After chatting for a few words, Liu Xiangdong said that there was something wrong and left the naval headquarters first.

Actually, it's not too late.

Bai Zhizhan didn't know where to go, the guest house was just across the street, and it was only a matter of a few minutes to walk over, but it didn't make much sense to go back so early.

"What are you hiding here?"

Fortunately, Li Yunxiang came over.

"I don't know where to go." Bai Zhizhan sighed. He had never felt lonely when he was busy before, but now that he was suddenly idle, he had an indescribable feeling in his heart, as if he had lost his direction and didn't know where to go next.

That's right, it's like a kite with a broken string.

"Well, I'll take you for two drinks."

"Brother Li, this big night's ......"

"I just received a call, and Lian Xusheng is also back."

Hearing Li Yunxiang say this, Bai Zhizhan did not object again.

What he wants to know most now is the battle situation on the front line of the Ice Storm Peninsula, especially whether the Janissary armored forces can take Puju in one fell swoop.

If you can, everything is easy to say.

If you can't, you're in big trouble.

Before being found by Li Yunxiang, Bai Zhizhan was thinking about this problem. He also thought about it, if it was the latter, even if he would offend the two major families, he would have to fight with Liu Xiangzhen. Not for personal gain or loss, but for the navy and the empire, at least in terms of the understanding that if the army is unable to quickly take Puju and thus fall into a bitter battle on the Ice Storm Peninsula, it is to seek death if the army is unable to quickly take down Puju.

Of course, that's a bit serious.

It's just that no one can deny it.

As long as the situation of the war enters a stalemate, that is, the situation of the war stabilizes, then both the Kingdom of Bran and the Newland Federation may enter the war in the near future.

At that time, the empire will once again face the perilous situation of fighting on two fronts, or even three fronts!

If, on the other hand, the Imperial Army were able to win a quick victory, or at least open up a victory, then the other Western powers would most likely remain on the sidelines.

The reason is simple.

The Imperial State of Narrowness was also a great power, but it was not able to hold out for long, so how long could other powers hold out in front of the Imperial Navy and the Imperial Army?

In this world where great powers are rampant, the only thing to see is who has the hard fist and who has the most strength.

When other powers decide whether or not to enter the war, they must first weigh their own weight and then compare themselves with the opponents they are ready to challenge.

If it's too far away, what's the challenge?

In fact, after the start of the war, the Imperial Navy and the Imperial Army had already taught the other powers a good lesson with two wonderful performances.

Twenty years of rapid development, the war has long since changed!

On the battlefield of the sea, it is no longer battleships with strong armor and sharp guns that are galloping forward, but aircraft carriers that are not even equipped with large-caliber naval guns. In four days and three nights, the Third Air Task Force told everyone with indisputable results that only two aircraft carriers could overthrow the world's fourth-ranked fleet. In the end, just a reconnaissance plane without a bomb was hung and the enemy was allowed to abandon four battleships.

When has this situation happened before!?

It's the same on land battlefields.

Although Bai Zhizhan did not know much about the situation of the army, he knew for a long time that the military reform begun by the Janissaries had been carried out in the army for more than ten years, and had achieved great results. The point is that the significance of the mechanization revolution carried out by the army is no worse than that of the navy building aircraft carriers and carrier-based aviation.

The results of the reforms were also evident on the battlefield.

Otherwise, the army was able to break through the 38-degree defense line that took more than a year and the lives of millions of soldiers in the last major war in two days?

It can be seen that the impact of the two battles at sea and land can make all the onlookers feel afraid.

If the deterrent effect is obvious enough, it may be possible to achieve the first and most crucial victory before the other powers take action.

It is to completely and comprehensively defeat the Narrow Imperial State.

In this regard, Bai Zhizhan has a sufficiently sober and comprehensive and profound understanding.

The reason is the same: when the strategic plan was formulated, Bai Zhizhan was one of the main participants, and Zhu Shijian personally arranged it, and he and Liu Xiangzhen were in charge of the navy.

To put it bluntly: until the Narrows are defeated, wars with other powers must be avoided as much as possible.

In addition, it is only one year at most, and it is best to control it within half a year, and it can be completed within nine months.

As for how to achieve the goal, it is up to each to say.

To say, it was divided into two factions, the landing faction led by the army, and the blockade faction led by the navy.

However, both strategies have serious flaws.

The problem with the landing is that the investment is huge, the casualties and losses will certainly not be controlled, and a more comprehensive mobilization will be needed, and it will inevitably fall into a bitter battle.

To put it bluntly, the current Imperial Kingdom of Narrow Yi is no longer the backward country that Marshal Chen Bingxun was able to knock on the door of the country with a few ironclad ships. Whether it is the strength of the country or the ideological understanding of the people, the current Narrow Imperial State can be regarded as an opponent.

But the problem is that in addition to its large population, the Narrow Imperial State really has no resources worth occupying.

The empire is short of people?

The Liangxia Empire, with a population of 500 million, did not need tens of millions of laborers of the Imperial Empire at all.

In addition, the impact of a general mobilization is difficult to estimate and can be misunderstood by other countries, leading to a rapid escalation of the war.

Before the last war, to judge whether a potentially hostile country was hostile, or whether it was preparing to start a war, was to see whether the country was mobilizing. Regardless of whether the political situation deteriorates or not, it is necessary to be prepared whenever a potential enemy country mobilizes for war.

The problem with the blockade faction is that it will take too long, and they may not be able to receive the desired results, and they may not be able to work in vain in the end.

No matter how bad the Narrow Imperial State is, it is not a problem to hold on to it under the blockade for a year.

In addition, a tight strategic blockade is likely to have the opposite effect, and even make other powers enter the war in advance because of a mistake.

The point is that the Nuland Federation and the Kingdom of Bran only want a reason to go to war.

A cruise ship carrying Newland citizens, or a Bran-flagged freighter, could be a reason for two powers to send troops to war.

It is precisely because of this that until now, the top brass of the empire has not made a decision on the strategy of dealing with the Narrow Imperial State, and is still letting the army and navy find countermeasures.

In early October, before the fleet exercise, Xue Yuanzheng directly mentioned at an internal confidential meeting that if the army and navy still could not come up with a feasible war plan that could defeat the Narrow Imperial State within a year, he would have to consider postponing the entire strategic plan.

Fortunately, the army may have found a way to defeat the Narrow-Sized Imperial State.

Otherwise, it would not have been possible to get to this point.

But what the exact method is, Bai Zhizhan has never been very clear.

Later, when I see Lian Xusheng, I have to ask him clearly.

That guy is similar to Li Yunxiang, he is a straight intestine, as long as he has an appetite, he will say anything, and Bai Zhizhan is one of the few naval officers who makes him feel that he has the right appetite. In Lian Xusheng's words, Bai Zhizhan was the only naval officer he would not find offended.

A straight man of steel, being able to give such an evaluation is already very good.