"Count Schmidt lived up to his trust and had led the Bavarian advance corps to defeat the French Northern Line troops, and the Southern Line troops were also hit to a certain extent. Relying on the remaining vehicles and the troops we have supported one after another, there is no problem at least defending Bursa's rear route. If nothing unexpected happens, the situation on the Northern Line should be stable!" Kariput said while sending the telegram from the front to Rupresit's desk.

"Yes, I'm stable for the time being. Although the main force of the French army commanded by Xia Fei in the south still exists, there is little hope to break through Bilejik. So, if I were a Frenchman, what should I do next?" Rupresit said with his fingers on the table.

"In fact, no matter how the French do the results, it doesn't matter. Our troops in Eastern Ukraine have been collected and they can quickly cross the Black Sea to enter Asia Minor. Our ground forces will soon surpass the French and the Air Force. General Harrel's air force has gradually changed to the front-line airport. The French's attack on the northern line will probably end up at the city of Bursa. It is impossible for them to see the Hagia Sophia Cathedral." Kariput said.

"However, there are the British troops in the south. In fact, before our main force really arrives, the French have about ten days to play. So if I were Xiafei, what would I do?" Rupresit's eyes moved on the huge sand table in the middle of the house, gradually moving from Bursa to Eskiesheir! And here is the front line where the British and Turkish troops confront each other on the southern line. The British were well-equipped and well-trained, while Turkey relied on fortifications and city defenses, and relied on the railway line behind to continuously transport reinforcements. Even Kemal's troops began to move westward from Ankara! No one on both sides could do anything to each other in a short period of time.

"There may be something wrong in the south." The prince remembered a battle in two battles in history!

However, just as the prince saw the battle report of Earl Schmidt, Xiafei also saw the telegram sent by Major General David. Looking at the losses above, Xiafei was already very calm, because since he was attacked two days ago, his expectations for this armored assault have been reduced by several levels.

"It's really impossible to beat. It seems that we can only focus on defense in the future." Xia Fei shook his head helplessly. To be honest, the Germans started to equip tanks in an established manner and studied related tactics. Although the French used to equip armored vehicles early, they have always used these things as supplements to infantry. The same things have different angles and results are naturally different. Now? If you want to make up for the lessons, it's too late! Not to mention the corresponding commander, there are not even many experienced grassroots officers and soldiers in the armored forces, because most of them have become cannon fodder in the fierce battle of attrition. The French's recent attempt to defeat the Bavarian armored forces on the front battlefield was smashed to pieces in the face of reality!

"I'm afraid that Bilejik can't be taken down." Xia Fei touched his nose and said with regret. Although Major General David repeatedly emphasized in the telegram that there were not many German tanks, looking at the railway line behind the city, Xia Fei no longer had hope for his actions. He was dull and under the city. The opponent could get a steady stream of supplies. There was no hope no matter how he looked at it. Looking at so many battle examples in ancient and modern times, as long as he defended his defense, he would probably not lose... Xia Fei also understands this principle!

"No, I can't just go back like this." However, Xia Fei was definitely unwilling to return to the front line in shame. The so-called face, commander's prestige and other things are false. As a strategically reliable commander of the French Army, Xia Fei knew very well that the future period would be the last chance for the Allies to turn the situation around the war! Otherwise, once the Bavarian Legion turned from the Eastern Front to Asia Minor, even if two armies were deployed here, it would not be enough for others to fight!

"What we can do now is to try our best to attack the Turks and cause erosion wounds in their core areas. Only in this way can we disperse the elite Bavarian legion, and then take the initiative again when the other party is tired of dealing with it!" Xia Fei wrote in his war diary.

What is the initiative of war? This thing seems a bit empty, but it is something people can feel. Applying a famous RTS game in later generations, such as Warcraft 3. Humans 2 books to fight the beast clan. Before Xiaoy came out, the human race used the tavern to quickly release the beast king to demolish the buildings at the beast clan's home. This is the initiative, not lies in the amount of troops the human race has, nor in whether it can fight in the front. It is in the delay of the opponent's technology. This is the initiative, not caring about temporary gains and losses, the key lies in the impact on the entire battle situation.

Similarly, when Xiaoy reaches 3 and the second hero of the human race has not reached 3, the beast race has a strategic advantage, because at this time the orc troops are already reasonable and have strong supply capacity, which is the time when the latter counterattacks.

What if it is applied to the current situation of war? The French attack cannot achieve their first goal, and it will be meaningless to continue to fight. This means the loss of strategic initiative. Because even if you can break through Salbus, what if the Bavarian Legion can definitely launch troops before the French approaches Istanbul. The French would definitely not be able to defeat them at that time. It would be meaningless to care about this.

However, the French army did not completely lose the initiative. The fundamental reason is that there are still variables on the southern line! Because the southern line is too far from the landing point of the Bavarian Legion. Before the Bavarian Legion arrived, the Allied Army also had the opportunity to achieve its second goal, namely interrupting the 3b railway!

Although there is still a long distance from Eskiesheir to Ankara, the Turkish Empire is no better than the major European participating countries. Its troops are millions. Turkey's population industry determines that its troops are "non-renewable" resources. Not to mention that hundreds of thousands of people were killed in one battle. Even if only 100,000 is a loss of 100,000, it is an unbearable loss for the Turks. Now, Turkey's main force has been concentrated near Eskiesheir! If this place can be removed and the Turkish legion can be annihilated, the remaining operations to Ankara will become a smooth road!

As for the obstacles along the way? In fact, it does not exist. In the entire Asia Minor, the military density of both sides is even lower than that of the Eastern Front. Both sides have not even formed a continuous front that runs across the north and south! In this case, Xia Fei believes that logistics issues may be more troublesome than the Turks' interception......
Chapter completed!