According to Zhao Xiaofeng's meaning, he built a two-pronged approach.

"I think that we need to prepare with both hands, and we must be hard with both hands, so that we can solve the problems of Nanyang more effectively and quickly." Zhao Xiaofeng stretched out two fingers and gestured twice, and then said.

He had been thinking about it for a long time, and he had compared all the strategies he could use, but he had always felt that the best results could only be achieved by working on both sides at the same time.

"Well, Zhao Qing, can you tell me in detail which two hands are preparing?" Huang Xu said with interest.

Huang Xu has always obeyed Zhao Xiaofeng's wisdom, and Zhao Xiaofeng has never disappointed Huang Xu.

And seriously think about it, Zhao Xiaofeng should be the old man who followed Huang Xu earlier, and his resourcefulness has always been admired by Huang Xu and others, although Li Hongzhang and others later were also resourceful, but strictly speaking, Zhao Xiaofeng is the number one think tank under Huang Xu.

Moreover, Zhao Xiaofeng's ideas and plans often make Huang Xu invincible, which also makes Huang Xu more convinced and dependent on Zhao Xiaofeng, so Huang Xu has always attached importance to his words.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Zeng Dashuai's strategy and Mr. Zhuge 's strategy are the two preparations we have to make, and we can only use the two in combination to achieve twice the result with half the effort, or that sentence, the lion fights the rabbit must also go all out, we don't do it, if we want to do it, then we must take a thunderous blow, directly knock Nanyang down and completely conquer it, but also to make it no longer have any resistance to the heart, so, if it is just a simple political or military means, That's not going to end up in a big way, so we need to combine the two and implement them in order to convince them. Also obey their hearts. Zhao Xiaofeng talked eloquently.

And his words also explained the truth very thoroughly, so that the listeners nodded frequently.

Huang Xu deeply agreed.

"Okay, then do according to Mr. Zhao's opinion." Huang Xu clapped his hands and said.

"Yes." The crowd took the order.

With the implementation of the will, it is equivalent to the overall strategy of the South Sea operation has been determined, and this strategy is mainly divided into two parts, one. Direct military means, second, political disintegration, division and cultivation of proxies, and as much as possible to provoke proxy wars to cooperate with the military operations of the Taiping army.

And the ultimate goal of all actions against the Nanyang Kingdom is also two, first, to conquer its people, and second, to conquer its heart.

If you do both. Then the Battle of the South Seas will have a happy conclusion.

Moreover, Huang Xu and his ministers were convinced that the Chinese Empire would achieve its goals.

As for the specific strategy, Huang Xu arranged it like this.

Zhao Xiaofeng took the lead in the offensive, and the Military Aircraft Department was in charge of the overall responsibility, so it was not necessary to report to Huang Xu for instructions in every detail, but it was necessary to inform Huang Xu of their progress at all times, so as to cooperate with the Taiping Army in carrying out operations.

And a military offensive. Huang Xu intends to take charge personally.

He prepared troops to attack Nanyang in two directions.

All the way, by land, from the border of the Chinese Empire towards the hinterland of the South Seas. On the other hand, the Invincible Armada launched an attack from the sea, striving to annihilate the navy of the Nanyang Kingdom first, and then cooperate with the army to launch a flanking attack on the Nanyang mainland.

Lu Lu Huang Xu personally sat in charge.

The total number of troops invested in the Battle of Nanyang is tentatively estimated at one million people, foot and horse. Firearms, special, logistics and other branches of the armed forces are readily available.

As for the specific allocation to various arms of the army, the Fifth Army led by Zeng Guoquan and Zeng San was the first. The Third Army Corps led by Hu Linyi and Luo Zenan is the left flank, the Fourth Army Corps led by Zeng Guohua and Peng Yulin is the right flank, and the Eleventh Army Corps led by Li Yuandu and Hu Sier is combined.

This brings the total strength to a million men.

And the reason why a million-strong army was dispatched was because Huang Xu didn't want to give Nanyang any respite at all, he planned to swallow Nanyang in one go.

Of course, the total strength of the Taiping Army is more than one million, and the reason why these legions were chosen to be mobilized this time is also for their own reasons.

Among them, the Fifth Army is a light cavalry, and the geographical environment of Nanyang is special, which is not conducive to heavy cavalry operations, so this time Huang Xu ordered to dispatch light cavalry, and it is enough to use light cavalry to deal with Nanyang, a country where cavalry is not developed.

The Third Army Corps and the Fourth Army Corps are both hoplites, and the purpose of dispatching hoplites is also to suppress the active main infantry of the Nanyang State.

Not to mention the Eleventh Legion, which is known as a sharp weapon in the army, and having it in the rear will ensure that the army is foolproof.

Moreover, the troops transferred by Huang Xu this time are all troops that have not participated in the war against the DPRK and Japan, according to him, the troops fighting against the DPRK and Japan need to rest and recuperate, and the army in charge of the expedition this time has been recuperating for a long time, and it is time to pull it out to experience and train.

Judging from all aspects, the focus of this attack on Nanyang was put by Huang Xu on land.

This is also easy to understand, after all, the land march makes Huang Xu more down-to-earth, whether it is marching or supplying, it is more convenient.

Of course, that's not to say that waterways aren't important.

The First World War by Water was also important.

The reason why the Nanyang country dared to run rampant was because it thought it had a good navy.

If there is no navy, how can the Nanyang State control the shipping lanes of the South China Sea, isn't that whimsical? So, in this sense, the pressure on the Imperial Chinese Navy was greater than that of the Army.

Of course, the navy of the Chinese Empire only had an invincible armada, so the invincible armada led by Li Hongzhang and Luo Bingzhang could only be dispatched.

The first priority of the Imperial Chinese Navy was to annihilate the Nanyang Navy first, and then wait for an opportunity to attack the Nanyang mainland with the army on both sides.

In response to this plan, Huang Xu and everyone made a detailed discussion, and finally agreed to implement it as agreed.

And Zeng Guofan strongly asked to lead the army to the expedition this time, but Huang Xu did not agree in the end, because this expedition to Nanyang is not only to defeat Nanyang, but also to naturalize his heart, so only he can grasp the balance by going in person.

After discussing the strategy for foreign wars, it is time to discuss the handling of internal affairs.

Therefore, this time Huang Xu is a pro-conscription, so, like last time, all the domestic affairs of the Chinese Empire have been handed over to the Military Aircraft Department to handle, and Huang Xu is quite pleased that the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department did a good job last time, and he believes that they can also do a good job this time.

After the strategy was decided, the war machine of the Chinese Empire was once again running at high speed.

The Ministry of Intelligence seized the time to collect intelligence on the Nanyang Kingdom.

To prepare for the expedition is to seize the time to train.

And all kinds of war readiness materials have also been continuously transported to the front-line material distribution centers for concentration.

This time, the Nanyang nation will have to pay the price for their hubris. (To be continued......)