At that moment, the aircraft carrier strike group of Country M had already arrived at its designated position in the surrounding waters, having received orders from higher command to conduct a special exercise there.
Its purpose was to completely blockade the waters around Taiwan Island—first, to provide vocal support for Taiwan Island, and second, to prevent Lin Tianchen from escaping from Taiwan Island.
When Huaguo learned of Country M's naval operations, Zhu Quanhai, commander of the Southern Theater Command, was immediately directed to mobilize the South Sea Fleet to conduct a naval exercise as well, in order to keep Country M's carrier strike group in check.
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