The message is just a piece of paper, and there is only one piece of content.

After sweeping it at a glance, Bai Zhizhan gave the telegram to Li Mingbo, and then called the communications staff officer to return to the bridge.

Seeing the message, Li Mingbo was frightened.

Just one word.

The Bran coup, Chull and other dignitaries fled overnight, and the junta has ordered the cessation of all military operations and the detention of all stranded Nuland soldiers.

Obviously, that's not all.

Bai Zhizhan did not stay in the command center and went to the communication room.

The communications staff has ordered the activation of 2 standby longwave radios to receive telegrams from the command of the Navy sent through three frequency bands.

In addition, the officers of the three telegraphic interpretation teams are in place.

This is also a big advantage of a full-time flagship.

The communications room is large enough to accommodate several dozen officers and soldiers.

It took more than ten minutes to get the second telegram.

The news of the military coup d'état in the Kingdom of Bran has been confirmed, and it is related to the Empire, which has taken action simultaneously.

In fact, the secret operations of the Riman Empire in the Bran Kingdom were not secret at all.

As early as the beginning of the year, that is, after Liu Xiangzhen led the fleet to seize the sea control of the Zhiluo Strait, and then covered the Raleigh fleet to fight into the sunset ocean, the internal contradictions of the Bran Kingdom had surfaced, and some of the lords and factions proposed to negotiate with the Riman Empire, hoping to surrender conditionally.

It's just that at the time, no one took it seriously.

Strategically, the focus of the Entente is not on the side of the Bran Kingdom, but on the land battlefield, trying to defeat the Locka Federation this year.

It's not hard to see why.

With the loss of Lu Xinhai's sea dominance and the almost complete loss of combat effectiveness of the Royal Navy, what is left of the Bran Kingdom?

Because it did not have the strength to storm the Western Continent, the strategic bombardment of the Empire had not produced substantial results, so it didn't matter whether the half-dead Bran Kingdom surrendered or not, and it would not have an impact on the overall strategy of the Entente bloc, and it could be treated as if it didn't exist.

In addition, even if the Bran Kingdom wanted to surrender, it would not be easy.

The Nuland Federation has sent more than 1.5 million soldiers to the Kingdom of Bran!

Among them, there are more than 700,000 combat troops in the army alone.

According to the information provided by the Sixth Bureau, last year, the alliance group began to plan a combat operation to counterattack the western continent, with the Nuland army as the main force. It was only because of the successive setbacks in the maritime theater and the loss of a large number of warships that the combat operations of the counteroffensive on the western continent were repeatedly postponed.

Until now, I'm afraid no one knows when they will be able to counterattack the Western Continent.

But the problem is that the Nuland Federation has not withdrawn the troops deployed in the Kingdom of Bran.

This 1.5 million army is not a joke.

After the defeat of the Locke Republic, the total strength of the Royal Army was less than 500,000, and even after mobilization, the native defenders were about 1 million.

If the Bran administration wants to surrender, it must first ask the Nuland administration if it agrees.

In a sense, the 1.5 million Newland troops deployed in the Bran Kingdom are the cornerstone of ensuring that the Bran Kingdom will continue to fight.

In fact, it can also be seen as the basic security guarantee provided by Lofos to Chull.

Don't forget, after the surrender of the Republic of Locke, everyone thought that the Terman army would take the opportunity to cross the Strait of Dover and land and attack the kingdom of Bran.

At that time, if it were not for the volunteers of the Nuland Federation, especially the thousands of volunteer pilots, even if the hard-line Chull lived in the Prime Minister's Office, he might not be able to command the Bran army and win the battle to defend the airspace, let alone become the bridgehead of the Alliance on the west bank of the Sunset Ocean.

Chull had already defected to the Newland Federation, so it was natural that he would rely heavily on the Newland garrison.

It is precisely because of this that the top management of the empire has not taken the surrender of the Bran Kingdom to heart, at least it feels that there is no such possibility in the short term.

Obviously, the authorities don't think so.

This was one of the most serious differences between the Liangxia Empire and the Empire.

According to the situation of the empire itself, it must be hoped to defeat the Luosha Federation first, and then mobilize enough troops to cross the Guia Ocean to expedition to Nuland proper.

It's just that the Empire prefers to defeat the Bran Kingdom first.

In this way, we will be able to concentrate our forces to attack the Luosha Federation, and only then will we be able to immediately lift the state of war that has lasted for almost 3 years after defeating the Luosha Federation.

Of course, it is also related to the interests and losses of both parties.

If the Luosha Federation is dealt with first, the Empire will have to continue to fight on two fronts, and the pressure of the war will not be significantly reduced. Because there is no question of expeditions to the sunset for the time being, the burden of war on the Liang Xia Empire will not increase much until the Luosha Federation is defeated.

If the Bran Kingdom is killed first, the pressure on the Juman Empire will be much reduced, and the Liang Xia Empire will have to take on the heavy task of marching into the Sunset Ocean at the same time.

Of course, this is even more true in the post-war landscape.

To put it bluntly, only by eliminating worries can the Manman Empire invest enough troops in the eastern battlefield of the Western Continent and do its best to expand the occupied areas, such as occupying and controlling the western region of the Luosha Federation, so as to expand its strategic depth to the east to the greatest extent.

If it is dragged down, it will inevitably allow the Liangxia Empire to take advantage of it in this direction.

It can be seen that as long as the Bran Kingdom can surrender, the Riman Empire will inevitably do whatever it takes.

After getting the third telegram, Bai Zhizhan returned to the command center.

After the coup d'état broke out in the Bran Kingdom, the army used more than 2,000 transport planes to drop 3 airborne divisions to the southern region of the Bran Kingdom, and controlled several small towns on the other side of the Dover Strait, as well as the crucial Black Stins.

In addition, the home fleet of the Manman Navy had already left port and was on its way to Hastings.

With access to information provided by the Bran junta on the Dover Strait route, i.e., minelaying, there was no problem of bypassing Bran proper, and the fleet would soon be able to appear outside the Blackstings to support the landing airborne troops and deliver vital heavy equipment.

To the south, the Raleigh fleet has also gone north.

Although the victory has not yet been sealed, with the current situation, even if a miracle happens, there is no way to destroy the Riman army that has invaded Bran itself.

For this reason, the naval command has issued an order for Liu Xiangzhen to lead the fleet to the Bay of Biscay.

In other words, to launch a combat operation against Bran itself in advance.

Of course, it is not accurate to say "attack".

At about 10 o'clock in the evening, that is, 3 hours later, the Navy Command sent a definite message that the government of King Bran ** had announced that it had formally reached a surrender agreement with the Rimman Empire, and that it would surrender to the Entente group represented by the Riman Empire in accordance with the requirements of the agreement.

Crucially, the junta's surrender order was supported by the Royal Army and the Royal Air Force.

As for the Royal Navy, because it has long been crumbling, whether it supports the junta or not does not have much impact on the current situation.

However, this news also shocked Bai Zhizhan very much.

The Bran junta did not mention the Liangxia Empire in its declaration of surrender.

From the beginning to the end, the Liang Xia Empire did not participate in the secret negotiations with the Bran Kingdom, and was even more ignorant of the surrender conditions offered by the Bran Kingdom.

In addition, the Empire did not report this!

In other words, this is a unilateral surrender agreement between the Hindan Empire and the Kingdom of Bran.

This is contrary to the principle of collective decision-making that has kept the Entente Group alive to this day!