The hall of the Ministry of National Defense in Nanjing erupted in earth-shattering cheers, and outsiders may not know the significance of the Indian Ocean naval battle for China, but they know it very well.

The Indian Ocean naval war achieves its strategic goal, which means that the entire eastern part of India is open to China, which means that India's tens of billions of wealth will soon fall into the hands of China, and that China will not be short of money for a long time.

The smoke of gunfire cleared in the Indian Ocean, leaving behind countless wrecks and corpses of warships.

In fact, the Chinese top brass is very clear that with the current supply capacity, China will not be able to occupy eastern India for a long time. Everyone understands that the Ganges Plain is the land of fish and rice in the world, and it is responsible for 70% of India's food supply at the moment. It is absolutely false to say that Li Bufan and the Chinese high-level did not see this and did not want to occupy this place.

Since ancient times, the supply line does not know how many heroes and heroes have been stumped, and I don't know how many perfect military plans have been forced to shelve because of it. China is also facing this problem today, as the war progresses, China is fully capable of occupying vast areas of eastern India, but can receive supply restrictions, and has to castrate the plan.

The naval battle in the Indian Ocean is fought for the purpose of attacking the battle plan of eastern India, and the attack on eastern India is for money.

The victory in the Indian Ocean naval battle made everyone happy and ecstatic, because this naval battle broke the myth of the invincibility of the British Navy, and the Chinese Navy will surely shock the world because of this battle.

But Li Bufan was not happy, because China also lost a large number of warships. In the plan, the capital ships and large warships of the British and French combined fleets were fatally attacked, and the situation of the British and French fleets fleeing in a panic did not appear, and it should be said that there was an accident, the French navy did collapse in morale and fled, but the British navy chose to fight to the death, if it were not for the fact that the British political axe could not bear the consequences of losing the fleet, I was afraid that the Chinese navy would lose more warships.

Wars have always been full of uncertainties, and the surprise of this naval battle is that China did not expect the British to choose to fight, because according to the strategic assessment, the British should not fight to the death, which is not in the interests of the Empire. But this kind of thing happened, because of the decision of the British naval commander on the front line, the battle planned by Li Bufan and other high-level officials turned into a crushing victory.

Seventeen warships were damaged on the spot, and several warships were not of repair value, which is equivalent to saying that more than 20 warships disappeared from the Chinese Navy's combat sequence. The number of warships of the Chinese Navy was already stretched, and the loss of so many warships made it difficult to carry out combat missions and escort ships.

The name Miller, chief of staff of the Anglo-French combined fleet, was remembered by Li Bufan. It was Miller who caused the Chinese Navy to suffer such losses, and before Admiral Matt died, the British Navy concentrated its firepower on three Chinese Jiangsu-class pocket battleships, although these three warships were heavily damaged, but the other warships suffered almost no losses, but used firepower to continuously attack the enemy ships, inflicting heavy damage on the enemy ships. However, after the death of Admiral Matt, Miller took command and ordered the fleet to get close to the artillery bombardment, and the fleet was closer, and the shelling hit rate skyrocketed, and in less than an hour, both China and Britain suffered heavy losses.

Li Bufan didn't know whether to say that Miller was crazy or that the overall situation was too good, and he grasped the weakness of the Chinese Navy, the weakness of the shipbuilding industry's insufficient capacity and the difficulty of replenishing warships. This embarrassed the Chinese Navy after the victory and was very passive. But Li Bufan couldn't blame the navy.

"It's a pity, I can only give my life for the motherland once."

Li Dingxin's last words deeply moved everyone, and he said such a sentence at the last moment of his life, what a heart he loved the motherland, what a sincere expression of emotion, and what a great feeling.

Even Li Bufan, who was in a high position and gradually cooled down and gradually transformed into a politician-like coldness, also resonated in his heart at that moment, and tears gushed out in an instant, which could not be suppressed.

"Well done Navy! We have defeated the fleet of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, the world's number one naval power on the sea, then our Chinese Navy will take its place as the world's number one naval power! Li Bufan loudly announced in the command hall of the Ministry of National Defense, "Long live the Chinese Navy!" ”

"Long live the Commander-in-Chief! Long live the Chinese Navy! All the officers and soldiers in the command hall shouted wildly.

China's newspaper media was also detonated by this news in an instant, and no one can imagine the madness of the media. How humiliated has China been in modern times? The humiliation comes from the sea, China's door has been knocked open by the cannons of giant ships, China's navy has been criticized, China has no defense at sea. Even if they defeat a naval power and a rising star like Yumoto, the Chinese people still can't build up their self-confidence.

However, now the news is completely different, the Chinese Navy defeated the Royal Navy of the British Empire, the world's largest maritime power, which made everyone go crazy with excitement, and the national self-confidence and pride instantly reached an unprecedented height, and all cowardice and fear of the ocean were swept away.

Countless media and newspaper headlines all reported the victory of this naval battle, and people were eager to give all the praise and glory to the Chinese Navy, they were the heroes who revitalized the Han and Tang Dynasties, the men with Wu Hooks, and the warriors who killed Loulan.

"Beyond the Horn - a great victory in the naval battle of the Indian Ocean!"

"Extra--our Chinese Navy bravely defeated the British Royal Navy, the world's number one maritime power."

"Extra-Commander-in-Chief personally said that the Chinese Navy will rank first in the world from now on!"

Li Bufan and the core high-level leaders of the Chinese side never expected that this victory, which was not perfect in their eyes, caused an uproar among the people, which not only eliminated the people's doubts and fears about this war, but also made the morale of the military and the people reach an unprecedented height. It can be seen from this that the Opium War and the huge ships and cannons of the great powers have left a huge shadow in the hearts of the Chinese people, and only by crushing this shadow can the Chinese nation be truly liberated.

Only the Chinese Navy can do this.

Glory belongs to the Chinese Navy.

The outcome of the Battle of the Indian Ocean sent unprecedented shockwaves through Europe, and the news swept through the Western world like a tsunami.

Europe rose in the Age of Discovery, and the navy has always been the standard for European powers to measure the strength of a country, and Europe is also proud of its navy. Why before the First World War, Germany, as an army power, frantically built a navy and tried to compete with Britain, not only because of the needs of commercial and industrial development, because the navy is a symbol of a great power, which is the tradition of European cognition.

The naval arms race in World War I was in full swing, but who has heard of the army arms race? One can imagine the position of the Navy in the Western world.

The British Royal Navy is a monument in the military history of the Western world, because Britain is the first maritime power, so the British colonized the world, known as the world's first power, and its military influence in the Western world is incomparable.

However, now that this monument has fallen, it has been kicked by the Chinese navy, and the blow to the Western world can be imagined, which has simply triggered the collapse of Western faith, the despair of the soul and the fear of the future "yellow peril", even the navy that they have been proud of for hundreds of years has failed, and they can no longer think of a way to contain the rise of China. The whole Western world is full of rumors, as if the next moment the Chinese are about to fight, and endless fear spreads throughout the Western world.

As the center of the whirlpool, Britain has an air of decadence. For Britain, the Royal Navy is the symbol of Britain, a pillar of pride and confidence for the British, and as long as the Royal Navy is there, the British people firmly believe that Britain will achieve the final victory. Just like in the Second World War, many British cities were bombed to rubble, but the British Royal Navy still had the advantage, and the British still believed that they could win, insisted on resisting, and never compromised. If the British Royal Navy had been defeated at that time, then Britain might have been the second France.

Buckingham Palace, the British royal palace.

MacDonald fell to his knees like a puddle of mud before King George V of England.

The defeat in the Indian Ocean naval battle, its influence was unparalleled, and it directly shook the British king, and no one can deny that the British Royal Navy is the foundation, the foundation of Britain.

"Incompetent, do you still have the face to sit in the prime minister's seat? What are you still doing in this world? Is your existence just a waste of food? The entire Buckingham Palace was filled with the angry roar of King George V, "Get out of here!" Get lost!!! ”

British Prime Minister Macdonald was dragged out of the palace by the palace guards, of course, at this moment he is no longer the British Prime Minister. Regardless of whether this naval battle is his fault or not, as the prime minister, he must bear the blame.

Baldwin and Churchill watched MacDonald thrown out of the palace like garbage, and a feeling of sadness arose in his heart. If it hadn't been for MacDonald, maybe it would have been their Conservative Party, Baldwin, who was thrown out.

George V stared at Baldwin and said, "A bunch of social workers have humiliated the British Empire. Lord Baldwin, I hope that you will lead the British Empire back to its glory and victory! ”

The corners of Baldwin's mouth were full of bitterness, and he immediately coughed a few times and said: "Thank you for Your Majesty's trust, it's just that the old minister is weak and sick, and he is afraid that he will be weak." ”

"You!" George V pointed angrily at Baldwin, who was so angry that he could barely speak, how could he believe such nonsense? In his opinion, Baldwin did not have any confidence in the future, and he shirked it so much in order not to become a sinner for the ages.

Churchill looked at Baldwin in disbelief, but Baldwin seemed to have no feeling, and in his inner anger, he stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, if you believe me, please give me the British Empire!" (To be continued.) )