Compared to that, the Eastern Advance strategy was an entirely different extreme.
Simply put, the core idea of the Eastern Advance strategy was that after the outbreak of war, forces would be concentrated on defeating the strongest enemy, namely the Newland Federation. Only after gaining control over the East Ocean would they consider moving southward. However, there was also a glaring problem, the difficulty was simply too great.
Furthermore, the Eastern Advance strategy looked appealing on the surface, but upon closer examination, many facets just didn't hold up.
For example, at the beginning, including Zhu Shijian, barely anyone took the Saiyi Imperial Kingdom into account. Everyone thought it would suffices to deal with the Saiyi Imperial Kingdom while confronting the Newland Federation, and there was no need to separately enumerate them or even treat the Saiyi Imperial Kingdom as a competitor.
But what was the reality?
