“…… The ship losses of the 2nd Fleet were as follows: the destroyer Mianyang was sunk; The armored cruiser Tianshan was severely damaged and had to be docked for repairs for two months; The battle cruiser Thunderbolt was slightly injured and had to be docked for repairs for a month; The light cruiser Dragon Leopard was slightly injured and had to be repaired at the shore for half a month; The aircraft carrier Kunpeng was slightly injured and had to be repaired at the shore for a week. ”

"In terms of aviation, 17 ships and 11 ships of our 2nd Air Force, a total of 28 carrier-based planes failed to return home, and 18 pilots and nine crew members were missing."

In the Chengxian Hall of Xinhua Palace, the Imperial Front Conference Room of the base camp, Admiral Yan Fu, Chief of Staff of the Navy, was reporting to the regent Liu Ping on the situation of the "Battle of the Gulf of Suez" three days earlier.

"The results preliminarily confirmed are as follows: our troops destroyed four to five enemy submarines in the fleet's anti-submarine warfare, sank and damaged two to three enemy cruisers and five to six ships in the attack on the port of Suez, and severely damaged the oil tank wharf."

"In terms of aviation, our army shot down about 60 enemy planes in the fleet air defense battle and about 20 enemy planes in the attack on the port of Suez, for a total of about 80 enemy planes."

"The 2nd Fleet has been moving south rapidly after the end of the battle, and it has joined up with the 1st Fleet last night, and the fleet air force on board will closely coordinate with the army air units stationed in Djibouti and Aden to provide aviation support for the landing battle at Massawa Port from today."

Yan Fu said, put down the folder, and bowed slightly to Liu Ping, indicating that the report was completed.

Liu Ping nodded, motioned for Yan Fu to sit down, and then turned his gaze to Marshal Liang Tianhe, chief of the General Staff.

"If you want to close the Suez Canal, can't you just control the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea? What is the purpose of attacking the port of Massawa again, and attacking the port of Suez again? ”

At this time, Liang Tianhe no longer dared to despise the young crown prince in front of him as casually as before, so he hurriedly got up and said: "Your Highness is wise, if it is just to close the Suez Canal, there is really no need to go to such great lengths. ”

"However, first, our army has only recently captured Djibouti and Aden on both sides of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The defense has not yet been solidified, and the surrounding area is connected with the strength of the Entente forces, so it is natural to strike first and eliminate the potential threat in the surrounding area with superior forces before the main force of the Combined Fleet moves to the Pacific. ”

"Two. Our Turkish Front is marching through Syria to the peninsula of Asia Minor. At this time, our aircraft carrier mobile unit penetrated deep into the Red Sea and attacked important places in British Egypt, which has tremendous deterrent power. It is expected that a considerable part of the British army will be pinned down on the Egyptian side, thereby reducing the resistance of our troops on the Syrian battlefield. ”

"Thirdly, the Abyssinian New Forces, which were established with the support of our army, currently lack sufficient prestige to unite the forces of all sides in Abyssinia, and in the face of the direct threat of the surrounding British and Italian forces, our army's attacks on Italian Eritrea and British Egypt have not only given the new army strong support, but also greatly improved the security situation of the new army, so that it can develop smoothly. Until it became the main base of the empire to export 'royal justice' to the African continent. ”

When Liu Ping heard this, he waved his hand impatiently: "How can you all be reasonable, anyway, in the eyes of this king, the situation on this side of the Pacific Ocean is already so tense, but the main force of the United Fleet is still making a small fuss in the small corner of the Indian Ocean, which is simply not a proper job." ”

Don't wait for Liang Tianhe to respond. Yang Zhengjin beside him had already opened his mouth with a smile: "Your Highness won't forget it so soon?" Three days ago, on behalf of the emperor, you approved the plan for the reorganization of the theater and the reorganization of the fleet of the General Staff Department, as well as the outline of the six-to-seven-year operational guidelines for the base camp. Now that all the actions of the Emperor ** and the East Asian Allied Forces are carried out in accordance with the jīng gods of these two documents, if His Highness does not understand anything, he should question the General Participation Base Camp before approving it. Afterwards, I struggled again, this was embarrassing the ministers. ”

Liu Ping didn't like it when he heard it, and frowned: "This king only learned a few days ago that the Hawaiian Islands, known as the East Pacific Air Fortress, are equipped with a total of only one hundred and twenty aircraft; The Gilbert Islands and the Marshall Islands, which are on the front line of the Central Pacific, have a total of less than 50 aircraft. ”

"Now the empire does not have a single usable aircraft carrier in the Pacific, and even the available capital warships are only three left, while the US-British combined fleet in front of it has at least three aircraft carriers and seven capital warships available. With such a huge disparity in the strength of troops, and the defense of the East Pacific and Central Pacific theaters is so empty, how can this king not be worried? ”

Liang Tianhe hurriedly grabbed the conversation: "Your Highness is too careful, now the main naval force of the United States and Britain in the Pacific is fully assisting the army units to build the so-called '10 degrees south latitude defense line' to prevent our army's attack on Australia, and most of the US army units and transport fleets are used to reinforce the European battlefield." The General Staff believes that at least in the next few months, the US-British coalition forces will not have the spare strength to launch a full-scale attack on China's East Pacific and Central Pacific theaters. ”

Liu Ping raised his eyes and glanced at the ceiling: "Since the General Staff thinks so, once there is a real problem in the two theaters I mentioned, will you, the chief of the General Staff, be responsible?" ”

Liang Tianhe gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Of course I'm in charge." ”

"Even if you can be responsible, you should strengthen the aviation forces of these two theaters as soon as possible, and there will be no aircraft in other theaters to adjust?"

Liu Ping was obviously not willing to stop there.

Liang Tianhe hesitated for a while, and simply stabbed Yan Fu on his side with his elbow, Yan Fu had to reluctantly get up and said: "Your Highness, these two theaters belong to the island and ocean environment, and ordinary army aviation units cannot be stationed. At present, there are only two mixed air wings of the army that have been trained in maritime combat, one has already been stationed in the South Pacific theater and is supporting the army operations on the New Guinean side, and the other has just been stationed in Djibouti and Aden and is supporting the Italian Eritrean and British Somaliland land forces. ”

"As for the navy, on the one hand, it is necessary to deploy sufficient air patrol forces in key areas along the Indian Ocean coast, and at the same time maintain a shore-based strike force of the sea to prevent enemy forces from sabotaging the Indian Ocean lines of communication. On the other hand, the 3rd Air Fleet, which is the core striking force of the navy's shore-based air force, is assembling in the South Pacific Theater while replenishing aircraft and personnel after the operation to break diplomatic relations in the Turkish Strait, so as to narrow the gap between the enemy and our forces in the South Pacific Theater as soon as possible. After giving priority to meeting these two needs, the navy is really ready to adjust. ”

Liu Ping glanced at Yan Fu obliquely: "As I said earlier, the plan is to increase the number of aircraft in the East Pacific Theater to 200 and the Central Pacific Theater to 120 around the end of the year, where will it be moved?" ”

Yan Fu bowed his head with insufficient confidence and said, "I can only hope for the newly built troops." ”

Liu Ping squinted his eyes defiantly, and suddenly tilted his head and smiled: "I understand, since Chief of General Staff Liang said that he will be responsible, this king will not embarrass you, so I will get here first today." ”

After a while, only Yang Zhengjin and Liang Tianhe were left in the conference room.

"This is different from what I thought, this guy is not a puppy, he is simply a lion, grinding his claws and preparing to bite our male lion to death!"

Liang Tianhe held his head in his hands, his voice was not loud, but he was already on the verge of hysteria.

Yang Zhengjin sneered: "You can't bear this?" Then you better not be the chief of the general staff, give way early, and go back to your great northwest to continue eating sand. ”

As soon as Liang Tianhe heard this, he added fuel to the fire, and slapped the table angrily: "You don't gloat here, this guy is not what you helped up, you come to find a way to kill his prestige." ”

Yang Zhengjin got up and shook his head and said, "He is the regent, how can you care about his majesty?" He plays his prestige, you play your Tai Chi, can the thing be done? Lao Liang, you are too calm, you are impetuous, this is not good. Why don't you go for a few days to recuperate, drink tea, and nourish your heart? I've got a good place to ......."

Liang Tianhe didn't appreciate it, stood up with a "swish", patted his chest and shouted: "Lao Tzu told you, as long as you can speak, this son Lao Tzu will sit down, don't think of making excuses to break Lao Tzu apart!" ”

Yang Zhengjin sighed, turned around with his back and said: "Okay, okay, I think of a way, this kid is just a transitional scapegoat, and it's not that there is no one to change, I will send someone to talk to another highness tonight, if the talk is proper, it won't be long before you can change to the dog you want - that's it?" ”

Liang Tianhe squinted his eyes and slapped Yang Zhengjin on the shoulder.

"This is what the eldest brother looks like, I will listen to you, I will go to recuperate tomorrow, cultivate myself, eat, drink and Lazar, whatever you arrange!"

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ps：

2014, a new year, a new journey, thank you for not giving up, thank God for letting me continue to persevere, I hope that in this year, everyone can break free from the fetters and realize their wishes~~~~