vrcanaries Chapter 759 Heavy Cruiser
Chapter 759 Heavy Cruiser
No one expected that Li Shaoyi, such an aggressive guy, would have such low demands. Not only did these foreigners not expect it, but several of Li Shaoyi's subordinates also felt a little bit cheated at this moment.
"Marshal, do you have any other plans? We've put in so much effort, and all we have left is this small island?"
As Li Shaoyi's personal bodyguard, Wang Pengfei usually doesn't speak, but if he speaks, it will definitely be a big problem. In fact, his subordinates have been holding it in for a long time and want to ask Li Shaoyi what's going on, but no one is in a position to speak. Wang Pengfei is just a guard captain who replaced Ma Leizi's job and is considered an old brother of Li Shaoyi. It's just like a casual chat.
"If you want to listen, just come over. There's no need to stand there and listen. Since I've reiterated our demands many times, they won't change. Although our strength is growing rapidly, we haven't reached the point where we need to change our orders every day. I agree, and those empires don't either."
Li Shaoyi originally wanted to tell his subordinates about it to save them from being like a cat scratching every day, but he was too busy these days. Diplomatic receptions alone almost took up all of Li Shaoyi's time. Now that the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs took over the two of them, Li Shaoyi finally had some free time.
"It's just like you said, but the Windmill Kingdom is too vulnerable. Although they still hold a lot of land in Southeast Asia, our investigation shows that they are all easily destroyed by the wind. Java Island is the most prosperous island, but with so much land, aren't we losing out?"
There are many islands in Southeast Asia, and the navy can be said to be the most practical branch of the military. Even if the army wants to fight across islands, it will need the help of the navy. Therefore, Ding Hanhai is the guy who most wants to expand in Southeast Asia.
"We haven't lost anything. Let's look back at the original battle plan and see what I said. We're just missing one nail in Southeast Asia. What is that nail? It's the city of Batavia, and possibly other weaker cities. What we've got now is more than ten times what we originally asked for. Do we have to keep swallowing it?"
Li Shaoyi looked at this guy with some displeasure. Fortunately, he had not lost his mind like them. If even the commander-in-chief lost his mind, then this army would be like a kite with a broken string. Where it would fly in the end would all depend on God.
"The Marshal is right. You guys have been so impulsive these past few days, making plans like this and eyeing some land. You need to think about our real situation here."
As the head of the intelligence department, Gu Xiaomeng naturally knows how chaotic Southeast Asia is. It is not easy for us to successfully take over this island. This is like snatching meat from the mouths of the great powers. What's more, this place does not border the mainland of my country. If we rely solely on air transportation, we can't accomplish much.
What's more, we have to fly over the Indochina Peninsula. Once we fall out with other countries, the Gallic Empire will open its airports to the other two countries, and their planes will intercept us in the air, then our days in Southeast Asia will be over.
The Japanese intercepted our navy and transport fleet at sea, and other countries intercepted our aircraft in the air. Even if we had the support of local Chinese and overseas Chinese, how long could we hold out? To put it bluntly, this is an overseas enclave, and connections are very important.
"In the end, the old empires are better. They don't have to pay any benefits. They just come to our place for a meeting and then they get a large area of land. No wonder they have so much wealth and power."
Qian Ruiguo said with some unwillingness that the United States and the Gallic Empire did contribute a little and provided some assistance during our attack. It was good enough that the Windsor Empire did not cause more trouble, but they were able to get the biggest share. This world is so unfair.
"You don't have to overthink it. They've been powerful for years, not just yesterday. Our situation has improved. If we hadn't won the battle in the north, even this city wouldn't be ours."
Li Shaoyi was quite calm. Although he would not give in on domestic issues, he had to make concessions when he was overseas. We had a mass base at home, and the army's combat was the main direction. No matter how we fought, we could remain invincible with the help of the system.
But it’s different in Batavia, which is thousands of miles away. They don’t need to fight with you. They just need to use the navy to blockade the surrounding areas. Although we also have navy and air force, compared with these world powers, can we catch up with their little finger?
Even if you have a 17,000-ton heavy cruiser, do you have people to drive it? Even if you mobilize all your naval personnel, it will be about the same size as the Windsor Empire's Far East Fleet.
But there are three countries in this sea area. If the Japanese get involved, there will be four empires. Li Shaoyi has to think twice before fighting against four empires on land, let alone at sea. The chance of winning is too low. In the end, the foundation of the navy will be destroyed. That would be a huge loss.
"The Marshal is right. This is a good start. This island of Java is the first piece of land we have occupied abroad, but it is by no means the end. We will keep working hard and continue to expand our territory."
Qian Ruiguo's anger was ignited again. The situation here was very good. Although we only occupied a part of the interests, we were able to fully understand and keep this part, which was much better than occupying a larger area but failing to keep it.
"That's the right idea. Don't think we've truly occupied the entire island. The Chinese are still in a weak position there. The majority of people living on this island are the local indigenous people, and they're always thinking of rebelling against us. So after the agreement is signed, you have to find a way to subdue the indigenous people on the entire island, but without causing too many casualties. These people will be our best labor force in the future."
Li Shaoyi has arranged work for everyone. Don't think you can just lie down and sleep. The real struggle has just begun. You must cheer up and transform our first overseas territory.