Will the Luosha Federation betray?
This is the issue that caused the greatest divergence during the discussion of ground warfare.
Although from a strategic defense perspective, the Luosha Federation's betrayal would not significantly impact the Empire, considering that the Empire's northwest region is almost entirely desert and the traffic lines are under the control of the Imperial Army, it would be impossible for Luosha Federation to make a blitzkrieg and advance thousands of kilometers at once. However, looking at the bigger picture, after the Luosha Federation's betrayal, the Liangxia Empire would inevitably lose strategic initiative.
The initiative for whether or not to join the war lies in the hands of the Newland Federation, but from a strategic level, the advantage is on the Empire's side.
The reason is simple, delay another half year, and the Empire would be able to gain an absolute strategic advantage, so the Newland Federation must enter the war within this half-year.