After some quarrels, the emotions of several prospective cabinet members calmed down.

Although all of them are close associates of Wenwei and their seats in the cabinet have been decided, they are the real cabinet ministers after receiving the edict of the narrow emperor.

It's not that a consensus is reached, but that a purposeless quarrel doesn't solve the problem and complicates it.

The flames of war have just been ignited, and what happened on this day speaks for a lot, and it is worth reflecting on these main fighters who have always looked at no one.

Of course, a lot of unrealistic fantasies are also extinguished.

All of this is certainly not explained by the phrase "a skinny camel is bigger than a horse".

There must be a lot of reasons for this.

The first is that the Liang Xia Empire may have received the news a long time ago, so it was prepared in advance, otherwise there would not have been so many coincidences.

In the afternoon, when receiving news confirming that the raid on Chengjiang Port had not achieved the expected results, Wen Wei contacted several henchmen who worked in the intelligence agency and asked them to start an investigation. Next, the Navy Command Department also conducted an investigation into intelligence leaks.

It's just that it doesn't make any sense, it's just a show, so that you can shirk responsibility afterwards.

The battle plan for the raid on Chengjiang Port had been drawn up a few months earlier, and the relevant contents had since been revealed to the Royal Navy of Bran and the Nuland Navy.

In other words, the battle plan did not necessarily leak out of the Imperial State.

There is another problem here.

Could it be the Bran Kingdom, or the Nuland Federation betraying the Narrow Empire!?

Although he was frightened by this sudden thought, Wen Wei had to believe that there was indeed such a possibility, and the possibility was not small!

Wen Wei is not a soldier, and his perspective on problems is completely different from that of a soldier.

In his eyes, pushing the Imperial State of Narrowness into the fire pit is actually the Western powers, which seems to have become a means for industrial powers such as the Kingdom of Bran and the Federation of Newland to deal with and eliminate the economic crisis, at least it can greatly alleviate the social crisis caused by the economic crisis and cool down the tense international situation.

Even if we can't solve the problem at the root cause, we can prolong peace for a few years, or even more than a decade.

For the Bran Kingdom and the Newland Federation, why not sacrifice an insignificant ally and enjoy more than a dozen years of peace?

Especially for those politicians who can eat bloody human flesh while talking and laughing, and don't even vomit bones, they don't care about the narrow imperial state.

What's the key?

Whether it was the crippled Empire or the bloodletting of the Liang Xia Empire, it meant that in the next few years, the factory owners of the Western powers would be able to get a large number of orders.

With these orders, do you still need to worry about the economic crisis?

Wasn't the post-war "golden decade" built on the ruins of the Great War?

To use an inappropriate analogy, the great powers are all beasts, and the Narrow Imperial State is the weakest one. All the beasts were already hungry, and their eyes were glowing green with hunger. Even if the fight is fought to the end, only one will survive, and the strong beast will still have to fight to the death for survival, and it will not prevent the weakest one from filling its belly before that, and then fighting each other after the strength is restored.

Of course, this is only Wenwei's concern, not necessarily the truth.

Another issue is to make adjustments to military strategy.

Because it has been completely out of touch with the original situation, no matter whether the Bran Kingdom and the Newland Federation participate in the war or not, unless it is at 8:30 tomorrow, to be precise, 7:30 to be precise, that is, the standard time of the Narrow Yi Empire must be one hour earlier, and surrender according to the requirements of the Liang Xia Empire, otherwise it will have to be considered for the next combat operation, and it will be necessary to adjust the military strategy according to the new situation.

The key is to switch from offense to defense!

According to the previous plan, after the successful raid, the Narrow Navy, it would be able to seize the initiative, and then, with the assistance of the Royal Navy of Bran and the Nuland Navy, seize the sea dominance and complete the strategic encirclement and long-range blockade of the Liangxia Empire, and there was no need to strengthen the defense.

The situation is clearly the opposite.

Because the Imperial State of Narrowness does not declare war, it is certainly impossible to count on the Newland Federation.

As for the Bran Kingdom, as long as the Liang Xia Empire can control the rhythm of the war, such as not expanding to Fanyan Yang for the time being, it is unlikely that it will send troops to participate in the war.

The most that these two allies can give is indirect support.

If you don't do it well, I'm afraid there is only moral support.

In this way, it is necessary to switch from offensive to defensive, and strive to hold out until the allies enter the war.

If we continue to attack, even if we can achieve a temporary victory, when the situation reverses, we will be defeated, and I am afraid that there will not even be a chance to change at that time.

So, how do you defend it?

On this issue, there is no controversy.

Both the army and navy believed that they would first have to defend the Sadou Islands, and then follow the example of the previous great war, using the Watchmen Strait against the powerful Liangxia Navy.

Interestingly, this is precisely the number one reason why the Navy actively advocates a sneak attack on Chengjiang Port!

Only by annihilating the Southern Fleet can we hope to block the Liangxia Navy in the Watchman Strait, and take advantage of the unique geographical advantage to fight a battle with fewer victories!

But the problem is that it is not the army, the navy, or the fleet that is guarding the Sadou Islands and strangling the Watchmen Strait!

Although compared with the last war when the war was in the war, it is not an exaggeration to describe the changes in the narrow navy as "reborn", the capital ships alone have increased by a full five, and all four battle cruisers have been upgraded to fast battleships, but compared with the powerful Liangxia navy, it still seems very weak.

Crucially, ten capital ships are scattered.

In the Guia, the only battleships that could be mobilized were the four battleships that followed the activities of the Fifth Air Force, and they were four old battleships of the former treaty type.

The home fleet of the Liangxia Navy also had four old battleships, as well as two fast battleships that were not listed.

It can be seen that no matter how it is fought, the permanent fleet commanded by Takano must be allowed to return to the Guia Ocean as soon as possible to block the vital Watchman Strait.

If the home fleet is allowed to fight in the Guia Ocean, it will inevitably lead to endless troubles.

It is precisely for this reason that after the arrival of Wenwei, the first issue discussed was how to adjust the deployment of the navy.

Because there was no other choice, after a brief discussion, Wen Wei asked the Military Command Department to draft a telegram and give orders to Takano as soon as possible.

Of course, the Army was not idle.

According to the arrangement of the Ministry of Culture and Defense, after the Navy completes the deployment adjustment, the Army will have to increase its troops to the Sadou Islands and complete the occupation and control of the main islands as soon as possible.

If you can, do it simultaneously.

Do not forget that after the Great War, the Sabean Islands became a demilitarized zone.

As for the increase of troops to the Ice Storm Peninsula, it was not yet time to discuss it, because even the Ying and the West believed that the Liang Xia Empire would not launch an attack on the ground before achieving a naval victory, that is, before cutting off the sea route from the Sakuyi Empire to the Ice Storm Peninsula.

Repeat the mistakes of the past, let history repeat itself, and fight a war of attrition in positions with heavy casualties like the last great war!?

That's absolutely impossible!

Besides, as long as they seized the sea control and controlled the shipping routes, the Liangxia Empire would be able to conquer the army without a fight, and even conquer the entire Ice Storm Peninsula without bloodshed.

In addition, no matter how you fight, you must first decide the winner at sea and win the sea supremacy.

In that case, why bother to send thousands of soldiers to the enemy's trenches and pillboxes to serve as human targets for machine guns?