Chapter 1179： Collective decision, individual responsibility

Under Zhukov's suggestion, Moscow will abandon Belarus and establish a defense in depth in the area beyond Minsk to Moscow to resist the continued German invasion.

At the same time, the hundreds of thousands of troops remaining in Belarus were more ill-fortuned. When this news spread, the shock to the entire Soviet Union was quite huge.

So now there must be another thing to inspire the Soviet heart.

"Comrade Stalin, the naval aviation has made a complete bombing plan on the German capital Berlin, please have a look." Kuznetsov said to Stalin holding a report.

This bombing mission was formulated by Lieutenant General Simon Zafaronokov of the Naval Air Force, using all the bombers of the Baltic Fleet Naval Air Force, from the airfields of the Naval Air Force on Ezeli Island, the closest to Berlin. Take off to bomb Berlin.

"The bombing of Berlin is not only the participation of Soviet naval aviation, but also our air force." Stalin looked at the report and said to Kuznetsov.

Since the base was owned by the Navy, Kuznetsov planned to use the Navy’s DB-3 for bombing. Now, Stalin is certainly not satisfied that only the Navy is involved in the bombing, and the Air Force must also be involved.

After all, from the beginning of the war to the present, the Soviet air force has nothing to do with it. Even on the first day of the war, they were beaten with no room to fight back. This made the Soviet air force unable to raise its head. There must be a thorough battle. Actions to maximize the encouragement of the Soviets.

"However, this action is quite dangerous. I suggest that the collective decision be made personally."

It is the superior who makes the decision, but whether to participate or not is voluntary. This is what Stalin means. It seems to be very democratic. In fact, of course it’s not something. Who dares not participate? Whoever clicks it has to go, and it has to be more positive, otherwise, there will be absolutely no good fruit.

Stalin was looking forward to this bombing. He valued the political significance of the bombing. At the same time, he also put forward some suggestions: "Combine the forces of our air force to form an 81st long-range bomber division and use what we have at hand. With all strength, complete the mission of bombing Berlin."

I heard the Air Force members scratch their heads. The Air Force does have a strategic bomber, the Pei-8. When the Pei-8 first appeared at the military parade in Moscow, it completely shocked the West. This large four-engine bomber, It is the embodiment of power and evil.

However, only the Air Force knows that this kind of aircraft is quite unreliable and has constant failures, especially the various problems caused by the diesel engine. The parade was originally completed by artificial pumping oil. After that, it was improved. Big improvement.

But now, since Stalin has said it, there is absolutely no way back. Moreover, this matter must be fast. Soviet confidence is constantly being hit, and they must use a victory to encourage the people.

This is a political task.

Ezeli island.

Because the Germans turned around in the course of the offensive and entered the Soviet Union directly in Latvia, the northern Estonia was actually safe for the time being.

This security will not last long. As long as the Germans vacate their hands, the fall of Estonia will be inevitable.

On the islands off the coast of Estonia, you can even see German warships on the waterway. After the Baltic Fleet was destroyed, the German Navy was able to move freely in this area. They did not put the naval aviation of the Red Flag Baltic Fleet on In the eyes.

Standing on the island, looking at the sea in the distance, the commander of the Naval Air Force First Torpedo Bomber Regiment, Colonel Yekinny Przhblaczynski, couldn't help clenching his fist.

Germans, let you taste the taste of being bombed! If it wasn't for a special mission, he really wanted to take his torpedo bomber and take off from here to sink a few German warships.

But he can’t. So far, it’s safe and has not attracted the attention of the Germans, but as long as he takes off from here, it will definitely attract the attention of the Germans. In this case, the airport here will definitely be completely bombed. The mission of surprise attack on Berlin was lost.

He turned his head back. This is an earthy runway, which is almost the same as the base during World War I. Such a runway is completely outdated. The new aircraft cannot take off and land at all, so it did not attract the attention of the Germans.

And now, in the parking area on the side of the runway, the bomber after bomber is covered with thatch. After sunset, they will drive their bombers to take off!

There are not many airplanes that can fly to Berlin. There are only three types of aircraft: Il-4 (DB-3F), Yer-2 and Pe-8.

Among them, only the Pe-8 is considered a heavy bomber with sufficient ammunition capacity and range, but this bomber uses diesel engines to meet the needs of long-distance flight.

Not bad can only be diesel engines, because diesel engines are quite fuel-efficient, they can only think of this special method when they cannot meet the requirements on the voyage.

However, no one is at ease with this diesel engine.

There was footsteps behind him, Yekini turned his head back and saw Major General Mikhail Vdupuyanov, the commander of the 81st long-range bomber division just formed.

At this time, in this base, in addition to naval aviation, there are also Air Force personnel. In order to complete this mission, a Pei-8 Squadron and Yer-2 Squadron of the Air Force also came here secretly.

Thinking of the bumps during landing, Major General Mikhail has lingering fears. Landing on this ordinary soil runway is really too difficult. The pilots under him have at least two hundred hours of flying experience, but they still It’s not easy to control, and that **** engine...

"The mission has been assigned, and we will take off tonight." Major General Mikhail said: "Col. Yejinni, the navy plane takes off first, and we take off later."

Yekini nodded gratefully: "We will remember the support given to us by the Air Force brothers. We must drop the bomb over Berlin."

The order of take-off is of course exquisite. After all, the aircraft that bombs first is sudden, and the aircraft that enters later will be intercepted by the opponent's anti-aircraft artillery.

In addition to taking care of the navy, it’s because the Air Force’s Pe-8 bombers are heavy after all, and there will be a certain amount of fuel left. If appropriate, they don’t want to land on this earthy runway after finishing the bombing mission. Go straight back to Petersburg.

The two looked to the west. At this moment, a round of red sun was slowly sliding towards the sea, and night was approaching. ()

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