Chapter 388: Premeditated

With the entry of the Luosha Federation into the war, the situation of the war suddenly became clear.

If you want to say that the timing of the Luosha Federation's entry into the war, if you push it forward, it can also be said that it is the timing of the Nuland Federation's participation in the war, which is very accurate.

If you send out the weather changes that no one can predict, it's just flawless!

Why October?

Fundamentally, it is determined by the geography of the Luosha Federation.

Military affairs are absolutely inseparable from geography.

The Luosha Federation is a great power that straddles the huge continent and the western continent, and has extremely huge strategic depth both in the east and in the west. This means that in the war against the invasion of a strong enemy, the Luosha Federation is born with a crucial geographical advantage.

At the beginning, under the command of the genius commander Kutuzov, Luo Sha's army relied on its huge strategic depth to drag down the Locke army that had swept across the entire Western Continent. In order to deal with an enemy that was too strong to defeat in battle, Luo Sha's army even burned down his own capital.

It is definitely not easy for a people who are so ruthless that they dare to burn down the capital to resist the invasion.

So, what about the attacking side?

If the Rimman Empire launched an attack from the west, mainly with armored forces, the advance speed was as fast as the Liangxia Army on the Ice Storm Peninsula, and it would take at least 5 months to advance to the vicinity of the Luosha Federation capital in theory.

In the eastern part of the Western Continent, severe winter will arrive in early December at the latest.

When the temperature drops to minus 30 degrees Celsius during the day, and the daylight hours are reduced to eight hours, even the strongest armies have to stop.

Even if a soldier is able to fight, the tank engine may not start properly.

Based on this, the army had to launch an offensive by early June at the latest.

If the Liang Xia Empire launched an attack at the same time and dispersed the forces of Luo Sha's army, the time for the attack could be appropriately delayed.

By early August, the height of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the Empire had not yet launched an attack, so it was not expected to defeat the Locksa Federation before the harsh winter arrived.

And the other way around?

The Empire did not have that much strategic depth, and the latitude of the central plain of the Western Continent was low, so the harsh winter came a little later.

The key is that the Luo Sha army is more adapted to the cold climate.

Theoretically, as long as the preliminary preparations are in place and the Blitzkrieg is taken by surprise, it can be killed outside the capital of Gunman in a month.

Even if an offensive were launched in early November, victory could be expected.

Apparently, it was on this basis that the Nuland Federation entered the war in mid-October.

More than a month ago, the day before the Luosha Federation rebelled, Bai Zhizhan used this set of deductions to persuade Xue Yuanzheng.

Xue Yuanzheng has served in the army for decades and knows army tactics well.

It was precisely because of this that Xue Yuanzheng gave an order in advance, and the Imperial Army deployed in the northwest entered a state of combat readiness more than ten hours in advance. By the time Luo Sha's army launched an attack, the emperor's ** team on the defensive line had already entered the defensive position, and the main force had all been preserved.

Otherwise, it would not have been possible to launch a full-scale counterattack just a few days later.

In addition, Xue Yuanzheng also called Prime Minister Adolf in time to issue a war warning.

Although from an after-looking point of view, Adolf did not take Xue's warning seriously, at least did not put the border guards into combat readiness in advance, but some of the generals of the Manstein Army must have received the news and increased their vigilance, including General Manstein, who commanded three armored divisions.

All three armoured divisions left their positions on the night of the 22nd, and when the battle was the next day, they all took refuge behind their lines. The key point is that in the rounded attack launched by the Luo Sha army, the forward positions of these three divisions were covered and attacked, and the preset bunkers were almost completely destroyed.

If it hadn't been withdrawn in time, it would have been completely wiped out on the 23rd, and the Empire might even be defeated.

Judging from the development of the war situation, without these three armored divisions in front of the left and right, the Empire would definitely lose the capital before the harsh winter arrived.

All in all, the entry of the Newland Federation into the war on October 12, the surrender of the Narrow-Sized Empire on October 22, and the rebellion of the Locksha Federation on October 23 were all arranged.

In this, if there is any surprise, perhaps it is the announcement of the surrender of the Narrow Empire.

Strictly speaking, the surrender of the Imperial State was a backup plan.

Judging from the entire deployment, the number one purpose is to defeat the Liang Xia Empire and the Riman Empire in one fell swoop, at least to turn the entire tide of the war.

From the perspective of hindsight, it is actually clearer.

What if in the Battle of the Northwest and Guia on October 12, it was the Liangxia Navy that was defeated?

The Narrow-Sized Imperial State will definitely not surrender, and the Luosha Federation will turn back on the 13th, and then launch a blitzkrieg against the stunned Riman Empire.

With an extra 10 days, there is no need to divide troops in the east, and the certainty of defeating the Manman Empire is definitely greater.

By the end of the year, by the spring of 101 in the new calendar at the latest, Luo Sha's army would be able to launch an attack on the huge land. At this time, the Liang Xia Empire had to face the powerful Nuland Navy and even have to defend the outer territorial defense line, so it may not invest heavy troops on the land battlefield.

The key is that the oil reserves of the Liangxia Empire are only enough to consume for a year and a half at most.

Even if all the fronts were stabilized, if new oil producing areas were not obtained in the spring of 102 of the new calendar, the Liangxia Empire would also be defeated.

Because of the crushing defeat in the Battle of the Northwest Guia, even if four large aircraft carriers were obtained, it was unlikely that the Imperial Navy would seize the control of the Fanyan Ocean in the spring of 102 New Calendar, let alone control of Posha Bay. Similarly, after the defeat of the Empire, the lone Imperial Army was able to stabilize the Northwest Front at most, and in the spring of 102 A.D., there was almost no hope of reaching the west coast of the Broad Sea and occupying the caves.

It can be seen that if the Imperial Navy had not defeated the Nuland Navy in the Battle of the Northwest Guia, it would have been necessary to consider how to end the war with dignity now.

Politically, to hold out to the last and to negotiate when there is no other choice is no different from a defeated title.

A shrewd politician certainly doesn't leave the game after losing the last copper plate.

With the rebellion of the Luosha Federation and the beating of the Manman Empire, the strategic situation has quietly changed.

From the standpoint of the Empire, the most critical issue at present is not to drag the Luosha Federation on the ground and save the already crumbling Empire, but to achieve a decisive victory on the maritime battlefield as soon as possible, and then march into the Fanyan Ocean to capture and control the irreplaceable Posha Bay.

Of course, you can also open up the shipping route with the Manman Empire.

Actually, there is nothing to worry about on the side of the Manman Empire.

Although the Raleigh Kingdom once again rode the courtyard wall and did not join the alliance as previously agreed, the offensive momentum of the Luo Sha army had been contained, and after the harsh winter arrived, the Rakhan army was given several months of respite. By next spring, when the fighting resumes, it will certainly be much different.

Even if you can't turn the tide of the battle, there is no problem in stabilizing the defense.

In a few months, the Imperial Navy was able to do a lot.

It can be seen that the key is on the battlefield of the ocean!

It must be admitted that the White Stop War was the number one hero of the Imperial Navy, and also the number one hero of the Empire.

So, is his speculation accurate?

Or will he be able to turn the tide of the war and achieve a decisive victory in a way that ordinary people simply can't imagine, as he did on the previous occasions? 8)