Imperial Elite

Chapter 154 There are still more good people in the world
Fighting on two fronts is a nightmare for any country.

For the People's Revolutionary Alliance in particular, fighting on two fronts was an unacceptable nightmare.

As an industrial hub, Upper Silesia is far from the mainland, while the mainland's important oil bases are exposed along the long contact line in the Near East.

The only reason why both sides have tacitly maintained a low-intensity war over the past decade or so is that their important oil-producing areas are too close to the line of contact. After the initial mobile warfare ended, the war intensified as both sides' military strength developed.

Both sides realized that the most important thing to resolve the other side's conflict was to first control or destroy the other's oil production areas.

In order to accomplish this mission, both sides have amassed a large number of troops along the line of contact.

As the number of troops stockpiled along the line of contact increases, the desire for both sides to launch an attack diminishes.

Unfortunately, the number of troops engaged in online combat between the two sides has increased to such an extent that neither side can accept the extent to which these troops will be lost.

Both sides on either side of the contact line understand that when a large-scale military operation is launched next time, the first battle will be the decisive one. The other side will definitely not give them a chance to catch their breath and make a comeback, as they did before, due to problems with manpower and logistics.

The current situation on the southern front is like two bears placing their sharp teeth on each other's soft bellies; with just one push, they could tear each other apart.

Neither side knew whether they would win or the other would die first with that one bite, so for the time being, no one dared to break this terrifying balance.

Therefore, in order to maintain a high-pressure situation on the southern front, a stable western front is extremely important for the People's Revolutionary Alliance. For this reason, they were even able to reach a reconciliation with NATO.

Although Wagner no longer possessed the formidable armored force it once had, who knows what kind of trouble Old Joe might cause.

Now, when news came that the Teutonic Grand Master and the Lucia military government were about to reach an agreement to take action against them, the People's Revolutionary Union was very fortunate, even though they had different ideologies from Old Joe, and this ideological difference meant that what they had now was nothing more than a false peace.

But a false peace is better than no peace at all. It's time to join forces with Old Joe to create a world without any waves.

So the two sides held talks in Lviv. Since war was imminent, and even Poland was ready to lay its cards on the table, the negotiations proceeded very smoothly.

The two parties quickly reached a military cooperation agreement that was not an alliance.

During the meeting, both Old Joe and the People's Revolutionary Union stated that they had no interest in Polish territory, but simply wanted to liberate the Polish people because they could not bear to see them suffer from the poisoning of far-right ideology.

The liberated territories of Poland still belong to the Polish people, but they must accept the presence of NATO and the Polish Revolutionary Union troops in their country.

This diplomatic rhetoric translates to: Poland will continue to act as a buffer state between NATO and the NPC, but both NATO and the NPC can station troops there and move freely.

After the cake was divided, the next step was to discuss how to deploy the troops.

At this time, both Joe and the People's Revolutionary Alliance faced immense military pressure. With the collective defection of Near Eastern countries, the defense line in Bohemia was extended by more than double, and the Morawa Gorge was added as a crucial point, resulting in a severe shortage of troops at Joe's disposal.

But just like before, a selfless and kind person helped Joe this time.

After announcing its accession to NATO, Charles, representing the Free Gallic people, arrived at NATO with the troops that had withdrawn from the encirclement, as well as those who had left Gaul after the surrender announcement, under the cover of the radical faction of the Gallic navy.

If pieced together, it would have a scale of about 80,000 to 90,000 people.

Although the main force of this unit had left almost all of their equipment on the beach, it wasn't a big problem.

During its long-term preparations for war, NATO's weapons stockpiles, while still falling short of arming a million-strong army, are more than enough to arm 80,000 to 90,000 people.

Charles's addition finally gave Joe a slightly larger number of mobile troops. By squeezing some out from the NATO forces that hadn't been mobilized before, he could manage to create an offensive force.

However, although an agreement was reached at this time, it was not an easy task to carry out joint operations with the People's Revolutionary Alliance. Just dividing up the war zones and assigning combat responsibilities was a troublesome matter.

Although both sides are pushing the project forward quickly and have tried to streamline many procedures, the progress is relatively slow, if not extremely rapid, given that there are four or five languages ​​in this coalition.

However, war is a matter that demands speed.

If it weren't for the fact that all the troops that could be mobilized were in the north, Joe would have wanted to launch a preemptive strike.

Then at that moment, another selfless and kind person helped Joe out.

As the leader of Italy, Bertoni was very dissatisfied with Italy's performance in the war against France.

Over a million men! You couldn't even take down a bunch of Gauls without any reinforcements? What were you guys even doing?!

Look at the Teutons, Gaul was wiped out in a flash! You should be ashamed! Ashamed!
While roaring at his generals to be ashamed, Benito was also pondering a problem: his performance in the French campaign was so poor that he would certainly not get what he deserved in the postwar world order.

Since that's the case, I have to prove myself and let my allies know that I'm not someone to be trifled with!

Looking around, where could he showcase his martial prowess?
Benito turned his gaze across the Mediterranean to the territory of the Bunitania.

In the past, Benito couldn't afford to mess with the Bunitas because they had Old Joe. Now, Old Joe has renounced his Bunitas citizenship and is stuck in Bohemia; he's long gone.

The Buntanian expeditionary force was also almost wiped out by the Teutons. Wouldn't it be a waste not to take advantage of such an easy target?

So why not just go across the sea and attack Bonitania, and maybe Greece while we're at it? After all, these guys have some shady dealings with Wagner, and they've occupied land along the Mediterranean coast. Is that land yours? You just took it? Under Bertoni's orders, the Italian troops charged forward aggressively, and then Benito, with tears in his eyes, went to find the Teutonic Grand Commander.

Grand Master of the Teutonic Kingdom! For the sake of our shared ideology! Give our brother a hand!
The Teutonic leader, who was planning the Eastern campaign, was very dissatisfied with this ally who was more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything.

However, they couldn't ignore this guy now, so the Teutonic commander could only postpone the start of the Eastern campaign and divert troops to clean up Benito's mess.

Just then, Winston finally reached an agreement with Joe on how to join NATO, and even gave Joe another helping hand.

Besides the urgent military needs, the reason why it was willing to join NATO was also due to the old-fashioned idea that since most continental countries had joined a certain organization, Bonitania should also join, so as to make it easier to stir up trouble.

Winston eventually agreed to join the NATO system, but on the issue of military command, Winston firmly stated that Buntania could provide a portion of its army to be integrated into the NATO military system and commanded by Joe.

However, regarding the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, I'm sorry, Mr. Joe, you're not that professional in this area, so we'll leave the Air Force and Navy to us.

To prove that even without Joe, the Bunitarians still knew how to fly the air force, and to boost morale, Winston quickly ordered the bomber force to begin nighttime bombing raids on Teutons, while also launching attacks on Teutonic dams and industrial areas.

Nighttime bombing is inherently inaccurate, and what it hits is entirely a matter of chance. As for the destruction of industry, it is almost entirely a matter of chance.

But did Winston want to destroy the Teutonic industrial facilities?
Winston wanted a gesture, a gesture that showed Bonitania had not surrendered and was still fighting.

Faced with the bombing of Bonitania, the Teutonic leader was completely caught off guard this time.

Originally, after the Gaulish navy had suffered losses, the Teutonic Grand Master had hoped to negotiate with Bonitania.

If Bonitania chooses to negotiate, the last remaining resistance fighters on the Old World will be a few small NATO countries and the People's Revolutionary Union.

Eliminating this last resistance is just a matter of lifting a finger.

Therefore, the Teutonic leader sent his terms to Winston through a third country: Buntania would tacitly allow the Teutons to possess the Old World, and the Teutons would not demand Buntania's colonies.

You be your empire that never sets, I will be my thousand-year-old empire, let us both be well and beautiful in our own way.

Winston responded to this proposal with a bombing of Germania.

Although Germania has suffered many misfortunes in recent years, from the royalist rebellion to Old Joe's filming, and now the nighttime bombing by Buntania.

After several such incidents, even the most good-tempered Germans became increasingly irritable. Despite having guards and secret police, the Germans' resentment towards the Teutonic Grand Master grew stronger day by day.

After all, although the guards and secret police were loyal to the Teutonic Grand Master, they also lived in Germania, a city that was bombed every night.

Meanwhile, many Gauls did not believe they had been defeated, and Henry had placed the northern regions of Gaul, including Paris, under Teutonic administration.

So when London discovered that Old Joe's son had already raised a force to wage guerrilla warfare behind the Teutons' backs, Winston thought that this kind of sneak attack was a good idea, a way to achieve great things with little money.

So when the army was already short of weapons, Winston also ordered the Overseas Intelligence Service to airdrop intelligence personnel and weapons into the Teutonic-occupied territory, and to begin forming or supporting guerrillas to cause trouble for the Teutons.

Faced with this situation, which was not fatal but disgusting, the Teutonic leader, who was at the height of his success, felt that he had to teach the Bunitania a lesson and let them know that he could show them goodwill, but they could not take his goodwill for granted.

However, since the mainland of Bunitania was on an island, the Teutonic surface fleet was occasionally blocked at its gates by the Free Gauls' navy.

While the army was powerful, they clearly had no way of speeding across the seabed to land on Bonitania.

So there's only one way left: use the air force! Let those Buntanians understand that their days of being able to rest easy by relying on the sea are over!
Although Air Force Commander Red Knight was not entirely in favor of the Teutonic Grand Master's idea of ​​using the air force to teach the Bunitanias a lesson.

The Teutonic Air Force was very powerful at the time, but crossing the strait to attack Bunitania was essentially operating at the limit of its range, which was extremely dangerous for both fighter and bomber units.

At the same time, in such combat, if the plane is shot down, the pilot will almost certainly not return.

Unlike previous battles, where pilots could simply hide for a while after being shot down and then wait for the army to arrive before returning to the skies.

The loss of a large number of well-trained pilots would be fatal to the air force, especially with the Eastern Campaign about to begin. Launching a large-scale air campaign against Buntania was not a wise decision.

In response to the Red Knight's opinion, the Teutonic Grand Commander said, "Yes, from a military point of view, this is a very risky operation. But many times, we cannot only look at the military; we also have to look at the political. When Old Joe charged all the way to Germania, we were unable to react because our main forces were engaged in the Gallic campaign."

"But now, the Gallic Wars are over, and the Buntanians are still attacking Germania. This seriously damages the Party's prestige among the people, and we must retaliate against it. Even if only one bomb is dropped on London, it will be a political victory."

Seeing that the Teutonic Grand Commander had made up his mind, the Red Knight, after gathering his staff and consuming pound after pound of coffee beans, submitted a plan entitled "Eagle's Day".

The plan was divided into two parts. In the first part, the Teutonic Air Force would mobilize all its combat forces to attack the air bases, radar stations and other air facilities in Bunitania day and night until the Bunitania Air Force was completely destroyed.

The second part involves the Teutonic Air Force's bomber force, which will bomb London at night.

They didn't expect to hit anything or destroy anything; they just wanted to drop the bombs on London.

The Teutonic leader was generally satisfied with the plan; under such horrific bombing, the Bunitarians had no reason not to submit.

However, the Teutonic leader felt that there was a small flaw in the plan: if the entire Teutonic air force went to fight the Bunitania, what would happen to his Eastern campaign?
(End of this chapter)