Neither of the top leaders on either side could convince anyone, and all the arbitration was placed on the commander of the navy, Cheng Qian, which made it very difficult for Cheng Qian to choose. Cheng Qian seems to be surnamed Cheng, but he has nothing to do with Cheng Biguang, Cheng Qian is not an old man in Beiyang, but he is a naval talent cultivated in the northwest, Cheng Qian is a native of Taiyuan, joined the northwest when he expanded in the northwest, and first entered the army, and then after being transferred, he entered the airship unit and became the first batch of air forces, and later entered the experimental fighter unit, and gradually grew into a test pilot of China's first belt.

After reaching an agreement with Germany on the return of Qingdao, China, with the support of Germany, established the Qingdao Naval School, and Yang Yuanzhao, who had some ideas at that time, transferred almost 20 outstanding air force pilots to the naval school.

China does not have an ocean-going navy, and in the future, it will definitely be transferred among the old people in Beiyang, but Yang Yuanzhao is worried that they have always adhered to the big warship plan, which has been proved by history, and only aircraft carriers represent the direction of the future, so he deliberately transferred a group of pilots to focus on training and enter the navy.

Among the 20, Cheng Qian himself is inconspicuous, but after entering the school, he has become a leader, not only graduated with an excellent identity, but also achieved good results in various positions, of course, there is a force from the top, but if Cheng Qian can not convince everyone, he will not be able to go this step.

Cheng Biguang led the sneak attack fleet to the United States, as the commander of the aircraft carrier squadron, Cheng Qian, became the acting commander of the navy, temporarily acting for the navy, he looked below, divided into two factions of arguments for a headache, on the chart, in his hand, there are two sides of the staff to make the results, although each has its own focus, but if you really want to attack the US warship, Cheng Biguang will definitely have losses, whether this loss is worth it, is a very difficult question to measure.

Headache, young Cheng Qian, although his strength is outstanding, but his qualifications have never been high, he is far better than others in aircraft carrier operations, the reason is that he is a pilot, he has no superstition about battleships, and he knows the development of aircraft and the strength of aircraft, which can make him stand out, but in front of him, this is the naval battle of battleships, which is beyond his domain.

How to decide, Cheng Biguang is waiting for this news, he must solve this matter quickly, if the matter drags on for a long time, it will be extremely dangerous for Cheng Biguang, and he will not even have room to escape when the time comes.

racking his brains to think of a way, suddenly, his eyes swept down from the map of the United States, and saw a place, his eyes suddenly lit up, why didn't he think of this place? After a few spins in his head, he finally confirmed that this flash of inspiration was useful, and pointed to this place and said, "What if we attack here!" ”

Neither side at the scene thought that Cheng Qian did not answer their question positively, but jumped out of the question and mentioned another thing, but they were both admirals, and soon noticed the shining point proposed by Cheng Qian, and in the end, Cheng Biguang's plan to stay and fight was unanimously supported by both sides, and the staff team divided into two sides also began to do staff work, if it attacked that point, it would not only play a great role in China's entire strategy in the future, but also mobilize the US military, Let them have a decisive battle in the place that Cheng Biguang wants, the difficulty of this is reduced too much, the advantage of the fantasy class They know that the firepower is accurate and fierce, if they confront the huge fleet of 12 battleships head-on, the price of winning will be very high, but in a sneak attack in a specific place, the fantasy class will win completely.

With this guidance, the differences between the two sides have been bridged, how to say, where is not the US mainland, it is impossible for American warships to get enough support, and it is easy to run, besides, if it is really unfavorable, as long as the previous goal is achieved, it is completely possible to take advantage of the complicated environment to escape, as long as the front is achieved, even if the US fleet is spared, it will be a victory for China.

If it is said that Cheng Biguang's choice of a decisive battle with the US fleet was aimed at reducing the US military war potential and striving to strike at the US war potential on an all-round basis, then this is to determine China's local superiority from a strategic perspective, and in terms of efficiency, it is much higher than sinking one or two fleets.

China's staff system is quite perfect, and soon, the general staff made a battle plan, and the interception of the US troops without choice was through mobilization, and when the US capital ships returned, they would choose a place to attack, and strive to introduce them to the predetermined battlefield, and the predetermined battlefield was in the Caribbean Sea.

The Caribbean Sea, in the Age of Discovery, is a hotbed of pirates, countless pirate stories have been circulated here, to this day, there are traces of pirates, but with the progress of technology, especially the emergence of ocean-going cargo ships, pirates want to rob, it is more difficult, the specific reason is very simple, large merchant ships, are relatively high, ordinary armed ships can not threaten him,

In the past, an ordinary ship, dozens of sailors, engaged in broadside battles, or crashed into ships with ordinary artillery, had no impact on these large merchant ships, plus the world has not changed, the speed of ships has changed, the emergence of telegraph and other means of communication, reducing the distance of the world, after discovering pirates anywhere, they will send fleets to clear them relatively quickly, and pirates are really becoming less and less.

The Caribbean is like this, the United States is strong, even if they do not set their sights on the Americas, the clearance of the Americas itself has greatly damaged the vitality of the Caribbean pirates, this is no longer the paradise of pirates in the past, but the backyard of the United States, because of this, without the existence of pirates, the Caribbean, has become a relatively mature shipping lane, and there are not many military escort forces

The place where pirates in the world still exist, that is, in Southeast Asia, on the one hand, where there are many waterways in Southeast Asia, the islands are dense, even if there are traces of pirates in the 21st century, but the emergence of China, won the entire Southeast Asia, and the pirates have lost their hotbed.

In the vicinity of the Caribbean Sea, which is the southern part of the United States, where there are mostly fishing and plantations, and there are not many ports and industrial bases, which is also the fundamental reason why Cheng Biguang has never come, but in the Caribbean, there is an important place, such as the Panama Canal.

This is also the place where Cheng Qian's inspiration flashed, at that time, he just wanted a solution, I don't know if it was a coincidence or luck, he saw the Panama Canal outside the United States, but belonged to the United States, China has entered the war, Cheng Biguang's attack on the United States, the United States can not swallow this breath, as long as the Chinese fleet leaves, there will definitely be the United States to follow, and the two sides will almost certainly fight in the Pacific Ocean.

If we consider it from this aspect, the truncation of the Panama Canal is the best way to achieve strategic advantage. The Panama Canal, one of the important outlets that the United States has mastered to connect the world's oceans, has an important role in this world, in the middle of the land and the sea, there are four key places, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, the Strait of Malacca and the Panama Canal.

Suez connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, Gibraltar connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, they are combined, and are an important passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean and the Far East, the Strait of Malacca, which connects the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, is the only channel to East Asia, and the Panama Canal is an important passage between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, and has a decisive strategic role. Among them, it is not only an important passage connecting the two oceans, but also an important channel for the United States to connect the East and the West, greatly reducing the maritime connection between the East and the West of the United States.

Before the Panama Canal was not opened, the waterway was not even as good as the land, on land, the Central Railway, which connected the east and west of the United States, became the most critical and convenient passage, and if you want to go to the western part of the United States by sea, you need to bypass South America, North America is not good, Canada is too big, if you go further north, it is the Arctic Ocean, where there are icebergs everywhere, even in summer, there is no complete, safe passage, except for icebreakers and scientific expeditions, which will act here, and merchant ships will not act here at all

However, it is necessary to go around Cape Horn in South America and go all the way to the vicinity of Antarctica, although the shipping channel is much better than the Arctic Ocean, but it is thousands of kilometers away, which is very inconvenient. The passage of the Panama Canal can save 8,000 nautical miles of voyage, and also make the connection between the east and west coasts of the United States closer.

If it attacks somewhere else, the United States will definitely not react, what is more terrible than New York, but the Panama Canal, then it must react, the United States cannot sit back and watch the Panama Canal be destroyed, they can mobilize to block Cheng Biguang's department, only those warships, once these warships are mobilized, they rushed back to the United States from Britain, and they didn't even enter the port to rest, so they set off directly, and Cheng Biguang's department, in the process of going to the Caribbean, went through another rest and replenishment, and the situation on both sides changed. Cheng Biguang is to wait for work, and the other party is a labor expedition.

Not to mention the Caribbean, the islands are dense, the geological conditions are extremely complex, in those areas, there are many places where you can choose to fight ambush warfare, or even encounters, as long as Cheng Biguang's department can shoot when the opponent's warship is not lined up in a combat state and is still in a marching state, with the level of the US army, in the artillery fire, there is no 10 minutes of time to adjust, 10 minutes, is enough for Cheng Biguang's department to have an advantage, or even a victory. (To be continued.) )