War is a thing that actually tests the resilience of a nation.

Now even the stubborn Germans are not willing to stick to it anymore, let alone the romantic French.

The two most powerful countries on the European continent only thought about how to end the war with dignity.

Of course, the smaller the cost, the better.

The Kunlun arrived in Cyprus through waves, and the naval port in Nicosia has been built on a large scale.

There are also many Ming people on the island. Under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, there is no discordant sound on this island.

Both the Greeks and the Ottomans were very respectful.

The way Ming Dynasty rules this place is to get out if you don't want to stay. If you don't want to get out, Ming Dynasty will help you get out.

Great white sharks are also found in the Mediterranean Sea, and they often swim off Cyprus.

Regarding this special kind of burial at sea, the people of Ming Dynasty had a lot of experience that they could learn from.

Back then in Xinjiapo, people from the Ming Dynasty did this once.

But at that time, the main force was not sharks, but huge crocodiles.

I don’t know if it’s because there are too many people eating them, but in recent years, legends of man-eating crocodiles have appeared frequently in the waters near Singapore.

The Governor of Singapore sent people to hunt down some, and actually captured an adult individual that was eight meters long and weighed two tons.

Li Xiao thinks that this may be the largest carnivore on land.

But it's a pity that this thing was kept in a zoo in the capital and was raised to death by those who had never raised crocodiles before long.

It is said that the crocodile was crushed to death by its own huge body.

There was nothing we could do about it. Now the big crocodile called Tyrannosaurus has become a specimen, displaying its teeth and claws in the Reptile Exhibition Hall of the Capital Zoo.

Li Lin went to see it and said when he came back that it looked scary.

I don’t know how big the Great White Shark can grow, but Li Xiao has seen the Deep Sea Shark, so he probably hasn’t grown that big yet.

Standing on the Kunlun, I saw a great white shark attack a dolphin once. A nearly two-meter-long dolphin was bitten by a great white shark. There was a huge splash on the sea surface and a ball of blood appeared before disappearing.

Of course, no matter how awesome the Great White Shark is, it would not dare to compete with a steel behemoth like the Kunlun.

No matter how awesome the Great White Shark is, it will be beaten to smithereens by the Kunlun's huge propeller.

Zuo Liangyu, an old guy, is quite good at organizing things. He even organized a guard of honor.

The port was filled with colorful flags, gongs and drums, and firecrackers.

The most terrible thing is that a group of Greeks with half their arms exposed and a group of dark Ottomans twisting together are really not a good sight.

If I had to use one word to describe it, "Devils Dance" would be more appropriate.

Helpless, Li Xiao walked down the spiral staircase, and a suona sounded like thunder. Li Xiao was almost frightened and almost fell into the water.

Damn it, the place where suona is used is either to get married or to send someone away.

Seeing Li Xiao's dark face, Zuo Liangyu stood aside awkwardly, not knowing where to put his old hands.

"Where did you find these fancy gadgets?" Li Xiao pointed at the guys holding two red silk bags in their hands and waving them around.

"The men knew that the commander-in-chief was coming, so they specially organized a welcome for the local indigenous people, saying that it represented the respect of the local people.

Subordinate...subordinate made an oversight!"

The sweat on Zuo Liangyu's temples flowed like a stream.

"Forget it, don't mess with this thing next time, it's noisy. The suona just now almost scared me into falling into the sea."

"I know the crime! I know the crime!" Zuo Liangyu hurriedly apologized.

I have already greeted the 18th generation female ancestors of the guy who came up with the idea. After the general left, I immediately sent him to the Cape of Good Hope to play suona with those chimpanzees!

Li Xiao waved to the welcoming crowd and got straight into the jeep.

This time, he came to inspect the Marine Corps headquarters.

The Marine Corps, now the Marine Corps, has been organized into an independent service along with the Air Force.

Becoming the third and fourth branches of the Ming Dynasty's army, the Marine Corps seemed to have little role in this war, but Li Xiao knew that the Marine Corps would be an important force in safeguarding the Ming Dynasty's overseas interests in the future.

Li Xiao has also read Mahan's theory of sea power, and he deeply agrees with the method of controlling global strategic nodes and controlling global trade.

The Ming Dynasty did not have such great national power to control every corner of the earth.

However, it is still possible to control key nodes and waterways to control global trade.

America is still a wilderness, and the most developed places are the cities in North America close to the Atlantic Ocean.

Even New York currently only has a population of 3.5 million people.

On this scale, Daming would be a third-tier city at best.

The world's main trade still occurs on the Eurasian continent.

As long as it controls the Strait of Malacca, Gibraltar, and the artificial waterway Suez Canal, it controls the trade channels of the entire Asian, African and European continent.

This is the best way to control the world with the least amount of troops!

The Marine Corps' headquarters building has been significantly expanded, and Zuo Liangyu's office on the top floor of the headquarters is spacious and impressive.

Standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows, you can have a bird's eye view of the entire Nicosia Port.

In the Eastern Mediterranean, apart from Crete, this was the most important military port of the Ming Dynasty.

Not only can it berth battleships and cruisers, it can even provide berths for aircraft carriers.

However, there are only two old steam engine destroyers in the port now. There are more than a dozen transport ships, half of which are motor sailing ships.

The Kunlun is definitely a standout here.

It seems that Li Xiu has regarded the Eastern Mediterranean as his own backyard. All the main battleships have been transferred to the Western Mediterranean.

Cities along the coasts of France and Spain are now basically in ruins.

Marseille, the pride of the French, is now in ruins among ruins, and the port has been almost destroyed by bombing.

That is to say, Italy, which had a good attitude, escaped the Ming army's indiscriminate bombing.

"Your office is getting bigger and bigger!" Li Xiao stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window for a while and said with a smile.

There was more sweat on Zuo Liangyu's face, which was more dazzling than the white hair on his temples.

"Subordinate...! Subordinate...!"

"It would be better if the room is bigger. If it is bigger, you can hang a big map. If you look at it more often, you will have something in mind."

Don't let me talk about the Suez Canal then, and you can get it to Suzhou."

"Subordinate...!" Zuo Liangyu was sweating all over now.

He stood up straight in front of Li Xiao, not daring to move at all.

"I don't mean to blame you. The high command of the Marine Corps needs to be a little dignified.

In the past two years, equipment and resources have been tilted towards the Army.

You Marines didn't get many things, and you didn't participate in too many battles.

There is no way, this is determined by the nature of the battle.

But soon, you will have a battle. Here...!" Li Xiao pointed at Sevastopol!

"Are you going to attack Crimea?" Zuo Liangyu's eyes lit up.

Since the beginning of the European War, the Marine Corps has been a supporting role. I haven't even eaten a bite of meat, and now I can't even take a few sips of soup.

The battle to exterminate the Kurds still seems to be insufficient due to insufficient troops.

Now, finally, there is a battle for the Marine Corps.

"The Ottomans have opened a landing field at Sevastopol, but their combat effectiveness is about this.

The rest has to be done by you, directly defeat the resistance in Sevastopol, and then occupy the entire Crimea, so that the Sea of ​​Azov is completely under our control.

In this way, our oil tankers can directly reach Kherson and Mariupol.

This will greatly ease our logistical pressure!”

Li Xiao pointed his finger at Sevastopol on the northern shore of the Black Sea.

Zuo Liangyu has been concerned about the battle in Sevastopol for a long time. Because it was a real landing operation, the Ottomans fought bravely, but the tactical level was really not interesting.

If it weren't for the powerful artillery support and logistical supplies of the Ming Dynasty, these Ottomans would have been driven into the Black Sea to feed the fish.

Zuo Liangyu had already asked his staff to make plans to see how they would fight this battle when they arrived in Sevastopol.

But he didn't expect that the commander would give him the combat mission so quickly.

"We have a month to prepare. How many troops can you mobilize now?" Li Xiao asked in a deep voice.

"Commander, if I don't replenish my troops, I can mobilize eight marine divisions and 50,000 people to join the battle within a month."

The establishment of marine divisions is generally smaller than that of army divisions.
To be continued...