After some dialogue, General Heinrich and Colonel Buse deeply understood the powerful connotation of the Waffen-SS "Polish Governor-General" Independence Army, and also clearly understood the profound meaning of the title "Your Excellency Brother-in-law".

Colonel Busse glanced at Admiral Heinrich, Mr. Commander has a field marshal surnamed Rundstedt as a cousin, this background is enough to make many people envious and jealous, but it is still not enough compared to the brother-in-law in front of him.

After Chen Dao counted the numbers of the troops under his command, he suddenly remembered a very important thing.

"How many units of the Air Force do we have at our disposal?"

Hearing Chen Dao's question, Colonel Busai put away his nonsense and began to give Chen Dao the number of troops.

"We have the support of the Eighth Air Force of the Air Force, which has seven medium bomber groups, three fighter-bomber groups and four fighter groups, which are basically fully staffed."

Chen Dao calculated in his heart that the normal establishment of a brigade is about 40 fighters, and the Eighth Air Force has about 280 medium bombers, 120 fighter-bombers, and 160 fighters, totaling about 560 fighters.

Colonel Busse continued: "We also have a tactical air force directly under the Twelfth Army, which is numbered the 24th Waffen-SS 'Custer Hunter' Tactical Aviation Division, which has one fighter wing and two bomber wings, which have a total of three fighter groups, two dive bomber groups, and four fighter-bomber groups. ”

The "Cuckoo Project" has finally come to fruition after several years of hard work in building and setting up eggs, and the German Army has finally realized the dream of each army group being able to have a tactical aviation division directly under the group army, so that the soldiers fighting on the front line can be on call for the bombers of the Air Force.

With the help of this relationship, the SS led by Himmler finally no longer had to worry about being suppressed by the army faction, and could openly compete with the army, navy, and air force for military spending, although a considerable part of the military budget had to be spent with the help of General Richdhoven from the air force.

As for Field Marshal Goering, he finally realized his grandiose, huge, lofty and great ideal that "everything that can fly in Germany shall be under my control."

The WAFF tactical aviation divisions were not fixed, but were related to the formation of the army group to which they belonged.

In the case of the Twelfth Army under the command of Admiral Heinrich, for example, the subordinate units of this army are two corps, and the corresponding tactical aviation division will be attached to two bomber wings to ensure that each army can be supported by one bomber wing.

The fighter wing under the tactical aviation division will be organized into two fighter groups to ensure that each bomber wing can be escorted by a fighter group, plus the wing as a training institution, the fighter wing has a total of three fighter groups.

If there is an increase in the number of corps-level units under the army group to which the tactical aviation division belongs, then the fighter and bomber units under the tactical aviation division will be strengthened in equal proportion.

Chen Dao continued to make a tacit calculation, this tactical aviation division has 360 fighters, plus 560 planes of the Eighth Air Force, a total of 920 planes, which is only one step away from 1,000 planes.

After talking about the Air Force and the SS, Colonel Bussey continued: "Because our theater of operations is adjacent to the Black Sea and will be attacked by the Russian Black Sea Fleet, we also have the support of the 2nd Air Division of the Naval Air Force provided by the Navy, whose duty is to suppress the Black Sea Fleet's actions near the Crimean Peninsula during the day, but the fly in the ointment is that they cannot disrupt the Black Sea Fleet's operations at night and in bad weather, The supply lines of the Crimean Front and the Primorsky Independence Army of the Russians were maintained by night sea. ”

Chen Dao clasped his hands to his chest, rolled his eyes up and down, left and right, and casually uttered something that made Heinrich and Colonel Bussey almost go berserk.

"I almost forgot that I still had such a unit under my command, and I remember that this division had a fighter wing, a bomber wing, and a torpedo attack aircraft wing, and it had three fighter groups, three dive bomber groups, and three torpedo attack aircraft groups, about 360 aircraft. Are there any other troops besides these? ”

"No, that's enough." Colonel Buse said.

A voice suddenly rang out.

"We also have an air force, the Imperial Marshal Panzer Division has a tactical aviation regiment under its command, under the command of a fighter group, a dive bomber group and two fighter-bomber groups, this unit is currently at full strength, with 160 aircraft."

It was Mandolfil who spoke, and Admiral Heinrich and Colonel Buse looked at Mandolfil as if nothing had happened, one pursed his lips, and the other shook his lips, not knowing whether he should be jealous or jealous.

Chen Dao shook his head and vetoed: "That tactical aviation regiment only provides support for the Imperial Marshal Armored Division, and is not responsible for other tasks, so it cannot be counted. After all that is said about us, how many planes do the Russians have in the Crimea? ”

"We don't know, the enemy's airfields are mostly built on the Taman Peninsula, and it is difficult for us to know the exact number of their aircraft through aerial reconnaissance. However, from the previous months of fighting, their planes have never disappeared, and they are quite numerous. Colonel Bussey said.

Chen Dao said: "Then calculate it according to one thousand first." And what about the enemy's Black Sea Fleet? How many troops are there? ”

"According to our reconnaissance, the enemy currently has at least one battleship, four cruisers, at least twelve destroyers in the Black Sea, as well as an undetermined number of torpedo boats, frigates, minelayers and submarines."

Chen Dao once again counted the meritorious account in his heart, if he sank all these warships, would he be able to get the rank of marshal of the navy?

After a brief military meeting, Chen Dao had a basic understanding of the situation in Crimea and confidently believed that a new military rank was beckoning to him.

Admiral Heinrich received the support of Chen Dao, and his troops doubled in an instant, and he was even more confident that he would make a big move.

After the meeting, the two sides had a pleasant lunch, and then they each dispatched their troops to prepare for the next big battle.

When everyone was busy in high spirits, Chen Dao was not idle.

Chen Dao once again used the "Chen Task-Oriented Command Method" to free himself from busy and trivial work.

The specific method is to throw out the work that he thinks has no technical content, and hand it over to the hard-working deputy commander and chief of staff of the Independence Army, Mantufir, who is only engaged in some high-end strategic tasks.

The first rather technical job that Chen Dao chose for himself was to serve as the general political commissar of the 12th Group Army, responsible for boosting the morale of the soldiers on the front line.

On the afternoon of May 1, Chen Dao broke up with Heinrich, Mandolfer and others, and drove to the Wounded Soldiers Hospital in Dankoy City to comfort the wounded and present medals to the meritorious personnel.

Returning at night, Chen Dao had dinner with the senior officers of the headquarters of the Romanian Third Army, which was cooperating with an infantry division under the 12th Army to monitor the Russian troops in the direction of the fortress of Sevastopol.

At the banquet, under the deliberate guidance of Chen Dao, the two sides were elated, frequently toasted to the great friendship established by Derog and the two countries in the war, and jointly looked forward to the upcoming great victory.

On the morning of May 2, Chen Dao slept lazily in his residence, firstly to relieve the fatigue of the journey, and secondly, to sober up.

Near noon, Chen Dao changed into the uniform of a naval officer and, accompanied by Major Lorenz, who was also from the navy, took a car to the headquarters of the Second Division of the Naval Air Force.

After arriving at the division headquarters, Chen Dao first conferred medals on the meritorious personnel of the Second Air Division, and then had lunch with them.

After lunch, Chen Dao gave an important lecture to the pilots who had been summoned at the airfield where the division headquarters was located.

"Our battlefield is located on the northern shore of the Black Sea, where the enemy's Black Sea Fleet is active. Without your presence, the large-caliber artillery on the enemy's battleships, cruisers, etc., would have become the deadliest killers of the army brothers, who would have paid tens of thousands more casualties······ In the next battle for the conquest of the Crimea, our great German navy will become a decisive force on the battlefield······ The Führer is with the Navy! Honor and Navy are with you! ”

One night later, on May 3, Chen Dao, dressed in the uniform of a Luftwaffe general and accompanied by his adjutant, Major Bach, who was also from the Air Force, appeared at the headquarters of the Luftwaffe Eighth Air Force and the division headquarters of the Reichmarshal Panzer Division in the morning and afternoon, and gave lectures to the two units.

"Our battlefield is located on the northern shore of the Black Sea······ If you hadn't driven away those damn Russians and guarded our skies, our army brothers would have paid tens of thousands of more casualties······ In the next battle for the conquest of the Crimea, our great Luftwaffe will become a decisive force on the battlefield······ The Führer is with the Air Force! Honor with the Air Force! ”

After another night, on the morning of May 4, Chen Dao changed into the uniform of an army general, and a similar scene and similar lecture were staged again.

Chen Dao, accompanied by Captain Nobel, an adjutant from the army, appeared at the headquarters of the Greater German Panzergrenadier Division.

"Our battlefield is located on the northern shore of the Black Sea······ Even with the strong fire support of the Air Force and Navy, the task of driving the Russians into the sea in the end was to be carried out by our much more powerful German Army······ In the next battle for the conquest of the Crimea, our great German Army will become a decisive force on the battlefield······ The Führer is with the Army! Honor with the Army! ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Chen Dao changed into a black SS general's uniform, and accompanied by Captain Nietzsche, who also came from the SS system, two beautiful secretaries, and a junior adjutant, Sharon, went to the headquarters of the 12th SS "Hitler Youth" division.

"Our battlefield is located on the northern shore of the Black Sea······ Remember, you are the unit named after the Führer, who is far away in Berlin but keeps an eye on your performance on the battlefield and you do not disappoint the Führer······ In the next battle for the conquest of the Crimea, our great Waffen-SS will be the decisive force on the battlefield······ The Führer is with the SS! Honor with the SS! ”

During the several days of cheering up operations, under the encouragement of Chen Dao, the morale of all branches of the German army in the Crimean battlefield was greatly boosted.

A similar thought swirled through everyone's minds.

Whether the campaign to conquer the Crimea goes well or not depends on the performance of our air forces (navy, army, SS)!

Chen Dao's actions were passed on to Admiral Heinrich one after another, and Mr. Admiral, who only knew the general situation of the matter, and did not know the details of the matter, spoke highly of Chen Dao's behavior.

"General Rosen is where he is today at a young age, not by nepotism, as those who are jealous and envious describe. But with his extraordinary energy, brilliant mind and practical spirit, Germany needs such young people, the more the better. ”

Colonel Buse followed, "There is much to learn from him, but there are also some flaws that you need to draw his attention to, and he said that he will not be present at this afternoon's meeting. ”

"Why?"

"He said that he was going to the front line of the Sevastopol fortress to survey the terrain, and General Mandol would come to the meeting instead of him." Colonel Buse said.

"This kind of behavior is a bit indiscriminate, but he is not there to eat, drink and have fun, so let's take it as if we can't see it."

Admiral Heinrich's generosity was based on ignorance.

The reason why Chen Dao did not attend the military meeting was simple.

After learning that the content of the meeting was to discuss the arrival and deployment of various troops, Chen Dao immediately concluded that the meeting had no technical content and was not worth wasting time attending, so he immediately arranged for Mandol to attend in his place, and he went to the Sevastopol fortress area to survey the terrain according to the original plan.

At 8:40 a.m. on 5 May, Chen Dao, dressed in a jungle camouflage uniform with green as the main color and wearing SS lieutenant general's epaulettes, arrived at the station of the 25th Panzergrenadier Regiment under the 12th "Hitler Youth" Panzergrenadier Division of the Waffen-SS, followed by all members of the adjutant corps.

The regimental headquarters of the 25th Panzergrenadier Regiment had already received an order, and everyone from the regiment commander down was ready to welcome Chen Dao's arrival.

During the war, there were not so many clichéd etiquette, and after a brief greeting between the regimental commander Colonel Federer and Chen Dao, he personally acted as a guide and took Chen Dao to the forward observation post, but as soon as everyone walked out of the regimental headquarters, they saw a group of soldiers walking on the street in front of the regimental headquarters.

Unlike other troops, there were five female soldiers in this team of more than 20 people, and six male soldiers were at the head of the team.

The six male soldiers, all without military caps, worked together to carry a coffin on their shoulders.

Chen Dao and the others' eyes were immediately attracted by this group of depressed soldiers, and before Chen Dao could speak, two slender figures flashed behind Chen Dao, and Second Lieutenant Sophie von Jonge and Second Lieutenant Denisha quickly walked into the team and chatted with the five female soldiers in the team.

After a few words, there was a slight cry among the female soldiers, and one of the female soldiers even cried and threw herself into the arms of Second Lieutenant Junger.

Chen Dao did not blame the two female adjutants for their unauthorized actions, slowly walked to the female soldiers, and asked softly, "Sophie, do you know?" ”

Second Lieutenant Jonge let go of the female soldier in his arms and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes: "General, she is Second Lieutenant Emma Merkel, and the one who died in battle was Second Lieutenant Mechi Cole, and when we were training in the training camp, the four of us lived in the same dormitory. ”

Chen Dao nodded, and then said, "I'm not in a hurry here, you guys go to the funeral of your comrades-in-arms······ No, I'll go with you. ”

Chen Dao and his entourage joined the funeral procession and walked at the end of the procession with seven female soldiers.

On the way, Chen Dao asked curiously, "How did Ensign Madge Cole die?" ”

Second Lieutenant Merkel sobbed softly and said: "The two of us were ordered to go out hunting yesterday, and our hunting ground is a birch forest. It was the center of the battlefield, where the Russians would sometimes arrange for observation posts to spy on our positions. But we ran into Russian snipers. The two of us lurked behind a dirt slope for about an hour and a half without finding the enemy, trying to shift positions, but on the way to the transfer, Mechi was spotted by the Russians, and then she was shot in the right cheek. I hid behind the bushes near Mechi's body, and then took advantage of the terrain to get away a little bit, guarding Mechi's body at a suitable distance, hoping that the Russians would come and pick up the loot and avenge Mechi. But until dark, the Russians did not appear, and I had to bring back Mech's body. ”

After listening to Second Lieutenant Merkel's account, Colonel Federer said: "There are a lot of sniper activities in the middle of the battlefield, both ours and Russians, and I heard the snipers say that there is a very powerful guy among the Russians on the other side, and they may have met that guy." ”

After listening to Colonel Federer's words, Second Lieutenant Denisha said, "General, I hope to stay here and fight that guy to avenge Mech." ”

Second Lieutenant Jonge followed, "I want to stay too." ”

"No, if you stay, you'll die in vain." Chen Dao replied dryly.

"It will only be the Russians who will die." Ensign Denisha said indignantly.

"You're only here today, are you familiar with the terrain? If you are not familiar with the terrain, rashly sniping with a master, I am not optimistic about you. Chen Dao said.

"This problem is easy to solve, Second Lieutenant Merkel is familiar with the terrain, and she can be our guide." Second Lieutenant Jonge said.

"General, I can give them a guide and give us a chance." Ensign Merkel said.

Chen Dao glanced at the other people in the funeral procession, and felt that he could not continue to refuse, otherwise spreading it would seriously dampen the morale of the troops, so he could only say in embarrassment: "Okay, since you insist on avenging your comrades-in-arms, I have no reason to stop it. This afternoon, you will familiarize yourself with the terrain, and tomorrow you will officially enter the battle. Remember, protect yourself. ”

After a pause, Chen Dao waved his hand and called Captain Nietzsche.

"You go with them, protect them and protect yourself."