After arriving at the Navy Command, Bai Zhizhan was called by Yu Zhixing, Zhu Shijian's secretary without even taking a sip of water.

Later, Bai Zhizhan learned from Yu Zhixing that Liu Xiangdong, Li Hengjia and Liu Xiangzhen had arrived half an hour ago.

Because they all went to the naval base in the southern part of the empire and transferred to the transport plane there, it can be inferred from this that if they all set out immediately after receiving the telegram, the Second Aviation Special Mixed Fleet commanded by Liu Xiangdong would definitely be in the north, and the distance was within 300 kilometers.

They also intend to take advantage of the cold airflow that is about to arrive and occupy a vantage point ahead of time.

If you continue to fight, the First Air Special Mixed Fleet will not be defeated!

The conference center, the discussion has been going on for several hours. Because Bai Zhizhan and they have not arrived yet, the Southern Fleet first explains the point.

What to discuss?

It’s a cliché that every year they are used to argue.

Last month, there was a quarrel at the preparation meeting before the fleet exercise began.

Basic Navy Strategy.

Should we go south to sweep away the Fanyan Ocean, or to advance eastward to control the Eastern Ocean?

Now, this is still a military strategic issue at the imperial level.

For decades, the empire's military strategy has been a dispute between the army and the navy, and a dispute over direction, a difference between marching northwest and marching southeast.

The Nanjiangkou Battle, which determined the empire's destiny, took place in the southeast, mainly naval.

The Battle of Ate, which made the empire awesome, took place in the northwest, mainly the army.

Although even the generals of the army admitted that the future of the empire was in the East Ocean and the Fanyan Ocean. Only by controlling the ocean could the world be controlled, the huge threat from the Luosha Empire was like an axe hanging over its head, forcing the empire to consolidate its defense in the northwest.

reconciliation?

As long as the Luosha Empire is still there, there is no way to reconcile!

Don’t forget that after the Battle of Atai, the Luosha Empire was forced to sign a city alliance with the Liangxia Empire. Through a peace agreement, half of the country that had been fought for hundreds of years had been ceasing, and it lost its estuary in the east, thus becoming a second-rate power. In the decades after that, several emperors of the Luosha Empire reformed, which was simply to slept with firewood and taste gall, in order to one day get revenge.

Fortunately, the Luosha Empire has become history.

The biggest advantage of reconciliation with the Luosha Federation is to eliminate the threat in the northwest direction and allow the empire to concentrate its forces to carry out operations in the southeast direction.

As a result, the land and sea dispute that lasted for decades came to an end.

Although the status of the army has not been reduced, after all, there are the southwest and the northeast in addition to the northwest, no one denies that in the next war, the navy is the absolute main force, and the navy's strategic choice is actually the empire's strategic choice, so we have to be very cautious.

In fact, this is also the key reason why the Navy holds fleet exercises every year.

Only through confrontational exercises that are close to actual combat can we understand the strength of the navy and know what kind of battle it can be fought.

However, the fleet exercises have been carried out for more than ten years, but the overall strategy has never been determined.

Not to mention anything else, before the annual fleet exercise begins, during the preparation stage, that is, during the determination of the exercise plan, the local fleet and the southern fleet will have a big argument over the situation setting. When the situation is about to get out of control, the Navy Command will issue an ambiguous plan that is no problem to explain. For more than ten years, without an exception, the scenario setting that should have been concise and clear is becoming more and more complicated.

Can't be sure?

Obviously not.

It is undeniable that there must be two factors of aristocratic families. However, it is fundamentally closely related to the overall strategy of the empire.

Simply put, it is what kind of battle you want to fight and what kind of goals you want to achieve through war.

To be honest, the knowledge here is great.

Not to mention others, even Bai Zhizhan has only been able to figure out the difference between the southward strategy and the eastward strategy in recent years, and understand Zhu Shijian's difficulties.

What's the difference?

The difference between a limited war and a full-scale war!

The strategy of going south is fundamentally an advance to the Fanyan Ocean and conquering the crescent belt located at the western end of the huge continent and adjacent to the Western Continent and Xuan Continent, which is called the "crossroads of the world". If we can revitalize the entire battle situation, we can at least ensure that we are invincible.

The key is that it can also control the world's largest oil production area: Posa Bay.

In fact, oil is enough.

Although the Liangxia Empire also had oil and was one of the world's largest oil producers, its own oil production was not enough, and it became the world's largest oil importer. During the last war, the empire was highly dependent on imported oil. Until now, the situation has not improved, but its dependence on imports has increased. In peacetime, about 40% of oil needed to be filled by imports.

During the war, civil consumption can be reduced through regulatory measures and the import scale from Luosha Federation can be expanded. In addition, coal can be used to replace oil in power generation and some petrochemical industries, thereby reducing dependence on oil and making up for the impact of the reduction in imports.

But these are not long-term solutions.

Even in the ideal situation, this strategy of saving money can last for two years. If the scale of imports cannot be expanded within two years, the empire's economy will be affected, and many oil-related industries will be affected, which will have an impact on military operations.

Not to mention anything else, petrochemical products are required to produce explosives.

This is also the main reason why the Southern faction supported the southward movement.

As long as you can control the Fanyan Ocean and capture the Posha Bay, oil will not be a problem. At that time, you can even get rid of your dependence on the Luosha Federation.

In addition, the strategy of going south is very similar to the army's appetite.

For more than ten years, the Army has been emphasizing that the Luosha Federation is not credible and must not rest assured, because the guys who established the Luosha Federation are essentially nationalists. The first thing they consider is the interests of their own country and their nation. They will never forget the shame under the city that year.

Who can guarantee that when the situation changes suddenly, the Luosha Federation will not point the gun at the empire?

In the last battle, the lesson of the Naoyi Empire's rebellion at a critical moment is still vivid in my mind.

This strategy has many advantages, but it has one that cannot be ignored and extremely serious disadvantage.

Didn't find the right target!

Who is the most threatening to the empire, or the number one enemy?

That must be Newland Federation!

At that time, if the Newland Federation had not sent troops to participate in the war, the Liangxia Empire would have settled all the other powers and completed the great cause of dominating the world.

Going south to the strategy, the empire aimed at the Kingdom of Bran!

Even if it can win quickly, it will take more than half a year, and the Newland Federation is able to complete the war mobilization in such a sufficient time.

There is also the Nayi Empire in the east.

In short, if you want to go south, you will be unable to deal with the Newland Federation and the Nayi Empire.

When the Newland Federation completes the war mobilization, even if the empire uses all its strength, the final victory will be limited.

Of course, it is more likely to go to war with the Newland Federation in extremely unfavorable circumstances, that is, before sweeping the Fanyan Ocean and capturing the Posar Bay.
Chapter completed!