When Kuroshima Osa came out, Takano was staring at the "Luo" in the distance.

Even though it was in the tropics, the morning breeze was still bitterly cold.

"Commander!"

After Kuroshima reminded him, Takano came back to his senses and picked up the message that was handed over.

As early as four days ago, that is, after the order to start the assault, all warships, including the fleet flagship "Daimun", went into radio silence, only receiving telegrams from the rear, and not sending messages to the outside until Lanyun's mobile fleet completed the assault.

Unless something unexpected happens, Takano will order the assault to be cancelled.

This is a telegram from the Military Command Department.

Up-to-date information.

At the beginning, to be precise, before dawn local time, the four main detachments of the Southern Fleet of the Liangxia Navy, as well as the Second Air Task Force, which was also stationed in Chengjiang Port, and the First Air Task Force, which had not yet returned from participating in the fleet exercise, had all returned to Chengjiang Port.

Although the intelligence does not mention the fast battleships that were temporarily assigned to the two task forces, there are still twelve capital ships and four fleet carriers.

Most of the Liangxia Navy is in Chengjiang Port!

It's just that Takano wasn't shocked.

Last night, Takano received a message from the Military Command Department.

The negotiations held in the Liangxia Empire have ended, and with the efforts of the Liangxia Empire, the Luosha Federation has promised to conduct in-depth and comprehensive negotiations with the three countries of the Gulf and Sea to resolve differences and contradictions through negotiations. Conversely, the three Gulf and Sea states pledged not to join any political or military bloc against the Locke Federation, and to dissociate themselves from the Romans and the Locke Republic, including by abolishing the alliance treaties that had been secretly signed before.

To put it simply, the strife in the Western Continent was brought under control.

Now, it's fun.

It's just that this also happens to coincide with the limit that Takano did on the 20th.

What do you mean?

Before allowing the fleet to enter the Yanhai Sea and enter the assault position, Takano set a trigger condition for combat operations, and only when the situation on the western continent was restored and a major war did not break out, the assault operation would be launched, otherwise it would have to quickly withdraw to the Guia Ocean.

Why?

At the heart of the assault is a sneak attack!

If a big war breaks out, the Liang Xia Navy and the Bran Royal Navy are in full swing, what else will they attack?

To sneak up on the task force that is on combat duty in the open sea, and is ready for battle!?

Even if you succeed, what can you do?

If you do it face-to-face, you will inevitably kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 yourself.

Only after the main force returned to the port could it be sure to inflict heavy damage on the Liangxia navy with a sneak attack.

When making this limitation, Gao Ye actually hoped to use this method to avoid war with the Liangxia Empire, or at least to avoid being the first to start a war with the Liangxia Empire.

The main thing is that he has a very bad premonition, and it is not a guess.

These days, there are many signs that the current situation is just too weird.

For example, ten days ago, Marshal Zhu Shijian, commander-in-chief of the Liang Xia Navy, suddenly announced that he would return to his hometown without any warning, handing over the authority that he had held for 20 years.

Of course, this is understandable.

In any case, Zhu Shijian is already eighty years old, and apart from him, there is really no naval commander who has worked until he is eighty years old!

However, the new commander-in-chief is not He Yongxing, but Liu Changxun.

Is it Liu Changxun recommended by Zhu Shijian, or is it the arrangement of Shoufu?

In either case, it's all joking about Guozuo.

The He family and the Liu family have always been on the same page, at least the well water does not interfere with the river water. He Yongxing can be regarded as highly respected, and has long had the nickname of "Guia Tiger". After Zhu Shijian, he didn't use him, but used a Liu family member who had only been in the position of commander of the Southern Fleet for three years.

What is this for?

Did you force the He family to rebel?

What's worse is that Zhu Shijian said goodbye to old age, and Liu Changxun came to power, which made the guys in the Military Command Department feel that the opportunity to wait for 20 years has finally come.

The key is that Takano is in the fleet, and there is no way to have an impact on the rear.

As a result, on the same day, the Military Command issued an order that Takano must take action to turn the battle plan that had been carefully prepared for twenty years into a substantial victory.

Takano couldn't revoke the orders issued directly by the Military Command Department, but he had his own way.

When it came time to set the trigger conditions, Takano didn't think too much about it.

The war is about to break out, the fleets of the Liangxia Navy have already gone to sea, and even the army combat units have begun to mobilize, so it can be said that the arrow is off the line.

How can there be a turning back arrow when the bow is opened?

Where did he think that the way he came up to avoid war has now become a key factor, even a decisive factor, in launching a surprise attack.

Is this a coincidence!?

Takano doesn't think so.

In his opinion, this is not necessarily a coincidence, and hidden behind the illusion of a coincidence is an unspeakable and earth-shattering conspiracy, aimed at the narrow imperial state.

To be precise, it took advantage of the Sagai Imperial Kingdom.

What do you mean?

After the end of the war, Takano spent a lot of time studying this superpower, which was so large that it made all countries tremble, and came to a startling conclusion.

If the war had not ended in peace talks at that time, it would have been five years at the end of the war or ten years at the slowest, and all other countries would have been beaten down by the Liangxia Empire, except for the Nuland Federation, which had a unique geographical advantage. Not to mention the Narrow Imperial Kingdom, even the Bran Kingdom, which is separated by two continents, will be defeated.

The only one who can defeat the Liang Xia Empire is herself!

External pressure can only make the military and civilians of the Liangxia Empire more united.

After that, Gao Ye organized several war games, and the conclusions reached were all after five years of fierce battles, and they were completely defeated by the Liang Xia Empire.

It was precisely because of this that Gao Ye strongly advocated reconciliation with the Liang Xia Empire.

Of course, it is not about peaceful coexistence, but through peaceful and stable development, the people of the Liangxia Empire will give up their self-motivation and no longer be so competitive.

Why?

As long as it slackens, the Liang Xia Empire will be plagued by its own problems, and it will be difficult to expand outward in the short term, and in the long run, it will be defeated by itself.

As the saying goes: Born in sorrow, die in peace.

Of course, it can also be said that the ambition of using honey to extinguish the soldiers and civilians of Liang Xia.

In fact, this is the most serious problem facing the Liang Xia Empire today.

In the golden decade, the generation born after the war of the Liangxia Empire had become accustomed to comfortable days, and the ensuing Great Depression not only did not cheer up the young people, but on the contrary, it stimulated domestic contradictions, making many young people dissatisfied with the imperial authorities and the system.

If the Liangxia Empire were to wage a foreign war now, it would be difficult to gain support at home.

Conversely, what if it is invaded?

Perhaps extremely heavy losses will be suffered.

However, the more heavy the loss, the more it can arouse the patriotic heart of the imperial army and people, and the more it can unite the complaining people.

The key is that the Liangxia Empire does not have such a unique geographical advantage as the Newland Federation, if you learn from the Newland Federation and play the glorious isolation, you will definitely die without a place to be buried. The Liangxia Empire was able to have today, that is, it embarked on the road of foreign expansion during the period of Emperor Shiwu.

So, is what is happening at the moment deliberately done by the Liang Xia Empire?

Thinking of this, Takano couldn't help but shudder a few times.