Chapter 47: 21 Warships Set Sail! Naval Warfare Begins!

Chapter 47: 21 Warships Set Sail! The Naval War Has Fully Commenced!

"Now is not the time to think about such things."

Shaking his head, Takuya Kojiro pulled his thoughts back. The dungeon he was currently tackling was [Great Wall Watch]. As for what happened in [Former - Winter is Coming], he would leave that for future Decipherers to uncover.

With that in mind, Takuya Kojiro reached out and pulled up the Time Acceleration option.

"There should still be quite some time before the Bug Empire completes its strategic preparations. I'll just choose Time Acceleration to skip this waiting period."

Takuya Kojiro reached out and tapped the Time Acceleration button.

Immediately,

The shimmering light of Time Acceleration began to emerge around Takuya Kojiro.

To the naked eye, the time he was experiencing within the war world was stretching forward!

Soon, after 37 seconds of system time, the colorful light representing the acceleration began to slow down.

Takuya Kojiro's current acceleration period had concluded.

*Ring, ring—*

A crisp telephone ring sounded in Takuya Kojiro's ear, causing him to open his eyes. "Time Acceleration is already finished? That was fast."

After a brief exclamation, Takuya Kojiro reached out, picked up the phone, and held it to his ear.

"Grand Commander!"

"Our army, navy, and air force have completed their preparations!"

"We can launch an attack on the Great Wall at any time!"

This call was from the general person in charge of the Bug Legion.

He was reporting to Takuya Kojiro.

Hearing this, Takuya Kojiro broke into a satisfied smile and replied into the phone:

"Yoshi!"

"Since the three branches are ready, then let us strike!"

Kojiro was incredibly excited right now!

While answering the phone, he turned his gaze out the window, as if his sight could pierce through countless obstacles to see the Great Wall Watch far across the ocean!

"Oh, right!"

Just as the other party was about to hang up, Takuya Kojiro suddenly thought of something and hastily added:

"We cannot use all of our combat power to attack [Great Wall Watch]!"

"The Rooster's territory is far too vast, which means we cannot complete a full occupation in a short time. Therefore, we must proceed steadily while securing our rear!"

"Like this!"

"Leave one Third-generation Warship, five ordinary warships, five Third-generation Fighter Jets, twenty ordinary fighter jets, and some ground forces to defend the homeland!"

As a war expert, Takuya Kojiro knew very well.

The impact of this global total war was massive!

The Bug Empire, using this continent as its main battlefield, would inevitably face interference from other members of the blue faction!

This meant that while attacking the Great Wall, he needed to ensure the homeland had sufficient defensive forces.

Otherwise...

Before the Great Wall was fully conquered...

He might have thrown it all away on his end!

And if the homeland fell, this attempt to conquer [Great Wall Watch] would end immediately!

He would lose.

Besides...

The defensive capabilities over at the Great Wall were very weak!

The main combat force he sent out would surely be able to break through the Great Wall's gates and complete the mission of establishing a foothold!

At that time, his three Level 3 military factories would also begin to show their might!

Once he had established a base and a foothold at the Great Wall, Takuya Kojiro could continuously transport the manufactured military equipment there!

Thus...

Conquering the Great Wall would only be a matter of time!

"Hai!"

The officer who received the Grand Commander's orders responded, and after finishing his report to Takuya Kojiro, he hung up the phone.

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It was also at this time,

The very second Takuya Kojiro's full set of orders to attack the Great Wall was issued!

A system notification barrage quietly flashed:

[Friendly Reminder: Your naval legion has now left port and is expected to encounter the Great Wall naval legion in 3 hours and 27 minutes!]

[Would you like to deploy your naval warships to engage in a naval battle with [Great Wall Watch]?]

The prompt had arrived!

Seeing the flashing light before him, the excitement in Takuya Kojiro's eyes was hard to hide!

Everything he had set up previously was for this moment!

For the chance to have a direct confrontation with the forces of [Great Wall Watch]!

In an instant!

Takuya Kojiro cast aside all his laziness. He stared intently at the notification before him and responded, "Deploy them! Deploy all warships to engage in naval combat with [Great Wall Watch]! You must break through the Great Wall's gates for me!"

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[It's starting!]

[This naval confrontation with such a massive disparity in power will begin in 3 hours and 27 minutes. I'm really looking forward to it!]

[Actually, there's not much to look forward to. With Great Wall Watch's current strength, it's simply impossible for them to stop the Bug Empire's naval warships!]

[Is Takuya Kojiro choosing to attack without a declaration of war?]

[This is the same tactic Chaikov used.]

[Don't say that! These two situations are completely different, okay?]

[The [Raging Waves] that Chaikov faced was a world-hegemon level power; he had to choose an undeclared war to seize the initiative in the early stages. But the [Great Wall Watch] Takuya Kojiro is facing is at the bottom tier of world powers. If he attacks without warning, it will surely draw the ire of other nations.]

[Yeah. War requires a "just cause." Previously, [Raging Waves] was able to set out gloriously precisely because they had that cause!]

[But isn't the current setting for Takuya Kojiro during a world war? In such times, is there really a need to care about a just cause? If you have the strength, just fight!]

[That may be true, but don't forget, Takuya Kojiro's current strength isn't enough to allow him to do that!]

[Right!]

[He isn't the strongest in either the blue faction or the red faction.]

[So, whether through excuses or other measures, creating a "cause" to "mobilize" is very necessary.]

[We'll just have to see how he manufactures this cause.]

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*Vroom, vroom—*

Fifteen steel behemoths of the sea sailed out of the port, surging across the azure ocean!

And above these behemoths soared modern fighter jets!

Because the distance between the Bug Empire and Great Wall Watch wasn't too great, Takuya Kojiro chose to have the fighter jets take off directly from the homeland!

This way...

He could ensure that when they clashed with [Great Wall Watch]'s naval forces, his side would hold absolute dominance!

"My naval and air forces will definitely crush Great Wall Watch!"

"The problem to consider now..."

"...should be what kind of excuse I should choose to initiate a conflict with Great Wall Watch."

While watching the strategic view, Takuya Kojiro frowned as he pondered this problem—a problem that would allow him to storm the Great Wall's gates.

Soon, Takuya Kojiro's contemplation yielded a result!

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly:

"I'll just say that a squad of our soldiers has gone missing within the Great Wall's borders. We suspect the chaos in the Great Wall led to their disappearance and demand to enter and search!"

"Won't that work perfectly!"

Although no one would believe such a "cause," so what?

Is a war supposed to start with polite discussions for half a day? Whoever has the bigger fist can act without restraint!

As for the matter of face...

Sorry,

Bug People never care about that. At worst, they'll just give the whole world a bow when the time comes, right?