Chapter 1468: 1469 is not the south but the north

Chapter 1468: 1469 is not the south but the north

 In fact, contrary to what the Dorne Empire, or all the empire's top officials on the Eastern Continent expected, the battle plan drawn up by the Imperial General Staff within the Tang Kingdom did not set the location of the attack in Dorne.

The reason is actually very simple. The distance from Shu to Dorne is still too long. This distance is completely unable to allow the air power of the Tang Empire to be effective.

In the combat plan drawn up by Loew and his staff, transport aircraft and bombers taking off from the direction of the mirage can provide additional support, which is obviously an advantage that is difficult to give up.

If the Tang Army launches an attack on the Ice Empire from the north, then on the day of landing, the Tang Army can deploy a large number of paratroopers to participate in the battle. At the same time, it can also use a large number of bombers to destroy the defense facilities along the coast.

This is a combat advantage that the attack on Dorne cannot have, so after ruling out landing on the Lions Empire and the Dorne Empire, the Tang Dynasty focused on attacking the Dwarves' Ice Empire.

Attacking the Ice Empire is appropriate in terms of distance, but it requires careful consideration in terms of time. After all, the northern seas are too cold in some seasons and are completely inaccessible.

ˆDue to the location, Tang bombers and transport planes taking off from near Mirage Island can cover the coastline of the Ice Empire further north, so the landing time must be chosen in the summer.

 Such a short window of time is easy to miss: this year has been completely lost, and next year will be the same. Whether landing operations can be carried out in another year seems to depend on the status of the aircraft carrier.

More than two years ago, the Tang Empire ventured to land on Mirage Island in early spring, causing the Marine Corps to gain more than 300 disabled people and 4,800 sick people. These soldiers fought in the cold seawater and eventually left behind the root of the disease. Judging from the data, the cold seawater was much more powerful than the Mirage Army's bunkers.

 After learning from the experience and lessons learned, the Tang State increased its emphasis on the temperature of naval landings by dozens of levels. Therefore, all combat plans drawn up by the staff were scheduled for the second month of summer.

 It has been summer for some time now, and the seawater has absorbed enough heat. The temperature is probably the highest in the year.

According to the survey, the sea water temperature in the northwest area of ​​Yongdong Port in summer is about 28 degrees, which allows soldiers to wade and land.

It's just that the Bingbing Empire was also aware of the danger. They roughly estimated the combat radius of the Tang army's bombers based on the actual combat examples of Tang's bombing of Qin.

 Then they discovered that a section of their coastline was within this combat radius. This result made the dwarves of the Ice Empire restless.

 As a result, these dwarves invested a lot of manpower and material resources and began to build more defense facilities in these high-risk areas.

 It is different from the nobles of Dorne who took money and did nothing, fooled the emperor, and cut corners. The Ice Empire's military is quite capable. They did build a high-quality defense, with a higher level of solidity than Dorne's coastal defenses.

  After all, the coastline that the dwarves need to defend is relatively short, so they have more energy to devote to this defense line.

More bunkers and more trenches, coupled with denser artillery and endless barbed wire, gave the dwarves some peace of mind. In fact, what Loew said to Tang Mo, "the enemy is also making preparations", was referring to this line of defense of the Ice Empire.

If this defense line continues to be strengthened, Tang Guo's landing plan is at risk of bankruptcy: if the landing cannot be completed and a port is obtained within a short window of more than ten days, then the landing operation in the northern part of the Endless Sea may fail.

 At that time, the sea water began to become cold, and logistical supplies began to be affected. The Tang army's attack would be weak, and the Tang army that came ashore might even be driven into the sea by the dwarves' counterattack.

"There is still no way to start action immediately." After returning to his staff from Tang Mo's office, Loew said to a group of expectant subordinates.

Many people were suddenly disappointed, and some even let out a sigh. Although they knew that most of the empire's funds, manpower and material resources had been transferred to the west, and His Majesty the Emperor had also devoted his efforts to the construction of the west, they were still somewhat unwilling to do so.

Qian Jinhang lowered his head and looked at the information in his hand, then walked to Loew's side and suggested in a low voice: "Since there will be no military operations against the Eastern Continent in a short time, then apply for funds on the North Island." Is it feasible to build a new military airport?”

"The advantage of this is that it can shorten the round-trip distance of the plane and increase the dispatch efficiency." He pointed on a simple map and continued to talk to Loew: "The problem is not without it. Beidao is an autonomous region. We are in The operations there are more or less likely to be leaked.”

Loew also hesitated after hearing Qian Jinhang's words: If a new airport is built on the North Island controlled by the Mirage, or the original airport is expanded, the secret will probably be leaked.

There are still a few smart people in the Binghan Empire, and the other party is likely to be alert and determine the true intention of Tang State.

But if the plane takes off and lands directly from the Orcs, it will indeed be dozens of kilometers away. This is another price Loew is unwilling to bear. At that time, aerial supply and the frequency of bomber dispatches will be affected, which is indeed a big problem.

Since we have chosen to start the war in the northern part of the Endless Sea, which is convenient for land-based air force support, we naturally hope that the air force and paratroopers can play a greater role.

“Don’t we have a military base on the North Island? Is it feasible to secretly expand the military airport in that base...keep it strictly confidential?” Qian Jinhang put forward his own opinion.

"Report this plan and discuss it with the intelligence department at the same time... Let's see what Leo has to say. It would be best if they are sure to help us hide the news." Loew nodded. He also felt that Beidao The airport used by the garrison seems to be something that can be done.

However, in order to deceive others, the airport must not be expanded too much. It is obviously impossible for the Air Force to squeeze hundreds of bombers and transport aircraft into that small airport.

 The job of the staff is not only to plan, they also need to ensure that the entire plan is operable. After formulating the plan, Loew would deduce the plan over and over again to ensure that the entire plan can be implemented.

“I don’t know when the new large amphibious landing ship that the Navy is talking about will be put into service, and these combat capabilities cannot be counted... Sigh...” Loew sighed, feeling that his job was getting harder and harder.

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