Volume Fourteen, Smoke of Gunpowder, Chapter 92
The Battle of Canglekochesu was calculated as Bu. The second Battle of Qi in the Middle East War, that is, after the Battle of Damascus at the end of the fourth year, the two sides invested more than 10,000 troops on one battlefield for the first time. And the decisive battle with the main purpose of eliminating the opponent's live power.
In fact, the significance of this battle is far less important than rumored.
During the decisive battle between the night of June and July 7, the Republic Army successively invested 4 combat units of old ten thousand troops, and the US Army also successively invested about 10,000 troops of 8 main divisions. Including the forces invested by the allies of both sides, the troops participating in the war during this period were about 10,000. If we look at the purpose of the battle, that is, to consume the other party's living power, it can be said that both sides achieved their goals. At the end of the decisive battle, the Republic Army suffered about four casualties and missing officers and soldiers, and the Allied Army lost between 10,000 and 10,000 troops; the United States Army suffered about 10,000 casualties and missing officers and soldiers, and the Allied Army lost about 10,000 troops. In other words, the total loss of the two sides of the war accounted for about 70,000 yuan of troops, that is, except for the Republic Army and the United States Army, the others were several other troops.
The army was almost wiped out. Such a battle result somewhat surprised the commanders of both sides and exceeded the pre-war expectations of both sides. That is to say, after the battle in the decisive stage, the SIO Group coalition lost its ability to march into Mosul, and the intensive group coalition also lost its ability to capture Mosul and Deirzur. Although in the next few months, the two sides fought several not-too-small battles around Mosul and Deirzur, the result was that no one could do anything to each other. By the end of the year, with the overall situation on the Middle East battlefield undergoing a major change, that is, the Republic's Army began to increase troops to the Middle East battlefield and was preparing to launch a strategic counterattack in this direction, Li Dongshi took the initiative to withdraw from Mosul and Deirzur to leave room for the subsequent offensive operations.
It can be seen that the biggest gain of this counterattack battle that lasted for several months was the consumption of the troops of both sides. Although in the long run, because the US and Israeli troops were unable to seize the precious opportunity in the second half of the year to recuperate, they consumed a lot of energy in the deserts and mountains of the Middle East and had limited troops, and had a considerable impact on the subsequent strategic defense, from the overall situation, even without this counterattack battle, Li Dongshi had the ability to consume a considerable amount of US troops in the subsequent strategic offensive and seized the initiative on the battlefield.
This situation of being too much to beat the person, not too little to beat the person. It exists on all battlefields.
If you want to talk about the severity, the Pacific battlefield is naturally the most important.
To be honest, the Republic's Navy and Marine Corps were playing soybeans throughout the second half of the year, and the US Navy and Marine Corps were not much better.
It is undeniable that it is not uncommon to suspend the offensive in order to accumulate strength on the marine battlefield.
In any case, the main force on the marine battlefield is the fleet, not the Marines. Although from a tactical perspective, in large-scale wars, only when the fleet and the Marines cooperate and support each other can they defeat the enemy at the fastest speed and at the lowest cost, in terms of the main and secondary divisions, the fleet is still the main force, and the Marines are the offensive auxiliary forces. In this way, only when the fleet is ready can they be able to launch a strategic offensive.
The Republic's Navy fought for nearly 2019, because the fleet was not ready yet.
It was not until the end of the year that with the official service of eight Tang-class main ships, the Republic's Navy obtained enough troops to launch a strategic offensive on the Pacific battlefield. At this time, the eight Qin-class main ships had already recovered their combat effectiveness, and the several aircraft "carriers" that were first created in previous battles also restored their combat effectiveness. In other words, the Republic's Navy can invest two main fleets and fleets with aircraft carriers as the core on the Pacific battlefield. Including the "Chongming Island" and "Taiping Island" maritime bases that served in the middle of the year are all fourth-generation maritime bases composed of necessary module ships, as well as the "Taiwan Island", "Hainan Island" and "Changxing Island" maritime bases that have been operating in the Western Pacific, the Republic's Navy can invest various combat ships with a total tonnage of more than 10,000 tons in the offensive direction.
Mu Yong suspected that this was a sea offensive force that was strong enough to support the Republic's Marine Corps to board the Australian continent. Although by the end of the year, the US Navy also invested a variety of combat ships with a total tonnage of nearly 10,000 tons on the Pacific battlefield, with a total tonnage of nearly 10,000 tons, and the total tonnage of large warships was only about 10,000 tons, in the absence of a main fleet, the US Navy was unable to stop the progress of the Republic's Navy. Affected by this, before the end of the month, the US military voluntarily gave up the Federal Republic of Micronesia and concentrated its forces on the Marshall Islands and Wake Island, and concentrated hundreds of thousands of troops and thousands of combat aircraft in New Guinea and Solomon Islands south of Micronesia, and put on an stance to stop the Republic's Navy from moving south at all costs.
In fact, what the US authorities were most worried about at that time was not the Republic's navy heading south, but the advance eastward.
Although throughout Mengkou Year, the US military was strengthening its defenses in the direction of the Hawaiian Islands, not only transferred most of the defenders originally stationed in Guam to Wake Island and Midway, but also drew half of the old tens of thousands of elite troops from the mainland to consolidate the defense of the Hawaiian Islands. In order to make so many defensive forces useful, the US authorities also transported tens of millions of tons of materials, most of which were engineering materials, in just a few months. According to the information obtained after the war, the US military not only expanded the ground defense positions in the Hawaiian Islands, but also built a large number of underground fortifications, and used Haiti tunnels to push Oahu Island.
Maui and Hawaii Island are connected to several large islands in the eastern part of the archipelago. To the west of Oahu, there is a deep trench above the quay, and it is too difficult to build an undersea tunnel. More importantly, there is sufficient evidence to prove that when building the defense facilities of the Hawaii Islands, the US military fully referenced the impact of the "Rota Island Blast". Moreover, the Hawaii Islands are the same geologically as the Mariana Islands. They are all archipelagos formed by undersea volcanic eruptions, and there are also the most active active volcanoes in the world today. Therefore, when building defense facilities, the US military must consider the harm caused by volcanic activities and not deal with the island-based troops.
It can be said that the US military has only one effort to strengthen the defense of the Hawaiian Islands, namely, to defend the local area.
Although from any perspective, the Republic's Navy will first go south and then advance east, that is, first capture Australia to ensure flanking security and protect the North Indian Ocean route from threats. It should be noted that by the day of the year, the US attack submarines deployed in Australia achieved a record of 10,000 tons on the North Indian Ocean route, of which the Pea is a cargo ship, and basically they are cargo ships loaded with cargo. The resulting losses have had a great impact on the combat operations of the Republic's army on the Middle East battlefield. It also forced the Republic's Navy to use more resources to build escort warships and transport ships to make up for the losses, rather than using precious resources to build capital ships. As the number of attack submarines deployed by the US military in Australia increased sharply, especially the three shipyards in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide had the construction attack.
The threat of submarines to the North Indian Ocean route will increase a lot, and it will even pose a fatal threat to the maritime routes in the South China Sea. It can be said that this alone will make the Republic's Navy temporarily give up its intention to attack the Hawaiian Islands. However, from the US standpoint, if the Republic's Navy can support the Marines to board the Hawaiian Islands and advance steadily eastward, after occupying Oahu, the Republic's Navy can use this as a base to block all ports and Panama Canal on the west coast of the United States, thereby cutting off the maritime routes from the United States to Australia. For Australian shipyards and supporting factories, the Republic's authorities only need to wait until the production of bombers increases, and use continuous strategic bombing to make Australia with less than 100 million people lose the threat within the year.
In short, direct eastward advance is an effective way to shorten the course of war.
Based on the interests of the United States, it is naturally the first to protect the Hawaiian Islands. In this way, the US authorities have to make a fuss about strategic deployment. That is, they find ways to lure the Republic's Navy to attack Australia. For this reason, the US Navy openly built a plank road and secretly visited Chen Cang. While increasing troops to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, they are making every effort to strengthen the defense deployment of Wake Island and Midway Island. In the eyes of the Republic, this move is naturally easy to move south and difficult to advance east.
Don't deny it. It is indeed a big temptation to directly attack the Hawaiian Islands.
The problem is that no matter what the navy has, the basic strategy must be in line with the overall strategy of the Republic. It has been mentioned many times before that the North Indian Ocean route is the lifeline of the Republic. Although the Republic has almost all necessary strategic resources, and the reserves of most strategic resources are very huge. Including the resources of several neighboring countries, even if all maritime routes are cut off, the Republic will not have insufficient resources. The problem is that the labor force of the Republic is not as amazing as the population. Moreover, the cost of mining local resources is several times that of imports from overseas. It can be said that if local resources must be mined, a large amount of labor must be invested in the resource industry with low labor efficiency, which will have a huge impact on the Republic's overall industrial production capacity and war potential.
It can be said that if we count the negative impact of mining our own strategic resources on the post-war world situation, especially the recovery of war trauma, it would be much more cost-effective to fill the Indian Ocean with escort warships than to start those mines that have been sealed for decades, starting from the national interests of the Republic.
It must be admitted that during the war, the Republic was definitely a very selfish act of seeking far and wide and using the resources of its allies to support the entire war, but from the overall situation, this is undoubtedly the result of optimizing productivity. In fact, this is also the basic strategy adopted by the United States, which is to transfer industries with inefficient production to abroad, use its limited labor force to produce the most military.
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It can be seen from this that the Republic's Navy must first go south to occupy Australia and block the passage between the US troops in and out of the Indian Ocean.
By the same token, when attacking Australia, the Republic's Navy will also take action on the Indian Ocean, that is, to go south to control the southern part of the African continent. Either South Africa actively joins the intensive group or the Republic's army invades South Africa, thereby closing another channel for US submarines to enter the Indian Ocean.
Only after completing these two steps will the Republic Navy march eastward and attack the Hawaiian Islands.
In order to prove the replay of the occupation of Australia, as early as the beginning of the year of Liao, that is, after the end of the Yap Navy, the occupation of the Mariana Islands was a foregone conclusion, the Republic's Navy used a supercomputer group specially prepared for this war to simulate and analyze the war and the North Indian Ocean tonight. The conclusion was that if the United States could double the output of attack submarines in four years as planned, even if the submarines built in Australia were not considered, and the Republic would lose about 10,000 tons of merchant ships according to the ratio of 10,000 tons of merchant ships, and the Republic's maximum tolerance for field years. That is, the total tonnage of merchant ships that can be lost without affecting strategic sea transportation is less than 10,000 tons, and if more than 10,000 tons, it will have an impact on the construction of warships and thus have an impact on the navy's combat operations.
Based on this conclusion, the Republic's Navy had no other choice and could only concentrate its forces to attack Australia.
According to the combat plan formulated by the Republic authorities in Japan, at the latest at the end of Tianniankou month, that is, at the end of the third quarter, the Republic's Navy seized the sea control power in the south of the Solomon Islands, pushed the front to the Coral Sea south of the Solomon Islands, and landed in Xinkoridonia or Vanuatu, to prepare for entering Australia.
There is no doubt that this plan is not humble and compact, which forces the Navy to consider whether to bypass the Solomon Islands.
Although theoretically, the Solomon Islands are the northern gate of Australia, if you want to have no worries, you have to occupy New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. You should know that "many years ago, when the Japanese Navy headed south, it first occupied New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, and was willing to fight with the US military on Guadalcanal in the southern part of the archipelago. However, based on the actual situation, especially the navy's offensive distance, it is not very meaningful to attack New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
First of all, the US and Australian troops deployed on Irahn Island, that is, the ground on the west side of New Guinea Island, is the gateway. After Tsai used the aviation troops deployed in the Philippines and Indonesia to make the US military abandon New Guinea. For the Solomon Islands, the tactic of blockade and not attack can be adopted, that is, after the navy seized the sea control power, the US military could not use the Solomon Islands by blockade. It would be impossible to use the Solomon Islands as a barrier to Australia.
The Navy and the Marine Corps have long reached a consensus on this tactical choice.
Judging from the situation at that time, after the US military voluntarily gave up Micronesia, the most important problem of the Republic's Navy and Marines heading south to attack Australia was in addition to seizing sea control, the biggest problem was the advance base. After all, Micronesia did not have many islands that were large enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of ground troops, and the Mariana Islands were too far away from Australia. In other words, no matter how the offensive tactics were arranged, a large enough advance base for the Marines had to be established before landing in Australia.
If sea control can be ensured, the closer we are to Australia, the better.
Some people may say that Indonesia to the north is very close to Australia. The problem is that if the troops set out from Indonesia, they can only land in northwest and northern Australia. The core area of Australia is in the southeast. Even in addition to the southeast and narrow coastal areas, the remaining deserts and Gobi are deserts. In this way, even if the Republic Marines can land in northwest Australia, they have to cross the deserts of a thousand kilometers to reach Sydney and Melbourne, and the cost of marching on land is equivalent to pushing the old 0-kilometer-long kilometers at sea. In other words, rather than landing in northwest Australia, it is better to bypass Indonesia and land in southeast or eastern Australia to shorten the logistics supply line and reduce the difficulty of guarantee.
Based on these situations, the best starting point is naturally New Radonia.
The Uyu Island, located on the east side of the Coral Sea, is nearly 1,000 square meters. It is one of the largest islands in the southwest Pacific. The island Noumea is also one of the best deep-water ports in the region, with a permanent population of nearly 10,000. This is definitely an ideal place for the Republic Marines. The problem is that New Loarydonia and the adjacent Loarti Islands are both French overseas provinces, that is, French territory. Although in terms of administrative divisions, overseas provinces have almost all administrative autonomy, that is, in addition to diplomacy, national defense, etc., overseas provinces have autonomy, but this does not hinder the relationship between New Loarydonia and France. Attacking New Loarydonia is equivalent to starting a war with France, and starting a war with France is equivalent to starting a war with the EU.
There is no doubt that before the EU participates in the war, the officers and soldiers of the Republic Marine Corps will not attempt to set foot on the dock of Noumea.
In addition to New Korridonia, the second best choice is the Republic of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. Although the geographical conditions of the two are not much different from each other, the capacity and infrastructure of Vanuatu Vila are much more surprising than that of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. The only problem is that Vanuatu is a French-speaking country, and before independence, it was an overseas province of France, and it had a close relationship with France. Even most citizens have French passports. Because the Solomon Islands are British Union
State members were overseas colonies of Britain before independence, and Britain was a member of the Siego Group and the most important ally of the United States in this war. Therefore, the problems in Vanuatu did not exist in the Solomon Islands. Affected by this, when formulating the combat plan, the Republic's Navy and Marines formulated three plans. One was to attack the Solomon Islands, the second was to occupy Vanuatu, and the third was to start from New Caledonia. Each plan made arrangements for various possible situations.
If the Republic's Navy and Marine Corps were to choose, the ideal result would be the EU led by France, Germany and Italy to participate in the war.
Given the situation at that time, if the alliance participated in the war, even if it was influenced by traditional relations and domestic public opinion, the EU would be unlikely to declare war on the United States, and it would be even less likely to send troops to participate in military operations against the United States. However, as an ally of the Republic, France had absolutely no reason to refuse to provide a little convenience to the Republic's army on the Pacific battlefield far away from its homeland. That is to say, at that time, only the navy needed to seize sea control, and the Marines could use New Caledonia as a springboard to directly attack Australia, without attacking Solomon Qunum before this, nor was there too much time in Vanuatu.
If anything is the worst situation, it is naturally to send troops to attack the Solomon Islands.
In any case, in the principle of preparing for the worst situation and striving for the best opportunity to create, the Republican authorities spent a lot of energy on the EU in the second half of the year.
According to news disclosed after the war, in the bilateral negotiations of the "military restriction negotiation", the Republic's authorities even hinted at the EU that France, Germany and Italy were the ones who were swearing in member states. As long as the EU participated in the war, the Republic would not only provide advanced weapons and equipment production technology, but also provide the EU with free assistance to the EU to arm dozens of divisions and several air fleets when they met, helping the EU obtain military strength to resist the United States, and provide dozens of large warships with paid means before the Republic's Navy entered the North Atlantic.
In short, as long as the EU is willing to join the war, everything is easy to say.
The problem is that the leaders of EU countries are not stupid and are very clear about the EU's war.
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To be precise, it is no exaggeration to describe the influence of the EU as "four measurements are used to make a huge difference".
That's why when bilateral negotiations with the Republic, the EU authorities put forward very strict requirements. Not to mention, in terms of army weapons and equipment assistance, the EU requires that 30 armored divisions of the Strength Division, the Blade Infantry Division and the infantry divisions be obtained within three months after participating in the war. You should know that at the end of the year, the total number of troops of all EU member states is only Tian Division. Not to mention whether the Republic has so many weapons and equipment, nor how much impact it will have on the Eurasian continent, just from the handover time, it is necessary to hand over weapons and equipment equivalent to 10,000 tons of knives within three months. In addition, when sea transportation is blocked, so many weapons and equipment are transported by railway, road and air transportation.
Of course, asking for a lot of prices and repaying the money on the ground is the characteristic of negotiations.
Judging from the situation at that time, the biggest problem was not the EU asking price.
To put it clearly, the main reason why the EU authorities are asking for prices is to avoid the issue of participating in war with the Republic too early, that is, the EU does not want to be involved in the war until more important problems are solved.
This issue is Russia's post-war resettlement problem.
Although the battle on the mainland battlefield has not yet ended, Russia even mobilized a large and largest face force in the world, no one doubted it. With the Republic's Army launching another attack, Russia's defeat will enter the countdown stage. In fact, even the Russian authorities admit that defeat is only a matter of time before the complete defeat, and it is very necessary to discuss the issue of post-war resettlement before the complete defeat, otherwise Russia would not participate in the "military restriction negotiation."
From this we can see that here we are back to the original question, that is, what will this war be like.
Judging from the situation at that time, although there were dozens of capabilities to deal with the warring sides, only France, Germany and Italy, which was in a group. After the negotiations began, France, Germany and Italy proposed an overall solution on behalf of the EU, that is, the victorious country shall not annex and dismember the defeated country under any circumstances, and ensure that the basic sovereignty of diplomacy, national defense, finance, etc. shall be gradually returned to the defeated country after the war, and shall bear corresponding obligations and responsibilities during this period, and ensure the safety of the lives and property of the defeated people, etc., and as a condition of reciprocity, the victorious country has the right to station troops in the defeated country and obtain the basic facilities and materials needed to maintain the garrison by lease. After the war, the victorious country still has the right to demand state compensation based on the direct damage caused by the war. In short, the victorious country cannot be resentful, while the defeated country must bear responsibility for the war.
Objectively speaking, France, Germany and Italy's proposals are not out of line, and they take care of both the winners and losers.
The problem is that no matter it is the dominant republic, the United States at a disadvantage, or even Russia that has been completely beaten, it is impossible to adopt the EU's suggestions immediately. It can be said that in terms of whether to adopt the EU's suggestions, it is not only about the face of the country, but about the future of the entire country and nation.
Affected by this, the "military restriction negotiation" was very difficult.
It can be said that until the end of the year, negotiations were limited to some minor issues, such as whether the occupying forces had the power to implement wartime control in the occupied areas. It is obvious that such problems are not only nutritious, but also waste time. From another perspective, the main purpose of both sides spending valuable time on such issues is to waste time.
There is no doubt that you can't get on the battlefield, nor at the negotiating table.
As time moved towards Tiannian, when the Republic once again accumulated the power to launch strategic offensives in multiple directions, while the SAIC Group coalition led by the United States was running around on all fronts, the turning point finally came. And the first thing to smell the change was the EU.
It has to be admitted that it is a very risky thing for the EU to make concessions until the New Year.
Strategically speaking, France, Germany and Italy made strategic decisions close to the Republic long before the outbreak of the war, otherwise they would not have signed a security agreement with the Republic before the outbreak of the war. Although there is enough reason to believe that even after the outbreak of the war, the EU would want to please others, that is, profits would be profitable when the two superpowers confront each other. Even if the EU does not have the opportunity to dominate the world, it can complete the integration process and become the third superpower. However, for the EU, it is only a matter of time before making a choice, and decisions must be made before the end of the war is clear, otherwise it would be impossible to obtain
The benefits they want may even be completely marginalized by the winning side and become an insignificant international force again. From the perspective of the development of the war, before the year of the penalty, that is, when the Republic's Army pushed the front to the outskirts of Moscow, the EU should make a choice. Although the "Rotta Island Blast" at the beginning of the year had an impact on the EU's strategic decisions and allowed the EU to see another possibility, as the Republic took the lead in breaking out with amazing war potential, surpassing the United States in all data, and even leading, the EU authorities had no reason to continue to fool them. Instead, they should make decisions as soon as possible.
To put it bluntly, if the EU hesitates further, the Republic will turn its back on its back.
According to rumors after the war, in the middle of childhood, shortly after the "military restriction negotiations" began, the three armies of the Republic of China unanimously demanded a strategic offensive on all fronts, rather than hesitating strategically to worry about the feelings of certain countries. At that time, Yuan Chenhao even made a special trip back to Xindu and put pressure on Pei Chengyi. More importantly, even Hua Jianfeng, who had always supported Pei Chengyi, believed that at the latest, the Republic would have to make a statistic about its relations with the European Union. That is, either the EU would actively open up the new Korridonia, or the Republic Marines would take the lead in the new Korridonia. Although there was no evidence that Pei Chengyi would let Yuan Chenhao ask Yuan Chenhao for permission to
Bu, or adopted Hua Jianfeng's suggestion, after all, the Navy did formulate combat operations to attack the Solomon Islands. Moreover, at the end of the four years, the Navy and Marines were preparing for the attack on the Solomon Islands. There was no sign that they would forcibly occupy Xinkorridonia, but there was reason to believe that Pei Chengyi must have considered the proposals of Yuan Chenhao and Hua Jianfeng. Moreover, with the capabilities of the Republic's Navy and Marines, they would definitely be able to quickly adjust the combat deployment. You should know that when formulating the combat strategy to attack the Solomon Islands, the Navy and Marines also formulated combat plans to occupy and control Xinkorridonia and use this as a base to attack Australia.
As a smart and inevitable choice, the Republic's authorities will definitely disclose relevant information to the EU during the bilateral contacts of the "military restriction negotiations" to put pressure on the EU and force the EU to make a choice.
Of course, just negotiating excellent work is not enough to make the EU believe it.
Judging from the expression of the determination to war, the Republican authorities should at least take measures on the mainland and the Middle East battlefields, such as adding troops to the front line.
That's why at the beginning of the year, the Republic's authorities began to fully adjust their military deployment.
According to the highest combat order directly issued by the Head of State, within a month, the main force of Kurabu Shin-shou, who was reconciled with the rear and the Mainland Rest, will be replaced by the front line. Zhen Zhen, the mainland battlefield and the Middle East battlefield, will increase the strength and strength of the air force and artillery according to the standards of the main force. As a helping operation, the member states of the intensive group will also increase the strength of 40,000 and 30,000 to the two battlefields.
Some people may think that this is the Republic deliberately creating a tense atmosphere.
Obviously, this underestimates the potential of the Republic's war.
In terms of war mobilization, all countries are the same, that is, mobilization has a certain delay. Under normal circumstances, from the issuance of the mobilization order, most countries will take 2 to 3 years to complete the mobilization work. How long will it take is mainly determined by the basic situation and preliminary preparations of the country. As we all know, before the outbreak of the war, the Republic spent 8 years to make pre-war preparations. It laid a solid foundation for mobilization during the war, so it can complete the full mobilization within 2 years. This is clearly reflected in the war productivity of the Republic. Take the output of the general ground main battle platform of the Army and the Marine Corps, which is reduced by more than 10,000 units a year. It basically achieved the pre-war expectations, that is, to increase the output on the basis of peacetime in the first year of the war.
The number is higher than the old times; by the concave year, this number has reached an astonishing ten thousand units, that is, it has grown at a heart rate. Such a huge production capacity can not only arm the Republic's Army and Marines, but also arm the ground forces of the Allies. It is expected that by the Tiannian year, this number will reach 10,000 units, which will double again on the basis of two distillation years. In addition to meeting the needs of the Republic's Army and Marines, it will help the Allies armed divisions. If everything goes well, this number will remain stable in the next few years, and will steadily decrease after the strategic turning point occurs. At that time, the demand for military expansion will be significantly weakened. According to the Republic's authorities' estimates, by the end of the war, the main ground battle platforms produced by the Republic's arms factories will be about 40,000.
That's why after the Republic's army entered the Eastern European plains, some people believed that for the Republic, whether to cross the Nemunas River to attack Poland is not a matter of military strength, but whether there is such a political need, that is, whether the attack on Europe will be beneficial to the Republic.
When the Republic decides to increase its troops to Russia by millions, it is definitely not a joke.
In fact, what poses greater threat to the EU is the Republic's actions on the Middle East battlefield. From the perspective of strategic layout, the Republic must first occupy Moscow, and then push the front west for about a thousand meters to pose a threat to EU countries. On the Middle East battlefield, because countries in the war zone do not have the ability to block the Republic's army, as long as the US military is defeated in the region, the Republic's ground forces can quickly push the front to the Mediterranean, and then retreat to Sinai through Israel.
The peninsula, combined with its actions in the Red Sea, forced Egypt to make a statement. On the northern front, the ground troops of the Republic can directly march into the European continent from Istanbul. After controlling Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and other countries, they will join forces with the legions on the northern continental battlefield. At this point, European countries not only need to resist millions of Republican troops on the Eastern Front battlefield, but also beware of the flanking directions in the south, preventing the Republican troops from advancing from the southern coast of the Mediterranean, and completing the flanking encirclement of Europe.
When the war reached this point, Europe's problems were exposed.
To put it bluntly, when the Republic launches a naked military threat, European countries have no way to deal with it.
Although France, Germany, and Italy are recognized as military powers, they are several levels worse than superpowers. More importantly, the Republic has completed war mobilization, the country is in a state of total war, and Europe is still enjoying peace. Even if war mobilization is carried out immediately, it is impossible to achieve results before the Republic's army swept the entire European continent. More importantly, with the European political system, before the Republic's army invades EU member states, there is probably no European country's people who will let the government mobilize war. There is only one choice before European countries, that is, to advance according to the predetermined route.
Affected by this, in late lunar month of the year, France, Germany and Italy reached a secret agreement with the Republic on behalf of the European collective security organization, that is, without requiring the EU to declare war on the United States, the EU will send troops to control the western region of Russia, as well as the entire territory of Belarus, half of Ukraine west of the Don River, three Baltic countries, and Russia's Kaliningrad. What the EU has to do is to make the Russian authorities promise not to use weapons of mass destruction in war as a condition of reciprocity. If Russia uses weapons of mass destruction, the EU will declare war on the United States, participate in all subsequent combat operations, and divide Russia with the Republic after the war.
Of course, the specific content of this secret agreement will definitely not be so simple.
Chapter completed!