Chapter 176 The insomniacs are in pairs
At the Nanao Island Command, Zhao Hao has been insomnia for many days.
After the victory on the first day, Qingao Bay was blocked by the Portuguese fleet, Lin Feng was injured, and all three squadrons were damaged. The Ryukyu fleet even withdrew from the battle came one after another, allowing Zhao Hao to experience the most difficult time in his life.
He finally realized that he was still an ordinary person after all. The reason why he could "have calmness whenever he encountered major events" was because he had the blessing of great prophecy, he could cheat and know that he would win, and he was so nervous?
But this time is completely different from before. This is a war that cannot be tolerated with fraud! The new coast guard fleet is really unpredictable in the face of the old naval power Portugal...
Moreover, he temporarily changed his plan and did not wait for the coast guard fleet to change into new warships, and then he started war with the Portuguese in advance. If it fails, he will apologize to the entire group.
The more sufficient reasons for the war to start early at that time, the stronger the self-doubt is now.
If you don't say anything like this to anyone, it will shake the morale of the army and even the faith of your subordinates.
Zhao Hao finally knew that those big names who determine the direction of history are really okay if I don’t join me.
Anyway, he has started to numb his torment in his heart by smoking...
At this time, he was sitting on a high-leg stool, holding a glass of wine, preparing to drink two glasses to see if he could have a sleep.
Originally, Mr. Zhao planned not to smoke or drink before giving birth. Unfortunately, he broke the precepts...
He looked at the sand table, as if he wanted to see through the fog of war, but in fact his mind was empty and he had no idea what he was thinking.
Suddenly, the rapid footsteps called him back from the sacred tour, and Zhao Hao quickly squeezed his thighs to make himself more energetic.
Then I saw that Jin Ke was coming, and there was a black man behind him...
"Young Master, General Lin has a letter!" Jin Ke pointed to the black man and introduced: "This is Lin Zhixuan, the general bannerman under General Lin. He swept over ten miles and sent the letter!"
As he said that, he brought the small piece of paper from the wax ball to Zhao Hao.
When Zhao Hao saw the content above, he immediately became energetic. He quickly interrogated Lin Zhixuan and then asked someone to take him down and take a good bath and eat something.
Then Mr. Zhao drank the wine in the glass and laughed: "Mom, the owner of the Lin Pavilion has a lot of tricks, so he put it here to make a living!"
"It's a pity that the Portuguese are tight-lipped and can only make up for a rough time. I don't know what they are going to do." Jin Ke said with a smile.
"It goes without saying that of course we're going to do it!" Zhao Hao smiled and said, "If you want to find Lao Wang's bad luck, how troublesome is it? Just kick those sea masters as far as they can!"
"The subordinates completely agree with the young master's opinion." Jin Ke nodded and said, "But what are they going to do?"
Is it a front entry, a back entry, or a front and back attack? This can only be guessed.
"Why..." Zhao Hao happened to sit on the west side of the sand table, and looked down at the equivalent scale model of Nan'ao Island.
Actually, there is no need to read it at all. He has long kept the information on this island in mind these days.
Nan'ao Island has more than 100 square kilometers, with more mountains and less flat land, but the altitude is no more than 100 meters. In addition to Qing'ao Bay and Zhuqi Bay, this Bactrian camel island also has six or seven suitable places for landing, including Qianjiang Bay, Houjiang Bay, Baisha Bay, and Chishi Bay. It is really easy to attack and difficult to defend.
With the three thousand troops in his hand, it was a dream to stop the enemy from coming to the island.
"No matter where it comes from, I will come here in the end!" Zhao Hao suddenly felt relieved and smiled: "Good here, I have been waiting for them for a long time!"
"Yes, the young master is really a clever plan, they are here." Jin Ke's flattery is always just right. "When we chose South O Island instead of a safer Western O Island as a forward base, wasn't it just to attract the Portuguese to fight land war?"
Western Australia Island is the No. 2 location for the Ryukyu fleet to replenish supplies, located in Zhelin Bay, Chenghai County. Zhelin Bay is the best harbor in Chaozhou. If the advance base is placed there and the fort is built, even if the Malacca fleet drives over, it will not rush into the bay.
At that time, the staff of the Office and the Operations Department strongly suggested that the advance base be set on the Western Australia Island, which is only one-60th of the largest, rather than the large and unscrupulous South Australia Island.
But Wang Rulong insisted that it should be placed in South Ao Island, but the role of the Staff Office is to combine all factors, analyze all possibilities, and come up with all possible solutions for the coach to make a decision, rather than make a decision for the coach.
So at that time, what was placed in front of Zhao Hao was a two-choice multiple-choice question. Both have their pros and cons, and the plan was clearly stated, so he was waiting for him to make the choice.
In the end, Zhao Hao set his base on Nanao Island. The reason is very simple, it is the clearest understanding of both the enemy and us.
The strongest Portuguese were the navy. Although their land battles were also strong, their individual combat capabilities were extremely strong, and their results were brilliant in Africa. But this is the Far East, and they only had a thousand people, and most of them were crew members. The Portuguese soldiers who could fight ashore would not die for more than 500 people. The rest were soldiers hired from Annan, or even African slaves. Or they would take some pirates to clear the way... I don’t know how much of the combat effectiveness was.
Although all the members of our side are navy, the strongest one is the Land War. The army is carefully selected and trained carefully, with the most excellent equipment and the most generous treatment, and the army that understands why they are fighting!
On land, he was absolutely confident that he would defeat the Portuguese, but at sea, he was completely unsure and even felt that he might lose...
Therefore, it was natural for Zhao Hao to choose to attract the Portuguese to land on Nan'ao Island.
But will the red-haired ghost be trapped? Zhao Hao has always been unsure. Although he has done all his tricks, the Portuguese felt a serious crisis that he had to fight back. Although the information said that the Portuguese alone brought nearly 10,000 soldiers, and their twenty old gate ships were simply troop transport ships! So they should have been trapped.
But before the moment the map was revealed, no one knew that the red-haired ghost would choose to fight sea or land. Maybe Wang Rulong's fleet was accidentally caught and taken away by them. In that case, there was no need for the red-haired ghost to land again. It was necessary to block Qing'ao Bay, and he would have to surrender until the end of the year.
Zhao Hao also asked someone to call Bei Peijia. The supervisor of the Imperial College, the director of the Purple Mountain Observatory and the director of the Jiangnan Meteorological Bureau, also led a team to Nanao Island to provide weather and ocean forecasts for the fleet.
"Are you sure there will be heavy fog tonight and tomorrow?" Zhao Hao asked with the report sent an hour ago.
"It's Master. There has been a south wind this afternoon, but the wind speed does not exceed level 3." Mr. Zhao's oldest disciple hurriedly replied: "The humidity of the island is high, and the temperature difference between day and night is large. With the south wind, the humidity will be even greater, and the ground temperature will drop sharply, which makes the water vapor in the air near the ground easily reach saturation in the second half of the night to the morning and condense into small water droplets, forming fog."
"When will the fog be the thickest?" Zhao Hao asked again.
"The lowest temperature in the morning is the most fog." Beipejia hurriedly replied.
Zhao Hao pondered for a moment, looked at Jin Ke and said, "Brother Jin, what should I do if I change you?"
"In the first half of the night, the fleet sailed to the harbor that was ready to land, and in the second half of the night, the barge was put down and landed under the cover of fog." Jin Ke replied: "There are many pirates who have fallen grass on Nan'ao Island, so don't worry about heavy fog and lose their direction. You can reach the attack position before dawn. Finally, attack while the fog is the heaviest in the morning, which is also the time to be most relaxed in the defense."
"Okay, then please Brother Jin." Mr. Zhao stretched and said, "Damn, in order to wait for them to not sleep well for several days, we can finally sleep soundly now."
"Young Master, please rest with peace of mind. It will be a big victory after waking up." Jin Ke comforted him with a smile. Whether it is the Marines or the Security Team, he brought it all with him, so he still has this confidence.
"By the way, has the liaison officer of the main fleet arrived today?" Zhao Hao asked.
"It probably hasn't been there yet." Jin Ke replied, "But it's too soon."
"Notify them this news." Zhao Hao ordered in a deep voice: "Let Brother Wang act on the camera!"
He still understands the reason why he is not accepting the orders of the outside king. Therefore, after Mr. Zhao issued a mission, he never interferes with how his commander does it.
When the Clippers returned to the Coast Guard Fleet fifteen miles north of Qing'ao Bay and conveyed the latest order to Wang Rulong on the Zhenwu squad, it was already twelve o'clock at night.
After reading the news, Ma Yinglong, who was on duty, jumped up and quickly ran towards the fleet commander's room up the stern building.
Although the lights were not on in that room, Ma Yinglong knew that Wang Rulong must have not slept.
Tonight, the south wind was together, and Wang Rulong became sensitively aware that the opportunity he had been waiting for finally appeared!
Since the war started, the three squadrons have fought with the Red-haired Ghosts and pirates, and even fought with the Portuguese main fleet, and there have been considerable casualties. He knew all these news clearly through daily contacts.
But this vanguard, who had always been invading, was particularly patient this time, calm and even a little cold. He completely ignored the casualties of friendly troops, and had not fired at all. Even the fleet had been avoiding the Portuguese and had never appeared on the battlefield.
This is exactly the essence of Zhao Hao's employment. He asked the front-line commander to serve as the chief of staff at the same time, so that he had grown from a powerful general who simply led troops to a handsome man with meticulous thinking and calm mind.
Wang Rulong knew that his main fleet could not fight head-on with the opponent's sailing ship. To defeat the enemy, he had to break through the rules and adopt the most adventurous way of combat!
Moreover, in addition to being brave, we must also rely on God and our opponents to help.
This heavy fog is the opportunity he is waiting for.
But can the opponent give him this opportunity?
From the afternoon, he sent all speedboats to conduct uninterrupted reconnaissance of the place. However, the information sent back was very annoying that the four main battleships in Portugal were always at the center of countless pirate ships, and there was no way to take advantage of them.
Did the red-haired ghost miss such a good opportunity? Wang Rulong was so anxious that he couldn't sleep?
But he couldn't let the officers and soldiers know that his commander had not yet gone to bed, which would pass on their anxiety.
Chapter completed!