Chapter 369
When he got home, Bai Zhizhan finally had a comfortable sleep.
But, it was just one night.
The next day, he and Zhang Xiaoqing went to the inner palace to visit the Empress Dowager who had been bedridden for several months.
During this period, Zhang Xiaoqing mentioned the moving to him.
According to the rules of the Imperial Navy, after getting married, Bai Zhizhan was assigned a house and had been renovated and could be moved there at any time.
Zhang Xiaoqing means that Bai Zhizhan’s main identity is the Imperial Rear Admiral or the Fleet Commander, so moving into the Navy’s Mansion is more suitable.
Bai Zhizhan did not object to this, but he just couldn't help much, so Zhang Xiaoqing had to take charge of it himself.
In fact, when Zhang Xiaoqing proposed to move, she mainly wanted to take Bai Zhizhan's parents over.
Because Bai Zhizhan did not object, Zhang Xiaoqing did not bother about this matter. He just followed Bai Zhizhan's advice and waited until the empress dowager's condition stabilized.
There are a lot of things at home, and it is obvious that moving is not the most important thing.
In the evening, the two went to visit Li Yunxiang and his wife.
If you want to say something, in the imperial capital, Bai Zhizhan would think of Li Yunxiang whenever he had something to do, and he would ask Li Yunxiang for advice on important matters.
The same is true this time.
Although he won a tactical victory, sunk three Newland aircraft carriers and one severely damaged, the Imperial Navy also suffered heavy losses, and the only one left is the "Caijing" to fight. Even the "Longjiang" may not be fully repaired until the beginning of next year.
With only one or two aircraft carriers, we will definitely not be able to enter the southwest and east ocean as planned.
Attacking Guandao has become a problem.
What's more, the Kingdom of Bran has declared war on the empire and will soon send an expedition fleet with aircraft carriers as the core to Fanyan Ocean, and even march into the Yanhai.
So, how to fight next?
Or what kind of adjustments should be made to the strategic plan?
How big affinity is involved in this?
Obviously, this is the main reason why Bai Zhizhan came to visit Li Yunxiang.
I will go to the Navy Headquarters tomorrow, so I must inquire about the news in advance so as not to be confused when I get it.
It would be strange if there is no impact!
After dinner, the two went to the study room upstairs.
"Speaking of it, you don't have to worry too much." Li Yunxiang brought Bai Zhizhan a cup of coffee. However, in habit, he rarely drinks coffee after dinner. "The result of this maritime decisive battle did not exceed the Prime Minister's expectations, or it was completely in the Prime Minister's plan."
"How do you say this?" Bai Zhizhan frowned, feeling that Li Yunxiang was comforting him.
Before the war started, Xue Yuanzheng repeatedly emphasized how important it is to defeat the Newland Navy in the first battle and preserve his own strength.
Otherwise, how could Bai Zhizhan and Liu Xiangzhen take charge at the same time?
"Don't forget that the Newland Federation is the most powerful enemy of the Empire. Not to mention the chief minister, he was a commoner several times, and he would definitely not believe that we can defeat the Newland Navy in one fell swoop. Besides, the Newland Navy is prepared, and it would be great that we can achieve limited victory."
After hearing what Li Yunxiang said, Bai Zhizhan sighed.
It's nothing wrong to say this, but can you really think so?
"If you really want to say something, it's already very good to have such a result. At least now, the Newland Navy is just like that."
"What does it mean?" Bai Zhizhan heard that Li Yunxiang's words had another meaning.
"You have been to Baku and must know that Luosha Federation has always been reluctant to form a tripartite alliance. If the price we offered was not very attractive, such as recognizing Luosha Federation as a great power and supporting its actions to expand south, I'm afraid there would be no talk of it at all."
Bai Zhizhan didn't say anything, waiting for Li Yunxiang to continue talking.
Let’s put aside the conspiracy theory first, just talk about personal feelings, including Bai Zhizhan, most of the imperial military and civilians have no good feelings for the Luosha Federation.
The reconciliation after the end of the last war was nothing more than a force for the situation.
"We now have enough reasons to believe that the Luosha Federation is likely to be intimately discussing alliances with the Newland Federation, and it has been going on for a long time."
"Is there any exact information?" After asking, Bai Zhizhan breathed a long sigh.
"Not yet, but the Sixth Institution has been working hard and has issued an alarm long ago to not trust the Luosha Federation."
"What do you think of the chief assistant?"
Bai Zhizhan did not comment on Li Yunxiang's statement because as far as he knew, Wang Kaiyuan and other people in the six bureaus were microphones of the Imperial Guards.
From their standpoint, of course I wish I could go to war with the Luosha Federation.
"Stable as long as you can."
After hearing what Li Yunxiang said, Bai Zhizhan couldn't help but sigh.
Obviously, Xue Yuanzheng was also very contradictory in his attitude towards Luosha Federation.
From a strategic perspective, Xue Yuanzheng definitely hopes to join forces with the Tiaoman Empire to defeat the Luosha Federation. Even in order to maintain good relations with the Tiaoman Empire, buffer zones need to be set up between the two countries, and after defeating the Luosha Federation, it can be divided into two countries.
In short, the existence of the Luosha Federation itself is a huge threat.
In addition, the Luosha Federation also did not regard the Liangxia Empire as an ally.
After signing the Alliance Treaty, even now, the Luosha Federation has not abolished the statement issued at the time of its establishment that refuses to recognize all unequal treaties.
According to this statement, the Luosha Federation did not recognize the border treaty signed with the Liangxia Empire during the imperial period.
In other words, the Luosha Federation believes that the "region east of Jenisse-Balkash" is still its territory!
In reality, we must maintain our relationship with Luosha Federation.
Although Xue Yuanzheng is called the "Iron-blooded Chief Supporter", no matter how powerful a person is, he must follow the times and trends.
After the great victory of Yebao, even Emperor Shiwu had to admit that he could not dominate the world in his lifetime, so he signed a truce treaty with Luosha Empire.
Now, as the Kingdom of Bran declares war on the empire, the sea routes with the Taurus Empire have been completely cut off, and it is no longer possible to import oil from the Posar Bay, and it is even more necessary to establish good relations with the Luosha Federation.
In fact, when Li Yunxiang mentioned Luosha Federation, Bai Zhizhan understood what he meant.
If the Newland Navy won the victory in the northwest and east, I am afraid that the Luosha Federation would have turned against the water before Baizhizhan led the fleet back to the Ball Port.
Because the Newland Navy was defeated, the Luosha Federation, which was changing with the wind, did not dare to do anything randomly for the time being.
If you want to say it, it is not impossible to join forces to destroy the Luosha Federation first.
It is naturally better to be able to stabilize Luosha Federation.
What if I can't hold on?
As long as the Luosha Federation has the possibility of reverse rebellion, the empire must be prepared in the direction of the mainland.
In this way, we must make adjustments to the strategy in the direction of the East Ocean.
Obviously, Li Yunxiang mentioned this matter directly, which was actually implying that Bai Zhizhan.
Xue Yuanzheng must have been prepared for it.
If you are not prepared, that is a strange thing.
It is never a strange thing to prepare more strategically.
In Xue Yuanzheng's words, excellent politicians will always leave a way out for themselves.
Perhaps, a few months ago, before planning the Naval Battle of Northwest and East, Xue Yuanzheng had already expected the result.
The chief minister has made a decision and must make adjustments to the navy's strategy, so it is best not to be a leader and not be used as a gun by others.
Chapter completed!