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    In October 1916, the northern border of the empire had entered early winter, and strong winds were raging on the Siberian land. While a cold air wave was brewing across the Asian continent, the jungles on the small subtropical islands in the south were still as warm as spring.

    The Indian subcontinent is undoubtedly the hottest zone in Asia now, and the empire's war of conquest in India is in full swing.  On the Eastern Front, after the First Army and the Tenth Army occupied the northeastern part of Bangladesh, a steady stream of reinforcements came from the rear. The Kingdom of Siam sent 50,000 troops, and the Burmese states sent 80,000 troops, together with the armies of other vassal states in Southeast Asia.  , assembled an army of more than 200,000 servants, and drove to the Bangladesh area in a mighty manner, preparing for the next stage of the battle, putting great pressure on the British army on the opposite side.

    But the empire¡¯s main offensive direction is not here.

    India, in ancient times, was a country with a good strategic geographical environment. The towering Himalayas in the north blocked the possibility of large-scale attacks from this road.  As for the south, it is surrounded by the sea on three sides. In the ancient era when the navigation industry was backward, this was a natural chasm.  Therefore, for a long period of time in ancient times, India basically had no foreign enemies.

    The humid climate and superior geographical environment have created a paradise, but at the same time, they have also created this nation¡¯s naturally optimistic and weak national character.

    Since ancient times, the Indian subcontinent has never formed a unified and powerful country. It has always been divided by internal feudal dynasties, restraining each other, and has been repeatedly invaded by foreign enemies. In the thousands of years of history of this nation, the country has been ruled by foreigners.  I'm afraid it will take more than half the time.  This is a country that is good at accepting things. Even if it occasionally shows its teeth and claws, it cannot conceal its harsh and cruel nature.

    Attack India.  There have always been only three directions, one is Bangladesh on the east road.  This is a narrow area and it is difficult to deploy troops.  But fortunately, the terrain is flat, making it convenient for mechanized troops to fight.  A western route to Persia, where the terrain is open and easy to attack on a large scale, but for the empire, the distance is long and marching is inconvenient.

    Today, the Empire has 500,000 troops in the Eastern Route Army, mainly the First Army Group and the Tenth Army of the Imperial Defense Forces.  Supplemented by the troops of the vassal countries, it was enough to put huge pressure on the Indians. Although the Persian Kingdom Army and the rebel army in the West were a mob, they still numbered four to five million people.  The nearly one million troops on both sides made the upper echelons of India anxious and frightened, but in fact these were not the main force.

    As for the last and only direction, Afghanistan in the north seems to be a vast place.  It's easy to attack, but it's actually a trap. Fighting in high mountain areas has its own characteristics, making it difficult for outsiders to break through.  In history, whether it was Britain, Russia or later the Soviet Union and the United States, they all failed here.  The empire will naturally not repeat the same mistakes.

    The empire¡¯s real choice is at sea. The empire¡¯s navy is invincible in Asia and it occupied Malacca.  Having been able to move out of the Indian Ocean, the next step is to defeat the enemy's navy.  The Indian subcontinent is surrounded by sea on three sides, and its soft belly is fully exposed in front of the empire.  In that case, even India itself may collapse without a fight.

    Therefore, the Imperial Navy will become the main force. Starting from Malacca, the Indian Ocean Task Force and the Marine Corps will be mobilized from elite fleets of the Empire. Behind them will be the main force of the Second Army of the Empire. This time their target is Ceylon.

    Ceylon, also known as Sri Lanka in modern time and space, is a famous island country. It is famous for its gemstones and tourism industry. The ancient Ceylon civilization is also one of the relatively complete ancient historical relics that have been preserved. All this is due to the remote location of the island country.  According to the sea, wars rarely occur,

    But now everything has changed. As the core naval base of the British army in South Asia, Ceylon is undoubtedly about to suffer the wrath of the empire.

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    On the sea, the sky is clear and endless as far as the eye can see.

    Commander Zhou Yu of the Imperial Indian Ocean Task Force was leading his men through the Strait of Malacca and headed straight for Ceylon. This fleet consisted of six Emperor-class battleships, 14 heavy cruisers, more than 20 light cruisers and several others.  Composed of ten other ships, the huge formation sailed into the Andaman Sea. It is already the largest formation in the Indian Ocean today.

    On the opposite side, all the British forces in India only have a dozen old ships, including only one dreadnought. The Prestige-class "Repulse" is comparable to the imperial battleships. It was just launched last year and strengthened in the direction of Asia.  Come.  But now, facing the empire's wolf-like fleet, it will definitely be difficult to survive alone.

    In its heyday, the aging British Empire had colonies all over the place and could concentrate two armadas on the sea in any area to win naval battles in local areas. However, now, under the pressure of the German High Seas Fleet, it can only shrink its global strategy.  .  Asia, it still wants to keep it, but it is a pity that it is beyond its power.

    At the beginning of this year, Germany launched a naval strategyThe secret weapon submarines greatly damaged Britain's strength in a short period of time. It had to retain enough cruisers on the Atlantic route to deal with Germany's vicious move. Asia, of course, could not take care of it.

    Now, the empire's war of conquest of India can be said to be the best time. No matter which aspect it is, it is a complete crushing situation.

    These thoughts flashed through Zhou Yu's mind. He raised his eyes and saw the young and heroic Li Dingguo next to him. His mood was a little abnormal. He couldn't help but smile:

    "Hongyuan (characterized by Li Dingguo), Ceylon, for you, is like revisiting an old place. I think it will have an extraordinary feeling."

    "Yes, the commander is aware of everything. Dingguo does feel a little strange now. I can't tell what it is! Dingguo used to be the governor of Tianzhu in the Ming Dynasty. This Ceylon was the direct jurisdiction of the governor of Tianzhu at that time. Dingguo also used to  I have visited the island many times, but now, it is naturally different.¡±

    What he said was different. Naturally, he was referring to the Ceylon in time and space No. 2 and the Ceylon in time and space No. 3. There must be differences. One is the ancient Sinhalese country, a land that was recaptured by the soldiers of the Ming Empire.  , and the other is a colony that has been developed for hundreds of years by Portugal, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom a hundred years later. Naturally, there will be some differences.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The time in the old land seemed like time and space were confused, for everyone in the expeditionary force.  It is also a special occupational symptom.

    "However, some geographical conditions will not change drastically. At this time" He stopped and signaled to Zhou Yu.

    Zhou Yu also nodded.  Indicating that he knew what Li Dingguo meant at this time was "time and space", Li Dingguo continued:

    "The British naval base is still in Colombo on the southwest coast. Another seaport, Port Eller, has insufficient water depth and cannot dock large warships. Colombo is destined to be the only choice for the British army, and of course, it is also our only goal. We are here  There is no need to tangle with the enemy on the way, just attack Colombo. As long as we occupy this place, we can build a forward base here, and our Second Army can directly parachute into India from here."

    Li Dingguo considered the problem from the perspective of his Second Group Army. Such a war process was straightforward and neat. The Second Group Army could also launch an attack early, and naturally everyone was happy.

    But Zhou Yu obviously didn¡¯t agree.

    "Haha! Do you think the British will let us go so smoothly?"

    "Oh? The British don't want us to go smoothly, so what? Their navy can't even deal with your cruiser squadron. How can it cause any trouble? Now if the British are smart enough, they will retreat in full.  It¡¯s time to surrender India to others.¡±

    "Huh! It's not that simple. Here, the British have been a long-standing power for hundreds of years. They are used to being domineering, especially the British in the colonies. You think you are overestimating your capabilities. But the British may not necessarily feel that way.  Great Britain. But there are many loyal knights."

    "Haha! The commander is right!" Li Dingguo replied with a smile.  Although it seems that some people don't agree with Zhou Yu's judgment, in front of a legend like Zhou Yu.  A junior like him still dare not be too presumptuous.

    But halfway through the words, Li Dingguo changed his tune again, showing the domineering and mighty aura common to all his talents.

    "Actually, I hope the British can resist a little more, so that this battle will be less boring!"

    Zhou Yu chuckled and was noncommittal.

    As a senior, there are too many juniors like this in the expeditionary force, and he has long been used to it.  In the world, the relationship between geniuses and geniuses is often not so harmonious!

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    Colombo, Ceylon's largest population seaport, a transportation hub on the Indian Ocean, is also one of the largest artificial seaports in the world. In the harbor, countless ships are docked, and they are constantly shuttling back and forth. In the southern military port area, the British Indian Fleet  Several large warships are docked there. Their huge steel bodies are like giant beasts that dominate the port and devour people. They look at the small merchant ships around them with eager eyes.

    On the ground at this time, if anyone can pay attention, they will find that in the sky above the port, there is a tiny silver dot flashing from time to time.  However, in this era, few people have the leisure to look at the sky, and naturally no one can discover this.

    At an altitude of eight thousand meters above the port, the empire's reconnaissance aircraft was performing a reconnaissance mission over the port.  Skylark, as its name suggests, is the most advanced high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft in the empire. It is being driven by a pilot flying high, greedily searching for everything on the ground.

    "Okay! The Counterattack is indeed here, hey! But we caught thisPartner.  "Gao Fei said to himself, while using the instrument panel to control the camera under the belly of the aircraft to take pictures. Click, click, crisp sounds kept ringing. From an altitude of eight thousand meters, the camera could still capture the Counterattack.  Everything on the deck was clearly illuminated.

    This is one of the most advanced reconnaissance capabilities in the world of Imperial reconnaissance aircraft.

    "Well! One, two, three, four, sixteen, the British warships are all here as expected. These guys, just wait and see this time!" This guy is like a little bee, working tirelessly  Exploring at high altitudes, sucking nectar unscrupulously, the empire's reconnaissance aircraft now pose almost no threat at this altitude. The eight-thousand-meter ceiling is currently not reached by any other country's aircraft.

    "And here, the ammunition depot and the coal bunker must be fixed, and let the guys on the ground deal with them together. Haha, Colombo, next time you come here, please don't let me not recognize you?"

    Thinking of the devastating damage that the imperial fleet would bring to this place in a few days after handing in his information, Gao Fei smirked. At such a high altitude, in a small and empty cabin environment, such a  Talking to himself, this guy's psychology is obviously abnormal.

    "Okay, get ready to call it a day!" After working on it for a long time, I was still not finished, but the fuel level gauge was already urging me to go back, so Gao Fei had to prepare to return.

    Below the plane, a thick cloud floated over, completely blocking Gao Fei's view below. "Okay, I have to leave anyway!" Gao Fei said bitterly, just as he was about to turn around and go home.  Suddenly, two black spots burst out of the clouds and rushed over at lightning speed.

    "What? Enemy plane? Is there an ambush?" Gao Fei was so frightened that he encountered an enemy plane at high altitude!  This was the first time for him to encounter it.  (To be continued)

    ps: Hey!  What a pity, everyone else went out to play on the eleventh day, but I still have to work hard on coding here to make up for yesterday's shortcomings!  Perfect attendance is my biggest highlight. I must not lose it. I try to make up for it in the evening to get it done.  Brothers, have mercy on me!

    Happy holidays to all my book friends!

    ?Another: Congratulations to Shenma Dugugu for being crowned the leader of this book!
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