Even in 1944, when the US military fought across the Atlantic and had a supply base in Britain, it was not easy to land in Normandy.
If he hadn't mastered the superiority of the air force and used a series of means to conceal his strategic intentions, he would have been almost defeated by a group of SS young men.
What's more, the current Datang Group does not have this at all - it is definitely not an easy task to attack a huge country across the sea.
Of course it's not an easy thing! If it were easy, would Tang Mo still have to bring two people over to discuss it? Wouldn't it be enough to just give him an order?
It was precisely because Tang Mo knew that this operation was different from the past and needed to be considered very carefully, so he called two of his close friends to discuss a suitable plan.
Looking at Zheng's coastline, Loew continued: "If it is a threat or defeat, it is easy. Bernard's navy can easily do it."
He has great confidence in Datang Group's navy, because it is a technical branch. As long as it is technically superior, quality can make up for the lack of quantity.
What's more, once a war breaks out, the Datang Group will not be able to assemble many warships, and the other party may not be able to take advantage.
Therefore, he lamented with some regret: "But if it is a full-scale attack, our disadvantage in terms of military strength will be too obvious."
Tang Mo smiled, glanced at Loew, and joked: "If I want to use the navy to bully people along the coastline, why would I ask you to come here? Can't I just call Bernard to come over and assign the task?"
Loew scratched his head in embarrassment, and then answered Tang Mo's previous question: "The current security force of Datang Group has two divisions on the books, but in fact it only has one and a half troops."
"Both divisions have a shortage of one-quarter of their troops because we are not in a state of war." He introduced the current status of Datang Group's troops: "Because they are stationed for local defense, both divisions have vacancies.
, if you want to fight, you need to fill the gap."
In order not to cause excessive reactions from the surrounding kingdoms and stimulate these kingdoms, the number of troops directly under the Datang Group has always been very small.
With the development of Longdao, the number of troops was reluctantly expanded to the size of two divisions - and because it was not wartime, these two divisions were not yet at full strength.
Most of the administrative agencies and weapons and equipment are there, but there are actually a lot of empty soldiers. On the one hand, it can save military expenses, and on the other hand, it also saves valuable labor force.
You must know that the soldiers of the Datang Group's security forces are not like other power kingdoms who recruit illiterate peasants and homeless people.
The soldiers of the Datang Group are all valuable talents. They are more educated, literate and have special skills. Every time one of these people is lost, it makes people feel sad.
It is precisely because of these high-quality soldiers that Datang Group's troops are able to have stronger coordination capabilities when performing tasks. The soldiers have high subjective initiative, a tenacious fighting style, and reasonable local tactical arrangements...
As the chief of staff of the Datang Group, Loew naturally knew his own troops well, so he directly gave his own judgment: "If both divisions are fully replenished, our current combat troops will be about 20,000.
Man, this is still not enough.”
Tiger analyzed it purely from the perspective of military operations and shook his head in embarrassment: "It's difficult. We are fighting across the sea. First, we must establish a strategic hub in the coastal areas of Zheng State, and then we must resist the enemy's counterattack.
This is important."
Dragon Island is very far away from Zheng State, otherwise it would not have been discovered by explorers until more than ten years ago. Starting from Dragon Island and relying on ships to supply troops and support its operations in Zheng State is obviously too crazy.
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Even if Tang Mo controlled most of the transportation capacity in the Endless Sea, he would not be arrogant enough to make such a basic judgment.
Therefore, Tiger's idea is almost the easiest plan to implement - find an island near the coastline of Zheng State as a strategic springboard.
First, accumulate enough strategic materials on this island, including ammunition, food, weapons and equipment, and establish maintenance factories and docks that can repair ships and replenish coal and even gasoline.
Then rely on this island to launch an attack on Zheng. This will undoubtedly shorten our own supply lines and simplify logistics.
The Datang Group's army has always attached great importance to logistical supplies, so Tiger analyzed the problem from the perspective of supplies, which did not surprise Tang Mo at all.
As the saying goes, the three armies should move forward before the food and grass are used. Calculating the problems of one's own supply before launching a campaign is one of the most important tasks of commanders in modern wars.
"The existing transportation capacity is not enough to support the consumption of the entire war. We need to transship and store strategic materials for a long time. Obviously, this is a big project." The more he looked at the endless sea, the more Tiger felt that this kind of crossing
Supplying by sea will cost the Datang Group's logistics troops their lives.
At the same time, everyone knows very well that there are no trains or railways in Zheng State, and the road conditions are not clear. The transportation conditions may be extremely poor, which will seriously restrict the Datang Group's series of operations in Zheng State.
Loew also had to shake his head and talk about the difficulties he might face: "Occupying Zheng requires a large number of troops, but a large number of troops will consume a large amount of ammunition. Ammunition replenishment requires crossing the sea, so cross-sea shipping must be sufficient. This
contradictory."
"At least five more divisions need to be expanded to 50,000 troops. This is almost the limit. If it is any less, we will inevitably lose sight of one thing." After a rough calculation in his mind, Tiger, the frontline commander, gave this answer.
The total number of troops that one considers to be barely sufficient.
Upon hearing this number, Loew's head shook faster: "It's not an easy task even for us to transport 50,000 people to the west side of the Endless Sea. I'm not worried about naval battles, I'm worried about them
Exactly the land battle part."
Just kidding, think about the Sea Lion Project. Germany's naval and maritime transportation capabilities in World War II could not guarantee troops to cross the English Channel, let alone the transportation capacity that may not actually be comparable to the Datang Group of the Third Reich.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If Germany must consider the counterattack of the British Navy and British Coastal Defense Forces, then Datang Group must also consider its own transportation capacity, most of which is about sailing ships...
"If we get into a hard fight, it will be very difficult for us to supply... Even we have not yet operated a battle transportation of tens of thousands of people. There is no way to predict what will happen and what problems will arise." Loew was cautious.
put forward their own opinions.
As the chief of staff of Datang Group, he must fully warn Tang Mo of the dangers he may face before making decisions. This is his responsibility.
"Is there a possibility to use an elite force to directly attack the capital of Zheng, capture the royal city, and paralyze the opponent's resistance?" Tang Mo thought for a while and came up with a way to simplify the logistics and supplies as much as possible and achieve a quick victory.
The plan comes.
Tiger immediately said: "Theoretically it is feasible, but from a purely military perspective, this tactic is not the most reasonable choice."
In fact, he has been designing a similar plan in his mind since just now. Because this plan is too tempting.
As long as this can be achieved, the war can be ended quickly, which can greatly simplify the supply difficulties caused by cross-sea operations, and can also reduce losses. It can be said to kill three birds with one stone.
But correspondingly, this kind of military adventure similar to the Ziwu Valley Conspiracy is also accompanied by equally huge risks.
Loew immediately nodded, agreed with Tiger's statement, and then continued to explain to Tang Mo: "Yes, on the one hand, we have to ensure that this unit that is alone in the depths has enough food, grass and ammunition, which is a very important thing in itself.
Difficult things, on the other hand, we cannot help but consider what the consequences will be if the action fails."
"The consequences are very serious..." Tiger emphasized: "If the enemy's monarch and his ministers abandon the royal city and flee, and we are in vain, then the opponent's counterattacks will come from all directions. It will be difficult for our troops to retreat, and they may be destroyed.
Danger."
"Or, even if we successfully capture the enemy's monarch and control the royal city, but the surrounding enemy forces refuse to surrender, our situation will still be very dangerous." Loew gave another possibility, allowing Tang Mo to understand this.
Disadvantages of this tactical choice.
"So, we should try our best to ensure that our troops who invade the royal city are supported or safe in at least one direction." Pointing to the royal city of Zheng, Loew gestured in several directions and said.
In fact, whether it was Loew, Tiger, or even Tang Mo, they all believed that it was not difficult to capture several cities or the royal city of a kingdom.
What they are discussing now is how to control the situation and occupy the entire kingdom, rather than obtain an earth-shattering quick victory.
The last time Redman raided the Gemelin King's City and instantly destroyed the Gemelin, it was not a victory that could be replicated.
The fall of Gemelin was the result of several factors acting at the same time. It did not mean that a kingdom was destroyed by capturing the royal city and capturing the king.
First of all, the main force of the Gemelin Kingdom was actually destroyed by the Beiling Army after they invaded the territory of the Laite Kingdom. Therefore, the Gemelin Kingdom was empty and had almost no counterattack capability.
Secondly, King Gemelin was a bachelor. He thought that the other party would not kill him, and would even let the Gemelin Kingdom go in the subsequent bargaining with Cyric... This was obviously his overthinking.
So...this kind of fool king, coupled with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of domestic emptiness, achieved the miracle of destroying a kingdom in ten days.
Tang Mo knew that it would be almost impossible to replicate this miracle, so he pinned his hopes on all the idiots in the Zheng Kingdom. It was a stupid act in itself. Before the war, imagining the opponent as a fool was a stupid thing only the Japanese staff could do.
