Although he resolutely opposed working against the Liang Xia Empire, according to Gao Ye's meaning, even if it was not good to rebuild the Qin and Jin dynasties, the Sayi Imperial State should remain neutral, but Gao Ye had no way to influence the decision-makers above, and he could not change his fate as an admiral and commander of the permanent fleet.

Three years ago, after withdrawing from the "Hwaseong Treaty" and the "Luntai Treaty", Takano was ordered to begin drawing up an operational plan against the Liangxia navy.

At that time, the Naval Command Department of the Sagi Navy, that is, the Naval Command, gave Takano enough authorization, but it also created a problem for Takano.

The primary purpose was to defeat the Liang Xia navy.

Isn't this chasing ducks to the shelves?

If he has to be elected, Takano will not be able to resign from his post as commander of the permanent fleet.

Unfortunately, he didn't have a choice.

After tossing and turning for several months, and after vetoing more than a dozen drafts, Takano returned to his old ways, to be precise, he chose the plan that was first proposed.

Sneak attack!

That's right, it is to use a well-prepared and boldly implemented sneak attack operation, and strive to annihilate the main force of the Liang Xia Navy in one fell swoop after the war, at least severely damage the Liang Xia Navy, so as to ensure that in the next one to two years, it can master the sea control in the West and East Guia.

After Gao Ye's bitter expression, the military command department also adjusted the combat plan and lowered the target.

In fact, in order to force the military command to compromise, Takano made it very clear that because he could not perform his duties as a commander, he could only resign and apologize.

According to the revised plan, the annihilation of the Liangxia Navy was no longer regarded as the goal, but the purpose was to inflict heavy damage on the Liangxia Navy and seize sea supremacy in the early stage of the war.

Subsequently, Takano revised it in accordance with the new requirements, and at the end of that year submitted the first version of the battle plan.

Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived.

A few months later, during the fleet exercise in the 97th year of the imperial calendar, the Liang Xia Navy conducted a special confrontation drill for possible sneak attacks. Although the imaginary enemy was not emphasized during the exercise, the ghosts could imagine that only the Saoyi Navy could sneak attack the Liangxia Navy.

As a result, the Military Command Department ordered Takano to redraw the battle plan.

It's a human life!

After a few months of tossing, Takano resubmitted the plan, but the core was still a sneak attack, but many new contents, including strategic deception, were added.

To put it simply, it is to increase the probability of success of a sneak attack through strategic deception and other means.

Don't engage in sneak attacks?

Then don't play.

It was also under the guidance of this ideology that the Narrow Empire actively carried out diplomatic activities, including sending a signal of hope for reconciliation to the Empire through the Locke Republic, promoting the contradictions between colonies and trade with the Newland Federation and the Bran Kingdom, and expanding trade with the Liangxia Empire.

Not to mention anything else, forty percent of the grain imported by the Narrow Yi Empire came from the Liangxia Empire.

These measures, without exception, were all aimed at deceiving the Liang Xia Empire, so that the Liang Xia Empire would no longer regard the Narrow Yi Imperial Kingdom as an enemy.

In addition, Takano made an extremely bold guess.

After relaxing its vigilance against the Saja Imperial State, the Liang Xia Navy will turn its focus to Fanyan Yang to ensure that the route to Posha Bay is unimpeded.

The reason is very simple: among the strategic resources related to the war potential, the only thing that the Liangxia Empire lacked was oil.

In a sense, it was because of the lack of oil, which is called "the blood of industry" and "war fuel", that after entering the era of dreadnoughts, the Liangxia Navy relented and gradually abandoned the less realistic standards of the two powers, and thus lost the crown of the global navy.

With the oil of Posha Bay, the Liangxia Empire will be invincible!

Since then, Takano's speculation has been gradually confirmed.

Not to mention anything else, only one of the three aviation task forces of the Liang Xia Navy was deployed in the port of Mastida, and the other two were stationed in the military port of the Southern Fleet.

Three months ago, after receiving the information, Gao Ye concluded that the Liangxia navy would march into Fanyan Yang after the war.

What happened next was exactly what happened to Takano's speculative surveillance.

For example, in November, in the name of fleet exercises, the Liang Xia Navy sent the First Air Task Force stationed at the port of Weiwei to Yanhai. However, it was not until December 1 that the fleet exercises began. In previous years, fleet exercises were generally conducted in early November.

Also, two carriers of the 3rd Air Task Force went to the Thorn State Shipyard before the start of the fleet exercises.

Why?

The first repair after the commission.

Is this a coincidence?

Besides, the two motherships were built by the Puzhou Naval Shipyard and the Jianzhou Naval Shipyard respectively, and it stands to reason that they should be maintained by the two shipyards respectively. Although there is an idle dry dock at the Tingzhou Shipyard, according to the tradition of the Liangxia Navy, such an arrangement is definitely unreasonable.

Perhaps, just because the shipyard in Thorn Prefecture is closer, the two aircraft carriers will be able to quickly return after completing repairs.

These signs, without exception, show that the Liangxia Navy is preparing for war!

By mid-December, the trumpet for the march to war was sounded.

The situation in the Western Continent has become extremely tense because the Luosha Federation intends to annex the three small bays and sea states that it has broken away from in the Great War. Although the situation has been alleviated after the mediation between the Rock Republic and the Liang Xia Empire, no matter how you look at it, it looks like you want to capture it.

What has happened in the last ten days can be described as wonderful.

First, representatives of the Luosha Federation and the three kingdoms of the Gulf and Sea negotiated in the imperial capital of the Liangxia Empire.

On the same day, the Liang Xia Empire announced that it would send a fleet to the Gulf Sea to make a friendly visit to the three countries in the Gulf Sea to help restore stability to the local situation.

Just one day later, the Royal Navy announced that it would send an additional main fleet to Van Yanyang.

On December 20, the two motherships that had completed repairs at the Piercing Shipyard were relaunched and their flags were raised, and then they returned to the port of Chengjiang of the Southern Fleet.

In addition, the 1st Air Task Force, which participated in the fleet exercises, did not return.

According to the latest information, the 1st Air Task Force has already moved south with the 2nd Air Task Force and is likely to be sent to participate in the raid.

Pounce?

That's right, it's a raid on Lion Springs, which is controlled by the Royal Navy of Bran.

According to Takano's understanding, because the Royal Navy of Bran said that it would send an additional main fleet to Fanyanyang, the Liang Xia Navy would capture the Lion Spring City that held the Throat Strait after the war.

A day later, the Southern Fleet deployed in Chengjiang Port was dispatched.

It's a huge fleet of twelve capital ships.

The key is that after the strategic adjustment, the center of gravity of the Liangxia Navy shifted to the south, and there were only four capital ships remaining in the home fleet.

In addition, along with the departure of the Southern Fleet, there was a large convoy of transport vessels.

There was even more intelligence that the Imperial Army was also ready.

Why?

The Liang Xia Empire may have sent its army south directly to attack Nantoe, which was controlled by the Locke Republic in the Great War, at the same time as the raid on Shiquan City.

Actually, it is also possible to make landfall in the south toe.

All in all, the Liang Xia Empire will definitely sweep the surrounding area of the Yanhai Sea with a thunderous force after the war, and seize and control the throat strait that enters the Fanyan Ocean.

This situation is beyond all previous predictions.

However, it didn't make Takano embarrassed.

In Gao Ye's eyes, it is still a great thing that the Liang Xia Empire will take the Bran Kingdom or the Rock Republic first, because it means that the Narrow Yi Imperial Kingdom is no longer the first to bear the brunt. No matter what happens next, the Imperial Kingdom has one more choice, and the Narrow Navy is more at ease.