In the first fifty days of the war, the Holy Roman Empire Air Force lost more than 700 fighter planes, nearly half of its total equipment.
This speed of loss is naturally beyond the reach of Crown Prince Joseph, and will make the frontline departments even more uncomfortable.
Joseph also realized that the strength of the opponent's air force was not imaginary, but real strength.
Based on the pilots' reports, Marshal Weber, commander of the Imperial Air Force, was optimistic that his air knights had shot down at least 400 to 500 enemy aircraft.
Although our own side suffered more losses, there is no doubt that the performance of the Sky Knights is extremely brilliant and worthy of pride and pride.
The authenticity of this record cannot be verified for the time being, because the frontline troops are really unable to capture the enemy air force generals, and even the pilots have not captured a few alive.
The performance of the opponent's fighter planes was excellent and the pilots' skills were very superb, which left a very deep impression on the pilots of the Holy Roman Empire Air Force.
However, the air knights will not be defeated by temporary setbacks. As long as there are fighters at the rear for them to take off for combat, they can continue to fight.
For the sake of the emperor, countries such as France, the Netherlands, and Denmark that could produce "Albatross" fighter jets agreed to assist the Holy Roman Empire with the second batch of fighter jets.
The total number is about three hundred, and the arrival time is about three days to a week. The efficiency is already very high, and our own pilots can fly directly to the airport within their territory.
Of course, it refers to the border areas bordering our own country, not the Eastern Front battlefield. Almost all of them have been occupied by the Ming Empire. Going there is to die.
This scale of assistance is far from satisfying the appetite of the Holy Roman Empire. Leopold has already pleaded with various countries to assist with the third batch of arms.
It mainly includes 1,000 fighter planes, 1,000 tanks, 1,000 artillery pieces, 5,000 trucks, 50,000 horses, 200,000 rifles, 20 million rounds of ammunition, and 2 million grenades.
Second-hand goods can be provided, but when settling, the Holy Roman Empire will settle at the new market price, and the debt can be repaid after the war.
In this regard, all heads of state believe that this old guy just wants to pay off the relevant debts. The more you lend him, the greater your losses will be. This is a dead debt!
In view of this, even Louis XIV, Europe's richest man, was no longer willing to provide large-scale aid to Leopold's third batch of arms. Moreover, if the move was large, it would easily offend the Ming Empire.
After all, France has received special expressions from the other party before. At this time, it can no longer blatantly support the Holy Roman Empire, otherwise both sides will be unhappy.
Besides, I regard it as arms given to Leopold. I am afraid that in less than a week, they may turn into wreckage, parts, or even fall into the hands of the Ming army and become the other side's trophies.
If most of the trophies seized by the other party are French goods, how embarrassing would it be for you to face the Ming Empire's ambassador to France if this happens?
Louis XIV could only reply to Leopold that France had just ended its anti-insurgency operations and was in a difficult period, so it was impossible for it to provide such a large amount of advance arms assistance.
At most, he could help the other party fulfill one-tenth of the requested share, which was already his limit, and Leopold had to figure out a way for the rest.
Of course, all these arms were second-hand goods that had been eliminated by the French army. Louis XIV had no intention of giving new ones at all. The first two batches of arms provided to the opponent were also second-hand goods.
Even so, in the first three batches of arms, France has provided the opponent with a total of 600 fighter planes, 500 tanks, 800 artillery pieces, thousands of trucks, and light weapons that can arm 100,000 people.
Calculated based on the rate of defeat of the Holy Roman Empire troops on the Eastern Front, even if France assisted the opponent with weapons and equipment for twenty mechanized infantry brigades, I am afraid it would only be able to support it for half a month.
This is still too much to say, and no one can say how long the Holy Roman Empire can last.
Kolbe could not help describing that the first European war was a bottomless pit, then the naval arms race was a bottomless pit, and now this war has become a bottomless pit again.
Anyone who really wants to fully assist the Holy Roman Empire is tantamount to jumping into this bottomless pit, and will eventually be buried with the empire and Leopold and his son...
For the sake of France's future, France will not unconditionally aid the Holy Roman Empire regardless of the cost, nor will it be destroyed along with it!
Leopold originally expected to complete more than 30% of the total amount from the French family. If other companies joined forces, it might be able to reach about 70%.
Now, as Louis XIV significantly tightens the scale of assistance, his wishes will be completely frustrated, because it is impossible for other countries to provide more weapons and equipment than France.
In the end, no matter how hard it was, we only received close to 50% of the original target in military assistance.
Of course, even these arms are enough to arm five tank brigades, five cavalry brigades and fifteen infantry brigades.
If these newly formed troops can be used properly, they can indeed cause huge trouble to the arrogant enemy.
In view of the poor performance of the Russian troops, Joseph no longer planned to distribute the newly acquired tanks and trucks to them, but still wanted to arm German soldiers with stronger combat capabilities.
The Russian troops of 200,000 people in ten armies could not last even a week and were defeated by the yellow-skinned monkeys. This made Crown Prince Joseph extremely angry.
What are the so-called "wars of revenge", "angels descending to earth", "sweeping yellow peril"...
It's all lies and bullshit!
The combat effectiveness of 200,000 people is not as good as 200,000 wild boars!
Among the first ten Russian troops formed, two still retreated to the rear in an organized manner.
But this is of no use to the empire. What Crown Prince Joseph wants is to attack!
If they are asked to retreat, then why arm them?
Isn't it faster to run empty-handed?
Crown Prince Joseph ordered all Russian troops not to retreat again. They must stick to their current positions and use courage and courage to defeat the extremely arrogant yellow-skinned monkey!
This is not gasification, but the correct order based on the geography of the battlefield.
At present, the Ming Army's vanguard troops have advanced to the foot of the Sudeten Mountains on the west route, while the east route is heading straight into the Western Carpathians. The local terrain is very conducive to blocking and guerrilla attacks.
If we don't even defend this favorable terrain, then there will be two open plains behind us, making it even more difficult to defend.
According to the battle plan formulated by Zhang Huangyan, the First Army was to advance all the way west and attack Dresden.
The Second Army was to cross the Sudeten Mountains and invade Prague, the capital of Bohemia.
The Third Army fighting on the southern front was responsible for attacking Moravia, striving to join the Ottoman army that had besieged Bratislava as soon as possible.
Although the borders of the two countries are shared in the east, the main offensive routes are separated because it is impossible to implement side-by-side advancing tactics.
It was a bit like watching the other party work. At least it was very impolite in terms of face. Zhang Huangyan deliberately reserved a certain amount of air force for the other party.
The Ming army mainly sent troops from the northeast of Poland and advanced to the German region south of Brandenburg, as well as Bohemia and Moravia.
The Ottoman army marched from Hungary, mainly attacking Austria, and by the way, Moravia. If everything went well, they would attack southern Germany.
Another advantage of this arrangement is to prevent air force pilots from accidentally injuring allied fighter planes.
Although the fighters on both sides have been equipped with radios, they are not foolproof.
Even the Ming Air Force's own fighter planes may be accidentally damaged by friends or even shot down.
Previously, Zhang Huangyan ordered the air force not to drive in without the protection of ground troops to prevent the fighter planes from being shot down and the pilots captured.
This means that the Air Force must hold back and fight, and cannot run rampant unscrupulously, so it cannot fully exert its own strength.
After the fleet enters the Moravian airspace, you must be even more cautious, because Ottoman Air Force fighters may appear nearby.
It is very disgraceful to shoot down an ally's fighter jet. Not only must you apologize, but you must also compensate the other party for their losses. The pilot who caused the accident must be grounded for a period of time.
Fortunately, the white star-and-moon identification logo on a green background of the Ottoman Air Force fighter planes is very eye-catching, and pilots with qualified eyesight can basically not mistake it.
The identification mark of the Ming army fighter aircraft is also easy to identify. The gray fuselage is matched with an orange "Shen" symbol with a white outer eaves.
In order to further avoid accidental damage, both sides agreed that as long as there are sufficient numbers of "Black-footed Albatross" fighters, they will only use this type of fighter aircraft on the front line.
The Holy Roman Empire definitely does not have one. Once it is equipped with such a fighter plane, it means that a country that signed a contract with the Ming Empire has violated the previous agreement...
On April 22, the Ming Army's "Black-footed Albatross" met in the air with the same fighter plane of the Ottoman Air Force coming from the south.
Fortunately, the other party saw the identification mark and did not launch an attack rashly. After confirming each other's identities, they each continued their mission of chasing down the ground targets.
In this case, the life of the Russian troops trying to stick to the mountainous areas became even more difficult.
Because the Ming army is not only equipped with fixed-wing fighters, but also has a large number of helicopters available.
Helicopters are the natural nemesis of mountain guerrillas and can also help infantrymen cross mountains easily.
Whether it is a "Black Hawk" armed helicopter or a "Vulture" utility helicopter, they can fly in mountainous areas with ease.
With the help of the helicopter formation, the so-called mountainous terrain did not cause much trouble to the Ming army infantry.
The field troops of the Ming Dynasty Army were mainly mechanized infantry and did not form nominal mountain combat units.
But special brigades with mountain training can perform similar tasks and will be more combat effective than mountain troops.
Those who take helicopters to fight in the mountains are all special forces of the Ming Army, equipped with sniper rifles, mortars, rocket launchers and other weapons.
Crown Prince Joseph attempted to use the remaining Russian troops to use the Sudeten Mountains and the Western Carpathians to delay the Ming army's attack.
But Zhang Huangyan's command was equipped with 4,000 helicopters that could easily cope with mountainous terrain, which frustrated the other party's wish.
The 7th and 8th Special Forces Brigades operating in the Western Carpathian Mountains alone received strong support from about 300 helicopters.
Cooperating with the prairie cavalry and the mechanized infantry brigade that besieged the mountainous area, they defeated more than 50,000 local Russian soldiers and fled.
They wanted to escape from this terrible battlefield quickly, but they couldn't leave the mountainous area immediately with two legs.
There seemed to be the opponent's helicopters everywhere in the valley, and what was even worse was that our own side couldn't defeat this kind of aircraft.
Once you fire, your position will be exposed and you will be hit by extremely fierce firepower from the opponent.
Whether running up the mountain or down the mountain, it is not an easy and pleasant thing.
Many Russian soldiers did not know this truth and died halfway up the mountain.
The soldiers on the top of the mountain were even more unlucky. After being discovered by the opponent, they had no place to hide.
Some smart guys used the woods as cover and would not fire even if the helicopter flew slowly over the treetops overhead.
After many days of fighting in the mountains and thousands of people killed and injured, everyone understood that the most important thing was to save their lives.
In the past, they could not defeat the yellow-skinned monkeys on the plains, but now they are still unable to win in the mountains.
When fighting on the plains, at least the Cossack cavalry can still exert certain advantages.
However, in mountainous areas, due to terrain restrictions, all war horses became pack horses.
The Russian troops couldn't help but find that the enemy's advantage had become even greater. This was undoubtedly a blow to themselves.
All heavy weapons such as artillery were discarded during the retreat, leaving at most light mortars, which could also be used as buckets.
Crown Prince Joseph ordered everyone to stand firm in the mountains, and the army commanders and brigade commanders had no choice but to comply, otherwise they would be dismissed from their posts if they returned.
No one wants to surrender to the yellow-skinned monkey, but in this current too passive situation, they really can’t defeat the opponent!
In less than a week, all the ministries ran out of food one after another. If we persisted, everyone would starve to death.
More and more Russian troops are breaking out south, just to find someone to stutter.
It’s not that Crown Prince Joseph didn’t send people to deliver the grain, it’s just that they were spotted by Ming army fighter planes on the way, and the grain transport team was shot dead on the spot.
The food that can be successfully delivered to the mountainous areas is only enough for about one-third of the people, and the rest must rely on fishing or hunting.
But at this time, the mountainous area has become a battlefield, and there is simply no space and time for people to find prey at will.
In fact, all soldiers are the prey of each other. Once they are careless, they will never see the sun tomorrow again.
On the contrary, all Ming army special forces entering the mountainous areas to fight can receive timely supplies.
Affected by the terrain, if the aircraft cannot be landed, it can be airdropped directly.
Sometimes, the supplies that may be airdropped can be turned into bait to attract the enemy to die.
In the end, many Russian soldiers were so hungry that they almost went crazy and had to surrender to the Ming army's special forces.
Being able to fill one's stomach has become everyone's only wish.
As for words such as the Yellow Peril and revenge, they were all forgotten.
Everyone just wants to survive. Isn’t this too much to ask?
The good news for Russian soldiers is that the Ming army does not kill easily.
Even if they are sent to mine, they still have a chance to survive.
Compared to dying in a mountainous area, with corpses in the wilderness, and not even a tomb, this is the best result that can be obtained at the moment.
