The war room of the Nanyang Fleet of the Ming Navy is in a large oval room, and in the center of the large room there is a very large chart table, and on the table is a three-dimensional sea chart that draws the situation of the South Sea and the Western Ocean (Indian Ocean).

When Zhuge Weidao, Guan Tianpei, and Chen Jian arrived here, a group of staff officers of the Nanyang Fleet were discussing the latest changes in the situation and possible countermeasures around this sea map.

"A large fleet of more than 150 ships is concentrated in the Gulf of Oman. Looks like the British are going to have a big fight! ”

"The existence fleet in the Persian Gulf has really stabbed a hornet's nest this time!"

"It looks like the British are going to have a big fight with our Ming Dynasty!"

"Fight is war, who is afraid of whom? And we won the first battle, sinking the armored cruisers and cruisers of the British. At least 5 ships were sunk! Victory! ”

"If I knew that the steam gas torpedo was so useful, I should have shipped more to the Persian Gulf Fleet."

"It's good now, if the Indian Fleet goes too badly, the British may be instigated, and then another border conflict will end!"

"That's right. The conflict that Zhuge Daozi started last time ended in the end! ”

"It's impossible to stop this time. Anglo-Indian troops have landed in Muscat! We have signed a Treaty of Protection with the Sultanate of Oman! ”

"Yes, we must protect the Sultanate of Oman!"

Most of these are fleet staff officers in their thirties, and some of them are Zhuge Weidao's classmates at the Naval Academy and the Naval Staff Academy.

And Zhuge Weidao and a group of people he brought out have obviously become a good example for them - through events such as "Daoguang Printing", "Battle of Kiyi", "Battle of Goa", "Entering the Persian Gulf" and other events, a large group of people followed Zhuge to promote the Tao and make a fortune.

It's really good that this promotion corresponds, it's simply the Lu star in "Fu Lu Shou"!

Therefore, when these staff officers of the Nanyang Fleet learned that the fleet directly under the naval aviation of Zhuge Weidao as the admiral would be temporarily included in the Nanyang Fleet, they all became excited-promoted and rich, at this moment!

"Guan Junmen, Zhuge Junmen, and Mr. Chen are here!"

With a roll call, the discussion in the war room of the Nanyang Fleet immediately stopped, and everyone turned around and saluted the three people who were striding in, and Guan Tianpei, Zhuge Weidao, and Chen Jian also returned the military salute to these people.

"Pengqi," Guan Tianpei asked the oldest rear admiral in the war room, "are there any new instructions from the Navy Staff?" ”

Zhuge Weidao also glanced at this "Pengqi", this is a middle-aged man with a white face and a mustache, in his early 40s, wearing a rather neat white naval uniform, and he looks very capable.

However, the reason why Zhuge Weidao was interested in him was not his looks, but his name. His name was Ge Yunfei, and he knew that he must be an "anti-British" by looking at his name. And his current position is the chief of staff of the Nanyang Fleet, who is professionally responsible for the anti-British!

"Junmen," Ge Yunfei replied, "the Navy General Staff has just sent a telegram informing us that the Nanyang Corps of the Army has not yet been formed, and that only the Japanese Aizu Division, the Sendai Division, and the 12th Army Corps of our Ming Dynasty, which is stationed in Siam, can only have 80,000 soldiers that can be used for the Malayan Raid. Malaya has more than 130,000 British and Indian troops, and Temasek Fortress and Malacca Castle to rely on. The battle for the Malay Peninsula served by the Grand General Staff could be protracted! ”

"Daozi, what do you think?" Guan Tianpei turned around and asked Zhuge Weidao.

Zhuge weidao pondered for a moment: "The Malay Peninsula is not a small place, why do you have to fight for 2 months, I don't know if I can hold out for so long on the Persian Gulf?" ”

"2 months or more?"

"Daozi, do you know how long the army thinks the Malayan campaign will last?"

Zhuge Weidao looked at Guan Tianpei and Ge Yunfei, who seemed to be surprised, and asked, "How long does the army plan to fight?" ”

Guan Tianpei stretched out a slap: "500,000 people fight for 5 months!" It also requires the cooperation of our naval power to block the British reinforcements as much as possible. ”

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Zhuge said for the Dao heart: "500,000 dozen for 5 months, Qiu Fat doesn't dare to think of such a good thing, right?" However, even if it takes 2 months to take down Temasek Fortress, it will still be a bit long. ”

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao said, "5 months is too long. I'm afraid that the Persian Gulf side won't last that long! ”

Zhuge Weidao, who "counts as a last resort", is also wrong this time!

He never imagined that the large fleet of as many as 150 ships on the Gulf of Oman was actually a virtual soldier of the British, and their real army was placed in the Indian Ocean west of Sumatra!

Therefore, he also felt that it was a little difficult for the Persian Gulf Fleet to carry it for five months, and even if it only carried it for three months, it would be dangerous. After all, the ground forces of the Ming army in the Persian Gulf were less than 10,000, and the British transferred troops from India, and 100,000 or 200,000 were not a problem.

"Daozi, what do you think should be done?" Guan Tianpei asked.

"Should." Zhuge thought for the Dao, "There should be two ways to divide the soldiers!" ”

As he spoke, Zhuge Weidao walked to the chart platform, and took a baton from a staff officer beside him, first pointing at Temasek, "The main force of the Nanyang Fleet can go straight to the vicinity of Temasek Island, and dispatch marines to attack the small islands in the Strait of Malacca, and cooperate with the army to attack from the north to the south. At the same time, the battle patrol detachment and the aviation detachment were dispatched to form a rapid formation, which moved south from the Makassar Strait, then passed through the Lombok Strait, directly entered the Indian Ocean, and then turned to the northwest, advanced along the islands of Java and Sumatra, and made a detour to the west of the Strait of Malacca. ”

The main force of the battle patrol detachment of the Nanyang Fleet is the four "Zhongwang" class battle cruisers, and the main force of the aviation detachment is one aircraft-carrying cruiser and three mother ships, in addition to some escort cruisers and destroyers, as well as fast oil tankers, fast coal carriers, and fast supply ships that can accompany them.

If these two detachments are combined, it is indeed quite capable of fighting, and it is very fast!

However, once these two detachments leave, the main forces of the Nanyang Fleet will be dispersed, and they will be quite powerful.

"What can you do with so many troops?" Ge Yunfei asked incomprehensibly.

"I don't know." Zhuge shook his head for Dao.

"Don't know?" Ge Yunfei was stunned and stunned, "Zhuge Junmen, I don't know what this means?" ”

"I just don't know what to do after the fast formation circles around the west of the Strait of Malacca?"

"And you're going?" Ge Yunfei asked.

"Go, you have to go!" Zhuge Weidao replied with certainty, "Because I don't even know things, I'm afraid the enemy won't know even more!" And if they can't guess my intentions, they will be afraid, and they will make mistakes in judgment, and then I will have a chance. ”

"This ......" Ge Yunfei didn't know what to say.

Guan Tianpei, who was on the side, nodded and said, "I think it's okay, it's worthy of Zhuge Military Division, and there is still such a soldier...... The Lombok Strait was usually in the hands of the Dutch, who had long been lackeys of the British. Our rapid formation must have passed through the Lombok Strait, and it must have been impossible to hide from the ears and eyes of the Dutch.

The Dutch knew, the Kaiser Wilhelm must have known, and the Marquis of Nelson must have known. Let them guess when the time comes...... Eight capital ships, and five more! I don't believe they dare to ignore it! As long as they don't dare to ignore it, then everything is wrong. ”

As he spoke, he said to Ge Yunfei: "Just make a plan according to Zhuge Daozi's method, and report it immediately." ”

(End of chapter)