Chapter 415: Wind and Rain
After pondering for a while, Bai Zhizhan couldn't help but sigh again.
If you want to say, the only reliable ally is the Riman Empire.
Although fundamentally, the "Prime Minister" sent out by the Manman Navy to deal with the transport fleet heading for the Luosha Federation, to put it bluntly, it was able to hold on one more day and count one day longer, which had nothing to do with the Liangxia Empire, but invisibly, it helped the Imperial Navy a lot.
For the next period of time, the Royal Navy of Bran would not be able to send a fleet to Van Yanyang under any circumstances.
Of course, it's only a matter of a month or two.
It only takes so much time for the Imperial Army to land on the Malai Peninsula and march into Lion Springs City.
Not to mention how much the Royal Navy of Bran had to pay for the encirclement and annihilation of the "Prime Minister", it was not until late January that the expeditionary fleet was sent out, and it reached the Fanyan Ocean in February, and the Imperial Navy was sure that the Royal Navy of Bran would take Lion Spring City before the expeditionary fleet arrived.
All in all, it is indeed good news that the "Prime Minister" was sent out by the Manman Navy at this time.
Besides, what the Riman Empire did to the end was to wait for the Liangxia Empire to exert its strength, launch a strategic offensive from the east, and defeat the Luosha Federation in one fell swoop.
From this point of view, letting the "Prime Minister" attack is killing two birds with one stone.
"If there is new news, I will immediately send a telegram to tell you. It's just that you don't have to have mental baggage, and we will definitely be able to get through the difficulties in front of us. ”
Bai Zhizhan smiled reluctantly and didn't say much.
Zheng Jiangming didn't talk much nonsense, he knew better than Bai Zhizhan how dangerous the current situation was.
There is no room for the slightest mistake in combat operations in all three directions, otherwise there is no need to wait for the enemy to come to the door, and the empire will fall in civil strife.
Xue Yuanzheng promised to let Bai Zhizhan go to the front line of the Toe Peninsula, hoping to stabilize the situation after he came forward.
So, can the war be done in vain?
Just as the transport plane that Bai Zhizhan was riding took off, on the other side of the world, in the city of Luntai in the kingdom of Bran, the envoy of Lofos walked into Chur's office.
Not a diplomat, a military man.
Admiral Eisenway of the Nuland Army, who is now the commander-in-chief of the Newland Federation's Western Continental Expeditionary Force, and the plenipotentiary representative of Lofus in the Kingdom of Bran.
However, for the time being, he is only the commander of the light pole.
The Nuland Federation has not yet sent ground troops to the Kingdom of Bran, and the aviation personnel sent before are temporarily integrated into the combat sequence of the Royal Air Force of Bran, and are not under Eisenway, nor under his command. Even if everything goes well, it will be a year before we can talk about counterattacking the Western Continent.
The point is that the Manman Empire has not yet reached the point of running out of oil.
Although on the eastern front of the Western Continent, Luo Sha's army launched a blitzkrieg and almost defeated the Rimman army, and the forward once advanced to less than 30 kilometers away from Baicheng, the capital of the Rimman Empire, but it was far from the extent of breaking the muscles and bones, and the Rimman army was still very strong.
If anything, it was mainly the second-line troops deployed in the east that were previously routed.
Prior to this, the Empire had placed its main forces on the Western Front, and was even preparing to attack the Raleigh Kingdom, so all the reserves left in the east were mainly infantry.
Besides, the combat effectiveness of Luo Sha's army is not very good.
The most powerful evidence is that the three armored divisions of the Manman Army are still active on the front and still have strong combat effectiveness.
It's just 3 divisions, and the Luosha Federation has invested as many as 120 divisions in the attacking force!
120 divisions failed to defeat 3 divisions!
Of course, this is a bit of an exaggeration.
However, this reflects from one side that the Manan Army is indeed very strong, while the Luo Sha Army is not as powerful as it boasts.
If it weren't for a surprise attack, Luo Sha's army might not have been able to break through to the outskirts of Baicheng smoothly.
The key is that this year's ice ocean cold current moved south half a month ahead of schedule.
At the end of November, the temperature in the central plains of the western continent dropped to minus 20 degrees Celsius, and in some areas to minus 30 degrees Celsius.
With the onset of the harsh winter, the offensive operation also came to an abrupt halt.
As expected, it will not be until the end of March next year at the earliest, and a new offensive will not be launched until the arrival of spring.
This is followed by a 4-month break!
Although all the communication lines from the Liangxia Empire to the Empire were cut off, at most, they used the Republic of Terre to allow diplomatic personnel to come and go, but the Empire itself is the number one industrial power in the Western Continent, and there are rich iron and coal resources in the mainland, and the military industry is very powerful.
In addition, the Empire uses the world's largest coal chemical industry system!
Immediately after the invasion of the mainland, the Empire mobilized for all-out war.
If anything, even after the complete cut off of foreign aid, as long as the existing resources are used wisely, the Empire can hold out for at least a year. Judging from the current situation, if the performance of Luo Sha's army does not improve significantly, I am afraid that it may not be able to defeat the Empire by next winter.
At that time, it will be necessary to consider opening a second battlefield on the west side of the Western Continent.
This is also the number one task of the Kingdom of Eisenville to prepare for the launch of a landing operation at the end of next year, and at the latest at the beginning of the following year.
Facing the mainland, landing on a beach guarded by the Manman army, a year of preparation time is not enough.
All in all, by April next year, even if the Luosha Federation mobilizes more troops, it may not be able to capture Baicheng as planned.
In fact, it has long exceeded the plan.
In the original strategic plan, it was to occupy Baicheng by the end of this year.
Fortunately, the Empire will certainly not be able to launch a strategic counterattack next year.
The Rosa Federation entered the war as a member of the Confederate bloc, which had three significant effects.
The first two were clear at a glance, and the soldiers and civilians of the Bran Kingdom were greatly encouraged, and even the old and weak, women and children believed that the final victory would be achieved.
The other is that the Raleigh Kingdom has once again become a wallgrass and has not joined the Entente.
The third influence is on the side of the Locke Republic.
Shortly after the Rosa Federation entered the war, a large-scale armed uprising broke out throughout the Locke Republic, and in some places the rebel armies even captured the city!
Of course, there must be a lot of credit to the Kingdom of Bran and the Newland Federation, especially the intelligence agencies.
Although most of the uprisings were short-lived and quickly suppressed, the insurrectionary armies suffered heavy losses, thousands of rebel fighters were slaughtered, and even civilians sympathetic to the uprising did not escape, but the impact should not be underestimated.
The colonial government of the Locke Republic in the northern part of the Xuan Continent has been loosened, and there are voices to form a new government and join the Alliance.
Last month, a Colonel Locke named Dale came to Luntai City and met with Chur in secret.
The colonel suggested that as long as the Bran Kingdom was willing to support it, he was sure that he would be able to persuade the colonial government to form a government in exile in the colonies of Xuan Continent.
His demands were excessive, and Chull had not yet agreed.
Strictly speaking, it is not excessive, but it does not give Chull what he wants, such as how to deal with the warships that have fled to the colonies of the Xuan Continent.
Chull wanted to "confiscate" the ships, to be precise, into the Royal Navy's Land and Sea Fleet.
Dai Le politely rejected Chull on the grounds that he did not have the relevant decision-making powers.
All in all, the besieged Empire was crumbling.
Perhaps, just owe that last moment!
Of course, Eisenway came to Chull to complete this final blow.