Chapter 55: After the Meal
"What's the main course today? Eric. Xu Jun picked up a napkin and wiped his hands.
"Roast venison with creamy potatoes, my Führer." Major Tysenhofen instructed the orderlies to remove the soup plate from the table and replace it with a new one. The chef who was waiting on the side of the table carried a large tray and placed it on the dining car next to the table, and when he opened the lid of the plate, the carriage was filled with a wonderful aroma of oil and spices, and the smell alone was appetizing.
The chef used a sharp kitchen knife to cut a large slice of roast venison, and then handed it to the plate in front of Xu Jun with a meat fork. The orderly stood beside Xu Jun with a tray containing a large bowl of buttered potato wedges, and Xu Jun picked up the large silver spoon inserted in the bowl and filled himself with a spoonful. After putting the spoon back and nodding at the orderly, the orderly walked towards Weierle, who was sitting next to Xu Jun, with the tray in his hand.
Xu Jun picked up a knife and fork and cut off a slice of venison, and the chef sprinkled a lot of rosemary and thyme on it, and the meat showed a beautiful pink color. Putting the venison in his mouth, Xu Jun felt a sense of relief: "It tastes good, Mr. Hendrick, the heat and seasoning are perfect, your technique is really amazing." ”
"Thank you very much, my Führer, it is my pleasure to be able to satisfy you." After the head chef bowed to Xu Jun, he took a few steps back and turned to leave the dining car, and the guards outside the door closed the door.
Putting down the knife, Xu Jun picked up the Louis XIV wine glass, and the orderly went up to pour the wine glass full of French red wine.
"Gentlemen......" Xu Jun looked at the guests at the table. For our cause, for the ultimate victory! ”
"Hi Reinhardt!"
The guests all stood up and raised their wine glasses in greeting, and when they saw Xu Jun put the wine glass to their lips, they all immediately raised their heads and drank it all. When everyone was seated, the orderlies poured red wine again into their empty glasses with bottles.
After the dessert was removed, everyone was full of wine and food, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves. Xu Jun proposed to go to the observation car to smoke cigars, so everyone who smoked or not.
"There are problems with the bombing tactics of our air force, which has long been reflected by the wings and squadrons below, and many reports directly point out the defects in formation and escort, many of which are fatal, especially some of them are mistakes in tactical formulation, which is really problematic in my opinion, but Goering has always been reluctant to pay attention to these, he firmly believes that there can be no mistake in the order he signed, and if there is a mistake, then he is also on the side that executes the order. Because they didn't understand and implement his thoughts. Kesselring said to Xu Jun as he added sugar cubes to his coffee.
"I discovered these problems a year ago, but because of what you know...... The circumstances did not allow me to intervene in these areas, so the Air Force suffered losses in the French campaign that should not have been suffered. Thankfully, everything is now better, and under my leadership, a similar absurdity will never be allowed to happen again. Xu Jun lit a long cigar match, and then lit the cigar on his lips.
"Able to fight under your leadership, the Luftwaffe will surely be able to claim the final victory for you and complete the great revival of the Reich, my Führer." Kesselring leaned over from the couch and said.
"I'm sure the Air Force won't let me down. Checkmate. Milch's organizational skills were strong, but his tactical thinking was still stuck in the twenties, which led to the development of equipment lagging behind the current and future enemy, so the High Command took over the management of the development and procurement of equipment for the Air Force. As you know, some of these issues also involve you, but since you are now a military commander, I will not pursue the previous ones.
I'm going to give you an account here. Soon a new batch of fighters will enter the Air Force, and the performance of these aircraft will be completely different from the old models that we used before, so the Air Force will prepare a group of the best fighter pilots to receive these aircraft. And for special tactical training, I am ready to hand over this task to the Second Air Force, and I hope that you will be able to make arrangements as soon as possible. ”
"A new model of fighter? My Führer, is it fw190? Kesselring put down his coffee cup.
"Yes, my general, it's fw190." Xu Jun exhaled a puff of smoke, then raised his hand and gestured to Tysenhofen. The adjutant, who was waiting to be summoned at any time, immediately walked over with a file bag.
"Thanks, Eric." Xu Jun took the document bag, took out a document from it and handed it to Kessellin on the other side.
"I heard about this aircraft last year, and I saw some introductions from Milch, and in terms of test flight performance, it is much stronger than the BF109, but doesn't it mean that there were serious accidents during research and development work, and there are still many key problems that have not been solved, and the research has stalled?"
"Ah, the problem is all solved, now Falk. Wolf is already in full production. The first batch of fifty will arrive in France next week. Xu Jun dusted off the ashes in the ashtray, then took the cigar in his mouth and took a sharp puff.
"I made some suggestions for the design of this aircraft, and I also gave BMW some suggestions for engine modifications, you know I've always been interested in mechanical design, but I didn't expect that all of my suggestions were answered, and the aircraft is now fully operational. The German aviation industry is still not able to compare with some old manufacturers in Europe and the United States, especially in terms of engines, we are actually lagging behind, I have ordered our intelligence department to increase its efforts in this regard, I believe that we will soon be able to obtain the latest foreign aviation technology, and then apply it to our aircraft, not only that, but we must continue to invest more forces to develop our science and technology, we must make the aviation technology of the Luftwaffe always walk in the forefront of the world's air force, Trample under your feet all the enemies who dared to challenge the Luftwaffe. Xu Jun said to Kesselring with an impassioned expression.
"The Luftwaffe will always follow your will, my Führer." Kesselring stood up excitedly and greeted Xu Jun, and the people chatting around him didn't know what he meant, so they all stood up and stood upright.
"Sit down, my general, and feel free." Xu Jun sat on the sand room and waved his hand around, and Kesselring lowered his head a little embarrassed and sat down, picking up the document again.
“fw190a4? Is this the model that has already been determined? My Führer, why A4? ”
"Because the drawings I drew were A4, those guys didn't dare to change it." Xu Jun complained in his heart, but said to Kesselring: "This is to confuse the enemy's intelligence officers and make them make wrong judgments about the design process of our aircraft." ”。
"Oh, that's a good way to use it in future aircraft development. Well...... The sea level reached a speed of 540 kilometers per hour, and the top speed at 5,000 meters was 640 ?!!! How is this possible? It's amazing, four 20-mm cannons, enough firepower, a range of 980 km...... This aircraft can completely crush the Spitfire AI type, no ...... It can crush all fighters known in the world now. Wait a minute, bomb, it can carry bombs? Then you can also attack on the ground. Drop tanks? Can it also carry a drop tank? Kesselring said excitedly.
"I've always had doubts about this question, but I just don't know who to ask. Why is there no question about the range of the Air Force's comments on the improvement of the BF109. The first thing you think about is equipping fighter planes with bomb pylons, but you don't consider hanging auxiliary fuel tanks, and the Air Force does not calculate the distance when formulating combat plans? Xu Jun raised his eyebrows and glared at Kesselring.
"The 700-kilometer range of the BF109 is enough for the current operation, my Führer." Kesselring looked at Xu Jun suspiciously.
"Indeed, for the take-off from the French airfields, especially after I have ordered the construction of those coastal bases, the fighters can gain a considerable amount of time when they take off to fight on the southern coast of England. But once the target extends inland, such as to the north of London, such as Coventry, or Nottingham, where the British Twelfth Air Force is based, the range of the BF109 is somewhat insufficient. And you have to take into account that the new tactics we have now developed for fighter escort will make the aircraft consume more fuel, once intercepted by enemy aircraft, after entering the air battle, the consumption will increase exponentially, at this time, every extra liter of gasoline is equivalent to giving the pilot an extra hope of victory, I don't want to see those brave fighters fall into the icy North Sea because they run out of fuel, or have to force land on enemy soil. I have ordered the Messerschmitt company to produce auxiliary fuel tanks and modification parts, which are now being delivered to the French front, and you are to modify the aircraft as soon as possible. ”
"In obedience to the Führer, I will order the air force to immediately prepare for the modification. We have also studied these problems you mentioned, if it had been planned before, the fighter took off from the airfields of the interior of France and the Netherlands and Belgium, then the range was indeed a bit reluctant, and now we have enough forward positions, and the problem of range will no longer bother the operation, but if there are auxiliary fuel tanks, our aircraft can get more room to move, and the blow to the British army will be greater. ”
"That's true, that's how I think so, the Air Force now has a clear goal, which is to crush the British Air Force and completely seize air supremacy in the Channel and the area on the south coast of the United Kingdom. Now that the first phase of the operation has begun, I think the British Air Force will soon be unable to bear the attrition, they may take the initiative or set a trap to lure us to a decisive battle, how to deal with you must be cautious, and strive to achieve the strategic goal in one or two decisive battles. Xu Jun pointed to the coffee table with his finger and said.
"We will act strictly in accordance with the plan drawn up by the High Command, my Führer. Also, I would like to know when you are ready to put it into the battlefield if the FW190 arrives. ”
"This time there will be a test squadron of pilots who will come with the aircraft, and twelve excellent pilots who are already proficient in operating this fighter will go straight into battle and then test the capabilities of the aircraft itself and the effectiveness of the tactics I have developed for it. And the pilots of the Second Air Force can thoroughly master this aircraft in the shortest possible time under the instruction of these instructors. Xu Jun put the cigar on the ashtray and raised his hand to take the teacup handed over by Tysenhofen.
"Then, use the wails of the enemy to make it glorious, my general." (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and updated faster!)