No one denied the Navy's importance, but in the post-war large-scale regional conflicts, the absolute main forces were not the Navy.
According to Bai Zhizhan, "The Navy was born for total war."
In an era where peace is the theme, if the fleet isn't sufficient to deter the enemy, ground forces must be relied upon once war breaks out.
In fact, as early as last month, it had been confirmed that Shi Shouliang would organize military operations facing Boss Bay.
Otherwise, he would not have been allowed to establish a battle command in the Northwest War Zone under the pretext of planning the "Westward 150" exercise and start laying out the strategy for military operations in advance.
Zhou Yongtao brought it up again, actually to elicit a statement from Zhang Xiaotian.
Although Zhang Xiaotian was Zhou Yongtao's subordinate, Zhou always treated this subordinate with courtesy.
