"They finally broke our blockade, and the fighters and bombers are afraid that it will be harder to fight." A strategic reconnaissance plane converted from an HE177 bomber flew over the edge of the Allied transport fleet, and looking through the porthole of the plane, one could see that the sea was covered with a fleet of ships sailing, and a rough count turned out to be nearly a hundred! And after a period of observation, the German crew on the plane knew that what was in front of them was only a drop in the ocean of the entire Allied transport fleet. According to their estimates, the Contente convoy that had been holding back for months was probably in the thousands! These fleets arrived in Britain with tens of millions of tons of supplies. This was definitely pretty bad news for the Luftwaffe, which was fighting each other in the skies over England.

After the failure of the German Navy to intercept them, the Luftwaffe did not think about blowing up and sinking these transport ships at sea and in ports. Even the few remaining DO335 fighters were specially drawn to cover the HE177 long-range bombers to carry out air strikes on the transport fleet, but this time the escort work of the Chinese and US navies was really good, and the remaining Entente aircraft carriers and the British Royal Navy joined forces to create a huge air defense network in the final stage of the voyage! Don't look at the fact that the Entente also lost about a third of their aircraft, but the number of fighters is still very large. Hundreds of Skuas and British Typhoon and Mosquito heavy fighters kept the Germans' limited long-range strike groups out of the transport fleet, and after losing hundreds of various aircraft, the Germans finally abandoned the interception plan and allowed these fleets with large quantities of supplies to enter the ports of northern Britain!

The British, who had received reinforcements, were like a doping, and they did their best in the next battle! It turned out that the reserves left to prepare for the contingency were all thrown into the front-line battle, and for the first time, the number of fighters of the British overwhelmed the number of escort fighters of the Germans! Faced with a large number of Spitfire 9 and Spitfire 12 aircraft, as well as the newly emerged Typhoon fighters. The Luftwaffe was caught off guard. There was even a situation where an aviation brigade was completely wiped out! When this sad brigade attacked London, it was surrounded by several times the number of British planes. and was chased all the way over the English Channel. It was lost in less than 2 hours! This has never been seen in previous battles!

The British counterattack after taking drugs lasted almost a week, and the Luftwaffe had never fought so hard since the beginning of the war! If you say that you have suffered losses in the past on the battlefield. But this time, the air forces attacking the British mainland suffered a heavy setback! The British were even capable of bombing German forward airfields with bombers at night. After overdrawing the reserves, the additional forces of the United States and China decisively made up for the gap after the outbreak of the British Royal Air Force. Although he couldn't press back, anyone with a discerning eye knew that there was no hope for Germany in the Battle of Britain!

"It's time to end, Your Excellency Marshal, we have lost tens of thousands of aircraft and crews of all kinds in these months of fighting with the British. Our reserves have been wiped out in a long and fierce war of attrition, as shown in the intelligence provided to us by the Ministry of Intelligence. In this wave of transport, the British were able to get at least 5,000 or so aircraft of various kinds and a large number of crews and accessories. We have no chance of winning any longer! Kesselring said with the loss sheet he had just received and the red baron in Paris.

"It's time to end, this large-scale air campaign has nothing but a lot of losses and hatred! The British had already moved their industry to the north, and they protected these places even more than their cities! There is no point in us going on like this. But now the question arises, what do we do next? Richthofen asked rhetorically.

"Do you need to ask? Naturally, it was to support the army to launch an offensive against India, the British were now very weak in India, and the main force of the Chinese navy was also in the Atlantic. With the support of our air force and the cooperation of our navy, we will be able to enter India very quickly. Aren't we building so many airfields in Iran and the Two Rivers Valley just to bring India under the control of the Empire? Kesselring said.

"You're thinking too simply. See this country? As long as we stop dropping bombs on Britain, it won't be long. The bombs of the British will fall on our heads! Do you think that I finally agreed to carry out this country, which has a low probability of success, only to obey the will of the Kaiser? The Red Baron said with some excitement.

"No, no, no! If we can't take Britain, then this will become a bridgehead for the British counterattack on the European continent, from which the bombers of the Americans and the British will set out to raze our factories and cities to the ground! Even if we decide to end this campaign, we will still need to maintain some pressure on the UK. At the same time, strengthen our native air defense operations! ”

"In addition. We will also continue to strengthen the air defense of Transcaucasia. Huaxia's strategic air force will strike there at any time. In fact, with the end of the British air war, I think the German navy and air force have moved from strategic offensive to strategic defense. The Air Force and Navy will not be able to blockade Britain for a long time, and we will face even more formidable adversaries in the Middle East. We can devote far less troops to the other side. Our only chance is to see if the Army can play a decent game. And then end the war. That's the only way out for us. Richthofen said with a gloomy face.

If it is said that before the start of the war, the Red Baron drank the Ganges to the Kaiser. If India, which occupies most of the country, still expresses its support, then the battle has been fought until now. He didn't believe in this ethereal goal at all. Maybe the German army can really hit the Ganges, but it is absolutely impossible to occupy there, the supply line is too far, even if Germany has been preparing for this war for more than ten years, but there is still beyond the limit of German national support, China is equivalent to fighting at its own doorstep, and Germany is defending the leaky homeland at the same time, but also to squeeze out a few forces to carry out an expedition, the number of wins and losses can be figured out with knees! At the same time, however, Germany cannot give up this plan, and if it cannot achieve a better momentum, even peace talks will be an extravagant hope!

It now seems that Germany controls all of Europe, but in fact it is already overdrawing its own power, and Austria-Hungary, Spain, and the puppet Italian pre-regime have been greatly consumed. Maybe all it takes is one chance. This seemingly powerful alliance will fall apart, of course. The situation in Germany will be much better, but when the allies are finished one by one. What could Germany rely on to defend itself against siege from all sides? The Red Baron is full of worries about the future.

"Our fleet also needs to be updated, and the British already have an improved model that is even better than the Spitfire 9, they call it the Spitfire 12. At the same time, a new Typhoon aircraft with a longer range joined the battle, and this aircraft had good performance at medium and low altitudes, especially speed. Our FW190 and BF109 fighters were at the bottom of the confrontation. In terms of night combat aircraft, except for a small number of HE219 fighters, we still do not have a fighter that can compete with the Mosquito. It's not going to go on like this. Kesselring seemed to find the Red Baron not annoyed enough, and added a few more fires to the latter.

"If my order solves these problems, I can sign the order all day long. But these technical problems. There's nothing I can do. In fact, our gap is not only in technology, but also in terms of production capacity and production structure. It's not something we can solve, not even the Kaiser. Richthofen's words were full of bitterness.

At the rank of Red Baron, he had a clear understanding of the filthiness of the German army and industry. It is understandable that the power of the BMW 801 engine cannot be improved because it is a purely technical problem that cannot be solved. Then there are a lot of problems with liquid-cooled engines. There are two main liquid-cooled engines, one is the DB series engine produced by Daimler-Benz. These include the original DB601, the DB605 that is now in heavy use, and the DB603, which is ready for mass production. DB engines are mainly used in fighter jets. The other product is the JUMO series engine produced by Yumo. Including JUMO211 and JUMO213 series ready for mass production. This engine is relatively powerful and relatively simple in structure. But the power-to-weight ratio is slightly worse. Mainly for bombers.

It stands to reason that this layout should be very reasonable. But in reality, this is not the case. German aircraft power is now lagging behind, and the BMW 801, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years, is estimated to be impossible to count on in the short term, and the DB605 power is too small. It's okay to use on the BF109, but it may be worse when used on the FW190. Daimler-Benz AG has a more powerful engine DB603. However, Daimler did not want to switch production, and the DB605 engine was on sale, that is, stable and good quality. The economic benefits are naturally good, and if a new pit is opened. In the early stage, various stability problems and batches of production materials will be affected. Therefore, the production capacity of DB603 has always been maintained at a low level. And there are some problems with the actual test as well.

So much so that Dr. Tan Ke, who designed the FW190 fighter, had no choice but to choose the engine produced by JUMO to power the new aircraft. Thankfully, the FW190 fighter can run on JUMO engines. But the BF109 struggled to accommodate such a large liquid-cooled engine. Unless overhauled. The result of the overhaul will inevitably be the adjustment of production lines, which will reduce production in the German aviation industry for a period of time. That's a lot of responsibility. So much so that no one wants to bear it!

Aircraft production capacity is also a big problem. There are only 3 bomber suppliers in Germany alone! Dornier produces aircraft such as the DO217, the JU90 and JU89 series bombers produced by the Junkers aircraft factory, and the HE111 and HE177 bombers produced by the Heinkel aircraft factory. Plus the Arado aircraft factory that is ready to join the production of jet bombers. There may not be many manufacturers, but there are too many types of products. What's more, many accessories are not universal, which brings great difficulties to logistics supply. And quite a few aircraft have overlapping performance. As a result, three or four missions that could have been performed with one type of aircraft had to be arranged!

A JU88 would have worked for a medium bomber, but at the same time the Junkers aircraft factory also produced the JU188. Dornier Productivity DO217. Henschel produced HE111. This can't be seen when the consumption is not very large, and when the consumption is large, the trouble of logistics supply and maintenance will come out! But for this situation, the Red Baron can't solve it!

At the time of the grouping, the Red Baron tried his best to arrange the same bomber into one air force, but the problem of incompatibility of various parts was still very large. Although Speer was very dedicated and capable, it has to be said that under the hatred of the occupied countries and the lack of means of subsistence, Italy's production capacity did not meet the expectations of the Germans, and the efficiency was also very low. Therefore, the current Luftwaffe is fighting for the old book! One day the old book is gone, and this battle can't be fought!

Under these circumstances, the Red Baron finally proposed to the Kaiser to end the Battle of Britain. But at the same time, he also put forward the idea of maintaining pressure on the British Air Force and strengthening the presence of troops in the Middle East. Prepare for the upcoming India Raiders.

With the naval blockade failing and the air war to follow-up, the Kaiser reluctantly agreed to this plan, and the army side was even more prepared to do a big job. But at this time, Count Spee, who flew directly to Berlin, objected, saying that the air force and army could not control themselves, but if the navy wanted to attack in a few months, I am afraid that the problem would be very big. After this battle, it really hurt the Allied Navy! It is difficult to regain strength in a short period of time.

There is still one thing that Count Spee has not said, and that is that people's hearts are scattered. After this war, not to mention the weakness of peripheral countries like Spain, even hardcore allies like Austria-Hungary were afraid. After sinking an aircraft carrier, Jordi made it clear that within four months Austria-Hungary needed to repair the warship and replenish carrier-based aircraft, and was not suitable for any mission. This is obviously not something that Holdie can decide alone, and there must be the opinion of the Emperor behind it. If a naval battle were to be fought at this time, the German navy would have to fight its opponent with a loss of nearly a quarter of its strength. On the other hand, there is the issue of the speed at which aircraft and crews can be replenished. Even according to the most optimistic estimates, it will take 2 to 3 months for the German Navy aircraft carrier formations to restore their combat effectiveness, and during this time, the intact rate of carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy will not exceed 7 percent!

"This is cowardice! This is cowardice! The defeat of a battle will make you like this, and if this continues, I will have to think about the personnel of the future fleet commander! The Kaiser roared angrily in the high-level meeting, while Count Spee, who was sitting opposite, was unusually calm. He was now more concerned about the future of the German Navy than with the threat to the Kaiser.

Thanks to the book friends zhouyu1976, vestpale, and the 1st Tank Guards Brigade for their tips~~~, as well as the book friends F663026, Kuaifeng, Piccolo Great Demon King 007, and the 1st Tank Guards Brigade for their monthly ticket support~~~.

Yesterday the author had something to do and took a day off~~~. Here's wishing you all a happy and ~~~~~prosperous New Year. (To be continued.) )