After convincing Spur, Tanimoto analyzed the situation for Hal, Nizi, and other high-ranking officials of the Newland Navy, and successfully persuaded them.
The key point was just one: the battleships that the Liangxia Empire and the Newland Federation would build in the next two to three years.
Even in a state of war, undergoing full-scale mobilization, it would take over two years to build large warships like carriers.
The number of warships that could be acquired in the two to three years after the war's outbreak was actually determined by the prior start of construction and the planned number of builds.
Compared to the Liangxia Empire, this was precisely where the Newland Federation fell short.