Chapter 309

Pretense

"It seems that the allies cannot compete with the Allied Power to consume financial resources. After all, Britain and France are old capitalist countries. They have accumulated a lot of industrial production capacity over hundreds of years. Moreover, Britain and France have a large number of African colonies overseas, which can provide them with various strategic materials and oil and other resources required for war, making their lasting combat capabilities much stronger than those of the Allied Powers." Li Guoqiang continued.

"Especially, the British naval fleet is very large. Now they have four aircraft carriers. They have almost blocked the Atlantic transportation lines. The Allies cannot obtain supplies from places they think of on the European continent, which is very unfavorable for us. But today, our fleets of the two countries' victory in the Indian Ocean will completely change this history. Our country will do its best to provide all possible strategic material assistance to the belligerent parties, which will greatly alleviate the dilemma in Turkey." Li Guoqiang said again.

"Of course we understand the significance of opening up the transportation lines of the Allies in Eurasia. Although we have received assistance from your country, the assistance is limited after all. According to preliminary estimates, considering your country's aid plan, we can persist until the spring of 1918 at most. If the war is not over by then, Turkey will have to withdraw from the war because we have been exhausted and we are unable to fight again." Rafal waved his head helplessly again.

"So our country believes that it is very necessary to allow the Chinese Navy to participate in the battles in the European waters as soon as possible. Turkey will do its best to provide all possible assistance to your country's Second Fleet in the shortest possible amount, including port facilities construction, oil supply and strategic material replenishment. We will provide you with the greatest extent to enable your army to join the European battlefield as soon as possible." Rafal continued.

"If your government is willing to send troops into Europe to fight, Türkiye will also provide our territory for your army to use." Rafal said bluntly again.

"Haha, thank you for your trust in us." Li Guoqiang agreed to provide convenience when he saw Rafar so generously. It was obviously at the point where he had reached an unreserved level. It seemed that Turkey urgently needed assistance, so he immediately responded with a smile.

"But one thing we are very concerned about is that the total number of regular army in our country is less than 400,000. Our national defense and Southeast Asia need are almost enough to consume all our army's military strength." Li Tiancheng changed his mind again.

"Although our country has advanced military technology, our industrial production capacity is actually far behind European and American countries due to historical reasons, and our country's financial resources are also very poor. In recent years, it has consumed a lot of money for developing naval equipment and expanding military preparations. In addition, we have also consumed a lot of savings and old foundations in the recent Sino-Japanese War, Sino-Russia War, and Southeast Asian War. If our army joins the European war on a large scale, we may withdraw from this world war before Turkey." Li Guoqiang also made a point that he made without any obscure.

"So that's it. It seems that your country is just like Turkey, and your confidence is still a little lacking. In this case, our cooperation seems to be limited to the navy." Faral nodded slightly.

"However, the strong combat power of your country's navy is enough to deter the security of the Allied Powers. With the support of your country's navy, our hope of winning this Great War is enough to greatly increase."

"Everything still needs to be done by all parties in the allied countries." Li Guoqiang smiled politely.

"Okay, now we are only talking about naval cooperation. Your country should, Turkey has always focused on army construction and the navy has invested very little. Our country's navy has only more than 20 ships that can be used by our navy. The navy's strength is much worse than that of Britain, France, Germany and other countries. Compared with your country's navy, it is even more insignificant. The possible wars in the Indian Ocean still need to rely on your country's aircraft carrier fleet to preside over the overall situation." Rafal said again.

"Where we come from afar, the main responsibility should be the Turkish Navy. We are guests and Türkiye is the master." Li Guoqiang said politely again.

"General Li is polite. When it comes to dealing with the British fleet, does General Li have a plan?" Rafal asked again.

"Since we are here, of course we will take action. Our country's plan is very simple. First, we must eliminate the British threat to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean region, and drive the British Middle East fleet to the Mediterranean region, and the fleets of the Middle-earth countries control the estuary from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, and even the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean. In this way, the Eurasian sea and land transportation lines can be unobstructed and not threatened by the Allied Navy." Li Guoqiang immediately talked about his views.

"Is General Li ready to attack the British naval fleet in the Middle East?" Rafael immediately heard what Li Guoqiang meant.

"That's true, we have a preliminary plan of action to completely eliminate the threats of the British in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Peninsula, and to at least retreat to the Mediterranean region and give the vast Indian Ocean completely to the naval control of the Allied Powers. This is necessary," Li Guoqiang continued.

"Oh, what kind of action plan does the general think we should take to achieve our goal?" Rafael continued to ask.

Li Guoqiang had a plan in his mind. He came here this time and wanted to inform Rafal of his ideas, so he said that I actually felt that the navies of China and Turkey need to join hands to fight the British navy, and they lacked a certain degree of tacit understanding. After all, the navies of the two countries have never had practical experience in joint combat. And I have an idea to conduct a joint military exercise between China and Turkey. Does General Blafal have this intention?”

It sounds like what Li Guoqiang said and the plan he said with Rafal did not want to do, but Rafal still responded politely that the joint exercise was not a problem. If this is necessary, Turkey is willing to cooperate with your navy. We are about to see the powerful combat power of your aircraft carrier fleet. Since General Li gave us such an honorable opportunity, why am I happy and unwilling to do it?"

"Haha, since that's the case, I see that we will hold a joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean as soon as possible, which will not only train the cooperation between the two armies, but also show our strength to the Allies." Li Guoqiang continued.

"Actually, I have another purpose for the two countries to conduct military exercises." Li Guoqiang paused slightly, and a profound expression appeared in his eyes.

Rafael was slightly stunned and asked in confusion about the purpose?"

"We might as well use this military exercise as a cover, and then use the military exercise to launch a surprise attack on the British fleet stationed in the Red Sea, so that we can start a battle against the British navy in an extremely hidden way, and also achieve greater results through sneak attacks." Li Guoqiang's tone became quite serious.

"Sneak attack?" Rafael's eyes suddenly became a little bulging. He had not thought of using this method to start a naval battle against the Allies in the Indian Ocean.

"It turns out that General Li already has a combat plan in his mind. I can consider this point. If we want to start a war against Britain, sneak attacks may be an excellent tactic, and may have unexpected results."

"Captain Rafal and Commander Mora can listen to my ideas and then decide whether to adopt my suggestions?" Li Guoqiang continued to say that Rafal did not object.

"Please speak with General Li."

Li Guoqiang raised his voice slightly and said that we could conduct a warm-up training in the Gulf of Oman, and then gradually shift the exercise waters to the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean on the second and third days after the exercise began. Under the surveillance of our reconnaissance aircraft, British aircraft will definitely not dare to fly to the waters near the exercise for reconnaissance, so we can slowly bring the fleet closer to the Gulf of Aden. Then our aircraft carrier-based aircraft will suddenly take off and bomb the British naval bases in Sudan and Egypt. If they catch them off guard, they will definitely not react and suffer significant losses."

Li Guoqiang revealed the detailed plans he had thought out one by one. After hearing this, Rafael nodded and praised General Li's plan for consideration. It is worthy of consideration. It is a good offensive plan. However, this attack depends entirely on your navy aircraft. Surface ships cannot enter the Red Sea at all. The British have already set up a mine formation at the mouth of the Red Sea, and we cannot enter safely at all."

"This is natural. Our operation can last for many days. It will not be over until the British retreated their fleet back to the Mediterranean and gave us the Arab region and the Indian Ocean to us. This battle will be over. If the British Navy dares to go south to fight us from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, then we will be reluctant to do so. We can destroy some of their warships first and weaken the strength of the British army. However, I guess the British will not easily go out to the Red Sea to engage in a head-on confrontation with us." Li Guoqiang responded.

"We can now discuss the detailed combat plan. General Rafal and General Mora can consider it. If there are different opinions, please propose it as soon as possible. We can discuss it and then make partial changes to the plan until a plan is reached that both sides agree." Li Guoqiang considered that he wanted to give Rafal a process of accepting it, so he said again.

This meeting started a whole. Since Li Guoqiang proposed a specific combat plan, Rafael and Mora must discuss this issue. It is not a trivial matter to provoke trouble in the Indian Ocean. This will announce that the Allied Navy will start a decisive battle with the Allied Powers on a new battlefield. The result of the naval battle will directly affect whether the Allied Powers can win the final victory. This opening battle must be planned and designed in detail so that the plan can achieve the greatest success.

Chapter 309

Pretense

Chapter 309

Pretense
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