Chapter 589: Fierce Battle in the Capital Area (Part I)

After the Axis air force was heavily equipped with Mustang fighters, the life of the Yaman air force became more and more difficult, and air supremacy was gradually controlled by the Axis air force. In the defensive battle of the capital, the Yaman Air Force finally sent its own trump card, the Golden Eagle 4 jet fighter.

Fierce air battles are taking place every day over Essen, with hundreds of fighter jets from both sides fighting in the tight airspace. On this day, the fighter units of the two sides, as usual, were engaged in a melee in the air, when suddenly a noise much louder than the noise of the propellers came from far and near, and forty silver war eagles flew towards them.

"Oh my God, that's a lot of speed." Pilots on both sides let out a burst of exclamations. Rear Admiral Hartman tightened his grip on the joystick and drove his plane into the enemy plane. Undeterred by the large number of Mustang fighters of the Axis Air Force, Major General Hartmann was the first to rush in, and the three cannons opened heavy fire, quickly knocking down several Mustang fighters.

Seeing that Major General Hartmann was so brave, the Axis air forces immediately became vigilant, and many ace pilots targeted these extremely fast guys, but when they entered the attack position, they found that the speed of their landline was not at the same level as others, so they had to use machine gun fire to weave a fire net, hoping to hit the opponent with fire density.

Hartman nimbly piloted the fighter to shuttle back and forth in the fire net, but the slightly clumsy Golden Eagle 4 fighter was used by him, and under the fire of more than 90 machine guns, he was not only able to maneuver, but also able to shoot down the opponent's plane from time to time.

Other jets also burst into the enemy group, disrupting their opponents with their aggressive play and creating opportunities for their allies. Led by the jet fighter group, the other Yaman pilots were also highly motivated, and they immediately joined the siege of the Axis air force, which was shot down one after another, and after losing 200 fighters, they had to retreat.

After temporarily seizing air supremacy, the Yaman Air Force organized a large number of bombers to take off and bombed the positions of the Axis Army indiscriminately, causing heavy losses to the Axis Army, which was not much prepared.

The Air Force's actions supported the Army's defense, giving the Army units defending the capital time to adjust their deployment and once again consolidate the defensive line. The Axis forces attacked again, only to find that the Yaman Army's defensive line was much stronger, which made the Axis forces much less aggressive.

From this day on, the addition of jet fighters allowed the Allies to gain air supremacy in the region. With air supremacy, the bombers of the Yaman Army had a chance to play their role, and a series of bombs were dropped, which made the Axis Army quite distempered, and they had to draw a large number of anti-aircraft guns from the rear to counter the heavy aerial bombardment of the Allies.

Admiral Mack had no choice but to order the army to suspend the attack on the city and instead point the finger at the airfield in the southern suburbs. In the case that the Air Force could not gain air supremacy, he had to resort to the most stupid method.

The Axis powers mobilized the forces of two armies, more than 600 tanks launched a fierce attack on the positions of the Yaman army, and even a large number of armored vehicles and tank destroyers rushed into the battlefield. The Yaman Army used anti-tank artillery, rocket launchers, mines and grenades, and even allowed its own vehicles to fight against the Axis forces, which had a huge numerical advantage, but the Yaman Army was completely backward in terms of numbers and equipment, and in the face of the desperate attack of the Axis Army, they had to retreat step by step.

Braving artillery fire and constant threats from the air, the Axis Army counterattacked despite casualties and finally advanced to a distance of twenty kilometers from the southern suburbs airfield. Reaching a close enough distance, Admiral Mack did not want to delay for a moment, and he immediately ordered the heavy artillery units to aim at the airfield and open fire.

Large-caliber shells fell around the airfield one after another, and some shells even shot into the airfield, causing some damage, but the surrounding area of Essen was already controlled by the Axis powers, and there was only one airfield near Essen.

Although the Golden Eagle 4 fighters have outstanding performance and short range, they do have no problem making transitions, but the combat radius cannot reach the vicinity of the capital area. After the withdrawal of the jet fighter units, the air defense network of the metropolitan area returned to its former state.

After the attack on the airfield in the southern suburbs, the strength of the air force has weakened considerably, and not only can the planes with insufficient combat radius be unable to participate in the battle, but the time spent in the air by those fighters with a long enough flight radius has also been greatly shortened.

The Yaman Air Force once again resumed the situation of being pressed and beaten by the Axis Air Force, and with the cooperation of the Air Force, the offensive capability of the Axis Army was also strengthened.

Admiral Mack was well aware of the cruelty of street fighting, so he did not let the Boston army as the first wave of the offensive, but let the soldiers of other countries take turns to fight, and the soldiers of various countries who entered the city of Essen and the defenders of Yaman launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle, and both sides were completely stacking their own results with human lives.

The Yaman Army, isolated and unsupported, burst into great combat effectiveness, and the army equipped a large number of troops with all kinds of new light weapons suitable for street fighting, from shotguns to grenade launchers, from submachine guns to anti-tank rocket launchers. All the machine-building factories in the capital city were converted to the production of munitions, and all kinds of weapons were thrown into fierce street fighting as soon as they came off the production line.

The inhabitants of Yaman in Essen joined the troops to defend their homeland and defend the country, and after being replenished with personnel, the Yaman defenders barely withstood the attack of the Axis forces. After a month of street fighting, the Axis Army was still unable to occupy Essen, while the Yaman Army on the front line began to shrink its defense, and at the same time transferred elite troops to the north to relieve the siege of the capital, and the war situation began to develop in a direction unfavorable to the Axis countries.

After completely suppressing the revolt in Hungary and Slovakia, the combined forces of the Kingdom of Habsburg and the Grand Duchy of Sardinia began to assemble in the northern foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, where they mobilized large quantities of military supplies and intended to enter the territory of the Yamani Empire and launch an attack on the landing Axis armies and drive them out to sea.

In the face of such a grim situation, the Boston Empire once again requisitioned reserve troops from the country, and on the other hand, asked the Saar Empire to provide more soldiers, and the Saar Empire government also knew that it was a critical moment, and they also did not hesitate to carry out a national general mobilization, sending a large number of Saar youths to the battlefield in a steady stream.

The Boston Empire was desperate this time, and they mobilized all the merchant fleets of the whole country to transport as many reserve troops, a large number of military supplies and heavy equipment as possible to the battlefield on the Western Continent.

A large number of troops and war materials gathered on the western continent, and both sides knew that the road had reached the moment of the final decisive battle, so they spared no effort to strengthen their own armies, desperately increasing troops to the front line, and the coalition of the Habsburg Kingdom and the army of the Grand Duchy of Sardinia launched the first attack after the supplies were sufficient.

The main force of the Axis is the Boston Empire, after all, they are far away in the New World, even if the Boston Empire has mobilized the country's merchant ships, the tonnage of merchant ships alone exceeds 10 million tons, but after all, the road is long, and the preparation time is longer. The Allies could rely on the developed railway lines of the Western Continent to mobilize troops and supplies internally, because the distance was closer, and the preparation time would be shortened accordingly.

Taking advantage of the convenient railway lines in the Yaman Empire, the allied forces reached the front line via Magdeburg and Hanover. The powerful coalition forces relied on superior tank units and large numbers of aircraft in the air to launch a fierce attack on the Axis forces that were encroaching on the territory of the Yaman Empire.

The Axis forces, which had been scattered and controlled the territory of the Yaman Empire, were caught off guard and had no time to gather their ranks, so they could only hold the nodes of their own defenses and adopt a policy of resistance, but they were too scattered after all, and these forces would soon be wiped out in the face of the imposing coalition forces.

Hartmann's squadron, which was forced to retreat to the rear, attacked again, relying on their powerful forty Golden Eagle 4 fighters to sweep away all the Axis air forces using propeller fighters, and achieved absolute air superiority, shooting down all the Axis planes that dared to confront.

Admiral Mack knew very well that once the siege of Essen was lifted, the morale of the Axis would be greatly damaged, and the Allies would have a great opportunity for a major counteroffensive, and if that were the case, none of his soldiers would be able to leave the Western Continent.

After careful consideration, he decided to send a small number of troops to contain the defenders of Essen, and the large force would directly confront the coalition forces, as long as they could stop the advance of the coalition forces for a month, the reinforcements of the Boston Empire would feel that they would be able to win most of them.

"Attack with all your might, make sure you take Dortmund within five days and get in touch with Essen." The commander of the coalition forces, Marshal Hedzenv, looked at the map on the table and ordered fiercely. Now the time has come for the Axis landing force to be routed all the way to the sea if Allied reinforcements can be the first to conquer Dortmund, which is occupied by the Axis powers. If the reinforcements of the Boston Empire arrive first, the elite troops of the Central Powers are in danger of being counter-surrounded, and the first thing for the two sides is time.

The coalition fighter groups and the Axis air forces strangled each other, and the two sides fought incessantly in the small airspace, all the pilots were red-eyed, and some even collided with the enemy in their planes, completely fighting in the same way. The damaged fighters were quickly driven back to the airport by the pilot, and then replaced with a new fighter jet and re-entered the fight, and the downed pilot did the same, and the two sides had spared no effort to fight with all their might.