Hamburg.

Inside the headquarters.

"A total of four thousand heavy bombers were lost."

"Sixty-nine thousand three hundred and twenty crew members dead and missing."

Looking at the latest statistics, especially the number of bomber losses, Kesselring rubbed his forehead deeply.

After more than five months of bombing, 1,000 planes flew to the British mainland every three days, and after a total of 60 bombings, a total of 3,000 huge bombers of the Wehrmacht did not fly back.

These 3,000 are the number of bombers that did not fly back and fell on the British mainland and in the English Channel.

The bombers that came out of the warehouse were not only good in performance, but also of excellent quality, and even if they were hit hard, they could continue to fly for a long distance as long as they did not disintegrate on the spot, so many seriously injured planes flew back.

Even if there are enough spare parts, but many aircraft are badly damaged, and the structure is devastated, it is better to pull a new bomber directly from the warehouse. Excess materials can be recycled and put into factories to make other weapons and equipment.

In total, the number of missing and scrapped bombers totaled 4,000, one no more and one no less.

As for crew losses.

Crashed on British soil, the pilots in the English Channel are either dead or missing, there is no possibility of return, and the sea is still firmly in the hands of the enemy.

Some of the crew members of the planes that flew back were also lost.

In total, 69,320 people died or were missing, even if serious injuries were not counted.

This number may not be much, not as good as the casualties of a large-scale battle, but these are all pilots, gunners can be counted at will, and the rest can be replaced by people from other countries, but navigators, drivers, mechanics, etc., can only be held by Wehrmacht personnel.

The total is about a little more than one-third.

That is, more than 25,000 of the Empire's elite have died or gone missing. It does not include serious injury or disability.

And.

And this is not counting the losses of fighters, although the losses of fighter pilots are much less than those of bombers, but cumulatively, they are also a large number, adding up to nearly 40,000.

"Hey..."

Kesselring rubbed his forehead.

Despite the heavy casualties, the Führer ordered continued bombing and demanded that the scale of the bombing continue to increase, which was a headache for him. He persuaded many times, but to no avail.

"It's worth it to keep bombing."

The old fox on the side spoke:

"Although there were heavy casualties, the effect was also very good."

"So far, we've dropped a total of two million tons of bombs, causing widespread and devastating damage to the UK, a large number of fighter jets have been called back, and the air pressure on the Western Front has been reduced a lot."

"The frequency of the opponent's attacks is also much lower."

Although there was a large American household and a steady stream of supplies, the continuous bombing damaged the port facilities, damaged the railway facilities, and disrupted the stable operation of the empire on which the sun never set.

Small lands, concentrated cities, and more than 10,000 tons of bombs fall every day.

Who can handle it?

"I know."

Kesselring sighed:

"The bombing was still effective, but the casualties were too great."

"At the moment, our escort fighters still have some advantages, and when the American jet fighters are put into use and the new high-altitude and high-speed fighters are put into use, the situation will not be so optimistic."

Combined with the loss of fighter pilots, Germany has lost 30,000 of its own pilots in the past five months.

This number is actually quite bearable.

With the abundance of supplies, the empire now controls the whole of Europa, and can recruit talents from all over Europe to participate in the war. After having a warehouse, many talents on the domestic production line can also enter the battlefield.

The lack of human resources was temporarily addressed.

But here's the thing.

The current casualties are that once the American jet fighters are put into battle, the newly developed high-altitude and high-speed fighters will be put into battle when there are fighter escorts and their own jet fighters have the advantage of their own jet fighters.

And subsequently, the enemy found a way to deal with high-altitude and high-speed bombardment.

A sharp increase in casualties among the bomber group was inevitable.

Such bombing, if any, works, and it works.

But how long can Germany hold out?

How long will this war last?

"The situation on the Eastern Front is not good."

At this point, the old fox also frowned:

"Although we advanced to the predetermined position and occupied the predetermined target, due to supply reasons, we could not form an encirclement in time to annihilate the enemy's main force, and our own casualties were much larger than expected."

"This warehouse..."

Kesselring sighed.

At this time, the marshal had mixed feelings.

The warehouse renewed the life of the German Empire, turning the tide of the war that was in danger and was in a certain situation, but it also forced Germany to drain the last drop of blood and conscript the whole country into battle.

Grain, cars, fuel, tanks, machine guns, artillery, bullets, and much more can be taken out of the warehouse. And it can meet the needs of the whole of Europe. So that a lot of manpower is released.

As of now.

Germany's mobilization rate was already as high as 31 percent.

And counting.

If this war continues to be fought for another year, then even if it is won, the empire will collapse.

"The war must end as soon as possible."

The two of them looked at each other, and this thought came to their minds at the same time.

This war will only make sense if it ends quickly.

No matter how big the price is.

"I will increase the size of the bomber group, and carry out large-scale bombing of ports and other places, and large-scale bombing of military stations."

Kesselring's tone was sharp.

Unlike large cities, ports and other areas have a large number of enemy troops, the air defense is stronger, the bombing losses will be greater, and those fixed large-caliber anti-aircraft guns can have enough threat to large bombers.

"I'll also attack on the Western Front."

The old fox also took a stand.

Intensify the bombardment, launch a counterattack on the Western Front, these two orders Wolf Bao have come out a long time ago, but the two have been shirking for various reasons, saying that the time is not suitable, and now the hysterical patient's attention is on the Eastern Front, and they have been fooled.

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Meanwhile.

Inside the basement of Downing Street.

Qiu Fatzi also said this sentence in the face of a group of sea, land and air generals who never set:

"The war must end as soon as possible, at all costs."

"Normandy, launch an offensive at once, advance the front line into the depths of the European continent."

The huge losses caused by the bombing made Qiu Fatzi very clear that the pressure on the mustache must be increased to make him stop bombing, or weaken the bombing intensity, otherwise the British Empire will really be blown apart.

In just five months of bombing, popular sentiment has begun to decline visibly, and even people who want peace talks have appeared.

"But."

One general retorted:

"We're not ready yet."

"The Germans built a large number of forts on the west coast, these forts are made of reinforced concrete with a thickness of more than 2.5 meters, and the main guns of the battleships cannot be directly penetrated, and they are also equipped with powerful firepower, with four twin 128 high-level dual-purpose guns, with tank troops inside, and a large amount of materials in storage, which can supply half a division for more than three months of continuous combat."

"And there are hundreds of such fortresses, most of which cannot be bypassed, and if you want to attack the German mainland, you must take these fortresses, otherwise the attacking troops will be surrounded."

"However, we have designed a weapon that can penetrate such a fortress, and the United States is ramping up production, but it will not be in service until June."

With sufficient supplies, the Siegfried defense line was stuffed by the old fox with more than a hundred anti-aircraft towers, and it was also a double-enhanced version of the fire defense, as well as a large number of heavy artillery fortress groups.

Epic enhancements.

Naturally, the 'little David', which was specially built for this line of defense, was also strengthened.

The caliber is larger, the shells are heavier, the penetration depth is also strengthened, but the firing range has been reduced, but the problem is not big, the range requirements of this artillery team are not high, and it can penetrate it.

It's a pity that the construction period has also been delayed.

"Mid-June?"

The corners of Qiu's eyes jumped.

That is, it will take another five months, during which the British Empire still needs to drop more than two million tons of bombs, wait for a fart, I'm afraid that the British Isles will not sink by then.

"There is no fortress that cannot be attacked."

Qiu Fatzi waved his hand, and his tone was unquestionable:

"There is a lot of stagnant water, dripping water penetrates stones, and if the caliber is not enough, use the quantity to make up."

"We must burn the flames of war into the heart of the continent as soon as possible, and we must not allow the Germans to continue to integrate the forces of the continent, otherwise it will be more difficult to win in the future, and the losses will be even greater."

"That's going to be a very heavy toll."

One of the generals of the Empire on which the sun never sets bowed his head and said.

Although this dead fat man's mouth has always been uncontrollable, the generals also have to admit that some of what he said is still very reasonable.

How long has it been?

In a little more than half a year, the Siegfried defense line has been improved several times compared with last year, with more than 100 giant air defense towers and more than 100 fortresses equipped with 305 heavy artillery.

At that time, I am afraid that the mustache has already integrated the manpower of the mainland, and the problem of serious shortage of troops has been completely solved, and there will be more tanks, planes, artillery.

At that time, even if there is a 'little David', or a newly developed armor-piercing ground-penetrating bomb, I am afraid it will be difficult to shoot down.

And also.

The situation on the Eastern Front is very bad.

If, five months later, the allies on the Eastern Front go off the line and the mustache pulls out millions of troops, then the trouble will be even greater, let alone winning the war, I am afraid that I will have to consider surrender.

"Casualties."

Qiu Fatzi took a deep breath, and then spit out heavily:

"How can there be no casualties in war?"

"Please believe in the people of the empire on which the sun never sets, in our army, in their courage."

"In the last European war, how heavy were the casualties? Didn't we make it through? This time, we have more allies, more troops, and more advanced weapons, so why should we fear that casualty? ”

The dead fat man's words, although there was still no useful sentence, but it also made the generals understand the determination of their prime minister.

At all costs, it is necessary to advance the follow-up of the Overlord Plan and expand the second battlefield, even if it is hundreds of thousands, millions of casualties.

"Over there?"

There was a general who asked the key question.

They can understand the Prime Minister's thoughts.

Although the Germans bombed at high altitude and had low accuracy, they could not hold many bombs.

Although the actual destruction effect of the scattered bombs is not high, unless they are key bombing targets, many of the remaining bombed factories can be put into production again after a few days of repair.

But the bombs that fell everywhere were a huge blow to national confidence.

This has led to social chaos, turmoil, and great restrictions on production and life.

No one can withstand a bombshell that suddenly falls, That kind of fear is okay once or twice, it lasts for five months, and the people of the empire where the sun never sets are almost at the limit.

If the bombing problem is not resolved, I am afraid that there will be a big problem internally.

However, the decision on whether to storm the Siegfried line and forcibly start the follow-up of the Overlord Plan is not the British Empire, but the United States.

After all, relying solely on the strength of the British Empire and the countries that were bombed and riddled with holes, they simply did not have enough strength, and the millions of troops of the Americans were the main force.

This would have to be done with the consent of the United States.

"I'll get in touch with him personally."

Qiu Fatzi took a deep breath again.

He also knew very well that procrastination would be beneficial to the mustache and to the lame, but it would be harmful to the British Empire.

Who let the British Empire be beaten?

Not long after the bombing of the mustache began, the bombing of the German mainland was forced to pause.

There are two reasons for this.

The enemy's large number of jet fighters, the appearance of new anti-aircraft guns, caused heavy losses to the bomber group, and according to intelligence, the enemy's 88-mm anti-aircraft guns were equipped with radio proximity fuses, which were more advanced than the technology of the Americans.

In addition, the airports and warehouses in the British Isles were bombed with precision, and the material losses were heavy, and the fighters had to be responsible for air defense, so they were temporarily unable to organize bombing.