The commander of the Chinese Indian Ocean Navy, Hai Soul, frowned and looked at the military map on the table. The map is marked with a large number of points showing the distribution of the forces of China and India.

He had recently received information that a force of well-armed Vietnamese pirates had suddenly become rampant, even attacking Chinese supply ships between Canton and Singapore. The Vietnamese pirates suddenly made trouble at this time, and there must have been some kind of fighting, and it was probably the Vietnamese regular army who did it. Vietnam's regular army often masquerades as pirates at sea.

He did not know, nor did he need to find out, whether the Vietnamese were in collusion with the Indians or anyone else—the most important thing was to suppress the arrogance of the Vietnamese pirates, otherwise the supply lines in the rear would become increasingly overwhelmed.

Fighting an enemy's regular fleet is different from fighting enemy pirates. The regular army appears in groups, above board, and rarely plays small tricks. However, pirates often haunt small groups and run away at the sight of an enemy. Fight against pirates, it is inconvenient to dispatch your own regular fleet.

Thinking of this, he called an adjutant over.

"Boss, what's the task?"

"What's going on on with the Cambodian pirates?"

"Boss, according to your orders, I greeted them, and they can't cause trouble during this time, so the Cambodian pirates are very safe."

"It's not good to be too peaceful, let them move. Send them thirty two-masted warships and a batch of munitions to deal a severe blow at the active South Vietnamese pirates. The forces we support cannot show weakness at sea. In three days, I will see the results of the battle. ”

"Yes, Boss!"

The adjutant walked out.

After the Sea Soul arranged to fight the pirates in the rear. All minds. Began to refocus on the settlement of the Nicobar Islands and the Andaman Islands. Sino-Indian naval battle. It was his hardest task. And the Nicobar Islands and the Andaman Islands. It is the first front line of the confrontation between the two sides.

Don't pull these two nails out. He could not afford to allow his fleet to fight in the depths of the Indian Ocean.

Nicobar Islands. There is a total of 1 island, large and small. About 30,000 Indian infantry were deployed. A small-scale walled city. Agriculture-based. The main crops are rice, corn, fruits, vegetables, coconut and betel nut. It also produces a variety of fish and sea cucumbers.

Andaman Islands. A large main island. The rest of the size is 204 islands. About 160,000 Indian infantry were deployed. There are several walled cities. There is a large naval port. Agriculture-based. It's about the same as the Nicobar Islands.

Judging by the importance. Undoubtedly the most important in the Andaman Islands. Occupation of the Upper Seaport of the Andaman Islands. A midway supply point can be obtained in the Indian Ocean. It's just that the walled city on the island and the Indian infantry are very troublesome. They have to be dealt with.

2,000 warships of the forward fleet of the Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet. and thousands of troop carriers loaded with infantry. It's out. Went to fight in the Andaman Islands. It is expected to arrive at the Andaman port within two days. All-out war.

The sea soul thought quietly.

From the Changi base in Singapore to the Andaman Naval Port, it is about 1,700 kilometers. It is very important to ensure the safety of this transportation line and ensure that the food, water, ordnance, medicine and other materials hoarded in Singapore's warehouses can be safely transported to the front line. The task is heavy.

The Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet also has a way to shorten the supply lines. That is to get supplies from Phuket, Thailand. Singapore Changi Port, to Phuket. Then from Phuket to the Andaman Islands, there is a buffer in between. Some common resources such as "water, vegetables, fruits" can be obtained directly from Phuket, Thailand, without the need to travel all the way from Singapore.

The relationship between Chinese players and Thai players is not very close, but it is not bad. It's still okay to get some supplies. Thai players will not risk offending Chinese players and come together with Indian players.

Then there is the Kingdom of Burma, which transports supplies from Yangon, Myanmar to the Andaman Islands, which is also very close. On top of that, Chinese players and Myanmar players are very close and have informal quasi-alliance relationships. Across the Indian Ocean, the closest players to China are Pakistan and Myanmar.

This is very beneficial for the Chinese fleet to fight in the Andaman Islands, and even to be stationed on the Andaman Islands for a long time.

After taking the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands. The next goal was to establish a military port in Sri Lanka. It serves as the headquarters of the Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet. Put the nail and stick it directly in the center of the Indian Ocean.

"The Indian Ocean is India's nest though. But there are so many Chinese allies here, and not a single Indian one! The number of victories and defeats has been divided without a fight. ”

Sea Soul smiled faintly, confident, and took his hand.

China's Indian Ocean Fleet Vanguard Fleet, 2,000 three-masted warships and thousands of troop carriers, finally arrived near the naval port of the Andaman Islands after a two-day voyage across the sea. The supreme commander of this fleet is a thousand miles without staying.

At the same time, they also saw a small Indian fleet that was waiting for the battle, because there were only about 100 Indian warships, which were at most used for reconnaissance purposes, and could not be used as the main force.

Although it is not clear why the Indian side only let a reconnaissance fleet meet the battle here, since the battle formation has been set up, it is not polite to stay for thousands of miles, and immediately ordered 300 warships to attack the Indian warships on three sides.

The Indian players on the hundreds of Indian warships, that is, barely had the courage to set up a position here, and when they saw that the Chinese fleet was about to move, they didn't want to hit the stone with an egg, so they quickly retreated and ran away, and fled to the depths of the Indian Ocean.

The Vanguard Fleet did not fight a single battle, and directly approached the port of Andaman .

Next was the infantry ascend 6.

A large number of Chinese troop carriers unloaded infantry in batches directly from the upper beach. Light shield infantry, light pikemen, light swordsmen, light crossbowmen, set up makeshift infantry positions on the beach.

The Indian infantry had already been prepared, and all of them were confined to the military port and the citadel, and did not fight. 160,000 infantry is not much, they have a castle to hold onto, and they have hoarded a large amount of supplies, so they are naturally unwilling to fight with the Chinese infantry in the field.

The Chinese infantry went surprisingly smoothly and landed safely on the island. They were not in a hurry to storm the city, but continued to build defensive positions, unloading siege equipment: catapults, rammers, ladders, ballistas, etc.

At the head of the castle wall, the Indian player's eyes widened, looking at the heavy equipment, and some regretted that he easily put the Chinese infantry on the island. In terms of siege warfare, the siege equipment is sophisticated and varied, and there is really no country in the world that can compare with China.

The Chinese players are very optimistic and continue to occupy the beach positions, preparing to take the naval port and the main walled city of the Andaman Islands.

Thousands of miles do not stay, but it is not a taste in my heart.

As a fleet commander, the problem he thinks of is not the one that ordinary players think. Ordinary players may think that Indian players are vulnerable, and taking the Andaman Islands is just around the corner. But in his opinion, the Indian players fought back very ferociously.

However, the focus of the Indian player's counterattack is not the Andaman Islands, but the Pakistani direction.

The center of gravity of the entire Sino-Indian naval war is Pakistan. Pakistan is China's most important ally in the Indian Ocean,6 a corridor into the heart of the Indian Ocean, connecting Central Asia.

The Indian Players Group is seizing every opportunity to attack and destroy the Kingdom of Pakistan, while the Chinese Players Group is risking a huge amount to save Pakistan. The Andaman Islands are insignificant compared to Pakistan's geographical importance, and there is no trace of war between India and Pakistan.

India "abandoned" the Andaman Islands without even fighting a naval battle, leaving only a group of more than 100,000 infantry to hold the castle.

It is very clear that the Indian Navy fleet has assembled at least tens of thousands of warships in the Indian port of Chennai. But the only reason why they did not send even a large-scale fleet was that they wanted to hold off the Chinese fleet with the castles and infantry in the Andaman Islands. And their own side is concentrating on attacking Pakistan.

In Empire, siege warfare is the most time-consuming.

After the Chinese fleet spent ten days and half a month and spent a huge price to take the Andaman Islands, it does not mean that the Chinese players have won the final victory.

After the Indian fleet abandoned the naval defense of the Andaman Islands, leaving only a group of infantry to delay time, their navy could directly fight near the Indian mainland to meet the Chinese fleet, which would greatly stretch the supply lines of the Chinese fleet. The supply line of the Chinese fleet is five or six thousand kilometers long, while the supply line of the Indian fleet is zero, and a large number of supplies can be obtained at any time, and the pros and cons of this can be seen at a glance.

The Chinese and Indian fleets were caught in a long contest.

At that time, I am afraid that Pakistan will not be able to hold on for a long time, and even the Chinese fleet may be dragged down. Any accident in the process could put the Chinese fleet under tremendous pressure.

Thousands of miles away from the Andaman Islands without a fight for India seems worried. He did not expect that the Indian side also had a bold and brilliant strategic master, and would take the initiative to "abandon" the Andaman Islands and attack on defense.

However, the Chinese fleet had to take the Andaman Islands first. If this nail is not removed, there will be endless troubles. The Chinese fleet could not get past this nail and go directly into the Indian Ocean.

"Shoot!"

Heavily protected, rows of Chinese catapults stand outside Indian citadels. Shoot out hundreds of large stones, and in a sharp whistling sound, smash into the Indian citadel, boom.

The battle between China and India for the Andaman Islands has finally begun.