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Although Lin Haijiang knew that the British would definitely set up obstacles, he did not expect that the British would dare to set up obstacles for themselves so blatantly, and there was even a hint of conspiracy among the British obstacles. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

According to intelligence, Lin Haijiang knew that the British had at least 27 to 32 warships under construction in several large shipyards such as Armstrong and Princeton, and these warships were almost close to the final assembly, commissioning and finishing. This is tantamount to challenging the United States, which is dozens or even hundreds of times more powerful in terms of steel, shipbuilding, and aircraft industry manufacturing at a time when it seems to be strong, and in the end the end of the book is very tragic.

Strategically despise Britain, tactically attach importance to their opponents, but strength is strength, Lin Haijiang knows that even if it is far away from the ocean, if once the British Empire has made up its mind, then this is likely to become a protracted war, even if it sinks three or five British warships and loses one of its own proportions, the final defeat is probably the Chinese Empire, and the British began to dig the famous Suez Canal in history in 1857, which is two years earlier than 1859 in history.

Once the canal is completed, the canal in Egypt will significantly reduce the global deployment of the British Royal Navy, and the Suez Canal will also become a major international shipping route connecting Europe, Asia and Africa.

From the perspective of international maritime strategy, the Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean, connecting the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Oceans, and greatly shortening the distance between the East and the West. Compared with the detour of the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, the distance from the countries of the Atlantic coast of Europe to the Indian Ocean is shortened by 5,500 kilometers to 8,000 kilometers, the distance from the Mediterranean countries to the Indian Ocean is shortened by 8,000 kilometers to 10,000 kilometers, and for the Black Sea coast, it is shortened by 12,000 kilometers.

How could a canal dug by the British in Africa, thousands of miles away, influence the strategy formulation and implementation of a country across the Pacific? Maybe the earth is really small, but attention is not the same as fear, no matter how strong the British Empire is, Lin Haijiang still fights with it at all costs when he needs it, is he barefoot still afraid of wearing shoes? For the sake of the Chinese nation and the future of China, Lin Haijiang has long had no way out, because he himself can't accept the kind of life of living in a snail house and worrying about employment, counting the humble and pitiful salary, and having no money to seek medical treatment, so leave more living space for his children and grandchildren! Maybe it's just a thought difference now!

In the war room of the Hainan, Lin Haijiang summoned Li Anmin, Tang Zhiqiang, Ma Jiang, Huang Tao, Lu Wei and others, because these people are all closely related to the implementation of Wang Faren's plan, Li Anmin did not know what the Dawn plan was before, but it was kept secret to such an extent, which also made him, the deputy chief of the General Staff, feel a little uncomfortable, after all, he became an outsider in the strategic deployment of the empire's major decisions, and he would definitely not be happy to change anyone.

And Tang Zhiqiang and Ma Jiang don't have as much thought as Li Anmin, after all, they haven't reached Li Anmin's position yet, and their butts decide what their minds think, and thinking too much in advance is causing trouble for themselves.

Huang Tao, as the senior strategic staff officer of the General Staff, was the general liaison coordinator between the operational intelligence headquarters and the Imperial Navy, while Lu Wei needed to command the two elite commandos of the armed gendarmerie special forces and the Marine Corps armed expeditionary reconnaissance unit to cooperate in the execution of anything.

Lin Haijiang is sitting on the main seat, it can be said that the operation of the intelligence headquarters from the plan to the planning and implementation of the operation made him very satisfied, but for the implementation ability of the intelligence headquarters, Lin Haijiang still has an intuitive and true impression for the first time, Lin Haijiang beat the details of the plan with a baton and said: "Around the afternoon of November 6, 1861, the five Qianspear-class armored protection cruisers built by the British Princeton Shipyard of the Qing court, the Baturu, Zhefeng, Haidongqing, Nanyuan, The Changfu and others will arrive at Jurong Port on Jurong Island in Singapore, and will stay for about two days to replenish fuel and fresh water, and these ships are likely to fly the British flag, at which time our armed military police special forces and the Marine Corps armed expeditionary reconnaissance force commando will attack the three warships Haidongqing, Nanyuan, and Changfu respectively under the direct command of Lu Wei, and in response to the actions of the Baturu and Zhefeng, and then lower the British flag and sail away from the port of Jurong Island. Converge with the main force of our fleet and the sea 15 nautical miles outside the port of Jurong Island, and then the main force of the whole army will return to the port of Guangzhou and go straight to Dagukou, cover the landing of two brigades of marines at Dagukou, and make a strategic deployment to threaten the Qing court in Gyeonggi, and then meet the seven armored protection cruisers purchased by Russia by the Qing court from 3,900 tons to 7,900 tons off the coast of Dagukou, among which there may also be the main ironclad ships. ”

Lin Haijiang looked around at everyone present, almost all of them looked stunned and didn't know what to do, a little excitement mixed with surprise and an inexplicable feeling, no one would have thought that a simple armed demonstration would directly turn into a strategic Armageddon?

Lin Haijiang handed over the plan in the file on the operation of the armed gendarmerie special forces and the armed expeditionary reconnaissance commando of the Marine Corps to Lu Wei and instructed: "There is a detailed plan of the intelligence department in it, take it back to you for reference, you as an action team should be an expert I hope that the plan of the operation should be formulated by the executor, not by the staff officers who are far away from the battlefield and detached from the actual link, the staff officers formulate a grand strategic plan is their specialty, but let them plan a precise attack, It would be more practical to ask them to write an empty lesson plan or a novel. ”

For the head of state to be able to understand the commando so much, Lu Wei was so excited that he snapped and said: "For the country and the people!" Allegiance to the Führer! Our commando unit will live up to the Führer's high expectations and successfully complete its mission. ”

Lin Haijiang nodded with satisfaction and said to Tang Zhiqiang and Ma Jiang: "After you go back, you must immediately convey the goal of this operation to all the captains, deputy captains, political propaganda officers, and officers above the first officer level, and the staff branch accompanying you early tomorrow morning will issue a formal and detailed combat order." ”

After Tang Zhiqiang, Ma Jiang, and Lu Wei left separately, Lin Haijiang said to Li Anmin and Huang Tao: "What do you think of this plan of the intelligence headquarters? ”

Li Anmin hesitated for a moment and looked at Huang Tao, because he was not sure whether Huang Tao had something to do with Wang Faren, and even that he was a person from the Intelligence Headquarters, Huang Tao said quietly: "The operation of the Intelligence Headquarters this time seems to be suspected of exceeding its authority, the scope of authority of the Intelligence Headquarters is to collect and sort out intelligence, not to participate in the formulation of the strategic policy of the Empire, and the purpose of the Strategic Intelligence Analysis and Research Office set up by the Intelligence Headquarters is only to sort out and screen a large amount of intelligence, not to use it for one full-time job. So much so that a plan was drawn up for the General Staff, and even for the two special commandos directly under the High Command, what plan of action was formulated, we are professional soldiers, and the so-called technical specialization, I don't know what the Intelligence Headquarters wants to do? The operation they planned this time mobilized the entire empire, and if the implementation went smoothly, they could be said to be the most credited, and if there was a problem in any of them, who would be responsible? In particular, this operation can be said to be related to the future fate of the empire, and I personally think that the power of the intelligence headquarters is too great, and it is necessary to separate its investigation power from the power of action to limit the power and tentacles of the intelligence headquarters from spreading and infiltrating all parts of the empire. ”

Huang Tao's tirade can be said to have directly said to the heart of Li Anmin, the deputy chief of staff, among the old people who followed Lin Haijiang to start a business, Wang Faren can be said to be the most trusted one, and it is also the most powerful one, Wang Faren can investigate almost anyone in the empire except the head of state, and can use any kind of resources of the empire, within the empire and even in the military system, as soon as he heard that he was an agent of the inspection section of the Investigation Bureau of the Intelligence Headquarters, there was no one who did not panic.

Compared with Wang Faren, the rest of the veterans who followed the head of state during the same period were just general, but they were just old qualifications, and it was precisely because of this that Li Anmin, a senior faction after the patriarch, was able to become one of the top echelons of the imperial government.

Li Anmin saw that Lin Haijiang did not speak, so he hesitated, in order to prevent Huang Tao from throwing bricks and attracting jade, so Li Anmin decided to grasp some and said: "Führer, I personally think that Huang Tao's senior staff officers' opinions have a certain basis, and although the approach of the intelligence headquarters is a bit excessive, but from the perspective of the fundamental interests of the empire, there are still certain benefits, and now that the war is imminent, the empire needs a stable operating system to highlight stability, and everything must serve this battle with a strategic decision. So I thought it would be better to wait for the dust of the war to settle down and give it an analysis and study. ”

Lin Haijiang glanced at Li Anmin meaningfully, Lin Haijiang never noticed that the deputy chief of staff he personally promoted was so good at making mud? What does this mean? Explain that your subordinates will mediate the atmosphere? In front of himself, the head of the empire, he began to disguise his true intentions and purposes falsely? How long has it been? Where did these people learn to be sophisticated and tactful? In the final analysis, all this is for the so-called power struggle, and the vacant position of the chief of the imperial general staff makes Li Anmin very troubled, so Li Anmin must manage his general staff well, but the intelligence headquarters is always grabbing the credit and power of the general staff, does power really make people so crazy? Even crazy to the point where he needed to hide his true intentions, Lin Haijiang had the hardest time tolerating others playing with the mud in front of him.

So Lin Haijiang glared at Li Anmin and said: "There are many things that the intelligence headquarters has done excessively, but you must understand that their powers, including your powers, are given by me, and these rights are built on my trust in you, if there is no trust, your power will collapse in an instant, I want you to firmly remember, never try to deceive me with lies in front of me, as the head of the empire, you as a high-ranking official of the empire, I need to know your true thoughts and intentions, understand?"

Li Anmin was very embarrassed and said: "Thank you for the teachings of the Führer, you must keep it in mind and always remember!" ”

Lin Haijiang nodded slightly and said, "Go down!" But I always put some words on my lips, and I see more of your actual actions, understand? I see action, really dedicate yourself to the cause of the empire, maybe you will lose a lot now, but don't forget, why did you devote yourself to this cause, it is difficult to have both, and you want to enjoy life while leaving a name in history? Enjoy peace and shout slogans, is there such a possibility? ”

Lin Haijiang's gaze made Li Anmin, who was a little weak-hearted, not know how to answer, and Huang Tao stood aside and frowned, because the Führer was not targeting Li Anmin alone, including Huang Tao, and the Führer's question made them not know how to answer, whether it was Li Anmin or Huang Tao, they were the first time they saw the Führer so bright, maybe Huang Tao's reaction involved Wang Faren, the Führer's most trusted person? Maybe, any maybe?

The two of them could only stand respectfully in place, Lin Haijiang waved his hand quietly: "There may be such a thing, and even the heinous degree of it will be beyond your imagination, but I can rest assured and responsible to tell you that this kind of thing will never happen to our generation, what happens to our generation is only bloodshed and sacrifice, you can educate your children well, as the future of the empire, they have the right to enjoy the kind of life I said, Their parents paid for it with their lives and even their lives, so they could enjoy a good and nourishing life without being qualified. ”

After Li Anmin and Huang Tao saluted and left, the two glanced at each other, but they were silent, Li Anmin is considered the leader of the senior faction, and Huang Tao is the leader of the study abroad faction, they understand what the head of state said today, but what they don't understand still occupies most of them, is the head of state warning at the same time to paint a picture of a bright future for the future of the shadow of the descendants? Li Anmin is not clear, Huang Tao is also a little confused, Huang Tao even feels that he and the deputy chief of staff of He Xi Mu have been scolded by the head of state a little wronged, but most of the senior military and political personnel of the empire know very well that only those who are scolded are the führer's henchmen, and only those who fail the Führer will be scolded, since the old port period, being scolded by the Führer is a proud thing, but today Li Anmin and Huang Taoshi are not happy anyway.

On the evening of November 5, 1861, a total of 500 commandos commanded by Lu Wei began to slowly disembark from the side of the battleships Indochina Peninsula and Hainan, and began to row towards Jurong Island at night in a small boat. Not even a fort was built.

The reason why the British chose this place to supply the warships of the Qing court was that the water conditions in this sea area were complicated, and there were many backflows and reefs, and the Grand Fleet could not be effectively deployed, otherwise the normal supply of half a day would not have been extended to two days, and the other point was that some people in the upper echelons of the British hoped that the Singapore colony would receive an attack from the Chinese Empire, but in the colony, some people did not want to see their vested interests damaged. Let the British-flagged Qing fleet resupply on remote Jurong Island.

In the darkness, in addition to the sound of the rushing waves, there is only the sound of military boots stepping on the sand, the commandos carry their own bags from the waist-deep sea water to the shore, when they are about to go ashore, they are whispered to be reminded to line up in two columns into the woods, the 500-person commando can be said to be the largest assault commanded by Lu Wei, because of the battle of the ten ships, so the commandos carried a large number of Mauser pistols and light machine guns, on the contrary, only carried a small number of rifles, Grenades, which were used as a weapon for attacking fortifications, carried at least ten grenades by almost every team member.

The only thing that makes Lu Wei regret is a weapon called flamethrower that is being studied by the General Administration of Weapons and Equipment, but the reliable surname of this weapon, especially the sealed surname, is very poor, and accidents will occur every time in several tests, so the progress of the project itself is not large, and this operation is a battle for control of the ship, so it is not suitable to use a weapon with a very destructive surname.

In the barren and populated woods in the southeast of Jurong Island, all the commandos commanded by Lu Wei lurked, and the fishing boats disguised as Chinese fishermen were fishing in the sea not far away.

The main force of the Imperial Chinese Navy fleet sailed away from the sea of Jurong Island, and Lu Wei soon discovered through a telescope that there were seven piers on the humble Jurong Island for warships to moor, and as a natural and excellent deep-water port, the natural conditions of Jurong Island were even stronger than those of the Imperial Fortress.

Lu Wei has always been worried that the warships of the Qing court will choose to dock in batches for replenishment because of the lack of docks, which will bring a great degree of uncertainty to the ship-grabbing assault operation, but this can only be said that the hardware conditions of the dock can still ensure that the Qing court warships can dock at the same time, and it is unknown whether the Qing court will supply two ships to patrol according to the customary three-ship supply.

(To be continued)