Chapter 211: Reversal! Churchill's Tears (29)

In the afternoon, Xinhua Palace, Chengxian Hall, the No. 4 real-time situation demonstration hall of the base camp.

“…… The First Fleet is based on 10 high-speed warships, and the Second Fleet is based on three battle cruisers and two aircraft carriers, and is in the middle of the Gulf of Aden. ”

Above the huge presentation table, across the glass curtain wall of the accusation table, Su Sanling, chief of the Operations Division of the General Staff Department, was briefing Empress Liu Qianhua on the battle situation in the Gulf of Aden.

"The Djibouti Raider Fleet is based on one Beiyue-class main warship, six old-style warships, and two old-style patrol ships to cover the landing of the 31st Army assault cluster on the coast south of Djibouti Port."

"The assault cluster of the 31st Army is under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Marine Corps and the 2nd Marine Corps Armored Corps, the 57th Army and the 99th Task Force of the Army, with a total strength of 85,000 troops, equipped with more than 500 combat vehicles and armored vehicles, and plans to complete the landing by July 12. The reserve of the group army is the 74th Army of the Army and the 4th Army of the 'Asian and African Liberation Army'. ”

"The Aden Raiders Fleet is based on two main warships of the Longwei-class and Dongyue-class and four old-style patrol ships to cover the landing of the 21st Army assault cluster on the east coast of the port of Aden."

"The assault cluster of the 21st Group Army is under the jurisdiction of: the 1st Marine Corps and the 1st Marine Corps Armored Corps, the 70th Army of the Army and the 2nd Army of the 'Asian and African Liberation Army', with a total strength of 110,000 troops, equipped with more than 300 combat vehicles and armored vehicles, and plans to complete the landing before July 15. The reserve of the army group is the 79th Army of the Army. ”

"In addition, as part of the Aden offensive operation, the 14th Army under the Turkish Front took the two Nanyang Volunteer Divisions of the 3rd Army of the 'Asian and African Liberation Army' as the backbone, strengthened the 5th Marine Division to form a campaign cover group, and more than 100 aircraft belonging to the Fifth Air Group attacked from Saihut, 750 kilometers east of Aden, with the intention of breaking through the enemy's defense line on the Masila River in one fell swoop, and then marching along the coast to the Aden side to contain and eliminate the enemy behind the 21st Army."

Liu Qianhua, who was dressed in a pure black and gold-trimmed skirt uniform, only asked expressionlessly when she heard this: "How is the enemy situation around the war zone?" ”

Su Mengxin, chief of the Intelligence Division of the General Staff beside Su Sanling, hurriedly replied: "According to the information gathered yesterday, July 9, the enemy of British Aden is based on a British infantry division, a South African infantry division, two fortress garrison regiments, a naval coastal defense regiment, and four colonial regiments, together with a number of colonial independent infantry battalions and cavalry squadrons, with a total strength of about 65,000 people, and the main force is assembled in the fortified area of the port of Aden and the defense line of the Masila River. ”

"The enemy of French Somalia and French Abyssinia, with one French infantry division, two French independent infantry regiments, one fortress garrison regiment, and five colonial regiments as the backbone, together with a number of independent colonial infantry battalions and cavalry companies, with a total strength of about 50,000 men, is mainly assembled in the fortified area of the port of Djibouti......"

Liu Qianhua listened to Su Mengxin's report silently, but faintly saw a familiar face behind his tall and muscular figure.

Is it the father? Or that person?

If it was a father, it would not be strange at all, after all, Su Mengxin was the personal guard chief who had been favored by his father for many years, and he had spent far more time by his father's side than he had as a daughter or the crown prince, and it was natural for him to think of his father.

If it's that person......

"The enemy of Italian Eritrea, Italian Somalia and Italian Abyssinia, with two Italian infantry divisions, three Italian independent infantry regiments, one fortress garrison regiment, and seven colonial regiments as the backbone, together with other colonial independent troops, with a total strength of about 80,000 men, the main force is assembled in Astra, the capital of Italian Eritrea."

"The garrisons of British Somalia and British Abyssinia, including the German Abyssinia seized after the start of the war, are collectively known as the 'Abyssinian Expeditionary Force', with one British division and three colonial regiments as the backbone, together with other colonial independent forces, with a total strength of about 30,000 men, and the main force is concentrated in Berbera, the capital of British Somalia."

"British East Africa, including the German East African colonies and German Somalia colonies that had been invaded after the war, was now under the control of the so-called 'East African Expeditionary Force'. The main strength of this unit consists of two South African infantry divisions, one British infantry division, one South African cavalry division, eight colonial regiments, together with other independent troops, with a total strength of nearly 100,000 troops. ”

"In addition, the British Egyptian Expeditionary Force, which is attacking the Palestinian areas, has three British infantry divisions and one South African infantry division, and one British and South African cavalry division, together with four Egyptian infantry regiments and other independent colonial forces, with a total strength of more than 100,000 men."

"It is expected that after the British East African Expeditionary Force and the Egyptian Expeditionary Force have completed their scheduled combat missions, it is very likely that they will rush to the aid of the theater from the north and south, and launch a counteroffensive in the general direction of the Gulf of Aden in coordination with the surrounding French and Italian colonial garrisons......

Liu Qianhua tried to kill the illusory face behind Su Mengxin in her imagination, but the other party haunted like a ghost, and she had no choice but to take a deep breath and try to divert her attention with new questions.

"If the main force of the navy moves eastward, on the premise of losing sea and air superiority, can the army blockade the Bab el-Mandeb Strait alone?"

Su Sanling glanced at the demonstration platform below in embarrassment, bowed his head and replied: "Unfortunately, if there is not enough sea and air support, the army may not be able to effectively block the strait, unless it is ......."

"Unless you go north to Egypt and capture the Suez Canal?" Liu Qianhua couldn't laugh.

"The emperor is wise." Su Sanling didn't understand the holy will.

Liu Qianhua sighed lightly and shook her head slightly: "What about after the capture of the Suez Canal?" After the main naval force moves eastward, will the army be able to hold Egypt alone? The Entente fleet could still bypass the Cape of Good Hope and strike at our Indian Ocean lines of communication, and for that reason you still intend to capture East Africa, Madagascar, and even South Africa? At the same time, the pressure on the Pacific theater is increasing day by day, and our army is already falling behind, as evidenced by last month's naval battle of the Solomons. ”

Su Sanling's face was innocent: "The emperor is sage...... However, the General Staff has not received instructions to revise the combat missions of the Red Sea Front, preparations for the Egyptian and East African offensive operations are still underway, and the staff operations for the Madagascar and South African offensive operations are about to be completed......"

"This is all for the old army leaders to see, and there is no need to pretend to be it now."

Of course, Liu Qianhua didn't tell the truth, she knew that she was impatient without need, and she also knew that this kind of emotion that should not appear in her body theoretically stemmed from the uneasy premonition of that person......

Liu Qianhua's gaze subconsciously passed through the glass curtain wall of the accusation table, and on the corridor surrounding the presentation table, the slender figure of the female officer Ye Jingying suddenly flashed, only to see her walking in a hurry, coming straight to the accusation table.

Su Sanling's explanation could no longer be heard in his ears, and the focus of his eyes only followed Ye Jingying's steps, until the other party saluted as if nothing had happened, and then came to his ear and said that sentence uneasily.

"The boat on which Li Ruishi was sitting sank, and now his whereabouts are unknown."

The premonition was proven, but the uneasiness was dispelled, Liu Qianhua felt a strange sense of relief, but she had no time to stop and savor the fate of hundreds of millions of people colliding, struggling, roaring, silent, and shattering in an extremely large and infinitely complex set of meat grinding machines......

Liu Qianhua didn't think she could find the switch for this machine, but she had the confidence to let the machine stop when she thought it was most appropriate.

If not, destroy it, even if it is a sacrifice......