Scheer is located in Jakarta, and the capital of Lan Fang was finally set in Borneo because of Lan Fang's relationship, but Jakarta is still a city that has developed for hundreds of years and has a deep foundation, of course, it is also planned as a big city, and the original commercial port and military port have been adjusted as one of the bases of the Nanyang Navy.

When attacking Indochina, Pontianak was used as a supply port, and Indochina fell into their hands, most of the ports were controlled, and after the French surrendered, they immediately moved to Jakarta, which was not only better equipped, but also closer to the Philippines.

All strategic tasks, plans are made by Lan Fang's army, of course, in the end, it will be reported to Scheer, too dangerous, or radical action, Scheer has the right to refuse, but in the past year, the cooperation between the two sides has been very good, Scheer's fleet has always acted with Lan Fang, they are responsible for priing the defense of the port, and Lan Fang is responsible for the land attack, has won countless battles, and has also reaped a lot of benefits.

It's just that by virtue of a covenant or something, it is impossible to get two people who are completely out of bounds close, in this world, there is only one way to solve this problem, that is, the bond of interests, no one does not like money, especially the modern army commanders, they know very well that they can't do it without money, especially the navy, which is almost piled up with money.

From the very beginning, when attacking India, all the gains were basically divided equally between the two sides, even if the commander of the task force like Scheer faced hundreds of millions of wealth, he would be moved, not to mention the next step, Indochina. The longer this French run the place, the more it gets. Unlike India, here Lanfang has chosen land and cities. Most of the harvest was handed over to Scher, and in just over a year, the accumulated funds obtained in kind exceeded 700 million US dollars, which was almost as good as the harvest of conquering Paris.

In itself, in Scheer's opinion, this wealth should continue to expand the fleet, and he, who knows the efficiency of production in the northwest, uses this money. More warships can be produced, according to the price given by the northwest, this is more than a dozen warships, and even the income of the Indochina Peninsula, when he learned about Lan Fangguo's current production capacity, he almost wanted to invest in it.

Unfortunately, when this request was asked to the Admiralty, the order was not allowed, although the money was not brought back. It was spent on all kinds of military supplies, logistical supplies, and even raw materials for Germany in the European war. It is quite strong, but the loss is not small at all, and even domestic production has been reduced to a certain extent. Those newly laid territories, for security. A large number of people were sent away, and safety was safe. With only less than 20% of the original production capacity, Germany, which seems to be extremely strong, has a huge gap, and hundreds of millions of dollars in funds are enough to give Germany a shot in the arm.

The Philippines is a big piece of fat, the United States controls the Philippines, the United States operates a few days, can invest a lot, especially the various specialties of the Philippines, such as spices, which are sold in the world hundreds of years ago, the United States will be in the decline of Spain, forcibly occupy the Philippines, such a small island, under the promotion of the Americans, the production of spices is growing, and it is a good goal to obtain a large amount of money for the United States every year.

Can't participate in the battle of the Philippines, for Scheer, more or less regretful, the departure of the capital ship, is equivalent to a lot less, the most important thing is that in the Lanfang shipyard, the 8 Bavaria-class has not yet been finalized, if they can go back with 8 Bavaria-class, maybe, they can achieve a lot of advantages.

It would be good if you waited for another two or three months, Scheer thought in his heart, although Lan Fang's production capacity is much stronger than that of Germany, the Bavarian class is directly the most mature, and the time for sea trials can be reduced to a minimum, at least two or three months, just a little bit of time, I believe that Germany itself also knows, since it is so anxious to urge, the decisive battle with the Entente must be the Entente to force them to the extent of last resort.

I have the heart to ask, what happened, but strict discipline, let him know that he shouldn't ask, don't ask, leave 8 ships, so maybe, there is a hole card in the future, for respect, Scheer for this, specially met Xiao Jianfeng in front of him, Xiao Jianfeng is the commander-in-chief of the Lan Fang Navy, in the past half a year, the military operations between Lan Fang and Germany have always been coordinated by him.

Scheer's sudden visit surprised Xiao Jianfeng, who was preparing the battle plan, according to his understanding of Scheer, if there was no major event, Scheer would not come to him, could it be that there was something wrong with the plan.

Sure enough, good spirits are not bad spirits, after Scheer recounted the intention, Xiao Jianfeng directly mentioned that Scheer actually wanted to take away 9 capital ships at such a critical moment. For the strategy of the Philippines, it is a huge blow, which means that the previously set combat methods will basically be overthrown, bringing a lot of uncertainty to the capture of the Philippines.

Southeast Asia is an island country, although the northwest has strengthened the warships, but the capital ship has not yet been built, in this case, the dependence on Scheer's fleet is very strong, not to mention, if there is no Scheer's fleet, the attack on the Philippines will change from the current simple land occupation to a strong attack, in that case, the casualties will not be small.

Xiao Jianfeng frowned, and Scheer was also quite embarrassed, and hurriedly made an explanation, fortunately, Scheer only took away 9 capital ships, and all the remaining fleets also stayed here, and even when attacking the Philippines, they would go out to provide some cover for the departure of the main fleet, and these plus Lan Fang's existing strength, the battle plan would not be delayed much.

This explanation made Xiao Jianfeng's mood a little better, and he had the heart to ask what happened, Scheer did not explain in detail, what did he go back for, but said that he received a strict order from the headquarters, and the two sides are allies, but it is impossible to share every military secret with each other, Xiao Jianfeng persuaded a few times, and after seeing that Scheer was quite resolute, he no longer wasted his tongue, and left and right to leave, think about what happened after leaving.

After sending Scheer away, Xiao Jianfeng stared at the battle plan in his hand again, these plans seemed to be completely scrapped, and the plan that he had spent a lot of energy to attack the Philippines had completely become a scrap.

A fleet of more than 800,000 tons, with nine capital ships, seems to be only one-third less tonnage, but in fact, the strength of the less is huge, and the capital ships are not just a matter of nine ships; in the task force, due to the different division of labor, only battleships and heavy cruisers have the ability to be responsible for ground attacks, although the navy's firepower is far greater than that of the army, and the limitation of being able to attack at the sea still greatly reduces the fleet's ground attack.

The difference in the caliber of artillery makes the ability of heavy cruisers to attack on the ground far inferior to that of battleships, and the shells of a 15-inch caliber gun, in terms of weight, have far exceeded the weight of ordinary guns, especially for ground attacks, 15-inch guns at a relatively close distance, such as a distance of seven to eight kilometers, if an attack on a battery, even if it is an ordinary rammed earth battery with a thickness of 3 meters, it is enough to overturn him, but if it is replaced by a 10-inch or even an 8-inch gun, basically, it can't move him, and there are 9 less capital ships, The power has dropped by almost seventy percent.

Xiao Jianfeng also knows that he can't force it, interests are the link, but it doesn't mean omnipotent, for soldiers, obeying orders is their duty, about the plan to capture the Philippines, it was reported to the two countries through Schell and him early, since Germany made this decision at this time, it must be necessary, perhaps, it is more tense in Europe.

You can't let others be in danger when they desperately come to save themselves, no one is so virgin, not to mention, even if there are no 9 capital ships, it's not that you can't take down the Philippines, but it's a little troublesome, which is also the most fundamental reason.

There are 9 less capital ships, although the ability to attack the fortification has declined, but the Philippines is a huge island, under the naval advantage, every location can be used as an assault point, without 9 capital ships, it is not possible to directly choose Manila as a breakthrough, the capital and largest city of the Philippines, is also the focus of the US military's operation, with sufficient protection and coastal defense batteries, and the most important thing is that when Lanfang was established, when there was interest and hostility to Malacca and the Indochina Peninsula, the United States would not be tied up, They took the time to send a large number of shore fire guns to the Philippines, all of which were under 13 inches in caliber, but the number was huge, and there were at least more than 150 shore fire guns in Manila alone.

The role of the 9 capital ships is to rely on the advantage of range, keep wearing, and lay a good foundation for the attack, and now that there are 9 fewer of them, he can not think about Manila, choose a city with relatively loose defense, and once he gets a foothold on land, he can then deploy the corps.

It has been half a year since the establishment of Lan Fangguo, and in the past war of independence, and even among the natives on the island, a lot of experience has been accumulated, and these experiences should be appropriate to deal with the U.S. military and the natives of the Philippines, but the original plan to conquer the Philippines in half a month may be increased to one month, or even two months.

Took the Indochina Peninsula, plundered the whole of India, in the territory of Southeast Asia, only the Philippines and some scattered islands remained, the urgency of time, not as big as at the beginning, anyway, for the Far East far away from Europe and the Americas, there is nothing for a month or two, as long as the goal is achieved, the Philippines is completely controlled in the hands, and the entire Southeast Asia will be combined into a whole, as long as the northwest is given a certain amount of time, it must be impregnable. (To be continued.) )

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