Zhang Wei agreed to equip the navy with battleships, Lu Weimin and Li Zhaoshui were very happy, and discussed the establishment of the Qin naval fleet, Zhang Wei's opinion was to use the Qin naval fleet as the first barrier of the imperial navy, and the western part of the Indian Ocean should only send fast warships of the Indian Ocean Fleet and planes from various bases to patrol, and Li Zhaoshui and Lu Weimin supported Zhang Wei's decision. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Li Zhaoshui put forward his suggestion again, he felt that it was a bit of a waste to equip all the five Lanfang-class battleships to the Qin fleet, and suggested that the Qin fleet should only be equipped with 2 battleships and 3 Lanfang-class battlecruisers, as well as some destroyers and 2 submarine squadrons.

2 battleships and 2 battlecruisers were stationed in the Persian Gulf; 1 destroyer squadron and 1 submarine squadron were stationed in the port of Arras, which was enough to hold the Strait of Holms; The stationing of 1 battle cruiser and several destroyers and fast torpedo boats in Djibouti, plus 1 squad of submarines, is enough to blockade the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in wartime, and can be attacked and defended in battle.

The three Lanfang-class battleships saved can be strengthened to the Indian Ocean Fleet, and after the Indian Ocean Fleet is replenished with new battleships, these three Lanfang-class battleships will be transferred to the port of Pusan, and the naval bases in Cam Ranh Bay and Subic Bay will form a golden triangle, which will facilitate the blockade of Vladivostok in the future war against Russia, and at the same time deter the opposition forces of Japan.

After careful consideration, Zhang Wei felt that it would not play much role to strengthen too many warships for the Qin State, and all of them would be confined to the Persian Gulf, so he agreed to Li Zhaoshui's proposal.

Li Zhaoshui was very interested in Du Shihui's proposal to build Soctra Island into a naval base, and promised to arrange for the relevant personnel of the Indian Ocean Fleet to take over the island immediately after returning to the island, and to start construction as soon as possible after the plan.

Subsequently, Lu Weimin reported to Zhang Wei on the war situation in South America.

Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile in South America formed a six-nation alliance to defend against the U.S. invasion; The six countries launched a large-scale conscription order, coupled with the purchase of army equipment from the empire and the assistance of Britain, France and Germany, the coalition forces gradually stabilized their positions; Since Argentina and Chile purchased naval warships from the Empire, they have formed a joint fleet with the Brazilian fleet, and their strength is far above that of the American fleet.

The U.S. army took Brazil by surprise at the beginning, and occupied a large part of Brazil's territory along the way, and now the six-nation coalition has been on par with the U.S. army, causing the U.S. military to lose a lot in recent months.

At the beginning of August, the U.S. military had completely occupied Colombia and completed the task entrusted to the Americans by the Reich, which had been completely handed over from the Americans in mid-August, and from their hands 300,000 mercenaries who had undergone a baptism of fire.

In late August, 300,000 U.S. Army troops began to move to Brazil, and when these 300,000 veterans who had undergone artillery fire joined the South American battlefield, it was estimated that the United States would gain a short-term advantage.

Zhang Wei thought to himself, the harder they fight, the better, the more dead people, the better, it is better to smash the economy, smash all the cities, and when the two sides are exhausted and unable to fight again, the empire can come forward to take over the entire South American territory.

Lu Weimin continued to report: "Your Majesty, the biggest harvest of the empire, in addition to Colombia's territory and 300,000 mercenaries, there are more than one million good unmarried girls, Chen Yifeng telegraphed that South American mixed-race girls have good appearance and good figures, as long as they learn Chinese, they are definitely good daughters-in-law of Chinese." ”

Zhang Weike remembered that many Miss World and beauty pageant queens in his previous life were from mixed-race girls in South America, and these beautiful girls could just improve the Chinese bloodline, and the children born would be healthier and smarter, which solved a major problem of the empire, and even used the method of sending daughters-in-law to attract more people to immigrate from the Chinese empire in the future; After the occupation of Venezuela and other countries, there will be more outstanding mixed-race girls who will become daughters-in-law of Chinese.

Lu Weimin also reported: "Song Shijie has handed over all the government affairs of Qi to the State Council of Lu, and the original team of the State Council of Qi has moved to Bogota, Colombia, to form the Government Council of the South American Theater. ”

"The handover in the Southern Theater is normal?"

"Your Majesty, Feng Guohua, Chief of General Staff of Lu State, has called that Lu State has divided the Southern Theater into 10 provinces, which are respectively the Mexican Theater and the Isthmus Theater, and there is no longer a Southern Theater; Each province has arranged for a certain number of Chinese, mainly arranged to live in the city and the surrounding areas; The mercenaries and garrisons of the former Southern Theater have all been transferred to the jurisdiction of the South American Theater; Since there were no more indigenous people in the two new theaters, the handover was very smooth. ”

Zhang Wei affirmed Lu Guo's work: "They did a good job. ”

Lu Weimin said again: "Your Majesty, Chen Yifeng, Chief of the General Staff of the South American Theater, has called and asked for instructions to quickly occupy Venezuela; Venezuela has purchased a large amount of military equipment from Britain, France, Germany and other countries, conscripting nearly one million soldiers, and the longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for the empire. ”

"I also want to occupy Venezuela as soon as possible, and connect the South American territory of the empire into one, which is convenient to manage, and it is also very advantageous militarily, but I am afraid of causing a backlash from the South American countries, they will not fight among themselves, and form an alliance to fight against the empire, which will waste a lot of the empire's energy."

Lu Weimin explained: "Your Majesty has no need to worry so much, even if all the South American countries form an alliance, the empire is not afraid, as long as it occupies Venezuela, the empire's territory is very defensible, there is the Amazon River in the east, and the west is a narrow coastal area, so it is convenient for the empire to attack from the sea." ”

Zhang Wei asked again: "How are the negotiations between Ambassador Li Jingfa and the United States?" Did they agree to cede the territory north of the Amazon to the Empire? ”

"Your Majesty, the United States itself has no intention of occupying the north of the Amazon River, the empire has already sent troops to station 2 months ago, and the territory north of the Amazon River is now the territory of the empire, so I support Chen Yifeng's plan to occupy Venezuela, otherwise allowing such a sovereign country to exist inside the territory of the empire will occupy a lot of defense troops, which is very inconvenient to manage."

Zhang Wei asked again: "With so many troops in Venezuela, can the South American theater be successfully taken?" Do you need Imperial support? ”

"Haha, Your Majesty, you also underestimate the combat effectiveness of the empire's army, even if they have another 1 million troops, they will not be the opponent of the empire; As long as there is a war, the Imperial Navy will immediately blockade its ports, and all the supplies will not be able to be transported in, and Venezuela will become weaker and weaker, and it is estimated that in the end there will not even be bullets; Besides, there are planes patrolling the Imperial sky, and airships can be sent to bomb, and the Imperial Army is encircled from 2 directions, this battle is very easy to fight, and Your Majesty does not have to worry. ”

Zhang Wei thought about it for a while and said: "Then you can sum it up again, review his battle plan in detail, and if you feel that there is no problem, you can start a war with Venezuela at any time." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, I promise to complete the mission and take Venezuela smoothly."