Before dinner, to be precise, it was almost the second half of the night, when Bai Huawei received a call from the Navy Command.

Just like Ding Zhennan predicted, Bai Huawei has completed his main mission in the Southern Subcontinent, and there is no need to continue to stay here to make soy sauce. According to the arrangement made by the naval command, he first went to Lion Springs City, and then returned to the empire mainland with the 11th task force. As long as there are no accidents, he will lead the fleet to the Guina in February, where he will serve as the commander-in-chief of the Guina side of the Imperial Navy.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Huawei asked the Navy Command a few questions involving Ding Zhennan by phone.

Task Force 31 will remain in the Southern Subcontinent and continue to assist the Marines in their operations, and there will be no other arrangements in the short term.

In addition, if the combat operations on the Eastern Front still fail to achieve a breakthrough by the end of March, the Navy will send an additional task force to ensure that the Marine Corps can complete the battle plan drawn up by Ding Zhennan in April, and then sweep the Gangaro Plain and attack the hinterland of the Van Luo Kingdom. If necessary, the Navy will also consider deploying additional shore-based aviation units to assist the Air Force in strengthening its offensive on the Gangaro Plain.

Crucially, the Navy's task force will then move to Muahai.

Although the naval command was vague on this matter, the implication was very clear: the 33rd Infantry Division would enter the battle as soon as mid-April and late April at the latest. In other words, the general offensive against the kingdom of Van Luo will definitely begin in April.

Obviously, the upper echelons of the empire are already impatient with the state of war on the southern subcontinent.

As for why in April.

According to Ding Zhennan's speculation, it must be related to the mainland battlefield, and the general offensive operation on this side of the continent in the south has a bit of a feint. To put it bluntly, that is, to cover for the spring offensive on the mainland battlefield, at least to distract the enemy.

In fact, this is also putting pressure on Ding Zhennan in disguise, using the naval transfer to tell Ding Zhennan that if you want to make achievements, you must hurry up.

However, this transfer of the Imperial Navy also proves another speculation of Ding Zhennan.

Marching into the South and the Sunset.

By April, no matter how well Ding Zhennan fought on the Southern Subcontinent side, there were at least two task forces deployed on the Fanyanyang side. Although the Navy Command did not mention it, in the current situation, it is a three-carrier task force, but three of them will be large aircraft carriers that will be reactivated.

For the return to Lu Xinhai, two task forces with only 6 aircraft carriers are definitely not enough.

Then, the only possibility is to send to Table Bay to strengthen the presence in the South Sunset Ocean, and simultaneously strengthen the intensity of the operation to break diplomatic relations in the Sunset Ocean.

If the war drags on for a few more years, the first thing to consider is to break the diplomatic relationship.

If nothing else, when the spring offensive begins in April, the Xilu Group will definitely need support from the Beigu Group, and it will also strengthen the blockade. The best way to improve the combat efficiency of breaking diplomatic relations is not to deploy more submarines, but to try to improve the combat efficiency of submarines.

However, it is not necessary to send all 2 task forces over, and it is very likely that 1 task force will go to the southwest and east to look at the ocean.

In any case, the Imperial Navy will strengthen its presence in the Guia Southwest and Southwest, will not give the Nuland Navy a chance, and will reduce the scope of the Nuland Navy's activities.

In addition, the Imperial Navy will actively look for opportunities to engage the Newland Navy.

The reason is also very simple, the superiority in strength is on the side of the Imperial Navy, and the current relative advantage, in the second half of the year, with the launch and delivery of the second batch of "Niz" class, there will definitely be a significant reduction. Therefore, if the Imperial Navy wants to launch a counterattack, it will have to make full use of the first half of the year.

In fact, this is also the main reason for transferring Bai Huawei to the southwest and the east.

Although the results of the offensive and defensive battles of the Howai Islands were not ideal, there was no commander in the Imperial Navy who could fight better than Bai Huawei for the time being. As for the young officers who have emerged, such as Jiang Wenlong, even if they are very good, they lack the qualifications to serve as fleet commanders.

But the problem is that the Nuland Navy may not give the Imperial Navy a chance to fight, even if the 11th Task Force, which was the first to be sent to the Southwest and Eastern Sea, only has 3 large aircraft carriers, which seems to be easy to bully. It's not that the Nuland Navy doesn't want to win, it's that such a war of attrition doesn't make sense at all.

In other words, even if you win, what can you do?

With only 4 aircraft carriers, even if the 11th Task Force is annihilated unscathed and the sea supremacy is seized, it will not be able to counterattack the Austrian continent.

In addition, the elimination of three large aircraft carriers will not reverse the contrast between the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides.

On the contrary, there is a huge risk to be taken.

It can be seen that even if the 11th Task Force deliberately shows weakness, the Nuland fleet will hide in the safe rear, and there is no reason to go to the southwest and eastward to fight the Imperial fleet to the death.

As for letting Bai Huawei take the initiative to attack with the fleet, it will not be possible at least in the first half of the year.

The reason is also simple, there are no extra aircraft carriers available.

As far as the strength of the 11th Task Force is concerned, it is only more than defensive.

The key is that even in the second half of the year, it is necessary to be particularly lucky, to be precise, that there are no mistakes in combat operations in other directions, so that we can send two additional task forces to the southwest and east, increase the number of aircraft carriers to nine, and thus obtain the necessary forces to launch an attack.

If anything, 9 aircraft carriers is the minimum requirement for launching a strategic offensive over the Guia Ocean.

After winning the battle to defend the Howaii Islands, all the Imperial Navy could seek in the Guia Ocean was to take the Galapagos Islands.

Because the Nuland Navy has strengthened its deployment of troops in the islands, with more than 500 combat aircraft alone, and the Nuland fleet must also be considered, according to Bai Huawei's estimate, it will take at least nine aircraft carriers to seize sea and air supremacy and provide support for landing operations.

It can be seen that the Imperial Navy will not attack in the first half of the year.

In the second half of the year, the battle situation will be difficult to say.

If nothing else, who can guarantee that the strategic offensive on the mainland battlefield will be smooth?

If anything, the mainland battlefield itself is the biggest variable.

Not to mention Bai Huawei and Li Tianling, even Ding Zhennan is not sure about the situation on the battlefield on the mainland, at least he doesn't dare to pat his chest and guarantee the ticket.

The point is that the Nuland Republic has begun to give full assistance to the Western Continent Group.

At the end of last year, the first combat units of the Nuland Army arrived in the Empire, and the combat units of the Nuland Air Force had already appeared on the battlefield before that. Even if the shipping routes are threatened, they will certainly be able to send all the main battle equipment of the 3rd Army of the Nuland Army to the front line by April. Judging from the actual situation, it is very likely that the 3rd Army of the Nuland Army will be deployed in the western part of West Luosha.

To put it simply, it is to undertake the task of strategic defense.

If anything, this is precisely the strength of the Nuland Army.

A group army has almost 200,000 officers and men, thousands of tanks and combat vehicles and other main battle equipment, as well as thousands of artillery pieces and rocket artillery, and hundreds of helicopters of various types.

What's more, in this direction, there is at least one army group of the Hindan Empire.

In fact, this is also the key to Shi Zhiliang's determination of the goal of the counterattack as the capture of Xiluosha, and did not mention the march into the Manman Empire, let alone the sweep of the Western Continent.

If that were the case, the spring offensive might be a big disappointment.

In fact, Ding Zhennan had considered this issue before this.

It's just that in his opinion, the situation on the mainland battlefield is too complicated, and it does not mean that investing more troops and more materials can make a difference.

There is no way to quantify the impact of many factors.

For example, there is no way to measure the impact of the direct participation of the Nuland Republic in the war on the morale of the Western Army regiment and the morale of the officers and men.

It's definitely a positive impact, but no one knows for sure how big the impact will be.

In addition, there is also the question of how much material the Nuland Republic has provided to the Western Continent Group, and what kind of materials and how many of them are of various kinds.

At least so far there is no definite intelligence on this.

Obviously, the supplies provided by the Nuland Republic will certainly have a positive impact as well, and the impact will certainly be different for different types of goods.

From another point of view, this is actually the reason for the pressure on Ding Zhennan from above.

End the fighting on this side of the Southern Subcontinent as soon as possible, and return to the Northwest Theater to do his essential work, to be precise, to replace Shi Yuliang as the commander of the Northwest Theater and the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces on the mainland battlefield. If there were still people who questioned Ding Zhennan's ability before, or that he was not qualified enough, then after defeating the Van Luo Kingdom, Ding Zhennan became the number one leader of the Imperial Army and even the Imperial Army.

From the perspective of time, it also happens to coincide.

The point is that even if the spring offensive begins in early April, it will take one month, or even more, to advance the front to the western part of Xiluosha. As long as Ding Zhennan completes the final work on the battlefield in the Southern Subcontinent before this, that is, in May, he will be able to return to the mainland battlefield in time. With some preparation, it is not impossible to use the next few months to defeat the Empire.

Don't look at the Manman Empire is very powerful, but if you really want to compare, many basic conditions are not as good as the Van Luo Kingdom.

For example, the population of the Manman Empire was only 100 million, only one-tenth of the size of the kingdom of Van Luo; Moreover, the land area is less than 600,000 square kilometers, which is less than one-fifth of the country of Van Luo; Most of the cities on the mainland are in the northern plains, and almost all of the territory has no natural hazards that can be defended.

Of course, natural resources are also extremely scarce. Not to mention minerals, even food cannot be self-sufficient.

It can be seen that after entering the stage of defending the homeland, the Manman Empire may not last long.

There is no doubt that after the defeat of the Empire, he will also sit in the position of commander-in-chief of the Eastern Bloc coalition forces.

Of course, no matter what, the first thing to do is to conquer the kingdom of Van Luo.

In this way, in the early morning of the next day, Ding Zhennan returned to the airport by car. Because Liu Zunshan was at the garrison headquarters, Bai Huawei personally drove Ding Zhennan to him.

Obviously, Liu Zunshan didn't expect that Ding Zhennan would rush back so soon.

As a result, when Bai Huawei and Ding Zhennan arrived at the airport, Liu Zunshan was still on the way over.

"It looks like we're not going to see each other for a long time." Bai Huawei was full of emotion, after all, he came to Fan Yanyang purely to take refuge.

"Soldiers, everywhere they are, they are fighting for the empire." Ding Zhennan was also very emotional, but it was not so obvious. "The overall situation of the war is like this, no matter how great the victory we achieve, as long as we cannot land on the isolated continent and do not directly attack the Nuland Republic itself, the victory we have achieved is not a victory. It's good that the big war can end in three years, and we have to be prepared to fight a long one. ”

Bai Huawei nodded, indicating that he understood the meaning of Ding Zhennan's words.

"Take care!"

"You too, take care!"

In fact, what Ding Zhennan said was already very euphemistic.

When he said this, he was actually reminding Bai Huawei not to take fearless risks, let alone repeat the mistakes of the past. A tactical victory is insignificant, only a strategic victory is a real victory. For the current situation, the greatest victory at the strategic level is to hold out until the end of the war.

It's the same for individuals!

Actually, there are still some things that Ding Zhennan didn't say.

Even if the war ends in three years, the flames of war will not be extinguished, and it will continue to burn. In the coming decades, and even longer, war will be the norm in international struggles. For the soldiers of the Empire, the real test will not come until after the end of the war.

Of course, there is no need to tell Bai Huawei these big truths.

When Liu Zunshan arrived, Ding Zhennan and Bai Huawei said goodbye again, and it was much more formal.

got on the plane, and Ding Zhennan's emotions couldn't calm down for a long time.

More than 10 years ago, when he put forward the new military theory, Ding Zhennan had already imagined that this new military theory would change the face of war. But at the time, he certainly could not have imagined that the global war would end in his hands and that a whole new era would be ushered in by him.

To say, even after the outbreak of the Great War, Ding Zhennan did not expect to come to this point.

Only a few months ago, he had been steadfast in his belief that he would fight to the death against the two main opponents, and that the Empire would do it at its best. In the end, World War III will be over, like World War II, after the exhaustion of the superpowers.

The key is that after the superpower is weakened, the world pattern will inevitably be reshuffled, and the global situation will also undergo earth-shaking changes.

Perhaps, super-hegemony will thus become history.

Who would have thought that this largest war in history would be fought in the current situation!

Of course, there is a lot more that I didn't expect.

Bai Huawei did not leave immediately, but only boarded the carrier-based transport plane specially prepared for him after seeing Ding Zhennan's special plane take off.

Like Ding Zhennan, he had no intention of staying in Silan.

In addition, Li Tianling also boarded the Air Force plane to Iborg before dawn.

Although he did not receive an order from the Air Force Command for the time being, after Ding Zhennan analyzed the battle situation, Li Tianling was ready to return to the Northwest Theater.

The key is that before Ding Zhennan's return, Shi Zhuliang could only rely on him.

In any case, as long as Li Tianling is in charge, the Air Force will definitely not drop the chain.

In fact, none of the three of them thought that this meeting in Silan would be the last time the three of them would get together before the end of the war, and the next time they sat together, it would be after the war. The three of them didn't expect that it was this gathering that allowed the three of them to embark on three completely different lives.

By the time we meet again, we will already be different.

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