The next morning, when German soldiers in eastern Cuba were in their bunkers for a day of routine bombardment, the piercing anti-aircraft sirens were not sounded. The officers and men, full of doubts, quietly returned to the ground and looked far into the sky far to the west; However, apart from a clear blue sky and a few fluttering white clouds, they did not see a single bird.

"What's going on?" Seeing this empty sky, the German officers and soldiers could not help but be amazed. Since their landing in Cuba, US bombers have never stopped their air strikes. In addition to heavy fog, torrential rain and other bad weather that is not suitable for dispatch, they carry a large number of bombs every morning to appear above their heads on time. Now that the US bombers have disappeared completely, these German officers and soldiers, who have been accustomed to the baptism of bombs, are a little uncomfortable! Just as they were arguing with each other, the news from the senior officers lifted their spirits: their own troops had just inflicted heavy damage on the US airfield with a secret weapon that had never been seen before, and a large number of bombers were blown up on the runway. For at least a week after that, the US military was no longer able to launch large-scale air strikes on the German-controlled areas, and the air supremacy in the theater was no longer in the hands of the other side!

Amid the celebratory cheers of the soldiers, one order after another was quickly issued by the senior commanders on the front line. Soldiers were mobilized to carry supplies, and improvised man-powered carts lined the roads; When they arrived on the beach, they were pleasantly surprised to find that two transport ships had appeared in the sea less than a kilometer from land. You must know that in the nearly three weeks of daytime before that, these savior-like "cows" were completely extinct due to the threat of US air power! At this time, nearly 30 landing craft and transport boats were rushing back and forth in the sea. Boxes of ammunition, food, fuel and other goods urgently needed by the landing force were transferred from the transport ship to the shore; And a dozen quartermasters were already too busy to keep their feet on the ground, deploying and registering the quantities of supplies received by the various units. Compared with the previous night transportation, the efficiency of the daytime is undoubtedly greatly improved, and all kinds of supplies are unloaded ashore like flowing water, which is enough to make these quartermasters scramble.

It's not too late. Two more transport ships, escorted by four destroyers, emerged from the junction of sea and sky and slowly headed for the beach. The landing craft released from them ran aground on the beach, revealing heavily armed officers and soldiers, as well as motorcycles, trucks, and artillery belonging to the troops. Knowing that the landing operation on the front line was quite smooth, the fleet carrying the soldiers was relieved and boldly crossed the forbidden area and quickly dropped the combat troops to the island. Baracoa Beach gets busy. Every officer and soldier made full efforts to load, unload, and carry materials. Although the high-ranking officers had assured them of the safety of the beach today, the German soldiers, who had been bullied by American bombers before, still had lingering fears about the swagger of the day; In order to reduce the risk, they all go all out to complete the task at hand in the shortest possible time.

The sea breeze is inspiring. The white waves were rolling, and before I knew it, the red sun in the east had risen to the middle of the sky. As the busyness continued, the German soldiers had gradually relaxed from their initial nervousness and became calm; The air power of the Americans was really hit hard, and they did not interfere with their actions on the beach for more than five hours! At this time, nearly half of the two transport ships that arrived first had already unloaded, and the freeboard height had increased significantly compared with the early morning; After that, the 5,000 officers and men and more than 70 artillery pieces carried by the two troop carriers had already landed. They are in full swing to receive the various supplies that arrive with the ship. Roughly calculated, the Germans received nearly two thousand tons of supplies in these five hours, almost three times more efficient than in the dark. And more importantly. The total time for the Germans to receive supplies on the front line has made a big leap compared to the previous simple night transportation, which makes them qualitatively increase the total amount of supplies obtained!

While the German Army on the island of Cuba had grown considerably, the strength of the Air Force had swelled rapidly as supplies arrived. Aviation fuel, mechanical parts, ground technicians, these are the key factors that restrict the rise of fighter jets, although this can be supplemented by air transport. However, its efficiency is not as good as the direct unloading of a merchant ship with a large load. When these things also arrived at the front-line airfields with the unloading of large quantities of supplies, the air support of the German army was most strongly guaranteed. FW-190s flew from the rear on the island of Haiti to the front-line field airfield in Baracoa. Quickly replenished the air umbrella of the German troops at the front, due to the fact that there was sufficient ground support. These fighters are no longer a force on paper with extremely low attendance.

The sunset sinks, and the sunset darkens; At the beginning of the day, the moon rises in the east. Located on the beachhead of several kilometers in Balakoa, the loading and unloading of German supplies was still in full swing; The four transport ships that arrived early in the morning had all left empty, and they were replaced by two other 3,000-ton cargo ships. In order to reduce the distance between the landing craft and the cargo ship and increase the efficiency of unloading, the German Navy chose small merchant ships with a shallower draft to carry out the replenishment task, so that the anchor chain could be dropped closer to the coast. A large number of naval warships are guarding the waters in the distant depths, and they are on strict guard against possible attacks and harassment by the US military. Confident in the superiority of the fleet, the Germans even turned on searchlights on the beachhead in order to increase the speed of transshipment of cargo. The German soldiers who were busy on the beachhead kept an eye on it, ready to call it a day as soon as they heard the air raid siren; The Americans have already missed the bombing time of the whole day, and the night should always come, right?

However, to the surprise of the German officers and soldiers, the calm of the night sky was never broken by the familiar mournful buzz. In addition to the sound of the waves, it was the sudden low sound of the low-power gasoline engine of the landing craft. Feeling such an abnormal behavior of the other side, the German officers and soldiers could not help but secretly speculate in their hearts, what kind of weapon did they use to beat the Americans to the point of despair?

San Diego Air Force Base, located 150 kilometers to the west, is still a busy scene of crowds; Thousands of ground crews were busy filling runways, repairing facilities, and extinguishing fires, and their efficiency was at an all-time high. However, Colonel Henry, who was in charge of the command of the base, still wanted to split his men in half. Pacing back and forth anxiously, his furious roar could be heard in the room at any time.

Half a day ago, more than 100 "meteorites" suddenly fell from the sky, carrying a thunderous sound of super-heavy bombs and exploding violently around the airport; Its power is enormous, equivalent to the throwing power of a squadron of B-17s fully loaded with high-explosive bombs. Since radars and anti-aircraft searchlights never detected any trace of the German planes, rumors quickly spread among the army: some said that there were gods and witches in the German team who could summon Zeus and lightning, and others said that the Germans had made Earth weapons that could remotely achieve a scenario similar to the Tunguska explosion 30 years earlier. Combined with the current successive defeats of the United States on the eastern and western fronts, the fighting spirit of the soldiers has really been depressed. And that's all, in the previous large-scale bombardments of the Luftwaffe, this airfield was bombed more than now, but the key point is that this time they simply did not have time to react!

When the UFOs roared and crashed to the ground, the aviation fuel and high explosives prepared for the bomber group became uncontrollable in the explosion. More than 150 warplanes were blown up and burned around the runway, the vast majority of them B-17 heavy bombers preparing for a sortie later. Such a heavy loss made Colonel Clark, the aviation colonel in charge of commanding the aircraft group, directly roll his eyes unconscious, and he is still being rescued in the field hospital. In addition, two oil depots were also detonated in reverse due to the burning of oil pipelines, and the raging fires were not extinguished after burning for 18 hours; The runway also had a large number of potholes under the bombs, and it took a lot of effort to fill them.

What made Colonel Henry even more anxious and angry was that in addition to the largest aviation base where he was located, several surrounding airfields were also hit by this sudden and violent blow; At the critical moment when the bomber group was about to take off, their losses were also extremely severe. After some statistics, a total of nearly 200 planes of various types were destroyed and destroyed by burning and explosion at nearby airfields, and the losses were even greater than the total number of all the battle losses in the previous three weeks!

The US bomber group, which had suffered such heavy losses, was forced to choose to reorganize itself and die down for the next day, and it was not until the third day that it received information that the German troops were carrying out landing and transportation during the day, and they gathered a group of planes to bomb the target beach. However, the German interdiction force in Cuba has been greatly strengthened with the delivery of more than 10,000 tons of supplies to the beach. In the face of the German fighter planes, which were like locusts, the US bomber pilots had to hastily drop bombs to speed up their return under a huge security threat. The fierce air battle lasted all day, and the American air force, which had already suffered a large loss, lost a considerable number of fighters and members, while the unloading of German troops on the beach was not significantly hindered, and the supplies and troops ashore continued to grow at a considerable rate.

With the loss of air supremacy at the landing grounds, the American beachhead blockade of the German army collapsed, and soon they would be in this small theater of operations, where they would experience the blitzkrieg that had swept away Western Europe for a month. (To be continued)

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