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1557 Air Transport 2

Everything was going in an orderly manner, and when the German army surrounding the circle began to raise fires on the ground to release signals, General Von Seckert still came to the airport. He wanted to know what this powerful and wealthy Crown Prince of Bavaria would bring him?

"They are here!" Following the direction pointed by an officer, General Seckert saw the plane appearing in the sky through a telescope. At first, it was just like a black dot, and then gradually became larger. A huge group of aircraft in triangular formations gradually appeared in front of him.

"There is enough squadron?" General Seckert identified the number of airplanes, which was about 20 aircraft in total. If each aircraft carries 1 ton of supplies, then this is 20 tons! When he thought of this, Seckert, who had already had little hope in his heart, became excited!

"They are really here! For the first time, I feel that those sanctuaries are so cute!" A Junker noble officer said happily as he looked at the Bavarian fleet getting closer and closer.

"Please pay attention to your mouth, Holland!" General Seckert said with a gloomy face. However, this little episode did not affect the mood of all the people present. As the saying goes, a long drought comes with a rain of rain. After being besieged for nearly three weeks, the German army in the encirclement finally waited for reinforcements! This kind of feeling of being helped is difficult to express in words!

"After we were surrounded by the Russian army, and with the recent reinforcements hundreds of kilometers away, we have actually given up our hope of survival. I even bet with my best friend how long we can live? The bet is just a few cigarettes."

"But all this has disappeared after seeing the aid from the air, especially when these precious aids come from Bavaria, not Prussia, I swear that I will always remember this and tell my children! The Bavarian compatriots and their crown princes have created a miracle! To help us at any cost, we have sent hope for life!" a German noble officer wrote in his post-war memoir.

At this time, everyone present was in a state of excitement. When the huge K-6 bomber landed, the crowd responsible for transporting goods rushed forward in a swarm. General Feng Seckert also gave up his reserve as a senior noble officer and came forward to express his gratitude to the visitor.

"General Seckert, Major General von Carmen came to report." A Bavarian Legion colonel who walked off the first K-6 bomber came towards General Seckert. "In order to better coordinate the writing between the two armies, my colleagues and I will stay here to help you and your officers get out of trouble. Today's transportation is just the beginning, and will be larger in the future and will not be interrupted! We have brought you and your army much needed ammunition and medicine, hoping to solve some of your difficulties."

If Lieutenant General Von Seckert was just grateful before, then now he could describe it as gratitude, because he could not have thought that Bavaria would actually arrange a major general to be sent to the enemy encirclement to help him. To be honest, the purpose of his troops this time must have aroused the dissatisfaction of the Bavarian Kingdom. But now, when the Hungarians he helped him have run away, the Bavarian Legion actually helped him in such a way, which really made me feel a little ashamed.

It has to be said that the things the Kingdom of Bavaria brought to this besieged German army were very real. First of all, it was supplemented with a large number of machine gun bullets and urgently needed medicines. Compared with Russia, which lacked heavy weapons, artillery was not very needed. Machine guns were the best weapon to deal with people's charges. Moreover, the transportation of shells was more difficult. Not to mention, it would take 50kg to transport 3 rounds of 88mm shells, fired medicine and packaging on the outside. The crate that packed shells weighed a bit.

In order to make full use of the transport of bombers, ammunition boxes are mounted on the hangers outside the aircraft, and some precision optical equipment, electronic equipment or fragile products are transported inside the cabin. In addition to these necessary products, the Bavarian Air Force also brought some tobacco, tea and coffee to the soldiers. These things are very important to boost morale, and they also tell the surrounding compatriots that it is easy for us to enter and exit, and the transportation volume is large enough.

In the first round of air transport, 20 K-6 bombers provided 24 tons of various materials to the German army in the encirclement, and the air transport efficiency was much higher than the previous estimate. Even considering the process of landing and taking off, the capacity of the k-6 bombers was still amazing. When they left, the bomber troops even removed the air machine guns to supplement the shortcomings of the besieged German army.

The transportation volume was increased to 48 tons the next day, and the third day it reached more than 70 tons! Then, the transport aircraft formation responsible for transportation was about 3 squadrons, and 70 tons of supplies and original inventory were enough to support the encirclement. The German army persisted for more than 3 months! One week after the air transport began, the German army, with increasingly sufficient ammunition and supplies, began to launch small-scale assaults. Every day, looking at the group of K-6 bombers who did not have to transport supplies for the German army from above their heads, the Russians were also speechless. Now, the Russian Air Force has become a historical term. After seeing such a high-end mode of transportation, the Russians also expressed their discomfort! They all sighed that the treatment of the Germans was really good!

"As long as this transportation lasts for another week, my troops can easily repel the Russian troops surrounding the periphery. If the Bavarian Legion and the Austrian Legion can attack with the flow, then it is OK to have a flower in the middle." This was written in a telegram sent by Lieutenant General Von Seckert to the prince.

However, what General Sekt and Ruprecht did not expect was that before the German army accumulated strength and prepared to launch a counterattack, and before the Austrian army launched a large-scale attack, Borusinov lifted the siege of Sekt's troops by himself!

This action caused considerable controversy in later generations. Many Soviet military scientists believed that Borusinov gave up the only opportunity to annihilate German division-level units in World War I! However, the Russian commanders who had passed this battle did not think so. Borusinov even pointed out incisively that the Germans consumed less supplies every day than air transported. In the two weeks after the Bavarian air force conducted blood transfusions, the German army had regained its vitality. At that time, we were strategically surrounded. If we continued to disperse the troops and spread them to the periphery, it would be easy to be eaten by the enemy in one bite. At this time, the Sekt Legion in the encirclement had become a poisonous bait.
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