The Royal Navy of Donghua proposed for the first time a new concept of an amphibious assault battle group, which not only attracted great attention from the Japanese Navy and the German Navy, but also paid close attention to it by the US Navy.

To this end, the US Navy's Pacific Fleet specially dispatched a fleet of Yorktown-class aircraft carriers "Enterprise", North Carolina-class battleships "North Carolina", Colorado-class battleships "West Virginia", and Pennsylvania-class battleships "Arizona" from Kodiak Naval Base.

The Alaska Detachment of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, consisting of six capital ships, including the Lexing Star Pier and the Constellation, as well as 12 light cruisers, destroyers, and transports, followed the 3rd Amphibious Assault Squadron of the Royal Donghua Navy and prepared to go to the Philippines with the consent of the Donghua Imperial Department of Defense.

The U.S. imperialists intend to strengthen the power of the Philippines, and Cheng Gong is of course happy to see it. When Roosevelt called him, Cheng Gong agreed without even thinking about it.

Roosevelt told Cheng Gong on the phone that he would make an official visit to Paradise Island on August 9, hoping that Cheng Gong would not be dissatisfied with his repeated postponements. Cheng Gong politely extended a warm welcome and sang the praises of friendship between East and the United States.

In order to wait for the Alaska Detachment of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet to catch up, Wang Jingchun, under the instruction of Cheng Gong, deliberately let the 3rd Squadron maintain an economic speed of 12 knots. Three days later, the Alaska detachment of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet rushed to the sea area about 400 nautical miles northeast of the 3rd Amphibious Assault Squadron of the Royal Navy.

At this moment, Cheng Gong was staying in the imperial study of the Imperial Palace, watching the fleets of three different countries belonging to the navies of different countries in the Pacific Ocean cleaving the waves through the pictures transmitted by satellite.

If it weren't for waiting for Hoover on Paradise Island, Cheng Gong might have teamed up with Li Delin and Long Zizhou this time to go back to China with the 3rd Amphibious Assault Squadron.

Now it's okay, I can only stay in the Imperial Palace, live a good life through the Sky Eye Satellite System, and feast my eyes.

Liu Yan and An Zhanjiang, the two main responsible persons of the "Gold Devouring Ants" special operation group, have already met, and the relevant specific plans will be drawn up by the two of them, and Cheng Gong does not need to deal with this hollow mind at all. Instead, more energy will be devoted to raising weapons, equipment and various military supplies for the War of Resistance in the Southwest.

Idle and bored, Cheng Gong checked all the satellite images in the past month, and found that one King-class battleship, two all-round fast combat support ships, forty-eight Keeling-class destroyers, and five hundred XXI submarines that had been sold to Germany had never returned to China to rendezvous with the High Seas Fleet, but had been fighting in the Atlantic specifically against the Allied ocean-going freighters.

What surprised Cheng Gong even more was that after the Japanese Navy basically wiped out all the vital forces of the British Royal Navy in Asia, the German Navy's professional sabotage fleet made a false shot in the Atlantic, turned around and killed back in the Indian Ocean, and occupied the island of Madagascar.

At present, the German Navy is investing heavily in the expansion and renovation of the port of Diego Suares in the north of the island of Madagascar, and has built a large number of permanent coastal fortifications.

Puerto Suarez is a well-known harbor in the Indian Ocean, with a deep and tidal level, just over 30 kilometers from the northernmost point of the island of Madagascar, which can only be accessed by a waterway only 1,200 meters wide, in addition to a long and narrow peninsula separating the port area from the anchorage area.

During this time, Germany has purchased a large number of reinforced concrete and other building materials from Donghua and shipped them to Port Suarez, and the intention to build the port into a large German military port fortress in the Indian Ocean and southern Africa is very obvious.

With the assistance of the Italian army and government, Hitler had transferred the 15th Panzer Division and the 5th Light Division, as well as an 88MM anti-aircraft artillery regiment, to Madagascar, and the commander was Rommel who performed very well in the East Australian War.

After discovering this unexpected variable, Cheng Gong suddenly burst into laughter, which made Ning Ningru, who was making kung fu tea for him, a little confused.

"Quack, Rommel didn't go to North Africa, he was actually sent to the island of Madagascar! Quack, this variable is good! Very good! Cheng Gong happily danced behind the desk, laughing and laughing, and said to himself:

"The mustache made a pretty good move. With my Great Donghua Empire as a logistics base for you, Rommel didn't have to move the military supplies he needed from Europe at all. The mustache has finally learned to be smart and knows how to lay it out so that he can make the most effective use of the resources that Shangzhen can provide. ”

"Your Majesty, the Germans have occupied the island of Madagascar, why are you so happy!" Jing Jingru asked in confusion.

"With Madagascar as a foothold, Hitler could soon take control of southern Africa." Cheng Gong smoked a cigar and said with a smile: "This is equivalent to stabbing Churchill's chrysanthemum!"

South Africa has always been Britain's traditional sphere of influence, and I want to see if Churchill wants to protect North Africa or South Africa! Quack! And India, the Soviet Red Army is about to attack Afghanistan! Churchill was certainly not a firefighter of all kinds! Wow quack! ”

"Your Majesty, you are going to let the British Empire fall in rhythm!" Tranquility pursed her sexy cherry lips and smiled.

"Hehe, I want Hitler to sell the island of England to me to pay off the debt!" Cheng Gong smiled proudly: "In this way, I can nail a steel nail in Europe." I can grasp what is happening in Europe at the first time. ”

Suddenly, Cheng Gong's smile flickered, and under Ning Jingru's confused attention, he called up the satellite pictures of Diego Garcia Island.

Seeing that this archipelago, which belonged to the British Mauriballs Territory, had not yet been discovered by Japan and Germany, and its strategic value had not yet been discovered by Japan and Germany, Cheng Gong hurriedly made a phone call directly to the operational command room of Chen Houfu, commander of the Seventh Fleet of the Donghua Royal Navy.

When Chen Houfu answered the phone, he happened to be in the combat command room discussing with his subordinates how to deal with the situation in northern Burma and the plan for the war of resistance in southwest China, as well as how to make a welcome ceremony to welcome the arrival of the 3rd Amphibious Assault Squadron of the Second Fleet of the Royal Navy.

"Your Majesty, Chen Houfu respectfully listens to the holy oracle!"

"Houfu, Germany's movements in Madagascar, your Seventh Fleet didn't notice?" Cheng Gong asked very seriously.

"Back to the emperor, the ministers have long been concerned." Chen Houfu replied respectfully: "There is a lot of cargo shipped to Madagascar from the mainland of the empire and Australia, and the minister has specially arranged for escort ships to conduct ocean-going training while escorting them. ”

"Now, I order you to immediately make a battle plan and occupy the island of Diego Garcia!" Cheng Gong gave his will very solemnly.

"Obey the Divine Commandment!" Chen Houfu didn't ask why at all, there was a hint of excitement in his words, there was finally a battle to fight!

"Diego Garcia Island, the largest and southernmost coral island in the Chagos archipelago in the central Indian Ocean, is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Anyway, we were in a state of war with Britain before, and even if we occupied the entire Chagos Archipelago, the international community would think that we were a matter of course. ”

Cheng Gong patiently explained his strategic intentions to Chen Houfu, and said: "Diego Garcia Island, the whole island is a V-shaped coral reef open to the north, the central lagoon is 24 kilometers long, 6.4 kilometers wide, and covers an area of 27 square kilometers. It is more than 1,900 kilometers away from the southernmost tip of the South Asian subcontinent. Strategically located at the meeting point of many shipping routes between the Cape of Good Hope, Singapore, the Red Sea and Australia, it is strategically important.

Considering the development and changes of the future war situation, our Great Donghua Empire must establish an air base and a naval base here as an important naval and air base of the Empire in the Indian Ocean. Also an important part of the Empire's global military bases! ”

"Please rest assured, the emperor promises to complete the task!" Chen Houfu confidently replied loudly: "If you can't complete the task, the minister will come to see you!" ”

(To be continued.) )