Chapter 1098 War Is Inevitable

"The Imperial Air Force, in this battle, will fully assist the Imperial Army in attacking Bu Russia. The Air Force's 1st Aviation Group, 2nd Aviation Group, 3rd Aviation Group, and 4th Aviation Group will support the attacks of the 4 army groups respectively. In addition , the strategic air force will be responsible for the bombing of Russia's strategic locations, important cities and industrial bases!" Marshal Manstein continued.

An aviation group of the Air Force, including five aviation wings, more than 600 fighters. For example, the 1st Aviation Group includes three fighter wings, one dive bomber wing, and one ground attack wing. Originally, the Army wanted to bring dive bombers and ground attack aircraft into the Army's own jurisdiction, but of course the Air Force was unwilling. The two sides fought a lawsuit for a long time because of this. In the end, the Army still failed to succeed. Of course, the Air Force also guarantees that it will fully support the Army in the war. The reason why the army wants to obtain the management of dive bombers and ground attack aircraft is naturally to support the army's attacks better and faster. Now that the goal has been achieved, naturally there is no more to say.

Qin Tian also knew that the army must have its own aviation power. At his request, the Aeronautical Research Institute has developed a helicopter. It's just that the current helicopters are still very crude, and the reliability is not enough, and further improvements are needed. The take-off weight has to be increased at least further, so that armor and weapons can be added. Otherwise, it would be a living target on the battlefield, and it would be easy to be shot down.

Qin Tian hopes that the future German helicopters can be equipped with machine guns and rocket launchers, which will pose a great threat to the ground troops. At the same time, because of the presence of armor, it is not easy to be shot down. However, if these requirements of his are to be realized, I am afraid it will take a while to get on board. Therefore, the army can only be wronged first, and when it needs air support, it can only turn to the air force first.

The strategic air force is equipped with twin-engine medium bombers, four-engine heavy bombers and long-range fighters. Currently, the Strategic Air Force has only four aviation clusters, namely the 101 Aviation Cluster, the 102 Aviation Cluster, the 103 Aviation Cluster and the 104 Aviation Cluster. Each aviation group includes two medium bomber wings, two heavy bomber wings, and a long-range fighter wing.

With the outbreak of war, the output of various weapons and equipment in Germany will continue to increase. At that time, the German Air Force will continue to grow. In Qintian's plan, the general aviation clusters will be expanded from the existing 8 to 16. The Strategic Air Force Group will also expand from the current 4 to 8. In this case, it can be barely enough.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff." Marshal Albert Kesselring, Minister of the Air Force replied.

Although the strength of the air force has grown a lot, it is still in a subordinate position in the war. There is still a long way to go to become a decisive force on the battlefield. After all, with the current technological conditions, it is almost impossible to achieve a war that can be won only by dispatching the air force. However, with the continuous advancement of science and technology, the importance of the Air Force will also increase, and it is not impossible to eventually become the protagonist of the battlefield.

Marshal Albert Kesselring knew exactly this, so he hoped that the Air Force could perform well in this battle, so that everyone could see how powerful the Air Force was.

Soon, Marshal Manstein's battle plan was announced, and everyone's eyes fell on Qin Tian. From everyone's eyes, Qin Tian could feel the vigorous fighting spirit. Everyone is eager for war, eager to get more meritorious service, so that they can be further promoted.

"Marshal Manstein, when will we be ready to attack?" Qin Tian asked.

"Your Majesty, the troops on the front line are almost ready, and all kinds of war materials have been mobilized. If you decide to launch an attack, it will only take two days to complete the integration and launch the attack!" Marshal Manstein Said.

Qin Tian nodded: "Okay, then send a secret telegram to all the troops on the front line. The war will start in three days! In other words, launch an attack at 6:00 am on August 17!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" All the generals replied. Everyone knows that after Qin Tian made his decision, the war will start soon!

After returning to the palace, Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann was already waiting in his office.

"Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, what happened?" Qin Tian asked.

"Your Majesty, Ribbentrop called, and Bu'er's attitude was very firm. The warning from the empire was of no use at all. From this, it can be seen that Bu'er should know that war is inevitable, so he didn't Ready to find a way to avoid war," said Gustav Stresemann.

Qin Tian nodded: "This is not beyond our expectations. The leaders of Bu'er are not fools. They should know that the purpose of everything the empire does is to start a war. If there is no other way, They can only choose to resist to the end. In that case, there may be a little chance of winning."

"Your Majesty, Ribbentrop also reported that Americans were found to be active in Moscow. In addition, there are islanders." Gustav Stresemann continued.

"It's no wonder that Bu Russia has such great confidence. It is obvious that other countries have supported them. From the current point of view, the Americans must have decided to support them. That's why Bu Russia dared to go to war with the empire." Qin Tian said .

"Your Majesty, then we may have to face the attacks of Russia, the United States, the island nation and the United Kingdom at the same time." Gustav Stresemann was a little worried.

"Don't worry, even if they are enemies of the empire at the same time, the empire will defeat them." Qin Tian was very confident. Because several countries will not go to war with Germany immediately, and the only thing the imperial prime minister has to face is Bu Russia. What's more, before the imperial navy was defeated, the United States, the island countries, and the United Kingdom could not pose a substantial threat to the empire.

Gustav Stresemann nodded: "Your Majesty, is the declaration of war ready?"

To declare war, there must be a declaration of war.

"No need, on the morning of September 17th, I will make a televised speech and a radio speech to announce the news to the people of the empire!" Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gustav Stresemann said no more.

At 6 a.m. on September 17, Emperor Qin Tian announced to the German people through television and radio that from now on, the German Empire declared war on Russia!