Liu Changxun put so many problems in place, not to complain to Bai Zhizhan, but to ask Bai Zhizhan to stand up.

Even if he complains, Liu Changxun should go to Xue Yuanzheng.

"What does that mean?"

"Shousuke's attitude is very clear, until the strategic victory in the northwest, we will handle the affairs of the navy ourselves." Liu Changxun smiled bitterly and sighed, before he said: "Even if Lian Xu is sent to the past, it will take more than half a year to open up the situation, as far as I understand, we not only have to carry it ourselves, but also share the worries for the first assistant." In the next half year, the Navy will not be able to obtain too many resources. ”

Bai Zhizhan nodded, and rubbed his forehead vigorously.

In fact, Liu Changxun's words are already very euphemistic.

The strategic focus shifted to the northwest, mainly for political reasons.

Before returning to the imperial capital, Bai Zhizhan learned that the envoy of the Empire went to the residence of the chief assistant almost every day to emphasize the difficult situation of the Empire to Xue Yuanzheng.

In addition, the Imperial News Media also focused on the situation in the Empire.

As a direct result of this, Xue Yuanzheng was under new suspicions, or greater pressure, and had to do everything in his power to preserve the Empire.

This must have something to do with the Song family.

In addition, it is very likely that the Juman Empire and the Raleigh Kingdom will send troops to the Xuan Continent in the near future to open up a second battlefield against the Bran Kingdom.

If so, it would be all the more necessary for the Imperial Army to do something in the northwest.

From an overall strategic point of view, this also means that the upper echelons of the empire may have made the decision to defeat the Bran Kingdom and the Locka Federation first, and then unite their allies to besiege the Nuland Federation.

Then in the short term, the empire will not invest much in the Guia direction.

In fact, this choice can also be understood by Bai Zhizhan.

Through the previous battles, especially the fierce battles on the island, it was clear to the upper echelons of the empire that the hope of defeating the Newland Federation in a short period of time was very slim. If the showdown with the Newland Federation is a long-term war of attrition, then the first thing to do is to cut off the wings of the Newland Federation.

In fact, it is to deal with a few weaker enemies first.

This is also related to the battle on the Fanyan Ocean.

In just a few days, the city of Lion Springs was captured, and then 2 Bran aircraft carriers were sunk in the fleet decisive battle, and the victory came too easily.

Not to mention the upper echelons of the empire, even Bai Zhizhan felt that it would be easy to defeat the Bran Kingdom.

If anything, this is also the key to the high-level of the empire putting pressure on the Manman Empire and the Raleigh Kingdom to send troops to the Xuan Continent and enter the Xifan Canal as soon as possible.

As the saying goes, it is to take advantage of your illness and kill you.

The Bran Royal Navy was newly defeated, its morale fell to the bottom, and the main force was on the mainland and in the Fanyan Ocean, and the Lu Xinhai Fleet was almost an ornament.

If you can take this opportunity to take the Xifan Canal in one fell swoop, you may be able to make the Bran Kingdom surrender!

Don't forget, the Bran Kingdom is an island country, or a typical colonial suzerain, the local resources are very scarce, extremely dependent on the colonies, and the Bran Kingdom relies on the most important colony, that is, the Van Luo region on the north shore of the Fan Yan Ocean, the shipping route to Van Luo has to pass through the Xifan Canal.

Of course, if the Imperial Navy cooperated in controlling the Fanyan Ocean and blocked the route from the Far Lookout Point, it would be able to completely cut off the route from the Bran Kingdom to the Van Luo region.

Because he had already won the naval battle of the Southwest Fanyan Ocean, it was not difficult to blockade the route.

Having lost its most valuable colony, what is left of the Bran Kingdom?

The northernmost country of Maple Leaf and Ao Zhou have long been freed from the control of the Kingdom of Bran, but still nominally belong to the overseas territories of the Bran royal family, that is, the heads of state of the two countries are the governors appointed by the King of Bran or the Queen. Even if affected by ethnic, cultural, and religious factors, the Maple Leaf Kingdom and the Austrian Kingdom fully support the Bran Kingdom, and it is impossible for them to be exploited and slaughtered by the Bran Kingdom like a colony.

In addition, the Maple Leaf Country and the Austrian Country are too "small".

The "small" here does not refer to the country, but to the population.

According to statistics more than 20 years ago, there are almost 300 million people in the Van Luo area, while the total population of Maple Leaf and Austria is less than 50 million.

After the last war, the Bran Kingdom was able to compete with the Nuland Federation with a population of more than 100 million people and the Liangxia Empire with a population of more than 400 million, and was one of the three first-class powers in the world.

After the loss of the Van Roe region, unless the Nuland Federation provides all-round support, the Bran Kingdom will be defeated in half a year, or at the latest a year.

Critically, to what extent can the Nuland Federation provide support?

This is obviously an unknown.

As long as the Liang Xia Navy maintains the offensive momentum in the Guia Ocean, puts pressure on the Nuland Navy, and forces the Nuland Federation to focus its strategy on the Guia Ocean, and the Imperial Army invests heavy troops on the mainland battlefield to launch a strategic offensive against the Luosha Federation, forcing the Newland Federation to increase its assistance to the Luosha Federation, then the support that the Newland Federation can provide to the Bran Kingdom will definitely be very few.

In addition, from the perspective of strategic value, the Bran Kingdom that lost the Van Luo region is not even a second-rate power.

In this all-out war to the death, how much will the Nuland Federation invest in a declining empire?

If the Nuland Federation is unable to do so and has to make a trade-off, then it is likely that it will be the Bran Kingdom that will be abandoned after the defeat of the Shifan Canal by the Yama army.

To put it bluntly, even if the Bran Kingdom is defeated, the Juman army will not be able to cross the North Sunset Ocean.

On the contrary, if the Luosha Federation was defeated, the Liang Xia Empire would be able to join forces with the Juman Empire. Eliminating the worries, the Liangxia navy was bound to launch a fierce attack on the Guia Ocean.

Without the Bran Kingdom's containment, the Empire would inevitably increase its investment in the east.

It's just that, with the current situation of the Riman Empire, in the battle to besiege the Luosha Federation, at most it is a supporting role, providing help to the Liangxia Empire.

No matter how bad the Luosha Federation is, it can persist in fighting for a while.

If the Luosha Federation is defeated, even if the Bran Kingdom can hold out for a few years, it will not have much impact on the Juman Empire and the Liangxia Empire.

It was precisely after understanding this truth that Bai Zhizhan dared to conclude that the top echelons of the empire would definitely instigate and encourage the Empire to send troops to the Xuan Continent as soon as possible.

It wouldn't be strange, then, to shift the strategic focus inland.

"In that case, I'm afraid we'll have to make some adjustments to the overall strategy."

After Bai Zhizhan spoke, Liu Changxun just nodded and asked him to continue.

"First of all, we have to take the island as soon as possible."

"Before you return to the Imperial Capital, I have given the order. The Marines will be put in reserve as soon as possible to complete the sweep within this month. ”

"The point is, I'm afraid I'll have to give up the island."

"What?"

Liu Changxun was obviously taken aback, probably didn't expect Bai Zhizhan to be so aggressive.

Both before and after the start of the war, all battle plans emphasized the attack on Guan Island after the recapture of the North and South Sadou Islands.

The reason is to expand the strategic depth of the empire.

At least until then, no one thought of abandoning the island.

'We're attacking now, not defending. It is enough to have the island as a springboard, and there is no need to waste time and troops on the island. ”

"There are tens of thousands of enemies there, and there are still ......"

"There are tens of thousands of enemies in Lion Springs, and so is Sri Lanka."

"This ......"

"This matter, when I go to talk to Li Yunxiang, I will give you a clear answer."

Hearing Bai Zhizhan say this, Liu Changxun understood.