At night, just as Wendell and Schultz were drinking and having fun in the club, a group of senior Air Force generals were already waiting anxiously for the announcement of personnel appointments in the Air Force combat command room.

After Goring was liquidated and Mirch stepped aside, facing the hot throne of the Air Force Commander-in-Chief, several generals who thought they were qualified had a wave of competition. They either tried every means to inquire about the tendencies of the head of state, or asked powerful figures to clear the situation around the bush, and even a little absent-minded about daily work. This made Hoffman very dissatisfied but helpless. The only thing that is thankful is that at this subtle opportunity, all parties dare not strongly oppose Sperer's in charge of the manufacturing of Air Force equipment and making adjustments - otherwise the head of state would definitely be regarded as being excluded from competitors regardless of the overall situation.

"Now the personnel adjustment is announced. In view of the special status and current situation of the Air Force, the Head of State will be the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, and Marshal Albert Kesselin will be the first deputy commander and in charge of southern operations; Marshal Hugo Spelle will be the deputy commander and in charge of the Western Air Force operations; Promoted Robert Ritter von Gram to general and as deputy commander and in charge of the Eastern Air Force operations; General Wolfram von Richedhoven will be transferred to the Navy and as commander of the Navy; General Hans Yeshunnek will continue to serve as Chief of Staff of the Air Force."

After Kettle announced his appointment, everyone's faces were rich, some were sad, some were surprised, some were shocked, some were happy. Hoffman was observing their expressions and guessing their inner world. As a commander of the Air Force, he was the result of his careful consideration. As an independent force, the Third Reich Air Force made too many mistakes under the leadership of Gorene, and it must be corrected in order to have hope.

He scolded in a rare, almost roaring tone: "Under the leadership of Gorene, the Air Force has made too many mistakes. If there are reasons for it only at the combat level, the many problems in the organization are even more outrageous. Command agencies, staff agencies, production and equipment agencies, personnel and administrative agencies, training and communication agencies - as long as the departments with a little bit of power try to do their own things independently, the functions of the Air Force and the Department of Aviation are mutually restrained, Mirsh and Gorene are arguing with each other, Mirsh and Udet are arguing with each other. The Supreme Command told me that the Air Force has nearly 2 million members.

But now, even if the backward equipment is included, there are not more than 8,000 aircraft aircraft of the same size. The British used less than 800,000 aircraft, the Americans only needed 1 million, and the Russians' management was chaotic enough. But if they also owned the same aircraft, they would need up to 1.2 million. What does this mean? It means that our human resources have been wasted unprecedentedly. If you support the Army, you were actually pulled out the Air Force Field Division by this bastard. The Army told me that the Air Force Field Division must not be placed on the front line, because not only does not play a role in reinforcements, but also requires the Army to withdraw additional troops to protect them."

"So." He knocked on the table hard, "I gave the order to the Supreme Commander. The four field divisions that have been formed and the six field divisions that are about to be completed are all transferred to the Army as supplementary troops. The four strait divisions with unfast progress are converted into guard battalions, and Mirch is led by the commander of Mirch to be responsible for the management of the prisoner-of-war camp. In addition, the 'Herman Gorene' paratrooper armored brigade can no longer use the name of this traitor. I suggest rename it to 'Flying Fortress' as the direct force of the base camp and expand into an armored division at the end of this year."

Seeing that the head of state quietly took away 200,000 young people from the Air Force, Speer was anxious and wanted to stand up and express his objection, but Kesseling stopped him with a wink. Although he didn't understand why Kesseling didn't let him say it, none of the marshals could be fools, and he forced himself to sit down again.

Hoffman saw their small actions and said in an unquestionable tone: "Maybe you are not very satisfied with these orders, but now is not the time for us to care about personal gains and losses, but we need to work together to overcome the difficulties. The Imperial Aviation Department will cancel the situation, and the streamlined personnel will be partially enriched to other agencies, and some will be transferred to the combat agency. The third-line operation is managed by the Commander-in-Chief and the three deputy commanders, and the rest of the daily affairs are fully responsible for and directly reported to the Commander-in-Chief. If someone continues to follow Goring's plan at that time, I don't mind continuing to adjust." After understanding the tone of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the heart of the empire, everyone was shocked and immediately put down their little thoughts - since the head of the head of the empire can deal with the Marshal of the Empire and exile the number two of the Air Force, he can also easily slap himself. From the conclusion of "sacrificing poison for suicide", it can be seen that the head of the head of the head of the heart of the heart of the heart of the heart of the heart of the heart of the army, he will never be ruthless when he makes up his mind.

General Yeshunnek was the youngest and happiest of these people: under the thunderous means of the head of state, he not only got rid of two difficult mother-in-laws, but also actually obtained the daily management of the air force, not to mention that he could report directly to the head of state. He was overjoyed and stood up and expressed his opinion: "I firmly support the head of state's transformation and adjustment of the air force, always loyal to the head of state, and willing to contribute all his strength to the empire!" The rest of the people also stood up one by one to express their determination. Kettle was happy, and the Supreme Command finally reached into the air force. There would be no ironclad independent kingdom in the future. For this, I have to praise the purging of the Imperial Marshal's actions.

Hoffman nodded and continued: "The situation faced by the Air Force is very serious. There are two key points in the future: one is the local air defense, which must intercept the British bombing. After entering the wartime system, I will increasingly intolerate the massacre of the bombing on the people, the destruction of production and the blow to morale; the second is to ensure air supremacy on the southern line. The southern line will be our focus within the next six months to one year. If we cannot suppress the British and American offensives on the southern line, the flanks of the entire empire will be exposed.

.To this end, I appointed Lieutenant General Joseph Kamhuber as the air defense director, unified and coordinated the air defense forces including fighter jets, anti-aircraft guns, searchlights, radars and other units, to fight air strikes all the time instead of simply being responsible for night air defense; Major General Adolf Garland continues to serve as the fighter jet director, but the focus of work should gradually shift to the southern line - we will form a brand new fighter jet wing in Italy and seize air supremacy, and you must be responsible for the formation of troops and the cultivation of reserve forces."

"Yes!" The two of them answered loudly.

"Keseling, please deploy the Air Force's adjustment and combat missions." Hearing this, Speer understood why Keeseling stopped him and refused to speak. The head of state must have communicated with Keeseling in advance, and it would be useless to say anything against him.

"Based on the above goals, the principles and guidelines are adjusted as follows: First, increase the production and equipment of fighter jets, especially the Fw-190 model. We must use the fighter jets' ocean to submerge the enemy's bombers; Second, gradually reduce the general bombing of the British mainland in addition to special tasks, concentrate on competing for air supremacy on the southern front and suppress the British's maritime strength; Third, strengthen technical research, especially radar, rockets, remote-controlled bombs, solidification ** and other high-priority technical weapons; Fourth, re-organize the force..."

According to Kesseling's deployment, the Air Force is divided into three war zones (East Line, West Line, and South Line). The local area is a second-level independent defense zone and is managed by the Western Line theater. The original six air fleets are adjusted and expanded to 10 air fleets: the 1st Air Force is responsible for the northern section of the East Line (supporting the Northern Army Group), the 6th Air Force is responsible for the middle section of the East Line (supporting the Central Army Group), the 4th Air Force is responsible for the southern section of the East Line (supporting the Southern Army Group); the 3rd Air Force is responsible for the southern section of the West Line (France, Netherlands, Belgium), and the 5th Air Force is responsible for the northern section of the West Line (Norway, North Sea, Denmark); the 2nd Air Force is responsible for the left wing of the South Line (Italy),

The 7th Air Force is responsible for the right wing of the southern line (Balkans), the 8th Air Force is responsible for the North African region; the Imperial Air Force is responsible for the local defense zone; the reserve air force is responsible for training and reserve tasks, and is the only air force directly under the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

The air force is equivalent to the establishment of the Army Group Army. Due to the increase in the number of air force and the reduction in coverage area, the air force needs to be equipped with sufficient staff, command and logistics agencies to enable them to uniformly dispatch aircraft, ground staff, air defense, radar and early warning forces. In line with the requirements of streamlining institutions and improving command efficiency, Kesselin decided to abolish the establishment of the aviation army and the aviation division, and reorganized the air force by using the air force's direct commanding 8-10 air wings. This adjustment plan shows Kesselin's skills. He did not reduce one aircraft, but the air force personnel could be reduced by nearly 100,000 - those idle personnel in the huge and bloated organs and the guard forces established to protect them were immediately streamlined. Part of the streamlined personnel was transferred to the Navy Aviation Corps, part of the air force commander, part of them entered the Army, and the last part was arranged to go to Mirch's subordinates.

After two rounds of streamlining, the Air Force has reduced its number of personnel to less than 1.7 million. Hoffmann is not very satisfied with this. He told General Yeshunnek: "I hope that by the end of this year, on the premise of completing various combat missions, the Air Force General Staff can control the total number to less than 1.5 million, and at the same time have the combat capability of more than 10,000 aircraft."

Yeshunnek hesitated: "Head of the People's Republic of China, I have no choice but to pay attention to the task of streamlining personnel and reorganizing it, but in four months, there will be an additional 2,000 aircraft to be added. This?"

Hoffman waved his hand disapprovingly: "As long as the combat loss rate is basically balanced, Sperer will give you enough planes. All you have to do is train enough pilots."

"Now, I announce that the Southern Front combat mission - the 'Rolling Stone' plan has officially begun." After the general mission was deployed, all other unrelated personnel left the stage. Major Lehman, an adjutant of Hoffman's air force, unveiled the curtain of the large sand table in the combat conference room, and the complete military situation and troop deployment of the Southern Front War Zone were presented to everyone.
Chapter completed!