The press conference had been thoroughly unpleasant. Of course, the unpleasantness was only for Japan; the reporters were riding high after digging up plenty of news material, especially since this diplomatic incident was an international affair.
Japan had originally wanted to pull a fast one on East Africa and win international sympathy, only to drag itself into the pit instead. As for Tsarist Russia, it was born at odds with Japan, especially when the two nations already had disputes in Northeast Asia.
This caused one of Japan's two schemes against East Africa to fail, leaving it with no choice but to rely on its own strength to confront East Africa and force it out of the Southern Ryukyu Islands. The Japanese now even regretted their dispute with the Far East Empire over the Ryukyu Islands. They would have felt far more at ease if the Southern Ryukyu Islands had remained in the Far East Empire's hands!
Zhuhai Trade Zone.
"Warships will be docking here in the next few days. Our port will serve as a pre-war command post, fully cooperating with the nation in striking the Japanese invaders in the eastern waters and defending East Africa's national interests."
Because the Southern Ryukyu Islands were underdeveloped, sparsely populated, and lacking in infrastructure, they were incapable of supporting a large-scale war.
Thus, the Zhuhai Trade Zone, backed by the Far East Empire, became the East African Navy's temporary command base. Here, the East African Navy could fully mobilize the resources available in the Far East. Compared with the Huaihai Economic Zone, the Zhuhai Trade Zone was far weaker, but it was closest to the Southern Ryukyu Islands and could support the frontline battlefield at any time.
Moreover, the areas around the Zhuhai Trade Zone were all commercially developed. As long as one