After thinking about these truths, Bai Zhizhan was also very emotional.

At a deeper level, one of the main reasons for the imperial authorities to plan the aftermath in advance was actually the lack of a complete victory.

With the current situation, there is no longer any possibility of storming Nuland itself.

According to the news brought by Li Yunxiang, the most is to make the Hwaseong authorities surrender through blockade and bombing, or let the Newland Federation break out into a full-scale civil war.

To this end, the Empire has increased the production of the "Condor" super bomber.

If all goes well, by the end of the year, the number of deployed Condor super-bombers will exceed 3,000 units, and by next year it will double to 10,000 units.

However, this is more of Li Yunxiang's good wishes.

The Condor is by far the most expensive combat aircraft, with a factory price of 2.4 million gold yuan, which is three times that of other heavy bombers.

The direct impact of this is that the output of the "Divine Condor" cannot be large.

The Army has been reluctant to allocate funds for the purchase of the Condor because this bomber takes up too many resources and will affect the production of other combat aircraft.

If the output mentioned by Li Yunxiang is reached, just because of the insufficient supply of electrolytic aluminum, it will lead to the halving of the production of other combat aircraft, including fighters!

It's just that no one can deny the importance of the "Condor".

After obtaining a few forward bases, the "Condor" can cover almost the entire territory of Nuland.

Bermuda, Cuba and Newfoundland on the setting side, and the California Peninsula and Alexandria Islands on the Guia side.

For this reason, Li Yunxiang also revealed a piece of news.

A new fighter jet, developed at the expense of the Imperial Army Air Corps, was about to enter service.

It was the first fighter in the Empire to be developed specifically for escort operations.

The point is that on the premise of maintaining the maneuverability of tactical fighters, it is possible to gain a combat radius of more than 2,000 kilometers, and hopefully even reach 2,500 kilometers.

That's not all, though.

Li Yunxiang is still fighting the idea of bombers.

To be precise, it is to use the "Condor" as a platform to develop a combat aircraft capable of carrying dozens of tons of fuel and replenishing fuel for escort fighters in flight.

As long as the last few technical difficulties are solved, the combat aircraft, which is called a "flying refueling station", will be able to completely solve the problem of escort as long as it enters service.

At that time, the efficiency of strategic bombing will increase exponentially.

According to Li Yunxiang, because of the lack of escort fighters, the loss rate has remained high when carrying out bombing missions with a combat radius of more than 2,000 kilometers. If the escort fighters can accompany them throughout the whole process, and the number of them is as large as possible, the combat losses can be greatly reduced.

If anything, the huge loss rate has always been the number one factor limiting strategic bombing.

With a loss rate of up to 5 percent, a bomber costing 800,000 gold yuan can only perform about 20 combat missions. Even if each mission took off with a full load, the bomb dropped was worth less than 100,000 gold dollars. Because the hit rate of the bomb will not be much higher, even if calculated according to a more ideal situation, the target destroyed by the bomber in 20 sorties is not as good as the cost of the bomber itself.

What's the point of such a bombardment?

If there are escort fighters, then it's different.

According to previous combat operations, escort fighters were able to reduce the combat losses of bombers by an order of magnitude!

In addition, if the escort operation can be effectively commanded, it can be further reduced.

According to Li Yunxiang's estimate, it is only necessary to control combat losses within 1 percent, and strategic bombing will be able to gain more room to play.

To carry out escort operations, it is necessary not only to escort fighters, but also to solve command problems.

To this end, Lu Airlines is also thinking of a way.

It is still necessary to make a fuss about the "Condor", that is, to change the bomb magazine into an airtight cabin, equip it with short-wave radio stations and other equipment, and carry more than a dozen personnel who specialize in commanding air operations.

If feasible, the efficiency of escort operations can be increased several times.

In any case, according to the current arrangement, it is actually mainly bombing.

This fundamentally determines that the Nuland Federation will not die here, and even if it is defeated, it will become a threat again one day in the future.

Unfortunately, this is a problem that simply cannot be solved.

If anything, this is not the number one problem.

The Great War was over, and the biggest threat to the empire was actually within the Entente, the already growing Empire.

In fact, this is also the most critical place.

According to the information revealed by Li Yunxiang, the Manchurian Air Force has increased its attention to bombers, and has officially proposed that it no longer needs the strategic assistance of the Imperial Army Aviation.

For this reason, Li Yunxiang is considering whether to withdraw the expeditionary brigade.

What has not yet been determined is actually an evacuation plan.

If the advance into Bermuda goes well, an expeditionary group will need to be sent to take on the task of bombing the east coast of Newland.

It's just that, no matter what, it can't change the fait accompli.

The Empire has grown and become the overlord of the Western Continent, and it will not be long before it already has the capital to compete with the Liang Xia Empire.

If there is anything lacking, it is that the unification of Western civilization, or the Western continent, has not yet been completed.

This is also the effort that the Empire has been making, or rather the goal it is pursuing.

At the beginning of the year, the Empire had passed a bill aimed at uniting the Locke Nation, and all that was needed now was to wait until the end of the Great War, and after the Locke Nation had restored normal order, the legislature would pass the bill, and the main content of the bill was only one thing.

Together with the Locke Kingdom, the "Western Continent Community" was formed, and on this basis, the great cause of the unification of the Western Continent was completed.

Crucially, the Raleigh Kingdom and the Spann Kingdom have expressed strong interest in this, and even the defeated Bran Kingdom has expressed its willingness to join the community.

As long as there are no accidents, maybe 10 years, or at most 20 years, the entire Western Continent will be unified under a regime with the Empire as the absolute core.

As long as the Empire can effectively resolve the contradictions between its members, and make the military and civilians of all countries in the Western Continent, including the opponents, especially the Locke Kingdom and the Bran Kingdom, realize that only unity and unity can safeguard their own interests, gain a place in the future international community, and no longer be threatened and manipulated by strong enemies from the outside world, then the future "Western Continent Country" will be the number one rival of the Liangxia Empire.

Counting half of the Luosha Federation, the area of the Western Continent is more than 10 million square kilometers, and the total population is as high as 400 million.

Crucially, several major western continent countries have industrialized.

In addition, the industrialized population of the Western Continent was close to 200 million, and the industrialized population of the Liangxia Empire was just over 200 million.

In fact, the industrial capacity of the Juman Empire, the Rock Kingdom, the Raleigh Kingdom, and the Bran Kingdom combined, it was not much worse than the Liangxia Empire.

In Li Yunxiang's words, the Manman Empire is no longer the original Wuxia Ameng.

Unfortunately, there is no way to avoid this.

To put it another way, this was also the key to Xue Yuanzheng's last-minute change of stance, abandoning the idea of a total victory, and accepting Wallace's surrender.

In this regard, Bai Zhizhan can only sigh in every way.

After years of hard work, it was finally discovered that the situation of the empire had not improved substantially.

But what can you do but sigh?