Chapter 427: Winning in Defeat

"It's not a secret, this commander doesn't understand the navy or naval warfare, but how to meet the enemy, this command has different opinions!" Higg said, "All of your opinions are only thinking from the perspective of the Alchemy Country, but you have not thought about what the enemy wants!" What the enemy wants, we can't give, what the enemy doesn't want, we just fortress them! The warships of Shenlong Island and the Sixth War Zone jointly fought in order to take advantage of the princess fleet to go out, rely on the monsoon advantage, and jointly flank the fleet of the Alchemy Country, destroy the living force of our fleet, and then dominate the sea! Therefore, the occupation of the port of Zhansini is not their goal, and they cannot occupy it, their purpose is the naval fleet in the port of Zhansini! ”

"What does the commander-in-chief mean is that since their target is the fleet, then our fleet will leave the port and give up the port of Zhansini?" But if the fleet that has left the port is besieged, it will be even more dangerous, and then we will not even have a chance to resist! ”

Higg smiled and asked, "Lord Admiral, if you are the marshal of the Shenlong Island fleet, let me ask you, what were you most worried about when you attacked Zhan Xini Harbor?" ”

"Of course, I'm worried that the alchemy country's fleet will escape!" "But once the war starts, even if we are lucky enough to break through and escape, the entire fleet of the Alchemy Country is finished, the coast has been controlled by the enemy, and the entire sea area of the Alchemy Country is blocked, what can we do?" ”

"Why do you have to wait until the war to escape?" Higg said, "The enemy's target is the port of Zhansini, because the port of Zhansini has the main force of the Alchemy Nation's naval fleet, and if not, the port of Zhansini has no strategic value!" What we need to do is to keep some of the warships in the harbor and disguise some of the merchant ships and cargo ships as warships, and let some of the warships disguise the merchant ships and cargo ships of the city, break them into pieces, and secretly leave the port of Zhansini to find a place to regroup! In this way, even if the enemy knows that some of our warships are not in the port, but the main force is still there, and the value of Zhanxini Port is still there, they will definitely not give up attacking this target! ”

Divara's eyes lit up and he said, "What the commander-in-chief means is to turn Zhansini Harbor into a chicken target, so that the enemy will have no taste to eat and abandon it, so that their strategic goals will be greatly reduced, isn't it?" But what is the point of our warships regrouping after they leave port? The fleet has no harbor to rely on, is it just floating above the sea? ”

"Who says there is no port to rely on?" Higg laughed, "The Princess Fleet and the Revival Fleet are already assembling in the port of Krusto on Shenlong Island!" Hehe, Shenlong Island attacked the Alchemy Country's home port Zhan Xini, we attacked their home port Krusto, they beat theirs, we fought ours, there are so many ports on Shenlong Island, are you still afraid that the warships that broke through from the Alchemy Country in the early stage will have no port to rely on? ”

"A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye?" Devara asked in surprise, "Is the commander-in-chief sure the princess fleet is already in action?" This is indeed a good chess game in a desperate situation, although we will still suffer a big loss, but the main fleet is still there, Shenlong Island has also suffered a lot of losses, the strength of the two sides has not been pulled away, we do have a chance to make a comeback! ”

"At present, Shenlong Island and the Sixth War Zone do not know that we have seen through their intentions, our harbor can be prepared, and their harbor may not be able to guard against the Princess Fleet and the Revival Fleet!" Higg continued, "That's our advantage! After the princess fleet captures the port, you can quickly go ashore to get supplies and cut off the supply ships leaving the port from Shenlong Island! And as long as we do a good job of coastal defense along the coast of the Alchemy Country and do not let the enemy go ashore to seize any material supplies, then it will no longer be us who will be passive, but the fleet of Shenlong Island and the Sixth War Zone! Now there are nearly three months left before the monsoon reverse, if they can't get any supplies in the alchemy country, they must return against the wind, and the princess fleet and the Fuxing City fleet that have been resupplied, plus the battleships that broke through the siege are concentrated and have the upper hand, hehe, although there are fewer battleships, even if they can't win, they will be haunted to death, but they can starve to death and die of thirst on the sea! ”

"Commander-in-chief, how do you make sure that Princess Nicole is able to work closely with us?" Murdoric asked, puzzled, "The princess's fleet is floating above the sea and there is no way to communicate with her in any time, so you are so sure that the princess will act according to our plan?" ”

"Princess Nicole and this commander have been comrades-in-arms for many years, and they have cooperated many times, and they are very close, and there has never been a mistake!" Higg said, "Besides, this commander has sent Daniel, the great general of Fuxing City, to meet with Princess Nicole and bring her the plan of this command, if the princess fleet does not know how to act, then she will not be the famous naval captain of the Alchemy Kingdom in the past ten years!" ”

"So, now that there are sixty-three warships in Zhanxini Harbor, how many are appropriate for us to secretly leave the port?" Modoric asked, "If there are more departures, the port of Zhansini will lose its value, the enemy may not be interested in the port of Zhansini, but will pursue the warships in the surrounding ports, and then surround the port of Zhansini, and if there are fewer departures, our losses will be too great, and the forces supporting the princess's fleet will become weak!" ”

"You are the Admiral of the Navy, how many ships have left the port, and you want to ask Commander Ben?" Higg said angrily, "How many warships can attract the enemy to attack the port of Zhansini, and how many warships are beneficial to the support of the princess's fleet, you are the admiral, don't you have a count in your heart?" Don't ask this commander about these data problems, this commander said that he doesn't understand the Navy! ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Although Modolic was unhappy, he did not dare to oppose Higg's strategy at this time.

"Command!" Standing in front of the throne, Hig pulled out the sword of the Titan, which was still covered in blood, and shouted at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

Everyone immediately faced Higg and stood in solemnity......

"Admiral Modolic immediately returned to the port of Zhansini, and immediately disguised some of the warships as merchant ships, and recruited the same number of merchant ships to be disguised as warships to replenish them. In addition, the warships and merchant ships in other ports also exchanged camouflage with each other, which must be completed within five days, and all the warships that are going to leave the port must be replenished and wait for orders! All work must be carried out in secret, and all other affairs of the port must be carried out normally, and try not to let or delay the enemy's spies detect what we are doing! ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Modoric replied.

"General Noah, you immediately inform Master Altai and ask him to send the best craftsmen to the ports to help the Admiral complete the camouflage work!"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"

"Arahand, the head of the military department, has died, who can take his place?" Higg asked.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know how many people covet this position, but now in the current crisis, no one is willing to stand up and take over.

"Now as the field marshal of the First Legion of the Alchemy Country, Cariano, I am willing to temporarily take on the position of the head of the military department and share the worries of the head manager!" Seeing that no one stood up, the second prince Cariano said loudly.

"Okay, the royal family of the Alchemy Country, the princes and princesses of His Majesty, they are all good!" Higg nodded and said with a smile, "Marshal Cariano, this commander orders you to transfer troops from the first, second, and third legions, strengthen the army strength of the port, and monitor the shore defense, whether there is only a fleet coming from Shenlong Island, it is difficult to say, if there are troop transports coming at the same time, you must control all parties at any time and be ready to meet the battle!" But remember, everything is done in secret, and it is better to adjust the guard at night! ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Cariano replied.

"Prime Minister!" Higg then ordered, "You will sit in the city of Skarna, serve as the commander-in-chief of logistics, and mobilize resources from all sides to immediately reinforce the front line!" ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Divari knows that the stakes are high, and all contradictions must be put aside first and dealt with before they can deal with this difficulty.

One order after another was conveyed, including the strict control of public security in various places, the strict prevention of the infiltration of spies and intelligence gathering, etc., all of which were ordered, Higg himself did not know much about the people and things of the alchemy country, he just handed over these things to these people who were originally in charge of their own affairs, as for how they were doing, he himself had no bottom in his heart, after all, Einsai forcibly pressed him into this position, and he didn't know anything, which caught him off guard, and he could only count on the efficiency of these people.

Higg knew very well what Ainsei was thinking, so he had to cooperate with Ainsei to do so, even if he messed up and crippled the Alchemy Country.

Although the Alchemy Kingdom Manchu Dynasty is resentful of Higg's appointment as commander-in-chief, at least now it has a backbone, no longer arguing because of tactical and strategic issues, knowing that it will be defeated, but there is hope of winning in defeat, so he admires and resents Higg in his heart, but the interests of the Alchemy Country are the interests of these nobles, and no one will not take their own interests to heart, so they all try their best to cooperate with Higg's whole set of strategies.

After the meeting, Ainsey brought twenty Naga guards and fifty golden oil lamps to Zaire, the captain of the Hig guards, to represent him on his own command. As for Naga, Hig had already seen the power, and it was needless to say, it was a more terrifying class than a paladin, but when Zaire explained the usefulness of these golden oil lamps, he was taken aback. Every oil lamp, turned out to be a lamp god warrior, as long as the oil lamp is wiped, each oil lamp will conjure up a lamp god, will fly, although the attack and defense are average, but the speed is extremely fast, the body is extremely flexible, and the battle can also add a variety of beneficial magic skills to their own soldiers in their leisure time, among all the arms of the alchemy country, only ranked below the titan and Naga, however, the weak ability to resist physical strikes is a big shortcoming of this class, and it is easy to die in hand-to-hand combat. So in most cases, this class is a special existence that is only used for tactical purposes.

After issuing the order, Higg was relaxed, but then found that he had forgotten to order the location of the command post for himself, so he had to lead Zaire back to the princess's mansion of the Blue Fairy, and used it as the temporary office of his commander-in-chief.

The next day, he handed over his guards to Zaire, and he went to the city of Zhansini in advance, where he ordered people to set up a command post for the former enemy, and arranged a formation to return to the city next to the command post, and ordered people to strictly guard it.

This is a territory that is completely unfamiliar to him, and the ice and snow that are approaching summer are beginning to melt, which makes it even more cold, just like this upcoming war, knowing that he will definitely lose, he must also strive to obtain his own strategic purpose in defeat, so that the fleet of the Alchemy Kingdom can be reborn.