Chapter 531 Who is our enemy and who is our friend

Since it can't be stopped, it can only be a sigh. Getting to Batavia from India is not easy and requires a period of rest. During this time, John and Kuichi are also making continuous efforts, and Knight is very firm in telling them that this must be done. It's not that he wants to go, it's that the situation dictates that he has to do it.

"The Dutch took advantage of the war in Europe and rose rapidly, and the process was too smooth. There is no rival in the sea coachman who crosses the seven seas, and he will not stop without touching his head and breaking the bloodstream. Chen Xie, who had just arrived at the senior officer, immediately received information from the clippers that a large number of Dutch ships had gathered in Batavia. Because he couldn't rest assured, Chen Xie decided to sit in town in person and witness this decisive battle at sea. If Chen Xie's purpose was only to get the Dutch to compromise before, this time it was completely different.

After more than 10 years of development, the Dengzhou Navy has grown from a few small ships to 130 large warships now, with a naval personnel of nearly 50,000. After the crazy armament, there must be a war to get some money back.

At this stage, the number of third-class warships in the Dengzhou Navy is 40, which is the key warship for the future development of the navy, and 90 fourth-class warships have been discontinued, and in the future the artillery will be reduced and replaced with armed merchant ships, and all docks are third-class warships. There are 50 clippers, which are responsible for reconnaissance, communications, and personnel movements at sea.

As soon as Chen Xie arrived at the commander, the naval staff began to rush like crazy, making a battle plan to land in Java and bulldoze the Dutch city of Batavia directly from the ground. There were some preparations for this plan, but it was not expected that the Dutch would not compromise after losing Resharan and being blocked. In that case, it's a good thing to do. I was reluctant to fight against the Netherlands alone, not because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to fight. It's not about wanting to be cheap British. Now the situation has changed, and as long as the war is kept within the boundaries of the East Indies, the British will not take much advantage. Chen Xie did not believe that the Dutch would give up trade routes elsewhere for the sake of their colonies in Asia. Even if the Netherlands did its best to fight, it would not be a big deal under the labor expedition. This is Asia. No matter how you look at it, don't be afraid of the Dutch.

Intelligence on Java has been being collected for a long time, and it is not too difficult for the General Staff to make plans. There are suitable landing sites around Batavia, etc., it is an archipelago with the sea on all sides, and there are too many places to land. With the help of the Nanyang Chinese, this information was easy to gather. This time there was finally a chance to make a difference.

A group of staff officers were busy. A group of admirals and army generals were also in a meeting. There is no doubt that this is a battle in which the navy and army join hands, and the problem is that within the Dengzhou battalion, the contradictions between the navy and the army also exist. Why is this so? Very simply, under the command of the Dengzhou battalion, the navy has the largest investment, and Chen Xie is also the most fancy, and he is known as the main house. Don't look at the army side of a pair of generals. They are all officials such as the chief soldier, and they are coaxing. But compared to the input. The cost of a fourth-class battleship is 200,000 silver yuan, not counting the cannon and other equipment. Therefore, the army claims to be born to a concubine, and other local armed forces such as chengguan are bound to be born to girls.

It took nearly 10 million silver yuan to build such a fleet. One can imagine how deeply the army has a grudge against the navy. You must know that the battleship is not just built, there is also regular maintenance, this thing is just Nima burning money. And as soon as the cannon of the battleship rang out, the silver went out with a bang.

A report submitted by Silao to create the Navy's own Marine Corps. It was met with resolute resistance from the army. What are you kidding, this job has to be robbed. It is unrealistic to expect the army to cooperate with the navy in combat. Therefore, Chen Xie could only personally command, and when the battle was over, the marines would get one out.

Prior to this, Chen Xie had already transferred two A-shaped battalions to practice landing operations. Chen Xie's estimation is that in Batavia, two A-shaped battalions are enough. When the troops arrived, they found out that things were not so simple. Two A-shaped battalions, with more than 4,000 troops, how to solve the problem of transporting ships? You can't use an old-fashioned fortune boat, right? Because of this, all the captured Dutch ships were used, half of the cannons were dismantled, and the royal fleet got the first deal. Originally, there were 110 fourth-class warships in service, and 20 of them were also refitted, and more than half of the cannons were dismantled, so they could be directly used as armed merchant ships in the future.

While the battle plan was still being formulated, there were ten more fourth-class warships in the dock at the mouth of the Tamsui River. There are too many warships of this class, and now they are being refitted one after another. In other words, the entire Dengzhou Navy has only one hundred and twenty warships that can be put into operation, and it is impossible for all of them to gather here, and this time it is only a hundred warships.

Even so, this fleet is already invincible in Asia, and if the soldiers' suzhì is a little stronger, the invincible world is a matter of time.

During the meeting, both sides can argue for an hour over the landing site. Chen Xie smiled and sat still and listened to their noise. From Dayuan to Batavia, this is not a long distance. The commander of the navy, Silaujing, stood up and shouted at the top of his voice: "After defeating the Dutch fleet with the main fleet first, land on the coast around Batavia immediately." In a week at most, Batavia will be captured. ”

"Just because you have a loud voice doesn't mean that you have a point, do you know the art of war? Forget it, you can't talk about the art of war with a ghost like you. I only have two A-shaped battalions in my hands, the size of the entire East Indies, where is this little force enough? The best plan is to hit the key points, where the key points are. If I want to see it, this is the point. As he spoke, the commander of the army, Lin Ya, punched hard and smashed Singapore on the map and said: "The Malaga Strait, as long as we take here, the entire East Indies, including the South Sea Islands, will become a dish on our plate, and we can fight wherever we want." ”

The two argued for more than an hour, and neither could convince anyone. In the end, they all sat down without saying a word, Chen Xie looked at Su Haochen, the chief of the General Staff, with a smile, this guy has been staring at the map with a straight face.

"At such a long distance, even if it is just a sea battle, we can't go on an expedition without a transit station. At the moment we can't go to war with Spain, I think this is a good place, so it's better to take this island first and use it as a fulcrum. Su Haochen pointed at Natuna and spoke, this look was not ordinary tricky.

"The cabinet should say hello to the two Guangxi sides, and it is necessary to set up a military port in Qiongzhou. The big man is still a little far away from the South Seas. With the military port of Qiongzhou and the fulcrum of Natuna, it will be convenient for military operations in Nanyang in the future. Even if you want to immigrate, it is much more convenient. "Lin Ya is worthy of being an old immigrant worker, and she has an idea when she looks at this map.

Chen Xie slowly spoke at this time: "You haven't seen the size of the sea before, but now you have finally seen it, right?" There is a question, I don't know if you have thought about it, the Dengzhou Navy has gathered a large number of officers, who should be most worried about? ”

There was a dead silence at the scene, and everyone was stunned by this question, yes! How did you forget this? Su Haochen, who has always been thoughtful, has this blind spot in his thinking. At this time, everyone remembered another thing, that is, the navy of the Ming Dynasty was no longer the era of fortune ships more than ten years ago, this is a powerful navy led by large warships, and the scale may surpass the navy of any European country in two years.

A thought suddenly arose in everyone's hearts, it turned out that we were already so powerful, and we had reached the time when people wanted to see our faces. This is a very natural thing, Spain has declined, and the Netherlands is not a problem, in this part of Southeast Asia, the Ming navy, which is really stomping on the earthquake, suddenly gathers in a big way, how scary it is.

Chen Xie smiled proudly: "Since everyone has thought of this, then the problem is simple. If the Spanish envoys come, let them choose to take sides. Sue them, if they do not align, they will be enemies. ”

After saying this, Chen Xie stood up and left the war room slowly. A group of people at the scene were giggling, and the logistics problem that they were most worried about now suddenly had a solution. Just when everyone was smirking, Chen Xie suddenly came in again and said, "Natuna is very important, Temasek is also very important, these places are all ours." Let's decide on a battle plan along these lines, and the Spaniards will put aside for a while, clean up the Dutch, and then talk to them about how to divide up the South Seas. If the Portuguese also come, welcome them, and the more friends the better. ”

It is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to be the enemy of the whole world, but when someone provokes, it must be resolutely fought back and eliminated. In this process, it is definitely a good thing to pull in a few helpers, and the contradictions should also be divided into only contradictions and secondary contradictions. Chen Xie's idea immediately made the brains of these officers active. Now the Dutch fleet only goes to Batavia, and it will take some time to bring in the big man, maybe the Dutch fleet will stay in Batavia, it depends on the specific situation.

When everyone from all walks of life was preparing, Chen Xie, the boss, was enjoying leisure, and under the shade of the trees by the river, Chen Xie was fishing very calmly. At this time, there is no need to look like you are awesome, a group of generals are not stupid. It's time for them to watch Xiàn, and this time Chen Xie has made up his mind to be a morale-boosting mascot. (To be continued......)