Blake was stunned for a moment and asked, "Tlopp, what do you mean?" ”

"Humph!"

Trope snorted coldly, "Don't you understand? In just one day, Portugal and England have lost more than ten ships, and tomorrow you are sure that you will be able to take the battery group? How many battleship losses did you decide to pay in the Strait of Malacca? Don't forget, behind the Strait of Malacca, the Ming army still has three fleets waiting for us, even if it is not as powerful as our five-nation alliance, but the strength should not be underestimated. ”

Forehead......

Blake's face darkened, what Troppe said was very reasonable, attack with all his strength and take down the military fortress in front of him, or it would not be a difficult thing, but there are still three fortresses in the back, what should I do, just fight all the way through? Isn't that looking for death?

"Tropp, then you say, what are we going to do next?"

Trope sneered: "It's very simple, avoid the fortress, find a port on Sumatra, send the army to land, and attack from both sides of the sea and land at the same time, the Ming army will definitely not be able to support it!" ”

"Landing operations?"

Blake hesitated, "Where is Sumatra suitable for us to land?" We are carrying big ships, there is no dock and port, it is difficult for us to complete the landing, and once we encounter the ambush of the Ming army, we have no stable foothold, we can only passively respond to the battle, when the time comes, I am afraid that we will die ugly ......"

Tlop laughed, "Blake, what are you afraid of?" This island of Sumatra has fallen into the hands of our Dutch for more than 80 years, except for the pristine tropical rainforest area, which we have not mastered, the others, the ports, shoals, docks, and even hills, plains, and towns of Sumatra are all in the hands of our Dutch, and it is not easy to find a place to land? ”

As he spoke, Troppe spread out the map, pointed to the northwest direction of Sumatra and said: "Here Medan, the port of Ula Bay, the port is more than thirty meters deep, the sea is wide, it is the most suitable for us to land However, if the speed is fast, it only takes half a day, I can complete the landing of tens of thousands of people here, as long as the landing is completed, the army will quickly advance towards the Dumai fortress battery group, and launch an attack on the Ming army from the land, when the time comes, our fleet can launch an attack from the sea to divert the attention of the Ming army, In less than three to five days, all two fortresses on Sumatra can be destroyed! ”

Molde on the side nodded and said: "Yes, this is a good idea, landing from Medan, this task will be handed over to us French people to do, the French fleet covers, 10,000 French troops are ready to land, first take Medan, as our foothold, and then the army advances in the southeast direction, from Medan to here, it is only more than a hundred kilometers away, a rapid march, that is, two or three days of time, the Ming army is attacked by the enemy, and it is definitely not our opponent!" ”

"Don't take the enemy lightly!"

Trope said in a deep voice: "Molde, your French army has not fought with the Ming army, I don't know the strength of the Ming army, two years ago, on the island of Java, 40,000 Dutch troops plus 80,000 local indigenous troops, in the face of tens of thousands of Ming army elite attacks, did not be able to hold out for a week, the Ming army is far stronger than you think, if you light the enemy, it is inevitable that you will not suffer a big loss, since you want to land and fight, then mobilize the main force of the army to attack, don't give the Ming army a chance to break through!" ”

"You mean to let me crush all the 20,000 French troops?"

Molde said dissatisfied: "I don't believe that the Ming army is so strong, your defeat in Nanyang is mainly because most of the Dutch troops in Nanyang are mercenaries, and their combat power is limited, as for the indigenous army, it is a group of rabble, if we attack France, we only need 20,000 elites to be able to defeat you, not that the Ming army is too choking, but your army is too weak!" ”

Trope's face sank, and he shouted: "Molde, I say this to be able to reduce unnecessary casualties of the army and ensure that we can take the two fortresses on Sumatra Island, as long as we take the two fortresses and occupy Sumatra Island, even if we can't pass through the Strait of Malacca normally, we can drive straight into the South Sea from the isthmus at the southern tip of Sumatra Island and enter the South Sea, but if Sumatra Island is not under our control, even if we enter the South Sea, it will be easy for us to be blocked by the Ming army in the South Sea, and when the time comes, As long as the Ming army cuts off our rear route, and the food and ammunition in the rear cannot be delivered, we will collapse without a fight, Ming don't understand? 10,000 Army? Tell you, in the face of the same 10,000 Ming army, you have absolutely no certainty of victory, if you face 20,000 Ming army, you will only have a dead end! ”

Molde's heart was shocked, and he said in a muffled voice: "Okay, since that's the case, then hand over the land forces of the Netherlands and England to me, and send 30,000 army troops, right?" Kill chickens with a slaughtering knife, I'll show you how I managed to defeat the Ming army in Sumatra in a short time! ”

Trope nodded and said: "Okay, I will hand over the Dutch army to you, General Black, and the main force of England's army will also be handed over to General Molde to command, this battle is very important, it is not the time when we spare our strength, defeat the Ming Empire, when the time comes, we have any grievances, and then solve them ourselves, even if it is to kill the sky in the dark, it is also an internal matter of our Western Ocean, but before solving the Ming Empire, we are not allowed to have other careful thoughts!" ”

Blake was dissatisfied: "General Troppe, there is no problem in participating in the war, and our British Empire is absolutely unambiguous, but our fleet has already launched an attack from the sea, and the next attack on the battery group is still the British Imperial fleet, and it is a little unkind to let our army participate in the war, right?" Even if it's their turn, it's their turn to fight in the Spanish Kingdom, right? ”

Trope's heart was shocked and helpless, at this time, countries will still hide their own careful thoughts, and no one wants to lose too much, however, what Blake said is not unreasonable, and the only ones who have not been dispatched now are the Spaniards.

"What do you mean, General Fiklow?"

Fallock gritted his teeth and replied, "Okay, I'll send the main force of our army, land with General Molde, and attack from land!" 30,000 troops, even if they are scared, they have to scare the Ming army to death! ”

Molde said in a loud voice: "In this case, I will act tonight, there is a French fleet to escort the army to Medan, and before dawn, launch a landing operation, if the Ming army ambushes in Medan, the French eighty warships will directly tear the true meaning of the Ming army to pieces!" ”

(End of chapter)