The ace pilot of the Third Reich, Major Novonit, who was under 23 years old, was killed in Stalingrad. After the news spread, it caused shock to the entire German army on the Eastern Front.

Major Novonit was a hero to the people of the Third Reich and one of the most important ace pilots of the Air Force.

The news of his death spread from the Eastern Front battlefield to Berlin, causing another uproar.

Even the mustached head of state knew about it.

Manstein initially planned to conceal the news, but the news could not be concealed. The Bolsheviks widely reported that the ace pilot of the Third Reich had been shot down, causing the news to spread throughout the Eastern Front battlefield.

Although Lao Maozi did not shoot it down by himself, such news can play a role in inspiring the morale of the military and the people. Especially when a joint counterattack is about to be launched, publicity becomes even more important.

Shooting down the Third Reich's ace pilot at the beginning of 1943, many people regarded this as a good omen for the new year.

Starting from May 16th, the Chinese Air Force and Mao Xiong's Air Force, relying on the momentum of shooting down the enemy's ace pilot, began a major air counterattack while the ground forces were still preparing.

The air force fighters of the two countries took off from the plains east of Moscow in the upper reaches of the Volga River. Under the guidance of ground radar, they divided into dozens of formations to engage in fierce battles with the enemy's air force.

After the first face-to-face collision of jet fighters over a small town in October, the tactics and forms of air combat have moved towards modernization.

The main purpose of carrying out a major air counterattack combined with modern military thinking is to seize air superiority and attack the enemy's logistics transportation lines before dispatching large-scale ground forces.

Having just experienced a severe cold winter, many armies of the Third Reich have not yet received sufficient supplies.

After the ice and snow melt, the roads become muddy, making it difficult to transport supplies.

Seeing that the road was about to dry up, the Allied air forces launched an operation to compete for air supremacy.

Without sufficient fuel supplies, the tanks of the Panzer Army would not be able to move across the plains, and the blitzkrieg tactics that the Third Reich was proud of would lose their power.

The Soviet Union and China were bound to gain air supremacy over the Eastern Front battlefield. In order to ensure the safety of subsequent transportation lines, the Third Reich also had to defend its air supremacy.

This is an invincible aerial duel, and neither side can retreat.

When the great aerial duel officially began, the morale of the Third Reich was weak.

The Allies used Chinese jet fighters as the vanguard. On the first day of air combat, the Chinese jet fighter flight group shot down at least 600 enemy aircraft.

Some pilots began to show their prominence and achieved at least 5 victories in a day.

The Third Reich's air force was completely suppressed, and some flying groups were even beaten into the dark.

The morale of the Allied Air Force was high, and the battlefield of air combat was shifted from the center line where ground forces faced off to the areas occupied by the Third Reich.

Air Marshal Göring of the Third Reich felt an unprecedented sense of oppression. He received more bad news on this day than he had in the past year.

Göring dragged his fat and bloated body into the head of state's office with a very guilty expression.

After reading all the paper reports, Mustache fell into a long silence.

The air battle on the first day left the Imperial Air Force unable to withstand it. Judging from the postures of Jiangdong and Cifu, it seemed that they planned to continue the air battle for ten days and a half.

If it really lasts for that long and the situation does not change, it is very likely that all the empire's air force will fall on the Eastern Front battlefield.

Mustache also thought about the impact of losing air supremacy on the entire Eastern Front battlefield.

Cold sweat began to break out on his back, and a light of hatred flashed in his eyes.

Mustache has realized that the air combat situation has changed, and this change will not only affect the air force, but also all ground forces, and thus the entire battlefield situation.

He did not yell hysterically. After thinking carefully for a moment, he asked Air Marshal Göring to adjust his air combat tactics and not engage in head-on confrontation with the enemy.

Avoid the Chinese jet fighters and attack the Bolshevik propeller fighter groups.

At the same time, the military industry department was required to refer to China's J-II aircraft and improve the empire's me262 jet fighter.

It is required to complete the design and development of new fighter aircraft within three months.

Of course, during the development process of new aircraft, the military industry department will continue to produce Stormbird fighters.

After the Third Reich's air force shrank, the Allied Air Force began to dispatch bombers and fighter-bombers on a large scale to attack the enemy's supply lines.

The H-6a Super Sky Fortress was also transferred from the Northern China Airport to the Eastern Front battlefield.

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May 16, Peking, General Staff Headquarters.

The Western Expedition army was personally commanded by Jiangdong, and the General Staff was responsible for coordinating the entire eastern battlefield.

"The three-pronged army of Wang Laohu's 7th Corps has made preparations. As soon as the heavy rain in the past few days passes, the three-pronged army will officially launch the campaign to liberate the Indo-China Peninsula."

Lu Zhuoran pointed to the sand table and said to Xie Chengrui.

There have been heavy rains in the south for days, and intelligence shows that there have been even heavy rains near the Gulf of Thailand, the mouth of the Mekong River and other places.

This heavy rain interrupted Wang Laohu's deployment and had to postpone the battle.

However, the weather department predicts that the heavy rain will not last long and will stop soon.

After all, the rainy season in Indochina begins after June and July.

Xie Chengrui nodded, looked in the direction of Ryukyu and said:

"The Naval Command just reported that our new submarine sank two Japanese warships and a supply ship in the waters east of Ryukyu and north of the Philippines."

"After preliminary testing of the performance of the new submarine and new torpedoes, the Navy is preparing to send the submarine deep into eastern Japan to deal a major blow to Japanese warships and merchant ships entering and exiting the port!"

"I have agreed to the Admiralty's request."

The Submarine Force Headquarters was code-named Great Wall. After the new submarines were installed, Great Wall ordered the submarine forces code-named as various passes to pass through the Okinawa Sea and attack the Japanese fleet mysteriously and prevent it from transporting various mineral resources to the mainland.

Submarines were used to separate the Japanese mainland from various overseas islands.

The General Staff has learned about the Japanese Navy's production and development of jet fighters. As long as Japan's resource supply is cut off, even if they can master the production technology of some advanced fighters, they will not be able to increase production capacity.

War is a whole, a machine that seems rough and complex but is extremely sophisticated. Every action of the Peking General Staff is aimed at achieving final victory.

Lu Zhuoran nodded thoughtfully, and then continued:

"While the battle to liberate Indochina and recover Hainan Island begins, the Air Force, Navy and Rocket Force are preparing to launch a joint strike operation to attack the Japanese capital Tokyo with missiles and super air fortresses!"

"The battle is going on in three directions at the same time?" Xie Chengrui asked.
Chapter completed!