Imperial Capital, Naval Command.

A few days ago, after the start of the combat operation against Shiquan City, to be precise, the beginning of the preliminary firepower preparations, Liu Changxun asked the secretary to make a single bed in the office. Although you don't have to go to the front line to command the battle, it is not so easy to sit in the rear.

The point is that this operation is too critical.

To put it bluntly, it is about the life and death of the empire!

At the end of last year, at the annual summary meeting of the wartime cabinet, Xue Yuanzheng bluntly mentioned that if he could not take Posha Bay and transport oil back to the empire within a year, then at the next annual summary meeting, he would have to consider ending the war in some decent way.

The attack on Lion Springs was the beginning, but it was also the most important.

Xue Yuanzheng also specially called the three bigwigs of the military, namely Situ Jingde, Peng Huaisheng and Liu Changxun, together and let them have a long talk behind closed doors.

It is said to be a heart-to-heart exchange, but it is actually a confession.

After talking, the three of them also made a military order, and they almost made a bloody alliance.

To say, this is not an exaggeration.

Before the outbreak of the Great War, the Imperial Navy had done dozens of exercises and came to the conclusion that after the capture of Lion Spring City, it would take at least a year to sweep the Northern Fanyan Ocean, so in order to capture Bosa Bay within a year, it was necessary not only to do all your best, but also to create a miracle.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Changxun strongly advocated that Bai Zhizhan lead the fleet to the expedition to Fanyanyang.

Of course, he gave Bai Zhizhan whatever he wanted, and gave him enough authorization, anyway, he handed over all the belongings of the Imperial Navy to Bai Zhizhan.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, Liu Changxun did pin all his hopes on Bai Zhizhan.

Otherwise, he would not have personally sat at the naval headquarters to ensure that he could handle the battle reports sent back from the front line as soon as possible.

It's just that, at least in the early stages, the Navy is a supporting role.

If I want to say anything, what worries Liu Changxun is the logistics involved in the landing, that is, arranging the fleet to transport troops and supplies to the front line.

The two marine divisions invested in the early stage have all completed the adjustment of their strength, and their strength is about 20,000.

Just to transport nearly 40,000 officers and men, as well as supporting weapons and equipment, it is necessary to dispatch dozens of transport ships and send warships to escort them.

It's just that the army is still fighting for its life.

According to the plan, after the success of the beach grab, the army will devote four divisions to participate in ground combat operations, and arrange four more divisions to serve as reserves, with more than 100,000 troops invested. After the capture of Shiquan City, if the operation to sweep the Northern Fanyan Ocean is launched immediately, the army also plans to invest 8 to 12 divisions.

Even conservative estimates put in more than 400,000 troops for the army.

Arranging Lian Xusheng as the commander-in-chief of the front line was the idea of Situ Jingde and Peng Huaisheng, after all, in the army, Lian Xusheng was recognized as the number one cadre.

Thankfully, at least so far, so good.

After washing, Liu Changxun took the blood pressure medicine on the table.

During last year's physical examination, he was found to have high blood pressure, and the doctor prescribed him this health-based antihypertensive drug, and asked him to continue to take it.

In fact, Liu Changxun has always felt that it was a vitamin tablet.

As for the increase in blood pressure, it is also because it is too hard, or there are too many things to worry about, and if you are busy, your life is not regular.

Besides, it's been a long time since I've exercised.

He didn't take off his coat, but when he received the news in the middle of the night, he was able to deal with it immediately.

However, as soon as he sat down, the door was pushed open.

It was the confidential secretary who came in.

"Just received, forwarded by the landing fleet, from the 11th task force." After the confidential secretary came over, he handed the telegram to Liu Changxun.

He then went and turned on the lamp.

When he opened the message, Liu Changxun immediately frowned.

It begins with a sentence: Task Force 11 has not acted as planned and has already moved south into the Java Sea.

"I've already sent someone to call Zheng Jiangming."

"No more news?"

The confidential secretary shook his head, if there was, he would have said it a long time ago.

"Brew two cups of coffee and get ready for something."

"Okay, I'll arrange it now."

"Zheng Jiangming has arrived, let him come to see me immediately."

The confidential secretary nodded in agreement, and then left the office.

When the confidential secretary went out, Liu Changxun went to sit on the office chair and read the message carefully.

What the hell is Bai Zhizhan thinking!?

Halfway through it, Liu Changxun's hand holding the message began to tremble.

That was the home of the Imperial Navy, and Bai Zhizhan, who had always performed well and was very safe in everything, chose to take risks at this time.

It is more appropriate to say that it is a gamble.

Fortunately, Zheng Jiangming arrived quickly.

"I just knew, and I just got a telegram from the command of the Navy. If there is no mistake, the Prime Minister should be on the east side of the Falkland Islands. ”

"What the hell is he trying to do?"

"Commander-in-Chief ......"

"Not to mention entering Fanyanyang in advance, you have to run more than 10,000 kilometers. Doesn't he know that if it fails, the Imperial Navy will ......"

"It's not going to fail."

"You ......"

Zheng Jiangming didn't explain much, turned out a document, and handed it to Liu Changxun.

"This is an analysis based on the intelligence provided by the Naval Command in relation to the Prime Minister, and the focus is on the summary later."

Hearing Zheng Jiangming say this, Liu Changxun turned directly to the last page.

After reading it, Liu Changxun's brows locked even tighter.

According to Zheng Jiangming's summary, the "Prime Minister" had already arrived near the Falkland Islands on 15 January, while the command of the Navy, J. Man, had only sent the news on 18 January.

With a delay of 3 days, it is very likely that the "Prime Minister" slowed down on the way.

Not to save fuel, but to worry about encountering the Bran fleet.

It was precisely because of this that Zheng Jiangming concluded that it was very likely that the Manman Navy had obtained some clues and speculated that there was a Bran fleet in the Nanxi Falling Ocean.

Because there was no intelligence to corroborate, the Imperial Navy did not inform the Imperial Navy of the matter.

Of course, it is also related to the interests of both parties.

The high-level officials of the Elder Man must hope that the imperial authorities can do something on the Fanyan Ocean as soon as possible to reduce the pressure on themselves, and they will naturally have reservations when reporting the news.

All in all, Zheng Jiangming is speaking for Bai Zhizhan.

In fact, at this time, Liu Changxun had calmed down and became very rational.

It's already done, and it's too late to say anything.

Besides, Bai Zhizhan is very assertive, even if Liu Changxun gives an order, he may not carry it out, and Liu Changxun has no right to order him to return immediately.

The most important thing is the meaning of the attack itself.

If the White Stop's speculation is correct, and the assault is successful, then the empire has a good chance of achieving total victory.

This temptation is too great.

"What should we do?" After calming down, Liu Changxun immediately regained his true colors as commander-in-chief of the Navy and returned to practical issues.

"Do nothing."

Liu Changxun was stunned, obviously not understanding what Zheng Jiangming meant.

"Raids are kept secret, so until the 11th Task Force is in battle, we must not be caught by surprise and act as if nothing had happened. It's just that the attack on Lion Spring City still has to continue, and everything that should be done according to the plan must be done in place. ”

"What about the Navy?"

"This has to be done by the Commander-in-Chief."

After glaring at Zheng Jiangming, Liu Changxun couldn't help but sigh again.

It's come to this point, and I can't care about face.