has been going on for more than 1 month! Can't we just get to an end to this? Wilhelm II's angry roar echoed through the hall.

Compared with the history of another time and space, it seems that the efficiency of the Germans is much lower, how long did it take Germany to sweep away Poland and return to destroy France? And now that Germany is more powerful in this plane, and with the help of Austria-Hungary, why is it so entangled to fight Italy? The reason is very simple, the historical Germany was doing its best against Poland and France, and this plane is not suitable for the development of the strong German and Austrian army due to geographical limitations, and more importantly, Germany and Austria still have some scruples about using the army on a large scale to launch a ground war against Italy...... The aid of Britain and the United States also made Germany feel the possibility of a large-scale ground war ......... provoke a new world war.

Therefore, for various reasons, Germany and Austria never considered sending a large army from the north to cross the mountains into Italy, but considered controlling the air supremacy in the Adriatic Sea and then carrying out landing operations. Then there was a month-long aviation battle, in which both sides dropped countless planes, but it was always difficult to make a key breakthrough! And now. The missing air wing appeared in East Africa, and sent an entire convoy to the bottom of the sea with a single face, which made Wilhelm II, who was already a little dissatisfied with the war situation, break out directly!

Frankly. The Luftwaffe fought quite well, in the case of away combat, the Luftwaffe also lost a little, don't forget, the other side still has anti-aircraft artillery, plus some planes that fell due to fuel and malfunction problems on the way back, in fact, the pure air combat exchange still has some advantages over the Germans. But the point is. The Entente pilots parachuted back to the base and changed planes. And the German pilots who parachuted out were sent to prison if they were not shot to death by the angry Italians with bricks. Therefore, with the loss of a large number of experienced pilots of the Imperial Air Force, its situation is also deteriorating, although the newcomers from the country are constantly replenishing the losses, but they want to directly crush the other side. I'm afraid it's a little overwhelming!. …。

"I am willing to take full responsibility for the damage caused by this accident, and for this purpose our air force has drawn up a special plan to make amends, and we have decided to immediately send an air force to the Red Sea coast to Jazan and Socotra islands. Efforts should be made to establish a convoy system covering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in a short period of time. Richthofen had just finished speaking, but before he could finish speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Wilhelm again.

"What I need is to solve everything completely. What does it mean to be thorough? That is to destroy all the planes of the other side one by one, and here not only East Africa, but also Italy! We've dragged on for too long. The Imperial Air Force is not enough, is it? It doesn't matter, we can also mobilize Frederick the Great and the Condor Air Force, haven't you always wanted to prove that you can bring your opponent to your knees with heavy bombers? So good. I'll give you this chance, just do it! You have a month to prepare and implement, and you can mobilize all aviation forces except for alert. Including the newly formed DO11 heavy bomber wing can also be incorporated into the battle sequence, anyway, I just want the result. Wilhelm II said impatiently.

And after receiving the order to open fire, Richthofen suddenly had a sense of a blessing in disguise, and in this conflict, the Luftwaffe was also more restrained. It seems that the scale of the 1,000 aircraft of the Imperial Air Force is relatively large, but for the Luftwaffe, it is just a relatively large and complete aviation force. Considering that the Italian Air Force itself has some roots. Moreover, China and the Entente continued to provide assistance to Italy from afar, and it was very good that one air force and part of the Austro-Hungarian air force could be fought like this. …………。

"It took me and my brigade a week to cripple the US Air Force at Ravena Airport and clear the way for the brothers in the back, but who knows it's only been a week! The airfield at Ravena was repaired, and then a British Air Force group took over from the Americans who had suffered heavy losses and fought us again! If you can't concentrate enough superior forces to defeat your opponent, then the war can only become a fueling tactic! In the report, a group leader commented on the fighting between the two sides. And before that, Richthofen could not help, because at the beginning, the Kaiser approved only one air force into Austria-Hungary.

But now the situation is different, Richthofen's forces have been directly expanded several times, as long as the Austro-Hungarian side can agree, then two new air forces can be stationed, Frederick the Great Air Force is a medium air force with 800 aircraft, and the Crown Prince's Air Force is another 1,000-plane air force, plus independent heavy bomber wings can be mobilized to participate in the war, even if these forces cannot be put in place at once...... But in a short period of time, Richthofen's aviation forces could still be more than doubled!

And that's not all! In order to obtain a good forward base, the Allies played up the idea of Egypt again, as the saying goes, a weak country has no diplomacy, and in the face of Austria-Hungary and Germany in the north and the Ottoman Turkish Empire in the east, the Egyptian government had almost no room for bargaining, and could only accept the other side's request to allow Allied aircraft to use Egypt's airspace and some airfields. Moreover, these airports requisitioned by the Allies could also be used to station German troops to ensure the security of the airfields. Although it will take some time for these airfields to be requisitioned and deployed, it is clear that if these airfields can be used, then the Allies will have one more attack surface! …。

The power in his hands increased, and the next problem was the target, and after the Kaiser hinted at the need to teach the Italians a profound lesson, Richthofen finally decided to further relax the types and numbers of targets. At first, due to lack of strength and scruples, the German-Austrian air forces attacked mainly the various facilities and fleets of the Italian navy, as well as the bases and airfields controlled by the Allied reinforcements. Neutral Italian forces were not targeted for bases and armies, and of course it was possible to drop bombs if someone occasionally flew in the wrong direction, but the Germans intended to limit the scope of the strike.

Obviously, such a blow will not solve the problem completely, but this time it is different, the Germans, already enraged, decided to strike at all airfields and military facilities that are rapidly expanding the range, and the Kaiser said this: "We must make those wall-to-wall grasses realize that if they do not become our friends, they are our enemies!" There is no third way, and everything you think is in the way can be destroyed! "Not only military targets, but also civilian ports and transportation hubs, as the Germans discovered that these civilian transportation facilities were also used by the Italian Navy and the Allies to transport supplies and personnel.........

"Bologna can also be targeted. This is the center of the Northern Combat Entente* team, with a large amount of supplies piled up, and there are also quite a few combat units. Then there's Florence, which is used as a springboard for flights from Corsica to all parts of Italy. At a subsequent meeting, the Kaiser pointed to the two cities on the map.

"Where airports and material distribution centers have been targeted. My Majesty. Richthofen said with some confusion.

"I mean, both cities are targeted, not part of the city! Ribbentrop once said that the people here were more inclined to the Italian navy and were somewhat resistant to our allies, and that their actions had greatly helped the Allies, and that we must punish them. Do you understand? Fundamentally smash these two important points of support for me! I hope that the next time we have a meeting, you will be able to solve this problem. The Kaiser said earnestly. Although the words were calm, they contained an irresistible command. …。

"It's going to be a very bad start." At the end of the meeting, Richthofen felt a chill welling up in his back at the thought of Wilhelm II's order today! As the boss of the Luftwaffe, he knew very well how terrifying this force was in his hands. "A DO11 (this DO11 is not a historical DO11, I borrow a number here.) 4 bombers are calculated based on a bomb load of 2.5 tons, so if a DO11 bomber with 3 wings of bombers launches an attack on a city...... Then at least 700 tons of bombs can be dropped at one time! "This kind of bombing intensity is absolutely impossible to say the same as that of the 1st World War of that year! And this attack will inevitably include some civilian facilities.........

"Tell the Wing Commanders below to drop the bomb as far as you can into the target area." For the order of the Kaiser. Richthofen was also helpless, and he was dissatisfied with the attack on civilian targets. But that's all he can do, of course, he doesn't care what the bomber wings below do by themselves, so he's left to his fate! "I hope God will forgive us."

In this way, a super-large-scale offensive beyond the estimates of Huaxia and the Entente is about to begin! In order to ensure the concealment of this operation. Germany deliberately did not apply some airfields in the forward areas, but used some deep airfields in Austria-Hungary and the German mainland, anyway, the range of 4-engine bombers and long-range twin-engine bombers was sufficient, and the cover task was given to the fighters on the front line. The Germans prepared so stealthily that when this attack came, neither the Italians nor the Entente expected that the real Luftwaffe would be so terrifying!

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