While the Chinese, the Entente and Italy were actively preparing for a counterattack, the Germans were not idle, and while repairing and maintaining the heavy bomber force, the Luftwaffe was also studying the next stage of the plan of action. However, they thought that there were no major loopholes in the tactical level, and the only problem may be that the number of fighters was a little small, so that when they broke through the last line of defense, it was almost the Lancers Wing who rushed hard, although the final scrap and loss of bombers was only 8, but it also made Grim's heart ache, after all, the cost of such a heavy bomber was agreed to be about 6 fighters.

"If the opposing fighter fire is more intense, my losses will be greater, so I hope my wing can get more fighter cover." Grimmer asked for this in a telegram to Richthofen, and for the heroes who had just made great contributions, Richthofen generously provided Grinch with three fighter groups to escort them...... However, he also asked that the next attack allow him to take two other squadrons of twin-engine bombers with him.

"Looks like I've been promoted? Maybe it won't be long before I can sit on the throne of the commander of the Air Forces? Grim muttered to himself. Still, he found something unusual in Richthofen's callback. "Two more strategic bomber wings are leaving?" Grim suddenly had such an idea in his heart, if this was the case, the burden on his shoulders was not small, it turned out to be the main Lancer Wing, supplemented by the other two Strategic Bomber Wings. Almost two strategic bomber wings can be drawn up, and if their guess is correct, it means that the strategic bombing of the central Italian theater will be dominated by itself. Although some twin-engine bombers were added, the strength inevitably decreased. So what will the two strategic bomber wings drawn out do? A big question mark popped up ..........

Grim was right. The Luftwaffe top brass was indeed redeployed, and two more strategic bomber wings were transferred to Crete and Egypt. Among them, the strategic bombers deployed in the south will attack the East African Sword Wing in Italy's East African colony under the cover of long-range fighters, which has once again knocked a group of transport ships trying to smuggle into the bottom of the sea some time ago. This annoyed the Luftwaffe as a whole, so they decided to place an air force in Egypt to suppress the wing.

The strategic bomber units deployed in western Egypt and Crete were preparing to launch an offensive against southern Italy and Sicily, and the Luftwaffe believed that they had already inflicted a heavy blow on the enemy air force in central Italy. Then all that remains is to concentrate on Libya in southern Italy and North Africa. In order to take all of Italy as soon as possible. At the same time, Austria-Hungary also expressed its willingness to join the war with a long-range bomber force that it had worked so hard to build. This relieved the Germans, who were relieved to boldly divide their troops.

"The main targets for the next phase are tentatively the regions of Naples, Ankio and Terrazina, which are important distribution centers and air bases in southern Italy, and if they are destroyed, they will completely cut off the southern transport and supplies to the vicinity of Rome." Grim assigns tasks to his captains at the headquarters. The Germans finally chose the strategy of breaking through in the middle. The first attack was to devastate Florence and Bologna, the direct and important hubs of central and northern Italy, the second was to destroy the region of Naples, and then the Italian battlefield was reduced to three separate stages, after which the German-Austrian army could cross the Adriatic Sea and set foot on the Apennine Peninsula. And then play to their army strengths. …………。

"Why don't we go further south? For example, Messina and Palermo in Sicily were included in the attack? If we can inflict heavy damage on the Italian navy, then we can end the war much faster. A German officer asked, pointing to the map.

"There is the main force of the Italian Navy there, there are nearly 300 carrier-based aircraft alone, plus the aircraft from land-based airfields, the number will be terrifying, and there are also a large number of anti-aircraft artillery positions. It was almost the densest place of Italian anti-aircraft fire. Moreover, it is far away from our base, and if the opponent is defeated, we can transfer to Sicily, which is difficult for us to destroy with a one-time attack. Grim replied. In fact, another reason is that a detachment of the Huaxia Navy is also stationed here. If this bomber formation had dropped bombs on the head of the Huaxia Fleet in the past, the political consequences would not have been what Germany wanted to see, and it would be in the best interests of both sides to fight but not break...... If it's really a big deal. But it's not going to end well.

"In addition, according to intelligence, the other side may send some aircraft equipped with heavy firepower to intercept us. Moreover, the range of our fighters is relatively short, and after a series of fierce air battles, we cannot guarantee the full escort, so I don't know if we have any better way to deal with it. Someone asked..........

"We will be equipped with a new twin-engine fighter group, and they will help us solve these problems." Grim also heard what the other side was preparing, but he didn't think the Entente could do anything in a hurry, so he didn't particularly care about it.

And just as the Germans were preparing to launch a new offensive, the Italian side was also arranging a counterattack plan. "The task of replenishment and delivery to the area north of Florence has been given to the French, who are to deliver supplies directly to the region from the mainland. If the urgent need is relieved, then we only need to be in charge of the southern region, so we can shrink our forces. Shrink the indigenous land-based aviation to the line from Rome to Naples. Barry and Fasano had to give up for the time being. Because the pressure was so great that Messina's air force would be responsible for the defense of the surrounding area within a radius of 200 kilometers, while the naval air force would enter the Tyrrhenian Sea region and be ready to maneuver for support. Tycho said.

This plan was very conservative, ceding the airspace along the Adriatic coast, leaving only a few reconnaissance planes and fighters, and the vast majority of the main force began to shrink to the western coast and deploy at high densities. It seems that Tycho was going to do everything in his power to deliver a fatal blow to ..........

"Reconnaissance needs to be strengthened, but fortunately the British have brought in their new aircraft, and the twin-engine aircraft have a long range and are very fast, and we can extend the reconnaissance range to the outskirts of Sarajevo. According to the internal situation, the take-off and assembly of the strategic bombers of the Germans would have taken a very long time. If our new reconnaissance aircraft are capable of conducting reconnaissance in the opponent's airspace. It can give us about 2 hours of extra alert time. Lin Yongsheng on the side added. Italy was still careless about Germany's intelligence gathering, and the large-scale stationing of German strategic bomber forces in the Balkans could not be completely concealed, and before launching the strategic bombing again, there were already various signs that the Germans would make a big move, and as a result, this intelligence was not taken seriously by the relevant parties, and this time, the Allies and Italy stepped up their intelligence gathering work.

"The Air Force's suggestion is to launch a final attack over the city of the opponent's air raids, we would like to ask for your opinion, and their reasons are very good, because when the bombers bomb, they will reduce their altitude, and the formation will be scattered, which is more conducive to our attack, from the time they begin to dissolve the formation to the time when they are regrouped, they will become scattered individuals, and the difficulty of the attack will be greatly reduced." Lin Yongsheng looked at the valley whose face turned cloudy, and said carefully. There are many advantages to this, but there are also disadvantages, that is, the opponent's bomb has been dropped, and the heavy bomber itself is an oversized bomb after crashing into the city or target area! Don't forget, there's tons of fuel in there! …………。

"It's going to kill a lot of people." Tycho glanced at Lin Yongsheng and said. In his heart, there has always been a voice asking him to reject such a plan, but in the end he didn't say it, because he knew that the main force of this interception was Huaxia and the Allied Air Force, even if he objected, it was unknown whether the Allied Air Force Headquarters in Italy could accept it, and the last battle damage also made the Allied high-level scared, more than ten squadrons were heavily damaged and disabled in a battle, and this price was close to the bottom line of the Entente.

"We need time to evacuate people and supplies...... Also, if someone is willing to go with us, I hope to have a proper resettlement plan. After nearly a quarter of an hour of silence, Tycho finally did not say anything to refute it. However, he still hopes that those who have the ability and willingness to leave this soon-to-be-fallen country can have a better future.

"That's fine." Lin Yongsheng let out a sigh of relief, Tycho acquiesced in the other party's plan, and in return, Huaxia and the Entente naturally had to help these people. In the eyes of China and the Entente. At this time, Italy was more like a testing ground for new weapons and strategies, and both sides took turns sending their most advanced weapons and tactics to this testing ground for testing, and then gaining the experience and data they wanted from it. Looking at the brutal destruction brought about by the war, Lin Yongsheng could only rejoice in the strength of Huaxia, and no one dared to do this to Huaxia ..........

Both sides were making intensive arrangements, just when the damage caused by the last strategic bombing had not yet been fully healed. The second wave of strategic bombing of the Luftwaffe was already ready to be launched, although the number of strategic bombers was a little smaller than the last time, but the number of twin-engine bombers made up for the lack of attack power to a certain extent, and the accompanying air power was also increased. After nearly 3 weeks of preparation, the two sides who had re-completed the layout and adjustment once again opened their posture and prepared to fight. "Target Naples!" Grim said with a heavy touch of the pencil in his hand!

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