As the situation changed, Zhu Cixi flew directly from Zhongzhou to the Crimean Peninsula, where he released the ships in the gift package. It was safer. Even Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, was now within the range of Japanese missiles. .
After previous negotiations with Louis XIV, it was agreed that Zhu Cihong would first lease his quarter of the ships in the Indian gift package to the Ming Navy for use.
The Ming Empire will provide free assistance to the French Empire of 500 million yuan per month. The initial period is limited to three months, and the overdue period will be postponed. Later, compensation will be provided on a one-to-one basis based on the specific number and model of ships used.
Although the performance and quality of Third Brother's gadget are worrying, it can rush to the battlefield quickly after all. It will take more than half a month to go in other directions.
As for the army equipment belonging to Louis XIV in the gift package, it will be transported to French India by railway mobility, and combat aircraft can fly there by themselves.
As long as the reinforcement fleet enters the Aegean Sea from the Black Sea through the two straits controlled by the Ottoman Empire, it can join the Ottoman fleet fighting ahead.
Zhu Cihong summoned 18 aircraft carriers, 6 amphibious assault ships, 6 cruisers, 60 destroyers, 72 frigates, 72 conventional submarines, 33 landing ships, and 24 supply ships.
Including the original supply ships and requisitioned merchant ships in the Black Sea area, the total number of fleet supply ships reached 66, which was basically enough for self-sufficiency at the beginning of the war.
The fleet is equipped with 492 carrier-based aircraft, and since the Mediterranean is a semi-inland sea, it can receive dual support from the Ming Air Force and the Ottoman Air Force at any time, as well as the help of shore-based air defense forces, so the pressure on air defense is not too great.
Since the Bosporus is very narrow in the waters of Istanbul, it took nearly a day for the fleet to pass through this section, and this was with the full cooperation of the Ottomans.
When the enemy's situation is unknown, the fleet will first station at the anchorage on Crete. After the air force is coordinated in place, it will then find a suitable opportunity to try to recover the port of Sudan.
Zhu Cixiang preferred to wait until the Inca fleet and Zheng Chenggong's fleet entered the Mediterranean, and then the three armies would join forces before launching a large-scale attack. This would give him a better chance of winning.
But the situation waits for no one. Shiren's Japanese army is aggressively attacking cities and territories in Egypt. Ibrahim is so anxious that he has to call Zhu Cihong every day to discuss counterattack matters.
The Japanese army's offensive routes were nothing more than three routes. The first was to go south along the Nile River, the second was to go south along Sudan Bay, and the third was to go west along the Mediterranean Sea.
To the north is the Mediterranean Sea. If the Japanese army advances eastward, it will be the territory controlled by David after passing the Sinai Peninsula, which is completely meaningless.
Zhu Cixiang believed that his guess about Shiren's strategic intentions was roughly correct. This guy did not dare to stay too far away from David.
Once the distance is increased, it will be impossible to form a situation of staying together for warmth, and will eventually be divided, surrounded and even annihilated by the coalition forces.
If the distance is too close, it means there is not much room for development, just like the four companies in central Africa...
Shiren and David were like two hedgehogs trying to squeeze together, keeping aloof.
Only in this way can each of them give full play to their greatest advantages, and the prerequisite is that Ming Dynasty will not use nuclear weapons.
Fighting a conventional war means that the final battle will last longer, and the consumption and losses will be greater.
But there is nothing that can be done about it. Regarding the territory of old friends, and the most important one along the canal, the problem cannot be solved by washing the land with nuclear bombs.
Zhu Cixiang did not have to worry about the Japanese army leaving these three roads, because there were few rivers in the interior of Egypt.
If the Japanese army leaves the water source, they are likely to die of thirst, unless Shiren can cast rain.
Assuming the worst outcome, once the Japanese army fled into West Africa, Louis XIV would naturally be the most afraid.
The troops in French West Africa were almost wiped out by the previous great rebellion, and Louis XIV had no choice but to send another group of men over.
These are France’s only two major overseas tax hubs, and they are also the top oil-producing region, so there is absolutely no room for error.
There is no doubt that the combat effectiveness of these newly arrived French troops in West Africa cannot be compared with the Japanese troops.
Once the two sides clash, the former will have to be harvested by the latter...
Regarding Ibrahim's experience, Louis XIV, while gloating about his misfortune, also hoped to help to a certain extent. Unfortunately, he was unable to help. France itself had a lot of mess waiting for him to clean up.
French India and French West Africa have almost been destroyed. It's just that French India was recovered relatively quickly, and the trauma caused by the rebels to the local area was not serious.
As France's number one competitor, the Ottoman Empire was tormented by the rebels. This was something Louis XIV was very willing to see, and he also hoped that the rebels could exist on Ibrahim's territory for a long time.
On the other hand, Louis XIV felt a little regretful that there were no rebels in France, because in that case, he could more easily obtain a gift package.
So far, it seems that only he, Dutch Deacon William III, and Swedish King Carl XI have not received the so-called gift package, which makes him feel as if a lump in his throat is stuck.
The Inca Empire and the Ottoman Empire were direct competitors of the French Empire, but the heads of state of these two countries both received gift packages.
Especially Ibrahim. According to reliable information, this guy actually received three or four gift packages, which made Louis XIV extremely angry every time he thought about it...
If this continues, since the gift package weapons and equipment can significantly offset the normal production, thereby reducing the total military expenditure, the gap between the French Empire and the two competitors will further widen.
In his phone calls with Zhu Cixiang, Louis XIV hinted more than once that the other party could slow down the intervention appropriately to avoid misunderstanding the Ming Empire's strategic intentions.
The latter can only mean that the Ming Empire has always treated its allies equally. As long as the other party actively requests it, it will try its best to help. The same will be true if a similar situation occurs in France.
Louis XIV now hopes that this kind of thing will happen in France, but he doesn't want his old friends to be too enthusiastic, otherwise he won't get anything in the end?
Zhu Cihong didn't care about someone's thoughts and mood. After the fleet was assembled at the end of July, he ordered the air force to dispatch thousands of bombers to cooperate with the combined fleets of the Ming Empire and the Ottoman Empire to attack the Japanese fleet in Port Sudan.
Including the bombers of the Ottoman Air Force, the two armies dispatched a total of 1,635 bombers, 2,922 fighters and attack aircraft, and could launch more than 12,000 cruise missiles and anti-aircraft missiles at a time. ship missiles.
The coalition fleet can launch more than 700 cruise missiles and thousands of anti-ship missiles, and the total sea and air forces can launch a powerful attack wave of 14,000 missiles.
Zhu Cixiang calculated the strength of Shiren's fleet based on intelligence. This guy can summon a four-carrier battle group every month.
The most powerful weapons of the fleet are 412 standard 2/3 long-range air defense missiles, and the remainder are 1,506 "extended range Sea Sparrow" medium-range air defense missiles.
The five four-carrier battle groups are equipped with "standard" weapons of more than 2,000, and the "Extended Range Sea Sparrow" is as high as 6,000. In addition, the "Phalanx" and naval guns can also defend against air, so it is really not easy to mess with.
However, the Japanese fleet had already fought with the Ottoman fleet before and consumed a certain amount of anti-aircraft missiles. It will be difficult to replenish them before the beginning of next month.
The King of Ming Dynasty will also follow the traditional routine, that is, continue to launch ballistic missiles to lure the enemy, consuming the opponent's most precious "standard" -3.
The task of luring the enemy this time was left to Zheng Chenggong and Jiexuan. The ballistic missiles purchased by Fujian had never had a chance to be used in actual combat. They were about to expire and had to be used immediately to avoid losing money.
Zhu Cixiang has promised his disciples that he will use the weapons worth waiting to offset his investment cost this time, and then use a pile of metal semi-finished products to purchase a batch of upgraded versions with better performance from a certain division.
Jiexuan's fleet has arrived in the Red Sea and will launch the remaining cruise missiles towards Port Sudan from there to achieve joint strikes in three directions.
At the same time, the fleet will assist the three brigades of the Ottoman Army stationed on the west coast of the Red Sea, starting from southern Egypt and advancing northward, striving to
Quickly regain lost ground.
There was no point in keeping the ballistic missiles that were about to expire. Zheng Chenggong simply ordered all long-range missiles equipped with conventional warheads to be launched at once.
The target is Port Sudan. Even if they can't hit the enemy ships, they can blow up the docks in the target area.
The expedition against Persia was about to come to an end, and the soldiers of the Zheng Army who were on an expedition to Persia were able to return to their hometown by boat.
Zheng Chenggong decided to rotate the expeditionary force. The new batch of expeditionary forces will initially consist of one army and three brigades.
The fleet following Jiexuan was pushed along the west coast of the Red Sea. If it was not enough, two more armies could be added.
On July 30, the Ming Dynasty (including the Zheng Army) and the Osman Army launched the largest attack on the Japanese army.
Within an hour, a total of more than 15,000 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and anti-ship missiles were launched at the Japanese army.
Although the Japanese main fleet with Port Sudan as its main anchorage tried its best, it was still impossible to defend against it.
Three aircraft carriers, five amphibious transport ships, six Aegis ships, nine destroyers, and 14 frigates were directly sunk. The remaining ships were damaged to varying degrees, and more than 50% of the ships lost combat effectiveness.
The ships that survived and could barely continue to fight were faced with the fate of becoming enemy target ships at any time because they had used up all their medium and long-range missiles...
Shi Ren originally thought that the defense power of summoning five months of ships at a time would be at least much higher than the last time. He never expected that the opponent's attack power would also increase.
The reason why Zhu Cixiang can be so generous is because the cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles and long-range rockets developed by Ming Dynasty use the same fuel.
This will not only reduce production costs during large-scale manufacturing, achieve commonality among projectile fuels, but also facilitate maintenance and upkeep.
It doesn't matter if the warhead is too late to be produced. Just put a lead weight of equal weight inside the warhead.
Because there is only one tactical purpose, which is to consume the opponent's anti-aircraft missiles as much as possible.
As a wealthy party, this trick has been tried and tested repeatedly.
Launch missiles instead of rockets because the former can hit targets accurately.
Once Shiren sees that the rocket coming is a rocket with poor accuracy, he may not be interested in intercepting it.
Without bait, how can we get the big fish to take the bait? ? ?
Therefore, the part of the province can be counted, and the part of the flower must be persevered to achieve what you want.
The missile clusters launched by Ming Dynasty are real and fake, and soldiers are not tired of deceit. If you can find the tricks inside, then you have the ability!
After the baptism of missiles, the area around Port Sudan became pitted and in a mess.
Since there was no rain, the materials and buildings ignited by the explosion were still burning.
Most of the hundreds of Type 87 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns deployed on nearby commanding heights were blown into pieces.
This was even after thousands of F-15J, F-2A, and F-35A fighter jets were deployed to intercept the attack.
The fleet consumed most of the anti-aircraft missiles, which made Shiren very angry, but there was nothing he could do.
If a missile hits a warship loaded with ammunition and an explosion occurs, it would be more cost-effective to fire out all the loaded anti-aircraft missiles in advance.
In fact, many warships did not have time to launch all the anti-aircraft missiles, so they were directly hit by the incoming missiles and exploded, turning into a huge firework.
Shiren's original plan was to use Egypt as a base, while relying on Israel, expand to North and East Africa, and eventually grab a piece of land for his own development and growth.
Unfortunately, the opponent came too fast and too fierce, and the first attack was so fierce that Shiren's hope of realizing the original plan was greatly reduced.
The Japanese fleet beating the Ottoman fleet was like an adult beating a child, but now it's the other way around. With Zhu Cihong's help, that guy Ibrahim can also pretend to be powerful...
"Report, the enemy fleet is still heading south, intending to approach Port Sudan!"
"Deploy all fighter planes, mount counterattacks
Those with ship-to-ship missiles are responsible for attacking the enemy fleet, while those without anti-ship missiles are responsible for covering it! "
"yes!"
At this point, the only option is to fight to the death. It will be the beginning of the month soon. By then, I can still get a month's worth of supplies to see if I can survive this hurdle.
How to defeat the Japanese fleet?
Then you must first seduce and then engage in a classical naval battle!
This was how it was played in Australia before, because the Japanese fleet had strong air defense capabilities but weak anti-ship capabilities.
If you fight in the face, your side will definitely have the advantage. This is a classic fighting method summarized by Zhu Cixiang.
Just six "Glory" class cruisers can use "Basalt" heavy anti-ship missiles to deal a heavy blow to the opponent...
Facing the coalition fleet equipped with battleships, the closer the distance between the two engines, the lower the lethality of the Japanese battleships.
Battleships bombarding aircraft carriers is Zhu Cixiang's favorite scene.
Shi Ren chose a good place, but this time it gave his fleet nowhere to escape.
In the big bathtub of the Mediterranean Sea, the mobility of the Japanese fleet would be reduced to a very low level, which was no better than hiding in the Persian Gulf.
There is a fleet of Jiexuan in the Red Sea. The only escape route for the Japanese fleet is to go all the way west, trying to enter the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar as soon as possible.
But in a short period of time, this is an almost impossible task, and they will be pursued all the way by the coalition navy and air force.
Unless Shiren is also in the fleet, without the summoner, it is only a matter of time before the Japanese fleet is destroyed...
