Scher was located in Jakarta. Lanfang's capital was finally settled in Borneo due to Lanfang's relationship. However, Jakarta is still a city with a deep foundation for hundreds of years. Of course, it is also planned as a big city. The original commercial ports and military ports were adjusted and served as one of the bases of the Nanyang Navy.

When attacking the Indochina Peninsula, Pontianak was used as a supply port. When the Indochina Peninsula fell into its hands, most of the ports were controlled. After the French surrendered, they immediately moved to Jakarta. Not only were the equipment more perfect, but it was also closer to the Philippines.

All strategic tasks and plans were made by Lan Fang's army. Of course, it will be reported to Sheer in the end. It is too dangerous or radical action. Sheer has the right to refuse. However, in the past year, the cooperation between the two sides has been very good. Sheer's fleet has always acted with Lan Fang. They are responsible for prying open the defense of the port, while Lan Fang is responsible for land attacks, fought countless victories and gained a lot of benefits.

It is impossible to get two people who are completely unconnected by covenants and other things in closeness. In this world, there is only one way to solve this problem, that is, the bond of interests. No one doesn’t like money, especially the heads of modern military forces. They know very well that if you don’t have money, they must not, especially the navy, which is almost piled up with money.

From the beginning, when we attacked India, all the gains were basically divided equally between the two sides. Even the commander of the special mixed fleet like Schell would be moved by billions of wealth. What's more, the Indochina Peninsula, a place where the French managed for a longer period of time, got more. Unlike India, Lan Fang chose land and cities here and handed over most of the gains to Schell. In just over a year, the accumulated funds obtained in physical goods exceeded 700 million US dollars, almost catching up with the harvest of conquering Paris.

In itself, in Scher's view, this wealth should continue to expand the fleet. Knowing the production efficiency of the Northwest, he could use this money to produce more warships. According to the price given by the Northwest, these were more than a dozen warships. Even the income from the Indochina Peninsula was almost wanted to invest in it when he learned about the current production capacity of Lan Fangguo.

Unfortunately, when this request asked the Admiralty, the order received was not allowed. Although the money was not brought back, it was spent on various military supplies, logistics supplies, and even raw materials. Germany was quite strong in the European war, but the losses were not small, and even domestic production was reduced to a certain extent. For the sake of safety, the newly built territories sent away a large number of people. Safety is safe. Only less than 2% of the production capacity was originally produced. Germany, which seemed extremely powerful, had a huge gap. Several hundred million US dollars of funds were enough to give Germany a shot of a heart.

The Philippines is a piece of fat, controlled by the United States, and the United States has less business. It can invest a lot, especially various specialties in the Philippines, such as spices. This was a popular specialty product that was sold in the world hundreds of years ago. The United States forced to occupy the Philippines when Spain declined. With such a small island, the production of spices is increasing under the Americans' push, and it is a good goal to obtain large amounts of funds for the United States every year.

It is more or less regretful for Schell to be unable to participate in the Battle of the Philippines. The departure of the main battleship means that there are a lot of points. The most important thing is that in the Lanfang Shipyard, the Bavarian class has not been finally completed. If they can take the Bavarian class back, they may have gained a considerable advantage.

If I waited for another two or three months, Scher thought in his heart, although Lan Fang's production capacity was much stronger than that of Germany, the Bavarian class was the most mature. The time for sea trials could be reduced to the minimum, and it would take at least two or three months, which was only a little short of time. I believe that the German locals also knew that since they were urging so anxiously, the decisive battle with the Allies must have been forced to the point of no choice.

He was interested in asking what happened, but the strict discipline let him know that he shouldn't ask what he shouldn't ask, and it's better to leave the ship. In this way, there might be a trump card in the future. In order to respect, Scher met Xiao Jianfeng in front of him. Xiao Jianfeng was the commander-in-chief of the Navy of Lan Fang. In the past six months, he has always coordinated the military operations between Lan Fang and Germany.

Sher's sudden visit surprised Xiao Jianfeng, who was preparing for the combat plan. According to his understanding of Sher, if there is no major event, Sher would not come to him. Could it be that there was something wrong with the plan?

Sure enough, after Scher explained his purpose, Xiao Jianfeng suddenly mentioned that Scher actually wanted to take away 9 main ships at such a critical moment. It was a huge blow to the Philippines' strategy, which was equivalent to the previous combat methods that were set to be basically overturned, bringing a lot of uncertainty to the capture of the Philippines.

Southeast Asia is an island country. Although warships have been strengthened by the northwest, the main battleship has not been built yet. In this case, it is very dependent on Scher's fleet. Not to mention anything else, if Scher's fleet is not available, the attack on the Philippines will change from a simple army occupation to a strong attack. In that case, casualties will not be small.

Xiao Jianfeng frowned, and Scher was quite embarrassed and quickly explained. Fortunately, Scher only took away 9 main battleships, and all the remaining fleets were left here. Even when attacking the Philippines, he would take action to provide some cover for the departure of the main fleet. With Lan Fang's existing strength, the combat plan would not be delayed much.

This explanation made Xiao Jianfeng feel a little better. He was determined to ask what happened. Sheer did not explain in detail what he was going back to do. He just said that he received a strict order from the headquarters. It was true that the two sides were allies, but it was impossible for the military alliance to share every military secret with each other. Xiao Jianfeng persuaded him a few times. After seeing that Sheer was quite determined, he no longer wasted his words. He wanted to leave. Think about what happened after leaving.

After sending Sher away, Xiao Jianfeng stared at the combat plan in his hand again. These plans seemed to be completely useless. He had spent a lot of energy to make plans to attack the Philippines and completely became waste.

A fleet of more than 10,000 tons has less than 9 main battleships, which seems to be only one-third of the tonnage. But in fact, the small strength is huge. The main battleship is not just a problem with nine ships. Among the special mixed fleet, due to different division of labor, only battleships and heavy patrols are capable of being responsible for ground attacks. Although the navy's firepower is far greater than the caliber of the army, and the limitation of attacking at the seaside can only be reduced by the fleet's ground attacks.

The different caliber of the gun makes the heavy patrol far less capable of attacking the ground than that of a battleship. A 15-inch caliber cannon shell is far more than the weight of ordinary artillery, especially when attacking the ground. If the 15-inch cannon is at a relatively close distance, such as a distance of seven to eight kilometers, attacking a turret, even an ordinary rammed earth turret, is enough to overturn it, but if it is a 1-inch or even an inch cannon, basically, it cannot hit him, and the power is almost reduced by 70% if it is a 9 main battleships.

Xiao Jianfeng also knew that he could not force it. Interest is a bond, but it does not represent omnipotence. For soldiers, obeying orders is the duty. The plan to capture the Philippines was reported to both countries through Scher and him early. Since Germany made this decision at this time, there must be a need. Perhaps, it is more nervous in Europe.

You can't let others try their best to save yourself when they are in danger. There is no Virgin as much as anyone else. What's more, even if you don't have 9 main battleships, you won't be able to take down the Philippines. It's just a little troublesome, which is also the most fundamental reason.

With 9 main battleships missing, although the attack capacity has decreased, the Philippines is a huge island. Under the advantage of the naval force, every location can be used as an assault point. Without 9 main battleships, it is not possible to directly choose Manila as a breakthrough. This capital and largest city of the Philippines are also the focus of US military operations. It has sufficient protection and coastal defense fortresses. The most important thing is that when Lan Fang was established and became interested and hostile to Malacca and the Indochina Peninsula, the United States would not die. They took the time to transport a large number of shore defense artillery to the Philippines, with caliber of less than 13 inches, but the number is huge. There are at least 15 shore defense artillery in Manila.

After the Intelligence Agency's omnipresent investigation and figured out the specifications and quantity of these artillery, it had no intention of attacking. The role of the 9 main battleships was to rely on their range advantages to constantly eliminate them, laying a good foundation for attack. Now that they are missing 9 of them, he can no longer think about Manila and choose a city with relatively lax defense. Once he has gained a foothold on land, he can then launch a corps.

The founding of Lan Fang Kingdom has been half a year since its establishment. In the past War of Independence and even among the natives who cleared the islands, a large amount of experience has been accumulated. These experiences should be suitable for dealing with the US military and the natives of the Philippines, but it was originally planned to conquer the Philippines in half a month, which may have increased to one month or even two months.

It took the Indochina Peninsula and plundered the entire India. In the territory of Southeast Asia, only the Philippines and some sporadic islands were left. The urgency of time was not as great as the beginning. Anyway, for the Far East, far away from Europe and the Americas, there was nothing in one month or two months. As long as the goal was achieved and the Philippines was completely controlled, the entire Southeast Asia would be combined into a whole. As long as the Northwest was given a certain amount of time, it would be impregnable. (To be continued.)

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