"Gao Chen, that's a good question." Xu Lang praised, "I also thought about this problem just now, the new army of North Korea has only lost more than 300 people now, and the main force is still there." Tao Gong will not give up this elite, after all, they still have artillery and 3,000 guns. Tao Gong will not only come, but also as soon as possible, and he will definitely find a way to rescue this army. ”

"So what are we going to do?" Xu Tianbin asked.

"According to the time calculation, Tao Gong's reinforcements will not arrive until the day after tomorrow at the earliest. After releasing the North Korean wounded tomorrow, Majiakou will be completely blockaded and annihilated before Tao Gong comes. All ministries have to be ready, we may only have half a day. ”

"The words of the Chief of Staff have been heard." Lin Zhaolong said, "Go and prepare separately immediately, and be sure to end the battle before tomorrow night." ”

Everyone left, and Xu Lang took out a cigarette and lit it: "Gao Chen, go and get the map." ”

"What do you want a map for now?" Lin Zhaolong asked puzzled.

Xu Lang asked rhetorically: "Zhaolong, how many reinforcements from North Korea do you say, and is there any Tao Gong in it?" ”

"I think at least 20,000, Tao Gong will definitely come, and he has to rush to save his brother."

"I have a bold idea." Xu Lang spread out the map that Gao Chen had brought over, "Tomorrow we will fight Majiakou, Tao Gong will not know the news." Let's find a way to bring his 20,000 people into Majiakou and close the siege again. ”

"It's good for us to surround 10,000 people and 5,000 people, but it's not so easy to surround Taogong's 20,000 people, don't be surrounded by counter-surrounding." Lin Zhaolong raised his doubts.

"I know that." Xu Lang pointed to the map, "Dolgon and Taomin should now lay down Pinggu County and advance towards Beijing." Tao Gong will never fall in love after being surrounded, and he will definitely break through in the direction of Beijing to find his brother, so let's let him go. ”

"You put Tao Gong in Beijing?" Lin Zhaolong didn't understand what Xu Lang meant, "If they are allowed to converge, Beijing will be in danger." ”

"That's why I say I'm bold with this idea." Xu Lang explained, "We can pursue Tao Gong in the back, and we can also go to Beijing to join Zhang Hai, the danger of Beijing will not be too great, but we will have a maximum benefit." ”

"Chief of Staff, what good will it be." Gao Chen, who had not spoken, suddenly asked.

"Hehe, don't worry, senior staff officer." Xu Lang stood up and looked south, "I don't know how the fight is going in Singapore." ”

The more Lin Zhaolong listened, the more confused he became: "What does this have to do with Singapore." ”

"Zhaolong, how did you forget what I told you?" Xu Lang didn't hide it in front of Gao Chen, "If we block Taogong here, he may take a boat from Tianjin to Lushun." But if he is put in Beijing, we block him in the back, and he can only return to the northeast by land, then Lushun must be empty. ”

"You have a lot of ideas." Lin Zhaolong shouted, "Why didn't you say it earlier." ”

"That's what I just came up with." "May God bless Singapore with all the best." ”

But Singapore really didn't go well, the big war was imminent, and there was a problem as soon as No. 777 arrived in Singapore. Because of fuel problems, No. 777 has basically not been started much over the years, and maintenance has come and gone. In addition, the quality of diesel refined in Yulin Bay is not good at all, and the engine of No. 777 will have high temperature and automatic shutdown after a few minutes of rotation. Zeng Guangxian and Wang Zhaoxing were in a hurry, but there was no good way to solve it.

"Lao Wang, can No. 777 be beaten or not?" Zeng Guangxian looked extremely anxious.

"You used to be the co-captain of the 777, you still need to ask me if you can beat me."

"Weren't you the chief engineer of the Pearl, you should be able to solve this problem."

"How can I solve the problem if the diesel quality is not good, can the engines of the missile speedboat and the cruise ship be the same."

"Don't make any noise." Fan Qiuming saw that the two of them were about to quarrel, so he hurriedly persuaded, "It's useless to say these things now, we can't solve the problem of No. 777 now, let's discuss how to rearrange it." ”

"I'm sorry Wang." Zeng Guangxian stabilized his mood, "Old Fan, what's going on on the British's side." ”

"They have agreed to join us in Singapore and Kampot and have agreed to go to war." Pham Thu Minh has been negotiating terms with the British these days, "but they also have new demands." ”

"Damn, there's not a fuel-efficient lamp." Wang Zhaoxing scolded, "What new conditions have they proposed?" ”

"They asked for a presence in Vietnam and the Philippines as well."

"The British have a really big appetite." Zeng Guangxian also scolded, "We can't be the master of this matter, we must agree to the conference." ”

"That's what I told them." Fan Qiuming said, "I said that we must go back to ask the imperial court for instructions, but now the war is about to start, and it is too late to have time." ”

"What did the British say in the end, and whether they helped or not." Wang Zhaoxing was eager to know the result.

"As I said, they agreed to go to war."

"That'll do." Wang Zhaoxing said, "Go to the British immediately to arrange the battle, and the north should already be fighting." As for their conditions, they agreed first, and then let the crossing conference decide after this battle. ”

Zeng Guangxian, Wang Zhaoxing and Weddell sat in Singapore's war room, with a huge map of Southeast Asia on the table in the middle.

"Captain Weddell, that's how we arranged it." Zeng Guangxian pointed to the map and said, "The Dutch Triple Alliance will take this waterway. We will send two fleets to intercept them at this position on Bangka Island, of course, they will definitely not be able to stop them, they should have more than 30 warships. Our main ships will be ambushed above Bangka Island, and we will use our speed advantage to lure them to the ambush point and annihilate them in one fell swoop. ”

Weddell listened quietly without speaking.

Zeng Guangxian continued: "I think Your Excellency has already seen our warships reinforcing Singapore, and Your Excellency still has doubts about the combat effectiveness of our warships. ”

Weddell did have doubts, although he saw the huge Pearl and the huge cannon on the 777, but he couldn't understand why these two ships could have no sails, and they were still iron ships, especially the 777 was still towed. How great is the combat power of this kind of ship, Weddell has no bottom in his heart, can the ship drive on its own.

"Your Excellency." Weddell spoke his mind, "I have no doubts about Your Excellency's plan, and I would like to make a suggestion if our English warships can ambush the underside of Bangka Island in order to block the warships of the Triple Alliance." ”