Chapter 156: No Regrets

"Captain, it's just that there's something I don't quite understand?" Baker asked with a sudden frown after recovering from his initial excitement.

"What's the matter?"

"Well, you must know that now that they are at sea, there is no post office, there is no telegraph, how can they pass on the news of the Dutch and Portuguese fleets! You must know that with the current speed of the warships, it will take more than ten hours to reach the nearest Mintawe Islands! If they had waited until they had brought the news out and led the fleet over, I am afraid that the fleets of the Dutch and Portuguese would have been hundreds of miles away!" Beck asked with a frown, and spoke very quickly.

"Beck, you are limited by your own thinking, and you don't consider this war from the whole situation! Think about it, the Dutch and the Portuguese with such a huge fleet, not going through the Strait of Malacca, but quickly moving south along the Indian Ocean route of one hundred and fifty nautical miles off the coastline of Sumatra, then where will their targets be?" Henrik crossed his arms and asked indifferently!

After listening to his words, Baker couldn't help but think of a map of the Pacific Ocean and the East Indies in his mind! God Sè kept thinking! But soon his God Sè was sure, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said with some uncertainty: "Their target is the !? of Java."

"Oh, yes! It's Java Island! This island can't help but be populous and rich in resources, and this is also the ruling center of the Dutch East Indies colony, and they have deep roots here! On the contrary, the Chinese have occupied this place for less than half a year, and there must be a big hole in their rule, and there are many ethnic groups on the island, most of which have deep contradictions with the rich Chinese class on the island! Therefore, as long as the Dutch make a slight allocation, it is very likely to cause turmoil in the rear rule of the Chinese and contain the jīng force of the Chinese People's Army troops stationed on the island! Reduce the difficulty of the two countries landing on Java Island! Therefore, in order to occupy a foothold in the East Indies as much as possible, the Dutch and Portuguese expeditionary forces will definitely choose to land on Java Island first! However, the terrain of Java Island is long and narrow, the southern part of the island is mountainous and rainforestous, the economy is backward, and there is no good port! It is also inconvenient for the anchorage of the Grand Fleet and the landing activities of the huge army force! Therefore, the Netherlands, The best landing sites for Portugal and the two countries will definitely be on the north shore of the island! Batavia, Semarang, and Surabaya are all rare deep-water harbors, which are enough for them to carry out landing operations! And there are only three ways to reach these ports from the Indian Ocean, the Strait of Malacca, the Sunda Strait, and the broken strip of the Nusa Tenggara archipelago! Looking at their course now, they have obviously abandoned the Strait of Malacca, so before they know the strength of the Chinese fleet, they will definitely choose the Sunda Strait, which is most convenient for them, to enter the heart of the East Indies and launch landing activities from the northern seaport of Java! Therefore, at that time, the Chinese fleet will be able to smoothly intercept the escort fleets of the two countries coming from afar as long as they stay outside the narrow Sunda Strait! At that time, a sea battle that shocks the world and finally decides the ownership of the East Indies will begin! And the Chinese who are waiting for work at ease will undoubtedly occupy a huge advantage! Seriously, I am really looking forward to this naval battle more and more now!" After Henrik said excitedly, he couldn't help but smack his lips! As long as he mentioned the naval battle, he couldn't help but get excited!

Baker also nodded knowingly, and it was obvious from the expression on his face that he had obviously been persuaded by Henrik's analysis!

"Hehe, now we are nearly six hundred nautical miles away from the Sunda Strait, and with the current speed of the Dutch and Portuguese fleets at 10 knots, they will be there in less than three days!

"Then we should be ready now? After all, this is a once-in-a-century naval battle of the century!" Beck asked with some anticipation!

"Hehe, yes! You should be well prepared! This time the Russians, Americans, and Italians did not come, and I believe that after the news of our war is delivered, they will definitely regret that their bowels are blue!"

"Haha! Captain is so right!"

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"Have they all set off?" Chen Jin asked expressionlessly, stroking the thick barrel of the 130mm naval gun that had just been replaced.

"It's already gone!" Chen Changshan nodded and replied in a low voice! Not being able to participate in this final naval battle is really a little difficult for anyone who loves the navy, especially for a naval officer who aspires to become an excellent captain and lead the rise of the Chinese navy!

Looking at the sea in the distance, Chen Jin withdrew his hand, and a thick sense of unwillingness flashed in his eyes!

"Captain...!"

Looking at the worry on his old friend's face, Chen Jin let out a long breath and said in a muffled voice: "Don't worry, I'm fine!"

"Report!"

At this moment, a young man wearing a white sè navy uniform and the rank of lieutenant on his shoulders said with a solemn salute.

"What's the matter?"

"Report to the captain! Lieutenant Li Chengzhu, the squad leader of the Sea Eagle No. 1 Artillery Squad, asked to join the battle on behalf of the twelve soldiers in the squad!"

"Join the war!! Lieutenant Li Chengzhu, do you know the rules and regulations of our navy! After a battleship is damaged, no one will be allowed to participate in the war! Violators will be expelled from the army! Do you understand?" Chen Changshan said solemnly, with a hint of annoyance in his tone.

"I know, but even if I am expelled from the army, I don't want to miss this war! Captain, I have been training for two years since the establishment of the Huo Jiajun Navy! In the past two years, we have spent more than 16 hours training every day and learning all kinds of naval warfare knowledge! No matter how hard it is, we have survived! But now, just 300 nautical miles away, a sea battle that concerns the honor of our Huo Jiajun Navy is about to break out, and we can only wait here, watching other naval brothers go to the front line to fight for the enemy, this kind of ordeal I really can't accept, and I don't want to accept it! So I beg the captain, lead our Seahawk One into battle!"

Hearing the discussion here, the officers and soldiers on the Sea Eagle No. 1 also began to gradually surround them!

"Captain! Captain Wei Zibing asks to join the war!"

"Captain! Gun Commander Ye Cheng asks to join the war!"

"Captain! Captain Lin Fucheng asks to join the war!"

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"Do you know, this is disobeying military orders!" Chen Jin's sharp gaze slowly swept over the faces of the soldiers around him, and he said in a low voice.

"We know, but we don't want to miss this naval battle, we don't want to leave irreparable regrets in our naval career, and we don't want our children and grandchildren to stammer, have nothing to say, and let them down! Therefore, we really don't want to miss this war!" said Wei Zibing, the navigator, with a serious and solemn expression.

"Captain, please lead us into battle!" As soon as Wei Zibing's words fell, a neat shout was remembered on the deck of the Sea Eagle One!

"Alas!" Looking at the look on the face of his old classmate, Chen Changshan knew that he was already moved!

Sure enough, Chen Jin suddenly looked at him and said loudly: "I agree to your request, even if we are expelled from the army in the end, we can't miss this war!

"Yes! Captain!"

Looking at the excited figures of the officers and men, Chen Changshan asked with some concern: "Captain! Have you really made a decision? You must know that the consequences of disobeying military orders are very serious! Is it really worth doing this?"

Hearing his words, Chen Jin couldn't help but nodded indifferently, he knew that even if he didn't participate in the last leg of the Huo Jiajun Navy's escort fleet against the Netherlands and Portugal, with his previous merits, it would be enough for him to be promoted to the next level, and as long as it continued to develop at this rate, it would not be strange for him to become a general in the end, and even the commander of the fleet! But just like Li Chengzhu, the leader of the artillery squad just now, he didn't want to leave irreparable regrets in his naval career!

"Changshan, let's go! The battleship will depart soon!" Chen Jin said with a smile after patting him on the shoulder.

Looking at his upright back and strong steps, Chen Changshan knew that he had made up his mind to participate in this naval battle, even if he was expelled from the military in the end, he would never regret leaving his most beloved navy!