Singapore.

Since the Pacific Fleet of the Great Zhou Dynasty was stationed in Changi Port, after large-scale dock and dock expansion, Changi Port has become the largest military port in Southeast Asia. As military security improves, Singapore's other commercial ports are busy, with thousands of fishing and cargo sailboats pouring in and out of Singapore every day. Fishing vessels mainly operate in the waters around Singapore and on the high seas. The cargo sailing ships berthed in Singapore are mainly ships from the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, and ships from both places trade in Singapore.

On this side of the South China Sea, Chinese ships are the mainstay, as well as Philippine ships, Malaysian ships, Vietnamese ships, South Korean ships, North Korean ships, Thai ships, Cambodian ships, Brunei ships, Indonesian ships, and Japanese ships.

On this side of the Indian Ocean, Indian ships are the mainstay, as well as Sri Lankan ships, Bangladeshi ships, and Burmese ships.

Now the navigation technology and shipbuilding industry in "Empire" have been able to undertake ocean trade transportation within a range of two or three thousand kilometers with relative ease. It is about 2,500 kilometers from Guangzhou in China to Singapore, while it is about 300 kilometers from Singapore to Chennai, India.

If it was only seafaring trade within Southeast Asia, the port of Singapore would not matter. But at the intersection of the waters between China and India, Singapore has taken on the role of a transit port between China and India.

The Chinese fleet mainly sold ceramics, silk, tea, salt, and iron products.

The Indian fleet mainly sold spices, spices, or spice curries, cinnamon, pepper, star anise, lemon leaves, neem, pistachios, chili peppers, ginger, turmeric, coriander, cloves, nutmeg, large and small fennel, saffron, fenugreek, ...... Khan, no way, Indian spices are cheap and of good quality, these things are added to food as condiments, which can greatly increase the morale of NPC soldiers, and are indispensable products for India's seafaring trade.

There is also precious sandalwood, as well as gold, silver, diamonds, and precious stones that are abundant in India. If these things are given to NPC heroes, they can greatly increase loyalty, and they are in great demand.

Whether it is Western European players, Arab players, Chinese players, and Southeast Asian players, there is a huge demand for these Indian goods.

Because the Pacific Fleet exists. Singapore's port is so secure that no pirates would dare to attack it easily, and it prospered almost overnight, with fleets of players from the countries of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean gathering to buy and sell here. Purchase the goods you need and ship them back to your home country for resale.

Of course, after leaving the waters of Singapore's port and entering the high seas, the Pacific Fleet will not provide protection, and this safety is difficult to say. Changi Military Port.

The entire harbor is heavily guarded inside and outside. Densely packed with barracks, defenses, and watchtowers, NPC soldiers in full armor and halberds occupy almost all the key points, and the patrols led by the player patrol are patrolling back and forth from time to time to prevent outsiders from infiltrating the military port.

Inside a main barracks in the harbor.

"Report!"

"Come in."

Qianli Buliuxing was carefully looking at a maritime map of Southeast Asia, and he didn't raise his head, and said directly. A player lieutenant came in, holding a thick report, and said, "Boss Qianli, this is the pirate attack report we have collected in the past week, do you want to look at it now?" ”

Thousands of miles away, then he took his eyes off the map. nodded, "Well, read!" ”

The adjutant opened the report and picked out a few main parts. "Since the arrival of our fleet in Changi Port, our fleet has collected and received a total of 2,798 reports of pirate attacks on cargo ships last week. Among them, 795 were successfully robbed, and the rest were failed robberies. Pirate attacks are mainly concentrated in the Strait of Malacca, Indonesia and the South China Sea. Among them, Indonesian pirate gangs are the most rampant, accounting for one-third of all piracy cases last week.

Ocean shipping in the Strait of Malacca is booming, and piracy is on the rise. The main tools of piracy are: small boats, fast boats, and pirate warships. Small boats are usually used by small groups of pirate gangs, and those who use pirate warships usually have the background of large player organizations in Southeast Asian countries, and their origins are extremely complex. These pirates usually loot their ships and cargo, and then bring them back to their respective countries to sell the stolen goods.

The Chinese flotilla suffered relatively light losses due to the escort of warships, and only about a few dozen ships that did not leave the convoy were looted. However, the losses of the fleets of other countries in Southeast Asia were more serious. There are many Filipino merchant players who make requests. I hope to be able to pay for my fleet. Provide protection for their merchant ships.

Thousands of miles boss, what do you think about it? ”

Qianli didn't stay and thought about it for a while. Sneered: "The waters of Southeast Asia are complex, there are many islands and coral reefs, and it is normal for pirates to be more. Besides, our Pacific Fleet is an army, not a mercenary, and does not do private business. Tell the merchants in Southeast Asia that if they want to protect their merchant ships, they just need to buy their own warships, and our Pacific Fleet will not be dispatched at will. By the way, what are the main places where you say piracy is frequent in the South China Sea? ”

The South China Sea is where Chinese merchant ships pass, and he will not be careless.

The adjutant immediately stepped forward and pointed out the location on the maritime map for Qianli Buliu, and said: "Mainly the Gulf of Siam and the Sulu Sea, two places where pirates are the most active. ”

Seeing these two locations, Qianli Buliu laughed again: "The Gulf of Siam is an inner bay where Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia converge and overlap. As for the Sulu Sea, between Malaysia and the Philippines, it was mainly Malaysian and Philippine pirates who looted each other's cargo ships.

The pirates in these two places are the battlefields of infighting among Southeast Asian players, and they have little to do with us, so there is no need to meddle. And as far as I know, the player pirates in the Philippines have well-organized pirate bases, and they are related to many player leaders in the Philippines, and these player leaders have a good relationship with us, and they can't be moved at will. If you encounter Philippine pirates, just warn them. However, our merchant fleets will pass around these two seas, and we must be vigilant and dispatch sufficient warships to protect them from being affected. ”

The adjutant wrote it down.

Thousands of miles without leaving behind his back, his eyes looked back and forth at the Gulf of Siam and the Sulu Sea on the map, thinking about something.

The proliferation of pirates in the Gulf of Siam and the Sulu Sea is undoubtedly the result of infighting among players in Southeast Asian countries. It is not convenient for players from various countries to dispatch regular fleets, but use pirates to attack each other's merchant ships, which is to weaken the other party and achieve the purpose of fattening themselves. Since most pirates are stateless players and are not part of the regular fleets of countries, even if they attack other countries, they will not lead to diplomatic conflicts between countries.

Normally, the Pacific Fleet should not intervene in such a conflict. The fierce infighting among players in Southeast Asian countries is conducive to the Pacific Fleet's control of Southeast Asia.

However, there is another issue that is now being considered.

The purpose of the Pacific Fleet sent by Boss Xiaobai to Singapore was to establish several stable and safe supply bases and two stable and safe supply lines in the Strait of Malacca, in preparation for an expedition to the Indian Ocean and even to Western Europe.

A supply line is about 2,500 kilometers long from the port of Guangzhou, Vietnam, and Singapore.

The other supply route is about 3,600 kilometers long from the port of Guangzhou, the Philippines, Brunei, and Singapore. This is a backup supply line to enable this backup supply line in case the previous one is cut off.

These two supply lines must be stable and secure enough to ensure the smooth transportation of grain, ordnance, and other important strategic materials to the frontline battlefield. If these two supply lines are not safe and the supplies in the rear cannot be delivered to the front line, then there is no need to fight this battle, and it is necessary to withdraw as soon as possible, and not to lose face in the Indian Ocean. And the humiliation is small, and the defeat is big. If they lose the naval battle, the psychological blow to the Chinese players will be huge.

If the flood of piracy in Southeast Asia, especially in the Gulf of Siam and the Sulu Sea, cannot be solved for a long time, then more or less, it will definitely affect the security of these two supply lines.

After thinking about it for a long time, I felt that I had to intervene in the pirate dispute between the two places.

The Gulf of Siam is a sea area where the conflicts between Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam are concentrated.

Among them, Vietnamese players and Chinese players have serious conflicts of interest - especially in the Paracel Seas, where players from both countries have sparked several large-scale battles over fishing grounds. As long as the maritime conflict is not resolved, there will be no friendship for a day.

Cambodian players have a friendlier relationship with Chinese players, and there is basically no conflict of interest - there is no intersection between China and Cambodia, and because Vietnam often fights with Cambodia, Cambodian players and Chinese players are closer.

There is a certain level of conflict between Malaysian and Chinese players - mainly because Chinese players support the Kingdom of Brunei and Singapore, which suppresses Malaysian players. In addition, in the Nansha waters, there are also conflicts of interest in fishing grounds.

There is no conflict between Thai and Chinese players - there is no intersection of the two seas, there is no conflict, and there is no friendly relationship.

Strengthening potential allies and weakening potential adversaries is the basic criterion of national competition.

In the Gulf of Siam, it is imperative to bolster the naval strength of Cambodian players and ensure the neutrality of Thailand, while fighting Vietnamese pirates and suppressing Malaysian pirates.