Chapter 23, The Grand Chessboard

Albrecht: "From the current situation, the Allied Forces should be able to meet up at the Kizil River next month, and the first phase of the Allied Forces' combat tasks will essentially be complete."

In order to better adapt to the battlefield situation and end this war as soon as possible, the Allied Command has decided to adjust military deployments.

After the partition of the Ottoman Empire is completed, the troops of various countries will be reassigned."

In the next round of strategic planning, the Russian Army will be responsible for the conquest west of the Kizil River, with a focus on quickly capturing the enemy's capital—Ankara.

The Austrian army will be responsible for the conquest east of the Kizil River, with the strategic core being to take control of Mesopotamia and further partition the Ottoman.