Tang Mo shook his head, rejecting Li'ao's suggestion, "It's no use. Our fleet must stabilize Dorne before it can head south from Hotwind Port. Without Hotwind Port, our logistical support is under too much pressure."
If Dorne falls under attack by Xilun Kingdom and Taren Kingdom on land, then the safety of Hotwind Port is not guaranteed.
At present, Tang Mo's only reliance was on Bernard's fleet, so he couldn't afford to let the fleet venture further south.
Should Hotwind Port fall... his fleet would have no supply station to return to, and the cost of such an eventuality was unpredictable.
Therefore, Tang Mo made his decision in an instant, even if it meant ordering the fleet to withdraw back to Dragon Island immediately instead of allowing Bernard to take the warships near Taren Kingdom's waters on a risky venture.
Then Tang Mo added, "Moreover, even if we blockade Taren Kingdom, forcing them to compromise, we cannot resolve Xilun Kingdom's issue in the short term."
