Indeed, as Han Shitong said, Datang is now only developing North America and Oceania, which is already too busy, and the main domestic strategic layout is to annex the Qing State and balance the strength of the European powers, and has no intention of fighting a protracted colonial war. www.biquge.info With the military strength of the Tang Dynasty, the real frontal battlefield action in the colonial war may not take a long time, and it will not even invest too much manpower and material resources, but after ruling the colony overseas territories and maintaining a military presence, it will cost the Tang Dynasty too much energy.

There are many places that Datang wants, such as the Middle East, which has a huge amount of oil that has not yet been discovered, such as India, which has relatively great development potential, and the vast African continent. Even if the central axis of this era is the strong and the weak of the red fruit, it is not the way that the Tang Dynasty is accustomed to and respects by completely ignoring the image and relying on killing and army chaos. What's more, Datang has always regarded itself as a force of justice in the world, and if he wants to lead a group of younger brothers and attract all families to vote, he naturally can't act too unscrupulously.

Countries such as Turkey and Persia, although they are already crumbling, are still regional powers after all, and Datang has no problem defeating them, but it will take a lot of effort to operate and maintain them after that. Moreover, there is no good excuse, and it is not even easy for the public opinion of the country to cope with the past. On the one hand, they are keen on the pleasure and sense of accomplishment of expanding their territory, and on the other hand, they like to talk about righteousness, and destroy others without reason or basis, but they will cause unhappiness and think that it is an unrighteous act. Therefore, the kind of people who are brain-dead is the situation that the Tang people are most willing to see. And in fact, there are few people in politics who are sane in their heads. They often like to cause trouble. But it will take time. It needs to be brewed. Now there is not much contact between Datang and the Middle East, and in any country now, the Middle East and North Africa, which is full of deserts, is a barren land, and it does not have much strategic value.

Another example is the treasure land of India, where the British, French, Dutch and Portuguese have established colonies successively, especially the British and French are more fierce, and the Tang Dynasty will intervene again, which is likely to attract European countries to unite and concentrate on dealing with the Tang Dynasty. And. India has a population of more than 100 million, a large number of ethnic groups, and social problems and ills are also very serious, even the Tang people are not guaranteed to be able to plunge into it and then straighten it out.

After all, Datang wants to take a colonial route that is different from that of the West, and the constructive requirements are still very great. Like in many parts of Southeast Asia, the Tang people built cities, schools, and hospitals, which were good for the locals. Even economic plundering is not achieved through blood, sweat, sweat, and oppressive policies. The locals were basically able to obtain better living conditions than before, which was also the key to the Tang Dynasty's ability to maintain its long-term colonial rule.

Tang people firmly believe that benefits can be made bigger and shared. Instead of simply taking away all the benefits, let one party fix when the injured person.

As a huge country that basically controls both sides of the Pacific Ocean. In fact, Datang's ambitions for foreign expansion have declined a lot. In terms of long-term strategic layout, there are indeed some places in the hope territory of the Tang people, but there are no too big actions in the short term. But that doesn't mean the Tang people don't have something to do.

In the western Indian Ocean, a fleet of three ships is sailing. The largest ship was the Qilianshan dock landing ship brought by the crossing that year. This huge guy with a displacement of 20,000 tons has already stepped down from the throne of the largest tonnage warship in the Tang Dynasty at this time. The Australian-class battleship built by the Long Beach Shipyard has reached a full load displacement of 24,000 tons, and it is still the main battle ship, which has completely overwhelmed the Qilianshan.

From joining the PLA Navy before the crossing to becoming the first landing ship of the Datang Navy after the crossing, the Qilianshan has been in service for 22 years. It stands to reason that the service life of a warship is about 30 years, but basically it will undergo a major overhaul and refit during its mid-life period. The Qilianshan has indeed undergone life extension and modification in Datang, but most of the advanced avionics equipment from another plane has been scrapped and replaced with some earlier equipment developed by Datang itself. Overall, the technical level of this battleship has decreased a little, but it can at least serve in the Datang Navy for ten to fifteen years.

This time, the Qilianshan carried a reinforced company of more than 200 marines and eight amphibious combat vehicles. There is also a transport ship in the fleet, which carries more than 100 migrants. The last ship in the fleet was a Pinghai-class cruiser, which belonged to the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Tang Navy. The Indian Ocean Fleet is relatively small, with the Pinghai class being one of the most workhorse ships. They will not be replaced until a new re-patrol is launched.

The fleet is very close to their destination, the island of Madagascar. That's right, the purpose of sending such a fleet of ships from Datang is to colonize Madagascar, an island with a relatively important strategic position. The island of Madagascar, on the Tropic of Capricorn, is not yet a colony of any European power, although there are some indigenous tribes, mainly Indonesian immigrants and locals, who are a cross between them. Although the local soil is not very fertile, the climate is relatively good, the area is also large, suitable for the development of animal husbandry and other agricultural projects, the local also contains graphite, cobalt, uranium and other mineral resources, especially rich in some strategic metals.

At a time when few people are interested in the world's fourth-largest island, which covers an area of 627,000 square kilometers, Datang is ready to establish its own overseas territory here. However, what Datang is most concerned about now is to send a large number of Chinese immigrants to North America on a million-scale scale, and it is still impossible to send a large number of immigrants to a minor region such as Madagascar. Even if it is a large number of immigrants, Australia with a larger area and better conditions has an advantage over Madagascar. Therefore, Datang's immigration policy towards Madagascar is basically laissez-faire, and some people in the country want to welcome it, and no one takes the initiative to go and does not force it too much. When more than 100 people go to Madagascar a year, Datang is basically satisfied.

However, the navy still very much hopes to build a naval base for the Indian Ocean Fleet in Madagascar, and now the main forces of the Indian Ocean Fleet are concentrated in Chittagong, and its influence is insufficient. If the Indian Ocean Fleet has an organic location in Madagascar, then the European ships coming to the East on the Cape of Good Hope route will be controlled by the Tang Navy, and the strategic significance is extremely huge. (To be continued.) )

ps: It's been a long time since I've asked for a ticket, how about asking for a recommendation ticket?