Out of a damp and humid jungle, the eyes suddenly open up, the blue Chinese ink painting-like seaside cliff, a chic set up a European fairy tale style white building, the small building around the flowers are splendid, the green shadow is swaying, the strange rocks are craggy, like a fairyland.

Yan Fu nodded with satisfaction: "Brother Ding Mingxian, you are really good at picking a place, this look at the past, it feels like landing in Penglai Yingzhou......"

Sa Zhenbing shrugged slightly: "It's not that I will pick a place, it's that the first Philippine Governor-Mr. MacArthur has an eye." It's a pity that he left office early, or we could have had tea with him here and talk about how the Americans 'liberated' this place into a colony. ”

The car stopped in front of the small building, and everyone entered the door humbly, led by Sa Zhenbing to the rooftop of 2 Linhai, and sat down around a mahogany round table covered with a blue and white checkered tablecloth.

“…… Land communications through Burma are not enough to support a large force to attack India, and in order to support India's strategic operations from the sea, the threat of the Entente Combined Fleet cannot but be ruled out, which is the basic consensus of the base camp. Yan Fu said this, took the black briefcase handed by the entourage staff officer, and took out a folder with a dark blue cover.

"In order to fight against the Entente Combined Fleet, it is necessary to gather the main forces of the Combined Fleet as much as possible, temporarily empty the East China Sea and the southeast, and take the army units as the main body, supplemented by the light forces of the Navy and the base aviation units, and stubbornly defend the islands, and the Army has also approved of this."

Sa Zhenbing flicked his fingers: "En...... Can it really be held? The enemy on the Australian side has increased its troops, and will the troops temporarily lent to the southeast by the 2nd team be recovered? In addition, the German fleet will not be restored until next year, if the United States gathers forces to attack Hawaii in the face of a decisive battle in the Indian Ocean. It's hard for us to get reinforcements in time. ”

"As I just said, let go of the air, the naval and ground forces will be evacuated to a minimum, and the main thing is to delay the time as much as possible by the army, and the base camp has already made up its mind."

"Don't hesitate to take risks? If ......"

"If the main forces of the Combined Fleet are crippled in the Indian Ocean, there is a risk that the front in the East China Sea and the Southeastern Front will collapse - perhaps this year."

Sa Zhenbing blinked vigorously: "So...... In this operation, should the Navy give priority to preserving combat power? ”

Yan Fu didn't respond positively, took a sip of tea, and turned his gaze to the gray-blue sea antenna in the distance: "The commander of the Entente fleet, the cautious General Jericho." He understands this better than we do. If the large fleet, which gathered more than 60% of the dreadnoughts of the British Empire, was disabled, not only India would not be saved, but Australia and Africa would also be finished, and there would be no more strength to hinder China and Germany from meeting by sea in a year or two, and the British Empire would collapse and the old order would collapse completely......"

"Yes, Jericho will also give priority to preserving combat power, both sides are afraid of losses, be careful to avoid the battle, and the decisive battle will not be fought. Advance and retreat, go around and around. The confrontation will continue - but we can't afford to wait, is the army sure that it will open up communication with Germany by the middle of next year? ”

"Although the army patted its chest and made a package ticket...... But...... Even if Russia is forced to submit in the middle of next year and open up Sino-German communications, the actual amount of transportation that can be ensured may be very limited, and it is with this in mind that the base camp has high expectations for India's strategic operations, and the key to India's strategic operations lies in our navy, and this is our opportunity! Winning this battle will give the Navy a decisive boost in its right to speak – or rather, to make strategic decisions! So ......"

"Risking a fight to the death? Nothing. It doesn't matter if the southeast of the East China Sea collapses? Sa Zhenbing frowned slightly.

"What do you say?" Yan Fu picked out a cut cigar from the silver tray on the table, lit the fire, and smoked leisurely.

Sa Zhenbing pondered for a while, waved his hand and said, "Since the base camp has made up its mind. I don't have anything to say, you decide, I'll do it

How are you going to tempt Jellico? ”

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Yan Fu held the cigar in one hand, and pushed the blue-covered folder in the other hand in front of Sa Zhenbing: "See for yourself." ”

Sa Zhenbing opened the folder and saw a few big characters written with a brush at the beginning: "Top Secret-I Operational Plan Reference".

The content is roughly as follows:

1. Plan A

A: Before the start of the naval battle, the offensive operations of the Army Aviation Corps (the 3rd and 5th Air Groups, scheduled to be set 480 in the first 8 days) were used to destroy the enemy aviation units in Bangladesh and seize air supremacy along the Bay of Bengal.

B: Dare to die as a spy [:.|2 ambushes were carried out in coordination with the submarine blocking line of the 11th Fleet and the ground mobile units (aircraft carriers as the backbone) covered by reconnaissance units (combat patrols as the backbone). In addition, the fleet carrying the Huriol detachment was to be composed of small torpedo boats and pocket submarine special service boats, which would unleash a thunderbolt when the enemy approached.

C: After the 11th Fleet and the Mobile Force ambushed the Combined Entente Fleet near Ceylon, another special death squad "Shenlie Detachment" was dispatched from the direction of Burma to land near Chittagong to lure the Combined Fleet of the Entente to turn north, at which time the Mobile Force and the Third Air Fleet (Naval Base Aviation Force) will carry out aviation raids during the day, and the Burmese-based lightning strike units (composed of torpedo boats and destroyers) will launch continuous lightning strikes at night under the cover of reconnaissance forces, and gradually weaken the enemy's forces! After dawn, the main force will attack and fight the enemy in a decisive battle!

D: If the Entente [u] then the prepared 1st Marine Corps will land from another truly selected landing ground near Chittagong under the cover of support forces and occupy Chittagong, after which the 1st Marine Army will advance towards Dhaka and Kolkata, and the 12th and 14th Armies will be outflanked by the 12th and 14th Armies