C1222 snare (1/2)

”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?”