Empire Conquest-Chapter 858 - 99: Strategic Deception

King Khalid’s Military City.

Before the transport plane completely stopped, Ding Zhennan drove the off-road vehicle over.

It was a Navy carrier-based transport plane, and the one who emerged was Colonel Bai Huawei.

Prior to this, he served as the Combat Staff Advisor for the 31st Special Mixed Fleet on the "Lian Xusheng", and the fleet had been operating in the Mua Sea. He could have directly taken the carrier-based transport plane to Bakistan, but he took a detour here to meet Ding Zhennan.

Of course, it wasn’t for reminiscing.

To say the least, the two of them had quite a good personal relationship.

Although Ding Zhennan was an Army Officer and came from a civilian background, seemingly having no connection with Bai Huawei, who was born into a Navy family and was a Navy officer, the actual situation was the opposite. They not only knew each other for years but also formed a deep friendship.

In fact, it was through conflict that they came to know each other.

Here, the Young Turks in the Imperial Army, also known as the "Young Officer Organization", must be mentioned.

Before the end of the Second Global War, these young officers, represented by Zhou Yongtao, formed a cross-military youth officer organization. Its main mission was to study battle cases from the war, summarize winning experiences and failures’ lessons, and prepare for the next war.

At that time, almost everyone thought that the Third Global War would break out 20 years later.

Additionally, some felt they couldn’t wait 20 years.

The reasoning was simple. The Newland Republic did not acknowledge defeat, and within the Consortium Group, obvious rifts appeared due to the surfaced conflicts between the Liangxia Empire and the Tiaoman Empire. When the war was declared over, no treaty was born to safeguard peace.

Even in history, treaties seemed more like waste paper to wipe one’s backside.

Without a treaty as safeguard, how long could peace last?

If the Tiaoman Empire and Newland Republic rapidly reconciled, a war breaking out in 10 years wouldn’t be impossible.

In summary, this Young Officer Organization received high attention from the Imperial High Command.

After the war, during the first military reform, specifically after the Ministry of Defense was established, the organization became a semi-official institution, commonly known as the "Imperial Youth Officer Exchange Society".

In the years following the war, this society made significant contributions to the Empire’s military reforms and modernization efforts.

However, the Boi War arrived.

In terms of the Empire’s involvement in the Boi War, it was actually the achievement of the "Young Officer Organization," at least it played the most critical role.

According to rumors, the cause of the Boi War was a "top-secret" document that didn’t exist.

This intelligence led the leaders in the Boi region to believe that, even at the agreed time, the Ter Republic would not allow the Boi region to become independent and establish a nation.

Critically, this intelligence likely came from the Empire’s "Young Officer Organization."

As for the reasons behind it, it was more than just sparking a regional war.

In another perspective, if the Boi region didn’t wage war for independence, the Ter Republic might not have declined rapidly after the war, and the Liangxia Empire wouldn’t have been able to control the oil-producing nations on the southern coast of Boss Bay, leading these nations into the embrace of the Liangxia Empire through a common enemy. Without control over Boss Bay’s oil nations, the Liangxia Empire couldn’t have made the Gold Yuan the global trade settlement currency.

Without financial hegemony and being the globe’s number one oil-producing region, could the Liangxia Empire still dominate the globe?

However, the Imperial Authority would certainly not admit that it ignited the Boi War that fragmented the Ter Republic.

In the later stages of the Boi War, stopping the Empire from withdrawing troops was also due to this organization.

The difference this time was that it was for personal interests; some young officers believed that only war could allow soldiers to realize their value of existence.

In summary, after the second round of military revolution began, the Young Officer Organization was vigorously suppressed and marginalized for a time.

This situation persisted until the third round of military reform began.

To say the least, Zhou Yongtao played a key role.

Although after becoming Navy Marshal of the Empire, Zhou Yongtao severed relations with the Young Officer Organization, no one could deny his status in the minds of young officers.

Of course, Zhou Yongtao’s initiative to promote young officers wasn’t due to personal feelings.

The core of the third round of military revolution was actually enhancing the application of high technology in military affairs, to increase the combat power of the army through technological means.

Obviously, young people are certainly more receptive to changes brought by technology and more willing to adopt technological means.

Critically, the progress of weapons will inevitably change tactics.

Fundamentally, tactics are built upon technology. It’s fair to say that what kind of technology there is, there will be corresponding tactics. For example, after the invention of the machine gun, there were material conditions for trench warfare. Tanks gave rise to mechanized warfare, and performance improvements in bombers led to the theory of air supremacy.

Thus, there is a greater need to explore new tactics for new weapons.

Undoubtedly, this was still the strong suit of young officers.

Based on this foundation, the Ministry of Defense, under Zhou Yongtao’s authorization, reorganized the Young Officer Organization and provided ample opportunities for young officers to showcase themselves.

It was during this time that Ding Zhennan was heavily utilized and got to know Bai Huawei.

The key is, it wasn’t without reason that Ding Zhennan and others were heavily utilized.

It made sense that Bai Huawei was heavily utilized, given that his father was the Empire’s Navy War God, eventually Grand Marshal, and the uncrowned king of the global navy Bai Zhizhan.