Even in the London defense war, British Air Forces had to choose to avoid war when necessary to reduce losses. After all, if they were really fighting for nothing, then the British sky would really have no future. This approach was similar to Germany's practice in the middle and late stages of World War II. Before the Ardennes counterattack, in order to accumulate strength, the Luftwaffe was negative for a long time.

In the future, the German bomber group will continue to maintain a high-pressure situation, and the bombing of thousands of aircraft will continue 3 to 5 times. The continuous bombing during this period is estimated to have already made the British government determined to mobilize the air force on the Western Front to defend back and forth. How many aircraft are needed to effectively kill the aircraft group at the Thousand Aircraft level? The number of interceptors must be at least about 500. Because the number of fighter planes escorted by Germany is no less than 400. Considering the attendance rate of aircraft, if 500 aircraft are to be dispatched during air combat, then there must be more than 700 aircraft on the ground to achieve such a high attendance. If we consider the aircraft and pilots that need to be supplemented in consecutive air combat.

If the British wanted to resist the strategic bombing of the Germans, they would have to deploy at least 700 aircraft on the local area, plus about 500 reserve aircraft. In this way, the British would have only more than 2,500 aircraft left on the entire Western Front. Once the Luftwaffe turned the finger from Britain to the Western Front, these 2,500 aircraft would be a problem for the Luftwaffe! If the German Army launched an attack from the south of the front, the British would probably have nowhere to go. Because most fighters' range was not enough to fly from the North Line to the South Line and then engage in air combat!

It can be said that although strategic bombing caused great damage to the Luftwaffe, the prince was even ready to lose 700 to 800 various aircraft in the bombing mission at this stage. However, for the Allies, the continuous bombing will become the last nail on the coffin board of the Royal West Front Air Force of the British Royal West Line! If nothing unexpected happens, when the prince launches a deterrent offensive against the French, the British Air Force will have a very weak role. If the French finally choose to accept the conditions proposed by the prince and release water at the junction of the British and French armies, the British Air Force will not be able to cooperate with the army to close the gap under the heavy pressure of the German air force. After losing air supremacy, the prince's plan to make dumplings in the entire British Expeditionary Force will be easier to achieve.

"The large-scale bombing of thousands of aircraft will continue for a while, but considering the combat losses of the aircraft and the fatigue of the pilots, the large-scale bombing can be separated by 2 to 3 days. However, during the interval, we still need to maintain pressure on the British mainland. The scale can be smaller and the plan can be more conservative. The daily aircraft scale is at least 600. We can choose British ports, ships and other offshore targets to launch air strikes. We should organize at least 3 to 5 large-scale bombings, and the large-scale strategic bombing of the UK will last for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, the main force of the aviation force will turn to the attack on the ground targets on the Western Front." After comparing the schedule, Ruprecht made a decision.

"Is there a problem of excessive pressure on our fleet of aircraft? Although in theory we have 7,000 aircraft, and the bombing scale of 700 aircraft per day will take ten days to take turns, we also need to consider the attendance rate of the aircraft and the patrol and reconnaissance needs of our Western Front. Then consider the losses of personnel and the next stage of supporting the army's operations. Should we find some other foreign aid early?" General Halder asked.

"In fact, our aviation power is almost at its peak. The fundamental reason for the recent large-scale increase in the Western Front fleet is the large-scale westward advance of the Bavarian Air Force and the Austro-Hungarian Air Force. In less than a month, we have provided more than 2,000 various aircraft to the Western Front. In fact, we are already close to the limit. It is not a big problem to maintain the number of aircraft fleets, but if you want to continue to increase? This may be difficult." The prince thought for a while and said. "We can tolerate the aircraft fleet overdrawing its combat effectiveness, because the future ground offensive on the Western Front is probably only launched once."

"But it's always good to have some extra power in your hands. The Navy performed very well in the last battle in the Dover Strait. If they could join the combat sequence of the Western Front Air Force, our situation would be much better." General Halder finally expressed his purpose, and he wanted to bring the Navy's air force over! "The British did the same, so they can support it until now."

"The Naval Air Force has other uses and should not be consumed too much now." After saying that, the prince glanced at Halder meaningfully: "Even if the Naval Air Force joins the battle on the Western Front when necessary, they will have their own command system, and the final command can only be in the hands of the Supreme Commander of the Western Front, not in the hands of the Western Front Air Force Command."

Some of Ruprecht's natural way of Halder's ideas, no, should be said to be the idea of ​​a considerable number of people in the Air Force. They do not want an air force affiliated to the Navy to exist. So when the war is about to end, they want to bring some of the air forces of the Navy to come! Just like the huge April Fool's Day joke that the British government played for the British Navy on April 1, 1919 in history! As many as 3,000 various aircraft of the Navy were not dominated by the Navy overnight...

As for the ideas of Halder and others, Ruprecht gave a warning that it is neither soft nor hard!

"Yes, your Highness, follow your wishes." Halder naturally did not dare to continue to bargain with the prince on this issue. So the question came to an end for the time being.

"The last question, Your Highness, your ground offensive plan is to first launch an attack on the French on the southern front, forcing the French to accept our conditions, release water at the British and French junction, and then we attack the British. But if the French eventually rejected us, what should we do if our air force mobilization? You must know that according to the previous plan, our main force of the air force was actually targeting the British. When the Southern Front was launched, we only prepared 1,500 aircraft." General Halder asked.

"1,500 aircraft are enough. What really forces the French to surrender is not the air force but our army force. Although I cannot guarantee that the French will accept our conditions, I am at least 70% sure that this probability in the war is no longer low. Even if the French decide to stand by the end, we can slowly transfer the aviation force from the north and maintain the air force deployment. That's it." When he said this, the prince looked at the map hanging on the wall.

"How should the French make a decision?" the prince guessed.
Chapter completed!