Chapter 1012 - Counting is Counting
"Hehe, Brother Ma is bad. You may not know how powerful the ships of the Five-Star Army Navy are. Let me tell you, they have one of the fastest power in the world, and each ship is equipped with artillery that is several times more advanced than ours. Once they are defeated and their ships are captured, it will greatly expand the strength of Brother Ma. Besides, the king says it's a third, but he's not here, so isn't it up to you and me to decide how much the third is? ”
"Oh." Hearing that the loot was so rich, Ma Kecheng was already moved, and when he heard Ferdinand's words again, he laughed again. "So everything depends on the Prime Minister?"
"Where, all victories depend on Brother Ma, this time the enemy is not weak, don't hide it." Ferdinand's face was also a little more smiling, followed by bursts of laughter, and the agreement between the two was reached.
There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. When the stakes were big enough, the adventurous man appeared, and Ma Kecheng made the decision to fight with the five-star army and naval division. In order to make the balance of victory more inclined here, Ferdinand, as the prime minister of the Great Philippines, also issued an order to other nearby seas, once the big war started, they must do everything possible to prevent the reinforcements of the five-star army and the sea division that will appear nearby, and buy enough time for them to eat the enemy's main force.
Ma Kecheng did not mean to put this in his eyes. He said bluntly: "We have already investigated, the five-star army and naval division is divided into three parts, each part has less than 10,000 people, and there are less than 200 sea ships. ”
What Ma Kecheng meant was that Ferdinand's actions were suspicious. In this regard, the latter smiled and said: "I don't think Brother Ma's goal will be so short-sighted." I have arranged a number of people just to keep an eye on the main forces of the other five-star army and sea divisions, and we can destroy more enemy ships, wouldn't we get even greater benefits? ”
"Oh, hahaha, that's doable." Ma Kecheng laughed, it seemed that the main force of the Five-Star Army Navy Division was already in it, and he could let it be handled. If you want to say that this is not to blame him, it is only to blame that the strength of the Five-Star Army Navy Division is only active in the area of Xiaoliuqiu Island, like the land of Sumatra, just passing by, considering the limited number of troops, there is no force built there. It is meaningless for those who do not know.
Ma Kecheng didn't know the strength of the Five-Star Army Sea Division, so he made such a decision. And the facts will tell him right away that not all ships can gather and destroy. Some forces are like sharp blades, and it is absolutely impossible to use a rag to block its light.
With the goal in mind, Ma Kecheng began to mobilize a large army, and nearly 1,000 ships of 60,000 sailors began to prepare, and set up an ambush circle 400 miles from the sea area of Palawan. Among them, Ma Kecheng personally led the main force to appear here, waiting for the battle, and posed as a decisive battle with the five-star army and naval division. But all around, he had already ambushed hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of bandits, ready to encircle.
In this way, there are many things to do with the bait as a bait, and then lead the enemy to come and gather and surround them
Finish. Ma Kecheng was naturally confident, and after arranging everything, he ordered the scout ship to leave, find the main force of the five-star army sailor, and tow it over.
The main force of the Five-Star Army Naval Division in the western sea area is the Second Sea Division. The division commander Zhao Chang first raided Mindoro Island and occupied it with little effort. Then there was waiting, and three days later, the logistics army arrived, and they brought with them countless Luzon residents, as well as a battalion of soldiers from the garrison. Then it took over the coastal defense here, and then the 2nd Division continued southward, capturing six or seven more large and small islands, including Busuanga Island.
The result is the same, these islands are too small in size, it is impossible to station any large troops, when the Second Division of the Sea arrived, these so-called Filipino troops either fled from the wind, or were surrounded and chose to surrender, and even a decent big battle never happened, which once made the division commander Zhao Changxiang and the officials of the Second Division very unhappy.
A true elite with their own dignity, if the enemy is not vulnerable at all, it is not any challenge, and for them this kind of conquest becomes boring. And it wasn't until the scout clipper sent by Ma Kecheng was suddenly sent out that Zhao Changxiang, who had been pretending to sleep, opened his eyes again.
"Division commander, look at that flag, it's the scout ship of the Ma Kecheng pirate group, should we defeat them and let them feed the fish in the sea?" Shen Xing, the head of the regiment, stood in the captain's room and asked excitedly.
"No." Zhao Changxiang hurriedly made a gesture of no, and then said expectantly, "I have long heard that Ma Kecheng's strength is good, and I finally saw their scout ship, of course I want to walk with it and find its main force for a decisive battle." In this way, the order goes down, all the warships are not allowed to fire, and in this way, following these scout ships, we must find the lair of the other party and annihilate them in one fell swoop. ”
The division commander had an order, and the two hundred warships of the entire second division quickly moved into action, and they adjusted their direction and followed these scout ships towards the western sea. Originally, he was worried that the other party was a scout clipper, and if he didn't follow closely, he would lose it, but when Zhao Changxiang found that the other party was not doing his best and seemed to be waiting for him, a trace of bad thoughts suddenly appeared in his mind.
Shen Xing, the head of the first regiment, also felt that something was wrong, and said the worry in his heart, "Commander, the speed of the scout clippers shouldn't be so slow, do you say that they intend to lead us there?" ”
Originally, there were some doubts in my heart, and now my subordinates are also thinking the same, at this moment Zhao Changxiang can almost determine the number of the other party's path, and nodded and said: "What you said is exactly what I think, it seems that the other party is ready for a decisive battle with us, hehe, it is in line with my heart." In this way, tell the fleet to slow down, keep enough distance between the ships, and be ready to fight at any time. At the same time, inform the command of everything that happened here. ”
When it comes to such a big war, Zhao Chang must report it, which was originally the regulation of the Yang army. And when this telegram reached the naval headquarters, Yang Chendong and the 1st Hai Division had just occupied Panai Island, and they were checking the harvest here.
The telegram was sent to Yang Chendong and Kaohsiung, deputy commander of the Navy and commander of the First Navy Army. "Come on, put it about Marco
into the relevant information to find out. Yang Chendong said casually.
Yang Er and the others quickly sent a thick pile of materials to Yang Chendong, which were provided by the Security Bureau and the CIA. Then the CIA continued to develop, and they already had a certain intelligence system. The simultaneous collection and provision of intelligence by the two departments will enhance the authenticity of the intelligence and provide better reference for making correct judgments.
"Oh? This pirate organization is not small. Looking at the information sent by the two intelligence departments at the same time, looking at the thousands of digital warships and more than 60,000 soldiers on it, Yang Chendong was not only taken aback.
You know, the pirate force is no better than the other. Surviving at sea all year round, so that their needs are already greater than on land?
Let's put it this way, if a force has 60,000 people on land, it is not very surprising, and even if it is done, a larger prefectural order can do it. But to have such a large force at sea would require too many resources. It is enough to see that this is a large force.
Kaohsiung also saw this group of forces, and then said worriedly, "Sixth young master, ants bite elephants to death, in the face of such a strong enemy, and they have been prepared for a long time, I am afraid that even if the Second Division of the Sea wins, it will have to pay a certain price, so it is better to send people to reinforcements immediately." ”
"It's for reinforcements." Yang Chendong nodded in agreement. Although he had confidence in the Second Sea Division, with the strength of the warships and artillery, as long as it was not raided in his sleep, he had the ability to fight his way out of the encirclement. But just being beaten passively is not his style, and the formation of each naval division has used a lot of financial and material resources in the Red Embedded City, and any loss will make him feel distressed. "In this way, the headquarters of the Fourth Sea Division patrolling the nearby sea area were ordered to quickly approach the location of the Second Sea Division, and there was no need to converge first, once they found that the enemy was encircling, they would attack inside and out, and give them a ruthless blow."
A second division of the sea plus a fourth division of the sea, such a force is prepared in advance, even in the face of several times the strength, it is still capable of countering. Yang Chendong's order was given, and Kaohsiung nodded in agreement. Then he asked out loud, "The opponent has already made a move, Sixth Young Master, I think we have to hurry up, everything on Panai Island will be handed over to the garrison and the people who follow up, shall we continue to move forward?" ”
"Yes." Yang Chendong nodded silently, and his eyes fell on Mindanao Island on the sand table on the side. This time, the Great Philippines did not declare war, killing and wounding so many soldiers and civilians themselves, if they didn't clean it up ruthlessly, wouldn't it be that others would look down on it, and wouldn't anyone dare to provoke themselves in the future?
The 1st Hai Division set sail again, and the fleet headed south. Thousands of nautical miles to the west, the sea is also crowded with ships at the moment, and the tense pre-war atmosphere appears on the heads of every pirate, indicating that a life-and-death battle seems to be ready to start at any time.
Compared with the nervousness of the soldiers below, Ma Kecheng, as the leader, was very relaxed.
In his mind, with the advantage of more than six times the number of troops and five times the number of warships, the five-star army and sea division has become his meal and meat in the bowl this time. At this time, he consciously ignored two problems.