1825 My New Daming

Chapter 279 The Vast Ocean Is a Battlefield, Emperor William Skillfully Used His Soldiers

A large room in the Mumbai Royal Palace has now been arranged to look like a chart room.A huge chart table was placed in the center of the room, and a large chart of the Indian Ocean was spread on the table.

In one corner of the chart, the Straits of Malacca, Temasek Fortress, Malacca Fortress, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra Island and other terrains are drawn.There are also small flags placed next to those important strongholds to show the current ownership there.

Outside the exits on the east and west sides of the Strait of Malacca, dozens of small ship models have already been placed at this time, and each model is painted with the Mizi flag and the sun and moon flag.What these ship models represent is obviously the confrontation between the Ming Navy's Nanyang Fleet and the Indian Grand Fleet.

The newcomer Earl Nelson, Minister of War of the Indian Empire, Admiral Codrington, Commander of the Indian Grand Fleet, and Rear Admiral George Elliot, Commander of the Air Force of the Indian Grand Fleet, were also standing by the chart table at this time, frowning Listening to Kaiser Wilhelm.

"The current situation is very obvious. Our advantage lies in the west of the strait, while Daming's advantage lies in the east of the strait. Temasek Fortress and Daming's Batam Island Fortress are like two nails. If we enter the South China Sea through the Strait of Malacca, then Batam Awashima will get our necks stuck. Anyway, as long as the main force of Ming's fleet enters the west side of the Strait of Malacca, our chance to annihilate them will come.

Therefore, we have only two problems to solve now, one is how to trick the main force of the Ming Nanyang Fleet across the Strait of Malacca; the other is how to annihilate them?Count, am I right? "

"My Majesty, you are so wise!" Earl Nelson picked up the only thumb, "Your Majesty, do you have any good ways to trick the main force of the Ming Navy's Nanyang Fleet across the Strait of Malacca?"

The Indian emperor has been thinking about this problem these days, and now he has the answer. He picked up a stick and clicked on the Persian Gulf on the chart, "First of all, we must block the Persian Gulf. This is not to seize Persia. Gulf, but to fully confuse the enemy, making the enemy think that our goal is to drive away the Ming Navy Fleet in the Persian Gulf, and let the enemy think that our main force is in the Arabian Sea. Earl, what do you think?"

"My lord, you are truly an outstanding admiral." Earl Nelson praised from the bottom of his heart.

The Indian emperor was a little more confident, and said: "In order to achieve this goal, we must organize a certain number of camouflaged main fleets. The camouflaged main fleet should include a certain number of old-fashioned battleships, first-class cruisers, second-class cruisers, third-class cruisers Cruisers such as cruisers and camouflaged cruisers converted from merchant ships. In the early stages of the mission, the real main fleet can even be dispatched to serve as cover missions."

"Your Majesty," Earl Nelson said, "I fully agree with your plan!"

Emperor William's confidence increased greatly, and then he pointed at Temasek Island with a wooden stick: "Secondly, we should pretend to start negotiations with the enemy, and use the blockade of the strait as a means of extreme pressure. This will induce the enemy to send the main force of the Nanyang Fleet to approach Temasek Port, and even It is possible to provoke a conflict and send the army to advance towards Temasek along the Malay Peninsula. And this is what we are looking forward to.

However, we must pay special attention to the defense of Temasek Island. Once Temasek Island is lost, the Strait of Malacca will be opened.Our plans will all fail! "

Admiral Codrington said: "Your Majesty, we can send a large number of shallow-water heavy artillery ships to Temasek Island to cooperate with the fort to carry out the blockade mission."

Emperor William said: "The Strait of Malacca cannot be locked too tightly, part of the enemy's main fleet must be allowed to pass.

Because we will also set up an ambush west of the Strait of Malacca! "

"Your Majesty, how should we set up an ambush?" Earl Nelson asked.

"We should..." Emperor William thought for a while, "We should pretend that Temasek Island is in an emergency and send armored cruisers to escort the fast troop carrier into the Straits of Malacca. If Ming's fleet detects them, they will definitely send some capital ships to intercept them... At this time, we can lure them westward!"

"It's really great, as long as they reach the west of the Strait of Malacca, we can wipe them all out." Earl Nelson shook his fist heavily, "Your Majesty, your naval talent is beyond doubt...so you can sit in Mumbai , use the radio station we just imitated to command remotely. There is no need to take risks!"

"That's right, what the Earl said is right, you can completely command by remote control, without having to go to the front line in person."

"Yeah, the front line is too dangerous, if there is anything..."

Admiral Codrington and Major General George Elliot quickly echoed Earl Nelson's words.

Whether Kaiser Wilhelm was a gifted naval commander or not, they couldn't get him on board.

If the land battle is defeated, you can run away quickly.Naval battles are hard to say... now the British battleships are only at 21 knots, what if there are 22-knot battleships in Daming?

Now that Great Britain is making progress, Daming must stand still?
Not sure at all!

Emperor William understood the painstaking efforts of the people below, but he still had an uncontrollable ambition.

At this moment, there was a voice: "Your Excellency the Chief Minister has arrived."

Viscount Amerston, the chief minister of Emperor William, suddenly rushed in with a telegram, yelling as he ran, "Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the King... has passed away!"

The king is dead?

Which king?
"Prime Minister, what happened?" Kaiser Wilhelm asked.

"King, His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom, he... just passed away! The Chief Minister, the Duke of Wellington, asked you, do you want to return to England immediately?"

"God!" Emperor William finally realized who died?He quickly drew a cross on his chest, "Isn't this too sudden? Why did he do it? What should I do now?"

"God, may he rest in peace!" Nelson also looked sad.

It seems that the death of George IV still made Emperor William and Earl Nelson feel very sad.

"Your Majesty the Emperor," Earl Nelson said immediately, "I am afraid that now is not the right time for the Great Ming to break up. Why not...delay the start of the war."

"That's right, you should return to the British mainland as soon as possible." Viscount Amherst and Nelson reached an agreement.

"No, I won't go back." Emperor William was not stupid, how could he not be the emperor of India and go back to be some kind of British king?

The British don't have much money to get when they are kings!

But he couldn't help but be King of England.After all, the British officers and soldiers in the Indian Grand Fleet and the British-Indian Allied Forces are only loyal to the United Kingdom.

"I, I can't go back now," Emperor William changed his words slightly, "I should, like Emperor Napoleon, personally command the Indian Grand Fleet to fight, and return to the United Kingdom after a complete victory in the defense of the Indian Ocean.

I shall then be not only Emperor of India and King of the United Kingdom, but ruler of the whole world! "

"Your Majesty, you must never take the lead." Earl Nelson frowned and said, "The current naval battlefield is too dangerous, and you will lose your life if you are not careful.

So, Your Majesty, you should stay in Bombay and take command.Mumbai has very good communication facilities. "

Viscount Amherst also said: "Yes, as long as you are still in India for a day, all the Indian people will be greatly encouraged. And you can also remotely command the front-line fleet through the radio station, there is no need to leave at all."

(End of this chapter)