At the field airfield outside Kostanay, General Jiang Baili, deputy chief of the Imperial General Staff and chief of operations, personally came here to greet the returning pilots. Before coming, he had already received news that this raid by the Imperial Air Force had achieved great results. Several field airfields of the Soviet Russian Air Force in the western part of the Ural Mountains were completely destroyed. For a long time to come, there will be no more planes of the Soviet and Russian Air Force over the Urals, and the entire airspace will be dominated by the Chinese Air Force.

"I didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Air Force was really so strong. It seems that His Majesty the Emperor's decision to vigorously develop the Air Force was indeed prescient. Admiral Jiang Baili thought secretly.

You must know that although the size of the Imperial Air Force is not large, it is far inferior to the Imperial Army and Navy. However, the Imperial Air Force received a lot of military expenses every year. The empire's annual military expenditure is often 50% for the army, 40% for the navy, and 10% for the air force. Even if it's only 10%, that's a lot of money. Especially when the scale of the air force is still relatively small, the military expenditure of 10% has already made other troops very jealous.

Admiral Jiang Baili was not an old-fashioned man, and he was one of the most prominent military strategists of modern China. Almost instantly, he thought about the benefits of gaining air supremacy in the Imperial Air Force. First of all, after gaining air supremacy, the Imperial Air Force can launch an attack on the Soviet Russian Red Army more unscrupulously, kill and injure the living forces of the Soviet Russian Red Army, and change the balance of strength between the two sides step by step, and at the same time, it can also delay the march of the Soviet Russian Red Army and buy more time for the Imperial Army. Secondly, in modern warfare, intelligence is very important. After gaining air supremacy, it was already impossible for Soviet Russia to collect intelligence on the Imperial Army through reconnaissance aircraft. The movement of the Imperial Army will be more secretive. It is more conducive to the implementation of the next strategy. Arguably. Because of the victory of the Imperial Air Force, the possibility of the Empire winning this war has once again increased a lot.

It is precisely because of this that General Jiang Baili rushed to the airport from the headquarters to greet the returning heroes.

"General!" Major General Wang Boping saluted Admiral Jiang Baili excitedly.

"Well, the Air Force did a good job this one!" Admiral Jiang Baili praised.

"Next, the Air Force will increase air strikes on the Soviet and Russian Air Forces. After they began to attack Bled, it was even more necessary to provide air fire support to the 3rd Army in time. Admiral Jiang Baili said.

"Yes, General. The Imperial Air Force will definitely do its best in this battle. Major General Wang Boping assured.

At this time, the group of returning planes of the Imperial Air Force appeared over the airfield, and they circled over the airfield, and landed in turn under the command of the airfield. The H5 bomber was the first to land, followed by the A2 attack aircraft. And finally, the F5 fighter.

The pilots disembarked from the planes to command, and the ground crews were still rushing up and throwing them into the sky to celebrate the victory. There is no doubt that this victory is very important for the Imperial Air Force.

"Welcome back and thank you for all you have done for the Empire." Admiral Jiang Baili shook hands with some of the pilots. Thank them for that.

Admiral Jiang Baili is now the giants of the empire's * military second only to a few marshals! The pilots who shook his hand were all flattered. I stammered and didn't know what to say.

The Imperial Air Force reported the successful experience of this battle plan to the Air Force Command. In the future, when the Imperial Air Force implements this kind of battle plan, it can completely use this battle as a reference. At the same time, the Imperial Air Force will also use this to regulate the defense of the Imperial airspace, as well as the defense of field airfields. Prevent the enemies of the Empire from attacking the Imperial Air Force in the same way.

Emperor Wu Haoxuan also learned the relevant news at the first time. He was very satisfied with the victory of the Imperial Air Force. Although he had mentioned this tactic, he did not expect the Imperial Air Force to start practicing it so soon. Blowing up enemy fighters at the airfield to gain air supremacy is a blitzkrieg style during World War II! Of course. Due to the current technical conditions, the performance of the fighter is greatly restricted, and it is not yet able to show such an amazing record as during World War II.

After the Imperial Air Force gained air supremacy, it intensified air strikes on the Soviet and Russian Air Forces. Originally, every time bombers and attack aircraft fought, they had to be escorted by a large number of fighters. Now there is no need, this airspace is very safe, and only a small number of fighters need to be sent to escort it. The rest of the fighters can take on reconnaissance missions or join in attacks on ground targets. The aviation machine gun in the nose of the fighter is also extremely lethal against ground targets. In particular, aerial bombs can also be mounted under the wings.

This style of play of the Imperial Air Force made the Soviet Russian Red Army miserable. Originally, the Russian Red Army was able to march more than thirty kilometers a day. However, under the blows of the Imperial Air Force, they were able to march up to ten kilometers a day. Moreover, under the blows of the Imperial Air Force, the casualties of the Soviet Russian Red Army were also increasing. The daily report of battle damage made the commanders of the Soviet Russian Air Force very aggrieved.

Not only did the Soviet Russian Red Army encounter difficulties on the southern front, but also the offensive of the troops on the central and northern fronts did not go well. The 2nd Army of the Northern Front attacked Yekaterinburg. Although they have advanced to the outskirts of Yekaterinburg. However, the resistance of the Russian Empire* army became more and more fierce, which frustrated the attack of the Soviet Russian Air Force, and it was even more delusional to take Yekaterinburg in the shortest possible time.

The offensive of the 3rd and 4th armies of the troops of the center line on Chelyabinsk was even more unsmooth. The troops of the Russian Empire, even launched counterattacks on local fronts. Although, the Russian Red Army's fearless attack made the Russian army pay a heavy price. But to capture Chelyabinsk with the help of two armies is almost a dream.

Originally, the Soviet Russian Red Army took the Chinese * army as its main target, so the main forces of the Ural Front were used against the Chinese * army. The troops used to deal with the Russian army are only three group armies and 450,000 people, which is a little less than the strength of the Russian army. At the beginning, the Russian army was vulnerable, mainly because the will to fight was too weak. But now, knowing that the Chinese* army has launched an offensive and at the same time has to protect their faith and country, the will of these Russian officers and soldiers to fight has also strengthened. Coupled with the fact that they were originally more advanced weapons than the Soviet Russian Red Army, they were not only able to fight on a par with the Soviet Russian Red Army in battle, but even gain the upper hand step by step.

The Russian Red Army probably never dreamed that the Russian army, which they originally regarded as vulnerable, would be able to exert stronger and stronger combat effectiveness. If the three armies of the Northern and Central Fronts were unable to capture Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk and destroy the Russian Empire, and at the same time the troops of the Southern Front were defeated by the Chinese* army, then the Russian Red Army would have lost the battle completely.

Voroshilov, the commander of the Southern Front of the Soviet Red Army, has been looking very ugly recently. As soon as the morning dawns, the Chinese Air Force will appear above their heads, dropping bombs and strafing, constantly inflicting casualties on the Russian Red Army. In particular, the artillery units and baggage units in the rear became the primary targets of the Chinese Air Force's attack. For two days in a row, the artillery of the troops of the Southern Front had already suffered heavy losses. More than a hundred cannons were destroyed. You know, the entire Southern Front army only has a few hundred cannons. If this continues, I am afraid that before they reach Bred, their artillery will be lost. In addition, the losses of the baggage troops were not light, and a large amount of food and ammunition were destroyed by the Chinese Air Force, which made it more and more difficult to supply the Soviet Russian Red Army. Once the supplies could not keep up, as many as 800,000 Soviet Russian Red Army wanted to confront the Chinese * army on the West Siberian Plain, what the consequences would be, one can imagine.

"Damn the Air Force, how can they be so vulnerable." Voroshilov scolded secretly. Without the protection of the Air Force, their losses are increasing day by day. This made him almost lose his courage in this battle.

The commander of the Ural Front, Frunze, who was far away in Ufa, was also distressed by this. The troops on the southern front became the target of the Chinese Air Force's wanton and indiscriminate bombing, and not only did the troops suffer heavy losses, but also suffered a great blow to their morale. Originally, the Soviet Russian Red Army, even with its poor weapons and poor living conditions, was full of enthusiasm for fighting. However, under the continuous wear and tear of the Chinese Air Force, the Soviet Russian Red Army has gradually developed fear. Once the troops develop a fear mentality, it is undoubtedly impossible to expect them to fight to the death on the battlefield.

In addition, the delay of the troops on the northern and central fronts in achieving decisive results also made Frunze feel irritable. He found that there seemed to be a great deviation between the current development of the war situation and their expectations before the war! Not only did the combat effectiveness of the Chinese* army far exceed their expectations, but even the soft bones of the Russian Empire seemed to have become stronger all at once.

"The Chinese are constantly using the air force to weaken our strength and delay our march. This suggests that they are certainly not ready in Brede. Their air force is buying time for their army! Frunze thought secretly.

Immediately, Frunze ordered Voroshilov to speed up the march and rush to Bled to launch an offensive as soon as possible, as long as he could defeat the Chinese* army there, even if it was acceptable to bear some losses caused by the air raids of the Chinese Air Force. (To be continued.) )

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