Soon, it was the end of December 1897, and it was now very cold in most parts of China. However, Taiwan is only a little cool, not very cold, after all, Taiwan is in the southern hemisphere, a relatively warm place. As for Nanyang, it doesn't feel like winter at all, at most it's autumn. So although it has snowed in the north of China, it is very stable in the south, and there is no convocation. And at this time, a fleet came from the Strait of Malacca.

"Admiral Abel, we are going to war against Taiwan this time, it is a very dangerous move, do we really want to do this?" The deputy commander of the fleet asked.

And this Spanish fleet, which is currently sailing in the Strait of Malacca, will pass through the Strait of Malacca according to the previous plan, and then carry out a sneak attack on Taiwan's Java Sea Fleet. And according to their plan, they came to visit Wèn under the guise of a friendly fleet visiting Japan, so that Taiwan should not be wary. Even if they were wary, they would not be prepared for a sudden war against them. So the Spaniards actually want to play the sneak attack, and they specialize in undeclared war. However, this plan was still very risky, because in the event of a war with Taiwan, the hundreds of thousands of troops in the rear of the Spaniards would be in danger. Whether they can beat Taiwan's army is still unknown. So it's a very risky plan, but if you take the risk, you can get half of Borneo, that's good.

"The main target of our program is not Taiwan, but the indigenous Filipinos. Taiwan is only part of our plan, and we are not really going to war against Taiwan, but to force them to withdraw from the South Seas. As long as we can seize the sea supremacy, then we will cut off the connection between Taiwan and Nanyang, which has more than 100,000 troops in the air at that time. They can't do anything to us. At that time, if all countries work together to put pressure on Taiwan, then we will definitely be able to force Taiwan away. So, this plan is seamless, and there can be no loopholes at all. And Taiwan simply cannot realize that we Spain, Britain, the Netherlands, and Japan. Together they will work together to calculate them. At that time, we can use political means to force them to withdraw from Nanyang, so that their more than 100,000 troops will be wiped out here, and even hundreds of thousands of Chinese will be threatened. So, we don't have to be afraid of anything, we just need to clean them up! Admiral Abel said.

And the lieutenant general was a little worried, where in this world is there any seamless plan? If the news leaks out, I'm afraid it's really going to fail. In the event of defeat, the consequences would be unimaginable, and Taiwan would officially go to war with Spain. The Philippines is also shrouded in Taiwan's control. Taiwan did not attack the Philippines before, and that was because they did not go to war with Spain. But now once Taiwan is given an excuse, I am afraid that it will really face a very tragic result.

The Spaniards took the opportunity to come over this time to prepare to suppress the indigenous Filipinos, and on the other hand, they were also used by the British, the Dutch, and the Japanese, and they all hoped that the Spaniards would take the lead and test the strength of Taiwan. It was not easy for the British themselves to come forward to fight against Taiwan, so they sent the Spaniards out. The Dutch wanted to rely on the Spanish to recapture half of Kalimantan, and the Japanese wanted to take the opportunity to expel Taiwan. Japan knows that Taiwan lacks resources. Therefore, he naturally does not want Taiwan to be able to occupy the South Seas, so that there will be no shortage of resources. In this situation where there is a common enemy on all three sides, Taiwan. They also colluded and took advantage of the Spaniards.

And the Spaniards happened to have the idea of suppressing the great uprising in the Philippines, so they were all ready together, and by the way, they accepted the use of the three countries. And they thought that the plan of the British, Japanese and Dutch was seamless, and they only knocked out Taiwan's Java Sea Fleet, so that Taiwan would lose its sea supremacy. At that time, Taiwan's Taiwan Strait Fleet was also pinned down by the Japanese. It is impossible to come to the South Seas to support, so it will face the situation of losing the right to control the sea. At that time, once the sea control was lost, it would inevitably have a very unfavorable result in the war situation. At that time, all countries exerted pressure together, and Taiwan's withdrawal from the South Seas became almost inevitable, after all, Taiwan had no hope of winning at that time. At that time, it continued to fight. It is better to take the initiative to withdraw and save strength, this is an idea that any smart person should have.

But the most critical part of this is suddenness, suddenness is very important, if Taiwan knows the news in advance, then I am afraid that the Spaniards will really steal chickens and rice.

"Admiral Abel, I always feel a little bad! What if, in case this leak happens? Abel's deputy said.

"Impossible, it is the high-level of our countries who know about this plan, how can it be leaked? Also, even the subordinate captains of our fleet do not know about this plan, so it is impossible to leak secrets. Could it be that Taiwanese can have undercover agents at the top of various countries? Abel said politely.

Abel's lieutenant thought about it, there were too few people who knew about this plan, even ordinary captains didn't know about it, and they planned to inform the captains after passing through the Strait of Malacca. And this process is impossible to leak, so everyone feels very safe. After all, the high-level officials of various countries will not leak secrets, so naturally no one will leak secrets. And the cronies around the leaders of those countries will not leak secrets, and if they leak secrets, I am afraid the consequences will be unimaginable.

"General, the destroyers from Taiwan are here, and they are responsible for maintaining law and order in this sea area!" Abel's deputy said.

"Okay, don't attack yet, we'll take their inquiries!" Abel replied.

On the destroyer, no one expected that there was a colonel on the destroyer who was preparing.

"Hmph, this time, General Li is going to send these Spaniards to the sea again to feed Wang Ba!" This naval colonel Bai Yu said.

The plan for Taiwan has already been sent to them. Of course, they knew that this group of enemies was here to attack them, but as long as there was no war, they had to give them some face. Now Taiwan is just waiting for them to come and make a sneak attack, so that after they sneak attack, they will be able to make a counterattack. After all, Taiwan doesn't want to leave behind the pretext of taking the initiative to start a war against Spain, so now this Bai Yu colonel is directly preparing to act, anyway, life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills.

"The detachment leader, they claimed to be visiting Wèn in Japan. They are the fleet that went to Japan to visit Wèn, so to guò the Strait of Malacca! The Banner Soldier said.

"Visiting Japan, huh, you're all waiting for you! Tell them to go north and go to the Guò Rione Islands, and then we will inform our Java Sea Fleet to let them go! Bai Yu said.

The Java Sea Fleet is also stationed on Riau Island, and this can hold the gate of the entire Taiwan and the South China Sea, and prevent the enemy from breaking through the defense line of Riau Island. And anyone who wants to pass the Strait of Malacca to the territory of China's territorial waters has to pass through the defense line of Riau Island, so without the permission of the Java Sea Fleet, they will not be allowed to pass through Guò.

And on the flagship of the Spanish naval fleet, someone immediately said: "General, they are not prepared at all, and they have also notified their headquarters to give us permission!" ”

And soon those Spaniards were also relieved, because this qiē also showed that the Taiwanese did not know their plan and were already planning according to their preparations. And next, the Spaniards could completely sneak attack the Java Fleet in Taiwan.

"Let's go!"

The Spaniards had one battleship and three cruisers, and they all continued on their way. And although they seemed to have only one battleship and three cruisers, they thought that as long as they could sneak attack, the victory would be their own. After all, if Taiwan's battleships are in a military port, and the navy on the battleships is not complete, although Taiwan will have battleships and cruisers at that time, they will not be able to display their combat effectiveness at all. Moreover, they have a large number of torpedoes, which can completely take the opportunity to sneak up on them, so that the effect of destruction can also be achieved. And the idea of the Spaniards was to sneak attack, not to fight head-on. If they fight head-on, these strengths of theirs are simply not enough. However, if Taiwan is not prepared for a sneak attack, then it is completely possible to sink Taiwan's battleships and cruisers in the first round of artillery fire, and then the remaining small ships will not have to be afraid.

And they think that as long as the warship stops at the military port, that qiē is also very easy to defeat. At that time, there will be no naval sailors on the warships, and they will not have any counterattack capabilities, and they will not have to think about the direction of the wind and the enemy's speed and other tactical issues, they can completely sink the enemy's warships in the first few rounds of artillery fire, so that their hope of success will be very great. At that time, they could successfully destroy Taiwan's Java Fleet at any time and gain sea supremacy, and most of the war with Taiwan would be won.

"General, there are several battleships and cruisers of the Taiwanese in front, and they are also parked in the military port, and there seems to be no one on them. They are also releasing flags, let's do our best to pass guò, don't linger here! ”

"God help me, prepare me immediately, prepare for battle! This time, we will strive to knock all Taiwan's warships into the sea at one time. Abel shouted. (To be continued......)