"Marshal Milch, have you chosen your target this time?" Albert? Marshal Kesselring asked.

"Your Excellency, Kazan and Nizhny Novgot have been preliminarily identified. Both of these are aircraft factories in Burussia. And according to our intelligence, the aircraft factory in Kazan is preparing for mass production of an advanced fighter, codenamed the Yak-1 fighter, although there is still a certain gap in performance compared with our BF-109 fighter. But it is already possible to pose a certain threat to our BF-109 fighters. "Edward? Marshal Milch said.

"Oh?" Albert? Marshal Kesselring couldn't help frowning.

At the beginning of the war, the Luftwaffe almost crushed the Russian Air Force, so much so that now the skies in the theater of operations are completely dominated by Luftwaffe fighters. The fighters of the Russian Air Force did not dare to go to the theater of operations at all. Because once you get in, you'll be shot down nine times out of ten. It is precisely because of this that the Luftwaffe was able to unscrupulously launch attacks on the ground targets of the Russian army and cover the operations of the army.

If the Russian Air Force has relatively advanced fighters, it is conceivable that they will definitely frantically challenge the Luftwaffe. After all, after losing air supremacy, the constraints on them are too great. Even if it could not take back air supremacy from the Germans, it would at least pose a threat to the Luftwaffe and facilitate the movement of their ground forces.

"In that case, then we need to pay attention. Marshal Milch, I have a suggestion. "Albert? Marshal Kesselring said.

"Your Excellency, please speak."

"The target of this bombing is Kazan! Destroy all the factories associated with the manufacture of aircraft in Burussia here! In this way, we can at least deal a big blow to the aircraft manufacturing capacity of Burussia. At the same time, it is also possible to completely destroy Kazan. In this way, we will be able to show others our power. In addition, it is also possible to combine escort long-range fighters to provide more comprehensive protection for the bomber force! "Albert? Marshal Kesselring suggested.

Edward? Marshal Milch thought for a moment, then nodded: "Just follow the advice of His Excellency the Chancellor!" We dispatched 900 H-11 bombers and 300 H-21 bombers, which was enough to blow up the whole of Kazan. ”

Kazan was only 1,200 kilometers away from the airfield where the Luftwaffe's heavy bombers were stationed, and it was completely within the strike radius of the H-11 bombers and H-21 bombers. Among them, the H-11 bomber could carry a bomb weighing up to four tons to Kazan for bombing, and then return to the airfield. The H-21 bomber could carry six tons of bombs to Kazan for bombing and then return to the airfield. In this case, 1,200 heavy bombers at once would be enough to drop 5,400 tons of aerial bombs on Kazan. These bombs were enough to blow the city of Kazan into ruins. If all of them were to be put into the factories in Kazan, they could easily be razed to the ground.

It is conceivable that once Kazan is destroyed by the Luftwaffe with heavy bombers, it will cause heavy damage to the aviation industry of Buzhan and Russia. Next, if Burussia wants to continue to compete with the Luftwaffe for air supremacy, it is almost impossible to do so.

Time passed little by little, and the Luftwaffe's heavy bombers and long-range fighters were all transferred before January 6. Aerial bombs and aviation fuel and other supplies were also delivered to the front line. So that the bomber units of the Luftwaffe were ready to attack.

Of course, it is a cold winter, and whether the bomber units can attack depends on whether the weather conditions permit.

In this regard, the Luftwaffe specially summoned a group of meteorologists to conduct research. In the end, it was concluded that from January 8, there will be two days of blue skies, followed by heavy snow for several days in a row.

So, Albert? Marshal Kesselring and Edward? Marshal Milch deliberated and set the time for the sortie the morning of 8 January.

After consulting the Imperial Emperor Qin Tian, Qin Tian agreed.

After the order was given, the strategic forces of the Luftwaffe began to get busy. The pilots had to familiarize themselves with the routes, and the ground crews hurried to fill the bombers with fuel and ammunition. Make sure that after the order is given, these fighters will be able to take off. The long-range fighters escorting these bombers have also been transferred to the front-line airfields. Their task was to provide protection for these bombers. In order to avoid being intercepted by Russian air force fighters before the Luftwaffe heavy bomber unit launched a bombing.

Although the performance of the fighters of the Russian Air Force is not very good, no matter how bad the fighters are, they are more flexible than these huge bombers. If it is attacked by enemy fighters, the bomber itself will be at a great disadvantage.

At two o'clock in the morning on January 8, the heavy snow stopped. Ground crews were already clearing the runway when the snow was just starting to lighten. The snow was cleared and then sprinkled with salt to ensure that the runway did not freeze again.

At 6 o'clock in the morning, before the sky was light, the Luftwaffe bombers began to take off.

H-21 bombers were the first to take off, and these three hundred H-21 bombers took off from three airfields located in Belarus. Subsequently, H-11 bombers also took off, and these planes took off from airfields in Belarus and Ukraine.

A full 1,200 heavy bombers climbed to an altitude of 10,000 meters before flying smoothly. In order to increase the range, these aircraft are equipped with an economical cruise speed of 380 kilometers per hour. In this case, it will take a little more than three hours to fly from the airport to Kazan.

After the take-off of these heavy bombers, the long-range fighters of the Luftwaffe also took off. These long-range fighters, all with auxiliary fuel tanks. They climbed above the bomber group, monitored their surroundings, and if they spotted an enemy aircraft approaching, they would strike to shoot down or dislodge enemy planes to ensure the safety of their own bombers.

In order to increase the power of the escort, Edward? Marshal Milch even sent 240 F-190 fighters from the 2nd and 3rd Air Groups to the escort group. Although, the F-190 fighter has a range of only a thousand kilometers and cannot fly to Kazan. But if they encounter Russian fighters after crossing the border, they can attack them first to avoid the BF-110 fighter jets abandoning the auxiliary fuel tanks during the fight, thus shortening the range. Maximize the escort force for this bombing.

Fighters plus bombers, a total of more than 1,900 fighters flew in the air. Although it is divided into several echelons, each echelon is undoubtedly an extremely large fleet. At least, that's enough to scare the Russian side.