Chapter 1568 The Troubles of Emperor Zhu (Second update, please subscribe)
The northern city of Zhongdu, the Forbidden City.
In the Imperial Garden of the Forbidden City, the towering Imperial Palace is shaded by lush green trees. In the distance, the Huangji Hall, built on a 15-meter-high platform, is magnificent. It is only a part of the palace complex of the Forbidden City. The Zhongdu Forbidden City is also the largest palace complex in the world.
In addition, the Imperial Garden is also a royal garden covering a large area. Zhongdu is like spring all year round. In the green garden, Emperor Zhu took a leisurely walk.
Although he seemed leisurely, he was actually thinking about something.
"Okay, the first bait has been thrown!"
Emperor Zhu said to himself.
The first bait is Australia, Australia...the troops should start landing now!
Such a long expedition, victory or defeat... always makes people a little worried, even though they know that it is just an auxiliary battlefield and the real main battlefield is in the Atlantic Ocean.
At this moment, a light sound of footsteps came from behind him. He turned around and saw an aide-de-camp bowing and saluting to him.
"Your Majesty, the Chief of Staff of the Command, Jiang Baitao, is here."
Waving his hand, Emperor Zhu said:
"Send him over."
By the time Jiang Baitao saw His Majesty, Emperor Zhu had already sat down in a small pavilion by the river. The court ladies served him tea, and everything seemed the same as before.
In front of him, Admiral Jiang Baitao, Chief of Staff of the Administrative Department, sat with his hands on his knees, reporting on the latest situation of the "South Pacific Operation".
This is the war that Emperor Zhu is most concerned about!
At least for now. As for the Battle of San Francisco, although it has lasted for several months, it will be taken by the Imperial Army sooner or later. MacArthur has reached the last moment and has been surrounded. There is no suspense. But Australia is different.
In the long-term simulation before the declaration of war, the Australian Campaign ended with the failure of the Imperial Army - due to insufficient transportation capacity, the Imperial Army could only continue to refuel, and the refueling strategy led to the subsequent failure.
Today, Emperor Zhu Da is very concerned about the results in Australia.
"…Our troops have successfully landed in the designated area in Australia without encountering any resistance! Currently, 120,000 of our troops have landed. According to the plan, the landing force will reach 200,000 in 20 days. Although in terms of total strength, we only have 200,000 troops and Australia has 400,000, but half of them are stationed in the north. In terms of time, we have the ability to capture Mertu before they return to reinforce. In a month and a half, our troops in Australia will exceed 500,000…"
Jiang Baitao was still reporting, and Emperor Zhu fixed his eyes on the face of the middle-aged man with sharp edges and a resolute face. He had always admired Jiang Baitao very much.
He was one of the first overseas students of the South China School. He studied military command in Prussia. It was thanks to the efforts of his generation that the South China Army gradually grew into the most powerful legion in South America.
Emperor Zhu admired his youth, competence, ability to control the general trend, and foresight on many issues.
Since the outbreak of the war, the Imperial Army has been advancing steadily and steadily, and has stepped onto the North American land as a victor. However, the expression and tone of Jiang Baitao, the Chief of the General Staff, are still the same as before, calm and cautious.
"This is only the first step. Although it is a critical step, the next step is the most important. We must capture Melbourne and eliminate the local Australian troops before the Australian troops in the north return. Only in this way can we ensure our advantage. Our battle plan is to use this time difference to give full play to our air and armor advantages, and continuously attack and kill their manpower. After all, Australia... In the final analysis, the population is always limited. Even if every man picks up a rifle, there are only one million people."
Nodding slightly, Emperor Zhu took a sip of tea and said,
"Indeed, talent is the most important thing. As long as we continue to kill and annihilate their troops, the Australians will eventually be defeated. However, we should also give full play to our air superiority."
In response to His Majesty's suggestion, Jiang Baitao did not answer immediately. Instead, he rubbed his hands on his knees, looked at His Majesty, and his brain started working rapidly. After thinking for a while, he said.
"Your Majesty, at present, our local air force is very limited. After all, according to the current plan, we must use as much force as possible for the "South Atlantic Plan". I think that in the current operations in Australia, the mission of the aviation force is to ensure air superiority as much as possible and ensure that our operations are not disturbed by the Australian aviation force. The ultimate goal of the Australian operation is to cover another plan. Instead of caring about tactical victory, we should focus on strategic victory. Even if we fail tactically, as long as we achieve our main goal strategically, then victory will definitely belong to us."
Seeing that His Majesty did not react much, Jiang Baitao added:
"I think that although the victory or defeat in the Australian battlefield is important, it is certain that there will be no major reversal in the next three months. In three months, the British and American joint fleet will definitely move south, and the navy must concentrate its forces to strike it. Once there is no maritime force, both Britain and the United States will be the target of our ravage. Therefore, in the Australian battle, the main goal of the army is to annihilate the main force of the Australian army in the Melbourne area, but this ultimate goal is to realize the navy's combat plan. Therefore, we don't have to care too much about the victory or defeat in the Australian battlefield. The key is to maintain a certain advantage confrontation. After the navy's combat plan is successful, we can transport as much air power as possible to Australia..."
In the final analysis, it is because of the weak maritime power!
Emperor Zhu felt somewhat helpless, so he interrupted Jiang Baitao and said,
"Indeed, strategic victory is more important, but we must also pay attention to one point, which is to ensure the advantage of confrontation in Australia. After all, that is the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers!"
Seeing His Majesty say this, Jiang Baitao said cautiously,
"Your Majesty, I have confidence in the Imperial Army. We have deployed 500 aircraft, 752 tanks, and 3,500 vehicles there. We will have the fastest mechanized attack to destroy the Australian Corps' defenses. Once the new tactical test there is successful, we will deploy a mechanized corps on the French battlefield to break the stalemate on the French battlefield..."
Jiang Baitao, who has always insisted on mechanized warfare, has turned Australia into his testing ground. This is a military experiment involving hundreds of thousands of people.
He took a deep breath and continued:
"So, I believe that we can definitely win!"
Emperor Zhu said nothing more. It is undeniable that he was right. The mechanized troops still had great advantages in this era, but arrogance was also what he was worried about. After all, the other side of arrogance was arrogance.
"In short, military affairs are a matter of great importance to a country, so we should proceed with caution!"
After that, Emperor Zhu waved his hand, and Jiang Baitao quietly left. Emperor Zhu then continued to sit there quietly, and the relief he had felt a few minutes ago because of the successful landing gradually faded away, and the anxiety deep in his heart inevitably surged up again...
(End of this chapter)
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