Chapter 844 Daming, that is the enemy of all nations
The dignity of the Brazilian Empire!
What is this?
Daming doesn't care at all! Even if there is this thing, it is just put under his feet and stepped on.
"This is a conspiracy!"
In the royal palace of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro II said loudly in an excited tone.
"They attacked our army but asked us to explain. Do they really think that the Brazilian Empire has no dignity of its own?"
Why is Pedro II so angry?
To put it bluntly, it’s because Daming is really bullying people too much!
How could you go so far as to deceive others?
Because the Ming Dynasty submitted a protest to them over the border conflict, accusing the Brazilian army of attacking and robbing Ming Dynasty merchants.
is this real?
Maybe.
But they only killed one civilian, but thirteen soldiers of the Brazilian army died at the gunpoint of the Ming army!
"Your Majesty, what is certain is that this is a provocation. They are provoking Brazil! They even ordered us to withdraw from the land ceded by Paraguay within a month. They..."
"Damn yellow people!"
Pedro II said in an indignant tone.
"Do they really think Brazil will be afraid of them? Will they give in without dignity like the damn Americans?"
The pride inherited from the Portuguese made it difficult for Pedro II, the Brazilian emperor, to accept this threat.
"Your Majesty, we must express our attitude!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Ming Dynasty is now testing our bottom line. Their fleet is in the Mediterranean Sea and has formed a huge fleet with the French. What do we need? Just to show them an attitude -
Brazil will never give in!"
Marshal Caxias's suggestion was approved by Prince Gaston and other generals, and their inner pride made it difficult for them to make concessions.
"So what should we do?"
"Send our fleet to Montevideo! Now the main force of their fleet is in the Mediterranean, and there are only two Nanhua-class fleets in the mainland. Our fleet is more deterrent!"
It seems that this is a very good suggestion. Montevideo is located on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata, basically across the river from Yingtian. This is definitely a powerful response.
The Brazilian response was powerful!
Almost the day after Song Zhelun met with the Brazilian Foreign Minister, Brazil stated that it would send a fleet to Montevideo, Uruguay Province.
Regarding Brazil's decision, the United States, which is as far away as the North American continent, immediately expressed support. The relationship between the United States and Brazil has always been extremely close, and the United States has always hoped to turn Brazil into their foothold in South America.
Points and allies, after all, the Spanish-speaking Americas have been hostile to the United States for many years. After all, the United States cut off a large area of land from Mexico and once conquered Mexico City.
Of course, during this incident, Spanish-speaking countries in America also expressed their support for the Brazilian Empire.
After all, the Ming Empire was founded on two Spanish-speaking countries that were destroyed—Chile and Argentina.
To a certain extent, the Ming Dynasty is now almost the enemy of all countries in the American continent. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty’s military is strong enough, otherwise it would have been besieged by many countries!
Now that Brazil has stepped forward, those countries that have always been hostile to the Ming Dynasty have of course expressed their approval and support.
However, their support is mostly lip service. After all, only Brazil in South America can challenge Ming Dynasty.
After all, in the past few years, Brazil has made a fortune by exporting rubber.
"In the name of imperial security!"
In this name, the Brazilian Imperial Navy dispatched its most powerful armored fleet-four Riachuelo-class battleships. Its appearance is similar to the Ming Dynasty's "Nanhua" class. Compared with the Nanhua class, its
It has a tonnage of only 6,800 tons and has two twin ten-inch turrets. It looks similar to the "Linhai-class", but its speed is only 16 knots.
The Riachuelo-class combat ship is the Brazilian Navy's response to the Ming Dynasty's rapid expansion of maritime power. Its fourth ship, the Sao Paulo, has only been in service for less than 6 months.
The fleet consisting of four battleships and four cruisers had just sailed out of the military port and sailed towards Montevideo, when Ming Dynasty had already received the corresponding intelligence.
Faced with such a provocation, Emperor Zhu directly summoned the Brazilian ambassador to the Ming Dynasty and said - this is war.
"Your Majesty, this is for the safety and dignity of the Brazilian Empire!"
Brazilians are stubborn, even proud.
It was their pride that made Emperor Zhu laugh in his heart. This was the excuse he had been waiting for!
"You must understand that when it comes to national security issues, the Daimyo will never make any compromises or concessions."
Then there was no more, and the meeting ended on bad terms.
"What plans do the Navy have now?"
Standing in the battle map room of the palace, Emperor Zhu Da spoke without looking back. He bowed forward and looked down at the huge chart on the table, ignoring Rear Admiral Lei Minghui, Commander of the Home Fleet.
Like Lin Yuehu and other naval admirals, he was from the "Ghost Fleet", but he never had the opportunity to participate in naval battles. However, unlike other admirals, he went to the UK to study the navy nine years ago and served as a trainee in the British Navy.
, are among the few senior officers among naval generals who have experience in "study abroad".
"Our plan is to use submarines,"
Walking directly to the chart, Lei Minghui said.
"Now the Brazilian fleet has just set off. If we send out our submarine force, we can directly track and search on the way, and then launch an attack from the bottom of the sea, just like we attacked the Argentine Navy, sending them to the bottom of the sea with torpedoes. According to the submarine force's
In past evaluations, we only had to invest one fleet, that is, nine submarines, and we were sure to send them all to the bottom of the sea. Our combat plan was as follows. First, choose a suitable ambush point..."
While explaining the navy's combat plan, Lei Minghui became more and more focused, and his hoarse Hubei accent became lower and lower. His shaved head reflected a little luster under the light, and his eyes were bright with expectation.
Shiny. As a navy soldier, like ordinary sailors, he shaves his head all year round.
"At the same time, I will personally lead the local fleet to carry out the final interception mission after the submarine force launches an attack, striving to completely destroy the Brazilian Navy in the first battle."
From submarines to battleships, and even torpedo boats, Lei Minghui's plan is full of full use of various weapons. Using two battleships and several cruisers to fight against more powerful opponents requires galloping in itself.
Fantasy requires making various unexpected decisions. Only in this way can the war be won.
What is the most powerful thing about the Imperial Navy?
It’s never a battleship, it’s technology!
Technology is the source of the Imperial Navy's combat effectiveness, and it is also the core of Lei Minghui's combat plan.
Whether it is a submarine, a torpedo boat, or a ship's rapid-fire gun, its core is technology, and what Lei Minghui needs is to give full play to his own advantages.
After thinking for a while, Lei Minghui added.
"In order to prevent accidents, I also plan to send the airship of the aerial force to the war zone, use aerial tracking to track the Brazilian warships and prevent them from escaping, install radio stations on the airships to maintain contact with the fleet, and use the airships to guide the fleet
Attacking targets, of course, has certain risks, but it can prevent fish from slipping through the net."
From the bottom of the sea to the sea, then to the airship... it is almost the three-dimensional sea and air combat of the 19th century!
"This plan is indeed good. Coordinated sea and air operations are almost equivalent to rewriting the navy's combat model, but..."
While speaking, Emperor Zhu raised his head, looked at Major General Lei Minghui and said.
"I have another suggestion. See if you are sure to implement it!"
