Although Liu Changxun did not say it explicitly, when there was no insurmountable obstacle to taking Sri Lanka and advancing into Posha Bay, the Imperial Navy had to turn its focus back to the Guia Ocean.

The question is, go south first, or go east first?

This is also the most serious current disagreement within the Navy, if it is to be said.

For a long time, the southern faction led by the Liu family advocated going south, and after the local defense was consolidated, they should first attack and occupy the Aushur continent, at least in that direction, and then build a defensive circle to ensure the absolute security of Yanhai and the Guia West.

It also has to do with the history of the Imperial Navy.

As early as Chen Bingxun's time, the Imperial Navy formulated a strategic plan to go south to capture the Austrian continent, and it was also arranged to be carried out after the sweep of Fan Yanyang.

The plan was drafted by Chen Bingxun himself, and was fully supported by Emperor Shiwu.

At that time, before sending troops to attack the Kibu fortress, the Imperial Navy had already completed preparations to send troops to Ozhou. In the fortress of Tuke, there were enough supplies for 200,000 troops to fight for a year, and the expeditionary force had already carried out adaptation training in the Malai area, and even the war announcement had been drafted.

According to the plan, after the capture of the Kibu fortress, troops were sent to the Austrian continent.

Who would have thought that Chen Bingxun was martyred on the battlefield outside the Kibu Fortress, and the expansion momentum of the imperial navy came to an abrupt end.

In Liu Changxun's words, attacking Aozhou is more like the feelings of the imperial navy, and it can even be said to be a inheritance, which has a strong symbolic meaning.

The most representative thing is that the successive commanders-in-chief of the navy would personally draft a plan for attacking Okuto after taking office.

Feelings, whoever opposes the attack on Aozhou is a man who has forgotten his ancestors.

On this issue, Liu Changxun also said a few more words.

Now, in addition to the traditional southern faction that rallied around Liu Xiangzhen, even Liu Xiangdong, who had always been more enlightened, advocated going south to attack Aozhou.

The reason given by Liu Xiangdong was that the strategic security of the flanks could only be ensured by attacking Austria.

The reason seems to be sufficient.

The Emperor ** team has already controlled the Yanhai and the surrounding areas, which is commonly known as the southeast region, opened up the strategic route to Fanyan Ocean, and is about to march into Posha Bay, so keeping the southeast region and guarding the southern route is the next important task of the imperial navy.

As long as Ozhou is under the control of the Nuland army, it will always be a threat.

In addition, even if the Imperial Navy concentrated its forces on the Howaii Islands, it should consider attacking Oja. The Nuland army in the southwestern and southeastern seas has always been a great threat that cannot be ignored, and will inevitably have an impact on the combat operations of the imperial navy in the direction of the Middle East and the Middle East.

However, this seemingly sufficient reason does not make sense at all.

As for the reasons, they have already been mentioned.

Although the territory of Austria is vast, the core is in the southeast, and there are less than 20 million residents, mainly concentrated in a few cities.

In the vast hinterland of the continent, in the west and in the north, almost all deserts are uninhabited and of little value.

For the attacking side, the vast desert is a natural obstacle.

For the local Nuland army, it was also a barrier.

If anything, driving through the Desert of Ojau is no less difficult than sailing across the Guia.

It is precisely like this, even if the Nuland army controls the Austrian continent, it is impossible to use the Austrian continent as a springboard to attack the southeast region or march into the Fanyan Ocean.

From a strategic point of view, the main purpose of the Nuland Federation to control Austria is to contain the Liangxia Empire and force the Liangxia Empire to waste time and troops in this direction.

So, sending troops to the southwest and looking east to attack Aozhou is not in the hands of the enemy?

As for the march into the Middle East and the attack on the Khowaii Islands, it has nothing to do with the Austrian island.

Don't look at the vastness of the Guia Ocean, which is the largest ocean on the earth, equivalent to half of the earth's surface area, but there are only three routes connecting the isolated continent and the Austrian continent. The first is the northeast route from the west coast of the Newland Federation, passing through the Howai Islands and many islands in the southwest and eastward oceans to reach Austria. The second is the eastern route that starts from the Wangxi Canal, crosses the entire Guia Ocean, and finally reaches the Ozhou. The third is to sail westward from Hejiao, all the way to the southeast of the southern hemisphere westerly wind belt, through New Zealand to the Austrian continent.

Of these three routes, the first two are valuable.

The third route has little economic value because it is almost entirely in the westerly wind belt with a harsh climate and is sailing against the current.

The first two routes pass through the Middle East Ocean.

It can be seen that the Imperial ** team attacked the Howaii Islands, and it should be the Nuland Federation that is afraid. As long as the Imperial Army captures the Howaii Islands, it can easily cut off the main shipping route to Austria, thus forcing the Nuland Federation to abandon the entire Southwest and Eastern Ocean.

From a strategic point of view, only by holding the Khowaii Islands can we expect to hold the Ojau.

The reason is so simple, and the intention of the Nuland Federation to send troops to control Austria is also obvious.

In that case, why attack Ozhou?

In the words of the White Stop, it was completely redundant.

There are also problems in specific implementation.

From a tactical point of view, the first step in attacking Austria was actually to capture the fortress of Tuk and gain a bridgehead to advance into the southwestern and eastern seas.

But the problem is that in the southwestern and eastern seas, the islands are densely populated, which is diametrically opposed to the Middle Eastern ocean.

Conquering the fortress of Tuk is just the beginning.

To the south, there are the Bismarck Islands, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, and the Coral Sea, which surpasses the Scorching Sea.

Crucially, most of these archipelagos are only a few hundred kilometers away from each other.

Fight one by one?

Even if the Imperial Navy is brave and good at fighting, and the officers and men of the Marine Corps are brave and tenacious, it is impossible to land on Austria without two or three years.

Don't forget, the battle on the island is not over yet, and the imperial team has not yet landed on the island.

The defense of the Tuk fortress was certainly above the island of Tube, arguably one of the strongest military fortresses in the entire Guia.

As for the islands and islands to the south, most of them are uninhabited desert islands, and the environment is very harsh, not suitable for large-scale military operations.

After the fight, the rainforest is probably the number one enemy of the emperor's ** team.

At that time, let alone fighting the enemy, just facing malaria and other tropical diseases may be able to make the soldiers of the Imperial Marines return home.

If anything, the distance from the tube island to the fortress of Tuk is the farthest.

That is to say, as long as you take the first step, that is, send troops to attack the Tuk fortress, there is no way to turn back, and then you can only fight all the way.

Moreover, the first step is also the most difficult.

Even according to the most optimistic estimates, the assault on the fortress of Tuk would require 30,000 troops, and it would take at least half a year.

The point is that several aircraft carriers must be mobilized.

With the current situation of the Imperial Navy, if a task force is arranged to attack the Tuk fortress, it will definitely not be able to send troops to attack the Khowaii Islands.

Between the two, you can only choose one.

If you want to say, isn't the main contradiction of the Imperial Navy at the moment that there are not enough aircraft carriers?

If there are enough aircraft carriers, don't talk about two directions, even if you count Fan Yanyang, it is not a problem to attack in three directions at the same time.

Almost half of the generals supported Liu Xiangzhen, and some had a wait-and-see attitude, so fewer supported sending troops to the Khowaii Islands.

As for the reason, Liu Changxun didn't say it, and he didn't need to say it explicitly.