Age of Conquest Reborn

In the stormy night of the East Indian Ocean, the operational meeting of the ** division fleet was in progress. It turned out that everyone thought it was a very easy task. After some analysis by the first deputy commander of the fleet, Major General Amosiev, everyone finally realized that it was a very easy task.

We know that because of the existence of the fleet stationed in India, the battle to seize the island will change tactics and fighting methods.

The words of Major General Han Tie, commander of the Marine Corps, will especially attract everyone's attention. After all, this battle is an island landing operation, and the Marine Corps will inevitably be the main force. His opinions will also affect the direction of the meeting.

Looking at Han Tie's questioning gaze, Tang Qiuquan nodded and said, "Commander Han, this battle is fought by your Marine Corps. If you have any suggestions, just put them forward and let's discuss them!"

Han Tie said: "The deputy commander reminded us that although the British fleet in India does not have an aircraft carrier, the number of warships will exceed ours and will inevitably become a threat to us. Therefore, I suggest that the established campaign deployment be changed, especially

The fleet used all its strength to deal with the fleet stationed in India and landed on the island.

The Marine Corps is solely responsible for combat operations. I have considered that the British and Indian garrison troops on each island are not large in strength and have weak firepower. With the gunfire of our armed transport ships, they can fully provide fire support during beach landings. I hope that the Commander and

Deputy Commander, consider my suggestion!"

A heated discussion was held on the suggestions of Amoseev and Han Tie. The more than 60 warships of the British fleet stationed in India were obviously a threat that could not be underestimated. Soon, they were divided into two opinions.

One is to support the deputy commander, Major General Amosiev. Before launching the battle to seize the island, the British fleet must be killed first. The other opinion is to support the Korean Railway. The fleet will deal with the British warships, and the Marine Corps will complete the battle to seize the island alone.

The advantage of this is that there is no delay in both.

The two opinions were at loggerheads. It was difficult for Tang Qiuquan to make a decision. Qiuquan was a competitive man who refused to admit defeat. The ground troops fought extremely smoothly in East Indies, and Le Yiqin's aviation troops fought a huge war in Indochina and the South Asian subcontinent*

In the sky of the Japanese Navy's aircraft, only the naval fleet has not made much achievements. It has not yet dared to fight head-on with several fleets of the Japanese Navy.

Going out of the South China Sea and traveling to and from the Strait of Malacca depends on the face of the Japanese navy. As far as Qiuquan's character is concerned, it is absolutely unbearable. From his heart, destroying the British fleet and completing the battle ordered by the division headquarters

It is best to achieve the goals at the same time, but what Han Tie and Amosiyev said makes sense. There is a question of priorities and trade-offs.

He looked at his watch and saw that the meeting had been going on for more than an hour and there was still no result from the discussion. If this continued, there would be no clue until dawn. Qiuquan knocked on the table a few times to stop everyone's discussion and said: "Two opinions."

, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and we can't argue with each other. I think this way, I will report the two battle plans to the division commander at the same time. Ask the division commander to make a decision, and everyone will wait here!"

Fleet Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo quickly sent the two combat plans to the ** Division Headquarters. At this time, it was already around 11 o'clock in the evening on May 22nd.

Tang Qiuli in Zhenhati, Central India. As soon as he lay down to rest, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe knocked on the door and came in, "Commander, I received an urgent telegram from Commander Tang of the fleet. When the fleet was holding a combat meeting, two kinds of situations appeared.

We have reported our disagreements together and asked the teacher to make a decision!"

After reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli said to Zhao Yuhe in a relaxed tone: "Yuhe, according to Brother Qiuquan's character, is not an indecisive person. He will report the headquarters' battle plan to the division commander for a decision.

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Reply, I guess Brother Qiuquan became anxious after seeing the ground troops fighting smoothly. He also wanted to do a two-pronged approach to seize the island and annihilate the British fleet at the same time, but he was afraid that the risk would be too great, so he asked me for advice.

Coming!"

Zhao Yuhe was not so relaxed and replied: "Commander, Commander Tang is right. Combat at sea is not as good as on land. If you are negligent, the entire fleet will suffer heavy losses. Furthermore, the task force is a lone force that goes deep into the sea."

, there is no backup, and the main force of the fleet is at the Hainan Island and Zhanjiang bases. Division commander, when we mobilized the fleet to perform the mission, did we neglect the British fleet without considering it? "

Tang Qiuli smiled and said, "Why, Yuhe, you are criticizing me!" Zhao Yuhe was about to explain, but Tang Qiuli stopped him with a wave of his hand, "Yuhe, I will act like Zhuge Liang and give the fleet a plan.

Great idea!"

Zhao Yuhe looked curious, and Tang Qiuli said: "Call back to the fleet, you can have your cake and eat it too, the fleet can adopt the following tactics, ignore the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and direct the troops directly

If the island of Sri Lanka is like this, then the British fleet will definitely come to help. The fleet can set up an ambush in the middle and fight a sea ambush. Furthermore, the long-range bombers of the aviation force can provide land and air support, and great things can be accomplished!"

Tang Qiuli's tactics were by no means whimsical or haphazard. Although he didn't have the slightest fondness for MacArthur, he was very fond of the "frog" he created when he fought fiercely with the Japanese on the South Pacific islands in history.

The "jump" tactic is still highly praised. Based on this, Tang Qiuli believes that MacArthur can be called a famous general in World War II. This has nothing to do with personal likes and dislikes.

To put it simply, MacArthur's tactics were not to compete with the Japanese island by island based on geographical distance, but to skip several islands in the middle, concentrate troops and warships, focus on important targets, and cut off the connections between the islands occupied by Japan.

After making contact and occupying the target island, he turned around and took over the islands behind him. With this single move, he killed countless famous Japanese generals and elite divisions.

Tang Qiuli's tactic was an enhanced version of the "Leapfrog" tactic of seizing the island. It also added a maritime ambush and the cooperation of land and sea bombers. It could no longer turn the British warships into piles of scrap metal on the bottom of the East Indian Ocean.

He was too embarrassed to see anyone! The fleet was heading directly towards the island of Sri Lanka, causing the First Division troops to land at the southern end of the Indian continent. There was no reason why the British fleet should not rescue them.

Major General Amosiev, the first deputy commander of the fleet, was so excited that after reading the reply from division commander Tang Qiuli, he stood up and spoke a series of Russian words. Unfortunately, no one understood it.

, Amosiyev came back and said embarrassedly: "I mean, the division commander is a genius commander, and his wisdom is comparable to that of Peter the Great!"

With Tang Qiuli's ingenious idea, the combat plan was quickly determined. The total strength of the Marine Corps, seven brigades, was divided into three groups to launch attacks simultaneously from the south, center, and north of Sri Lanka. Each line of attacking troops consisted of two

A destroyer provided fire support, with the three brigades in the middle as the main offensive spearhead, dividing the Sri Lankan island into two parts.

Then, two brigades were deployed to the north and south to coordinate the attacking forces from the north and south. To this end, Han Tie's marines came out in full force, using nearly 100,000 troops to fight with the troops on the island.

The British-Indian garrison formed a five-to-one strength advantage, with Fleet Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo coordinating in the middle.

Fleet Commander Tang Qiuquan and Deputy Commander Amosiev led the task force to set up an ambush in the waters near the Bay of Bengal. At the same time, they contacted the commander of the Aviation Southern Flying Group Le Yiqin and his bombers and fighter units to coordinate to participate in the battle.

Coupled with the fighters and bombers on the two aircraft carriers, it formed a decisive situation for the British fleet without aircraft carriers.

On May 23, the rising sun jumped over the sea. After a night of monsoon raging, the East Indian Ocean was calm and the water and sky were the same color. Although in the land of East India, wars were raging, the Chinese were victorious. On the land of Central India,

War is about to break out, but for the island of Sri Lanka, which is separated from the Indian mainland, across the Pokker Strait and the Gulf of Mannar, all this seems very far away.

Around six o'clock in the morning, the fog on the sea had not completely dissipated. Captain Naxon, a captain of the central garrison in the Sri Lanka defense zone of the British garrison in India who had been on duty for the whole night, rubbed his dry eyes, stretched, and sat down in boredom.

When he picked up the duty record and saw that it was still a blank piece of paper, Captain Naxon shook his head. The boring and boring night passed like this.

Every week, he had to suffer all night in this humid bunker on the beach. Drinking coffee brought by the orderly, Captain Naxon lazily wrote a sentence in the duty record book,

"On May 22nd, the night was normal, and no abnormality was found."

In Captain Naxon's view, this was nothing more than a routine matter. He was very lucky that he was not transferred to the East India battlefield to fight with the Chinese soldiers because he belonged to the fleet stationed in India. I heard that the war situation was very detrimental to the army stationed in India.

Unfortunately, East India has been lost. However, all this has little to do with the captain. As long as he serves in India for four years, he will have a good job waiting for him after returning to his homeland!

When it was time to change the shift, Captain Nelson casually raised his telescope and observed the sea surface where the fog had dissipated for the last time. Suddenly, his eyes were fixed in a certain direction, and, as if he was nervous, his mouth opened wide.

Eating people, stiffening the body and shaking uncontrollably.

The orderly who was clearing away the dishes looked at him strangely and couldn't help shouting: "Mr. Captain! Mr. Captain, are you feeling uncomfortable there?"

Captain Nelson was not just feeling uncomfortable, he was simply petrified. Dozens of warships suddenly appeared on the sea as the sun was rising, and they were approaching quickly under the bright golden sunshine. On the tall masts of the warships,

What was hanging was not the Union Jack flag that he was so familiar with that he was numb to it, but another flag that he didn't recognize. But the dark muzzles of the guns on the warship told him that the visitor was not good.

After a few minutes, the captain still maintained that frozen posture, and the orderly was worried about trying to pull him. Suddenly, Captain Nelson shouted like crazy: "Report quickly, the enemy warship is attacking!"

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