Chapter 329: Safari in the Indian Ocean
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The retreat of the main force of the Russian army was of no help to the French Field Marshal Siem and the British Field Marshal Williamston, who were jumping and scolding on the Western Front, but the Entente side could not be regarded as having a bitter end, because the heavy patrol formation sent by the British Royal Navy to the Indian Ocean first attacked a small formation of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Empire, resulting in the tragedy of nearly 200 cadets of the Chinese Empire's naval officer academy being killed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The volcano was always unusually quiet before the eruption, the Chinese Empire was secretly accumulating strength, and the troops were also secretly moving, just like Lin Haijiang's usual style, once the offensive was launched, it would be as fast as thunder and lightning.
The total retreat of the Russian army on the Eastern Front in Europe marked that the Germans would be safe and sound on the Eastern Front, and the undeclared war of the Chinese Empire in the Far East also shocked the Entente side. The invasion of the Chinese Empire began quietly, and it can also be said that it was covered by the Chekov New Russian Liberation Army, and it was not until the two divisions of the Chinese Imperial SS Army looted in Russia that it was made public, but the undeclared war was not uncommon for Lin Haijiang, and in the eyes of the Entente, this was also the consistent surname of Lin Haijiang, the head of the Eastern Empire.
In the eyes of the Entente countries, Lin Haijiang is a barbarian with a mouth full of international norms and a hand full of blood, Lin Haijiang's international norms are trampled on, and a mouth full of benevolence and morality has formed a bloody Imperial SS, it can be said that Lin Haijiang's Imperial SS has now made many royal families in Europe try their best to follow suit, and Lin Haijiang's model of reading talents has become an example for many careerists to learn.
In particular, the Chinese Empire, as a country with an extremely weak foundation, was able to use the so-called state-owned economic regulation and control system to catch up with Britain and France in just a few years, and the concentration of power and the extension of desire were a strange circle that those in power could not step out of.
The main forces of the Russian army retreated and Chekov's New Russian Liberation Army set up a decisive battle outside Moscow, which was supposed to be the battlefield of Berlin, but now it was Moscow, and Milodelov was glad that he had made the right choice, and at the same time he suggested that Prince Enfiglo be sent to manage logistics and supplies, which seemed to be an extremely important position, but in fact set the ambitious prince apart from his generals.
Duravievsky, who remained on the periphery of the Gozów fortress, fell into a whole day of idleness, in order to avoid the troops being shelled by the fortress artillery of the Chinese Empire for three days and two heads, Duravievsky retreated all his troops 20 kilometers, for this heavy casualties but fruitless siege battle, Duravievsky can be said to be extremely complaining, Milodelov is the supreme chief of staff of the Russian army, Nicholas I obeyed his words, Milodelov knocked Prince Enfiglo, who was bent on usurping the throne, back to his original form? And leaving yourself in the fortress of Gozów also seemed to be a warning in disguise.
Duraviewski knew very well that the fundamental reason for the battle of the fortified Gozów was the conflict between the interests of the Entente bloc and the Allied bloc, and the influence of the Entente's own internal interests.
On May 2, 1869, the Imperial Chinese Navy entered the waters of the Indian Ocean after a sufficient formation of Jia Wuji battlecruisers to officially carry out the task of breaking diplomatic relations, the main purpose of breaking diplomatic relations was to attract the heavy patrol formation of Vice Admiral William stationed in the Indian Ocean, so as to completely annihilate the shame of a surprise attack on the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Imperial Navy.
Jia Wuji stood on the bridge of the Nanling class's first ship numbered 001 Nanling and raised his binoculars, there was only a piece of blue and the sea and sky on the calm sea, and there was not even a single white cloud in the high blue sky!
All the large and small ports along the way were destroyed by shelling, Jia Wuji estimated that after this battle, India's maritime industry would take at least five years to gradually recover, and this was not in the case of a blow, the Chinese Imperial Navy from the end of 1867 after the occupation of Ceylon Island, stationed a Marine Brigade on Ceylon Island, and built a port and defensive fortress, thirty 260 mm coastal defense guns were installed on the fort of Ceylon Island, The departure and supply place of the battle patrol formation commanded by Jia Wuji was Ceylon Island, and the anchorage of the main fleet of the Imperial Navy was also located here.
Through the geographical advantages of the Ceylon Peninsula, the Chinese Imperial Navy can not only close the door to the Indian Ocean, but also go deep into the Indian Ocean to carry out sabotage attacks, and even fight a decisive battle with the British Royal Navy fleet.
Due to the great destruction of the Chinese Imperial formation in many ports in India, Sir Lawrence gave Vice Admiral William, who had previously troubled the trouble, an ultimatum, that is, if Vice Admiral William was unable to protect important ports such as Mumbai, the port of Mumbai would refuse to provide supplies and berth maintenance for his fleet.
Vice Admiral William was also stunned by Sir Lawrence's decision to refuse the mooring and replenishment of the Royal Navy fleet of the British Empire by the Governor-General of the Overseas Colonies of the British Empire? Sir Lawrence looked at the stunned Vice Admiral William and said, "This is not my decision alone, it is the final decision of all the British citizens of the colonies, even the Earl of Mettim, the army admiral, we do not need a fleet that cannot guarantee the safety of ports and seas, but only knows how to evade, such a fleet will insult the prestige of the Royal Navy, and will bring heavy losses to the colonies." ”
Sir Lawrence's ultimatum made the heavy patrol formation that had been wandering in the western Indian Ocean have to return to the port of Mumbai, the entire Indian colony has been cut off from all maritime traffic for six consecutive months, in this great war between the Entente and the Central Powers, India's materials and resources played a vital role for Britain, many British factories that have lost a lot of India's raw materials and funds will be in trouble, and the role of some consortia will also have all kinds of problems, after all, this is not a matter of one or two months, a full half a year! As the most dazzling jewel in the crown of the British Empire, India has lost the fundamental meaning of its colony, neither raw materials nor taxes can be transported, and India's colonial system has begun to appear at the economic level, of course, these crises have been passed on to the Indians by the British colonialists, so countless Indian families have gone bankrupt or faced bankruptcy, and India's overall economy is facing a total collapse.
Although Britain formulated a strategic policy of Europe first and then Asia, but this policy did not anticipate the possibility of Vice Admiral William's personal private revenge, the fire of war was ignited in advance in the Indian Ocean, which was very inconsistent with the actual interests of the British Empire, and the interruption of India's blood transfusion was very fatal for the British, so Empress Victoria was also in constant communication with the French side, negotiating on the early entry of the Entente fleet into the Indian Ocean, and the Chinese Empire blocked the exit of the Indian Ocean and occupied the entire Ceylon Peninsula. The main reason why Britain and France, as the advocates of the Entente bloc, did not hesitate to fight with the emerging German Empire was because Britain and France had a large number of overseas colonies for them to plunder and transfuse, but Germany did not, so Britain, France and the Germans could afford it.
For Sir Lawrence's ultimatum, Vice Admiral William is also very helpless, although the main naval force of the Chinese Empire has not yet arrived, but the main force of its Indian Ocean Fleet is also concentrated in the Ceylon Peninsula, especially recently six warships have arrived, can not go head-to-head, but he does not mind using guerrilla attacks on the small fleet of the Chinese Empire, after all, Vice Admiral William has tasted the sweetness from it, as William. James's cousin, William, who was also Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy. De was ten years younger than his cousin, who had been beaten to the ground in the East.
After the supply, a merchant ship that escaped brought a good news to Vice Admiral William, that is, there were six warships of the Chinese Empire deep into the Indian Ocean, William knew that at this moment the main forces of the Indian Ocean of the Chinese Empire were concentrated in the Arabian Sea, because India's main large deep-water ports were on the Arabian Sea side, bypassing the Ceylon Peninsula into the hinterland of the Indian Ocean to eat the six fleets that wantonly shelled various ports on the west coast of India, and then attacked the southeastern provinces of the Chinese Empire through the Strait of Malacca around a big bend? In this way, not only can the pursuers of the Chinese Empire be thrown off, but it is more likely to disrupt the overall deployment of the Chinese Empire.
Lieutenant General William is very satisfied with his genius in strategy and tactics, so that he can not only undo the trouble he has caused before, but also more likely to make a contribution! Penetrating deep into the territorial waters of the Chinese Empire, attacking its overseas provinces and even the mainland, and constantly sinking enemy ships? Will he be selected by the Admiralty, which is in dire need of heroes to boost morale? Become the youngest Royal Admiral ever in the British Empire?
According to the information obtained, the Chinese Imperial ship formation cruising in the Indian Ocean has only six warships, while he has fifteen, once the two sides encounter Vice Admiral William, he is very sure that he will be able to inflict heavy damage or even annihilate them all, but Vice Admiral William also realized that the Ceylon Peninsula and the Strait of Malacca, which control the entrance and exit of the Indian Ocean, are all controlled by the Chinese Empire, and the real action of this plan will be greatly hindered.
(To be continued)