The capital of Serbia, Belgrade.

A team of tanks painted with white iron crosses rumbled onto the streets. The arrogant coalition soldiers on both sides of the streets, the dejected defeated Serbian soldiers, and the heavy-hearted Serbian civilians all turned their attention to these iron lumps.

Manstein explored half of his body outside the tank turret. Although the battle has been over for some time, there are still black smoke in many places in the city. Under the siege of the German, Austrian, Russian and Bao countries, there is no suspense in the Serbian battlefield. The armored forces brought by Manstein did not play a big role. The Austro-Hungarian army was still good at fighting, and the Russian army was still brave and fierce as usual. Although the Bulgarian army was suspected of being a lie, it also charged very fiercely. As a result, in the last few battles, the cavalry and infantry of the coalition forces basically ran in front of German tanks, and Manstein's troops basically had no room for performance.

Seeing some Austrian soldiers and Russian soldiers talking with gestures or exchanging cigarettes and other items, Manstein felt that the world was really wonderful. Two months ago, the two armies were still in a state of war, and the battles were bigger and more intense, but now they can fight side by side. The Tsarist Russian government is still busy pacifying the revolutionary forces in the country, but can send a large number of troops to join the war across the country. In the final analysis, this is politics.

On December 7, 1914, Serbia officially surrendered to the Allied coalition forces, and its territory was divided by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Bulgaria. Germany and Russia, which sent troops, also gained a lot of benefits from it, such as railway construction, mining and trade preferential treatment in the Serbian region.

After that, the German, Austrian and Russian troops attacking Serbia did not return to their hometowns, but were actively preparing to fight against Italy. Manstein also went to Austria with other German troops, who were preparing to attack Italy from there across the border.

In order to deal with the British Egyptian army whose main force was transferred back to the local area and the indigenous army lacked combat effectiveness, the biggest problem of the German-Turkish coalition was its own logistics transportation. Due to the backward railway transportation system, the supply in the rear often had to be carried by people and horses to transport it to the front line. Rommel and his armored troops often could not advance due to lack of fuel. General Oli, the commander of the German-Turkish coalition, also seemed helpless. The battlefield here was still the world of infantry and cavalry.

When crossing the Suez Canal, most of the officers and soldiers of the German and Turkish armies were puzzled by why this seemingly ordinary canal is so important, but as long as you open the world map, you will find that it greatly shortens the maritime distance between Eurasia. When the Suez Canal fell into the hands of the Allies, the ships of Britain and their colonies could only go around the Cape of Good Hope and travel between Eurasia and Africa.

On December 10, 1914, the German-Turkish coalition forces occupied the entire territory of Egypt, and the land passage from the Allied forces to Africa was unobstructed. After that, the German-Turkish coalition forces were not idle. The main force stationed in Egypt, divided troops to attack the British colonies and accepted the French colonies. It was only a matter of time before Africa, which was not a major battlefield, fell completely into the hands of the Allied countries.

Rostock, Germany.

Looking at the white parachutes flying all over the sky, the emperor, Falkenhein and others were so surprised that they couldn't stop talking.

The scene of 42 large and medium-sized Zeppelin airships, 83 "Owls" bombers, and 227 civil transport aircraft airborne more than 2,000 soldiers at one time was absolutely shocking in this era. The airborne soldiers quickly gathered up after landing, used rifles, light machine guns, mortars and grenades to conduct attack drills against simulated targets, and then conducted road blocking, bridge blasting, position defense and other drills. After the entire exercise, the generals' warm applause lasted for several minutes, and the voices against the establishment of an independent air force suddenly became much weaker.

"The Air Force does not centrally control all aircraft of the Army and the Navy, but establishes a service independent of the Army and the Navy. Its main task is not to support the Army and the Navy's operations, but to control air supremacy and perform airborne and strategic bombing missions!" Looking at everyone's confused eyes, Chen Tian knew that it would be difficult for them to understand these things at once.

"Taking the army and the navy as an example, the army and the navy can support each other, but the main tasks of the two are different. The army fights for control of the ground, the navy fights for control of the ocean, and our air force fights for control of the air except for land and ocean. The so-called air supremacy is simply to defeat the enemy's air force, so that only our army's aircraft are on the battlefield."

"Airborne means airdropping soldiers equipped with special weapons or ordinary army weapons to the rear of the enemy's defense line, disrupting the enemy's deployment through sudden attacks, occupying strategically valuable targets and other special tasks to cooperate with military operations on the front battlefield. Whether it is positional warfare or landing warfare, airborne can have unexpected effects. With our current air capacity, we can airdrop soldiers from three infantry regiments to any position behind the enemy at one time. You can think about how much impact and threat it will have on your deployment if the opponent skips three infantry regiments out of thin air!

"The so-called strategic bombing is a targeted blow to the enemy's war potential. To give another simple example, it is not enough to destroy birds just by shooting all the birds in flight. The most effective way is to destroy bird eggs and nests in a planned manner. Destroying the enemy's aircraft by air search cannot completely eliminate the enemy's air force. The better way is to destroy its airport, supply base and production center."

"To gain air supremacy and strategic bombing, we need a strong and unified air force, which is what I call the Air Force. However, establishing an air force does not mean depriving the Army and Navy of the power to have the aviation force. I think it is still necessary to retain the air force of the Army and Navy for reconnaissance, cascaded fire, attacking the enemy and fighting the opponent's aviation force. For example, the artillery unit's cascaded fire aircraft, military reconnaissance aircraft squad is still commanded by the Army, and aircraft carriers, seaplanes and carrier-based aircraft are still controlled by the Navy."

After Chen Tian finished speaking, some other army and navy generals who were worried about losing the support of the plane completely breathed a sigh of relief.

After the Army and Navy generals discussed it themselves, no one raised any objections. After asking several other questions, the emperor readily agreed to establish the Air Force Department.

"Jiji, as soon as possible, I will send me a detailed plan for establishing the Air Force Department, including scale, funding, personnel and development plans. I will let the Cabinet and the Army and Navy Department cooperate with them all!"

"Yes!" Chen Tian's face was very calm, but in fact he was already having fun. This plan would be placed in front of the emperor tomorrow to show his efficiency. Even if the emperor knew that he had planned it, he would probably not say anything.

The identity is different, and it is a pleasure to do things. As Chen Tian expected, the emperor quickly approved his plan, and the German government and military institutions once again showed amazing high efficiency. In just one week, a 10 million mark of air force funds was placed in the Air Force account. In addition to the Army Department, a group of reconnaissance, cascaded and ground-supported aircraft and airships, as well as carrier-based aircraft and port guard fighters and airships of the Navy Department, all German combat aircraft were under the command of the Air Force Department. The Air Force Department also established a civil aircraft management agency to be responsible for the management and requisition of civil aircraft. Before the attack on Britain, the German Air Force Department officially opened, with Chen Tian also serving as Minister of the Air Force Department. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force Department was a military chief of staff selected from the Guards. His name was Johnnis von Zeket.

Compared with the Army and Navy Department, the Air Force Department, which has more than 1,000 aircraft and more than 30,000 officers and soldiers, is much smaller in size. Most Army and Navy generals are not very interested in joining the Air Force Department, and the position of Chief of Staff of the Air Force is not a fantasy. Although many people are curious about why Chen Tian chose an unknown lieutenant colonel as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, no one raised objections or caused any sensation. More people just regarded this matter as a topic after dinner.

Zecket himself was also very surprised by this. He had only met Chen Tian himself a few times before, and both sides did not have much in-depth understanding. He did not know why the acting crown prince chose him, but he naturally did not want to give up the opportunity that he could never have imagined as a lieutenant colonel staff member as the chief of staff.

With curiosity and anticipation, Zeket came to the Imperial Air Force Department in Berlin with the order.

"Your Highness! Army Lieutenant Colonel Zeckett is here to report!"

"Oh! Hello, Lieutenant Colonel! Please sit down!"

Chen Tian raised his head from a pile of documents. As the landing date approached, he had to deal with the matters of the Air Force as soon as possible and then rush back to the army.

Zeket seemed very restrained, and he sat down carefully on the sofa.

"Johnnis Friedrich Leopold von Zeket, born on April 22, 1866, was a Prussian general. He joined the Royal Alexander Guard Grenade Regiment as an alternate officer in 1885. He entered the Military Academy in Berlin in 1897, and then served on the front line and staff unit alternately. In 1899, he was transferred to the General Staff as an assistant and served as the Chief of Staff since 1913."

Chen Tian read Zeket's information. This thin-faced man has a famous reputation as the "father of the German Army in World War II" in another world. After World War I, he made outstanding contributions to the reconstruction of the German army when he served as the commander-in-chief of the German army. The almost "flawless" "100,000 Army" he formed laid the foundation for the resurgence of the German Army.

As a staff officer, Zeket's performance can be described as "excellent" and in terms of military organizational talent, it can be called "great". In history, he advocated the establishment of an independent air force branch and had a broad and profound understanding of the nature of air force operations. His air force theory centered on support for ground forces and took the highest principle of obtaining air superiority. Although strategic bombing was ignored, it was still very suitable for the Luftwaffe under current technical conditions.

In short, Chen Tian felt that Zeket was the most suitable candidate to build the existing scattered air force into a complete air force. In addition, he, who had a low position before, did not attract Prince's attention, so he was a person worthy of training.

"Lieutenant Colonel, are you confident of organizing a strong combat-capable air force?"

Zecket seemed a little overwhelmed, "Your Highness, I have no similar experience, so I'm not sure."

Chen Tian nodded. This matter was indeed a bit sudden and hasty for Zeket. "According to my observation, I believe you have talent in this area. So, let it go according to your ideas! If there is any problem, I will still be there!"

Zeket was still confused. Chen Tian suddenly felt like he was pulling out the seedlings to help grow. However, this guy is now 48 years old, his thinking should be fully mature, and what he lacks should be just some experience.

"You first have a good idea of ​​the performance and manufacturing of our various aircraft. We will leave Berlin the day after tomorrow to Calais France. The front-line command of the Air Force will be located there! I think you will have a clear mind after the war in Britain ends!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Zecket's nervousness eased a little.

"During the Battle of Britain, you should be responsible for the arrangement of air force bombing and support missions with my Chief of Staff General Hoffman!"

Chen Tian was helpless. There was no famous air force commander in the battle in another world. The "Red Baron" was just an outstanding and representative fighter pilot, and the air force generals needed to train themselves slowly.

After France surrendered, the German aviation forces began to bomb British coastal cities and fortifications within their range. The German Navy also actively cleared British mines in the Dover Strait and the English Channel under the cover of the aircraft.

Dover, England.

This is the closest location to the French coast of Britain and the top priority of British troops' coastal defense. There are 4 infantry divisions, 5 Scottish cavalry regiments and two fighter squadrons stationed here.

Next to a canvas-covered fighter in the woods, several pilots were sitting on a table piled with ammunition boxes to play cards.

The war clouds shrouded in the hearts of the British were getting thicker and more vigilant on the coast. The army troops continued to strengthen the fortifications on the coast, and the defense depth had extended to the inland ten miles from the coast. Considering that the distance between the British and mainland France was a bit terrible, heavy troops were deployed in the entire southeast coast of England where landings could be used, and in other areas, a large number of troops were stationed in transportation centers and key seaports.

Perhaps the most leisurely thing in the whole of England is these fighter pilots. No aircraft is allowed to leave the ground without the orders of the king. According to George V, one of the few fighters must be used at the most critical moments.

The British pilots frowned when the buzz came from the south.

"For two weeks, those anti-aircraft artillery troops only shot out six German planes and one German airship. The combat effectiveness of those artillery soldiers was really weak. If we were to get on, we could shoot at least twenty German planes and ten airships a day!"

One of the pilots' arrogant words were actively agreed by many pilots. In their opinion, the performance of their newly equipped "Tiao" fighter jets is by no means inferior to that of German aircraft. Although engineers repeatedly reminded that the design of this new aircraft is not perfect, the Army Department no longer has the time and patience to wait for them to continue to improve, forcing aircraft factories across the UK to build 120 such fighters in January. In the end, the British aircraft factories only manufactured 95 aircraft within a limited time.

For the British Army, the new air defense weapons they have are too accurate, and they spend an average of 10,000 bullets and shells to shoot down German aircraft.

In contrast, the German army only consumed 5,000 rounds of bullets and shells to shoot down an aircraft during an exercise.

"Come on! German guys, it's also the time when you land, and we're showing off!" A thin British pilot shouted at the German plane in the sky, but the explosions in the distance quickly covered his arrogant voice.

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Chapter completed!