Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"Of course the Russian is greedy, they will definitely want the gold, but the cunning big fish will always try to test the waters before biting the hook, so it's very likely that the Russian fleet will split up their forces and send a third or half of their troops into the bay, while the other half will be to guard the exit of one of the straits …"

"I predict that the west side of the Strait, which is commonly known as the Strait of Sa Chuan, will be the defensive area of the Russian. This is because the sea here is wider, making it more suitable for battleships to battle in formations.

"Everyone knows, our goal is to destroy the entire Russia Expedition Fleet, eating half of it isn't our goal, so we have to lure the other half of the enemy into the Strait as well, that's our goal!"

Xiao Letian paced back and forth on the stage, thinking for a moment and said, "How can I let half of our enemies enter the Strait? Of course, we need to make them lose their vigilance and believe that this is not a trap, but the real Treasure Island! "

"Let's change positions and think about it, what is the enemy most worried about? What should they be most afraid of after entering the Strait? I think there are only two things... "

"My first worry should be the south of Amami Oshima, which is the Lumaa on the other side of the Strait. Although this narrow island is small, its location is extremely important.

"The Strait of Sakawa and the Great Island is extremely narrow, the widest area is only about four to five kilometers, while the narrowest area is only two and a half kilometers wide. With such a distance, there's no need for shore defense cannons, as long as it's a normal field gun, it can cover the entire area …"

"Therefore, if we want the Russian to fall into our trap, we must give up on our plans of garrisoning the armies of the Lumaa …"

"Russian's second worry should be about our Zhiyuan Warship. Because Britain and France have temporarily shared intelligence with Russia, Russian knows about the powerful fighting strength of the Zhiyuan Warship, fighting against Russian on the high seas is destined to not be easy, and those Russia battleships that refuse to fall into the trap are actually mainly defending the Zhiyuan Warship with their powerful firepower!"

"Three 210s are not easy to fire. Within 8km, they will fire with high accuracy. With powerful firepower and defense, one ship at a great distance can definitely block the exit of a strait. At that time, the artillery on both sides of the river can easily destroy these warships like catching a turtle in a jar! "

"Russian is not an idiot, they will definitely be on guard against the Zhiyuan Warship's sneak attack …"

Saying that, the great general of Ryukyu Navy, Cai Mao, suddenly asked, "Prime Minister, I have a question! Before, when you analyzed the national characteristics of the Russia, you had said more than once that these militant races were arrogant and conceited, and they looked down on the Asian extremely … "If so, why should they be so careful when they already have the absolute advantage in the number of warships?"

"Aren't today's analysis contradictory to your previous judgement?"

Xiao Letian nodded his head, "Very good, I have two answers to this question. "Firstly, the people of the Russia are indeed arrogant and violent. It is true that they look down on the Chinese, but there are also many rational and talented people in the vast Russian Empire …"

"Just now, we have already analyzed the empire's finances and the tsarist's bearing. On the whole, this fleet that was mobilized from the Baltic Sea was definitely a part of the tsarist's heart. With such a difficult budget, how could it be easy to create such a fleet?"

"Therefore, this group of Expeditionary forces, regardless of whether it is the officers or the soldiers, they are all elites among the elites of the Sha Guards. We must not let our guard down, even if we have to face them like facing a fox, we should not treat them like stupid bears!"

Cai Mao was done with it, he nodded and returned back to the group, Xiao Letian continued to narrate the various key details of the battle.

"Actually, there is another very important reason for me to make the above judgement. It is because there is an old acquaintance of ours in the Russian fleet. Can you guess who it is?"

"Hehe …" He is the French Knight Molière! "

Everyone present exploded, especially the generals who had personally experienced the Ryukyu's defense battle, all shouted angrily, "That damned bastard, it's him again! This bastard actually dared to come back … Seize him and hang him! "

When the French Fleet attacked that tyrant back then, the number of deaths caused by him, especially after he tricked people into the city, was simply innumerable! At that time, Molière managed to survive, but he didn't expect that he would still dare to come now.

Xiao Letian suppressed the fanatical atmosphere around them and said, "New grudges and old grudges, we still need to settle them, but we need to wait until after the end of the war, then we can continue to analyze the situation!"

"The French Fleet led by Molière had once fought with a Zhiyuan Warship on the Atlantic Ocean. As a result, we all know very clearly, not only did the Zhiyuan Warship violently defeat the French battleship on the ocean, they also attacked the Dakar at night, causing a miracle that shook the world!"

"Molière understands the fighting strength of Zhiyuan Warship too well. He knew that in terms of firepower, defense, and patrolling capabilities, the Russia's warships were no match for the Zhiyuan Warship, so he would definitely request for the Russian to divide their forces. This fellow is the most cunning fox …"

"Because of this, I decided to let the Zhiyuan Warship take the initiative and challenge the Russian fleet on the high seas. I would hurt them, insult them, and anger them … In the end, Russian fleet was forced to divide a small number of warships and Zhiyuan Warship s to tangle with them. As long as Russian felt that the Zhiyuan Warship had been entangled, they would lower their vigilance towards the straits … "

"Aren't they cautious? Very well, we shall satisfy their cautious heart. We will not send ambushing troops from Lumaa, and the Zhiyuan Warship will also travel to the outer seas.

Just then, the Zhiyuan Warship's internal affairs officer, Jin Sanshun, suddenly asked, "I admit that the Prime Minister's plan is indeed able to lower the enemy's vigilance, but if we say that the enemy is not vigilant, then what if we still need to divide the troops?"

"I … I … I …" I think that is what I think, after all the enemy has thirty thousand main force, with more than ten thousand people in half, it should be enough for them to rob us, would they foolishly throw their entire army into the Amami Oshima? "

It was a good question, and there were nods and murmurs all around. "Yeah!" There are simply too many enemies, how can all thirty thousand elite soldiers be sent to attack? "

Xiao Letian nodded and smiled, "That's right, the problem is very acute … If I were the commander of Russia, I wouldn't have used all of my wager, so we had to force them to raise the stakes … "