Taking It Out on Vladivostok First!
"Rest assured, Prime Minister Xiaochuan!"
"The mistake at Pearl Harbor will not be repeated this time! I will personally break down Lin Ye's first line of defense."
With his large, protruding belly, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi tossed his cigarette directly onto the wooden floor of the Imperial Garden.
At this moment, he was brimming with confidence.
Back when he was in the Raging Waves Instance, he only had 30,000 warships and a force of no more than 100,000 men, which was nothing compared to his current million warships.
With a million warships and a navy composed of 1.5 million Daiwa, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi was fully confident that he could crush anything floating at sea.
"Commander Yamamoto, remember not to be too reckless."
Xiaochuan did not allow Yamamoto Sanjūhachi to take all his troops with him, but only gave Yamamoto Sanjūhachi half of his forces, which was 500,000 warships, as a precaution.
Even if Yamamoto Sanjūhachi campaign fails, he still has a chance to counterattack.
He didn't want the previous generation to plant trees so that the next generation could enjoy the shade, thus benefiting the other three Settlements.
"Understood. I'll have Park Seong-man coordinate the attack. If anyone dies, it'll be the South Korea who charge ahead first," Yamamoto Sanjūhachi said with a smile.
Just as Xiaochuan announced the formal declaration of war between Eastern Ocean Island and Bear Country, citing Bear Country's hegemony, a notification sounded from the Firmament.
[Firmament Notification: Given that a faction in the Instance has already declared war on the Bear Country, the Bear Country may launch an attack on the declaring faction at any time. Please prepare for battle!]
[The Bear Country's attacks will be conducted on a nation-by-nation basis; it will not initiate attacks against forces or nations that have not declared war on Bear Country.]
Following that, new features were released to the four Instance commanders.
[Firmament Notification: Due to the large number of players in this Instance, and considering the tactical choices Challengers will need to make, a special channel has been opened for the top 100 Challengers from Four Countries: Winter One Channel!]
[Four commanders can designate battle plans in this channel. All information in this channel is highly confidential to the Challengers forces and cannot be infiltrated by the Bear Country. Firmament can ensure the authenticity of this matter.]
Xi'er, the Three Great Generals, Park Sung-man, Park Seong-man, Kim Geun-seok, and Xiaochuan Yamamoto Sanjūhachi were all directly pulled into this special channel.
All conversations on this channel are encrypted, and even viewers watching the live stream cannot know the information contained within.
"Hehe, this Lin Ye is quite considerate, he's very thoughtful towards us Challengers."
Yamamoto Sanjūhachi said with a grin.
He simply couldn't understand how Lin Ye could be so considerate of the Challengers; how much confidence did he have in his own Instance?!
He shouted directly into the channel:
"Mr. Park, our war is about to begin!"
"Received. This time, let the South Korea Air Force and the Daiwa navy give the people of Azure Star a good surprise attack!" Park Seong-man also chuckled in the channel.
"In two hours, launch a combined land and air offensive!"
Soon, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi arrived at the Wu Hai Arsenal, leading the Daiwa Navy, consisting of a fleet of 500,000 ships, across the Dongying Sea and heading straight Vladivostok Bear Country, the capital of Russia.
At the same time, Stick Country, led by Park Seong-man, also declared war on Bear Country directly at the Black House!
He personally commanded the South Korea aircraft group, flying to Vladivostok!
During the live stream of the Instance, viewers didn't quite understand the Alliance's first wave of attacks and couldn't help but start discussing it.
[I can understand why Dongying and Stick Country initiated the war; they were probably afraid of the penalty points for undeclared war in God Ye's Instance. But why choose Vladivostok for the most powerful first wave of attack?]
[That's really strange. Vladivostok isn't even one of the Three Main Cities, so even if we take it, it doesn't count as completing the mission.]
[Everyone, stop worrying about these top players. It's like bronze-level players worrying about kings. Save your energy...]
[There's no time limit for this Instance, so the Alliance can attack the Settlements at will.]
[From this perspective, the alliance is still prioritizing stability; despite such superior combat strength, they're still resorting to tactical maneuvers.]
Most viewers naturally cannot understand the alliance's strategic approach, given their limited level of understanding and perspective.
The decision to launch the first wave of attacks at Vladivostok was a joint decision made by Park Seong-man and Xiaochuan.
For no other reason than that Vladivostok is the closest city in Bear Country to Eastern Ocean Island and Stick Country.
Previous Instances have shown that the Bear Country possesses extremely strong tracking and Counterattack capabilities.
If Eastern Ocean Island and Stick Country were to make a long march to the three main cities in the west before launching an attack, they would most likely be intercepted by Bear Country, which would put them in a very passive position.
Instead of that, let's start with the nearest city.
The Bear Country military is finite; it doesn't matter where they fight! Attacking an insignificant Vladivostok would effectively disperse the Bear Country military's forces.
As for attacking the main city, it would be better to leave that to the Malaysia and the Tank Country, which are closer to the Bear Country.
This is the greatest advantage of dispersing troops and coordinating attacks.
Two hours later, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi's fleet had arrived at a position less than two nautical miles off Vladivostok.
Five hundred thousand warships were divided into hundreds of smaller fleets, directly covering the entire sea area. All kinds of warships were lined up and arranged, looking like a dark school of fish at a glance!
The roar of the engines combined to almost drown out the sound of the waves.
The Challengers from Daiwa were standing on the deck, excitedly preparing their weapons.
Meanwhile, the Vladivostok harbor in the distance was shrouded in a thin mist, through which the faint outline of the city could be seen.
Just like Pearl Harbor before it, there appeared to be no patrols or defenses.
Inside the flagship's Command Cabin, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi addressed Park Seong-man Sung-man over the channel.
"Mr. Park, I am in position and ready to attack!"
Meanwhile, Park Seong-man had already led his squadron of aircraft to the skies above Vladivostok and was circling to observe the situation on the ground.
Like Xiaochuan, Park Seong-man also reserved a portion of his troops in Stick Country this time, only bringing 500,000 fighter jets with him.
The remaining 500,000 fighter jets were pre-arranged so that if he were to be killed, command would be handed over directly to his nephew, Kim Geun-seok.
Half a million fighter jets is already a lot. If you had a bird's-eye view right now, you would feel that these half a million planes are like migratory birds, circling around the city of Vladivostok.
This scene has never appeared in any previous Instance.
Half a million fighter jets plus half a million warships really give people a sense of apocalyptic desolation, like dark clouds looming over the city and the city about to be destroyed!