Imperial Overlord

"Through November, we lost 511 pilots and added 1,945 new pilots. Generally speaking, everything is still within an acceptable range." Kesselring reported to Li Le the Air Force's Development.

In addition to consuming a large amount of fuel and nearly clearing the bomb inventory, the Luftwaffe as a whole has been strengthened.

Production of the FW-190B and ME-109E fighter jets increased, and the JU-88 almost completely replaced the outdated HE-111 as the Luftwaffe's signature bomber.

The number of aircraft in the Air Force has steadily increased, and the number of pilots has also increased a lot. Goering has more power in his hands. The only thing that restricts the Air Force is the fuel problem in the national strategic reserve.

"Compared to the time of the war, our Air Force's fuel reserves have dropped by 30%, which is not a small amount." Another Air Force Marshal, Speller, said in a report.

The question he raised was also a question that Goring, or rather, all Air Force commanders were worried about.

The pie drawn by the head of state, that is, Libya's fuel, has not been in place for a long time, and it has already put pressure on the Luftwaffe, which is bombing the United Kingdom with a large amount of aviation fuel.

Compared with the real historical time and space, Li Le adopted a large-scale **** tactical system in order to ensure the overwhelming advantage of the Air Force when bombing the UK.

Although when it is tempting to lure the opponent's air force to dispatch and the driver to annihilate the opponent's fighter jets, a large number of accompanying fighter jets have an advantage.

Fighters that can **** a large number of fighters also consume more fuel than historically. This can make the Air Force extremely depressed, it is a pain and a joy.

The pain is seeing the massive ammunition and bomb consumption, as well as the decline in the amount of reserve fuel. The reason for the joy is that they really saw hope of annihilating the RAF.

If you count the Battle of Brest, in which the British tried to kill themselves, the Luftwaffe had recorded downings of almost 1,400 British fighters.

At the same time, Germany's own crashed fighter jets, about 1,500 pilots, lost more than 1,550 aircraft.

You must know that in the British air battle, Germany fought against the wind and was able to compress the loss ratio to almost one to one, which is already a good enough result.

"The good news is that the French side has agreed to allow our semi-finished petroleum products to be landed in the port of Toulon." Rader was very proud of himself recently, and opened his mouth to mention a series of cooperation agreements he obtained during his visit to France.

These include France allowing German civilian ships to dock at French Mediterranean ports such as Toulon to unload oil transported to places such as Brest, France.

There are good railway traffic lines in this area, as well as highways as an effective supplement, if the number is too large, even oil transportation pipelines can be built.

Both Darlan and Petain saw the victory of the German Navy and Air Force. For their own future status, they had to start thinking about very realistic issues.

For example, once Germany has really defeated Britain, how should France, which has been defeated, deal with itself.

If it does not have good relations with Germany now, the Vichy government in France is likely to face a new diplomatic crisis.

If you are not careful, it is entirely possible for Germany to carve up France with Italy, and completely turn the remaining territory of France into a place for Germans to graze.

"The new transportation line is much more convenient than going to the Italian port. After all, the Italian port has to support operations in North Africa, and the frequency of use is almost saturated." Raedl pointed to the map on the table, and continued to introduce Germany's gradually formed strategic advantages .

He is arguably the greatest marshal in the history of the German navy. During his reign in the navy, the German navy defeated the mighty British Royal Navy and successfully entered the Mediterranean Sea.

The 4 destroyers leased from France and 9 old-fashioned gunboats and torpedo boats, plus 2 destroyers and 7 gunboats and torpedo boats bought from the Italian Navy, formed the Mediterranean Fleet of the German Navy.

This fleet is now divided into a blockade fleet based in Alexandria, and a route garrison fleet based in Malta. Although the combat power is not very good, but it is still carrying out the mission in a decent manner.

The garrison fleet consists of 6 destroyers and 6 torpedo boats with the highest combat effectiveness, mainly to prevent enemy forces from threatening Malta and nearby transport routes.

The blockade fleet is basically torpedo boats, responsible for blocking the Suez Canal and British ports in the Middle East on the Mediterranean coast.

If the German Navy maintains its current offensive momentum, Raedl has done almost what the naval predecessors of the First World War could have dreamed of doing.

"The French side asked us to guarantee their vested interests in Africa and the Middle East." When Rader said this, he looked at the head of state sitting in the first place.

Li Le nodded, protecting the French colonies was also one of the strategies that the German high-level officials had determined. He didn't need to break the alliance with France at this time, which was becoming more and more effective with victories on the battlefield.

Under the original circumstances, it was impossible for France to contribute to the unification of Europe by Germany and to donate the basic industrial production capacity that Europe did not have much.

But now, when Rommel's troops are ready to move near the Suez Canal, when the German aircraft is about to destroy the British Air Force, when the German Navy has begun to threaten the Atlantic Ocean...

The French have to seriously consider whether they should be more cooperative in exchange for more benefits.

Including the interests of French prisoners of war under German control, including the interests of French colonies in Africa, including some other new interests that France may be able to obtain in the war.

Sometimes, the cooperation between the two countries is so realistic and so shameless. Although the hatred of the country and the family is unforgettable, after being able to share more benefits or give enough compensation, everyone will choose to cover their wounds in embarrassment and hold their hands together.

Giving the French food and releasing the French captives is not as good as a sentence: "Brother will take you to make a fortune." It is more effective.

France's colonial interests in North Africa needed to be guaranteed, and seeing that Germany could gain more interests in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, the Vichy French government was immediately tempted.

Although it is unrealistic to expect the French to help Germany fight and provide German weapons and troops, the smart French have already thought of a way to join Germany.

Just like the Americans did, the French also began to sell their old warships, the junk that was about to be obsolete, to the Germans who were in desperate need of a naval fleet.

On France's Mediterranean coast, French merchants have begun to build large transport ships, ready to earn commissions on the Mediterranean route.

This is equivalent to saying that it has increased the production capacity of the Germans in disguise. At least the transport ships produced by Germany cannot enter the Mediterranean Sea in a short time.

"Darlang is willing to attack Gibraltar retaliatory, but he is not willing to let us intervene. His planes are not many, except to scare the British, it is estimated that there is no other use." Kesselring also mentioned that he came from France. support.

Because of the series of victories, the attitude of France in the war changed markedly. Now, although Petain and Darlan are still reluctant to join the German army's actions, they are no longer so resistant to cooperation with the German army.

In Li Le's view, as long as the French are willing to contribute to the transportation line from the Mediterranean Sea to the Port of Brest, he has already earned it.

The Germans' oil no longer has to be transported back to the country through Italy, and from there to Brest. The original transport line was equivalent to a circle around Switzerland, but now it is a perfect straight line.

"The French's war reparations, we have recently used a bit faster... The navy has purchased some old ships..." Goering poured a basin of cold water on Raidl at this time.

Although the navy is eager to build its own fleet in the Mediterranean, the French indemnity that can be spent is too much. Without the restraint of war reparations, Germany's diplomacy with France would fall into a passive state.

Li Le nodded in agreement, and then said to Raidel: "The suppression plan for Gibraltar, it seems, can't be put in the first place!"

Although he really wanted to pull out the nail of Gibraltar, the cautious cooperation attitude of France and Spain's two ends could not allow Germany to kill the most important fortress of the British navy.

Since this fortress cannot be killed, there is no need to expand the Mediterranean fleet~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The ships needed for **** can be provided by Italy, and there is no need for Germany to raise a fleet with the same function to waste resources.

As for expecting the German Mediterranean Fleet to complete the task independently, even Raedl may not have dared to think so.

"The expansion and procurement plan of the Navy's Mediterranean Fleet should be suspended for a while. We are not British, and there is no need to find someone else to buy a ship at any cost." Li Le instructed Raidel with a smile.

Redel also knew that his recent steps were a little too big, and he might be pulling the ball. So he nodded, agreeing with the Führer's plan to suspend the expansion of the Mediterranean Fleet.

"How are the preparations for landing in the UK?" After talking about the Mediterranean Fleet, Li Le brought the topic back to the direction he was concerned about.

To ensure the safety of the Mediterranean shipping line once and for all, defeating the United Kingdom is the best choice. And if you want to defeat Britain, it is the best strategy to hit the British mainland!

"There are too many projects started by the military recently, and the construction progress of transport ships and landing ships is not ideal." When it comes to this matter, Rader's expression is not so natural.