German Air Force high-level officials attach great importance to this strategic bombing. Albert Field Marshal Kesselring has been staying in the office, waiting for the results of this bombing. This is the first round of strategic bombing launched by German Air Force in the war. If it can succeed, it will greatly promote the influence and status of German Air Force. Even for him, it is of great benefit.
Although, Albert Field Marshal Kesselring is already an Air Force Marshal. However, he also wanted to be promoted again. It would be great if you could be promoted to Imperial Marshal. Albert Field Marshal Kesselring believes that if Imperial Air Force can make enough contributions in this war, then he will definitely be able to get his wish.
"Your Excellency, the fleet has taken off. It will soon fly over our control area and enter Russians's control area." A major general officer reported to Albert Field Marshal Kesselring.
"Well! Are the escort fighters ready?" Albert Field Marshal Kesselring asked.
"In addition to the five hundred long-range fighter jets, Milch Your Excellency also deployed one FW-190 Fighter Group from 2nd Air Group and 3rd Air Group to be responsible for the initial escort." the major general reported.
"From this point of view, there should be no big problem. After the bombing is over, report the results to me!" Albert Field Marshal Kesselring said.
"Yes, Your Excellency." The major general then exited the office.
"Attention, attention, we are about to enter the Buru control area. Bomber maintains an altitude of 10,000 meters. Fighters should be alert and responsible for covering!" The voice of Commander, who was responsible for commanding this operation, came from the earphones.
The huge fleet of aircraft flies at an altitude of more than 10,000 meters. Although they are above the clouds, the huge noise can still be transmitted to the ground. In particular, the routes that some aircraft groups pass through are not blocked by clouds, which allows Russian soldiers on the ground to easily spot the huge aircraft groups flying overhead.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, one hundred H-21 Bombers taking off from an airport in Belarus and escorting more than thirty BF-110 fighter jets and twenty FW-190 fighter jets flew over the outskirts of Tula. The Russian soldiers stationed here were awakened by the noise.
Some Russian soldiers raised their heads and looked at the overwhelming fleet of aircraft in horror. They were all frightened.
"God! What a huge aircraft! What a huge fleet! They are all German aircraft. Where are they flying to? Are they going to Moscow?" A Russian officer put down the telescope in his hand and murmured. This scene was too difficult for him to accept. Through the telescope in his hand, he could clearly see how huge those aircraft were. A fleet of hundreds of such huge fighters almost covered the sky.
"Come here, call your superiors immediately. We found a huge German Air Force formation flying over our heads. I suspect these Germany people are heading for Moscow." the officer ordered.
As a result, the news was immediately reported to General Staff Headquarters.
The Russian army not only discovered this fleet, but other German Air Force fleets were also more or less discovered by Russian soldiers on the ground after flying into the Russia control area. As a result, a large amount of information was compiled. For a moment, Shaposhnikov's scalp went numb after learning the news.
Bolshevik Air Force Commander General Astakhov and chief of staff General Zavoronkov also rushed to Shaposhnikov's office. They also learned about the arrival of a large number of German Air Force aircraft. This made them even more worried. If the Germany people really dropped a bomb on Moscow as they suspected, then the consequences would be very serious. The two of them would probably be immediately dismissed from their posts by the angry Joseph and sent to Siberia to dig potatoes.
"What on earth is going on? Is there any problem with Moscow's air defense?" Shaposhnikov asked fiercely.
"Comrade Chief of Staff, according to the information we have received, the Germany people have dispatched thousands of large Bomber to launch air strikes against us this time. But please rest assured, Comrade Chief of Staff, The airports around Moscow are ready, our fighter jets are about to take off, and we will never let the Germany people drop bombs on Moscow," General Astakhov promised.
"Remember your promise, we will never let Germany's bomb fall on Moscow. Otherwise, you cannot afford the consequences!" Shaposhnikov said with a dark face.
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Both Astakhov and Zavolokonkov replied.
"Woo!"
The shrill air-raid sirens sounded over Moscow, and countless people watched in horror. Many of them ran towards the air-raid shelter in panic.
Although German Air Force had not launched an air strike against Moscow before, this did not prevent Buru from knowing how powerful German Air Force was. Especially since Moscow is still the capital of Buru, they need to strengthen the air defense preparations here.
A large number of air raid shelters fill the city to ensure that people can hide inside when being attacked by Germany air raids. At the same time, there are many air defense positions inside and outside the city. A large number of Anti-aircraft Gun and anti-aircraft machine guns are deployed on these air defense positions. Once German Air Force really dares to launch an air attack on Moscow, the intensive air defense firepower on the ground will be enough to cause German Air Force to pay heavy losses.
"The air raid siren went off?" Shaposhnikov's face suddenly became very ugly.
Because this means that you can no longer hide it even if you want to. Joseph must already know about this. In addition, the entire Moscow must be in chaos.
Indeed, just as Shaposhnikov expected, the entire Moscow was in a state of panic. People were everywhere fleeing to bomb shelters with their families in tow. In previous exercises, people living in Moscow knew how to avoid enemy air attacks. It's just that experiencing this for the first time made those people very panic.
In Kremlin, Joseph, who was handling official business in the office, was surrounded by several secretaries and headed to the sturdy air-raid shelter. In order to ensure the safety of Joseph, a strong anti-blast hole was specially dug inside Kremlin. However, when encountering such a situation, even Joseph felt a little panic in his heart. Although he is the supreme leader of Buru, if Germany people's Aerial Bomb falls down, he will not care who he is. Once hit, it will also be blown to pieces.