When Nicholas I's telegram was delivered to Natalie, she was enjoying a sweet...three-person world with Zhuge Weidao and Ali on the exclusive beach of the Navy Club on Oahu. !
Come and try it quickly. 】
Zhuge Weidao had previously commanded the main force of the Pacific Fleet to go to sea to perform a long-term mission. He had been floating at sea for more than two months. He was so stoic that he almost didn't know the taste of "sweetness". By early March, the overall situation of the Australian campaign had been decided, and hundreds of thousands of troops arrived outside Sydney with heavy artillery. The Pacific Fleet also carried landing troops to capture Port Moresby, New Britain and Guadalcanal, and also landed in New Zealand and New Caledonia, which had little population and garrison.
At the same time, the Pacific Fleet and the Nanyang Fleet also completed the cleanup and blockade of the waters outside Sydney Bay, sweeping away all the mines laid by the British, and locking the large and small ports along the coast, making Sydney more vulnerable to the outside world. Contact was completely cut off - even running away in a small boat was no longer possible!
Finally, the Pacific Fleet and the Nanyang Fleet used carrier-based aircraft to repeatedly bomb several platforms along the coast of Sydney Bay, and mobilized a dozen "beggar's battleships" to approach the outside of the entrance to Sydney Bay and began bombarding them with 320 mm naval guns. British targets in Sydney Bay.
At this point in the war, the large warships of the Pacific Fleet and Nanyang Fleet no longer had much use, so after leaving some to serve as security missions on the periphery of the battlefield, the rest returned to Hong Kong.
The main force of the Nanyang Fleet will return to their new home, Surabaya Port on Java Island. Later, they will merge with the Western Fleet to form a new Indian Ocean Fleet, responsible for defending Ming Dynasty's interests in the entire Indian Ocean from the west coast of Australia in the east to the east coast of Africa in the west.
The main force of the Pacific Fleet will be divided into two parts, stationed in Port Moresby and Pearl Harbor respectively. In the future, the entire Pacific Ocean will be their world!
According to the plan, after the Western and Southern Ocean Fleets are merged into the Indian Ocean Fleet, three permanent squadrons will be established under the Indian Ocean Fleet Command, which will be assigned the designations of the Fourth Fleet, the Fifth Fleet, and the Sixth Fleet respectively. The Fourth Fleet will be named Dammasi Island will be its home port, the Fifth Fleet will use Bahrain Island in the Persian Gulf as its home port, and the Sixth Fleet will use Zanzibar Island in the Sultanate of Oman as its home port.
The main force of the Pacific Fleet was divided into three, namely the First Fleet, the Second Fleet, and the Third Fleet. The First Fleet is stationed at Pearl Harbor, the Second Fleet is stationed at Port Moresby, and the Third Fleet will be stationed at the Port of Acapulco, Mexico.
After the above six fleets are deployed, the Pacific Ocean will be completely under the control of the Ming Navy, and the Indian Ocean will be controlled by the Ming Dynasty at least 70%. Of the four oceans in the world, 1.7 are already owned by the Ming Dynasty. What's left of the Arctic Ocean is too cold - there's no global warming yet! Therefore, the route has been frozen for too long, which is of little significance. However, the Ming Dynasty still controls a large section of the Arctic Ocean coastline and can deploy an ice fleet at any time in the future. As for the Atlantic Ocean...although it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to control it like it controls the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
But as a new world leading force that needs to maintain global order, it cannot do without a powerful Atlantic fleet!
Without the Atlantic Fleet, it would be difficult for Ming Dynasty to present facts and reason to those small European countries that have no interests in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Although Ming Dynasty could still persuade and educate them through Britain, it was still a bit unsatisfactory.
In addition, without a powerful Atlantic fleet, it would be very difficult for Ming Dynasty to protect the rights of black Americans and Indians and to support the territorial and sovereign integrity of Mexico.
However, to deploy the Atlantic Fleet, we have to consider the attitudes of the three European powers, Britain, France and Rakshasa. And the three countries definitely don't want Ming to deploy battleships and aircraft carriers to their doorsteps.
And if these three countries plus the United States join forces, it will be difficult for Ming to confront them head-on on the Atlantic Ocean. So deploying the Atlantic Fleet is the time it takes... and now it's finally here!
"Honey, good news, good news..."
Zhuge Weidao, who had just swam a large circle with Ah Li in the sea with gentle waves, returned to the beach. He was about to hide under the umbrella and squint for a while when he heard Natalie's cheerful shouts.
Natalie was already pregnant before Zhuge Weidao went on an expedition. She was now nearly three months pregnant, so she only swam a small circle and went ashore to rest. As soon as we landed, a Japanese maid handed over an envelope that had just been delivered. The envelope was printed with the name of the Second Post and Telecommunications Office of Oahu - this is actually an organization managed by the Communications Office of the Pacific Fleet, which is responsible for the correspondence and mailing of fleet officers and soldiers and officers' family files.
Hearing the good news, Zhuge Weidao hurriedly ran to his wife. While running, he asked: "My dear, is A Kong giving birth?"
Daheikong was already pregnant with Liujia before Zhuge Weidao sent troops, and she was almost pregnant now. So instead of going to the beach club for vacation with Zhuge Weidao, he stayed at home in Pearl Harbor, and Nalandili also stayed at home to take care of her.
Natalie just smiled and shook her head and said: "It's not good news for A Kong, it's good news for Rakshasa! Nikolai Pavlovich has decided to send troops to help Victoria suppress the London Commune. In addition, he has ordered Afu The Leer escorted His Royal Highness Prince Lu to England for his late marriage to Queen Victoria..."
"What? The Aurora is going to England to suppress the revolution? Can it do it?" Zhuge Weidao was a little worried when he heard the news. Can the Aurora do it? Don't let the sound of a cannon add another fire to the British Revolution!
Natalie nodded after hearing her husband's question: "The Tsar was also worried that it would be difficult for the Aurora to complete its mission... He was mainly worried that France would send troops to support the London Commune. So he hoped that we could Sending warships to the UK to help is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
German and Indian troops are now involved in the British Civil War. If you add the Rakshasa Army, the French Army, the Ming Army...oh, and a few more Japanese troops, you're ready for a world war! Oh, we still need the US military, but everyone has gone, can the Americans be left behind?
That's good, the World War was downgraded to the British Civil War!
In addition, as Natalie said, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, an opportunity to quickly deploy the Atlantic Fleet!
The British rebels and royalists will definitely welcome the Ming Dynasty to send a fleet...but they must act quickly, otherwise things will be difficult to handle once the British Civil War is decided.
The Tsar must now support the Ming Dynasty in sending the Atlantic Fleet - because only when the Ming Dynasty sends out the fleet can his intervention in the British Revolution guarantee victory.
Only by winning in Britain can he take the next step, such as annexing Constantinople!
As long as the Ming Dynasty's large fleet sails across the Atlantic Ocean under the "welcome" of Britain and Rakshasa, it will be easier to invite the gods than to send them away. After the London Commune is overthrown, Ming Dynasty may be able to reach an agreement with Spain to lease a port in Cuba...such as Guantanamo Bay!
If possible, Ming Dynasty can further invest in Cuba and build Havana into an offshore financial center in the Americas, replacing Manhattan in New York!
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao smiled and said to his wife: "Natalie, it seems we are going on a long trip... We are going to England!"
"Shall we go together?" Natalie touched her belly. She was a pregnant woman!
Zhuge Weidao nodded, "Yes, we must go together...because I need you to convince the Czar to acquiesce in our setting up the Atlantic Fleet's homeport in Cuba!"
But don’t worry too much about the long journey, because this time we will take the partially completed Nicaragua Canal. The whole journey is only 8,000 nautical miles and can be completed in 400 hours! "
