Huaxia City, the capital of the empire, is within the Supreme Command. The emperor and the military bigwigs were listening to the report of the chief of the general staff, General Liu Zhongming, on the war situation at that time. This time, the war is a matter of great importance, so in addition to the important military leaders in active service, even the retired Marshal Niu Meng and Marshal Zhao Yi also attended this meeting. After all, this war was the last large-scale war of the Empire. As long as you can win this war, you can crush the enemies of the empire. Then, the empire will no longer have to worry about the future.

"Your Majesty, at present in Belgium, the 14th Army of the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army inflicted heavy losses on the German army at Eindhoven, causing the Germans to lose more than 500,000 men in the Maas line and in the ensuing battle. The German offensive has been suspended, and it is supposed to be readjusting the strategy. In addition, the Belgian Army at the fortress of Liège withstood the attack of twice the German army with its strong fortress. The Germans should not have been able to break through the fortress of Liège at this time. As for the southern front, the 400,000-strong Belgian Army was building a new defensive line. In the war in Belgium, the Reich and the Belgian Army succeeded in implementing the Reich's strategy and fending off the Germans. Admiral Liu Zhongming was wrong.

The Empire's initial strategy was to hold back the Germans and buy time for the arrival of Imperial reinforcements. Now, both the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army were fighting well, successfully fending off the Germans, which made the tide of the war in favor of the Reich.

"As for the territory of France, the Spanish Army and the Army of the Kingdom of France are facing off against the German Army and the Imperial Army of France on the Seine. The total number of troops invested by both sides on this line is more than 2.5 million, almost 3 million. Although the Spanish Army has already committed the main forces, but. The General Staff feared that it would be difficult to withstand the enemy's attack on their own. So, the General Staff planned to put the 16th Army into operations on French territory. Make sure you can hold the front. Admiral Liu Zhongming continued.

"Hmmm! Let the 16th Army go to the territory of France. As long as we can stabilize the battle line, we can buy enough time. That's enough. Long Yufei's face was full of smiles, the development of the battle situation was beneficial to the empire, this was what he wanted to see the most.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Liu Zhongming nodded, quickly recorded the order, and when the meeting was over, he would immediately give an order to the 16th Army, asking them to rush to France to help the Spanish Army and the Royal French Army stabilize the front.

"Now. The situation on the Western Front was generally very favorable for the Empire. The reinforcements sent by the Empire have already entered the Indian Ocean and are sailing westward. As long as the Spanish navy can defeat the Ottoman Turkish navy and control the shipping routes in the Mediterranean, then our reinforcements will be able to be transported to Western Europe by sea. When the time comes, the Germans want to drive us into the sea, it is absolutely impossible. Admiral Liu Zhongming said. The development of the war situation in Western Europe was, on the whole, very satisfactory. Although, the Germans still had the upper hand. But. It was impossible for the Germans to gain overwhelming superiority and quickly sweep through the whole of Western Europe. After all, the setbacks in the north of Belgium. This caused the Germans to lose a full half a million men. Crucially, it's a waste of time. It seemed unlikely that the Germans would want to take control of all of Western Europe before Chinese reinforcements arrived. This was for the strategy of the Germans. It will be a heavy blow.

Long Yufei and the others all nodded again and again, they were also very satisfied with the development of the battle situation. This and pre-war planning. Basically, there is not much difference.

"Your Majesty, the next step is the Eastern Front. After the outbreak of war. The Russians were actively mobilizing their forces and did not launch an offensive at the first time. However, according to the information we have received, the Russians have completed their troop movements. On the line from the Volga to the Don, they deployed more than one and a half million troops. It was clear that the Russians were preparing for a full-scale attack. In addition, the Russians are still actively mobilizing, and it is expected that the total number of Russians will reach more than 4 million after the mobilization is completed. The current Russian army has all been equipped with German-made weapons and has also received training from German * officers, which has greatly improved the combat effectiveness of these Russian troops. Fortunately, with moats like the Volga and Don rivers, we only need a small number of troops to withstand the Russian attack. The real battle is expected to unfold in Volgograd. There is a halfway point between the Don and Volga rivers, a 40-kilometer-wide defensive line that will become a key attack area for the Russian army. Admiral Liu Zhongming said.

"With the strength of the 1st Army and the 2nd Army, it shouldn't be too difficult to hold the entire defense line, right?" Long Yufei asked. After all, neither the Volga nor the Don is a small ditch, both are wide rivers. It was the time of high water, and it was not so easy for the Russians to cross the river at this time. Therefore, the Imperial Army was only trying to defend the perimeter of Volgograd.

"Your Majesty, the 1st Army and the 2nd Army are able to hold the line. However, the General Staff planned a large-scale offensive on the Eastern European Plain. When the western front is on the defensive, we need to launch a fierce offensive on the eastern front, so as to be able to deter the Germans, contain the strength of the Germans, and further support the western front. Admiral Liu Zhongming said.

Long Yufei nodded: "Does the General Staff have a specific plan?" "The Great Plains of Eastern Europe, it is indeed time to attack. Especially when the Imperial Army was equipped with a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, and even more so when this kind of armored forces rushed forward.

"Your Majesty, the General Staff plans to let the 1st Army and the 2nd Army hold the line of defense and consume the living forces of the Russian army. After the effective strength of the Russian army is consumed, heavy troops will be invested to attack the Russian army. For this reason, the 4th Army of the Imperial Army had already reached the Volga, and the 5th and 6th armies would also be on the front a week later. In addition, the 1st and 2nd Panzer Corps directly under the General Staff will also be involved in this battle. The follow-up 7th Army and the 8th Army will serve as reserve forces for this campaign. Admiral Liu Zhongming introduced. The General Staff has been planning this offensive plan for a long time, and for this reason it did not hesitate to put valuable armored troops into it.

Long Yufei didn't speak, but was thinking, and then he said: "Follow the plan drawn up by the General Staff to carry it out." I have only one request, and that is to take an all-out defensive posture on the Great Plains of Eastern Europe before winter falls. Otherwise, the cold will cost us dearly. This is true not only on the Eastern Front, but also on the Western Front! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Liu Zhongming replied. He knew Long Yufei's worries, after all, the winter in Russia was too terrifying. In the last war, the Imperial Army also stopped attacking completely in the winter and turned to the defensive. But even so, the non-combat attrition caused by the cold cost the empire dearly. This was when the empire had prepared enough clothing and fuel for the winter. It can be said that the Russian winter is an even more vicious enemy than the Russian Army.

"In addition, the Empire's air force units are to be fully deployed on the battlefield to provide support to the army. I hope that in this war, the advantages of various technical weapons can be brought into play, so that the empire can win the war at the lowest cost. Long Yufei said. Didn't the empire work so hard to develop so many advanced weapons in order to win this war at the lowest cost?

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Liu Zhongming nodded. After the outbreak of the war, the Air Force did not make a move. This is mainly due to the fact that field airfields on the front line have not yet been built. Previously, the Imperial Air Force was almost always stationed in the hinterland of the Empire for the sake of secrecy. As the war was about to begin, field airfields began to be built on the front line. It is expected that in a few days, it will be completed.

"Your Majesty, the current strategy of the Reich on both the eastern and western fronts is to defend the west and attack the east, in order to deal with our most powerful enemy, Germany. So far, the plan has been a success. As long as there are no surprises, we will completely gain the advantage of war. Admiral Liu Zhongming continued.

Defending the west and attacking the east means turning into a comprehensive defense in Western Europe in order to maintain the Empire's foothold in Western Europe, so that after the Empire's reinforcements arrive in Western Europe, they can calmly land and put into the battlefield. On the Eastern Front, the empire is on an all-out offensive, with seven armies and two armored armies currently being invested, nearly 1.5 million men, and more than 2,500 tanks. It can be seen how fierce the Empire's offensive on the Eastern Front will be. Not to mention that the poorly equipped Russian Army, even the German Army, may not be able to withstand it.

In addition to the two fronts, the eastern and western fronts, there was also the southern front. The southern route mainly refers to the Middle East. However, the Southern Front was not the main front of the Empire. Here, the main wars were fought between the kingdoms of Afghanistan, Egypt and Najd and the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Army. The Ottoman Empire was very strong after full mobilization, but the Empire hoped that the combined forces of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, Egypt, and Najd would be able to withstand the Ottoman Turkish Empire. After all, the Persian Gulf here was the most important source of energy for the empire. If the Persian Gulf were to be attacked, the empire would be in great trouble.

If there is an unfavorable situation on the battlefield on the southern front, the empire will also invest in the army as soon as possible. After all, if nothing else, holding the Persian Gulf is the most important thing. (To be continued......)

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