Chapter 597 Horn 2

The heavy snow sprinkled one after another, as if the situation on the western front was gradually fascinated, which made everyone fall into it, but they couldn't see it clearly.

It is false to say that it is not to worry. Such a large-scale campaign, neither the general staff nor Li Mo, has ever experienced it, and this will be the first time that the three armies have cooperated in the true sense. Scheduling, cooperation, deployment, offensive plans and routes are enough to bustle all the staff.

So it has been well-known in the world, and has been pirated by Emperor Li. The grand area has become one of the landmarks of Xinhua. The sound of the Allies' gritting their teeth at it can be heard across the Pacific Ocean. Everyone is busy in the Pentagon of the Ministry of Defense of the Xinhua Empire.

However, in this kind of busyness and nervousness, there are also people who are busy. On the rooftop next to the conference room on the fourth floor, three men gathered together and whispered something. From time to time, there was a bright laughter, which made the passing staff and staff and staff members subconsciously glance to see who was lazy, but after seeing the appearance clearly, They all spread out to do their own things again.

Duan Fei swept his nose with his hand and met two big brothers and smokers. He was also helpless.

Li Qiang didn't seem to see Duan Fei's movements. He smiled at Zhang Shun and said, "Shunzi, you have been fat recently. Have you finished training for six large land warriors? What are your plans for the next step? Are you going to counterattack the Cologne Islands?

"It's not."

Zhang Shun shook his head. After the war, the first six mainland war divisions, which were strengthened to 50,000 people each, did make him happy as the commander of the Marine Corps, but he was also well aware of his pressure. Among the three generals in those years, he was probably the most criticized in terms of ability and level. In order not to let others say that he was The emperor's cronies only sat on the commanding throne, so he spent almost half of the years charging in the military academy. With the end of the naval battle of the Cologne Islands, the east disturbance has been opened, and the war has been pushed to the island. The marines will begin to attack on the whole line, and he will finally face the test.

So he immediately said, "It's not that simple to hit the Cologne Islands. It's too far from Honolulu, and logistics supplies, especially fresh water, food and so on, are too troublesome, so we have to find a place to settle down first."

"Footfalling point?" Hearing Zhang Shun's words, Li Qiang's eyes flashed coldly: "Are you going to pull Ecuador?"

"Hmm." Duan Fei next to him nodded: "Gu Weijun has left for Ecuador five days ago. Now that the United States has occupied the Colon Islands, there has been anti-American voices in Ecuador, which is a good opportunity."

Li Qiang doesn't know much about politics and diplomacy. He prefers to speak with bullets and daggers, so he did not delve into the actions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He laughed and said, "If the Cologne Islands don't fight for the time being, won't the Marines have nothing to do?"

"Come on, I can't compare with you Nighthawks." Zhang Shun curled his lips and said, "The plan of the general ginseng has come down. We must completely take down the Marshall Islands and the Gilbert Islands within three months and stabilize the periphery of Nauru first."

"Are you going to fight in the southwest? Didn't you say you wanted to fight Malaya and the Indian Ocean first?

"The general reference believes that Australia's British and American troops should not be too easy, nor can they be allowed to attack Northwest Australia smoothly. They should make more use of island landings to stop them." Zhang Shun said the task he had just got and frowned: "Do you think the emperor is too early to play the Western Front this time? It's reasonable to attack the Malaya Peninsula and Sarawak, but isn't it?

"This is to cooperate with Germany!" Duan Fei narrowed his eyes.

"Germany?" Zhang Shun looked at Li Qiang and looked at Duan Fei at the same time: "Can't Germany stand it?"

"I can't stand it, but the pressure is too great!" After all, Duan Fei has been walking around for a long time and knows more than the two of them, so he explained it.

It turned out that after Spain, Portugal and Italy joined the Allies, the pressure on the German Western Front increased several times. Although Xinhua surrounded millions of Russian troops in Western Siberia and forced Russia to send more troops to the Ural Mountains, which basically eased their pressure on the Eastern Front, the Western Front was still a big problem.

The Allies are currently gathering nearly four million troops there, and the number is still increasing. Although Germany has responded, it has also drawn five armies from the Eastern Front, and has once again mobilized more than 500,000 troops to reinforce the Western Front. However, relying on the strength of one country to fight against the pressure of several countries is too great. Originally, they thought The plan to send troops to the Western Front of Austria-Hungary has been aborted, because Italy has dragged down nearly half a million Austro-Hungarian troops.

What's more serious is that the quagmire of the Battle of the Gallipoli Peninsula (or the Battle of the Dardanelles) has disgusted the Allies. There are many signs that Britain has decided to completely end this meaningless war of attrition, where the whereabouts of nearly 300,000 remaining troops have attracted attention.

Germany believes that if Xinhua does not put pressure on the Indian Ocean, the hundreds of thousands of veterans who survived the war will definitely be used on the most critical western front, and the situation of the German army, which is already under great pressure, will be more severe. Therefore, it is hoped that Xinhua can launch an Indian Ocean offensive as soon as possible and attract more than 300,000 troops.

In addition, a year and a half of consumption has made several major European allies face severe domestic pressure, and supplies and food have gradually become tense, so they are eager to open up the Middle East Railway and get external blood transfusion. Judging from the current progress, this vital artery can be repaired by the end of June at the latest.

On the contrary, the Allie's have become aggressive because of the mobilization of materials and funds of the United States after the Gibraltar Conference. According to the news sent back by the German General Staff and Wang Shizhen, an unprecedented war will start from the Western Front in January at the latest. If external blood transfusion cannot be obtained, Germany is also very It is difficult to guarantee that it can last until the victory of the war.

So Germany has sent telegrams again and again, asking Xinhua to open the Western Front offensive as soon as possible, cut off India, Britain's largest source of foreign aid and human resources, open up the Strait of Hormuz, and truly connect the alliance.

In fact, everyone is very clear that although the Allies also have the strength to compete with the Allies in terms of quantity, because of the barrier between the Indian Ocean and the two canals, they have always fought separately. In the long run, the possibility of winning is very small. In contrast, the Allies are basically all on the Atlantic coast, which can easily support any A war zone, concentrate on breaking through each other.

"Aren't you going to open the Russian line?" Zhang Shun asked.

"It's not that simple." Duan Fei shook his head: "First of all, at least before May, Western Siberia did not have the conditions to launch a large-scale campaign, and we can't really control Lenin's power. We don't know whether he will defect once he gains power in the current situation. In addition, Europe has not yet reached the end of life, so we are in West Siberia. It is helpful for Liado to consume some Russian power.

Duan Fei's words made the two nod at the same time. The more Russia is consumed, the better. Only when they are exhausted and unable to continue can Lenin come to power to get the greatest benefit, because at that time, even if the Bolsheviks defected, they did not have enough strength to consume, only You can choose to withdraw from the war completely.

This explanation also made the two understand why they had to start the western attack plan early.

However, the military action to the west can't be achieved overnight. The four key points of Malaya, Ceylon, Mumbai and the Strait of Hormuz are almost fortified by the Ally countries.

Needless to say, it's unrealistic not to attack the west there.

Ceylon is located in the southeast of the Indian Peninsula and is the most important barrier. If you want to attack India by sea, this is the best springboard. In addition, Mumbai is the economic center of India and the base of the Allied Indian Ocean Fleet. Because of the Persian barrier, the Strait of Hormuz is also very difficult and dangerous. It is the last line of defense of the Alles, and they will definitely stay there.

"Duan Fei, as you see, how long will it take to get through the Strait of Hormuz?"

Duan Fei shook his head: "I don't know, but this battle is not urgent. You may still be able to take the initiative at sea, but the pressure on the army will be much greater. Starting from the Malay Peninsula, the Allies have arranged a large number of troops in the four regions. If hundreds of thousands of troops in the Battle of the Gallipoli Peninsula are also deployed there. The army will face at least three to five million enemies!"

" hiss."

Hearing this number, Zhang Shun couldn't help taking a breath of cold air and said in surprise, "Are there so many troops from the Allygion?"

"Is it a lot?" Duan Fei glanced at Zhang Shun: "At present, there are 50,000 in Sarawak, about 200,000 in Malay Peninsula, and 250,000 in Ceylon. India is mobilized by the whole country. It is easy to arm tens of millions of troops of troops of this scale. Persia is also the traditional sphere of influence of Britain. There is no problem for hundreds of thousands of troops to pull up. Don't forget that the United States also promised to send With the assistance of 200,000 troops, the first 100,000 have arrived in India, and according to the current trend, it may increase, and they provided at least 1 million rifles and bullets to the Ally last month alone.

According to our intelligence, Britain has fully mobilized all colonies, and the number of armed people has exceeded 10 million, which may eventually reach 15 million and is still increasing, half of which are in Europe, and the rest are concentrated in the Indian Ocean and Australia.

The United States joined the war a little later, but Gibraltar also began to mobilize the whole country. It is said that the first batch of troops required to reach 5 million. In addition, Italy and France have enough colonial soldiers to transfer. Spain itself is also a populous country, and Russia has been armed with 15 million, so if The total number of mobilized by the Allied countries is actually close to the 40 million mark!"

"Good boy, when are you going to hit this?" Zhang Shun took a cigarette fiercely. Although he was worried, he was more eager to try. You know, Xinhua's first batch of mobilized no more than 150 divisions, and the total number of old troops did not exceed 5 million, but he had to face 20 million troops. Even if so many pigs were put in front of him, he would kill them for several years!

"Can more people guarantee victory?" Li Qiang narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "There are many British colonies, but India has the most human resources. As long as you take India, it will become a landing!"

"Although it's a good word, the road to India is not easy to walk, and the northwest is basically impossible. The army of high cold and hypoxia in Tibet can't go, if it is by sea alone."

"Well, that's not necessarily true." Before Duan Fei finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Qiang's big hand.

"We have found a way!"

"Really!"

(to be continued)