In the spacious and bright building, the largest field airfield on the German front, also took into account the command and dispatch of all nearby air forces.

The Germans built several wooden houses here, but many of them were large tents that had been improvised erected.

Of course, as the supreme commander of the Luftwaffe's combat units on the Eastern Front, Field Marshal Kesselring owned a wooden room that served as his command.

Three-fifths of this huge wood-paneled room is used as a huge command and dispatch room.

Of the remaining two-fifths, one-fifth is Kesselring's personal living space and one-fifth is his personal office.

At this moment, he was in the command and dispatch room, listening to the officers of the bomber unit and making a summary report of the previous bombing.

Speaking of napalm, Kesselring also knew that it was the big killer weapon he held in his hand. Having obtained the parameters of real combat performance for the bombing of Moscow, the Germans seized the time to create this new bomb.

An officer opened his mouth to report to Kesselring about the effects of yesterday's bombing: "The bombing effect was very good, and the enemy's line collapsed in an instant. ”

Within two hours of the German bombers' bombing, the German ground forces entered the bombing zone where the land was still warm.

There, they saw burnt corpses, and all sorts of light and heavy weapons that had long been indistinguishable - literally hell, making people vomit at the first sight.

A dozen tanks under the command of the 6th Guards Tank Division, which was divided into the defenders and were responsible for supporting the defenders, were completely burned and exploded, leaving only their black bodies and paralyzed behind the defensive positions.

Judging from the actual combat effect, if you start from the point of view of economy, even the previous rocket artillery suppression attack can be omitted.

Another general also stepped forward and said to Kesselring: "Of course, the losses of the bomber forces are minimal, and air supremacy is firmly in our hands. ”

Hearing the news, Kesselring was still very satisfied. Although he knew that napalm was very effective, this was the first time that this method of directly attacking enemy positions was used, so he had no bottom in his heart.

Now that the bombing is over and the effect is very good, of course he is relieved. At least in real combat, such bombs are absolutely effective and extraordinary.

Under the cover of such bombs, the Germans advanced their positions to the vicinity of Svoboda in just one day.

And Svoboda is already very close to Kursk. As long as the Germans continued to advance at this rate of advance, Kursk could be captured in early August.

Then the German army is fully capable of squeezing the Soviet army out of Ukraine before the Soviet army grabs Ukrainian grain.

Seeing that Kesselring was so satisfied, the general, who was the first to speak, continued: "The report will be handed over to you tomorrow morning, yes, napalm is really a very useful bomb. ”

"It can be used not only against permanent fortifications, but also against improvised defensive lines." An officer in charge of technology, added.

"I think that in the future, what will limit the effect of the Air Force in destroying enemy forces may be the speed of napalm production." The atmosphere was so nice that some people even made jokes.

Being able to effectively destroy enemy forces is the goal that the Air Force has been pursuing. Now they seem to have found a shortcut, which excites all the commanders.

At least in their view, napalm is a type of ammunition that should be equipped on a large scale, a new weapon that is worth the time to produce.

"Now I finally know the reason why the Führer fervently wants the Air Force to increase its range." Kesselring sighed when he heard what his men said.

In his opinion, the expansion of the air force's strike radius, combined with powerful new bombs such as napalm, would allow the air force to destroy cities and factories deep in enemy forces.

As long as the air force is large enough, it can completely disintegrate the enemy's war potential and end the war at the lowest cost.

It was at this time that Kesselring discovered that the Führer's understanding of future warfare could definitely be described as farsighted.

"Sortie bombers, carry ordinary bombs, attack Kursk!" Given his battle order, Kesselring ended the brief mini-meeting.

With radar and radio navigation technology, the Luftwaffe's dispatch capabilities increased several times, and as a field marshal, there was no need for Kesselring to ask about command combat missions at the wing level.

He walked back into his office, looking at the papers on the desk that needed to be worked on with him, and a faint smile on his face.

Although Marshal Goering was very jealous of him and Milch, fearing that these more capable doers would void Goering's power as commander-in-chief of the air force.

But he was still confident in his future: because the Führer was on his side, and the Führer was still wise and just.

The day before rushing from Berlin to the Eastern Front, the Führer deliberately received him. After instructing him to command the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front, the Führer also provided Kesselring with strong support.

For him, or for the Luftwaffe, it seemed that everything was moving towards a better future.

It was just that he was a little uneasy that the Navy's aviation seemed to be dividing the power of the Air Force, and that trend was gradually expanding.

Raeder not only took away a large number of fighter pilots, but also took command of dozens of defensive airfields along the coast.

Including the training bases of naval aviation, more than 1,000 German aircraft were placed under the command of the navy.

reconnaissance patrols along the coast, air defense of ports, and carrier-based aircraft of aircraft carriers...... Raeder also has Rütjans' men, and he has an unprecedented air strike force at his disposal.

The Führer seems to be redividing the arms of the Third Reich, and the Navy is building a larger Marine Corps.

Of course, the good news is that the airborne forces of the Air Force are also being expanded, which is really different from the previous scale.

The original airborne divisions have now all been expanded into the Airborne Army, and Student has risen to prominence as a group army commander commanding three airborne armies and nine airborne divisions.

With the intervention of the Führer, it seems that in addition to the army still running the old business, the navy and the air force have been given more meaning.

"Hopefully, the future of the Air Force, and my future are also bright...... "Silently prayed in his heart, Kesselring began his busy work.