Chapter 1410: Being neither arrogant nor impetuous is the right way (Third update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1410: Being neither arrogant nor impetuous is the right way (Third update, please subscribe)
"Long live! Great victory for the Imperial Naval Air Force - complete annihilation of the Great White Fleet!"
"Excuse me! The Great White Fleet was completely wiped out by the Imperial Navy!"
"Attack from the air, target - Hampton!"
"Extra! Imperial Navy's great victory at Hampton!"
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In the spring of the twenty-sixth year of Shengde's reign, the Empire was jubilant, with a dazzling victory that made people unbelievably a little crazy, even a little crazy. Who could have imagined that the mighty Great White Fleet came to the Empire to demonstrate with force.
, was actually completely destroyed by the Imperial Navy on the day the war began.
Hundreds of thousands of tons of warships were destroyed!
That navy has had such glorious victories throughout the ages.
From Hampton to Cuba, from Cuba to Washington State, the imperial army is attacking with great vigor, conquering cities and territories, and winning continuous victories.
victory!
Victory after victory, brilliant victory dazzled people's eyes, and made everyone in the ecstasy of victory. Everyone was immersed in cheers and noises, and it was repeated everywhere in newspapers and on the radio.
One voice - Victory!
From one victory to another!
Once again, the theory of the empire's invincibility is rising!
In fact, with the repeated military victories in Argentina, Brazil, Peru and other places, the theory of "imperial invincibility" has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This seems to be a consensus. Why is there such a consensus?
The reason couldn't be simpler, because victory - victory after victory makes people believe in the myth that the empire is invincible.
And what brings victory?
High morale and advanced military equipment complemented each other and eventually created the myth of the invincibility of the imperial army. Although the opponents faced by the empire at that time were very weak, it did not prevent the citizens of the empire from forming the impression that the imperial army was invincible.
And now?
When the imperial army fought against the United States, one of the great powers in the world, it also achieved a complete victory. Not just a complete victory, but an overwhelming victory.
Under such circumstances, no one would doubt that "the imperial army is invincible". This is an ironclad fact.
In the face of the glorious military victory, the theory of "the invincibility of the empire" naturally convinced everyone, but... there was one person who did not believe it.
"There has never been an "invincible country" in this world. Even a country as powerful as the British Empire once hated Afghanistan."
Compared to the fanaticism of the outside world, Emperor Zhu Da himself was undoubtedly extremely calm. Facing Hampton's victory, he just said casually - I understand.
That's all, why is it so peaceful? The reason is simple, because the "surprise attack on Hampton Roads" will definitely end in victory, it just depends on the size of the victory.
You must know that aircraft and aircraft carriers are the secret weapons of the empire and their trump card.
Countries around the world don't even have real air defense weapons, so how can they possibly be able to prevent aircraft from air strikes? New weapons coupled with surprise attacks, if you can't win like this... then it's really unreasonable.
That's why Emperor Zhu Da seemed so calm when faced with the so-called "theory of imperial invincibility".
"As for the empire, it only has the first-mover advantage at the moment. You must know that the country we want to attack is a powerful country whose industrial power is not inferior to that of the empire!"
When saying these words, Emperor Zhu Da thought of another world. Yamamoto Isoroku said, "There are more factory chimneys in the United States than there are trees in Japan." After Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto lamented, "Awakening a giant."
And now what about the empire?
Awaken the giant or kill the giant?
It's both. Instant awakening, but more importantly smothering. Why hasn't the United States been challenged in the past years, because Britain is the great enemy. But the real threat to the empire is the United States, after all, Britain is destined to be
It will decline, but the United States is different. The United States is rising and developing. Its future potential is endless, at least not inferior to the empire.
"Your Majesty, although the United States is not inferior to the Empire in terms of industrial strength, I believe that the Empire will have no problem defeating them on the battlefield. The only question is how much power we can invest."
Looking at His Majesty, Sun Hu said directly.
"I remember that your Majesty said that the way of war is nothing more than to fight a small number of people with more people, and fight with better weapons than inferior weapons. In the war between the Empire and the United States, our national strength is similar, and there is no fundamental difference in weapons, whether it is airplanes or not.
Regardless of tanks, they are only temporary advantages, so only people will be left..."
When mentioning "people", Sun Hu deliberately emphasized his tone and then emphasized.
"In the battle in North America, the most critical points are nothing more than two points. The first is whether the material delivery is timely and sufficient. I believe that we must speed up the construction of the Pan-American Railway and at the same time increase investment in the Northern Territory and Mexico, Ecuador and even Colombia.
Expanding industrial production capacity. Only in this way can production be fully increased and sufficient supplies can be provided..."
Regarding Sun Hu's analysis, Emperor Zhu Da nodded with approval. As an old man who has been a prince in recent years, although this uncle is a general of the imperial army, he has not held any actual military position in the army. However, this
It also gave him time to learn a lot of knowledge. He had his own views on war.
"People! After all, there are more soldiers than fewer soldiers. No matter how sophisticated the weapons are and how excellent the soldiers are, they will definitely be defeated if they are short of troops. This is the biggest gap between us in North America and the United States - the United States can directly fight from the mainland
If necessary, it only takes more than ten days for them to recruit troops to the front line, but we cannot. Transporting troops from the empire to North America takes a long time, and the transportation capacity is very limited. Even if we put all the troops
The immigration ships are all used to transport troops, and we can only transport 2 million troops a year. These troops are like sowing sesame seeds on various fronts, and it is difficult to form an advantage on any front."
"That's just a fueling tactic. This is a taboo for military strategists!"
Emperor Zhu nodded and asked.
"So what do you suggest?"
"The suggestion is very simple to expand the merchant fleet as much as possible, mobilize merchant ships as much as possible to transport as many troops as possible to where they are needed. The focus of the first phase is North America. We must form a military force against the United States in North America.
Advantage, only after the advantage is formed in North America, can the southern front operation be successfully implemented."
The battle on the southern front is to attack Australia and New Zealand. Now the imperial military is planning to launch an attack on these two places. It is difficult to start a war on multiple fronts!
Emperor Zhu nodded and motioned for him to continue. This is how war is fought. Even if a detailed battle plan is formulated, it must be constantly adjusted according to real-time changes.
"But it's definitely too late to build ships now. I think we can lease merchant ships from allied countries. Well, we can also place orders with allies, such as placing orders with Datang. As far as I know, although Datang's industry is not developed, it can be
It is still possible to build hundreds of thousands of merchant ships. Placing an order with the Tang Dynasty will not only help the imperial military, but also help deepen the relationship with the Tang Dynasty."
After a pause, Sun Hu said.
"We can even let the Tang fleet provide escort in the Pacific. For example, the mobilization of troops and material transportation to the Japanese islands can be left to the Tang fleet to escort."
(End of chapter)
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