288 Strait of Malacca

Suzuki Sanosuke Kino stood on the reef rock, meditating, looking at the Ryukyu Osumi Islands in the distant sea.

Behind him stood dozens of Japanese players, each clenched into fists, also looking at the southwest sea with angry faces. They all knew very well that the Chinese Pacific Fleet was now cleaning up the Japanese players on the Ryukyu Islands, but the Japanese fleet did not dare to act rashly, but instead cowered in military ports everywhere.

"Rear Chief, is our fleet just doing nothing? Gather the fleet of the whole of Japan, we have at least tens of thousands of warships, and we are fully capable of fighting with the Chinese fleet, why not take action? ”

Suzuki Sanosuke said indifferently: "Shut up, now is the wrong time, it's not the time to fight back, no matter what the Chinese are doing, you can only endure!" Before defeating the ROK and DPRK armies, we must not venture into war with the Chinese fleet, otherwise we will commit a great taboo of facing enemies on all sides. I am bringing you here today to remember that sooner or later we will fight a decisive battle with the Chinese in the near future, but we must not move a single soldier until we are ready! ”

The Japanese players were silent.

There was another sentence that Sanosuke Suzuki did not utter. The loss of the Ryukyu Islands only made it difficult for them. If the Chinese fleet is angered and provoked an attack, then the entire Japanese archipelago will suffer. If you don't want to be eliminated like players in the Russian Far East, then the best thing to do is to do nothing and wait for the moment.

The Chinese Pacific Fleet spent more than ten days cleaning up the Ryukyu Islands. After the construction of the last fortifications on the northernmost island of Osumi, the naval training exercise was completed and the road was turned back to the Keelung military port in Taiwan.

In fact, Osumi Island is very close to Kyushu Island, and the Pacific Fleet can see Kyushu Island almost from Osumi Island, and you can land on Kagoshima Island in Kyushu Island by walking dozens of kilometers to the north.6 Many player captains strongly requested to carry out the landing 6 on the island of Kyushu, but were rejected by the commander of this exercise, "Thousands of miles without staying".

The purpose of this exercise was not to land on the island of Kyushu. It was not for the purpose of waging a national war against Japan, but to establish a Pacific defense line "from Guam in the easternmost part to the Strait of Malacca in the westernmost part." Although the island of Kyushu is close at hand, it is not possible to climb 6. What's more, Japanese players have already gathered millions of heavy troops in Kagoshima to prevent the Chinese fleet from boarding 6 from the direction of Kagoshima, and this battle will start as soon as it starts. It's not ten days and half a month to over.

The Pacific Fleet walked around Kagoshima and then began to return home.

The commander of the Japanese 6th Army in Kagoshima breathed a clear sigh of relief.

The Pacific Fleet returned to Keelung, Taiwan, and carried out a resupply in preparation for the next military operation.

Of course, they did not forget to send several large ships deep into the heart of the Pacific Ocean. Go and find Guam, a frontier fortress on the sea more than 2,000 kilometers away. It's not easy to find a floating island on the sea, and a storm can get a sailboat lost in the Pacific Ocean, so it takes a long time to find a route to Guam. Fortunately, the five-masted seven-sail flat-bottomed sailing ship produced by the Zhoushui Shipyard is now large enough to carry enough food and water supplies, as well as hundreds of NPC sailors, to be adrift at sea for months without worrying about starving to death at sea due to lack of food and water.

Subsequently. Two thousand ships of the Pacific Fleet passed through the Bass Strait and headed for a visit to the Kingdom of the Philippines.

The 2,000 large warships caused great shock and unease in the Kingdom of the Philippines. From NPC kings and local walled city chiefs to Filipino player leaders, they compete to visit the commander of the Chinese fleet.

When the NPC king learned that the Chinese fleet was only passing through the Philippines and did not plan to stop, he breathed a sigh of relief, respectfully welcomed the Chinese fleet through the Philippine coastline, and ordered local port officials to provide food, water supplies and other supplies. There must be no slackness.

The Pacific Fleet advanced along the coast of the Philippines. On the way, it will be resupplied at large Philippine ports such as "San Fernando, Manila, Batangas, and Puerto Princesa". The Pacific Fleet's southern tour of the Philippines is only trivial. I didn't plan to do anything in the Philippines. It was important that the many merchant ships of the Chinese players following behind the fleet took advantage of this opportunity to greatly deepen the seafaring trade relationship with the Philippines.

As early as a few months ago, the Zhanjiang fleet opened this seafaring trade route. Now, this seafaring trade route has become very prosperous, there are more merchant ships, and pirates are naturally indispensable. Along the way, the Pacific Fleet demonstrated its maritime force to deter pirates active in the area and increase the safety factor for merchant ships.

Soon after, the Pacific Fleet arrived in the Kingdom of Brunei.

The Zhanjiang Expeditionary Fleet, which was originally stationed here, was incorporated into the Pacific Fleet and continued to stay in Brunei. However, the Zhanjiang fleet now has a new task, which is to find the Nansha Islands and garrison all the Nansha islands.

After a replenishment in Brunei, the Pacific Fleet did not stop too long, but continued to sail westward, towards the Strait of Malacca.

The Strait of Malacca is now controlled by players from three countries: Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

The Kingdom of Singapore is an island of more than 40 kilometers and more than 20 kilometers wide, and it is a city island nation. It is very close to Malaysia to the north, and the two countries are separated by only the Straits of Johor.

As the Kingdom of Upper Earth at the Crossroads, Singapore is blessed with unique commercial and shipping advantages.

However, the current maritime trade routes in the Strait of Malacca are not prosperous, there are not many sailing ships passing through the Strait, and piracy is rampant here, and with Malaysia eyeing the world, Singapore's trade is not very good.

Malaysia's comprehensive strength is far greater than Singapore's.

In order to fight for control of the Strait of Malacca, players from both countries have fought dozens of battles large and small, and Singaporean players have been pressed and beaten by Malaysian players, and the navy has been completely wiped out. However, the Singapore players have not been beaten down so far, and it is a miracle that they rely on the 6th Army to stubbornly defend their islands.

In this regard, Singaporean players are much stronger than Brunei players.

The Zhanjiang Fleet had offered to help Singapore fend off the Malaysian fleet on the condition that the Zhanjiang Fleet be stationed in Singapore's ports, but Singapore did not accept this condition, and the matter was not settled.

The Great Zhou Pacific Fleet slowly arrived in the Strait of Malacca and once again made the same proposal to the Singapore Players Alliance: Singapore would have the Pacific Fleet stationed in the harbor in exchange for the Pacific Fleet's maritime protection of Singapore.

The leaders of the Singapore Players Alliance were hesitant about this, and their attitude was divided into two factions, one strongly opposed to it, and one expressed its willingness to accept it.

If the Zhanjiang Fleet only represents the Chudi players, then the Great Zhou Pacific Fleet represents the entire circle of influence of Chinese players, which is not something that a small Singapore can afford to offend. Not to mention Singapore, players from any country in Southeast Asia are in awe of this Pacific Fleet. The Malaysian fleet is strong enough, the Vietnamese fleet is strong enough, and the Indonesian pirates are strong enough, they often go to the waters of Singapore to show off their might, and they are very active, but as soon as the Pacific Fleet appears in the Strait of Malacca, they immediately disappear without a shadow, disappear without a trace, and do not know where they are hidden.

However, if the Pacific Fleet is stationed in the port of Singapore, some Singaporean players are also very unhappy. Inviting a great god to sit at home, safety is guaranteed, but many things can't be decided by themselves, which makes the Singapore player leaders very uncomfortable psychologically. It is better to endure the attack of the Malaysian army than to ask the great god to sit at home.

Other Singaporean leaders believe that Chinese players should be allowed to base their Pacific Fleet in Singapore. Singapore's players are not strong enough to protect their territory and seas, and it is only natural to ask Asia's strongest naval fleet to protect Singapore. If the Pacific Fleet is offended, it will worsen Singapore's external environment and make its situation even more difficult.

The leaders of the two factions of players in Singapore argued fiercely for a long time, unable to convince each other and difficult to reach an agreement.

The commander of the Pacific Fleet, who was very patient, anchored off the coast of Singapore, waiting for an answer. Of course, he was not idle, and invited a few important Singaporean players to lead the flagship, chatting or something. Among them is the Speaker of the Singapore Gamers Alliance.

These Singaporean players led the boat out to sea, boarded the flagship, and looked at the boundless majestic battleship, envious in their hearts. Singaporean players once built hundreds of brigs, but unfortunately they didn't have time to take advantage of it, and after a naval battle, they were mercilessly sunk by Malaysian warships. Later, Singapore 66 continued to build a lot, but Singapore lacked a place to hide warships, and as a result, they were all sunk by a sneak attack by Malaysia without exception. Singapore's shipbuilding industry suffered heavy losses and was forced to abandon shipbuilding and hold on to six places.

Today, I saw thousands of huge ships floating on the sea, not to mention fighting, just looking at such a huge fleet made me feel terrified, and this majestic momentum is not at all comparable to Singapore and Malaysia.

Several Singaporean players saw the Pacific warships, glanced at each other, and became more resolute in welcoming the Chinese fleet stationed in Singapore. There may be some Singaporean players who don't want the Chinese fleet to appear in Singapore's ports, but they are absolutely welcome. If there is an imperial country in Asia, then this empire will only be China, and Singapore will not stand in the same trench as the imperial country, will it still turn against the empire? If there is a stronger power than China, Singapore will naturally form an alliance with a stronger one. But if not, then an alliance with China is the best option.

This is a pragmatic choice. Only pragmatic people can live for a long time, and they definitely belong to that kind of pragmatic people.