Chapter 1483: The Destruction of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
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On January 4, the day after the outbreak of the World War, Germany's general mobilization also began! A large number of young people began to enlist in the army, and one by one infantry battalion began to form, and then these infantry battalions formed into infantry divisions and armored divisions!
Before the war broke out, Germany was ready! In recent years, although Germany has focused on economic recovery, its military preparations have not been put aside! All major arsenals have received a large number of orders, and the light and heavy weapons produced There are many warehouses piled up! Large arsenals such as Krupp and Rheinmetallurgical have been built across the country to store these weapons!
Germany is the boss of the Holy Alliance. In addition to arming itself, it also needs to support its allies! Especially Russia, it urgently needs German support to exert its maximum combat power! Although Russia has a large population, it can mobilize the most. Eight million troops! However, given Russia's industry, which was already very backward and had been hit hard one after another, it was impossible to arm the eight million troops! Therefore, Germany's aid is very important at this moment! If it cannot be given If the Russian Army provides enough weapons, let these Russians go to the battlefield with bare hands, that is simply to let them die! Don’t say that Russia will not agree, nor will Germany agree! Let these high-quality soldiers be wasted If the Holy Alliance wants to defeat China, it will be even more difficult! In the last World War, the phenomenon of two or even more Russian soldiers using a rifle together will definitely not be repeated in this World War. Now!
The war has just begun, but Germany's military operations have already begun! In terms of the army, Germany has assembled more than 800,000 troops and is invading the Austro-Hungarian Empire! And it has successfully made the various states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire choose neutrality, this The only thing Germany has to deal with is the Kingdom of Austria! In the eyes of the German army, it is undoubtedly a matter of being able to deal with the Kingdom of Austria with an army of 800,000!
The Luftwaffe's sneak attack was also successful! However, German Emperor William II was a little dissatisfied with the price paid by the Air Force this time! The result confirmed by China was that it shot down more than 400 fighters and more than 300 bombers of the Luftwaffe. !In fact, the loss of the Luftwaffe is much greater than this! Many Luftwaffe fighters and bombers were injured in the battle, but these aircraft are still struggling to return! However, on the way back, many The plane did not hold on and crashed. A small part of them struggled to return to the airport, but the plane was seriously damaged and could no longer continue fighting!
"Your Majesty! The Air Force successfully destroyed most of the airports in the Chinese Air Force and Navy Aviation Corps in Ireland and Sicily during this air strike. It will take at least one month or even longer for the Chinese to repair these airports! However, when we attacked Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, we were strongly attacked by the Chinese, and only about half of our targets were destroyed! According to our preliminary estimates, during this air strike, destruction. There are more than 500 Chinese fighter jets and more than 300 bombers!" General Schultz, commander of the Luftwaffe, reported to German Emperor William II! However, their results statistics clearly contain a certain amount of moisture!
"What about our losses?" German Emperor William II asked with a frown. The air strikes on Ireland and the Channel Islands were undoubtedly successful, but the air strikes on several important islands in the Mediterranean cannot be considered successful!
"Your Majesty, in this air strike, we lost 500 fighter jets and more than 400 bombers! More than 900 pilots died and disappeared!" Admiral Schultz replied with a tough bullet! To the Luftwaffe Air Force
In other words, this loss is indeed a bit heavy! It is almost one-third of the strength of the Luftwaffe!
"So great loss? General, we took a sudden attack, but the loss was still so great? Can this be considered a victory?" Crown Prince William said with some dissatisfaction! You know, this time Germany was burdened by this.
The war was infamous! The result was so small. It seems that Germany was not worth it to bear such a stigma!
"Your Highness! In addition to destroying Chinese fighter jets, we also destroyed many Chinese airports! In this way, we have achieved great results!" General Schultz retorted! He knew that the Luftwaffe Air Force was the first to be a good deal!"
We have tried our best, and it is not easy to achieve such a result! Moreover, this is due to the Luftwaffe sneak attack. If it weren't for this, the Luftwaffe might not be able to achieve such a result at a greater price!
"Your Highness! The fighter jets equipped by the Imperial Air Force are too far from the main fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force! Our biplane fighter jets are far inferior to those of the Chinese in terms of maneuverability, climb rate and firepower! Therefore, once the fight is fought, we will be far inferior to those of the Chinese!
In other words, our air force is completely at a disadvantage! If more advanced fighter jets were not in service, it would be difficult for us to defeat the Chinese Air Force head-on!" Lieutenant General Yooris von Zeket, chief of staff of the Air Force, also explained! It is not Germany
The Air Force does not work hard, but the gap between the two sides is too big!
"When will the new fighter jets of the Imperial Air Force be put into service?" asked William II. He knew the gap between the fighter jets of the Luftwaffe and the fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force! China is ahead of Germany in the development and investment of aircraft
There have been too many things. Although Germany has begun to catch up, it is still difficult to make up for the gap! However, even so, the Luftwaffe has to chase it desperately! In modern warfare, air supremacy has become increasingly important.
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"Your Majesty, the Imperial Air Force's Hurricane V fighter is being developed! If it is successfully developed, its performance should not lag behind the Chinese main fighter! However, the most optimistic estimate is that the Hurricane V fighter will not be able to be produced at the end of the year.
Produce!" said Admiral Schultz!
"The end of the year? No, it's too long! At the latest in August, I will see the Imperial Air Force's Hurricane V fighter jets enter service!" William II issued an order directly! It's too long for a year, and I don't know when it will be done yet."
What kind of variables will occur!
"Yes, your majesty!" Admiral Schultz had to nod! The Luftwaffe absorbed many experts from Britain and France before, which enhanced the development strength of the German air force a lot! But if you want to catch up with China
The pace is still a bit difficult!
"Before the new fighter jets are put into service, the Imperial Air Force must rely on its existing strength to defend the blue sky of the Empire! Although the Imperial Air Force's air strike this time achieved strategic victory, the losses were too great! And, the Chinese were in the Mediterranean.
The base on the ground has not been completely destroyed! The Imperial Air Force must continue to launch an attack and destroy the Chinese air base!" William II ordered! The Chinese can rebuild the Chinese air base after blowing up the Chinese air base.
Fighter jets can be re-issued from the country. If the Luftwaffe wants to maintain its advantage, it must continue to launch attacks!
"Yes, your majesty! However, the Imperial Air Force is now losing its strength, and we need the support of the Navy Air Force!" said Admiral Schultz. The German Navy Air Force also has thousands of fighter jets, in addition to the carrier-based aircraft units of 5 aircraft carriers.
In addition, there are thousands of shore-based aircraft!
"Martyr Tirpitz, it is very important to fight for air supremacy. The Imperial Navy Air Force must cooperate with the Air Force with all its strength!" William II ordered!
"Yes, your majesty! The Imperial Navy will cooperate with the Air Force with all its strength!" Marshal Tirpitz took the order! Before the German Navy's 'Hohenzollern-class' aircraft carrier was put into service, the German Navy had not yet challenged the strength of the Chinese Navy, but here
Before, they could use the aviation force to strike the Chinese Navy and Air Force!
"In addition, the factory must also expand production! The current production capacity must be doubled or even more to make up for the losses of the air force!" said William II. The German aircraft manufacturing plant's production capacity only increased before the war broke out.
The output of 2,000 aircraft per year! However, after entering the wartime system, this output can easily double! However, William II is obviously not satisfied with this!
"Yes, your Majesty!" said Admiral Schultz! As far as the aircraft manufacturer increases investment, there is no problem in increasing production! Moreover, the Luftwaffe is now suffering heavy losses and needs to replenish its strength quickly!
"His Chief of Staff, when will the Imperial Army occupy the Austro-Hungarian Empire?" asked William II. Compared with the German Navy and Air Force, William II attaches more importance to the progress of the army!
"Your Majesty! The Imperial Army has captured Vienna! However, before we capture Vienna, the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Carl has led the remnants of the Austrian Kingdom and the senior government officials to retreat south!" Marshal Falkenhain said!
Marshal Falkenhein was very satisfied with this invasion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Austro-Hungarian Empire, once known as the third most powerful country in the world, fell down like this, which made Germany unable to believe it!
At that time, everyone was afraid that invading the Austro-Hungarian Empire would fall into trouble or even a quagmire of war! However, the current progress made everyone understand that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was just a paper tiger!
"Very good! The Imperial Army needs to speed up its advancement and eliminate all the remaining troops of the Austrian Kingdom in one fell swoop, and do not give the Chinese a chance to intervene!" William II said with a smile! It is possible to destroy a world power so easily.