waited until midnight for Zhou Yongtao to wait for Lin Shiping and Qin Fenglie.

The situation is worse than imagined.

In the northwest direction, the key is not the Western Luosha Army, which has already been put into battle, but the strategic reserve of the Western Continent Group, which is followed behind and dominated by the Yama Army.

The key to what kind of results the offensive can achieve, or where it can advance, depends on the strategic reserves.

In the face of a modern large-depth defense system, no matter how powerful an army is, it is impossible to penetrate the opponent's defense line, and it is necessary to launch attacks one after another, and at the appropriate time to invest strategic reserves to strengthen the offensive intensity, so that the opponent has no time to strengthen the defense line and adjust the deployment.

But the question is, no one can say for sure how many troops the strategic reserve of the Western Continent Group will have.

Fundamentally speaking, this has a lot to do with the basic strategy of the Xilu group in the direction of the mainland, or the internal contradictions of the Xilu group.

From the day of its birth, Xi Luosha insisted on maintaining the momentum of the strategic offensive and recovering East Luosha through the offensive.

In a certain sense, the realization of the great cause of international national reunification is also the legal basis for the existence of the Xiluosha regime.

The same is true for the East Luosha regime.

Decades ago, in the immediate aftermath of the last war, there was nothing surprising about the political stance of the Silosha regime.

At that time, the population of West Luosha was three times that of East Luosha, the industrial output value was ten times that of East Luosha, and the comprehensive national strength was more than ten times that of East Luosha.

The key is that the capital Mosa is also in West Luosha, even if half of Mosa City is under the control of Liang Xia's army, and Mosa is also the nominal capital of East Luosha.

At that time, Dongluosha was simply a barren land.

Although it has the largest oil fields in the western continent, 80% of the country is desert and snowfield.

The core area of East Luosha is actually in the west, the west bank of the Volga River next to West Luosha, where 80% of its population and almost all of its heavy industry are located, and even the Badong oil fields and the main grain-producing region, the North Caucasus, are also in this narrow strip.

If it weren't for the hundreds of thousands of Liangxia Empire's occupation troops, I'm afraid that soon after the war, the army of Xiluosha would have crossed the Volga River and unified the whole territory.

When the Xilu Group was established, Xiluosha made clear the strategic purpose of unifying the whole country.

However, the problem is that in terms of vital core strength, the Xilu Group is not an opponent of the Eastern Group at all, and cannot support Xiluosha to complete the great cause of reunification.

In addition, geographical constraints are also very important.

Xiluosha is the strategic frontier of the Xilu Group in the direction of the mainland and the strategic barrier of the entire Western Continent, so there is absolutely no room for the slightest mistake.

For the sake of its own strategic security and that of the group, the Empire will never let Xi Luosha launch a war of unification as he pleases.

All in all, on this big issue, Siluosha has very serious differences with the other members of the Western Continent Group, including the Empire.

It was precisely in this way that Xiluosha established the largest and very complete defense industrial system within the Xilu Group within the decades after the war.

Simply comparing production capacity, the military industry of Xiluosha has long surpassed that of the Riman Empire.

In terms of the army, Xiluosha's T-series tanks dominate the market, not only the largest production of the Xilu Group, but also the world's largest production of main battle tanks. There are also three generations of BMP series infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery and a wide variety of rocket artillery and other main battle equipment known for their long range.

Compared to the stop, the other countries of the Western Continent Group, even the Empire, are all scum!

In terms of the Air Force, all the fighters in Xiluosha are designed and produced in accordance with wartime standards, although the relative performance is slightly worse, but the cost performance is extremely high, and it can be mass-produced in wartime. Because the price is very low, it is very popular in the international market. The MG series fighters alone have sold well in dozens of countries, participated in almost all regional wars after the war, and their performance is very eye-catching.

In the Western Continent Group, the only one that can compete with the MG series fighters is probably the "Phantom" series of the Rock Country.

Even though Xiluosha is almost a landlocked country and does not have the need to develop a global navy, it has built a huge fleet with submarines as the main force. Because of the very low price and easy daily maintenance, the submarines of Xiluosha have been successfully marketed to dozens of countries. In addition, there are large-scale anti-ship missiles, missile boats suitable for offshore activities, and they are the best choice for many weak and small countries.

If it is fighting in the coastal waters, the West Luosha Navy is definitely a strong force that cannot be underestimated.

In a certain sense, Xiluosha is actually engaged in modernization around the military industry and has achieved industrialization.

From another point of view, Xiluosha has built the largest military industrial system of the Xilu Group, which is largely related to the overall strength of the Xilu Group.

Xi Luosha's strategy, in turn, kidnapped the Xilu group.

To put it simply, if Xiluosha had adopted a strategy of taking the initiative to attack after the outbreak of war, the Western Continent Group would not have been able to focus on defense from the beginning.

The key is that the Xilu Group cannot give up Xiluosha.

As mentioned earlier, Xiluosha is the forward line of defense of the entire Xilu Group.

To the west of West Luosha is the Empire!

Abandoning West Luosha is tantamount to abandoning the only strategic barrier outside the homeland.

It is precisely for this reason that in terms of the basic strategy of facing the mainland battlefield, the Western Continent Group is actually divided into two parts, which are actually two stages.

The strategic defense mentioned above is actually the second stage.

The first stage is to assist the West Locker to launch a strategic offensive.

Over the past few decades, the Western Continent Bloc, led by the Empire, has deployed a large ground force in the territory of West Luosha in the name of occupation.

Among them, the Manman Army alone exceeded 500,000.

These armies are basically deployed on the second front, acting as a strategic reserve in the strategic offensive, and after the West Luosha army breaks through the forward defense line of the Eastern Bloc, they will then go into battle, expand the breakthrough in the battlefield, or advance in depth to achieve greater victories.

Because in the past few decades, Xiluosha has been preparing for reunification, and the million-strong army has always been waiting for the rest of the day, without the slightest relaxation, so the strategic mobilization of the Western Continent Group mainly refers to the mobilization actions of other member states such as the Empire, so that the forward troops can enter a combat state.

Over the past month, the Empire has been stepping up its forward deployment.

According to the information provided by Lin Shiping, in the past month, the Riman Empire has been transporting main battle equipment and combat materials to the front line.

It is conservatively estimated that it can support the consumption of 500,000 ground troops for more than half a year.

In addition, the second-line troops of the Hindan Empire have also been mobilized, with a total strength of between 800,000 and 1 million, which can be deployed within three months.

The other member countries of the Western Continent Group have also basically completed mobilization, and the total number of troops that can be invested is about 1 million.

Of course, this is just for now.

Silosha was the first to embark on a full-scale war mobilization, which, even by the most conservative estimates, would have surpassed 4 million troops in six months' time, in addition to being able to mobilize about the same number of paramilitary forces. Counting what is already there, the total number of troops will exceed 10 million in half a year.

However, this is also the limit of West Luosha.

Half a year later, as long as the mobilization goes smoothly, the other member states have launched a full-scale war mobilization in a timely manner, and the total strength of the Western Continent Group is expected to exceed 25 million, including the paramilitary forces. It's a pity that the probability that other member states will carry out full-scale war mobilization in time is almost zero, especially Locke, Raleigh and Span located in the westernmost part of the continent, as well as the Bran Kingdom, which has long been seemingly miraculous, it is almost impossible to carry out full-scale war mobilization as planned, so the total strength of the Western Continent Group will definitely not be so much after half a year.

In fact, there is no need to mobilize so many troops.

Modern warfare is not about troops, but about the ability to deliver a logistical decision.

In addition, the status of the army has long been much worse than before.

It can be seen that the key is the materials that can be invested.

According to the information in the possession of the Military Intelligence Agency, or more precisely, the conclusion reached by analyzing this information, the first phase of the offensive of the Western Continent Group could only last for half a year at most.

From this, it is not difficult to judge that the main strategic purpose of the Xilu Group is actually to capture Dongluosha.

As for continuing to advance eastward, such as attacking the Liang Xia Empire itself, it is obvious that the intention is weak.

Based on this judgment, Lin Shiping made a very bold guess.

The Northern Orphan Group led by the Republic of Nuland will not participate in the war at the first time, that is, within half a year, and will delay it as much as possible until half a year later.

In this regard, Zhou Yongtao did not raise any objections.

The reason is also very simple, if the Western Continent Group stops after achieving limited results, and the Eastern Bloc accepts the fait accompli, there is no reason for the Northern Lonely Group to enter the war.

However, Lin Shiping also emphasized one point.

It is likely that the Beigu Group will take this opportunity to expand its foothold on the World Island and strengthen its influence in the region, especially in the southern subcontinent.

Although the Southern Subcontinent is separated from the Newland Republic by half a world, it plays an important role in the strategy of the Newland Republic.

The Nuland Republic supports the Bougainvillea, that is, to increase its influence in the southern subcontinent.

Here, it involves the core strategy of Beigu Group, which is commonly referred to as the "South Ring Plan".

Because the Nuland Republic has never recognized, nor has any other member state of the Northern Orphan Group, the existence of the program remains a mystery.

For the MIA, apparently it is not so mysterious.

This plan does exist, and it has always been the core strategy of Beigu Group.

There is only one key.

The Nuland Republic got rid of the identity of a "defeated country" and was recognized by the Liangxia Empire, that is, when diplomatic relations were established with the Liangxia Empire, the division of power within the global scope had been completed, and the world island with the huge continent and the Western Continent as the core had long been controlled by the Eastern Group and the Western Continent, and even the barren Xuan Continent had been divided, leaving the Beigu Group with extremely limited room to exert itself, almost all of which were marginal areas.

Strictly speaking, the main thing is that the ocean makes up most of the southern hemisphere.

If the Nuland Republic wants to break through and gain the same right to speak as the Liangxia Empire, the only option is to make a fuss in the remote areas of the southern hemisphere.

It is precisely for this reason that the first step of the Nuland Republic is to raise the banner of the "Monroe Doctrine" again and restore its dominance in the southern region.

After that, the Nuland Republic also entered the western part of the Xuan Continent, supported the Southern Xuan Kingdom, which was dominated by the descendants of the colonists, to implement a brutal isolation strategy, and launched an expansion war to gain a foothold on the other side of the Nanluo Ocean, thus bypassing the Zhiluo Strait controlled by the Western Continent and the Xifan Canal controlled by the Eastern Bloc, and obtained a strategic passage into the Sunset Ocean, and established a shipping route to the southern subcontinent.

On the Guia side, the Nuland Republic has been strategically infiltrating the Guia region to the southwest, and has also controlled a number of island nations, including New Zealand, through its spokesman.

It can be seen that in this strategic circle around the southern hemisphere, what is lacking is the southern subcontinent and Austria.

Because Ozhou is under the direct control of the Liangxia Empire, what the Newland Republic can do if it is unwilling to directly engage the Liangxia Empire is to attack the Southern Subcontinent.

Although strictly speaking, the Southern Subcontinent is on the island of the world and belongs to the Northern Hemisphere, but the strategic position of being surrounded by the Fanyan Ocean on three sides, coupled with the fact that the north is blocked by the Infinity Plateau, makes it more like a country in the Southern Hemisphere, and has irreplaceable value in controlling the ring of the Southern Hemisphere.

Crucially, the Southern Subcontinent has remained outside the strategic control system of the Liangxia Empire.

In this marginal area with more than 800 million people, only more than 100 million people really integrated into the strategic system of the Liangxia Empire.

In addition, you can count up to Bangladesh to the east.

The dominant Fanluo Kingdom, with nearly 600 million people, has been resisting the Liangxia Empire, wanting to get rid of the control of the Liangxia Empire and become the overlord of the Southern Subcontinent, further dominate the entire Fanyan Ocean region, and eventually become a global power that can sit on an equal footing with the Liangxia Empire.

The causes of the two rounds of national independence and liberation movements after the war have a lot to do with the pursuit of independence by the Van Luo Kingdom!

If calculated according to population, only the Fanluo Kingdom, which unified the southern subcontinent, is qualified to challenge the Liangxia Empire, which has more than 700 million people.

This was also the key to the Liang Xia Empire's reluctance to get too involved in the disputes in the Southern Subcontinent.

At the beginning, in the Boi country, which had only 60 million people, the Liangxia Empire suffered enough. If you get involved in the strife of the 600 million people of the kingdom of Van Luo, the consequences will be unimaginable. Not to mention the fact that there are more than 800 million people in the entire southern subcontinent, and 90 percent of them are poor people who do not have enough to eat.

This quagmire is enough to bury the entire Liangxia Empire!

Obviously, this is also the key to the Nuland Republic's interest in the Southern Subcontinent and its active activities in the region.

To put it bluntly, no matter what happens in the southern subcontinent, the impact on the Republic of Nuland will be minimal, after all, half a world away. What's more, the Republic of Nuland itself is not a country on the island of the world, and naturally does not care what happens on the island of the world.

However, as long as a large-scale war broke out in the southern subcontinent, the Liangxia Empire would definitely not be able to stay out of it.

From another point of view, as long as the Liang Xia Empire is mired in the quagmire of the Southern Subcontinent, it will definitely not be able to show its strength in other directions.

For the Nuland Republic, this is an excellent time to regain control of the Khowaii Islands and regain control of the Oja.

From this point of view, it is strange that the Republic of Nuland did not light a fire in the southern subcontinent after the Western Continent declared war on the Eastern Bloc.

In Lin Shiping's words, this is the direction that is most worthy of concern.