The first bad news was from the Eastern Front. After the muddy period in early winter, the German army launched a new attack on the middle battlefield. Everything went smoothly on the front line, but there was a big problem in the direction of Central Asia. Scherner sent a telegram to report that his army was besieged by the Soviet army. Although he used a short assault to fight several small victories in the early stage, the forces surrounded by the Red Army were secretly shocked. He expected the enemy's strength to be between 500,000 and 600,000, and his combat will is not weak, and his tactical level was also stronger than the slag soldiers he encountered some time ago. He was determined to stick to the Central Asian oasis area, but hoped that the rear could guarantee the capacity.

The second bad news was sent by Kerr from Tokyo. He reported that Japan had a lot of opinions on the next stage of war discussions. Hori Teki's second expedition to Europe and the United States was not supported by most people. What made Kerr even more uneasy was that the appointment was suddenly promulgated the day before yesterday, and Hori Teki also served as a military senator. In theory, the authority of this position is still above the Minister of the Military Order or the Minister of the Navy, and it seems to be more powerful, but for the upper-level insiders, this is almost a must.

The precursor to the removal of his position as commander of the Joint Fleet - he never had the position of military senator as commander of the Joint Fleet. In addition, there were also secretly contacts with Cole, hoping to inquire about the exchanges between Hori Teki and the upper class of the fleet and Germany, and vaguely imply that Germany confessed that Hori Teki received "German political donations" in exchange for the decision to pass the United Fleet's westward expedition again. Of course, this was rejected by Cole without hesitation, but this undercurrent made him very worried.

In fact, Scherner's intelligence was not comprehensive. In order to deal with the German army in Central Asia, Zhukov mobilized more than 1 million relatively combat-capable troops, of which 500,000 were used to siege and attack Scherner's army, and the other 500,000 were dispersed and hidden, preparing to implement the target of siege and attacking Scherner's aid.

If it is completely unprepared for these two news, it is not realistic. Hoffman was prepared for both aspects. After pondering for a moment, he said to Kettle: "Given the special circumstances in Central Asia, I think it is not possible to send reinforcements for the time being, but giving sufficient material support should be guaranteed. I hope Scherner can carry forward the tenacious fighting spirit of the defenders of Cape Verde, firmly defend his defense line, and use various means to attack the enemy. As for the Japanese side, Kohl's handling is right. We must never admit any political donations. This will not only harm Hori Teki, but will no one sincerely cooperate with us in the future. Without a joint fleet, we can still win this war."

Keitel whispered: "Does the four Indian marine brigades need to be withdrawn? Now Newfoundland also requires additional troops, Cape Verde also requires additional troops, experienced troops..."

"No, keep observing the wind direction, and the material transaction with Japan continues, but credit is not possible. They must be transported the second batch of 200 tons of gold as soon as possible - it has been dragged over for a long time." Hoffman said, "The technology output is temporarily false and depressed. Don't take actual actions. I want the Japanese to know that they have what they want us more than we want them!"

Keitel took the order with a clear understanding, and at the same time, the decision to draw a battalion from Azores to reinforce Newfoundland began to be implemented.

"Sir, the land aerial reconnaissance plane discovered the German aircraft carrier fleet, about 300 kilometers south of Newfoundland, and is still nearly 800 kilometers away. The enemy has 4-5 aircraft carriers..." Spruins explained, "I think this information should be credible. The enemy attacked Prince Edward Island last night, and now it is the time to return to Newfoundland..."

"It's a pity that it's a little far away..." Cunningham looked at the chart carefully, "If I guess correctly, the enemy should move northeastward and support its landing forces to open up the situation, let the fleet adjust its route and change it to 315 degrees. Let's take a closer distance first, and hope that the Land Airlines can continue to track."

"When are you going to launch an attack?"

Cunningham looked at the time: "I'm considering pulling the distance to 600 kilometers before attacking. It's probably necessary to release the attack group around 1 pm... It's probably just enough to recover it at sunset."

"This is a very tight time, and the fleet must move forward at full speed. In addition, aren't you going to deal with the German battleship troops?"

"We are going to attack, but not us." Cunningham smiled sly, "Let the Army Airlines send planes to attack this fleet first, attract some German air defense fighters, and take advantage of the enemy's aircraft carrier escort force to weaken ourselves, we will then launch an action to eliminate the enemy fleet..."

"Sir, the reconnaissance aircraft reported that no enemy fleet was found within 800 kilometers." Confidential staff reported to Ozawa, "In addition, reinforcement aircraft taken off from Azore have set off. The first batch includes 24 Bf-219 fighters, 16 joint attack aircraft and 24 Ju-188 bombers. They can arrive around 12 o'clock. The second batch has about 70 aircraft, including Bf-219 fighters, Ju-188 bombers, Ju-290 transport aircraft, etc., which will arrive on December 2. At around 10 o'clock, the cross-platform aircraft carrier is expected to provide 16 Bf-219 fighters and 12 latest Do-412 test aircraft."

Mashar and others quickly exchanged opinions and agreed that in this way, the fleet's carrier-based aircraft will be basically supplemented, and the land-based aircraft can be covered by 130 aircraft, which basically reaches the maximum level of force use. As for the Do-412, it was a complete surprise. Due to the rapid upgrade of the F6F-5 and the successive attacks of the P51B\P47, the Bf-219C is increasingly unable to cope with it. The fleet believes that new carrier-based aircraft should be quickly provided, whether it is the purple lightning or the ferrous wind modification, it will be tested in actual combat first. Therefore, the first batch of trial production Do-412s were put into operation under Hoffman's personal approval.

Compared with the initial design indicators, since the 2400 horsepower BMW801F or BMW901 (imitation R2800) engine was not in service for a long time, the DFK Design Bureau was finally forced to install the 801E engine, with only 2,000 horsepower, and the overall performance was slightly reduced compared to the initial preset indicators: the airplane weighed 3016 kg, the maximum speed of the ship-based version was 654 km/h, and the maximum range was 1,600 km. It was equipped with

4 20mmMG213 cannons (120 rounds of ammunition), with a fastest climbing speed of 1,280 meters/min. After adding the secondary fuel tank, the range is roughly more than 2,400 kilometers. The performance at high altitudes above 6,000 meters will deteriorate, but below 6,000 meters, especially below 4,500 meters, the maneuverability completely crushes the Bf-219 or Fw-190. At the same time, the gap is further flattened with P51\P47 in terms of level flight and dive speed.

Due to its fast climbing speed, it is especially suitable for acting as an air defense interceptor. Relatively speaking, the Bf-319 (reformed with strong wind) has more comprehensive performance, very similar to the enlarged version of the Me-109, and is more suitable for escort tasks.

"Take off the air defense fighter jets, cover the fleet and the artillery fleet, and then dispatch attack aircraft to carry out ground attacks. The reconnaissance aircraft continues to expand the scope of reconnaissance..." Ozawa issued an order in an orderly manner and looked at the time. "It's 8 o'clock in the morning. I estimate that a US attack group will come in 2-3 hours. The attack aircraft will just cover the advancement of the ground troops. Most of the pilots who jumped on Newfoundland Island were rescued by Canadians. If the Marines advance quickly, see where they escape..."

Time passed by minute by minute, and the situation was indeed not as expected by Ozawa. At around 10 o'clock, the Canadian attack group launched an attack on the aircraft carrier formation, but their number was too small, with only more than 60 aircraft in total, and the cover aircraft was not the latest model P51 or P47, nor the Navy's F4U, but the outdated P40...

"Are they here to die?" Lieutenant Erich Hartmann, the commander of the German fighter jet, muttered subconsciously when he saw the coming enemy plane.

Hartman had been playing in the Air Force. Due to his maverick style and his unremarkable performance, his performance was very poor in the first 18 months of joining the Air Force. Seeing that his companions' record and rank were rising, he had not made any breakthroughs. However, he was lucky. After several twists and turns, he was appointed as Klupinsky's wingman. Klupinsky had shot down more than 70 aircraft at that time, and was one of the air force aces. Under Richthofen's win, Klupinsky jumped from the Air Force to HNA and brought Hartman to HNA.

Hartmann had a good understanding and quickly mastered the take-off and landing skills of warships. He also performed well on Socotra Island. After joining the Navy, his favorite fighting and close-range attacks also made great use of his skills. His record continued to rise, and he gradually grew from a wingman to a chief aircraft. During the battle with the Spruenz fleet, he shot down 4 aircraft in one breath and promoted to a squadron leader to lead a formation of 4 aircraft. His military achievements continued to grow. He not only won the Second-level Iron Cross Medal, but also promoted to a lieutenant as a squadron leader. During the battle two days ago, he shot down 5 aircraft in a row, and was also a fighter jet, with a total of more than 90 enemy aircraft.

Since the Navy was promoted faster than the Army and Air Force, Klupinsky hinted two days ago that if he performed well in this battle and gained personal gain, he would recommend him as captain and deputy captain to assist him in managing all fighters on the entire aircraft carrier. Hartman didn't know how much the gain was, but he thought that the more, the better. Now, seeing the Canadians driving the P40 in a hesitant manner, he was immediately overjoyed.

Isn’t this a military merit given to us?

"Brothers, rush over and fire at the P40... The attack plane will be handed over to the 2nd squadron behind!"

So the officers and soldiers on the bridge watched in amazement as the formation of the 16 aircraft began to strike lightning...
Chapter completed!