The country is the council, and the first phase of the imperial expedition determined by the nine king-level players is the Indian Ocean. Achieving this goal will require a complex series of military, political, and commercial operations.

In order to fully coordinate all the naval fleets, the player organizations in the six coastal areas of Yan, Qi, Wu, Chu, Lu, and Wei decided to formally establish the "Pacific Naval Fleet Command of the Great Zhou Dynasty", headquartered in Keelung, Taiwan.

Taiwan's strategic location is extremely dangerous, in the middle of the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea, bordering the hinterland of the Great Six in the west, facing the Philippines in the southwest, the Pacific Ocean in the east, and the Ryukyu Islands in the northeast.

If you want to choose a location to guard the entire Pacific Ocean, it has to be Taiwan.

Taiwan now has two fleets, the Keelung Fleet and the Kaohsiung Fleet, but the number is not very large, and the total number is about 7 or 800 small and medium-sized warships.

In addition to leaving a part of the Yan Bohai Fleet, Qi Da Niao Fleet, Wu Zhoushan Fleet, Wu Jianye Fleet, Wu Quanzhou Fleet, Chu Zhanjiang Fleet, Chu Dongting Lake Fleet, Chu Poyang Fleet, Chu Guangzhou Fleet, Lu Hongze Fleet, and Wei Mixed Fleet, in addition to leaving a part of the fleet to guard their own territory, the surplus ships and the newly produced ships have been moved to Taiwan for a large-scale buildup in Keelung, Taiwan.

The Yan and Bohai Fleet is undoubtedly the strongest of all fleets, and only this fleet exists in the entire Bohai Sea and the Yellow River. The ships were mainly four- and five-masted galleons, and in addition to combat ships, large transport ships were also included. Moreover, the NPC soldiers' weapons and equipment, as well as the equipment on the ship, are the top steel equipment. 6. Nearly 1,000 warships were dispatched to Keelung.

In addition, the Qi Da Bird Fleet, the Wu Zhoushan Fleet, and the Chu Zhanjiang Fleet. It is also powerful, only slightly inferior to the Bohai Fleet. The rest of the fleets are even more inferior.

For a time, ships gathered in the port of Keelung, Taiwan, and the mast and huge sails covered the sky and the sun. Nearly five or six thousand giant sailing warships arrived in Keelung and anchored in the Keelung military port. There are more than a few million troops. Such a huge army of NPCs consumes a huge amount of daily consumption. Grain ships from all over the country have been carrying grain almost non-stop. The seafaring merchant players on the southeast coast are even more excited, taking the opportunity to resell grain to make money. He arrived in Keelung, Taiwan, with the Bohai Fleet and others to attend the ceremony to celebrate the establishment of the Pacific Naval Fleet Command in Keelung. In addition, he discussed with the leaders who came to meet with him on the distribution of powers of the Pacific Naval Fleet Command and the deployment of operations.

In terms of power distribution, it is simple to divide power according to the percentage of the number and quality of ships they ship in the total number of fleets, similar to equity. As much as you have the shares, you have as many voting rights. Continued equity participation is allowed, diluting equity.

The Yan Bohai Fleet produced a total of thousands of four-masted and five-masted giant warships. Calculated by quality and quantity. It currently accounts for 23% of the total territory of the Pacific Fleet. Qin Xiaobai automatically became the commander of the Pacific Naval Fleet, while the deputy commander was the sea soul of the Zhoushan Fleet. The leaders of the sending fleets are members of the committee of the Pacific Naval Fleet Command and have decision-making power.

In addition, the commanders of the Pacific Fleet at all levels are served by excellent player commanders sent by various forces, and whoever sends the fleet will send the commander of the fleet.

"To make an expedition to the Indian Ocean, it is necessary to establish absolute dominance in Northeast Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. That is, to subdue the surrounding nations. So as not to have chaos around you. The establishment of the Pacific Naval Fleet Command was aimed at deterring East Asian countries. Control all Pacific waters, including the western Pacific Ocean, Guam, the Sea of Japan, the waters of the Ryukyu Islands, the Korean Strait, the South China Sea, Brunei, the Strait of Malacca, and more.

After we control the Pacific Ocean, we will wave our fleet into the Indian Ocean, and then we will set up the Indian Ocean Naval Fleet Command to control the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Suez Canal west of the Strait of Malacca.

If we are fortunate enough to be able to control the Suez Canal, access to the Mediterranean and Atlantic Terrain, then we will also create an Atlantic Naval Command. Of course, this is still too far away, and the first place we need to control is the Pacific Ocean. ”

At the decision-making meeting of the Pacific Naval Command, Qin Xiaobai did not have any nonsense and directly explained the ultimate mission of the Pacific Naval Fleet Command. None of the leaders who were able to participate in the decision-making meeting were stupid, and they were naturally clear about Qin Xiaobai's intentions.

Qin Xiaobai's description of the Pacific Naval Command's mission concept does not directly state which country to conquer, but it does include several of the most critical strategic locations - Guam, Ryukyu, Brunei, and Malacca.

Guam.

Guam is deep in the Pacific Ocean. But if a sailboat does not have a positioning system, it is difficult to find its presence in the vast ocean. Most importantly, it is a very important U.S. military stronghold deep in the Pacific.

Now the forces and navies of the American players cannot reach Guam at all, and Guam is actually still in a state of "ownerlessness". Even if the U.S. players have ocean-going warships, they can't compete with the Chinese players in Guam. Taiwan is 2,689 kilometers away from Guam, while the western coast of the United States is 11,000 kilometers away from Guam, which means that Chinese players have a great advantage in controlling Guam.

As long as Guam is controlled, it is equivalent to occupying an important forward military base for Chinese players to move towards the Pacific.

Ryukyu.

The Ryukyu Islands, consisting of a string of pearl islands. It is the only way for the Japanese islands to reach Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Now South Korean players, North Korean players, and Filipino players have all fought on the island of Kyushu, and the Ryukyus are already under military control of the Zhoushan fleet. The Ryukyu Islands are a gateway between China's Big 6 and the Pacific Ocean, a gate that must be controlled no matter how big the cost. As soon as this gate is closed, it will be difficult for the US fleet to directly advance into the hinterland of the Great 6 from the direction of the Pacific Ocean in the future. It will be much easier for the Chinese fleet to enter the US mainland in the future. To enter the United States, of course, there is a springboard -- the Hawaiian Islands. It's just that the Hawaiian Islands are too far away, and it is difficult to carry out military occupation at this time.

Brunei.

The Kingdom of Brunei is a miniature small country surrounded by the Kingdom of Malaysia on the coast of Southeast Asia. Qin Xiaobai's Zhoushui fleet once sent troops together with the Zhanjiang fleet, the Zhoushan fleet, and the Big Bird fleet to save Brunei from being destroyed by Malaysia.

At present, the Zhanjiang fleet still has an expeditionary ship of several hundred ships anchored in Brunei's military port. The establishment of a large fleet military base in Brunei is very important to deter Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia in Southeast Asia.

Strategically, though, Brunei isn't too important. If naval bases can be set up in other countries in Southeast Asia, it does not have to be in Brunei. For example, the military ports in the Philippines are also excellent.

Malacca.

The Strait of Malacca is the choke point from the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and it is no exaggeration to call it the crown of Southeast Asia. The place is still under the control of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, as well as an uncountable fleet of NPC pirates and player pirate armies. The Chinese fleet, the Indian fleet, have not yet had time to seize this choke point.

There is no doubt that this place will be the key place to be captured by the Pacific Naval Fleet Command of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it cannot be exchanged for other places.

In just a few words, Qin Xiaobai outlined the entire operational focus of the Pacific Naval Fleet Command. If the locations of Guam, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Brunei, the Philippines, and the Strait of Malacca are connected by a single line, they will now form a tight maritime military defense line and a seafaring trade and transportation line, guarding the entire southeast coast of China. Taiwan, on the other hand, is at the center of this line. It's not for nothing that PACOM is located here.

The leaders have no objection to these key missions of PACOM, and it is basically a broad consensus to occupy these key locations. Not to occupy, on the contrary, is a strange thing.

After Qin Xiaobai finished speaking, the leader of the Zhanjiang fleet, Maddragon, added some details, such as the location of the ports in Southeast Asia, the deployment of the naval fleets of players in various countries, and how many fleets Chinese players need to send to deter these countries.

One of the leaders asked, "There is one more small question, who is the precise target of our Pacific Command?" ”

Qin Xiaobai shook his head: "We don't have a clear target for fighting, whoever hinders us from organizing the maritime defense line is our enemy!" From this point of view, if Japanese players want to compete with us for the Ryukyu Islands, then Japan is undoubtedly one of our enemies. There is also the Strait of Malacca, if a player from any country tries to challenge our dominance in the Strait of Malacca, then it is naturally an enemy, if it does not challenge our dominance, it is not an enemy, and it is possible to win them as our allies. All those who cooperate with us in forming the Pacific maritime defense line are our allies. Brunei is now one of our allies. In addition, we need to try to turn Singapore into an ally, because Singapore's geographical location is important, and we need their full cooperation in Malacca, no matter what means and methods are used. Still have questions? ”

The leaders didn't say anything more, and basically agreed with Qin Xiaobai's principles.