"Now ......, only the question of the ocean remains." Li Xiao looked at the long African coastline and sighed helplessly.

It is bound to be a difficult journey, even without taking into account the sea conditions such as typhoons, hurricanes, etc.

Just a voyage of tens of thousands of kilometers without any supplies is daunting.

"Oil comes first, and without oil, we wouldn't have been able to get around Africa anyway. Now, the number of oil supply ships cannot support such a long voyage. ”

Li Xiu sighed helplessly, the Ming Navy generally has a combat distance of two thousand kilometers.

Therefore, the construction of support is also built around the goal of 2,000 kilometers.

And this time, the distance was more than 10,000 kilometers. That's five times the average distance on a normal day!

"The airport in Algiers will be preliminarily completed in a few days, and the carrier-based aircraft of the Liaoning and Shandong will land at the airport in Algiers.

This frees up some space to load supplies.

In addition, the amount of ammunition for all ships was halved. Also loaded with supplies, only one of the three battleships was fully loaded with ammunition, I think it would be enough.

Loading the Marine Corps transport ship also frees up for you to load supplies.

I'll send you two more tankers, which is already the ultimate I can think of. ”

Li Xiao reluctantly told his calculations!

"We can actually ...... like this!" Li Xiu thought about it and made a gesture on the map.

"We can have an airship take off in Egypt and then cross the continent. Near the Gulf of Guinea, find a supply depot.

After we get around the Cape of Good Hope, we must be short of supplies. It just so happens that a replenishment can be carried out in the Gulf of Guinea.

If it is hoisted by airship, there is no need for port facilities at all. The only downside to this plan is that it's too expensive.

The fuel consumed by a large airship to fly more than 3,000 kilometers alone is a large amount. Moreover, no one has ever flown this route before, and no one knows what dangers there will be in the middle. ”

Li Xiu pointed to the map and said.

"It's a way, no one flies by, you can send someone to find the way. As for fuel consumption, it's not a big deal.

You don't know, after the Basra oil field.

The oil fields in Oman and the oil fields in Qatar have begun to produce oil. We also found a lot of oil fields in the desert.

Soon you'll find out that we have too much oil to run out of. Li Xiao sat down at the table again.

Drink wine and eat at the same time.

I've been busy with these things for the past two days, and I haven't been able to get a good night's sleep.

"Are there really so many oil fields?" Li Xiu's eyes widened, he didn't expect that there would be so much oil.

"Yes! There are a lot of oil fields, and there are actually a lot of oil fields under the surface of the sea. It's just that at the moment, we don't have a way to mine.

Oil is the blood of industry, and when the Ming Dynasty controls oil, it controls the industries of various countries in disguise.

If we can control food anymore, then we can control the world.

This is a system engineering, and all of this requires superior force protection.

The conquest of Europe by force, the dismemberment of Europe, is only the first step. It is also the most important step so that the Europeans, who are most qualified to compete with us, do not have the strength to physically resist us.

After that, there is no need for us to maintain such a large amount of force.

If we control the world, we have to use economic means. In the future, it is likely that our words will determine whether a country is poor or rich. ”

Li Xiao stuffed a slice of sauced beef in his mouth, and chewed it very sweetly.

"Not by the army, not by the navy?" Li Xiu was a little confused, what Li Xiao said was beyond his cognition.

"Yes, not by the army. As long as we say, no country is allowed to do business with this country. Then it will be difficult for the country to survive, even if it has some industrial base.

They produce something, and they sell it.

If the country is short of food, we just have to say that we can't sell it to them. Then there will be a famine in this country.

As long as we push a little, the people who can't survive will rebel. And those who oppose us will definitely die without a place to bury.

One or two of these babies are in front of us, and it won't be long before no one in the world dares to resist us.

This is how the Navy, we still need it, using the economy to control the world.

At the very least, we need to control the world's key waterways.

Like the Strait of Malacca, like the Suez Canal, like Gibraltar.

These places must be occupied, and to maintain huge overseas interests, a large number of navies, as well as marines, are also needed.

On the other hand, the army will cut a lot after going back this time. The air force will also be strengthened, but we will not allow other countries to have an air force until our fighters have a clear advantage. ”

Li Xiao took a sip of Moutai wine, which is soft and mellow and is indeed a good thing.

"Yes! The superiority of the air force is too great, and in the past, operations relied on strong ships and artillery.

At that time, the eldest brother said that the battleships would be eliminated, and I didn't believe it.

But it's only been a few years, and the battleship is already dead. Fortunately, we only built five, otherwise we would have really died. ”

"No matter how powerful the battleship's artillery is, it is impossible to hit two hundred kilometers away. Even if they could, they wouldn't be able to aim.

And carrier-based aircraft, two hundred kilometers away, can launch an attack. I can beat you if I belong to the standard, but you can't help me.

How can this kind of unfair battle not be won?

However, the technology in this world is advancing.

Only by making continuous progress can we take the lead. This requires a constant investment of money and resources in research!

This kind of research is sometimes filled in with mountains and silver, and many times it may be filled in without any results.

But as long as there is a result, it will make a lot of money, just like gambling. ”

Li Xiu also returned to the wine table and filled Li Xiao's cup with wine.

"In this life, sometimes it's just gambling. Big brother, you took our brother and escaped from the village.

At that time, none of us knew what the future holds.

Later, you took Man Ye and Ao Ye to Phi Island, and this is how our family is today.

The third child is gone, and the fourth child is disabled. This is the price we need to pay! The only thing I feel a little guilty about is actually Xiaoyu.

You said that if we raised our hands back then, let ...... go! After taking a sip of wine, Li Xiu's face climbed into a flush.

"This kind of thing must not be let go. As long as we let one go, it won't be long before we're done.

Even if this matter were changed now, I would never let it go. Check to the end, no matter who it is, you must kill it.

People who eat inside and outside are connected to foreign countries, and when they see one kills another, no matter who it is. Even if Li Lin made such a mistake, I would still kill him. At this point, there is no need for any hesitation. ”

Li Xiao's vicious appearance startled Li Xiu.

He didn't expect that after so much time, the eldest brother still had such an attitude.

"Forget it! Don't mention it, drink!

We brothers, but we haven't drunk like this together for a few days.

Dry! Li Xiu picked up the wine glass, touched it with Li Xiao, and the two brothers drank it all.

"When I came back today, I was still thinking about how you would scold me. Chen Laohu also said that he is the deputy commander and that he is responsible for everything. Just push me on him!

Hehe! This Chen Laohu. "After Li Xiu gave Li Xiao a full load, he was full.

"I have to say, you're really not bad as a deputy commander. Unlike Ao Ye and Man Ye, two old guys, they know that they want things from me all day long.

Recently, I also filled in the fault, and I have something to do here. Just come to my headquarters and either run away with a box of cigars or grab two bottles of wine.

The worst thing is that when their jeep arrives at the headquarters, they have to fill up their gas and go back.

Tell me, both of them are armored troops, and they can still be short of fuel? Li Xiao laughed self-deprecatingly.

"They actually like to do this, which means that you are not an outsider with big brother. If they take yours, it means you can take theirs.

After so many years of ups and downs, we have already become a family. Expedition to the Western Regions, Ao Ye guards the capital, you can rest assured.

To be honest, are you really relieved to change someone? Li Xiu took a sip of wine and said with a smile.

"Why don't you worry, I'll rest assured when I'm the fourth."

"That's our own brother, can we still have two hearts? I mean, big brother...... The Chen family is good to us.

Is it a child of the Chen family, let's also promote it.

Because of Chen Laohu's relationship, it is not easy for me to be promoted in the navy. After all, a good subordinate is one thing. It's not a good thing to get a nest. ”

"Huh! I'm going to be an official, let's talk about which son of the Chen family can let you speak for him like this. Li Xiao laughed.

It's rare that Li Xiuhui will open his mouth in person, and he has to ask for an official in order to be alone, so he has to ask carefully.

"Chen Laohu's nephew, Chen Xiaolu.

This kid is now a magistrate in Jiangxi, and I have asked the fourth child. He specially checked his political performance, and the ratings of the officials for three consecutive years were excellent. ”

"It's been excellent for three years in a row, and it hasn't been promoted? Although Old Chen Fu is gone, he still has an uncle who is the deputy commander of the navy.

Jiangxi's officials probably don't have the courage to stop him from moving forward. Li Xiao is a little strange, it stands to reason that the officials in Jiangxi would not dare to do this.

"It's this kid who doesn't want to be promoted!" Li Xiu said helplessly.

"Is this kid stupid? Don't even want to get promoted? Li Xiao was very puzzled.

"Here's the thing!

Two years ago, Jiangxi was flooded, and he commanded the flood control on the embankment, but it was washed away by the flood.

It was the local folks who risked their lives to save him.

The boy was a grateful man, and vowed not to govern the place to prosperity, and never to be promoted.

Although the rating of the officials in the past two years is excellent, he is only willing to be promoted on the spot. I still think about those people in Jiangxi! ”

"Oh, then transfer his superiors and get promoted! Just let him take over! "Li Xiao didn't understand, such a simple thing would still make trouble for himself?

"Huh! Big brother, do you know who his superior is? Sun Zhihao, Sun Zhijie's younger brother.

He is also the master who just took office last year and is bent on making political achievements. Now that you've just made some eyebrows, you let him go.

He doesn't want to!

In this way, the two froze. Sun Zhihao was reluctant to go, so Chen Xiaolu had no way to be promoted. Li Xiu spread his hands and said helplessly.

"There's no way around it!" Li Xiao also shook his head.

Sun Zhihao's family is not the master of the official position! As long as you really do your political achievements, it is a matter of time before you are promoted.

But this Chen Xiaolu is unwilling to go elsewhere after being promoted.

That's hard!

No wonder it is said that Chen Xiaolu has such a hard background. Even if it was Lao Chen Fu, he didn't dare to pick Sun Chengzong's tiger whiskers.

Besides, Chen Fu is no longer there. Sun Chengzong, the old gentleman, is still tough. Looking at this appearance, he went straight to the three-digit age.

In this case, no one dares to offend the Sun family.

Li Xiao scratched his head, this matter was raised by Li Xiu, which is enough to show that this matter has affected the relationship between the Chen family and the Sun family.

The two are more energetic!

A subordinate who wants to do things with all his might, and a subordinate who can knock out his superiors at any time.

No one likes people like that!

Li Xiao has such a subordinate, and he doesn't like it.

"If that's the case, then ...... Assign Chen Xiaolu's county to the neighboring state capital.

Then, Chen Xiaolu was promoted there. In this way, isn't it no problem. Li Xiao thought about it for a long time and decided to get Chen Xiaolu out.

"Uh...... This......! Li Xiu was also speechless, he didn't expect the boss to come up with such a plan.

I have to say that this plan is really feasible.

And it's very actionable!

Since you can't move people, there's no way to move your affiliation. Assign your county to a neighboring province, and then a county from a neighboring province.

In this way, Chen Xiaolu's promotion was resolved. Even Sun Zhihao doesn't have to move the nest!

The highest level of reality and mud!

"In fact, you shouldn't meddle in this kind of thing, let the fourth child do it, and you can do it very well.

In our family, in fact, in terms of thinking, the fourth child is the most meticulous. The two of us are all soldiers in our heads, and we are all about war.

If you want to govern the country's government affairs, you have to look at the fourth. ”

Li Xiao smiled and took a sip of wine, to be honest. From the bottom of his heart, he doesn't like to deal with complicated government affairs.

Because government affairs are much more complicated than fighting a fucking war!

Especially this kind of thing involving complex interpersonal relationships, Li Xiao has a headache when he thinks about it.

The army is still simple, and the words of the superiors are the sky. The anger is up, and it's not a big deal to beat it up.

On the battlefield, the orders of the superiors are even greater than the sky.

Even if it kills you, you have to carry your head to complete the task.

Li Xiao doesn't like the insidious deceit of officialdom, and he likes this feeling of going straight even more.

"If you want to say that our family is careful, we really have to be the fourth. Our brothers, one is more grumpy than the other.

Big brother, you are still good, but the third brother is a cannon barrel. What a pity!

Die early! Over the years, we haven't gone back to our hometown to worship our ancestors. Sometimes I really want to go back to my hometown, see my father, see my eldest sister, and see my third child! Li Xiu was very sad and drained the glass of wine in one gulp.

"It's coming! When you get around the Cape of Good Hope with your team, we'll fix the port in Marrakech.

It's not far from the collapse of the Europeans! ”