6. The country was ready for a strategic offensive. This does not mean that the United States has done a decisive battle and regretted it

From the standpoint of the United States, the "betrayal of Europe" can be said to be a fatal blow to the overall strategy. Although the EU has strictly fulfilled its promise not to declare war on the United States after entering the war, but to maintain a "cold peace" relationship with the United States, the impact of the EU's entry into the war still deprives the United States of the last glimmer of hope of victory. For the US authorities, the most important thing to do is certainly not to condemn the EU's betrayal, when preventing the EU from entering the war has come to naught. It's about finding a way out before the tide of battle gets out of hand.

Judging from the actual situation, the United States has tried to resist the new round of strategic offensive launched by the Republic at the beginning of the year.

In fact, as early as April of the year of the Republic of China, after the Republic proposed the "limitation of arms" through Switzerland. US President Rodgway realized that the war was likely to take a major turn. At that time, the only thing Du Qiwei did not expect was probably the turning point so quickly. Objectively speaking, from Duchway's standpoint, the offensive on the Middle East battlefield was progressing fairly smoothly in April of this year. The offensive of the coalition forces of the Western Covenant Group has just reached its peak, the US-Israeli corps has not only captured Damascus, but the Turkish National Army has also swept away most of Kurdistan on the northern front, and the intensive coalition forces led by the army of the Republic can only fight and retreat, and regard the two river basins as the last strategic line of defense, there is enough reason to believe that even if the authorities of the republic make a fuss about weapons of mass destruction and use the world's strongest military force as a threat, it will take at least 2 to 3 years for Russia to come into line. Let the EU make a choice when it is forced to do so. Affected by this. Many of the responses by Dugway's own efforts have not fully achieved their goals.

Not to mention anything else, in the Pacific theater, the US military took the initiative to withdraw from Guam, which was related to Du Qiwei's strategic rigidity.

According to the situation at that time, if Russia could really hold out for 2 to 3 years, the republic would have to continue to invest heavily in the continental theater, which would have an impact not only on the fighting in the Middle East, but also on the fighting in the Pacific. From this, the US Navy concluded that even if it took the initiative to cede Guam, it would be difficult for the Republic Navy to quickly launch the next round of strategic attacks. Even if a strategic offensive is launched, it will be dragged down by the army. In this way, take the initiative to transfer the main force to the next line of defense, and you can also directly come down to the battle and inflict heavy damage on the opponent at the minimum cost.

This kind of mentality of not wanting to make progress is also very obvious on other battlefields.

For example, on the battlefield in the Middle East, if Almel continues to demand more troops and starts a new offensive before Li Dongshi gets reinforcements equivalent to four combat units, it is very likely that the situation will be completely changed, that is, to fight Baghdad and force Li Dongshi to lead his troops to retreat to Iran. Although it is only a few hundred kilometers from Mosul to Baghdad, don't underestimate these hundreds of kilometers. Judging from the situation in the coming year, if the coalition forces of the Western Treaty Group can drive the intensive coalition forces commanded by Li Dongshi out of the two river valleys before the end of the year, not to mention that it is impossible for the republican forces to immediately reverse the passive situation, it is very likely that the authorities of the Republic will focus on the Middle East battlefield, that is, when they make a strategic counterattack at the beginning of the year of force, they will first exert their forces on the Middle East battlefield and then consider other strategic directions. If that's the case. Not only can the US-Russian coalition forces on the mainland battlefield breathe a sigh of relief, but even the US forces in the Pacific can breathe a sigh of relief.

In the same way, influenced by Dugway's optimistic predictions, Russia's performance on the mainland battlefield and in the "arms limitation talks" is very passive and not aggressive. For example, during the "arms limitation negotiations", the Russian army did not launch a strong counterattack on the mainland battlefield, and several counterattacks to promote the negotiations were easily beaten back by the republican ** team, and as a result, Russia not only did not gain benefits at the negotiating table. Instead, significant concessions were made after the defeat. Of course. This situation on the mainland battlefield also has a lot to do with the inaction of the US military. In any case, the Russian army is exhausted, and it is the US military that plays a leading role in the mainland battlefield, and without the counterattack with the participation of the US military, even if the Russian army tries its best, it will be difficult to achieve major results. Because the fundamental interests of the United States in the "arms limitation talks" are not the same as those of Russia, the US military will naturally stand by and watch when the Russian military counterattacks in order to promote the talks. All in all, after April of that year, the biggest enemy of the US military was not the Republican ** team, but inaction.

Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on Dudgway's optimistic strategic assessment.

As we all know, the main battlefield of the Great War is in the Pacific Ocean, and it is the navies of the two classes of great powers that dominate the Pacific Ocean. Thanks to the pre-war hegemon. In the Pacific theater, the United States has a strategic advantage large enough to squander it. To put it mildly, the United States only needs to cross the first chain. to be able to put the blade of the sword against the chest of the Republic. The republic would need to cross the entire Pacific Ocean to pose a threat to the U.S. homeland. In terms of strategic offensive distance, the United States has only one-tenth the size of the republic. It can be said that this is both a huge strategic advantage and a curse for the United States. Postwar. Many people believe that one of the major reasons for the defeat of the United States in World War II is that the hegemonic status that has lasted for more than a long time has made the top level of the United States, especially the elite stratum of American society, forget that the United States is a country supported by a pioneering and enterprising spirit, and that it is more content to enjoy the benefits brought by being a world hegemon. This thinking goes from top to bottom. It has infiltrated the entire United States, making the United States passive in the face of challenges, always believing that it can not only win by virtue of its huge strategic superiority, as in the previous two world wars. It can also pick up amazing war benefits after the war.

Affected by this, the US Navy has been relatively passive in the Pacific theater.

More importantly, by the time the war reached April of last year, the US Navy did not have the strength to seize the initiative.

In accordance with the strategy developed by the United States authorities. The second batch of eight "Long Beach" class capital ships will not be delivered until the end of the next year, while the first batch of eight "Long Island" class ships and the third batch of female "Long Beach" class will not be commissioned until the second half of the Tian year. Although the US Navy did not abandon aircraft carriers before the outbreak of the war, as the Republic Navy did, it started building a new generation of aircraft carriers with a standard displacement of up to 10,000 tons, which is comparable to the "Chongqing" class, and ordered three in one go. Thanks to the huge additional investment, especially the beginning of the accelerated construction progress, these 3 aircraft carriers can be used in ? But after the Battle of Yap, the U.S. Navy has realized that any aircraft carrier battle group is vulnerable to the main fleet, even if there is still room for the aircraft carrier to squander on the battlefield. It was not to charge forward, but to support the main fleet in the rear, or to help the marines.

As a result, before the end of 24 years, the US Navy did not have offensive capabilities.

This actual situation has determined that the US Navy can only focus on defense in the Pacific theater.

Of course, this does not prevent the US Navy from actively operating on other fronts, such as breaking diplomatic relations in the North Indian Ocean and the South China Sea region.

Whatever one may say, during the war, the construction of submarines did not clash much with the construction of large warships. The main thing is that the key factor that determines the production of battleships is the slipway, and the submarine is built from a special slipway. It is not common with other warships, and submarines can be built at some inland shipyards without crowding out the capacity of major shipyards. If the US Navy is the last thing it lacks. It must have been a light attack submarine designed to carry out a combat mission to break diplomatic relations. This displacement is only a blade. Multiple tons. Submarines that are not equipped with much special anti-submarine equipment basically only have the ability to deal with surface ships, and the main role is the ability of transport ships, that is, they do not have the ability to carry out anti-submarine combat missions, and the best means to deal with submarines is after activating the cavitation generator and the fuel-fueled rocket booster engine. The maximum voyage of the Gundam Jinjie, that is, the degree of escape. Although in this degree. It is only possible to sail for half an hour at most, that is, to sail four nautical miles, but in this half an hour. At least it will be possible to throw attack submarines that are not equipped with similar equipment into the field. What's more. If other attack submarines pursue them in full pursuit, they will not be able to track continuously with sonar, and they will not be able to accurately pursue the target.

It can be said that by the middle of this year, the submarine force had made the greatest contribution to the US Navy.

To give a simple example, the year of the force is in March. The "wolf pack" of several attack submarines operating in the northern Indian Ocean of the US Navy attacked the numbered sun. of the fleet that is four years old. A fleet from Canton to Basra sank an ugly merchant ship laden with cargo in just two hours of fighting. Although the U.S. submarine forces paid a very heavy price for this, moving attack submarines and being sunk by escort warships, and another of them, after failing to escape, floated to the sea and surrendered to the surrounding escort warships, the losses were nothing compared to the results of the battle. You must know that this fleet is transporting combat materials and weapons and equipment urgently needed by the intensive coalition forces in the Middle East battlefield. It was because I was not able to arrive safely. As a result, the Intensive Coalition had to abandon Mosul and retreat to Baghdad after many days.

The problem is that submarines will always be a weapon to undermine sea supremacy, not a weapon to master and use sea supremacy.

Let's still take the battle in the northern Indian Ocean. Lan You. Less than a month after the flotilla was almost completely wiped out, the authorities of the Republic organized a flotilla numbered Qiaokou Old and sent supplies to Basra for the continuation of the intensive coalition forces. It was this very timely reinforcement that allowed the Coalition Group to withstand the attack of the Coalition Group in the ensuing battle, and forced Almel to abandon the idea of marching into Baghdad, stabilizing the front and culminating the offensive operations of the Coalition Army in the Middle East. Until the end of the war, the soldiers of the coalition forces of the Western Covenant Group were not able to enter Baghdad as conquerors!

In fact, even at the end of the calculation, the U.S. Navy was not strong enough to attack.

The reason is simple, the US Navy got new warships, and the Republic Navy got new ones.

Before the US Navy received the second batch of 8 Long Beach-class capital ships. The Navy of the Republic accepted the Kankan "Don" class capital ships. Although in the eyes of many. The difference between the "Tang" level and the "Qin" level is not big, and even the naming method is the same, and the "Tang" here is not the Tang Empire established by Li Yuan, but the Tang State in the Spring and Autumn Period, which should be classified as the "Qin" level improvement type, and there is no need to be a separate level. However, in any case, after the eight "Qin" class ships have recovered their combat effectiveness, with the completion of the eight "Tang" class ships, the Republic Navy will have old capital ships that can form a main fleet, while the US Navy only has eight capital ships whose performance is not even comparable to that of the "Qin" class, and at most it can only form a main fleet. Because the disparity in strength is so great, it will be difficult for the U.S. Navy to turn the tide of the war even if it gains limited offensive capabilities.

What's more, this gap will continue to narrow over time.

As we all know, both the "Qin" class and the "Tang" class were capital ships designed and built before the war, so Yin Ge scraped the construction according to the regulations, and the service time was not much earlier than the pre-war regulations. From the third type of capital ship, the much-talked-about "Han" class, it was built during the war. Although the start of construction was late, the construction work was arranged more closely and reasonably. It also saves valuable time. Don't say anything else. Ratio of the degree of modularity of the capital ships of the "Han" class

The "Qin" class is several levels higher, so the construction of the slipway is basically to assemble the hull module, and the engineering period is only 6 months, and the installation work after launching is also to assemble the upper functional module, and the engineering period is only 6 months. And so it goes. In the case that all modules can be produced in an assembly line manner, i.e. without taking up the construction cycle. After the first batch of eight Han-class ships were delivered at the end of March of the same year, the second batch of females will be delivered at the end of the fourth year, and then the slipway of the "Tang" class, which is mainly used for the construction of the three-month batch, will also participate in the construction work and deliver the rest of the batches. It can be straightened from this. By the end of the year, there will be as many as one capital ship to be built by the Navy of the Republic. 8 more than the US Navy, and if you count the 8 sunken "Long Beach" class, there are more than the old ones.

It is not surprising that the U.S. Navy chooses to defend passively when it is inferior to its opponents and is not expected to be able to catch up with them.

Of course, the U.S. Navy did not give up hope.

Judging from the information obtained after the war, the US Navy was at the beginning of the year. That is, after the Battle of Yap, a relatively detailed war plan was formulated, and its core idea was to take advantage of the huge strategic superiority of the United States in the Pacific region to hold firmly on all major fronts. Fight in? Reverse the unfavorable situation within 3 years, that is, six. It is only in the prime of life that the US Navy can seize the initiative. More importantly, to meet this expectation, the U.S. Navy must make full use of the numerous island bases in the Southwest Pacific and force the Republican Navy to capture them; In this way, the strength of the Republic's navy is depleted.

At this time, looking at the military deployment of the US Navy in the southwest Pacific, it is not difficult to understand the major impact of Europe's surrender to the republic.

Imagine that if the Republican Navy could not rely on New Meledonia, it would have to seize the forward base for landing in Australia, that is, attack the Solomon Islands at all costs, and fight the American forces on the tropical island known as the Guadalcanal, as the Japanese Navy did more than four years ago, even if it was not the American military who had the last laugh. The Republic's navy and marines are bound to waste precious troops and even more precious time here. It can be said that at the end of the year, that is, before the secret agreement between the Republic and the European Union, the US military was ready to meet the Republican ** force on Guadalcanal, not only deployed more than 10,000 ground troops here, but also stockpiled enough materials for these ground troops to hold out for two years, as well as ammunition that continued to consume more than half a year. Objectively speaking. Even if the Republican Marines are very strong. And the combat power is strong, in the rainforest of the island. Unless tactical nuclear warheads are used, or chemical weapons, which are also classified as weapons of mass destruction. Otherwise, it will definitely fight the US military for many months.

Anyway, as Europe makes a strategic choice, it all comes to naught.

In fact, for the US military, the impact is not limited to this.

According to some information declassified after the war, before the secret agreement between the EU and the Republic, a very similar agreement was reached with the United States in Switzerland, that is, the EU would not declare war on the United States, and the United States would help to persuade Russia and ensure the interests of European countries in the Pacific. In other words, the United States cannot go back on the nail and send troops to control the many overseas provinces and territories of European countries in the Pacific.

Although there is reason to believe that the United States did not intend to take this secret agreement seriously when it signed it. That is, if necessary, the United States will still send troops to control the overseas provinces and overseas territories of European countries in the Pacific, and the first thing that needs to be controlled is French New Lloridania. Among other things, the U.S. Navy drew up an emergency plan of action at that time, that is, in the event of a major change in the situation, it was necessary to take control of New Caledonia before the Republic Navy.

On Christmas Eve, the 1st and 2nd Main Fleets of the Republic Navy entered the Coral Sea from the New Hebrides, the north and south ends of the archipelago where Vanuatu is located, respectively, and opened the prelude to the march to Australia.

Although at this time, the fleet of ships transporting the Marine Corps was still in the waters of the Mariana Islands, and even the three sea bases supporting the fleet's operations were on their way south. The number of the fleet with aircraft carriers as the core and the two "Shanghai"-class aircraft carriers as the core was postponed because the main fleet occupied the number, but the US Navy had nothing to do. Instead of allowing the Third Fleet, which remained on Lord Howe Island, to take the initiative to go north to meet the enemy, the Third Fleet retreated to Spencer Bay, the bay south of Adelaide, that is, out of the range of the Republic Fleet.

As a result, the U.S. military voluntarily abandoned New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

Of course, it's not that the U.S. military is willing to give up, it's that there is no way. In any case, Vanuatu is an independent country. New Caledonia was an overseas province of France, and the United States had no reason to send troops to these two places until then, and there was no way to do so. In the face of upheaval. Even if the U.S. military wants to send troops to control New Leolidonia and Vanuatu before the Republican Army, it must first seize sea supremacy, and in the absence of sea supremacy, even if the U.S. Marine Corps reaches its destination. It will also be completely surrounded, and it will even be attacked by artillery fire and air strikes from the Navy of the Republic.

If anything, it can only be said that the Navy of the Republic acted too quickly.

Of course, the fleet's entry into the Shanming Sea was only the beginning.

In the next few days, in addition to the "Taiwan Island," "Hainan Island," and "Chongming Island," which were set up in the waters between Vanuatu and New Caledonia, the landing fleet carrying the marines also rushed over. Interestingly, it has become a European state that has dragged its feet. Of course, considering that the United States will send troops to control New Leolidonia and Vanuatu after the declaration of war in Europe, the operation of the Republic Navy in the Coral Sea can be regarded as a precautionary deployment.

It was not until 7 July, with the active promotion of France, Germany and Italy, that the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to enter the war in the absence of the United Kingdom, and later in the day, announced the sending of troops to Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine, as well as Kaliningrad in Russia.

By dawn on the 8th, European troops had entered Kaliningrad, and then Belarus and Lithuania. Although the Russian troops stationed in Kaliningrad put up a weak resistance, three Russian divisions were stationed at a distance from Ben 10 and did not have any advantages, and a unilateral ceasefire was declared on the night of August 8. Of course, the officers and men of these 3 Russian divisions did not surrender to the European troops until they received an order from the Russian authorities. From the perspective of stabilizing the overall situation, after the European troops were stationed in urban areas and important towns, they did not force the Russian troops who retreated to the camps to surrender.

In contrast, Belarus and Lithuania reacted significantly more gently. Although when European troops marched into these two countries, neither the Belarusian nor Lithuanian authorities welcomed them. They did not go to meet them, but when the situation was decided, both governments took a tacit attitude and ordered the troops stationed in the border areas to withdraw to their barracks and not to resist without being attacked. As in Kaliningrad, European troops did not storm the camps of Belarusian and Lithuanian troops. Instead, they politely took control of the main towns, and then sent liaison officers to the barracks to ask for their cooperation.

On the 8th of the month, it was said that the book of the mixed mountains was full of umbrellas, and the army of Jueyuan opened the mold and straightened, and Dan talked about it in the evening of the day. “※

Moldova is just a small country, and in the absence of Belarus, naturally, it does not dare to resist.

Relatively speaking, Ukraine is the most active. After all, Ukraine is already a belligerent country, and half of the country is under the occupation of the coalition forces of the intensive group. Although European armies are not here to help Ukraine fight, this army from the West can at least guarantee that the other half of the country will not fall. At least not in the hands of the same, the enemy. Affected by this, when the European troops carrying out the occupation mission marched into Ukraine, the Ukrainian authorities not only did not resist, but also cooperated very much, and the Ukrainian troops along the way also actively cooperated, and even took the initiative to lead the way for the European army. It seems that European armies are not here to occupy Ukraine, but to save it.

On the morning of the month, the republican ** team was as agreed. That is, when the European army crossed the border line, it launched a strategic general offensive on the continental battlefield. There is no doubt that the Russian army, which has long been red-eyed, has put up the craziest resistance.

In fact, judging by the situation at that time, the resistance of the Russian army did not make any sense.

After the attack, the republican ** troops in the north and south directions were divided into two routes, interspersed from the north and south to the west of Moscow. The intention of the Republican Army is very obvious, which is to push the front as far west as possible before the European armies enter Russia. The reason is simple, in accordance with the secret agreement between the republic and the EU. The place where the ground forces of the two sides meet will become the boundary line between the areas actually occupied by the two sides. Although the republic has achieved enough depth on the continental battlefield. But considering that on the southern battlefield, half of Ukraine east of the Don River is already under control, and the region has become a clear salient, from the perspective of leveling the front, the Republic Army should push the Russian front a few hundred kilometers to the west, keeping the European corps out of Moscow's gates.

According to the battle plan formulated by Yuan Chenhao and Su Jinhui, the destination of this offensive is Smolensk, west of Moscow, that is, to push the battle line to the Russian-Belarusian border, so that after Europe symbolically occupies the western territory of Russia, let the European legions retract their footsteps.

There is no doubt that this must be a bit of an absolute.

You know, what the barnyard needs is strategic security, not a symbolic occupation of Russia.

Interestingly, the unhindered march of the European legions was not even as strong as the surprise of the Republican Army on the battlefield. Although the unfamiliar environment had an impact on the march of the European Legion, coupled with the uncooperative attitude of the Belarusian authorities, it was also a problem, but it is clear that the European Legion was not threatened at all. The quality of the European Legion is really very bad. There is indeed a huge gap between the troops that have not fought in the past year and the troops that have been fighting continuously for nearly half a century. Of course, this also proves that it is absolutely not the equipment that determines the combat effectiveness of the troops, but the quality of officers and men.

Because the Army of the Republic advanced too fast. So the EU can't sit still for now.

On the morning of the previous month, the French president, on behalf of the European Union, made a hotline with the Republican Yuan, demanding that the authorities of the Republic earnestly fulfill their promise to cede the area west of Moscow to the European Union, instead of going back on their word. When guaranteeing that the promises in the agreement will be honored. Pei Chengyi mentioned very tactfully on the phone that the European Union, led by France, should also fulfill its promise, that is, to give the republican ** team due convenience in the Pacific theater.

Although there is no evidence to prove that the offensive actions planned by Yuan Chenhao and Su Jinhui on the mainland battlefield are related to Pei Chengyi, and Yuan Chenhao has always been a maverick, and often does not even take Pei Chengyi's orders seriously, but with Su Jinhui's personality, especially the role played by Su Jinhui on the mainland battlefield, as long as this combat operation has his share, there is reason to believe that Pei Chengyi at least used Yuan Chenhao, that is, with the help of the army's actions on the mainland battlefield to exert pressure on France and other European countries, so that the navy can benefit in the Pacific theater.

And that's exactly what happened.

On the afternoon of the last month, the French authorities announced that they would lend to the Republic military installations in New Löridonia and state-owned facilities owned by the French Government for a fee.

Almost simultaneously, on the battlefield on the mainland. The 2nd Army of the Republic, which had already bypassed Moscow, turned at the same time and did not continue its advance towards Smolensk, but joined the division at Vyazma, east of Moscow. Because the European Army entered Russia two days later and sent the vanguard to join the Republican Army, the Republican Army had enough time to survey the battlefield and determine that the military demarcation line of the occupied zone would be drawn in strict accordance with the commitment, which is the precise definition of the "Greater Moscow Region" in the secret agreement between the Republic and the European Union. That is, with the walls of the Kremlin as a baseline, stretching out like a kilometer in all directions, "Greater Moscow Region." Occupied by the Republic and governed by Europe, the west is occupied by Europe, and the east is occupied by the Republic, not when the Great European Legion arrives. And even more importantly, in the secret agreement between the republic and the EU. It was only stipulated that the north-south extension of the boundary line of the occupied territories between the two sides should not cross the meridian at the eastern and western apex of the "Greater Moscow District", so the Army of the Republic, which arrived two days earlier, had time to expand the occupied zone to the north and south, that is, to expand the occupied zone as much as possible. Although the front of the Army of the Republic was not taken seriously when the boundary line of the occupied zone was actually demarcated later, that is, the authorities of the Republic made major concessions on the issue of the demarcation of the occupied zone in order to stabilize the European Union, the actions of the Army of the Republic at this time were definitely not in vain. Imagine that without this aggressive expansion, the EU would have been even more emboldened. It will also be more arrogant, so that the Republic will make more significant concessions during the war. And even hand over the whole of Moscow.

By this time, the Russian authorities will have only the last good hours.

Month. On Sunday, with Moscow under siege, the Russian authorities declared defeat and surrendered to the Intensive Coalition and the Eurolegion, which had just set foot in Russia.

You know, the Eurocorps crossed the Russian-Belarusian border minutes before Russia announced its surrender.

It can be seen from this that the Russian authorities held out until this time because they did not want to surrender only to the intensive coalition forces of the republic, so as not to suffer losses in the resettlement after the surrender. In any case, only surrender to multiple blocs can allow Russia to go to war

Of course, those who surrendered on the same day were also driven to the Russian-Belarusian border area by more than 40,000 American troops!

In a sense, the EU asked the Republican team to attack a good hour late, not so that it could reach Russia in time, but so that the US troops trapped in Moscow could retreat calmly. In other words, this is what the United States is asking for. And it must be satisfied, otherwise the US military will not surrender, and it will be impossible for the Russian authorities to surrender to the republic under the control of others.

In fact, as early as the beginning of the month, the US authorities began to withdraw their troops from Russia as planned.

According to a file of the US military, the number of US officers and soldiers who withdrew from Russia exceeded 10,000 just before the end of the year. Interestingly, among the 10,000 soldiers here, except for some female civilian personnel and military and diplomatic personnel stationed in Russia, the rest are officers and soldiers of the main combat units, and they are officers and men with rich experience in actual combat. Non-combatants, who should have been given priority to care, were not able to make it. From this, it can also be seen that the US authorities do not have any hope for Russia, and only by giving priority to the withdrawal of the main combat forces can the combat effectiveness of the US military be preserved. to the month. Day. That is, when Russia announced its surrender, about 10,000 more American troops left Russia.

It can be said that in the past month or so, the US military has completed the "Dunkirk retreat" across the Atlantic, and although the main force of nearly 10,000 people that has been preserved as a result has not brought the United States a final victory, the impact of this strategic retreat, especially the impact of symbolism on the morale and fighting spirit of US officers and men, is certainly not under the Dunkirk retreat. If we look at the impact on the war, this strategic retreat can also be regarded as a major turning point, that is, the American people, who previously thought that they could rely on their strategic superiority to remain undefeated, suddenly realized that the so-called strategic superiority is just a flower in the water, a moon in the mirror, and not only will not bring victory to the United States, but will lead the United States to defeat.

In fact, after the great retreat, the authorities of the state carried out extensive propaganda.

Judging by the situation at that time, it was not the US army that retreated from Russia, but the republican ** team. Of course, at the time of propaganda, the US authorities did not mention that more than 40,000 soldiers had surrendered in the Russian-Belarusian border area, and that the European Union would not repatriate these American officers and soldiers until after the end of the war, in accordance with the agreement with the Republic. Interestingly. Because the European Union did not declare war on the United States and did not completely cut off people-to-people exchanges with the United States, under the propaganda of the United States, hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic young people from European countries crossed the ocean to the United States through Mexico and Canada, and joined the US military as volunteers. What is even more interesting is that it is also true because of the fear of spies among these young Europeans, in the context of the increasing number of volunteers. The US authorities created a special "European Corps."

Anyway, to the field years. On Sunday, the fighting on the battlefield on the mainland was declared over.

In this war, which has lasted for more than 2 years, in addition to Russia, it has paid the price of nearly 10,000 casualties. The intensive coalition forces with the Republic as the main group also paid a heavy price in the death of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, including about 10,000 soldiers of the Republic of China, and about 10,000 wounded and disabled, while the United States also paid a heavy price of casualties and 10,000 prisoners on this battlefield far from the mainland.

Even after the war, there were many people who believed that the US authorities had paid a heavy price of 10,000 officers and soldiers. It is not a good deal to let Russia support itself for an extra couple of months in the midst of suffering. Some people even believe that if the US authorities project these 10,000 troops to other battlefields, such as the Middle East theater. The harvest will certainly be even greater. Of course. These people ignore a very critical issue. That is, apart from Russia, what other battlefield can accommodate 10,000 US troops, or add 10,000 troops to the original strength?

Undoubtedly, the answer to this question is very clear.

Whatever one may say, the American authorities made an effort in Russia, and it was the maximum. Although the results were far from what the United States needed, there were still many people who gave objective evaluations of the performance of the U.S. military, especially when fighting against the Republican team.

In the words of a European historian of wars, even if you remove the period from the beginning of the year to the end of the year

"The contribution of 10,000 U.S. troops on the battlefield during the truce is roughly equivalent to that of the young 10,000 U.S. troops. That is, the combat effectiveness of the US army is basically 7 times that of the Russian army. More importantly, in the event of a confrontation with the Republican Army, as long as it is well prepared, the US military can basically hold the line with the same number of troops, or break through the defense line of the Republican Army with 2 to 3 times the number of troops. It can be said that it was precisely the tenacious performance of the US military in defensive operations that forced the authorities of the Republic to repeatedly increase troops on the mainland battlefield, thus ignoring the fighting in the Middle East. Imagine, if the United States had not sent troops to Russia, and the Republican ** team had defeated Russia on the mainland battlefield, then the army of about 10,000 Chi mobilized before the end of the year, even if only half of it was taken, would have crushed the coalition forces of the Western Group in the Middle East battlefield. To put it mildly, if we can send an additional old combat unit equivalent to 10,000 troops to Li Dongshi by April of this year, and provide sufficient supplies, the Republic Army will definitely be able to launch a strategic counterattack in the middle of the year, recover Syria and Kurdistan, and even fight Ankara with concentrated forces.

It can be seen that the US military on the Russian battlefield did not just defeat Russia a few months late.

Of course, all this does not change the passive position of the United States.

While the Republican Corps and the Eurolegion were picking up the mess on the continental battlefield and bargaining over the Line of Actual Control, the vanguard of the Republican Marines had already landed in New Caledonia and was in good shape to change the French army. Although as agreed. The French army would remain in New Caledonia only to leave the barracks and be disarmed and to take charge only of local security and operations related to the war. All are in charge of the Republican ** team.

It is not France that surrenders power, but France does not want to offend the United States.

Of course, this did not have a substantial impact on the combat operations of the Navy of the Republic in the South-West Pacific.