Port 526
"I just got the news that the periphery of Da Nang was lost...... It is already surrounded on all sides by the troops of the Ming Empire! On the battleship Guan Yu, the captain handed Miao Shengye a piece of telegram paper. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Miao Shengye only glanced at the above content, and then the speaker of Ceylon threw away the message and looked at the sea in the distance.
"Send a telegram to the British Navy asking them to find a way to shell Shanghai and Canton!" While looking at the vast sea, the speaker commanded.
Then, he quickly issued a second order: "Let the mobilized troops in the country come to Luzon as soon as possible, and we must take it as soon as possible." ”
In Miao Shengye's view, using Da Nang or even more Southeast Peninsula areas for Luzon, Taiwan, Hainan Island and other regions is a sure-fire exchange.
The Nanyang Fleet of the Ming Empire has been annihilated, and in the new peace treaty, the British will definitely weaken the size of the Ming Empire's naval fleet.
As long as the size of the Ming Empire's naval fleet does not threaten Ceylon, the islands occupied by Ceylon will always be safe!
On the contrary, because the tank force of the Ming Empire and the advantage in strength are too obvious, it is really not a good choice to still stick to the southeast peninsula that has lost its barrier.
Miao Shengye's plan was to use the process of peace talks to make an exchange, land in Luzon and Taiwan and other regions, completely seize the offshore islands of the Ming Empire, and establish a maritime island chain to blockade the Ming Empire.
As long as there is this blockade island chain, plus the naval warships stationed in the island chain, the Ming Empire will never be able to cross the strait and attack the most core part of Ceylon.
As for the Southeast Peninsula, how much is left, Miao Shengye doesn't care. In fact, these essence parts look very attractive, but there is really nothing to be nostalgic about.
These places are easy to attack and difficult to defend, and the armored forces of the Ming Empire, combined with the infantry of the sea, can almost sweep the remaining areas like the Korean Peninsula with a single attack.
Since Miao Shengye even plans to replace the Southeast Peninsula with an easy-to-defend island area such as Taiwan, he doesn't care what a Da Nang can become.
The battle in Yangon was fierce, Sima Mingwei, the old general of the Ming Empire, had already led the group army south, and Wang Yan in the middle of the road commanded the troops like a bamboo, and he didn't care about all of this.
Now, what Miao Shengye wants to do most is to take advantage of his sea superiority, mobilize troops, and occupy as many islands as possible before the British make peace with the Ming Empire and force Ceylon to join the peace talks.
He also has battleships, he also has several battleships such as Zhao Yun, Li Jing, Li Ji, Guan Yu, etc., under the cover of these battleships, the Ming Empire's thousands of miles of sea frontier are just a sieve.
Because the coastline is long enough, it is impossible for the Ming Empire to fortify everywhere, and it is impossible to fortify everywhere, which gives Ceylon the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Whether it is Taiwan or Hainan, there were originally Luzon as a barrier and the Nanyang Fleet as a fence, but there were not many coastal fortifications.
The Ceylonese troops, under the cover of heavy artillery ships, could seize these places - in exchange, a third of the southeastern peninsula, even if it was given to the Ming Empire?
The war has been fought like this, and Miao Shengye's plan is almost the same as Japan's, that is, to rule across the sea from the Ming Empire, so that the millions of troops of the Ming Empire are useless.
"Speaker, the front is the local." After the captain of the Guan Yu conveyed a series of orders, he returned to Miao Shengye's side.
His Excellency the Speaker has recently suffered a series of defeats, which is really reassuring, so the loyal captain has been following him every step of the way.
"I know......" Miao Shengye gratefully squeezed out a smile at this subordinate, looking so reluctant in the unfavorable situation of the Luzon battle.
In any case, being able to return to the land is a thing that makes Miao Shengye very happy. He was an army general, and floating on the sea always gave him a feeling of being out of control.
Well, now, this feeling is coming to an end, and the Guan Yu, which has returned to leave the battlefield ahead of schedule, will soon be docking—this may be the best news Miao Shengye has ever heard in a day.
With a sigh of relief, Miao Shengye set his eyes on the sea again: "Notify the port and prepare a car for me...... I was so tired, the carriage was too bumpy. ”
The captain stood up and saluted, then turned to deliver the order. The captain of the battleship Guan Yu recently made a good impression on Miao Shengye, and Miao Shengye was even ready to promote this very capable subordinate.
Soon, the battleship stopped at the anchorage outside the harbor, and Miao Shengye and the captain boarded the dinghy surrounded by guards and sailed to the military port in the distance.
The waters of the Pacific Ocean are calm, far less choppy than the Atlantic Ocean in Britain's homeland. The dinghy rose and fell on the surface of the sea, and soon came to the pier.
Because of radio communications, the shore was already full of officials who greeted the Speaker. Although it is not a central place like Tuozhou, it is also one of the important ports of Ceylon.
Stepping off the dinghy, Miao Shengye felt the shaking of his feet. As an army general, I am really tired of constantly drifting and fighting on the sea.
He looked at the local officials who had come to greet him, waved his hand reluctantly, and walked with the captain behind him and a few guards towards the car parked farther on the dock.
"In times of war, this kind of formal welcome should not be such a big scene." As he walked, he turned his head sideways and reprimanded the general of the local garrison.
The general who followed him smiled strangely, then nodded in agreement. The local dignitaries behind the generals also echoed him, which gave people a strange feeling.
These expressions, in Miao Shengye's opinion, carried an inexplicable taste of ridicule - the sensitive period made him immediately remember that he had retreated from the battle at sea.
His face burned badly, Miao Shengye really wanted to stop, question the other party, pull the other party's collar and ask, "What are you laughing at?" ”
But he still endured it, after all, this kind of problem, if it is really on the surface, it will inevitably make people unable to get off the stage.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Miao Shengye walked to the side of the car with his guards, the captain of the Guan Yu and others.
Immediately afterwards, the speaker of Ceylon saw a person sitting in the car, an unexpected person - the head of the Shen family, Shen Tianlong.