Chapter 186: God assists
When there were only three people left, Gui Boyong went to open a bottle of champagne and gave it to Bai Zhizhan.
When Bai Zhizhan went to get the wine glass, Gui Boyong had already taken out an envelope. Because Bai Zhizhan was pouring wine, Gui Boyong gave the envelope to Li Yunxiang.
"This is the latest battle report sent by seaplane sent by General He last night."
Bai Zhizhan was stunned, obviously not understanding.
What kind of war report needs to be delivered by water plane?
Previously, even Liu Xiangzhen led the special task force to turn around and return in the northern waters of the Yanhai Sea, and such extremely sensitive news was sent by the radio.
"Army's war report." Li Yunxiang had already finished reading it, and handed the letterhead to Bai Zhizhan while saying it, then picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.
Taking a closer look, Bai Zhizhan immediately tightened his brows.
It is indeed the battle report of the Army.
Seaplanes were sent not for fear that the message would be deciphered by the enemy, but that this battle report should not be sent to the commander of the home fleet.
It has nothing to do with the combat operations of the home fleet, so there is no need to report it to the commander of the home fleet.
Three days earlier, in the early hours of the 26th, after the Emperor had officially declared war on the Sagi Empire, the Praetorian Guards stationed on the Icestorm Peninsula had attacked. With four armored divisions taking turns to take the lead, it was simply overwhelming. Because the Narrow-Sized Army did not expect the Imperial Army to attack at this time, that is, before the Imperial Navy seized sea supremacy, it did not prepare for a possible attack.
In just two days, yesterday morning, the vanguard of the Imperial Army reached Gaozhou, the capital of the Xiagao Kingdom supported by the Sayi Imperial State.
At this point, the Imperial Army had only two armoured divisions, one in fact, and the other on the east coast of the peninsula.
As for the reserves that were prepared before, they are still reserves.
Probably because the front line collapsed too quickly, the narrow army guarding Gaozhou did not react at all, not to mention organizing to resist, and when the vanguard of the Praetorian Guard advanced outside the city of Gaozhou, a lower high army also went out of the city to line up to welcome the "friendly troops" who had withdrawn from the front line.
As for this subordinate army, it immediately defected to the battlefield and welcomed the "Wang Division" to enter Gaozhou City.
Now, many questions in Bai Zhizhan's heart have been answered.
It should be said that the Janissary armored forces captured Gaozhou on the 26th, which was the last straw that broke the camel's back, and became the key reason for forcing Gao Ye to take risks.
Think about it, if it fails to win at sea, the narrow army will inevitably be driven out of the Ice Storm Peninsula.
In fact, even if it was a tie, as long as the Imperial Navy controlled the Watcher Strait and entered and exited the Guia Ocean freely, the Imperial Kingdom would lose the Ice Storm Peninsula.
It was this that Takaya had no room to back down at all.
"Why didn't you tell us at the time?" Because Bai Zhizhan was still immersed in reading the telegram, Li Yunxiang asked first.
"The armored forces only marched into Gaozhou on the 26th, and fought until the early hours of this morning to completely occupy Gaozhou."
Hearing Gui Boyong say this, Li Yunxiang pursed his mouth. 、
This argument is a bit far-fetched, but it makes sense.
"I heard from the pilot who delivered the letter that the slogan of the Janissary armored units was 'go home and drink porridge.'"
"What do you mean?" Bai Zhizhan has already finished reading the message, and in just a few paragraphs, he only mentions a few key time points and key events, which can be regarded as a briefing at most.
It's enough, after all, Bai Zhizhan and the others are not very good at the combat operations of the army, and even if they send a detailed battle report, they may not be able to understand it. Don't look at Li Yunxiang's coming from the army, it is an aviation force, and it has nothing to do with the armored troops that are advancing on the Ice Storm Peninsula at this time.
"Laba porridge."
Hearing Gui Boyong say this, Bai Zhizhan immediately understood.
It is already the end of December, and next year's Spring Festival will be in mid-February, and the armored units of the Emotional Janissaries will end the fighting in twenty days.
Can it be done?
Bai Zhizhan did not make a high statement.
He was an admiral, not an army general.
Although I think it is unlikely, after all, there is a world of difference between ground operations and sea operations, and the Ice Storm Peninsula is known for its complex terrain and bad weather, but the armored forces of the Praetorian Guard advanced dozens of kilometers in only two days, and took Gaozhou in one fell swoop, I really dare not say that there is anything impossible. According to the advance speed of the previous two days, it will only take about ten days to sweep the entire Ice Storm Peninsula.
"Front-line commander, you all know each other."
"Lian Xusheng?" Bai Zhizhan immediately thought of it, and while asking, he glanced at Li Yunxiang, who was sitting next to him.
Bai Zhizhan does know Lian Xusheng, but when it comes to relationships, Li Yunxiang is Lian Xusheng's buddy.
In fact, it was Li Yunxiang who introduced Bai Zhizhan and Lian Xusheng to each other, and when they talked about it, they could barely be regarded as brothers-in-law.
Gui Boyong nodded and said: "He is now the commander-in-chief of the front, and it is he who led the forward troops to fight Gaozhou in two days, and then shouted the slogan of 'go home and drink porridge'. In this case, I am afraid that the next operation to march into Puju will also be commanded by him. ”
While saying this, Gui Boyong's gaze also turned to Li Yunxiang.
Bai Zhizhan looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
The Army's march on the Icestorm Peninsula is not necessarily a good thing.
To say, just as the naval battle of Takano was killed in the early morning of the 28th, the army took Takaju on the 26th, which was also unplanned.
According to the original plan, the Praetorian Guard only needed to take Gaozhou by January 10 next year.
In addition, there is no need to capture the Ice Storm Peninsula before Laba, before the 15th day of the Lunar New Year, that is, before the end of February.
If you push too fast, you will have a lot of problems.
The most prominent thing is that the logistics support can't keep up!
This is the first issue to be considered when drawing up a battle plan.
On the Ice Storm Peninsula, not to mention the railway, there are not even a few decent roads, and the mountains are often covered by heavy snow in winter, making logistics extremely difficult.
There is no hope for ground transportation, so it can only rely on the navy, which arranges for the transportation of ships.
Here's the problem!
In order to rely on sea transportation, it is necessary to seize and retain sea supremacy, so it is necessary not only to send fleets, but also to attack the ports and airfields in the western part of the country.
What to fight?
fleet, and a task force!
If everything goes according to plan, then the Navy will have plenty of time to take down the fortress of Tuk before the army can make a major breakthrough.
According to the assumption of the White Stop War, even if he can't defeat the Tuk Fortress, he can kill the narrow fleet over there.
At this time, if you wave your army and march into the narrow territory, there will be no worries.
The problem now is that the army is advancing too fast, and the navy has to provide support, and there is definitely no way to attack the fortress of Tuk as originally planned.
From any point of view, it is necessary to concentrate the few aircraft carriers that are there to attack the western region, which is narrow and narrowly profane.
Until the end of the large-scale combat operation on the Ice Storm Peninsula, the Navy should not have any other plans.
It's a god assist!
Bai Zhizhan was speechless, and did not know what to say at all, as if all external factors were pushing the situation in a direction that was unfavorable to the home fleet.
"What do you want me to do?" Li Yunxiang asked very simply.
He is originally a straight man and does not like to beat around the bush.
Since Gui Boyong specifically mentioned Lian Xusheng, it must be related to him.
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