159: The blitzkrieg begins!

Among the Three Generals, not a single one questioned Premier Xier's strategy; everyone expressed their approval.

They all believed in their Premier!

The decisions made by the Premier were undoubtedly well-thought-out choices.

The Premier's ideas could absolutely not be mistaken, because Premier Xier was their brain.

Over the years, they had long grown accustomed to obeying the Premier's commands, because the Premier was always right. Sometimes Premier Xier's ideas could be quite absurd, yet they were always precise. If one had to describe it, it was a genius battle instinct!

However, after this decision was made, the instance live stream room began to buzz with discussion, as everyone clearly looked bewildered.

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"As expected of Premier Xier! While Great Harmony and the Koreans suffered in the instance, Premier Xier had already completed such a comprehensive attack plan!"

"I never noticed before, but the War Chariot Country was also secretly taking action!"

"This move is brilliant! Now that Mao Xiong Country's forces are mostly in Ma Country, attacking the main city at this time is indeed the most opportune moment."

"However... I don't quite understand why Premier Xier isn't having all forces besiege one main city, and is instead dividing the forces into three routes... Isn't that weakening her own strength?"

"Yes, I don't understand either. Why is the final target Saint Petersburg? If we were to choose the weakest main city, shouldn't it be Volgograd?"

"Stop thinking about it. If you could figure it out, wouldn't you also be among the top three on the Hero Ranking? How ridiculous."

These noisy bullet comments naturally wouldn't understand Premier Xier's thoughts.

Premier Xier's ultimate choice to target Saint Petersburg for capture indeed had its strategic reasons, and it was the result of extremely meticulous consideration.

The biggest reason was that Saint Petersburg was close to the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland, allowing for a combined land, sea, and air assault, thus consolidating the combat power of the three Settlements.

This would allow the Challenger to better unleash their full current strength!

Additionally, Saint Petersburg might seem neither too strong nor too weak, but it was the safest main city for the Challenger! The safety mentioned here refers to defense against encirclement!

If everything had gone according to the initial plan...

If Lee Tae-yong had launched a harassment when Mao Xiong's Air Force and Navy were still in Vladivostok, he could have completely made Mao Xiong run around in circles.

Then Premier Xier would naturally have chosen to fully attack the weakest Volgograd, playing for a critical hit, a direct assault to finish the job.

But now the situation has changed!

Mao Xiong's Air Force is currently idle in Ma Country, or even preparing to return to Mao Xiong Country, and Volgograd is not too far from Ma Country.

From the previous instance situation, it was very clear that Mao Xiong's Air Force possessed extreme flexibility and mobility!

They could completely rush to reinforce within a few hours from Ma Country.

And Mao Xiong's Navy, due to having three Aircraft Carriers and numerous nuclear submarines, could also launch long-range strikes against the Challenger Camp.

If they still blindly attacked Volgograd according to the previous plan, they could easily fall into a passive position and be ambushed by Mao Xiong.

However, Saint Petersburg is located in the northwest corner of Mao Xiong Country, which means it would be relatively difficult for Mao Xiong's various armies to cross the vast territory of Mao Xiong Country to reinforce Saint Petersburg! It also eliminated the possibility of being besieged by Mao Xiong's various forces.

As for why Premier Xier wanted the Three Generals to attack simultaneously along three different routes, provoking all three main cities before finally attacking Saint Petersburg...

Perhaps only she herself understood this question.

As a military genius of Azure Star, some decisions were actually based on intuition.

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"All ships from the Eastern Island and warplanes from the Korean Country, listen to my command! Proceed with the fastest speed to Saint Petersburg in Mao Xiong Country!"

"I think you should know to reach your destination as covertly as possible without infringing upon Mao Xiong Country's territory."

"This is the only thing you defeated armies can do for the Challenger Alliance! I hope you can atone for your sins!"

Premier Xier issued her final orders to the Great Harmony people and Koreans who had come under her command.

At this time, Takakawa and Kim Geun-seok, like spectators, were respectively seated in the Imperial Garden Pine Pavilion and the Blue House, watching all of Premier Xier's operations.

They had already handed over the command of their clansmen, meaning they had become bare-bones Commanders without subordinates.

In the upcoming instance, they could only be spectators.

However, what was interesting was that because their subordinate forces were controlled by Premier Xier, they could see Premier Xier's various first-person perspectives on the light screen in their command rooms, watching how Premier Xier manipulated the various Challengers of their Settlements.

In fact, even they couldn't fully comprehend Premier Xier's set of operations.

Although they were also top experts on Azure Star, existing in the Top 50, there was still a huge gap between them and Premier Xier.

Although they were confused, when they saw Premier Xier planning a large-scale attack on Mao Xiong's main city, they were still somewhat excited.

This was their last hope!

As long as they could capture one main city, they would achieve victory.

All the previous humiliations would also be swept away!

"General Manstein, listen to my command! Our war officially begins!"

"Immediately raise an Army, cross the Mao Xiong border, and attack Volgograd!"

Premier Xier issued the first official command of this great battle!

Manstein, thousands of miles away, led his seventy-thousand-strong Army legion and immediately set off from White Bear Country, marching towards the border of Mao Xiong Country.

Manstein was the general among the Three Generals most skilled in surprise attacks and long-distance incursions.

Blitzkrieg was his forte! Manstein had been able to advance to LV4 and break through countless difficult instances precisely because of this blitzkrieg tactic!

Blitzkrieg, as the name suggests, is a lightning strike, a surprise attack.

It emphasizes rapid explosive suppression, aiming for an unprepared opponent, utilizing a time difference and troop difference.

Many people on Azure Star felt that this fast-attack method was unsportsmanlike, somewhat underhanded, and even thought blitzkrieg was cheating.

But in reality, blitzkrieg is not easily successful; the technical content of this tactic is not low at all.

The more of a lightning strike it is, the more it requires the Commander to have extremely strong troop deployment capabilities and a broad strategic vision! They need to be ready at any time to respond to sudden situations to ensure their surprise attack can be successfully completed.

The German Three Generals were all LV4 high-level combatants, none of them were ordinary individuals, and among the Three Generals, the strongest in military capability was Manstein.

In fact, in terms of frontline operational ability, Manstein was superior to Premier Xier! Premier Xier focused more on strategic grand vision, while Manstein was most skilled at micro-management.

Having Manstein fire the first shot was the most suitable choice.