On February 12, 1864, the Imperial Air Force dispatched 120 bombers, and under the protection of 100 fighters, bombing the western German city of Cologne. 120 bombers dropped more than 100 tons of bombs. It directly turned half of the city into ruins during the bombing. This was just one of the many bombings dispatched by the Imperial Air Force.

The empire's attack on Germany did not stop because of the generals in the cold winter. Although the army had stopped attacking and turned into defense, the Air Force took over the heavy task of attacking Germany at this time and frequently used strategic bombing to make Germany pay a heavy price.

German cities were turned into ruins during bombing, including Cologne, Essen, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Munster, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Bielefeld. Countless Germans were displaced, allowing them to taste the sufferings brought by war. At first, the war was carried out outside the borders of Germany. Although the German army and navy suffered great casualties, most of the Germans did not feel the pain. The war seemed to be far away from them. But now, they really felt the cruelty of the war. Nothing shocked them more than the death of their relatives in the war and the destruction of their homes in the trenches.

Although the Luftwaffe launched a heroic counterattack in order to protect its own airspace. However, in the era without radar, it is undoubtedly very difficult to successfully achieve early warning of local bombers, as long as people rely on people. This undoubtedly makes the Imperial Air Force bombing operations completed every time the Luftwaffe fighter jets arrive. The fighter jets escorted by the bomber can fight with the Luftwaffe fighter jets to increase their own results.

Because the Haidongqing 2 fighter has an overwhelming advantage over the Luftwaffe's "Volves" 1 fighter jets. This makes the air combat between the two sides completely one-sided. The Luftwaffe almost had to use three or even more fighters to exchange for a fighter jet of the Chinese Air Force. Especially when the Imperial Air Force placed the bombing target at the airport, the losses of the Luftwaffe began to rise sharply. A large number of aircraft were directly bombed at the airport before they took off. This caused the number of fighter jets that the Luftwaffe could use sharply. This caused huge loopholes in their air defense networks. The Imperial Air Force bombers could use these loopholes to continuously launch bombing the German industrial bases, thereby weakening Germany's war potential as much as possible.

As the core industrial area of ​​Germany, the Ruhr area has undoubtedly become the focus of the bombing of the Imperial Air Force. In one month, the Imperial Air Force dispatched more than 10,000 orders and dropped tens of thousands of tons of bombs in this area, which directly turned the entire Ruhr area into ruins. Germany's steel production began to plummetly. At the same time, it directly led to the reduction of the number of tanks, cannons and aircraft produced by Germany. Even though Germany had already found ways to move some important factories to the eastern region, it was impossible to recover when heavy industry was hit hard. When the potential of war was greatly weakened, it seemed unlikely that the Germans would win this war.

In the fierce air combat, the investment of the Luftwaffe's "Vulture" 2 fighter finally got back to its disadvantage little by little. The performance of the "Vulture" 2 fighter is no longer much worse than the "Haidongqing" 2 fighter of the Imperial Air Force. However, the quality of the pilots of the Luftwaffe's pilots is still not comparable to that of the Imperial Air Force, so they are still at a disadvantage in air combat.

As the Imperial Air Force began mass-producing the more advanced Haidongqing 3 fighter jets, the Imperial Air Force once again gained an overwhelming advantage in the performance of fighter jets. Although Germany also began mass-producing its own bomber, namely the "Junker" bomber jets. However, they could never reverse the situation. A small number of "Junker" bombers, once discovered by the Imperial Air Force fighter jets, will often only become targets of the Imperial Air Force. In the absence of fighter escort, what is the difference between relying on bombers alone and seeking death?

It can be said that the Imperial Air Force carried out a large-scale bombing of Germany in winter and achieved unprecedented success. Germany's industry was severely damaged. This directly caused a huge blow to Germany's war potential. At the same time, the Imperial Air Force's price on Germany seriously hit the morale of the Germans, making their belief in winning the war even more slim. This also affected the fighting will of the German army, navy and air force, making their fighting will no longer be so strong in the subsequent battles.

After a winter, Emperor William I looked much older. He was sixty-seven years old and looked like an old man who was about to die. His face was full of wrinkles and old spots had already crawled all over his face, as if he had been in short order. If Long Yufei knew that William I had become like this, he would probably be shocked. The emperor in history was known for his longevity. He lived for a full ninety-one year. But in this time and space, William I obviously couldn't live that long time. The huge crisis facing Germany in the war had exhausted his energy.

Germany's military and political affairs have now been handed over to Crown William. However, Crown William is still helpless in the face of such a crisis and can only watch Germany sink little by little. No one knows how long Germany can last. Perhaps, when the Chinese army conquers Berlin, it will be the time for Germany to completely fail.

The German Chief of Staff Earl Mauch, Earl Mowch, has begun to formulate a local defense plan. The current German troops have almost all been shrinking back to the local area. As for those allies, the Germans now don’t even care about themselves, so where can they still have time to take care of them?

This has led to the members of the Holy Alliance having other small thoughts. After all, they are about to be defeated. If they don’t find a way, they will probably sank into the sea with the broken ship of Germany. All the obligations of allies, after all, they cannot be eaten as food. It is the most important thing to protect their own interests first.

The first thing that came to my reaction was the Russians on the Eastern Front. In the war last year, the Russians had already lost more than three million troops. Moreover, the lost troops were all elite troops. Although the remaining troops were still as many as three million, they were already old, weak, sick and disabled. If they continued to fight, Russia's strength would probably die. At that time, it would be a question whether the Russian nation could continue to exist. Especially when the Imperial Air Force began to launch large-scale bombings on Germany, which cost Germany a huge price. The confidence of the Russians was completely shaken. They were unwilling to continue fighting. If they continued to fight, Russia would completely destroy its country.

Tsar Alexander II held an emergency meeting in the imperial village outside St. Petersburg to ask the military and political ministers for advice.

"Your Majesty, there is no doubt that we have failed this war and there is no possibility of a comeback. Germany is now under large-scale bombing by the Chinese Air Force, and countless cities have been bombed into ruins during the bombing. Germany's heavy industry has suffered a devastating blow. Therefore, it is impossible for Germany to continue the war, or to win it. Russia has paid a heavy price for this war. For this reason, we have not only lost millions of troops, but also lost Moscow. If this continues, Russia will be really done. Therefore, we must find a way to end the war and cannot continue to fight." Zhukovsky suggested.

"Yes, Your Majesty. If this war continues, there will only be one result, that is, Russia will be completely destroyed. The entire country will be destroyed. Even the Russian nation will be destroyed. Therefore, we cannot continue to fight. It is time to find a way to end this war." Foreign Minister Earl Nesserrodi also said.

Alexander II did not answer immediately, a trace of heartache flashed in his eyes. He looked at Duke Gorchakov and Marshal Wittgenstein, hoping to hear what the military thoughts.

"Your Majesty, the army has no courage to continue fighting. In the war last year, we have lost most of our combat power. Now the remaining army is either an old man in his 50s or a child who has not yet grown up. If they are allowed to go to the battlefield, it is no different from dying." said the Duke of Gorchakov.

"Yes, your majesty. We have no chance of winning. The military has agreed to stop the war." Marshal Wittgenstein also said.

Alexander II closed his eyes in pain, and he knew that this time it was really over.

"So, if we ask the Chinese for peace, how much price will we pay to end the war?" asked Alexander II.

"Your Majesty, no matter how much the price you pay, as long as you can save Russia, we still have hope. Once Russia is destroyed, we will have no hope at all." Rukovsky persuaded.

"Well, Count Nesserrodi, as the Russian envoy, go and negotiate with the Chinese. I have only one requirement, that is, to protect Russia's interests as much as possible." Alexander II said. (To be continued...)

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