Although it was determined that the empire's policy in 701 would be based on economic development and adjustment, it did not mean that all military operations that could bring benefits to the empire must be stopped. Wu Feng was not that narrow-minded, which is why he used A statement full of vagueness and uncertainty as an arrangement for the garrison plan in the Central Continent, so much so that many officials in the Government Affairs Council believed that His Majesty the Emperor was simply telling Cui Wenxiu that he could move freely.
Economic development is the mainstream, but necessary military operations must still continue, and at best they can be controlled in scale. Leaving aside the Central Continent for now, Wu Feng on the Eastern Continent alone is not ready to just give up. The Japanese pretend to be deaf to the Empire's demands but still hope that the Empire will lift the ban. This makes Wu Feng very angry. The Empire's naval construction plan is in full swing. Advancing, the Marine Division has also expanded to a considerable size. Relying on training alone will never be able to create a strong navy. Wu Feng had also warned Lei Cangpu a long time ago, not to begrudge a battle, even if it means losing half of it if necessary. The fleet's belongings are also spared.
The Imperial Dadongyang Navy once had a very good opportunity, which was to use Wu Feng to attract pirates who had colluded with the Japanese Navy. However, the Imperial Privy Council and the National Security Agency were worried that safety could not be absolutely guaranteed and resolutely opposed it. The secrets of the pirates came to light. The navy was not sure about the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates and whether the Japanese navy would fall into such a trap, so the plan was scrapped. It only used an ambush to destroy part of the strength of the Japanese pirates, but it was not able to fight against the Japanese navy.
Today, the Japanese still control Baodao, Kamchatka and Shuqiu Islands. Especially in Baodao and Kamchatka, the Japanese are stepping up immigration to implement colonization. There were not many Tang people in the two islands, but now they are under the control of the Japanese. Under the circumstances of full-scale immigration management, there are already signs of Japaneseification. Wu Feng is very worried that if this situation continues, it may become more and more serious. And if the Imperial Navy continues to sit back and watch, it will undoubtedly make the battle to recover the land in the future more difficult.
Five Marine Divisions are located on the eastern coast. High-intensity and targeted landing combat training is ongoing. The Imperial Navy and the War Readiness Department are actively building large transport ships along the long coastline from Okhotsk in the north to Quanzhou in the south. At this time, it can show the empire's strong economy. Strength brings benefits. Once an order is placed, Dengzhou Navigation, Jiangnan Shipyard, Southeast Shipyard and the restructured Nanyang Shipyard have begun large-scale construction of these large transport ships that do not have as high technical requirements as large military ships. Almost every month, more than Twelve transport ships have gone to sea and been incorporated into the Imperial War Preparedness Department. The Logistics Department under the Privy Council is also actively recruiting sailors and crew members who are familiar with the conditions of the Atlantic Ocean. Various reconnaissance fleets have also begun to be frequently active in various waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Its purpose is self-evident, which makes the Japanese side also panic, and the grass and trees are all soldiers.
The Navy also came up with two preliminary plans. The first plan is to first recapture the Shuqiu Islands where the Japanese defense force is weakest, cut off the connection between the Crescent Peninsula and Kamchatka Island and Treasure Island, and then seize Kamchatka Island and Crescent Peninsula, and finally seize Treasure Island.
The initial difficulty of this plan is relatively small. The Imperial Navy is quite confident about seizing the Shuqiu Islands. The distribution of the Shuqiu Islands is relatively scattered. The Japanese garrison on several important islands does not exceed 5,000 people, and the total force does not exceed 20,000. As long as it is implemented Assault landing. Taking over the Shuqiu Islands should be expected. Taking the Shuqiu Islands actually controlled the Cook Islands in disguise. The defense force of the Cook Islands was even weaker than that of the Shuqiu Islands, and they were not far apart. It can be won in one go, and by controlling Shuqiu and the Cook Islands, the connection between the Crescent Peninsula and the Japanese mainland is cut off, and the empire can flexibly choose the Crescent Peninsula and Kamchatka Island as landing targets. However, this plan is difficult to implement in the early stage, but it may make the Japanese more alert. It is quite difficult to launch a surprise attack on Kamchatka Island and the Crescent Peninsula, especially Treasure Island, where there are more Japanese garrisons. The Japanese who are prepared will definitely strengthen the defense forces in these places, making it very difficult to attack in the later stage.
The second plan centered on recovering the treasure island, attracting the attention of the Japanese through early feints, and then carrying out a large-scale forced landing operation on the treasure island. This plan is more complex and requires higher requirements. Currently, the number of Japanese troops stationed on Baodao exceeds 80,000, second only to the troops stationed on the Crescent Peninsula. To conduct a landing operation here, firstly, it is necessary to prevent the Japanese from detecting the intention of the landing operation and carrying out a cross-sea landing. It needs to avoid the interception of the Japanese navy, and thirdly, the landing force needs to be tenaciously supported by inferior forces for a long time after the landing, until the second wave of landing forces arrives, so this plan is quite risky. Of course, if it can succeed, the effect will be quite obvious. Retaking the treasure island will not only allow the Atlantic Navy to obtain an important base in the hinterland of the Atlantic Ocean, directly threatening the Japanese mainland, but more importantly, it can greatly increase the morale of the people and build the confidence of the Imperial Navy.
The Imperial Navy's combat plan was submitted to the Imperial Privy Council Staff for study, and was finally handed over to Wu Feng. Deep down in Wu Feng's heart, of course he hoped to recapture the treasure island that the Imperial people were most concerned about first, but in front of him The problem is that if the Imperial Navy's landing operation on the treasure island fails, it will have an unprecedented impact on the entire Imperial Navy and the Empire's future recovery of the islands in the eastern seaboard. This is a war that cannot fail. This is unparalleled. Anyone can tell Chu Chu that failure may even cause the people to lose confidence in the navy and turn it into a conservative land power again.
Precisely because he knew the key to this, Wu Feng hoped to adopt the second plan, but he would rather let the navy do more preparation time to perfect this plan than blindly implement it.
Through the imperial capital and local news media, the empire has successively announced the construction of infrastructure, agricultural and water conservancy facilities that the empire will carry out in one to three years, which has won thunderous cheers from all walks of life in the empire.
The industrial and commercial circles are pleased that the empire has invested heavily in improving transportation infrastructure. This indicates that the empire will fulfill the promise made by Wu Feng, unswervingly encourage the development of industry and commerce, and use practical measures to prove this.
The construction of two deep-water ports on the Baltic Sea will greatly improve the import and export channels of goods and materials in the Indian region and even the entire mid-continent region, and the southern channel across the Indian region will make the southern Indian region and Northern Luzon is more closely connected, and the passage between Northern Luzon and the northwest has long been built into one of the best transportation arteries in the empire. It only takes twenty days for a carriage from the imperial capital to reach the two dimensions. If it crosses India and Germany With the completion of this passage in the Annan region, it only takes about forty days to reach the coastal area from the imperial capital.
The widening and reconstruction of the transportation road network that runs through Burma County and Zhongnan County is also an important move by the empire to consolidate the empire’s rule over the peninsula and the southwest region and develop the economies of these two regions. Due to the fact that the two ethnic minority areas of Burma County and Zhongnan County Historical reasons and blocked traffic conditions seriously restricted economic development. Even after it was incorporated into the jurisdiction of Western Xinjiang at that time, a strategic road was built from a military perspective, but the wet and rainy climate made the road condition deteriorate rapidly. In the past, due to the need for construction speed, the quality of this road could not be guaranteed, causing the use of this road to deteriorate. This time, Wu Feng and the Ministry of Imperial Construction also made up their minds to not only build the road from Hanzhong to Dongdong This strategic highway in Samoa has been built to become the first-class highway in the empire, and branch roads extending to various prefectures will also be constructed under the same conditions to ensure that this road will maintain a very high standard within ten years.
The construction of the two most important road projects since the founding of the empire, which runs through the southern Indian passage and runs through Zhongnan County in Burma County to the South China Sea, mainly benefited from an important achievement of the Imperial Department of Science and Technology Development, that is, the Imperial Department of Science and Technology Development The latest developed new products that can be used in large-scale road construction are mortar powder (cement) and mixed soil. The prototype of this mortar powder originated from the research results of the Western Xinjiang Science and Technology Department at that time. The initial inspiration came from the volcanic ash in the Volcanic Prefecture of North Luzon County. How this volcanic ash is mixed with basalt powder can immediately form a solid concrete. It is quite effective to pave roads, so the road from Shuangwei to the northwest uses a large amount of this mixed soil produced in Huoshan Prefecture. Even many road reconstruction projects in the Imperial Capital later also used a large amount of mixed soil transported from Huoshan Prefecture. Paving, with great results.
After carefully studying the composition of the volcanic ash, the Department of Science and Technology found that the reason why the volcanic ash can react with stone powder and become hard is that its main component is limestone, which is abundant in all parts of the empire. After the water is soaked and cooked, it combines with the lime powder and then is processed into a soft building material by adding water. After the building material dries, it becomes hard.
The invention of this building material was called an epoch-making revolution in architecture by Wu Feng. For confidentiality reasons, this building material was officially listed as a strong support of the empire after many experiments verified its stability. To develop the industry, the Imperial Ministry of Finance even allocated special funds to secretly build the first batch of seven mortar yards in Jinhua, Qinghe, Hanzhong, Jinzhong, Yushan, Yada, and Yanshan. The formulas were also strictly kept secret, but technological development The Ministry also said that this kind of large-scale production may not be able to maintain good confidentiality. The best way is to market it first and occupy the market as much as possible. This road in southern India and the peninsula and Longitudinal roads in Burma County also became the first test sites for the use of this building material.