How could the officers in the living room not be in chaos? It goes without saying how important the Ryukyu Kingdom is to Xiao Letian and this force. Not to mention that Xiao Letian can develop military industry, shipbuilding, and navy training here. This geographical location alone is worth guarding by the Chinese.
Ryukyu is at the core of the pearl island chain from Japan to Taiwan, guarding Shanghai and Ningbo, the prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River, to the west, and directly facing the Pacific Ocean to the east.
As long as the Ryukyu Kingdom is under the control of the Chinese and as long as there is a combatable navy, no enemy at sea can easily approach the coast of China.
Those bandits coming from the Pacific and Southeast Asia will either capture Ryukyu, or they will have to carefully navigate the Chinese waters in the face of this huge threat on their flanks. If they want to attack mainland China unscrupulously, they must first ask the navy stationed in Ryukyu No answer.
Even if the great powers gathered a large number of warships in an attempt to destroy the Ryukyu Navy, Xiao Letian could order the navy to circle around the Pacific. If it couldn't fight a frontal battle, it could engage in guerrilla warfare. Anyway, with such a threatening force, the great powers would not dare to devote all their strength to attack. Native.
This is the real grand strategy, and this is the best way to protect China at present. Ryukyu also has the Ryukyu Navy. Through this kind of persistence and guerrilla warfare, it can provide the mainland with sufficient strategic preparation time, and the coastal areas can calmly prepare for battle.
Because Ryukyu is so important, no one in the officer corps present was unmoved. Even Xiao Letian was a little unable to suppress them now.
Xiao Letian looked at the brothers who were all talking in the room, and felt very happy in his heart. This is vitality. Even in the face of his own creator, they dared to make their own voices heard, instead of being submissive like those slaves in the Manchu court. , this vitality is the hope of China in the future.
The reaction of the officers present was actually within Xiao Letian's expectation. Just how important Ryukyu was was the result of countless war games in the classroom.
In small classes in Ryukyu and Tanggu, Xiao Letian would display the topographic map of East Asia from time to time, and then conduct war games with everyone. For example, there would be another naval invasion by the British and French coalition forces, or the Russian army would attack from the north to the hinterland of the Central Plains, or even the United States had made countless hypothetical plans for crossing the Pacific to attack Ryukyu and Taiwan.
If there is no warning, it will be broken. Why is it that the Qing Dynasty has no power to fight back in the face of the great powers, but it is able to suppress domestic peasant uprisings with ease? To put it bluntly, it is the setting of the imaginary enemy and the previous preparations.
For more than 200 years in the Qing Dynasty, 90% of the thoughts were on how to suppress the Han people at home. It would be easy to say something if they encountered the same medieval army as them in foreign wars, but it would be completely different if they encountered the Western Yi who looked like aliens. Caught blind.
Xiao Letian didn't want to repeat such a tragedy, so he had to lead his brothers step by step to make up for this lesson. In countless deductions, everyone was divided into red and blue sides, and fierce battles began on the map. Basically, they have performed all the mainstream strategies and tactics in the world.
It is precisely because of the extensive battle flag training that they have an almost intuitive sensitivity to changes in the situation. Everyone didn't even need to lay out the map, everyone had already guessed the French's way of revenge.
"If France does not get the support of Britain, then they will have to retaliate alone. However, when Prussia is about to have a war with Austria, it is absolutely impossible for them to send a large number of expeditionary forces to Asia..."
"That's right. The dominance of the European continent is France's core interest. In comparison, Asia is still secondary in its strategy. I think the French fleet in North America will even withdraw to Europe..."
"It is impossible for the army to cross the ocean without the escort of the navy. If the Mediterranean and Pacific fleets cannot come out, then he can only use the military power of French colonies in Asia..."
"Does our intelligence have data on this? How many ships do the French have in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia? How many armies can be mobilized? If it doesn't work, just ask Prussia to provide intelligence support..."
"Don't bother. Before we came, I had observed the military situation in various ports, and also learned from many European businessmen that the strength of the French in Asia is far inferior to that of the British. That is, there are some armies in French India and Cambodia. And the navy, I estimate that they can mobilize no more than ten warships in Asia..."
"This means that Ryukyu is about to face the threat of ten French warships, and the possibility of dispatching the army is very low... No, no, no, there should be a small marine force of about a thousand people to cooperate..."
Xiao Letian's eyes were shining brightly. He encouraged his men to have a brainstorming session. When the strategic and tactical level of these people could surpass his own and they could overthrow his own plan, that would be the day they set off.
"Go on, speak your point of view boldly. How do you think the French will deal with us?" Xiao Letian added fuel to the fire.
After receiving encouragement from Xiao Letian, the officers present became even more enthusiastic. Even Luo Huo, who was not good at strategy, made a bold statement.
"I think the French are fighting for face this time. They will not occupy Naha. They will only bombard Naha with all their might and turn Naha into a sea of flames. If our resistance is not fierce enough, they will also send armed forces. The sailors came ashore, captured some officials, grabbed some property and so on..."
"They just want to establish their prestige. Once they defeat Naha, with the remaining power of victory, this fleet will definitely advance northward to Dagukou, which is our foundation Tanggu. Then they will act rogue and say that Xiao Letian is The officials of the Qing Dynasty said that the Qing Dynasty was going to declare war on France..."
"Damn it, just go to those cowards and wimps, it will probably cost you several million more silver, plus a few more contracts..."
Before Luo Huo finished speaking, he heard a snap, and Xiao Letian slapped the table and stood up, "Hahaha, you really did not disappoint me. You are able to deduce the subsequent situation in such detail. You deserve to be taught by me." apprentice……"
"However, I still stick to my point of view. Even if the situation becomes more critical, we will not withdraw our troops. We will continue our original plan and move forward!"
No one quarreled with Xiao Letian this time, and everyone held their breath and waited for his explanation.
"It takes at least three months to return to Asia from Europe. Even if we go to the Sinai Peninsula, we can only save one month. The Sinai Peninsula has always been the sphere of influence of Britain and France, and we can't use this road at all... "
"In three months, when we return to Asia, the day lilies will probably be cold. Even if we can catch up with the more than 150 people we have now, what effect will it have?"
Xiao Letian looked at everyone coldly, his eyes lingering on everyone's face. Everyone could not resist the pressure of Xiao Letian's strong aura, and all of them lowered their heads.
"You're confused, you still don't understand the essence of my plan! Now we are using the power of the media to squeeze France. Why is the squeeze successful? Have you ever thought about why?"
"We can win the sympathy of most people in Europe, and we can stand on the right side. All this is inseparable from your struggle!"
"On the fire scene in Hamburg, without you risking your life to save people, would you have been able to win the hearts and minds of the entire German people? If you hadn't risked your life to rescue people in Besançon and showed the dignity of our new army at the border, you Do you think Bismarck and William I will invite me to live here?”
Xiao Letian stamped his feet, "What kind of villa is this? This is the property of the Prussian royal family and His Majesty the King's small garden. I can live here because you have won my respect. You are the heroes..."
Xiao Letian looked at everyone and said affectionately, "If we don't leave, let's stay in Europe, okay? We are just Xiaohe in France. We want to participate in the upcoming Austro-Prussian War. We want to make the whole of Europe Let them know with admiration that we Chinese are not easy to mess with..."
"A small-scale battle in Besançon can make the King of Prussia respect us. If we can fight a fierce battle in the Austro-Prussian War, I'm afraid even the whole of Europe will be moved..."
"Remember, remember, this is an era that requires attack. We have to show our iron fist to the beast, otherwise we will never get any respect. The more exciting we play in Europe, the safer our rear will be. Don't you think of such a simple truth? not understand?"
The more Xiao Letian talked, the more excited he became. His chest heaved like a bellows, and his wounds stung.
"I have a thousand new troops. When I came to Europe, I only brought 300. I still have 700 brothers to guard our hometown. The soldiers I brought out, I trust them!"
This sentence is a bit heartbreaking. Xiao Letian's subtext is, don't be arrogant. You are just part of the new army. Being selected to join the European Expeditionary Force does not mean that you are nobler than the brothers who stayed behind.
Xiao Hexin and the others suppressed a big blush, and several officers stood up, banging the heels of their leather boots together and standing at attention in salute.
"If you want to fight, we will fight; if you want prestige, we will fight with prestige; even if you want our lives, we will shed the last drop of blood on the battlefield. This Pu-Austrian war will either bring glory or death!" "
Everyone stood up at that moment, and everyone stood at attention and saluted, "Glory or death!"
"Okay, okay, as long as you have this energy and energy. According to reliable information, Prussia estimates that it will start its attack in June. The time left for us is running out. Let the brothers rest well during this period and use the German language for military purposes." Study more and reduce the amount of physical training appropriately..."
"In addition, please ask the United States for help and ask them to send everything that happened to us in Europe back to Ryukyu as quickly as possible... The most important thing now is to stabilize the people's hearts and let them know our intentions before the French attack Ryukyu. victory!"
"We must let every soldier and every citizen in the base camp know that we have won a beautiful victory in Europe. Only by stimulating the morale of the soldiers and civilians can they bravely fight against the French. Now I can only We rely on the United States to help us pass on intelligence..."
Just as the officers were taking shorthand, an exquisite carriage suddenly ran out of the window. Before it could stop, Jonas jumped out of the carriage and ran into the villa with rapid strides.
"Please inform the Prime Minister that Mr. Bismarck, the First Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia, is here to visit..."
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