Waving his hand - the red light of the cigarette butt drew a faint arc in the air, as if laughing at the fate of the empire, the survival of the group, the life and death of your whole family, we can still laugh. ”

Xiao Ruhai raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?" ”

"This war has reached the most critical moment......"

"So what?"

"What will happen to us if we lose? What will become of the empire we have created—haven't you thought about it? ”

"It's not that I haven't thought about it at all...... Xiao Ruhai subconsciously lowered his voice and touched the soundproof glass in front of him, as if it was difficult to trust this translucent barrier.

"The ratio of the overall strength of the enemy is two to one, which cannot be changed in a short period of time. Our advantage over Germany is temporary, and the militarized system can naturally mobilize a strong military force in a very short period of time, but if we cannot achieve a decisive victory in the short term, when the other side completes the transformation of the country's wartime system, the two sides can only rely on basic hard power to decide the victory, that is, who has more factories and abundant resources, and who can produce more arms and arm more soldiers in the same time......

"The old world order has hindered our peaceful development, or rather, our opponents do not intend to give us a chance to continue to rise and fight a fair duel with us when our overall strength is 1 to 1...... When we see the opportunity coming, we instinctively rush over and use our minions to seize our living space, which is also the international order and the law of nature that they themselves recognize. However, we are not the kings of the forest, they are not lambs to the slaughter, we are like a pack of hungry wolves and jackals, trying to snatch food from the mouths of lions and tigers. It is necessary to make up for the lack of brute force with cunning and perseverance, but it is impossible not to admit that it is dangerous to do so, and it may be torn apart by the other party at any time. ”

"So, no matter what, we have to leave a way back for ourselves, we just want to grab the big meal in their mouths, and if we can't grab it for the time being, we can still live on the residue of carrion. If you lose your life because of this, you will really be divided by five horses, and you will never be able to live beyond your life. That's not worth it. ”

Deng Jian flicked the cigarette ash helplessly: "The back road...... The sword is out of its sheath, can there be a way back? ”

Xiao Ruhai spat out a long cigarette: "Our so-called allies may feel the same way." ”

"Even if Germany is out now, we will be able to protect ourselves, don't you think?"

Xiao Ruhai pressed the black and shiny brim inlaid with a double-strand golden dragon pattern: "It may not be a problem to keep the native continent, but it is difficult to say overseas, all the territory that can only be controlled by virtue of sea control will be lost." Needless to say, the East Indies and the Philippines are islands, but Burma, Siam, and Vietnam, which rely mainly on shipping for arms, are also in danger. If Korea does not receive our timely support, it may be shaken, and the Ryukyus will not be able to hold on. Taiwan and Hainan will be cut off and slowly strangled......"

Deng Jian tilted his head: "If the combined fleet is defeated, everything you say will happen." ”

"You mean, the Combined Fleet will not be defeated? Okay, don't go around in circles with me, what the hell does the Navy want? Xiao Ruhai was a little impatient.

"The Combined Fleet has been disappearing from here for many days, and they are nowhere to be found." Deng Jian did not answer directly.

Xiao Ruhai punched his fist with his palm: "What's the matter, are you finally going to do it?" ”

"What do you think?" Deng Jian asked rhetorically.

Xiao Ruhai squinted unhappily: "What can I think?" You yourself say that you have to rely on the navy - if you want me to say, the navy had better dry the British fleet before the army strikes: the sea is victorious, and we will go into India. If the naval battle is defeated, we will stop thinking about India for the time being, and all our resources will be transferred to the north to fight the Russian bears. I don't want to scatter a fleet full of elite army ships at sea and wait for the British fleet to slaughter them. ”

"That's what I said. But if the British don't take the bait, they won't fight us in a decisive battle, and they will have to wait for our convoy to come before they attack. What can we do? Deng Jian continued to induce.

Xiao Ruhai replied categorically: "Then send a fleet first, put on the appearance of landing in key areas, and lure the British out." ”

"What is so important that they can risk the main battle to kill them?"

Xiao Ruhai rubbed his fingers on his chin for a while, took a puff of cigarette, and then resolutely spoke: "Ceylon, that is, Sri Lanka in our time and space, where the British naval base Trincomalee and Colombo, an important commercial port in the Indian Ocean, are located. Once we control this place, together with the bases on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and off the coast of Burma, which are already in our possession, it will greatly increase the operational capability and at the same time seriously hinder the enemy's fleet from entering and leaving this sea area, if the main forces of the combined fleet are stationed there, relying on base aviation and submarines to fight a blocking battle...... Yes, Ceylon! Do you say ......"

Deng Jian spread his hands and smiled: "Did I say anything?" ”

Xiao Ruhai came to his senses at this time, puffed out a cigarette and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, you didn't say anything, you are tight-lipped, model soldier, okay?" ”

After laughing for a while, the two of them agreed with a worried face.

"The main decisive battle...... Are you really sure? I heard that a combined fleet of Entente is assembling in the Indian Ocean, and it seems that the strength is still far above our combined fleet......" Xiao Ruhai spoke first.

Deng Jian casually extinguished the precious filter cigarette butt: "The Kiel incident, Italy's entry into the war, these two factors liberated the British and French navies, if the U.S. Navy is willing to contribute, it can be used to deal with us." As for the odds...... The navy has always been self-contained, and it was not easy to put in a Pan Guochen and rushed to the Marine Corps, we estimate that there is a fart here, even if we go directly to ask Sa Zhenbing them, can we tell you the truth? ”

"If the Combined Fleet were to be destroyed in this battle, everything we had done before, from New Guinea to Hawaii; from Manila to Batavia; From Singapore to Yangon...... I'm afraid everything will come to naught......"

"Maybe the Northern Army can still reach the Urals, and the Northwest Army can still rush to the coast of the Caspian Sea?"

"What's the point of that? More than seventy percent of the country's industrial areas are concentrated in the coastal zone exposed to the enemy's giant ships and cannons, sea traffic is cut off, and the livelihood of tens of millions of people is affected, not to mention that thousands of kilometers of coastline cannot be fortified everywhere, it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be another fire to the Old Summer Palace or something, and the henchmen are attacked, do you still want to cross the Urals, cross Europa, and swim across the English Channel to burn Buckingham Palace? Even if Buckingham Palace is burned, there is still the White House of the United States there, and the Atlantic Ocean is no ...... than the English Channel."

Speaking of this, Xiao Ruhai suddenly smiled: "Are we spreading the emotions of defeat and shaking the morale of the army?" ”

Deng Jian took out the second cigarette from the cigarette case: "If you can think of the defeated people when you are victorious, at least you are not so easy to go crazy." ”