Chapter 615: The Collapsing Kingdom
The message is just one piece of paper, and there is only one content.
After scanning the video at a glance, Bai Zhizhan gave the telegram to Li Mingbo, and then called the communications officer to return to the bridge.
When Li Mingbo saw the telegram, he was shocked.
Just one sentence.
In the Bran coup, Chur and other politicians fled overnight. The military government has ordered the cessation of all military operations and detained all stranded Newland soldiers.
Obviously, this is not all.
Bai Zhizhan did not stay in the command center and went to the communication room.
The Communications Adviser has ordered the activation of two backup long-wave radio stations to receive telegrams sent through three frequency bands from the Navy Command.
In addition, all officers from the three telecommunication interpretation teams were in place.
This is also a major advantage of full-time flagships.
The communication room is large enough to accommodate dozens of officers and soldiers.
It took more than ten minutes to get the second telegram.
The news of a military coup in the Kingdom of Bran has been confirmed, and it is related to the Tyman Empire, and the Tyman Army has taken action simultaneously.
In fact, the secret operations of the Tyman Empire in the Kingdom of Bran are not secrets at all.
As early as the beginning of the year, when Liu Xiangzhen led the fleet to seize the sea control of the Zhiluo Strait and then covered the Raleigh fleet into Xiluo Ocean, the internal conflicts between King Bran were superficial, and some of the peacemakers proposed to negotiate with the Tsuman Empire, hoping to surrender with conditions.
But at that time, no one took this seriously.
Strategically, the Alliance Group's focus is not on the Bran Kingdom, but on the land battlefield, striving to defeat the Luosha Federation this year.
The reason is not difficult to understand at all.
With Lu Xinhai's control over the sea and the Royal Navy almost completely lost its combat effectiveness, what is left of the Kingdom of Bran?
Because it does not have the strength to attack the Western Continent, it has never had any substantial effect on the strategic bombing of the Takaman Empire, so it doesn't matter whether the half-dead Bran Kingdom surrenders, nor will it have an impact on the overall strategy of the Allied Group, and it can be regarded as non-existent.
In addition, even if the Kingdom of Bran wants to surrender, it will not be easy.
The Newland Federation has sent more than 1.5 million soldiers to the Kingdom of Bran!
Among them, the army combat troops alone exceeded 700,000.
According to the information provided by the Sixth Bureau, last year, the Alliance Group began to plan a combat operation to counterattack the Western Continent, with the Newland army acting as the main force. It was only because of the setbacks on the marine battlefield and the loss of a large number of warships that the combat operation to counterattack the Western Continent was repeatedly postponed.
Until now, I'm afraid no one knows when it can counterattack the Western Continent.
But the problem is that the Newland Federation did not withdraw the troops deployed in the Kingdom of Bran.
This 1.5 million army is not a joke.
After the defeat of the Rock Republic, the total strength of the Royal Bran Army was less than 500,000, and even after the mobilization, the local defenders were only about 1 million.
If the Bran authorities want to surrender, they must first ask if the Newland authorities agree.
In a sense, the 1.5 million Newland army deployed in the Kingdom of Bran is the cornerstone of ensuring that the Kingdom of Bran will continue to fight.
In fact, it can also be regarded as the basic security guarantee provided by Lofos for Chul.
Don't forget that after the surrender of the Rock Republic, everyone felt that the Tyman army would take the opportunity to cross the Dover Strait, land and attack the Kingdom of Bran.
At that time, if it were not for the volunteers of the Newland Federation, especially thousands of volunteer pilots, even if Chul, who had a tough position, moved into the Prime Minister's Mansion, he might not have been able to command Bran's army and win in the battle to defend airspace, let alone become the bridgehead of the alliance group on the west coast of the sunset.
Chur had already defected to the Newland Federation, so he would naturally rely on the Newland garrison.
That's why the empire's top leaders have never taken the surrender of the Kingdom of Bran to heart, at least they feel that this possibility does not exist in the short term.
Obviously, the authorities of Thuman do not think so.
This is one of the most serious differences between the Liangxia Empire and the Tiaoman Empire.
According to the empire's own situation, we must have hoped to defeat the Luosha Federation first, and then mobilize enough troops to cross the East Ocean to expedition the land of Newland.
However, the Torai Empire hoped to defeat the Kingdom of Bran first.
In this way, we can concentrate our troops to attack the Luosha Federation, and immediately lift the state of war that has lasted for almost three years after defeating the Luosha Federation.
Of course, it is also related to the gains and losses of both parties.
If we deal with the Luosha Federation first, the Tiaoman Empire had to continue fighting on both sides, and the war pressure it was under would not be significantly reduced. Because there was no problem of expedition to the West, the war burden of the Liangxia Empire would not increase much before defeating the Luosha Federation.
If the Kingdom of Bran was killed first, the pressure on the Tyman Empire would be much lower, and the Liangxia Empire would also shoulder the heavy responsibility of advancing Xi Luoyang at the same time.
Of course, from the perspective of the post-war pattern, that's even more so.
To put it bluntly, only by eliminating worries can the Tyman Empire invest enough troops on the eastern battlefield of the Western Continent and make every effort to expand the occupied areas, such as occupying and controlling the western part of the Luosha Federation, so as to maximize the strategic depth to the east.
If it is dragged down, the Liangxia Empire will inevitably gain advantage in this direction.
It can be seen that as long as the Kingdom of Bran can surrender, the Empire of Thuman will definitely do everything possible.
After receiving the third telegram, Bai Zhizhan returned to the command center.
The Tyman Army was indeed prepared for a long time. After the coup broke out in the Kingdom of Bran, it used more than 2,000 transport aircraft to airdrop three airborne divisions into the southern part of the Kingdom of Bran, controlling several small towns across the Dover Strait, and the crucial Hastings.
In addition, the local fleet of the Torman Navy has left the port and is on its way to Hastings.
Because the information on the Dover Strait route provided by the Bran military government, that is, the mine-branching situation, there is no problem of bypassing the Bran local area. The Tyman fleet will soon appear outside Hastings to support landing airborne troops and send vital heavy equipment.
To the south, the Raleigh fleet has also headed north.
Although the victory has not been secured yet, with the current situation, even if a miracle happens, it is impossible to destroy the Tsuman army that has already attacked Bran's homeland.
To this end, the Navy Command has issued an order to lead the fleet to Biscay Bay.
In other words, launch combat operations to attack Bran's homeland in advance.
Of course, saying "attack" is actually not accurate enough.
At around 10 o'clock at night, 3 hours later, the Navy Command sent a clear message that the Military Government of the Kingdom of Bran had announced that it had officially reached a surrender agreement with the Torman Empire and surrendered to the Allied Group represented by the Torman Empire in accordance with the requirements of the agreement.
The key is that the military government's surrender order received support from the Royal Army and the Royal Air Force.
As for the Royal Navy, since it has long been defeated, whether it supports the military government will not have much impact on the current situation.
However, this news also shocked Bai Zhizhan.
The Bran military government did not mention the Liangxia Empire in its surrender declaration.
From beginning to end, the Liangxia Empire did not participate in the secret negotiations with the Kingdom of Bran, and he knew nothing about the conditions for surrender offered by the Kingdom of Bran.
In addition, the Thuman Empire did not report this matter!
In other words, this is a surrender agreement reached by the Tyman Empire unilaterally with the Kingdom of Bran.
This violates the collective decision-making principle that has kept the Allied Group in place until now!
Chapter completed!