The Russian armored forces stormed eastward and captured Mogadishu, which had previously been controlled by the Ottoman Empire.
Nicholas VI used the city's port as the first base of the Russian Navy, releasing up to three aircraft carrier battle groups.
Each aircraft carrier battle group includes one large aircraft carrier "Tbilisi", one helicopter carrier "Baku", two "Glorious" class cruisers, four "Modern" class destroyers, four "Dreadnought" class Destroyers, four M-type frigates, four M-type frigates, four "Kilo"-class conventionally powered submarines, four M-type amphibious landing ships, and two supply ships.
Nicholas VI believed that his fleet was powerful enough to dominate Africa, so he would not bow down to the former Ottoman Empire, the local leader in Northeast Africa, and the Ming Empire, the local leader in East Africa.
The navy that calls itself the "Russian Imperial Fleet" does have this strength, because neither the Ottoman Empire's naval fleet nor the Ming Empire's naval fleet stationed in the Indian Ocean combined are its opponents.
Sudan was invaded by the Russian army, which shocked Ibrahim. When he was dispatching his troops, he heard that half of Somalia had been lost...
Ibrahim originally thought that the front line was lying about the military situation, and that the war was not as tragic as reported by the front line generals. Unexpectedly, all the reconnaissance planes he sent were shot down by the enemy.
One month into the war, he had lost one armored brigade, three mechanized infantry brigades, two cavalry brigades, and the equivalent of three infantry brigades of infantry battalions in the border areas, which meant that all the troops deployed in East Africa had been lost.
Is this still flirtatious?
Before, Nicholas VI, his father, his grandfather, and his great-great-grandfather wished they could kneel down and beg him as their grandsons, praying that they would give their family a way to survive. But now, it's a disaster.
This time it is not only necessary to deploy garrisons from all over North Africa to northern Sudan to form a temporary release line.
We also need to form a huge fleet, sail around the Gulf of Aden from the Red Sea, and go south to recapture the lost Mogadishu!
To this end, in addition to asking for help from his old friend Zhu Cixiang, Ibrahim also assembled ground troops from three armored brigades, five mechanized infantry brigades, three cavalry brigades, seven infantry brigades, and three artillery brigades.
The Air Force mobilized nearly a thousand fighters and about 500 bombers, and the Navy formed two aircraft carrier battle groups, preparing to eliminate the rebellious Russian army in one fell swoop, as well as this unforgivable country!
However, as the Ming Empire was an ally of the Ottomans, and Zhu Cihong was also an old friend of Ibrahim, when he learned that the Austrian army was about to launch a large-scale counterattack, he immediately suggested suspending the plan.
Because satellite photos show that three twin aircraft carrier battle groups from all sides have gathered in the waters near Mogadishu, and their strength cannot be underestimated. The Austrian fleet will go south on its own, and I am afraid that the other party will make dumplings...
After Zhu Cixiang's confirmation, the identities of these enemy battleships can basically be confirmed. Those polar bear gadgets can be recognized by a certain emperor at a glance, and they can be identified even if they are turned into an aquarium.
Just three "Kuznetsov" class aircraft carriers, Ibrahim's fleet is enough to deal with it, even if the opponent's carrier-based aircraft seems to be MiG-29k rather than Su-33.
The Ming Empire has just completed the construction of a batch of Aegis ships, and has not even started exporting them. There is no need to elaborate on the air defense level of the Austrian fleet.
If it is besieged by nearly a hundred MiG-29Ks, not only will the carrier's chances be wiped out, but it will also be difficult for the aircraft carrier to survive, let alone the terrifying "Granite" supersonic anti-ship missile.
Zhu Cixiang personally wrote a copy of the rough appearance and performance parameters of the enemy's battleship that he recalled and gave it to Ibrahim, who made the latter break into a cold sweat.
Fortunately, I was not impulsive, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!
Zhu Cihong's suggestion to Ibrahim was that the Ming, Austrian and French parties should act together to attack East Africa first and then West Africa!
Why first east and then west?
Because there are still many Ottoman troops in northern Sudan, the Ming garrison in East Africa is still resisting tenaciously.
What's more, reinforcements can continue to flow south through the Sudan Canal, and the Ming fleet based on Madagascar can also move north to support.
Seventy percent of the territory in West Africa has been lost, and what is left is the Sahara Desert that the enemy does not want. There is no value or significance in seizing it.
The Cape Verde Islands are too close to Dakar and are easily attacked. Apart from this archipelago, there are no other archipelagos in the Mid-Atlantic that can serve as a strategic springboard.
If you want to implement a strategic counterattack, you must go all the way south along the coast of West Africa. This is the only way to go.
If ground troops leave the coastline and cross the Sahara Desert from north to south, five hundred kilometers is the limit.
If you refuel midway, you may be attacked by enemy air attacks, which means the losses may be even more severe.
Zhu Cixiang was completely clueless and unprepared for the drastic changes taking place in Africa.
The Ming Dynasty's navy, land and air forces were invincible before, but now they are not sure of victory in naval, air, or land battles.
It is useless for Guangzhu Cihong to know the performance of the opponent's weapon by himself. He has to distribute the specific parameters.
There were agents of the Ming Dynasty in West and East Africa, but it was useless for them to see enemy tanks running rampant on the streets.
The enemy's strategy and tactics cannot be understood at all, and it does not help our own counterattack at all.
As for whether the enemy has satellites, it has not been discovered so far.
If it is specific, then I have to ask...
Of course we must fight, and we must eradicate the root causes to avoid future troubles forever, and we cannot allow the other party to continue to grow bigger.
At this rate of expansion, I am afraid that in another year, we will be able to compete with the military alliance headed by the Ming Empire.
By then, I am afraid that some allies will defect to each other, and the Ming Empire will suffer the greatest losses.
Because once it loses its overlord status, it means that the Ming Empire's vitality will be seriously damaged and it will be difficult to recover.
The specific plan is to first assemble the fleet and use the tactics of using the sea to control the land, first seize control of the sea, and then retake occupied East Africa from the north, south, and east.
The French army, navy and air force could not participate in this phase of the operation at all, but Zhu Cihong hoped that Louis XIV could be patient and cautious. It seemed difficult to recapture West Africa with his own strength alone.
Since they dare to take action, they know that their strength is no longer what it used to be, and they can still conquer West Africa, so they know that they must deal with it calmly.
At the same time, Zhu Cixiang warned Zheng and his son not to launch a counterattack rashly, but to use defensive warfare to consume the enemy's effective strength and create favorable conditions for a major counterattack.
Zheng Chenggong said that they can at least fight first and then retreat, and can exchange two to three hundred kilometers of strategic depth for two to three months of counterattack preparation time.
Zhu Cixi was basically satisfied with this, and at the same time asked his disciples to cooperate with the imperial fleet to help the military in East Africa if they could.
Once East Africa is lost, you can retreat south first, or evacuate to the many islands in the East African waters and the island of Madagascar.
This is the worst plan, and there is nothing that can be done. The situation is so serious, the opponent's offensive has been fierce in the past, and the strength has grown too fast. For the time being, the only strategy is to use space for time.
The vast areas south of Egypt and north of Angola were already occupied and threatened by enemy forces. Zhu Cixi knew that if he failed, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
This is very close to the fate of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu...
Since you want to stud, you must complete your efforts in one battle!
The simpler the goal, the better, the closer the battlefield is to one's side, the better, the weaker the enemy's strength, the better, and the more prepared one's side is, the better.
Although three of these four conditions can be chosen by one's side, only the first two can meet the actual situation.
It is best to get off to a good start in the first battle by destroying the Russian Navy aircraft carrier battle group cruising in the western Indian Ocean.
As long as this enemy force is eliminated, and with the support of our own navy and air force, the land war in East Africa will be much easier to fight.
East Africa is in the shape of a convex angle, and the navy and air force can completely attack the Russian army entrenched in Ethiopia.
The operation was planned for November, and winter weather had little impact on the battlefield near the equator.
As for how long it can last...
Zhu Cixiang is completely unpredictable. Without major mistakes, it may take three to six months.
If the war doesn't go well, it will start in one year and won't be able to stop in three years!
The current situation is exactly the opposite of the coalition forces attacking the southern part of the Apennine Peninsula.
At that time, the enemy was weak, but the terrain in the theater was poor, making it difficult for the armored forces to deploy, let alone advance, and the troops could only be transported by helicopters.
Now the battlefield is almost all plains, but the enemy's strength is almost to the point where it can take off, so Zhu Cixiang needs to constantly communicate with many old friends and subordinates.
Quite literally, based on the results of previous land battles.
Zhu Cixiang was worried that an old friend would be impulsive and lose the wealth he had saved for hundreds of years...
The opponent's Air Force Shadow Typhoon seems to have F-35, Army Shadow Challenger, T-90, Leopard II, Navy Shadow Queen and Marshal aircraft carriers.
It is unknown whether it has nuclear submarines and intercontinental missiles. So far, it has not been hit by a nuclear attack, I hope not.
East Africa and West Africa were the territories of Ibrahim and Louis XIV respectively. Zhu Cihong was embarrassed to show off his nuclear strike capabilities unless he had to.
It is very easy to destroy the opponent's army, especially the infantry, but it is relatively difficult to destroy the aircraft carrier battle group, especially when the opponent is still moving.
Zhu Cixiang was also worried that he might suffer a nuclear counterattack from the other side, and asked his family and confidants to temporarily take refuge in a villa in the countryside, and then come back after the battle.
The emperor hunted to the west, the royal family fled, and the families of civil servants and generals also fled. Mingsike was in chaos, and the Ming stock market also suffered its first plunge in history.
Zhu Cixiang did not hide this, but temporarily informed everyone in Ming Sike that the enemy might launch an attack on the capital of the Ming Dynasty. He hoped that everyone would leave Chu temporarily and try to come back in half a year.
Mortgage loans, car loans and other loans will be postponed for half a year first. After half a year, it depends on the specific situation. People in other places can still use medical insurance and pension insurance.
The wealthy people in the southern coastal areas of the Iberian Peninsula were also frightened. There were rumors in the area that enemy troops would attack here. The wealthy people ran to Madrid overnight and even went to France for temporary refuge.
The three armies of the Ming Dynasty have implemented partial mobilization and re-recruited retired pilots. The pilot students who will graduate from the Air Force Academy within a year are immediately transferred to active service.
The Navy has unsealed previously decommissioned and sealed ships and installed them with air defense, anti-ship, and anti-submarine weapons. It also recruits retired officers under the age of 60 and retired sailors under the age of 50.
The Army transferred 500,000 reserve troops into active service, activated 5,000 main battle tanks, 5,000 infantry fighting vehicles, 10,000 armored wheeled transport vehicles, 3,000 artillery pieces and rocket launchers, and urgently purchased 500,000 military vehicles.
Retired special forces, mountain infantry, engineers, engineers, drivers, maintenance personnel, as well as technical officers and sergeants at all levels under the age of 40 are all being recruited, and all benefits are the same as those in active service.
Emperor Haojing asked Zhang Huangyan to quickly form five new air defense brigades, five mountain brigades, ten artillery brigades, forty mechanized infantry brigades, and fifty infantry brigades.
Suppose that Jie Xuan and Zheng Chenggong teamed up before and failed to defeat each other, but were pushed back by the other party and landed together from the Apennine Peninsula and the Iberian Peninsula.
By then, it will be too late for the Ming Empire to mobilize again. It is better to spend the money first to gain at least three to six months of buffer time.
This is not completely impossible to happen. If it does happen, we are not prepared yet. Isn't this Jijismita's...
The situation was so serious that even many generals did not realize it, and Zhu Cixiang even held a special meeting to improve everyone's awareness.
The current battle is not only the most difficult battle, but also directly related to the life and death of the Ming Empire.
Once the King Master fails on the battlefield, it will not be as simple as losing the world hegemon.
With the virtues of the British, Spanish and Russian families, can they still leave some land for the old Zhu family?
Therefore, while we still have the ability to fight the enemy, while the Ming Empire still has some appeal in the world, we must go all out to defeat the enemy.
Escape from battle, retreat before fighting, colluding with the enemy, and many other crimes that can constitute oligarchs or even slander have been prepared for the generals below.
Even the students who graduated from their own military academy are no exception. This time they won't just be able to return home in triumph, but will really have to fight bloody battles to achieve the final victory.
If anyone feels that he has earned enough money and wishes to retire directly, Zhu Cixiang will not force him, and will ensure that his family will not be implicated in the aftermath like Yuan Shao did.
Naturally, many of the generals present at the meeting did not dare to take the lead. If the emperor really broke his promise and had to settle accounts later, what should he do?
What's more, the Ming Empire's national power, military power, and financial resources can fully support the empire in a long-term war with its enemies.
Seeing that the opportunity to perform meritorious deeds has come, whoever shrinks back at this time will be a real fool!
You can raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while!
Now Zhu Cixiang wants to see who can use it, who can't use it, whose army can fight tough battles, and whose army is a bunch of stupid pigs!
In many previous wars, Zhu Cixiang asked generals to reduce casualties.
This is the only battle, the main thing is to win, there is no need to think about other things for the time being!
Because once they lose, the fate of the Ming Empire, the Emperor and Zimin will not be any better than death...
