Chapter 231 Madagascar (2)
When everyone thought of the number of troops on the other side, they felt that their scalp was slightly numb. The population, the biggest disadvantage of the empire could not be compensated in a short period of time. It was only time to rely on time. It was absolutely unrealistic to immigrate tens of millions from the Ming Dynasty. According to news from the Ming Dynasty, although Zhu Youjian did not obstruct the continued immigration of the empire on the surface, there was no need to think about support. In addition, the union of the gentry forces of the people who lacked the people's land to cultivate land, various places in the Ming Dynasty soon fell into a low point after a climax of immigration some time ago, and various rumors about the Chinese Empire were spreading, which made the landless people even more discouraged.
Think about the empire's population is less than 70 million, and it is scattered in such a vast territory. It is definitely an unprecedented land and sparsely populated army. The total number of sea, land and air troops has exceeded two million. If there is another increase in troops, it will inevitably affect the development speed of the empire.
All senior officers understand that population issues can only be left to time, but the enemy will not give them too much time. They will seize all opportunities to eliminate the empire as their primary goal. Therefore, the empire can only limit the development of the other party and eliminate their living forces as much as possible, especially when the empire is currently at the moment in which technology is at the advantage.
"It seems that our fleet is going to be permanent in Madagascar. The eastern coast of Africa is definitely our daily mission range. Now it seems that Madagascar and the nearby archipelagos are more important. I would like to make a suggestion to the Ministry of Defense and the State Council. The construction of the Agalega Islands in the nearby areas, the Musclelin Islands in the southeast, the Aldabra Islands and the Farquhar Islands must be strengthened. We do not think there will be many aircraft carriers that are not sunk in the future. Who knows if there will be any accidents in the future? It is always good to be prepared for any event. More importantly, the Comoros Islands in the Mozambique Strait are closer to the African continent and can allow our bombers to fly further. I am looking forward to letting our military aircraft enter their inland and bomb at will before the enemy's time escalates. This time may not be too long. We and our soldiers need to do all our strength to seize this opportunity."
Guo Yaofeng looked at the map in front of him, thought for a moment and said.
"Old Guo, what we need to emphasize to the soldiers is that we must aim for the enemy's living power. Basic buildings are not too big for us and the Demon Empire. The abilities granted by black technology are too great. We can only do our best to destroy the other party's traffic and shipyard docks. It is better not to include them in the key goals."
Zheng Zhaoqin continued, saying that what he was talking about was indeed a key issue. Restricting the naval development of the Demon God Empire was also one of the empire's goals. The destruction of shipyards must continue. At present, the West Coast of Africa can only be handed over to European countries. I wonder if they can bear this huge responsibility. In order to support them, the empire has many support from warships.
"It seems that our next mission target is South Africa, which is currently the largest shipbuilding center in the Demon Empire. This is the place we must destroy at present."
Hong Sheng said, looking at the southernmost corner of Africa on the map.
"We just destroy and just need to dispatch a fleet. This mission is not as good as yours."
Guo Yaofeng patted the other person on the shoulder, and he was quite gloating.
Zheng Zhaoqin also came to Hong Sheng's side and comforted him earnestly: "Don't worry, your Marines have tasks in the future. This is just a small scene. Just leave it to our young men. Just guard Madagascar."
“…………”
The three Marine Corps Army were silent. Is there anyone so comforting? The meaning of gloating is too obvious.
"We will be indispensable in the future landing war. At that time, you can only watch and have the ability to drive the warships to the land."
Several people from the Yingzhou fleet turned around and left at the same time, ignoring Hong Sheng's words.
The huge fleet, as always, headed south towards the Mozambique Strait with an extremely oppressive aura.
On January 6, 1628, the Mozambique Strait was still calm and the seabirds soared in groups above the sea.
On the horizon in the distance, the Yingzhou fleet of the Chinese Empire slowly appeared in front of us.
Guo Yaofeng looked at the slightly undulating sea surface in the distance and said, "It should have appeared, right?"
"Old Guo, isn't it okay if they don't show up? At least we have taken the lead and are about to reach the outlet of the Sophia River, and let the fleet be alert and the Marines prepare to land."
Zheng Zhaoqin said with a smile that with his character of seeking stability, he still hopes that the landing troops will go well, and it is better to choose to fight the enemy after completing the established mission of the empire.
“Have you arrived at the mission location?”
Guo Yaofeng asked, and only ordered after receiving a confirmed reply: "The fleet covers the Marine Corps' landing, reconnaissance aircraft expands the search range, ensure that there is no target on the shore that poses a threat to our army, and that the enemy cannot destroy our operations at this critical moment."
"yes!"
The fleet immediately took action, and a large number of fighter jets took off quickly and searched along the estuary of the Sophia River. After ensuring safety, the transport ships that had been in the rear slowly approached the coast and laid down countless landing crafts outside the shallow sea area on the shore. The soldiers of the Navy and Marine Corps quickly boarded the boat in small units and drove quickly towards the distant shore.
On the flat coast, dense landing craft covered the entire sea surface. The roars from countless small-power engines gathered into a huge sound, which made the seabirds who had been soaring leisurely in the sky panic. Looking at the strange things on the ground, instinctively felt the danger and chose to escape from afar.
"Brave, did we complete the task so easily?"
The soldier was chewing something, sitting on the landing craft, wiping the weapons in his hand, and then he looked up at him slightly when he heard his companion's question.
"Xiao Liu, don't think war is a fun thing. Is everything going well? Only you, a rookie who are young and have never been on the battlefield, are you so looking forward to the arrival of war. Don't the enemy's bullets know who you are?"
Xiao Liu, who was sitting beside him, touched his nose, smiled awkwardly before saying, "Brave, you know that I am eager to make contributions. I promised Juanzi to bring a medal back. She said that with my marksmanship, I can definitely make great contributions. Besides, I also hope to kill the enemy for the Empire as soon as possible, eliminate all enemies who dare to oppose the Empire, and repay the empire's kindness that saved the lives of more than a dozen families of Juanzi and me."
Chapter completed!