C1220 Place of ambush (2/2)
In a major international transaction, no one really wants paper money, as countries would rather accept physical transactions than unsafe credit currencies.
Especially during times of war, non-participant countries would definitely think of every possible means to make a fortune in war. At that time, Xiao Letian would have no choice but to rely on gold to purchase arms and the like.
In times of peace, the Amami Oshima's treasury had always stored around four tons of gold. Adding in large amounts of silver, ingots, jewelry and other hard currency, it was more than enough to stabilize the reputation of the banknotes in the Letian Bank.
And now, in order to deal with the incoming Russian fleet, in order to deal with the crisis of the Jiangnan banknote, Xiao Letian had secretly transported three batches of gold from the more hidden Hidden Gold Island in the east. In fact, the total amount of gold in the Amami Oshima's treasury had already exceeded ten tons.
Not only that, there were also 21 tons of high purity silver ingots and 2.1 million Dragon-striated Silver Coin inside the treasury.
”This battle is a matter of life and death for the Chinese, so we do not plan to use fake bait, but rather choose to use Real Gold and Silver s to attract those cunning enemies … In the face of war, any adequate preparation is necessary! ”
”Ever since the information about the Amami Oshima's treasury was released, more than ten groups of spies of unknown origins had gathered here, and even CIA had discovered the figures of a few rats within the Letian Bank … If our guess is right, the owner of these rats should be the British! ”
”In this sea battle, our enemies are not only the Russia, but also the entire western world with Britain as their leader. Although from the perspective of European politics, the British are more willing to let us defeat the Russian, but they are more willing to let both sides suffer.”
”Therefore, everyone, don't blame me for taking out all of our assets. If you want to successfully deceive your opponents, the best way is to use the real bait!”
”The Amami Oshima is actually not an island, but is divided into two parts, north and south. The main island occupies 80% of the northern part, and south of the main island is a long and narrow east-west island called the Lumaa …”
”Between the Lumaa and this island is a long and narrow channel. The locals call it Sachang Bay, it is about 20 kilometers long and the narrowest part is only 2.5 kilometers wide. This is our final ambush point, our goal is to bury the Russia's expedition fleet here …”
Everyone present was stunned by the bold plan of battle, but from the map, Sakawa Bay was indeed a very good place to ambush. It was long and narrow with two narrow entrances.
As long as they blocked the entrance, the enemies would become rats in their pockets, and they could only allow themselves to be slaughtered by the new army. Victory was only a matter of time. But was the war really so natural?
”Prime Minister, I have two questions...” First, how can we guarantee that the cunning enemy will enter the bay? Logically speaking, the Russian should have been able to tell that the terrain was dangerous, right? Unless their commander in chief of Expeditionary forces is an idiot. ”
”Second question, even if the Russian enters the Strait, what should we use to stop the enemy? One had to know that there was only one Zhiyuan Warship, but the other Sail battleship were all training ship? ”Those warships have long been outdated …”