Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

The main base of the barbarian kingdom.

"All indications suggest that multiple Chinese fleets have appeared in the waters near Anma Island."

"This could even include an aircraft carrier fleet!"

"Based on the intelligence we have received, we have reason to suspect that the people of Qian are preparing to take action against both Anma Island and the Dagasa region at the same time."

Ii Go, head of the intelligence headquarters of the foreign country, reported to the headquarters: "We only have a division of guards and a small number of naval ships on Anma Island."

"If the Qian Kingdom launches a large-scale invasion, Anma Island will surely fall into their hands!"

"Ii-kun, you're saying that the Qian people have aircraft carrier fleets among their fleets?"

"Is this news accurate?" The Foreign Navy Minister, Nitta Naoki, asked the question that concerned him most, his brow furrowed.

"While it cannot be confirmed with absolute certainty, the probability of the Qian Kingdom's navy possessing an aircraft carrier fleet is over 90%..."

The head of the intelligence headquarters of the foreign country, Ii Go, gave a very confident response: "Moreover, according to the intelligence we have, the naval power of the Daqian Zhenguo Army is very strong."

"even..............."

Ii Gou glanced at the chief minister of the Yi Kingdom, Honno Yo, and then turned his gaze to the Yi Kingdom's naval minister, Nitta Nao, who had a furrowed brow: "The current navy of the Qian Kingdom should not be weaker than the Imperial Navy!"

"What? Not weaker than the Imperial Navy?" Nitta Nao was very unhappy with Ii Gou's words: "You're saying that the Inui people's navy is not weaker than the Imperial Navy?"

Nitta Naoki, the Minister of the Navy of the foreign country, felt offended by this statement!

The imperial navy of the Yi Kingdom has always been the pride of the entire Yi Kingdom.

Although the Yi Kingdom was a latecomer among the great powers, its navy developed very rapidly.

As a result, the Yi Kingdom became a naval power, and its navy always aimed to surpass the navy of the Gelian people.

Furthermore, a detailed timetable has been developed for this goal.

Five years ago, the foreign navy entered the top five in the world naval rankings.

A year ago, when the Minister of the Navy of the Foreign Kingdom, Nitta Nao, reported to the General Headquarters, he listed the Imperial Navy as the second largest naval force in the world, second only to the Grenadiers.

Furthermore, based on data comparisons and comprehensive analysis provided by the foreign navy, they believe that the current Imperial Navy is actually very close to the Georgian Navy.

Moreover, in certain aspects and in terms of overall combat power, Nitta Naoki believed that the Imperial Navy had surpassed the Great Union Navy.

Therefore, in its report to headquarters, the Foreign Navy concluded with certainty that within three years at most, the Foreign Navy would surpass the Georgian Navy to become the undisputed number one navy in the world!

This is why Nitta Nao, the Japanese Navy Minister, felt offended by Ii Go's words just now!

In Nitta Naoki's view, comparing the powerful Imperial Navy with the navy of the Inui people is a very "low-class" thing to do.

It should be noted that the Imperial Navy's hypothetical enemy has always been the Georgian Navy, which is known as the "master of the seas".

However, given the astonishing victories achieved one after another by the Daqian Zhenguo Army.

The main headquarters of the foreign kingdoms also dared not take the Anma Island issue lightly.

They were afraid that underestimating the enemy would lead to a repeat of the Battle of Luyang.

However, Ii Go's statement that the Inui Kingdom's navy was likely no weaker than the Imperial Navy still made Nitta Nao very unhappy.

It's correct to take the enemy seriously and not underestimate them.

However, it is also undesirable to excessively boost the morale of others while diminishing one's own.

Clearly, in Nitta Naoki's view, Ii Go's opinion is a typical case of belittling one's own side and boosting the enemy's.

“Ii-kun, I must remind you of something.”

"I know—since the intelligence failure ultimately led to our disastrous defeat on the Luyang battlefield."

"Your intelligence headquarters has become very cautious about intelligence on Qian."

"The intelligence analysis reports submitted by the Intelligence Headquarters to the General Headquarters all share a common characteristic."

"That is—overly cautious!"

"Or perhaps it's overly cautious and conservative."

"You cannot become timid and hesitant just because the Imperial Army performed poorly on the Luyang battlefield."

"In fact, in order to avoid taking responsibility, the reports you submit always seek stability and deliberately exaggerate the strength of the Daqian Zhenguo Army."

"I think this is highly inadvisable."

"It's right to take the enemy seriously, but it's definitely wrong to exaggerate the enemy's importance!"

"To compare the Imperial Navy with the navy of the Qian Kingdom is an insult to the Imperial Navy!"

“Mr. Nitta, our main adversary in the Anma Island issue is the naval power of the Inui people.”

"In this situation, it's natural to compare the naval strength of both sides. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?"

Before Ii Go could speak up in defense, the Japanese Army Minister Inai Shinichi preemptively said, "The Intelligence Headquarters simply provided a very fair analysis based on the intelligence it collected for the General Headquarters to use as a reference."

"Nitta-kun's reaction is truly incomprehensible!"

"Moreover, although the Imperial Army suffered a crushing defeat on the battlefield of Luyang, we all know that the Imperial Army's performance on the battlefield of Luyang did not disgrace the dignity of the Imperial soldiers!"

"Every one of our soldiers fought bravely to the very last moment!"

"I'd like to ask Nitta-kun what he meant by 'terrible performance' just now?"

“Inai-kun, you’re being too sensitive,” Nitta said casually. “My point is to remind the intelligence headquarters not to be overly cautious when giving analysis. Once bitten, twice shy.”

"I was just giving an example."

"The people of Qian Kingdom may be able to defeat the Imperial Army on land, but I don't think they have a chance of winning against the powerful Imperial Navy at sea!"

"After all, in terms of overall strength, we have already achieved the goal of becoming the world's number one navy ahead of schedule!"

"Nitta-kun, don't speak so soon!" Japanese Army Minister Inai Shinichi suppressed his anger and said disdainfully, "Besides, let's be honest..."

"If we had such ample resources and funding for the Army Department."

"The Imperial Army has long surpassed the Lanxi people to become the world's number one army!"

"Inai-kun, what do you mean by that?" Nitta Nao immediately retorted, "The achievements of the Imperial Navy over the years are obvious to all!"

"If it weren't for your Army Ministry's constant interference, we would have surpassed the Georgian people and become the world's number one navy long ago."

“Every penny spent on our navy will yield a return.”

"However, the amount of money spent on the army is uncertain!"

"In future wars, the importance of sea control will become increasingly important."

"Whoever controls the seas will have a brighter future!"

"If the Army truly had a broad perspective, it should have proactively relinquished funding and resources to support our naval programs instead of trying to compete with us for everything like this!"

"Using the already limited funds and resources to build more aircraft carriers and warships is the wisest and most correct approach..."

"Because it is our Imperial Navy that can create more benefits for the Empire!"

"Every penny invested in the Navy will be transformed into tenfold, hundredfold, thousandfold, and ten thousandfold benefits in the future!"

"Bullshit! Utter nonsense!" —Inai Shinichi, Minister of the Army of the Foreign Kingdoms

This caused an uproar: "As everyone knows, the Imperial Army is the one that generates the most benefits for the Empire and expands its territory the most."

"What's the use of having more aircraft carriers and warships without the support of the Imperial Army?"

"Inai-kun, I know what you mean."

"However, I must remind you—our Marine Corps' land combat capabilities are in no way inferior to those of an Army division."

"In fact, I believe that our Marine Corps' overall land warfare capabilities have surpassed those of the Army's elite divisions."

"If the headquarters can give us more funding for the development of the Marine Corps, I think—the undeveloped Imperial Navy will not need the cooperation of the Army at all."

"We can totally..."

Shinichi Inai interrupted him directly, saying, "Bastards! A bunch of shameless bastards!"

"According to your logic, our army could also build its own warships, its own troop transports, its own..."

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"enough!"

The chief minister of the Yi Kingdom, Benye Yang, slammed his fist on the table and roared, "The people of the Qian Kingdom are almost at our doorstep, yet you are still arguing here."

"I know what you mean—it's just that the budget for the new fiscal year is about to be finalized, isn't it?"

"Both the Army and the Navy want more funding and resources."

"But is this meeting for you to discuss this matter?"

As he spoke, Honno Yo turned his gaze to Nitta Naoshi, the Minister of the Navy of the Yi Kingdom: "Nitta-kun, the intelligence headquarters has its own judgment on whether the analysis was deliberately exaggerated!"

"Haven't we learned a painful lesson from underestimating our opponent?"

"We must adopt the correct attitude on the issue of the Daqian Zhenguo Army."

"We absolutely cannot use conventional perspectives and thinking to make assumptions about the Great Qian Zhenguo Army."

"As everyone has seen, the sudden rise of the Daqian Zhenguo Army is itself an unsolved mystery!"

"Therefore, I don't think it's surprising that the Great Qian Zhenguo Army possesses an aircraft carrier fleet and a powerful naval force comparable to the Imperial Fleet......................"

"Therefore, no matter what, we must treat the Great Qian Navy as a sufficiently powerful hypothetical enemy."

"Nitta-kun, on behalf of the General Headquarters, I have only one question for your Navy Department."

Motono Yo said solemnly, "The information just reported by the intelligence headquarters shall prevail."

"Faced with the threat of the Qian Kingdom's fleet, does your Navy have the confidence to win the Battle of Anma Island—to boost the morale of the Empire and wash away the shame of the defeat at Luyang?"

"If the Imperial Navy is not even capable of winning the Battle of Anma Island, then it must be due to my incompetence and dereliction of duty as the Minister of the Navy!"

Nitta Naoki declared confidently, "And I ask you all to be my witnesses!"

"If the Imperial Navy is indeed defeated by the Inui people in the Battle of Anma Island, I, Nitta Nao, am willing to resign and apologize."

"Commander Motono, to be on the safe side, we need more intelligence support to make targeted and detailed operational plans!"

"Rest assured, we will not underestimate our enemy, having learned from past mistakes."

"However, in any case—the Imperial Navy is absolutely confident that a major naval victory will boost the morale of the Empire!"

"Didn't the intelligence headquarters say that the Qian Kingdom had deployed an aircraft carrier fleet?"

Nitta Naoki casually remarked, "Then let's also send our aircraft carrier fleet to participate in the Battle of Anma Island."

"If anyone is worried—we can send two, three, or even four or five carrier strike groups to Anma Island!"

"Even if the Qian Kingdom really has an aircraft carrier fleet, can their number of aircraft carriers compare to the Imperial Navy?"

"Commander Motono, I guarantee with the honor of the Imperial Navy that the Battle of Anma Island will be a complete success!"

"We will not give the people of Qian Kingdom the opportunity to land on the island."

"The people of Qian Kingdom want to take back Anma Island? That's wishful thinking!"

“Alright! Since your Navy is so confident, then let’s fight this battle well!” Motono Yo made the decision on the spot: “Originally, we had prepared two plans for the Anma Island issue.”

"The first is to temporarily abandon Anma Island to avoid wasting our manpower there."

"The second is—to annihilate the enemy at sea! To completely extinguish the Qian people's hopes for Anma Island..."

"Since the Imperial Navy is so confident of victory in this battle, there is no need for hesitation in the Battle of Anma Island!"

"Then let's fight!" Motono Yo gave direct orders to the Japanese Navy Minister Nitta Naoto: "The Imperial Navy must achieve a great victory in the Battle of Anma Island at all costs."

"As long as the people of Qian Kingdom cannot land, they can forget about taking Anma Island back from us!"

The Foreign Navy Minister, Nitta Nao, immediately stood up and accepted the order: "The Imperial Navy will definitely complete the mission assigned by the General Headquarters perfectly. We will make the Great Qian Zhenguo Army taste a crushing defeat!"

Motono Yo nodded in satisfaction, then looked around at the attendees and continued, "It is almost impossible for the Daqian Zhenguo Army to regain control of the Dagasa region from the Sharo people."

"The Salo people have a million troops stationed in Dagasa, and the Dagasa Fortress is also there. The Daqian Zhenguo Army has no chance of replicating the miracle of the Battle of Fulong."

"Therefore, if the Daqian Zhenguo Army really dares to send troops into Dagasa, it will suffer a crushing defeat."

"The Qian Kingdom has become complacent with its successive victories, and Shen Moshen is also blindly confident in the Great Qian Zhenguo Army under his command."

"According to the intelligence we have received, the Daqian Zhenguo Army has begun to assemble on a large scale in preparation for advancing on Dagasa."

"If Shen Moshen hadn't been blinded by victory, he wouldn't have taken action to retake Dagasa, which was heavily defended, under these circumstances."

"Everyone has weaknesses. Although Shen Moshen changed the entire landscape of Daqian with his own strength, he is still not immune to them."

"Shen Moshen has completely lost himself in the successive victories."

"After winning several unexpected victories, he thought his Great Qian Zhenguo Army was invincible!"

"Anyone with a little military knowledge can see that, given the Salo people's defensive deployment in the Dagasa region, no army can cross the Dagasa fortress guarded by a million troops."

"However, Shen Moshen and his generals ignored this fact and insisted on concentrating their forces to advance on Dagaza at this critical moment!"

"This is undoubtedly a foolish decision."

"Originally, the headquarters was quite troubled by this issue." Motono Yo smiled: "Because of the inevitable defeat of the Daqian Zhenguo Army in Dagasa."

"If we are defeated by the Qian people on Anma Island, the empire will lose all face."

"Although we are now allies with the Sharo people, that doesn't stop them from laughing at us!"

"Nitta-kun, this time the Navy Department has a very heavy responsibility."

"If you had shown even the slightest lack of confidence or hesitation regarding the Battle of Anma Island, General Headquarters would have decisively adopted the first option!"

"Rather than suffering a defeat and losing face, it's better to retreat temporarily and preserve our strength..."

"Commander Motono, please rest assured, General Headquarters—the Imperial Navy will certainly deliver a satisfactory report to General Headquarters!"

As he spoke, Nitta glanced, seemingly casually, at Inai Shinichi, the Japanese Army Minister sitting opposite him: "We will prove it to everyone with our actions."

"Every penny spent on the Imperial Navy is well worth it!"

"Good! If the Imperial Navy can achieve a great victory at Anma Island, the new aircraft carrier plan that your Navy Department submitted to the General Headquarters should not have any major problems."

"In fact, headquarters will increase your budget based on the actual situation."

"Projects that can create value for the Empire and play a vital strategic role will certainly be given priority support by headquarters..."

Faced with the brimming confidence of Nitta Nao, Motono Yo immediately made a promise.

Upon hearing this, Nitta Naoki's face lit up with joy, while Inai Shinichi, the Japanese Minister of the Army, instantly looked dejected...