Arthur Bay, Biak Naval Base.

With a length of 72 kilometers and a width of 37 kilometers, and an area of 2,455 square kilometers, Biak Island has now been transformed into a military port city with strict military management. In Cheng Gong's words, the Biak Naval Base is a sea fortress that guards Donghui Dingnan Province and Zhennan Province!

As early as before the first Donghui soldier set foot on Biak Island, Cheng Gong asked the base to complete the urban planning of the whole island and the construction of infrastructure for three links and one level. After the establishment of the Donghui Navy, an engineering unit of division size was ordered to be stationed on Biak Island, where it rushed to build an airport, wharf, port, and barracks day and night.

At present, there are nearly 300,000 officers and men of the Donghui Navy and Marine Corps and their families, as well as a large shipyard with nearly 120,000 workers and their families: Jiangnan Shipbuilding Group, Military Code 202 Factory.

When the "Army No. 1" was slowly landing in the square in front of the headquarters of the Biak Naval Base, the base commander Ouyang Jingxiu, deputy commander Zeng Wanli, and chief of staff Rao Huaiwen, who had temporarily received a notice from the attendant room, were waiting on the tarmac to greet them.

Cheng Gong does not like to be sent to talk about Paiyang, and has long been listed as a special military order by the top management of the Donghui National Defense Force and praised throughout the army. By the way, none of the military and political leaders of Donghui dared to violate this rule set by His Majesty the King himself.

After a brief and cordial salute and handshake, Cheng Gong was excitedly invited into the operational command room of the base headquarters by Ouyang Jingxiu, Zeng Wanli, and Rao Huaiwen.

"His Majesty the King has arrived!"

Zhao Yajing, who was a few steps ahead, took the lead in entering this combat command room, and after glancing around, she stood at the door and made a crisp announcement.

After hearing the briefing, everyone in the room, who was arguing fiercely about the tactical arrangement, couldn't help but be stunned.

When Cheng Gong, who was dressed in the dress of Marshal Donghui, walked in calmly, and saw this familiar young face, everyone in the room stood up and saluted sideways.

In the majestic and spacious combat command room, the admirals of Donghui, Germany, and Japan gathered together and twinkled the stars.

Chen Jiliang, commander of the Donghui Navy, Zeng Yiding, commander of the Pacific Fleet, and Wang Enhua, commander of the Second Fleet of the Pacific Fleet; German Vice Admiral Rolf Karls, Rear Admiral Dönitz, Commodore Frederick Bondi; Japanese Navy Admiral Kiyokawa Hase, Vice Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi, Tomosaburo Ozawa and others were all present.

Obviously, even if Cheng Gong does not come to the Biak Naval Base today to inspect and express condolences, the commanders of the Donghui, German, and Japanese navies have already held a joint meeting on joint operations here.

Chen Jiliang, who was standing at the main seat of the rectangular conference table, saw Cheng Gong walking slowly towards him, quickly gave up his seat, stood aside, took the lead in saluting Cheng Gong, and shouted loudly: "Report to Your Majesty, the senior commanders of the navies of the East, Japan, and Germany are holding a joint meeting, please instruct!" ”

Cheng Gong raised his hand with a cordial smile and returned the military salute, nodded and smiled: "The meeting continues, I am here to observe." ”

After finishing speaking, Cheng Gong sat down in the main seat, followed by his hands stretched out and pressed weakly, signaling everyone at the table to sit down.

At this time, Chen Jiliang took a temporary chair from the adjutant and put it down behind Cheng Gong's left side. When it was over, Ouyang Jingxiu, Zeng Wanli and Rao Huaiwen, who were about to take their seats, looked at each other complainingly, and gritted their teeth to Ouyang Jingxiu in a low voice and said: "Commander Ou, your tone is too tight, such a big thing, why didn't you inform me in advance, I was too passive just now!" ”

"I can't help it, Director Zhao said, don't let anyone be notified." Ouyang Jingxiu smiled helplessly and said: "Commander Chen, you don't know, Your Majesty is most annoying to be sent to this set, if you let Your Majesty know that I interrupted today's meeting because of notifying you, do you think I will have good fruits to eat?" ”

After Ouyang Jingxiu's adjutant came in and whispered to Ouyang Jingxiu, Ouyang Jingxiu immediately sat beside him silently Zeng Wanli and Rao Huaiwen, and then just said hello to Chen Jiliang, saying that the three of them had something to go out for, and they didn't say anything else, so they just walked out of the combat command room.

After Cheng Gong came in, Chen Jiliang suddenly realized that these three guys had received a sudden notice from the chamberlain's room and went out to greet His Majesty the King.

waited until Chen Jiliang, Ouyang Jingxiu, Zeng Wanli, and Rao Huaiwen re-seated, but everyone's eyes still fell on Cheng Gong, and there was no sound.

Seeing this, Cheng Gong had to take the lead in breaking the silence in the room, and said with a smile: "How should you open this meeting, or as usual." Leave me alone, I'm here to listen, just be air. ”

"Your Majesty, this will definitely not work!" Chen Jiliang got up and said, "Please give instructions to everyone first!" ”

Cheng Gong thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll make a start." The war in East Australia has broken out, and the decisive battle at sea will be the most critical part of this war. I have only one requirement for the Navy, no matter what means and tactics you use, all Australian ships will either be sunk or captured! If you can't do that, you're too incompetent! ”

"Your Majesty, what if the Australian Navy hides in the harbor and does not dare to fight?" Japanese Admiral Hase Kiyokawa stood up, looked at Cheng Gong, and said very seriously: "According to conservative estimates, the total tonnage of our warships currently assembled in Arthur Bay has exceeded 1.2 million tons!" With such a large fleet, even if the British Navy and the US Navy pour out of the nest, we dare to meet it!

But the problem now is that the British Navy and the US Navy cannot come to a decisive battle with us for the benefit of Australia. And with the current naval strength of the Australian side, unless their commander is a fool, the Australian fleet will definitely not dare to go out of the port to engage in battle! Because it's not a matter of courage, it's a disparity in strength! ”

"Wouldn't it? Didn't the Australian Navy receive significant assistance from the British, French, and Dutch navies? Cheng Gong asked with obvious surprise.

"Your Majesty, the 24 warships of the British Navy's fleet to aid Australia no longer exist." Chen Jiliang said in Cheng Gong's reply: "The French fleet to aid Australia left Melbourne at 8 o'clock this morning and sailed for the Da Nang naval base in French Vietnam. The Dutch East India Fleet also departed with the French fleet and returned to Jakarta. ”

"It's not scientific!" Cheng Gong muttered incomprehensibly: "Although we have taught the British a hard lesson, with the faces of the British and French powers, it is impossible for them to swallow their anger. There must be some unknown conspiracy here! ”

"Your Majesty, any conspiracy and trickery, in the face of absolute strength, is in vain!" German Vice Admiral Rolf Karls stood up and saluted Cheng Gong first, and then said proudly:

"You may not know that the combined fleet of Germany, East and Japan that we have assembled in Arthur Bay is enough to make any country in the world tremble! The total annihilation of the British Navy's fleet to aid Australia was enough for the Allied camp to reassess the strength of the German, Donghui and Japanese forces! ”

"General Kars, do you mean that the British are not going to send a fleet to fight Australia again?" Cheng Gong asked thoughtfully.

"Yes! Your Majesty. Kars nodded without hesitation and said: "The British Navy has a home fleet, a Mediterranean fleet, a Far East fleet and a reserve fleet, with a total strength of about 195,000 people, and the main combat ships are 12 battleships, 3 battle cruisers, 8 aircraft carriers, 15 heavy cruisers, 49 light cruisers, 119 destroyers, 64 frigates, 45 minesweepers, and 69 submarines, with a total tonnage of about 1.3 million tons.

However, under the powerful blows of your heroic air force, the British Navy has lost 1 battleship, 3 battlecruisers, 1 aircraft carrier, 3 heavy cruisers, 5 light cruisers, 11 destroyers! It is equivalent to the cease of existence of the entire Far Eastern Fleet. This has dealt a heavy blow to the entire British Navy.

The British Navy now also needs to defend against our German High Seas Fleet in the North Sea, and in the Mediterranean, it also needs to face the challenge of the Italian Navy. There are also overseas colonial interests in the Middle East and the Indian Ocean that need to be protected. Therefore, even if Britain declared all-out war on His Majesty's Donghui, they would no longer dare to easily form an expeditionary fleet to fight in Australia! That's the truth, a fact that can't be questioned! ”

(To be continued.) )