Moreover, after landing, they will only capture large and medium-sized cities, and will not occupy small towns and agricultural areas. Their purpose is to take advantage of the federation's failure to respond quickly, disintegrate the federal army's defense system at lightning speed, and then capture the entire planet.
It was said to be a war of occupation because the Imperial Army had no intention of just grabbing a handful and leaving this time.
After occupying various cities, the Imperial Army not only did not transport various supplies away, but instead continuously used space advantages to deliver various war supplies to these cities and stockpile them, as if they would be stationed there for a long time. posture.
The Imperial Army’s goal is obviously to completely occupy the captured planet.
Since it is a blitzkrieg and invasion war, the Imperial Army will not fight the battle into a stalemate on local battlefields, which will consume a lot of time and troops.
Similarly, the Imperial Army will also aim to eliminate the effective strength of the Federal Army.
Because only by wiping out a large number of the Federal Army's effective forces and exhausting the Federation Army's ability to resist can the Imperial Army gain a firm foothold on the captured planet.
Zhongjiang City, Zhangbeicheng City in the northeast, and Ningxiang City in the southeast form an iron triangle. No matter which city is attacked, the other two cities will send troops to reinforce it, so it is not easy to capture it.
Especially Zhongjiang City, as a strong pass from the eastern plain of Donglan Star to the southwestern mountainous area, has strong defenses, and with the troops gathered one after another, it has sufficient strength. The support for Zhangbeicheng and Ningxiang City will be It's very powerful.
Even if these two cities are captured by the Imperial Army, once Zhongjiang City shrinks its forces, it will not be easy for the Imperial Army to capture Zhongjiang City in a short time.
There is another very important issue. Although the Imperial Army has strong troops on Donglan Star, the terrain in Zhongjiang City is not suitable for large-scale operations.
Because the terrain of the eastern plain began to shrink suddenly inward after reaching here, the east side of Zhongjiang City is not open.
The Imperial Army’s East and North Routes are concentrated under Zhongjiang City, and the troops cannot be deployed at all. This will cause a huge waste of troops and make it difficult to exert their strength advantage.
To put it another way, even if the imperial army can capture Zhongjiang City, it may not be able to achieve the goal of annihilating the effective strength of the federal army.
Because the troops in Zhongjiang City can take the initiative to withdraw westward if they cannot defend the city, enter the southwestern mountainous area, conserve their strength, trade space for time, and wait for the opportunity to counterattack.
The terrain in the western mountainous area is complex, and there are federal energy bases and weapons production bases. If the imperial army wants to eliminate the federal army in the western mountainous area, it cannot be done in a short time.
From this point of view, the plan of the Imperial Army's North Route Army going south to capture Zhangbeicheng and joining with the East Route Army to attack Zhongjiang City seems reasonable, but is actually not excellent.
So if the Imperial Army’s Northern Route Army does not move south, where will their frontline be directed?
Jiang Yuanliu’sHis eyes followed Zhongjiang City all the way west, scanning back and forth in the southwest mountainous area many times, and finally landed on a location northwest of Zhongjiang City and stopped.
Changling Pass!
This is the only way to enter the southwestern mountainous area from the north of Donglan Star. It is located between the two peaks in the central area of Changling Mountains.
Highway D13, which extends from northeast to southwest, enters the Changling Mountains, climbs all the way up, and then goes all the way down after crossing the Changling Pass, passing through Xigu City and Longjiang City to the southwest. Shangjiang City is the largest city in the hinterland.
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Zhongjiang City is more than 2,000 kilometers away from Changling Mountain Pass. There is no direct highway during this period, but it is connected to Shangjiang City, Longjiang City, and Xigu City by highways. Through these three cities, all You can reach Changling Pass.
Conversely, starting from Changling Pass, you can detour through three cities to reach Zhongjiang City.
If the Imperial Army’s North Route Army sends a surprise force to capture Changling Pass, and the larger army follows up, detour through Xigu and other cities, and joins the East Route Army to pinch Zhongjiang City, the federation will assemble in Zhongjiang City If the army is wiped out, and then marches westward to capture Shangjiang and other cities one after another, the Federation's defense system on the entire Donglan Star will collapse.
Since Donglan Star is located in the central and northern part of the Shuijin Star Region in the Federation's Far East Star Region, it is not far from the Taihe Empire. Compared to the entire Far East Star Region, it is considered a border area.
The construction of the planet takes war factors into account to a large extent. Most of the war-related facilities such as energy bases and weapons production bases are built in the western mountainous area.
Therefore, although the imperial army occupied large and medium-sized cities in the eastern plains, it did not have much benefit in the supply of troops.
Once the southwest mountainous area is occupied, the situation will be different. At that time, even if the Federation gains superiority in space, cuts off the Imperial Army’s supply lines, and obtains a large amount of war materials, the Imperial Army can still station at Donglan Star. Keep your footing.
The Federation’s Far East Sector, which consists of the three regions of Jiangjin, Hejin, and Shuijin, has a total population of nearly 250 billion, and because it is located on the border, the Federation has more troops stationed. In terms of military strength, it is higher than the Imperial Expeditionary Force.
Just because of the lack of preparation for the empire's sudden attack, and the time required for war mobilization and troop deployment, the imperial space fleet currently has the upper hand in the space of dozens of planets in the east.
Once time passes, the Federation is likely to regain air superiority and cut off the Imperial Army's supply lines. This is one of the reasons why Jiang Yuanliu speculated that the Imperial Army launched a blitzkrieg.
At this point in the deduction, Jiang Yuanliu was very anxious. Although there was no intelligence support, this war trend was at least one of the most likely.
He doesn’t love the Federation very much. He has only been in this world for more than ten years, and Jiang Yuanliu has not yet established a deep affection for the Federation.
He is not doing it for himselfHe was worried that with his own ability, even if the imperial army completely occupied Donglan Star, he would still be sure to survive and find an opportunity to escape from Donglan Star.
What he is worried about is Li Ye, this beautiful, intellectual, and heart-warming girl who has gradually come into his heart over the past four years.
Although he was sure of escaping from Donglan Star, he was not sure of taking Li Ye with him. Not to mention that the goals of two people were much greater than those of one person. Li Ye's cultivation and combat power were not as good as his. There are also quite a few differences.
Country, country. Without a country, there is no home, and without a home, there is no country.
If a person doesn’t even love his own home and relatives, don’t expect him to be patriotic.
The kind of hero who sacrifices his family and loved ones for the sake of the country is admirable, but this sacrificial spirit is also based on loving family and loving relatives, but more often The hero has no choice.
The main reason why Jiang Yuanliu chose to lead the troops to counterattack and stay alone to block the attack was that he loved Li Ye and did not want her to be harmed.
He knew that if he could not stop the enemy, Li Ye would probably die, which he could not accept.
So although he is just a military academy student, although he is usually cautious, low-key, and not pushy, he will not hesitate when faced with choices, and he will become brave, decisive and even ruthless when facing the enemy.