Chapter 302: The Cunning Old King
Bai Zhizhan only waited for more than ten minutes, and Wang Kaiyuan came back.
The main personnel haven't arrived yet, so we'll have to wait a while.
"How about it, it's still a habit to come back for half a month, right?"
Bai Zhizhan was speechless, but he knew that Wang Kaiyuan was so virtuous. No matter who he met, if he didn't make a few jokes, it felt like something was missing.
So, just don't take him seriously.
"Last night, to be precise, in the early hours of this morning, Lian Xu went to the northwest."
"What is he doing in the Northwest?"
"If the Luosha Federation doesn't do it, you have to guard against it."
Bai Zhizhan's brows jumped a few times quickly, although he had already guessed it, but after hearing Wang Kaiyuan say it, he was still very surprised.
Who can't be sent, why Lian Xusheng?
No matter what standard is used, what Lian Xusheng is good at is not defensive operations.
"It's just that it's prevention. The change on the side of the Luosha Federation proves in disguise that the Nuland Federation is ready to move, and the time to test the Luosha Federation is coming. ”
Bai Zhizhan still didn't say anything, just nodded to show that he understood what Wang Kaiyuan meant.
Although reconciliation was announced after the end of the last war and a secret alliance treaty was signed in the caves, for more than ten years, the Liangxia Empire has never relaxed its guard against the Luosha Federation. Just like Xue Yuanzheng said: You can't have the heart of harming people, and you can't have the heart of guarding against people.
The Sixth Bureau has always suspected that the Luosha Federation is secretly dealing with the Newland Federation.
According to the speculation of the Sixth Bureau, the Luosha Federation secretly signed a secret treaty with the Newland Federation with the nature of an alliance before reconciling with the Liangxia Empire.
It's just that no evidence has been found.
Of course, even if evidence is found, this kind of alliance between major powers will definitely not be able to make Shousuke make a decision by relying on a few pieces of information.
In addition, most of the speculations of the six rounds are groundless.
It was only in Lofos that the Newland Federation began to expand. About ten years before he was first elected, the Rosa Federation had reconciled with the Empire. At that time, the Nuland Federation pursued a policy of "glorious isolation", and it was impossible to secretly form an alliance with the Locke Federation.
In essence, when it comes to the core interests of the state, there is no need for evidence at all.
It is precisely because of this that Wang Kaiyuan first proposed to take the participation of the Newland Federation in the war as a litmus test to see if the Luosha Federation would turn against the water after the Newland Federation entered the war.
It was only later that the White Stop War became known.
It was with this suggestion that Wang Kaiyuan received great attention from the first assistant, and sent him to the caves as a senior representative of the negotiation team.
Otherwise, as Wang Kaiyuan's intelligence director, it would be far from enough.
According to Wang Kaiyuan's judgment, after the Newland Federation entered the war, especially in the form of a surprise attack, and won a big victory in the first battle, the probability of the Luosha Federation turning back is very high, and it is even possible to surrender to the Newland Federation by a surprise attack.
It's just that the one most likely to be attacked is not the Liangxia Empire, but the Juman Empire!
The reason is also very simple, the Luosha Federation itself is a country in the Western Continent, and there is basically no strategic depth on the side of the Riman Empire, and there is no natural defense line such as rivers and mountains. On the side of the Liangxia Empire, there was a huge land hinterland that spanned thousands of kilometers from east to west, north and south.
Whether it is offensive or defensive, the Luosha Federation must first consider the strong enemy in the west, and only after stabilizing the battle line in the west will it be the turn of the east.
It is precisely because of this that a general has to be sent to the northwest town.
Don't attack, just be able to stabilize.
It's just that Bai Zhizhan didn't expect it to be Lian Xusheng.
On the other hand, after the ground battles on the side of the Narrow Yi Imperial Kingdom basically have nothing to do with the Imperial Army, where else can Lian Xusheng go if he doesn't go to the northwest?
Lian Xusheng became famous on the Northwest Battlefield back then, and he faced Luo Sha's army.
Although Lian Xusheng was not famous at that time, he bulldozed the Ice Storm Peninsula in a month, and he was already the number one general of the Imperial Army who was famous all over the world.
If you want to talk about the prestige of the Luosha Federation, he must be above the White Stop War.
The reason is the same: the Luosha Federation does not have a decent navy, and it pays little attention to battles at sea, so naturally it does not know much about the famous generals of the navy.
Several generals of the Lockham Federation gave him a nickname: Beamon.
A giant beast that is said to dominate the land.
"So, there's nothing wrong with the intelligence?" Bai Zhizhan didn't have a feeling in his heart, not that the big wedding would be affected, but that he thought of the possibility of a war with the Luosha Federation.
It was the trip to the cave that made him have a good impression of Zhang Xiaoqing.
Last night, Bai Zhizhan also joked with Zhang Xiaoqing, saying that when the war is over, he must go back and take a few photos in the east courtyard of the palace.
Perhaps by the end of the war, the palace would no longer exist.
"There is certainly nothing wrong with intelligence, what we need to care about now is actually what reason, or excuse, the Nuland Federation will use to enter the war."
"Do you need it?"
"No matter how powerful Lofus is, he must give a reason that can convince all, at least most of the citizens of Newland, and he will definitely not go to war for no reason." Wang Kaiyuan paused slightly, and then said: "I think that the Nuland Federation has not participated in the war so far, but it has never obtained a reason to declare war on us. With Lofos's mind, he must have known that if he only declared war on the Empire, he would become very passive on a strategic level, and he would definitely miss the precious opportunity to defeat us in one fell swoop after the war began. ”
Bai Zhizhan did not speak, nor did he answer.
These have been mentioned before, but there is not much to say.
"What are you going to do?"
"It's hard to say." Bai Zhizhan pretended to sigh deeply, he was here to inquire about the news, not to explain his point.
In front of Wang Kaiyuan, there is definitely nothing wrong with keeping his mouth shut.
"In other words, what is it going to do to force us to send all four aircraft carriers?"
"Then you really have to use your brain."
"This is the second half of the year, and if you participate in the war before the Double Ninth Festival, then the time left for the Nuland Navy is actually only a few months. By next year, after the commissioning of four large fleet aircraft carriers, even if the five aircraft carriers of the Nuland Navy are unscathed, they may not be able to take advantage. ”
"If that's the case, you'll have to work hard."
Bai Zhizhan thought it was very funny, because what Wang Kaiyuan said had actually been discussed before, and it had no nutritional value.
He's just talking.
This guy is very shrewd!
"Do you think a convoy is enough?"
"It depends on the scale and the supplies being delivered."
"At least 50,000 tons of freighters, half of which are carrying life-saving food, and the other half are carrying military supplies such as ammunition and fuel."
Bai Zhizhan's brows jumped a few times, feeling that Wang Kaiyuan was still playing tricks on him.
"500,000 tons of freighters is still the most conservative estimate."
"That's big enough."
"Just in the Port of Los Angeles, there are so many. In addition, in St. Hu, there are dozens more. If the information is correct, there are still several fleets on the other side of the Wangxi Canal at this time, and there are about a hundred ships in total, and the estimated arrival time is all a month later. ”
This time, Bai Zhizhan did not answer.
"We have roughly estimated that it is equivalent to one-fifth of the 10,000-ton ship actually owned by the Nuland Federation."
"So much?"
"That's enough for four aircraft carriers, right?"
Bai Zhizhan let out a long breath and controlled the emotions that he had begun to bully.
Is this Wang Kaiyuan talking nonsense, or is it really true?
If it were the latter, Lofos's hand would be too big, and he would have used one-fifth of the maritime power as bait.
Isn't he worried that it's the meat buns that hit the dog?