At Zhukov's suggestion, Moscow would abandon Belarus and build a deep defense of Minsk in the area beyond Moscow against the continued German invasion.

At the same time, the hundreds of thousands of troops remaining in Belarus were more than lucky, and when the news got out, the shock to the entire Soviet Union was quite enormous.

So, now there must be another thing to cheer up the hearts of the Soviets.

"Comrade Stalin, naval aviation has made a complete plan for the bombing of the German capital Berlin, please take a look." Kuznetsov took a report and said to Stalin.

This bombing mission, which was formulated by Vice Admiral Simon Zafaronokov of the Naval Aviation, was to bomb Berlin using bombers from all the bombers of the Baltic Fleet Naval Aviation, from the airfield on Ezelli Island, which is closest to Berlin.

"The bombing of Berlin was not only the participation of Soviet naval aviation, but also of our air force." Stalin looked at the report and said to Kuznetsov.

Since the base was naval, Kuznetsov was going to use the Navy's DB-3 for bombing, and now, of course, Stalin was not satisfied with the participation of the Navy in the bombing, but also the Air Force.

After all, from the beginning of the war to the present, the Soviet air force has nothing to brilliant, and even on the first day of the war, they were beaten to the point where there was no room to fight back, which made the Soviet air force unable to raise its head, and there must be a thorough operation to inspire the Soviets to the maximum.

"However, this operation is quite dangerous, and I suggest that it be decided collectively and individually responsible."

It is the superiors who make the decision, but to participate or not to participate, that is voluntary, Stalin meant this, it seems to be very democratic, in fact, of course, it is not how it is, who dares not to participate? Whoever orders it has to go, and it has to be positive, otherwise, there will be absolutely no good fruit to eat.

Stalin was quite looking forward to this bombing, he valued the political significance of the bombing, and at the same time, he also put forward some suggestions: "Gather the forces of our air force, form an 81st long-range bomber division, and use all the forces at our disposal to complete the task of bombing Berlin." ”

Hearing the Air Force commissioner scratching his head for a while, the Air Force does have a strategic bomber, that is, the Pei-8, when the Pei-8 appeared for the first time at the Moscow military parade, it completely shocked the West, this four-engine large bomber, is simply the embodiment of power and evil.

However, only the Air Force knows that this kind of aircraft is quite unreliable, and there are many failures, especially the various problems caused by the diesel engine, which were originally completed by manual pump oil for the parade mission, and after improvement, there is not much improvement.

But now, since Stalin has already said it, there is absolutely no way back, and besides, this matter must be done quickly, the confidence of the Soviets is constantly being attacked, and they must encourage the people with a victory.

This is a political task.

Ezeli Island.

Since the Germans turned around in the process of the offensive and directly entered the territory of the Soviet Union in Latvia, Estonia in the north was actually safe for the time being.

This security will not last long, as long as the Germans have their hands free, the fall of Estonia is inevitable.

On the islands off the coast of Estonia, you can even see the warships of the Germans on the waterway, and after the defeat of the Baltic Fleet, the German Navy can move freely in this area, and they do not pay attention to the naval aviation of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet at all.

Standing on the island, looking at the sea in the distance, the commander of the 1st Torpedo Bomber Regiment of the Naval Aviation, Colonel Yekinny Przybrazensky, could not help but clench his fists.

Germans, let you taste what it is like to be bombed! If it weren't for a special mission, he would really like to take his own torpedo bombers, take off from here, and sink several German warships.

But he could not, as of now, it was safe and did not attract the attention of the Germans, but as soon as he took off from here, it would certainly attract the attention of the Germans, in which case the airfield here would certainly be completely bombed, and their mission to surprise Berlin would be in vain.

He turned his head back, and it was a dirt runway, almost indistinguishable from the base during the First World War, which was completely outdated, and the new planes could not take off and land at all, so it did not attract the attention of the Germans.

And now, in the parking area on the side of the runway, there is a thatched cover of bombing one after another, and after sunset, they take off in their own bombers!

There are not many aircraft that can fly to Berlin, there are only three types: Il-4 (DB-3F), Yer-2 and Pe-8.

Among them, only the Pei-8 is considered a heavy bomber, with sufficient bomb load and range, but this bomber uses diesel engines in order to meet the needs of long-distance flight.

Yes, it can only be a diesel engine, because diesel engines are quite fuel-efficient, and in the case of a flight that cannot meet the requirements, they can only think of this special way.

It's just that no one is reassured by this diesel engine.

Footsteps were heard behind him, and Yekinny turned his head back and saw Major General Mikhail Vdupuyanov, the commander of the newly formed 81st long-range bomber division.

At this time, in this base, in addition to naval aviation, there were also personnel of the Air Force, and in order to complete this mission, one squadron of the Air Force, the Pe-8 and Yer-2 squadrons, also secretly came here.

Thinking of the bumps during landing, Major General Mikhail had palpitations, it was too difficult to land on this ordinary dirt runway, and these pilots under him had at least 200 hours of flying experience, but they were still not easy to control, and the damn engine...

"The mission has been given, and we will take off this evening." Rear Admiral Mikhail said: "Colonel Yekiny, the planes of the Navy take off first, and we take off later. ”

Yekinny nodded gratefully: "We will remember the support given to us by our brothers in the Air Force, we must drop bombs over Berlin." ”

Of course, the order of take-off is exquisite, after all, the plane that bombs first has a suddenness, and the plane that enters later will be intercepted by the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery.

In addition to taking care of the navy, it is also because the Air Force's Pe-8 bombers are heavy after all, and there will be a certain amount of fuel leftover, if it is suitable, after the bombing mission, they do not want to land on this dirt runway, they have to return directly to Petersburg.

The two looked to the west, and at this time, a red sun was slowly sliding towards the sea, and the night was coming.