Roland was not at all surprised that Li Lin would implement a conciliatory strategy toward the Republic at this moment.
Tactics are naturally born from strategy, and strategy inevitably serves political objectives. To put it more succinctly: "War is the continuation of politics; war is the escalation of politics." The term "war" here encompasses both full-scale military confrontation and all preparations for war and strategic competition during peacetime.
The Empire's current strategy is to consolidate the entire framework of the new order, avoiding all unnecessary disputes and expenditures whenever possible, in order to pave the way for the next phase of strategy.
