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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 697 A bold plan

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    "See Your Majesty!" After Wang Yuze arrived at the General Staff Headquarters, Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu, Minister of Army Cai Yun, Minister of Navy Zhang Cheng, and Minister of National Defense Jiang Xingguo were already waiting here.  The General Staff Headquarters, together with the Army and Navy, spent nearly half a month preparing this counterattack plan, striving to be foolproof.

    "No courtesy! I'm here to see the counterattack plan. Are you ready?" Wang Yuze waved his hand.  The Imperial Army is fighting very hard in Saudi Arabia. So far, the casualties have exceeded 20,000. The British and French, as if going crazy, continue to invest troops in the Middle East. This makes the Imperial Army face increasing pressure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Bigger.

    "Your Majesty, we are ready. After our repeated demonstrations, this plan is extremely feasible. Once successful, it will completely reverse the current situation!" Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu said with great certainty.

    "Oh? Are you so sure? Tell me, what are you going to do?" Wang Yuze was aroused.  The British and French coalition forces have invested more than three times the number of troops in the Middle East than the empire. If they want to defeat the British and French coalition forces, they must increase their troops.  However, if we increase our troops, we will have to face logistical pressure.  This will make the empire pay a huge price in this war, and this is obviously not what the empire wants to see.  Therefore, it is more difficult for the General Staff to formulate a counterattack plan.  However, Wang Yuze believed that the General Staff must have thought of a solution. Once successful, the empire would be able to win this war at a small cost.

    "Your Majesty, the battle plan this time was not proposed by people from our General Staff, but by people from the Army Department. I have temporarily transferred this person to the General Staff. Let him introduce it!" General Staff Officer  Chang Xiongwu said.

    "Oh? People from the Ministry of War? Yes!" Wang Yuze said.

    Soon, a middle-aged soldier wearing a major general uniform walked in. He looked a little thin, but he was very energetic, especially his eyes, which were very lively.

    "Your Majesty, Wang Shizhen, comes to greet your Majesty!" The visitor saluted Wang Yuze.

    "Wang Shizhen? No courtesy!" Wang Yuze was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered this person.  During the war between Western Sichuan and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty relied on the generals of the Beiyang series. Wang Shizhen was one of them, and he was a relatively famous one among the Beiyang generals. He was called the leader of the Three Beiyang Heroes.  Dragon of the North and so on.  However, after the defeat of the Manchus, Beiyang ceased to exist. Many of them chose to retire and live a life of a square person.  But there are also many people who choose to join the new dynasty, such as Xu Shichang, Feng Guozhang and others, who have now become governors of a province.  Wang Shizhen also held a sinecure in the Army Department.  Originally, these people except Wang Yuze were prepared to live like this for the rest of their lives. Unexpectedly, they now stood up and were willing to serve the empire.  You know, although Beiyang is corrupt, there are still many talents in it.  Now that the empire is recruiting people, Wang Yuze has already thought about whether he should issue an imperial edict to recruit all these people.  The empire has been established for seven years and is completely stable. The dissatisfaction of these people with the empire has probably disappeared.  Otherwise, a proud and arrogant person like Wang Shizhen would not take the initiative to make suggestions for the imperial army.

    "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Shizhen stood calmly.  After all, he still didn't want to waste his whole life, so he took advantage of this opportunity to show off his talents.  Although I cherish Beiyang, Beiyang has become a thing of the past.  And the current empire is far more powerful than that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Isn't this the time when soldiers like them make contributions?

    "Staff Wang, please introduce the plan this time to His Majesty in detail!" Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu said with a smile.  Xiong Wu is not young anymore. He has been the chief of general staff since the Western Sichuan period. It has been more than ten years now. It is time to retire.  However, before that, he had to find a replacement.  From now on, Army Minister Cai Yun is undoubtedly the best successor to the Chief of General Staff.  But after Cai Yun becomes the Chief of General Staff, who will fill the position of Minister of War?  The Beiyang surrendered general Wang Shizhen in front of him has some abilities. If he is willing to serve the empire and train him, he will be qualified for this position.

    "Yes, Chief of General Staff!" Wang Shizhen replied, then walked to the large map of the Middle East hanging on the wall and began to introduce it.

    "Currently, the Imperial Army is confronting the British and French forces in the central region of the Kingdom. The Imperial Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet is confronting the British and French navies in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. With the current strength of both sides, it is very difficult to change the current situation. If we follow traditional methods  , the empire can defeat the British and French coalition forces by sending large-scale troops to Saudi Arabia. However, the empire will pay a huge price for this. A conservative estimate is that the number of soldiers killed in the battle will reach 50,000, and military expenditures will be around 500 million yuan.  .In this case, the empire spent suchTo seize the Middle East at a huge cost, even if the oil resources in the Middle East are very rich, the empire still cannot gain benefits in a short period of time!  "Wang Shizhen introduced.

    Wang Yuze nodded. Wang Shizhen's analysis was very reasonable.

    "For this reason, if we want to ensure that the empire can obtain sufficient benefits in the Middle East to the greatest extent, we must win the war at the minimum cost. And there are not many such opportunities. After a long period of argumentation, we have found  We have the best opportunity. That¡¯s right here! Occupy this place, cut off the connection between the British and French expeditionary forces, and cut off all supplies from the British and French expeditionary forces. By then, we will be able to win without a fight!" Wang Shizhen pointed at the map and introduced.  .

    Wang Yuze looked at where Wang Shizhen was pointing and couldn't help but frown.  The place Wang Shizhen pointed out was the Suez Canal.  If the Suez Canal can be captured, or Egypt can be captured, it will naturally be able to cut off the direct connection between Britain and France and the Middle East. When the time comes, hundreds of thousands of British and French coalition forces will be trapped, and it will be easy.  Without even fighting, the British and French forces, cut off from logistical supplies, may not be able to hold on for a month before surrendering to China.  However, it is not easy to capture the Suez Canal!  Britain and France saw this, so they sent their navy to block the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in advance, blocking the danger of the Suez Canal from the sea.  The sea route is impracticable, and the land route is even less feasible. It would be extremely difficult to cross the entire Saudi Kingdom to attack the Suez Canal!

    "Does the navy have a way to pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and attack the Suez Canal?" Wang Yuze asked.  He knew that it would be very difficult to attack the Suez Canal by land, and the General Staff's plan was to win at the minimum cost.  Therefore, an attack on the Suez Canal can only be launched from the sea.

    "Your Majesty, although the British and French navies have assembled six new battleships to block the waterway of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, their blockade is not insurmountable! If it doesn't work on the sea, we can start from below!" said Navy Minister Zhang Cheng.

    "You mean to use submarines to attack the battleships of the British and French navies, and then enter the Red Sea? This is feasible! However, in the war three years ago, our submarine force stole the show, and Britain and France should be prepared!  "Wang Yuze said.  The British and French navies' blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait can only block the waterway.  If the submarine attacks from underwater and severely damages the British and French navies, and the main warships of the Indian Ocean Fleet take advantage of the situation to break through to the Red Sea, it is very likely to win.

    "Your Majesty, the Navy can send ten submarines into the Red Sea. If a surprise attack is launched, it will be enough to severely damage the British and French navies. Even if the British and French navies are prepared for our submarines, they can still win as long as they find the right time." Navy  Minister Zhang Cheng said.

    Wang Yuze nodded. Although such tactics are a bit risky, there is no war without risks.  What's more, if it succeeds, it can bring huge benefits to the empire.

    "After the navy breaks through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, it immediately moves north quickly to attack the Suez Canal. At the same time, it deploys a Marine Division and an army group to land in Egypt and completely control the Suez Canal. At that time, the navy will pass through the Suez Canal and control the sea in the eastern Mediterranean.  . In this case, we have a sure chance of victory!" Wang Shizhen continued.

    "Very good, this plan has great feasibility. If it succeeds, the empire's victory in the war will be certain. However, in this plan, the cooperation between the army and the navy is very important. Once a breakthrough is achieved,  After the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, we must attack the enemy as soon as possible and seize the Suez Canal in the shortest possible time without giving Britain and France sufficient time to react." Wang Yuze reminded.  The Red Sea is two thousand kilometers long, and it takes three days for a warship to sail. During this time, there are likely to be huge variables.

    "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we have already considered it. The British and French navies only have six new battleships in the Mandeb Strait, and the remaining four 'Dreadnought-class' battleships of the British Navy are still at home preparing to deal with the challenge of the German navy. As long as we can sail in the Mandeb Strait,  The strait severely damaged the British and French navies. Even if they reacted, they would not have enough power to resist our attack on the Suez Canal!" said Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu.

    Wang Yuze nodded. The main force of the British Navy cannot be transferred to the Middle East. This gives the Chinese Navy the opportunity to severely damage or even destroy the British and French navies by using the main force of the Indian Ocean Fleet in conjunction with submarines.  Once the Chinese navy succeeds, China will definitely win this war, and Britain and France will never be able to make a comeback!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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