1825 My New Daming

Chapter 291 I don't know, I don't know, the enemy doesn't even know! (seeking subscription and monthly ticket)
The war room of the Southern Ocean Fleet of the Ming Dynasty is in a large oval room. In the center of the large room is a very large chart table. On the table is a three-dimensional sea chart showing the conditions of the South China Sea and the West Ocean (Indian Ocean). .

When Zhuge Weidao, Guan Tianpei, and Chen Jian arrived here, a group of Nanyang Fleet staff officers were discussing the latest changes in the situation and possible countermeasures around this large sea chart.

"A large fleet of more than 150 ships is concentrated in the Gulf of Oman. It looks like the British are going to do something big!"

"The existence of the fleet in the Persian Gulf really poked a hornet's nest this time!"

"It looks like the British guys are going to fight our Ming Dynasty!"

"Fight and fight, who is afraid of whom? And we won the first battle, sinking the armored cruiser and cruiser of the British. At least 5 ships were sunk! A big victory!"

"I knew that steam gas torpedoes are so easy to use, and I should have shipped more to the Persian Gulf Fleet."

"It's good now. If it's too bad to fight the Indian fleet, the British may be discouraged, and then another border conflict will end!"

"That's right. The conflict that Zhuge Daozi started last time ended up being nothing!"

"It's impossible to let it go this time. The British and Indian troops have landed in Muscat! We signed the "Protection Treaty" with the Sultanate of Oman!"

"Yes, we must protect the Sultanate of Oman!"

Most of these are fleet staff officers in their 30s, and some of them are Zhuge Weidao's classmates at the Naval Academy and the Naval Staff College.

And Zhuge Weidao and the group of people he brought out have obviously become a good example for them—through events such as "Daoguang Printing", "Jiyi Naval Battle", "Goa Naval Battle", and "Entering the Persian Gulf", all A large group of people followed Zhuge to make a fortune for Taoism and promotion.

This promotion response is really great, it's like the lucky star in "Fu Lu Shou" descends to earth!
So when the staff officers of the Nanyang Fleet learned that Zhuge Weidao's naval aviation fleet would be temporarily assigned to the Nanyang Fleet, they all became excited--promotion and fortune, at this very moment!

"Guan Junmen, Zhuge Junmen, Chen Zongzhen are here!"

With the sound of roll call, the discussions in the war room of the Nanyang Fleet stopped immediately, and everyone turned around to salute the three people who were walking in with their heads held high, while Guan Tianpei, Zhuge Weidao, and Chen Jian also paid back With military salute.

"Peng Qi," Guan Tianpei asked the oldest major general in the war room, "Does the Naval Staff have any new instructions?"

Zhuge Weidao also took a look at this "Peng Qi". This is a middle-aged man with a white face and a moustache. He is in his early 40s. He is wearing a neat white navy uniform. He looks very capable.

But the reason why Zhuge Weidao was interested in him was not his appearance, but his name.His name is Ge Yunfei, and he must be an "anti-British faction" just by looking at his name.And his current position is the chief of staff of the Nanyang Fleet who is in charge of anti-British combat!

"Army," Ge Yunfei replied, "The Naval Staff Department has just sent a telegram, informing our department that the Army's Nanyang Corps has not yet been formed, and currently only the Japanese Aizu Division, Sendai Division and Changzhou Division can be used for the Malaya Raiders. The 12th Army of the Ming Dynasty stationed in Siam has only 8 soldiers. The number of British and Indian troops in Malaya exceeds 13, and there are Temasek Fortress and Malacca Castle to rely on. The General Staff Headquarters is responsible for the Malay Peninsula The war may be protracted!"

"Daozi, what do you think?" Guan Tianpei turned around and asked Zhuge Weidao.

Zhuge Weidao considered it for a while: "The Malay Peninsula is not a small place, why would it take two months to fight the Persian Gulf? I don't know if it can last that long?"

"How long is 2 months?"

"Daozi, do you know how long the army thinks the Malayan campaign will last?"

Zhuge Weidao looked at Guan Tianpei and Ge Yunfei who seemed surprised, and asked, "How long is the army going to fight?"

Guan Tianpei stretched out a slap: "50 people fought for 5 months! We still need the cooperation of our naval power to block the reinforcements of the British army as much as possible."

Talk nonsense!

Zhuge Wei Daoxin said: "Five months with 50 won't even dare to think about such a good thing, right? But even if you can take Temasek Fortress in 5 months, it's still a bit long."

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao said, "Five months is too long. The Persian Gulf may not be able to last that long!"

Zhuge Weidao, who "calculates all strategies", also made a mistake this time!

He never imagined that the large fleet consisting of as many as 150 ships in the Gulf of Oman was actually a virtual soldier of the British. Their real soldiers were placed in the Indian Ocean west of Sumatra!

Therefore, he also feels that it is a bit difficult for the Persian Gulf Fleet to survive for 5 months. Even if it only lasts for 3 months, it is still dangerous.After all, there were less than 10 ground troops of the Ming army in the Persian Gulf, while the British dispatched troops from India, 20 or [-] were not a problem.

"Daozi, what do you think should be done?" Guan Tianpei asked.

"Should." Zhuge thought for a while, "The army should be divided into two groups!"

Speaking of which, Zhuge Weidao walked to the chart platform, took a baton from a staff officer beside him, and pointed to Temasek first, "The main force of the Nanyang Fleet can go straight to the vicinity of Temasek Island, and dispatch marines to attack the island in the Strait of Malacca." Small islands, in cooperation with the army's north-south attack. At the same time, the battle patrol unit and the aviation unit were deployed to form a rapid formation, going south from the Makassar Strait, then passing through the Lombok Strait, directly entering the Indian Ocean, and then turning to the northwest, along the Java Island, Sumatra island, bypassing the west side of the Straits of Malacca."

The main force of the battle cruiser unit of the Nanyang Fleet is the four "Loyal King"-class battlecruisers. The main force of the aviation unit is an aircraft carrier cruiser and three motherships. In addition, there are some escort cruisers, destroyers, and accompanying fast ships. Oil tankers, fast coal carriers, fast supply ships.

If these two units are put together, it is indeed a very capable force, and the speed is very fast!

But once these two detachments leave the main force of the Nanyang Fleet, they will be quite scattered.

"What can we do with so many troops?" Ge Yunfei asked incomprehensibly.

"I don't know." Zhuge Weidao shook his head.

"I don't know?" Ge Yunfei was stunned again and again, "Zhuge Junmen, what do you mean by not knowing?"

"I just don't know what to do after the rapid formation circles to the west of the Strait of Malacca?"

"Then you still go?" Ge Yunfei asked.

"Go, I have to go!" Zhuge Weidao replied with certainty, "Because I don't know anything, the enemy probably doesn't know even more! And if they can't guess my intentions, they will feel scared and will If there is a mistake in judgment, then I have an opportunity to take advantage of it.”

"This..." Ge Yunfei didn't even know what to say.

Guan Tianpei on the side nodded his head and said: "I think it's okay. As expected of Zhuge's military adviser, there are still people who use troops like this... The Lombok Strait is usually in the hands of the Dutch, and the Dutch have long been the lackeys of the British. Our The fast formation must pass through the Lombok Strait, and it must not be able to hide the eyes and ears of the Dutch.

The Dutch knew it, so did the Emperor William, and so did the Marquis Nelson.Then let them guess... There are eight capital ships, and there are five capital battleships!I can't believe they dare to ignore it!As long as they don't dare to ignore it, whatever they do is wrong. "

After speaking, he said to Ge Yunfei: "Just make a plan according to Zhuge Daozi's method, and report it immediately."

(End of this chapter)