Chapter 132: Twelve Battleships

"Huo Shi, have you explained the specific battle plan of the General Staff?" Huo Shan looked at the large Nanyang map hanging on the wall, and asked calmly.

"It has been explained, and our staff headquarters has also made a rough deduction of the plan of action of the two fleets!" After a pause, Huo Shi reached out and picked up the long whip next to him, pointed to the map of the South Seas on the wall, and continued: "Judging from the map, if the combined fleets of the two countries want to start from the Portuguese colony of Goa and attack New Taipei City on Java Island, there will be three main passages on the sea route! The broken strip between the Strait of Malacca, the Sunda Strait and the islands of the Nusa Tenggara Islands! First of all, let's look at the Strait of Malacca, although it is the sea choke point connecting the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, and the sea distance to reach New Taipei City is also closer, but now it is the overlord of the sea that controls this place, and the Dutch, who were originally afraid that Britain would take the opportunity to attack the East Indies, will never carry out their own military operations under the noses of the British! Moreover, they are also afraid that we will rely on the narrow Strait of Malacca to cut off their logistical supply lines! Looking at the Sunda Strait again, although it is inferior to the Strait of Malacca in terms of status, it is also a sea artery in and out of the East Indies and the Pacific Ocean, although it is slightly farther away than the Strait of Malacca in terms of distance, but in the wide Indian Ocean, except for the British, there is no force that can threaten the combined fleet of the two countries, so they have enough security in terms of security! At the same time, when our naval strength is still hidden underwater, the plan of bypassing Java Island and taking an additional 2,000 kilometers by sea to attack New Taipei City again is undoubtedly the most undesirable, so as long as our navy waits in the Sunda Strait, it will definitely be able to wait for the combined fleet of the two countries to come from afar! Prepared for what is not prepared, coupled with our advanced warships, even if we are not as good as their fleet in terms of total tonnage of ships, the chance of our navy achieving final victory will be more than eighty percent!" Huo Shi put down the whip in his hand, and said proudly and firmly.

After listening to his words, Huo Shan smiled faintly and said: "Since you are so confident, you don't need me to say anything, just send me the news of the victory of the navy when the time comes! Oh, that's right! Those soldiers of the Portuguese and Dutch, the Government Council has been eyeing them for a long time, and they will not be taken prisoner! In addition, the soldiers of the navies of the two countries should not be spared, they are all talents that we urgently need now!"

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"Report, telegram from Taiwan headquarters!" The loud voice of the operational staff officer interrupted the somewhat quiet atmosphere in the conference room!

Lu Han, who was sitting at the top, took the telegram and looked at it, then calmly handed it over to Xu Shoushan, who was sitting beside him! Now he is holding a meeting on the specific battle plan for facing the expeditionary fleets of the two countries in eight days!

After seeing that everyone had read all the telegrams they had just received, Lu Han looked at the dozen or so captains present with a serious expression, and said in a calm tone: "I believe that after reading this telegram again, everyone will also understand the expectations of the young master and the military headquarters! Therefore, we must win this naval battle that has a bearing on the overall situation of the South Seas no matter what! Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

"Well! From the information we received from the 'Sea Eagle No. 1' frigate, we can understand that the enemy's strength is a little stronger than before! However, the battle plan we formulated earlier will not change much! Because I always firmly believe that the victory in this naval battle belongs to our Huo Family Army Navy and to every Huo Family Army Navy soldier who has been bravely trained for two years!" After saying this, Lu Han paused for a moment, then suddenly raised his right hand, stood up and shouted loudly: " Wherever the warship goes, it's our sea frontier!"

This maxim that Huo Shan left when the Naval Academy was just established has now become the creed of all Huo Jiajun naval officers!

......On the fifth day after the end of the naval operations meeting, a loud bell rang in the quiet naval port of New Taipei City (Batavia)!

In an instant, the interior of the originally quiet naval dormitory suddenly churned like boiling water, and a large number of sailors wearing shorts, flat heads, and fierce faces took their basin toothbrushes and walked into the bathroom next to them!

Xiao Kenian, who had just graduated from the Naval Academy this year and was assigned to the No. 3 Gun Group of the 'Lianpo' destroyer, was also mixed in the crowd, quickly washed up, quickly put on his clothes, and after tidying up his clothes, he ran to the meeting place of his team!

"Boy, you're finally here! Stand up, we'll be about to set off after we've counted the numbers in a while!" Hong Hai, who saw him running, switched from the Guangdong Navy Division to Huo Jiajun, and served as the leader of Xiao Kenian's artillery team, shouted loudly.

Hearing his words, Xiao Kenian secretly stuck out his tongue and hurriedly stood behind the team where his class was!

Looking at the large number of soldiers lining up to board the ship in an orderly manner in the wide and tidy port, Lu Han, as the commander of the fleet, felt a pride that could not be controlled! At this moment, he was even more confident in winning the joint fleet of the two countries and winning the war!

In order to facilitate command, all 12 warships participating in the battle were divided into three subfleets! Five new-type destroyers, including the 'Wang Qian,' 'Li Mu,', 'Meng Tian,' 'Le Yi,' and 'Sun Wu,' formed the first destroyer formation, and fleet commander Lu Han concurrently served as commander of the first squadron! In addition, the 'Lianpo,' 'Pang Juan,' and 'Bai Qi' were formedFinally, the third Coast Patrol Formation, which is composed of the "Haixun No. 1," "Haixun No. 2," and "Haixun No. 3," which are modified from the steel-hulled cruisers, and the "Haixun No. 1," is the commander of the fleet, Yang Yonglin, the captain of the 'Haixun No. 1,' is the commander of the fleet!

"Commander, the fleet is all ready, please go!"

Hearing the staff officer's words, Lu Han took one last look at the beautiful military port not far away, took a deep breath, and said calmly: "Agree to go!"

With his order, the battleship that was originally quietly moored in the military port made a huge roar like a giant beast that suddenly woke up, and the steel hull was driven by the abundant steam power, and slowly left the solid dock made of reinforced concrete under the leadership of the flagship destroyer 'Wang Qian'!

"Woo......!"

The sound of the whistle that resounded in the sky, like a horn, Huo Jiajun drove the warship in his hand and began to rush to the battlefield in the distance!