When Bai Zhizhan walked over, He Yongxing beckoned to him, and then walked forward towards the porthole.

"It's still the same question as before, have you figured out the answer?"

Bai Zhizhan is indeed very big, and he can't wait to find a crack to get into. It's just a pity that the floor of the commander's bridge is a welded armor steel plate.

Fortunately, He Yongxing did not embarrass him.

"Many people believe that this mission will cut off the lifeline of the Imperial Empire and assist the army in launching a counterattack on the northeast front, so as to revitalize the war situation and turn the situation around."

"Isn't it?"

Glancing back at Bai Zhizhan, He Yongxing continued: "If it's really that simple, this war ended more than two years ago. ”

Bai Zhizhan honestly closed his mouth, and he just said casually at first.

"From an overall strategic point of view, this is really the desired outcome that we hope to achieve. However, we all know that the difference between ideals and reality is too great, and ideal things are often unrealizable. Taking this combat operation as an example, even if the navy successfully completes its mission, even recaptures the Watchman Strait in one fell swoop, and regains the strategic initiative in the Guia Ocean, will the army certainly be victorious? ”

"Does the Navy have other plans?"

He Yongxing was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

"Commander He, I just said it casually, I ......" Bai Zhizhan couldn't wait to slap himself in the mouth, if it worked, he wanted to take back the beginning.

"If you say it casually, it's really accurate." He Yongxing let out a long sigh and said, "You are not mistaken, the navy does have another set of plans. Fundamentally speaking, this is actually a full-scale outbreak of differences between sea and land in the past four years, or the final showdown of sea and land strategies. ”

Hearing this, Bai Zhizhan involuntarily shuddered a few times.

The differences between the Imperial Navy and the Imperial Army have never been a secret, even the common people know about it, but it is by no means something that can be said casually.

In the military, this is a well-known taboo.

The point is that the empire's current state is inextricably linked to the differences between land and sea.

"Do you think we still have a chance to win?"

"Commander He......"

What Bai Zhizhan didn't expect was that He Yongxing went around in a circle and pulled the topic back.

"After the surrender of the There Empire last year, we have lost hope of victory. More than two years ago, the Narrow-Sized Imperial Kingdom suddenly turned back and seized the North and South Sadou Islands through a sneak attack, taking control of the Watcher Strait, and the Nuland Federation then officially entered the war, and we lost hope of total victory. If we had made positive and decisive adjustments at the time, this would not have been the case. ”

"How?"

"What do you think happened to us that we suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Bean?"

"Commander He, do you mean......" Bai Zhizhan was stunned for a moment, because it was in the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Sadou that the Imperial Navy lost the strategic initiative.

From the perspective of the entire Great War, the Battle of Sadou was a strategic turning point for the Liang Xia Empire from prosperity to decline.

He Yongxing sighed before he said, "These are all old things. The point is that, having lost the strategic initiative, we have come to realize that we must make adjustments to our strategic objectives, or to be precise, lower them, and continue to strive for total victory. ”

"So what to fight for?"

"It's better to reconcile, at least to cease."

"But ......"

He Yongxing smiled and said, "Victory of any nature requires a large enough price, but it may not be able to get an equal return. When the cost of victory exceeds the reward, it is necessary to reevaluate and adjust the purpose of the war. ”

Hearing this, Bai Zhizhan figured it all out.

"So, we're going to fight a war of attrition with the Combined Fleet?"

"I'll just say that you didn't have an idea to meet the First Battle Patrol Detachment." He Yongxing smiled, didn't wait for Bai Zhizhan to answer, and said: "Many times, the losses we suffer are actually to unload the burden, so that we can move forward at a faster speed. From this point of view, it is not a bad thing that the Newland Federation and the Narrow Empire have become enemies, and even the defeat of the There Empire is actually not a bad thing. ”

"We have one less oil bottle, but the enemy has two more uncertainties."

"You're right, it's just that there are very few people who can have this kind of understanding, especially at the top of the Army." He Yongxing sighed. "For those who are staring at victory or defeat on the battlefield, they also fail to realize that defeat and victory are not the end."

Bai Zhizhan frowned, because he hadn't thought of this layer yet.

"Take the alliance group as an example, even if it wins, will it stop there? I dare say that after we fall, the power guns of the Alliance will reveal their jackal nature, drawing their swords in order to divide the fruits of victory. If you don't do it well, you will soon part ways because of the uneven distribution of spoils. Few of the generals in the army understand such a simple truth, and I sometimes have to suspect that they are all stupid! ”

"Maybe it's not that I don't understand it, but I don't want to admit it."

He Yongxing smiled bitterly.

Bai Zhizhan was very knowledgeable, and he didn't continue to say a word.

Actually, speaking of this, Bai Zhizhan already knew it in his heart.

The Army's intention could not be more obvious: it wants to turn things around in one fell swoop through this strategic counterattack, and still strive for a complete victory. The navy believes that under the current situation, it is no longer possible to achieve a complete victory, and it is very good to be able to win relatively ideal conditions for an armistice.

Because of the different objectives, there must be huge differences between the army and navy on specific means, such as the scale of strategic counterattacks and tactical priorities.

According to what He Yongxing revealed, the navy wanted to fight a war of attrition with the enemy, at least to inflict heavy damage on the combined fleet.

If the post-war world remains divided, the victorious powers will certainly do everything in their power to preserve the capital to reap the fruits of victory. Because the navy has an extremely long construction cycle and higher technical requirements, it is still the vanguard of protecting and plundering overseas interests, and it has irreplaceable value in expansion, especially in the projection of military power, so the great powers will definitely focus on protecting maritime power.

In other words, the great powers may not be willing to let the fleet suffer losses in order to completely defeat the Liangxia Empire!

When there are signs of potential for heavy losses, especially when such signs are becoming a reality, the Great Powers are likely to choose to compromise.

For this reason, you have to go out and play with the combined fleet!

It is a pity that there are not many people who have this awareness, not only in the army, but also in the navy, I am afraid that few people have the courage to risk everything.

In fact, this is probably the reason why He Yongxing was willing to talk to Bai Zhizhan, but did not tell Gui Boyong and other senior staff officers.

As the two of them sighed, a telegraph soldier hurried over, holding a folder dedicated to discharging telegrams.

"Report to the commander, the command of the Navy telegraphs!"

The telegraph man was a little panicked, probably never facing the commander of the detachment.

Bai Zhizhan smiled bitterly and sighed, and walked in front of the telegraph soldier.

"It is a secondary encrypted message, which must be interpreted by the commander himself."

At this moment, Bai Zhizhan was also stunned.

He Yongxing was also very surprised, but he didn't ask much, took the document from the telegraph soldier's hand, opened it, and walked towards the chart table.

Bai Zhizhan didn't follow him, if he could show him, He Yongxing would naturally show him.