North of Taiwan Island and east of the Miyako Strait, the Zhiyuan is riding the wind and waves heading north at high speed. On the blue sea, a warship with weathered steel plates splits through huge waves more than three meters high. Its majestic appearance is shocking. Other ships on the sea tried to avoid it. [Feng\/黄\/ updates quickly, please search]
Strangely enough, Taiwan Island was far from being developed at this time, and the United States' exploration of the Pacific Ocean was only a superficial taste without in-depth exploration. The Miyako Strait was not a golden waterway in the first place.
But today, as far as the Zhiyuan can see, we can always see all kinds of ships passing back and forth.
There are merchant ships flying the national flags of various countries, Ryukyu's latest offshore fishing fleet, and even some small clipper boats whose purpose is completely unclear, plying back and forth on the sea.
All of this is due to Letian's eyes and ears. These ships immediately transmit the enemy's every move and the war ahead to the Zhiyuan. The large intelligence network compiled entirely by manpower firmly controls the East China Sea. This huge sea area.
"Report to the Prime Minister! Intelligence ship No. 35 sent the latest news. The Russian Almighty squadron passed through the Miyako Strait two and a half hours ago and is currently heading north rapidly on the west side of the strait... These are the coordinates when it was first discovered!"
Xiao Letian glanced at the document and then threw the coordinates to Xiang Ying. The captain quickly marked the position of the Russian fleet on the chart.
"Report to the Prime Minister! An urgent call from Ryukyu! The Russian main fleet crossed the waters of Kunigami at 4:25 this morning. It is expected that the war will start this morning... These are the coordinates of the Russian fleet at the time of discovery!"
"Well, mark it!" Xiao Letian took a big sip from a cup of coffee, and then let out a big sigh.
"Go to the cabin and take a rest. There are not many things going on right now. You can at least rest for four or five hours..." Cai Bixia advised worriedly from the side.
Xiao Letian shook his head, "I can't sleep! I gambled a little too much this time. To be honest, I still have a hunch that this plan is not perfect yet!"
Xiang Ying curled his lips, "You are masochistic! How can there be a perfect strategy in the world? War is a huge gamble. All classic battles in human history have an element of luck in them. We have tried our best, and the remaining Let God be responsible for what happens next!”
"Bullshit! I say yes to such old-fashioned words, but you say no! The navy is a purely offensive branch. All you have to do is a sharp blade, and what you want is the momentum to go without turning back and move forward indomitably! You are so young If you just delve into this illusory theory of luck, how dare I let you command a battleship again in the future?"
Xiang Ying stuck out his tongue, "I don't agree with what you said! I think that in battle, soldiers should have the indomitable momentum you said, and they should take everything into account..."
"But when it comes to strategic issues, trying to pursue perfection is a psychological disease in itself! You can be perfect in tactics, but can you be perfect in strategy?"
"You! You brat, you dare to talk back? It seems I really have to ask your uncle to take care of you..." Xiao Letian pretended to be angry.
I don't know why, but Xiang Ying is not too afraid of Xiao Letian. Maybe it's because he really has the genes of the Overlord of Western Chu in his blood, and he is naturally resistant to Xiao Letian's pressure.
Xiang Ying smiled evilly and turned around to see that Zai Chun was not in the command cabin. The people in front of him were all the prime minister's loyal confidants, such as Cai Bixia and Jin Sanshun.
Xiang Ying lowered his voice and said to Xiao Letian, "If my guess is right, after deceiving the Rakshasa ghost this time, Prime Minister, you will have to start giving out big gift packages, right?"
"Emperor Tongzhi is going to Europe. You have to appease the Manchus before going! Share some of the benefits, and at least make sure there is no fire in the backyard during the time you are abroad!"
"Then there is Britain. I think you will definitely have a secret agreement with the British Prime Minister to give away some of the spoils obtained from fighting Tsarist Russia? That's right. If you want to enter the club of great powers, you must first give the boss something sweet. We stepped on the corpse of Tsarist Russia and stepped into that threshold, but we are still weak among the great powers, so you still have to hide your weakness, right?"
"What is this? Is this called the imperfect law of grand strategy? The most taboo thing in Feng Shui and luck theory is to take advantage of all the secrets. To put it bluntly, all the benefits are in your own hands and you don't know how to share them!"
"You wouldn't do that! Hahaha, you would never be that extreme..."
Xiao Letian was annoyed by Xiang Ying's lack of tone. "Okay, this kind of thing is not something you should analyze. What about the clubs of the great powers? Do you think you can step into the threshold by killing these Rakshasa ghosts? How can it be so good? Entered!"
Xiang Ying clapped his hands and said, "Yes! So we have to add another fire. What fire is it? I think it should be the Franco-Prussian War in the future..."
"Kill the Tsarist Russian Expeditionary Force in front of you and give the British a large amount of benefits, even if it is a bribe! These benefits are not lost in vain, at least they can be exchanged for our new army to enter Europe... Yes, yes, we must ensure The British will not stop the Reach and the Marines from visiting Europe!"
"When we unite with the Prussian soldiers and march into Paris, when we sign the agreement as the victors at the Palace of Versailles...that will be the moment when we Chinese people truly enter the club of great powers!"
Xiao Letian's smile froze, and it felt like a typhoon was blowing in his heart. Was Xiang Ying's words today really analyzed by himself? It is so consistent with his own grand strategy, what a genius this kid is!
"You think what you should think, shut up if you don't!" Xiao Letian scolded with a cold face, "Can the weapon of the country be used to show off? What is the difference between you and the alley stringers in Sijiu City?" The Eight Banners dude is better at analyzing the political situation than you are, but what’s the point! Do what you should do and stop worrying!"
Xiang Ying and others thought that the Prime Minister's strategy, which they had worked hard for for more than half a year, would be praised, but they never expected that the Prime Minister would reprimand them severely.
Xiang Ying, Lin Zhen, Jin Sanshun and other elders didn't care and went back to work in disgrace. Cai Bixia was a woman after all, so when the prime minister scolded her, she felt a little aggrieved and her eyes turned red.
"Cai Bixia! You are the communications officer of the Zhiyuan. If you don't sort out the telegrams now, why are you pretending to be here? Remember, if you put on this military uniform, you are no longer a woman! I want to cry and wait for you Feel free to cry when you retire..."
Cai Bixia held back her tears and turned around with a military salute and walked out of the command cabin. As soon as she closed the door and felt the cold sea breeze blowing on her face, her tears couldn't stop falling.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...We did something wrong, so we just cursed people! Why are we so unreasonable..."
