Li Xiu ordered angrily.

"Commander, to block the Bosporus, you need the commander-in-chief's approval. We... don't have the authority!

Besides, you have transferred two divisions from Constantinople, and now there is only one division left in Constantinople.

The naval fleet has also been transferred from Constantinople, and now we have no ability to block the strait.

If we just approach the fort on the shore, it will be a bit inadequate."

The navy all understands this truth. Naval warships roam on the sea, but the forts on land are fixed!

Relatively speaking, targets such as naval battleships are difficult to hit directly.

But the forts on land are easy to hit.

In the past, because there was no limit on the weight of the fort, large-caliber artillery would be installed on the fort. One was to rely on the range of the artillery, and the other was to rely on the power of the artillery.

Just like those small destroyers, if one hit by a cannon exceeding 200 mm, it will definitely be seriously injured.

Also due to weight restrictions, the range and caliber of artillery on ships cannot be compared with those of shore forts.

However, the appearance of battleships reversed the situation.

The battleships manufactured by the Ming Dynasty even reached a caliber of 480 mm.

The cannonball is as tall as a man!

This kind of thing falls on the bunker, a reinforced concrete fortification three to five meters thick, which is no different from tofu.

Now the Ming Dynasty has sold its battleships to the Hebrews, which are still the latest models.

The 480mm artillery on it is a great threat to the forts on the shore of Constantinople.

Even the thousand-year-old stone walls of Constantinople were like dregs in the face of such violent artillery.

"Damn it!" Li Xiu slapped the table hard, causing the teacup on it to bounce.

Although he felt unhappy, there was nothing he could do about it. The Marine Corps was now under the control of Zuo Liangyu, and it was no longer him, the naval commander, who had the final say.

Besides, there is nothing we can do about Zuo Liangyu's deployment of troops to support Basra.

In the hearts of the Ming Dynasty's powerful people, Basra was even more important than Constantinople.

Because Basra has oil, inexhaustible oil.

The commander-in-chief said that there is no problem with existing oil reserves lasting a hundred years.

The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty dignitaries have oil fields there. Of course, Li Xiu himself also has oil fields there.

Oil fields are so important, and Ming Dynasty needs oil more and more.

Our own navy also needs more and more stones.

The new ships built in the Ming Dynasty now all use oil.

Without oil, the Ming Navy would not be able to move even half a ship.

Zuo Liangyu has a lot of courage and dares not to protect Basra.

As for naval ships, they must not only ensure the transfer of troops.

They also need to provide fire support to counter-insurgency forces along the coast.

Two battleships are now outside Basra, providing fire support.

Even arsenal ships that have not been used for a long time are concentrated in the waters of Basra.

There are even more ships that provide supplies to the troops fighting in Basra every day.

Basra has completely become a black hole devouring troops.

Li Xiu stopped talking because he found that he had almost no troops to send.

"Commander, the commander-in-chief has recruited soldiers on a large scale in the country.

I heard that the 1st Cavalry Division has also moved to Tianjin Guards and is preparing to take ships to support us.

Now, we can only keep a few points from being lost.

Cairo must be guarded, this is the headquarters.

There must be no problems in the Suez Canal area. Naturally, it must be heavily guarded!

Not to mention Basra, the Basra oil field is too important.

The remaining places are Crete, Ceylon, and Rhodes. These are all Mediterranean islands. As long as we maintain a strong naval presence, no one will dare to attack these islands."

The chief of staff made suggestions to Li Xiu.

This is considered a solution that is currently unavailable. After all, the troops are limited. With the addition of Kurds and Arabs, the number of rebels is already more than ten times that of the Ming army.

Moreover, the weapons in their hands are not junk like firecrackers.

If you really carry it hard, it will really be enough for the Ming army to drink a pot.

"Okay, just follow what the chief of staff wants.

Send power to the commander, we need support here. It is recommended to first mobilize the Sikh division formed by India, and the Gurkha division to support first."

In fact, Li Xiu also had Indian divisions in his hands, but except for the Gurkhas, the combat effectiveness of the other Indians was quite poor.

Just like this, they are still too lazy to kill themselves all day long. They need to be beaten with military sticks as a deterrent to make them work hard.

Sometimes Li Xiu doesn't understand that he can live like a human being, but in the end, he is no different from a local dog on the street.

But there is no way, Indians have this kind of character. Even if you have great magical power and ask the Daluo Jinxian to come down to earth, there is nothing you can do.

In fact, they did not kneel on the ground in front of the position to recite Buddha's name, which was considered the greatest respect for the Ming Dynasty.

The reason for asking Li Xiao for Sikh and Gurkha divisions was simply because there were really no troops available.

"promise!"

Li Xiu was making arrangements here, and the Hebrews over there were also busy.

Moshe Dayan is currently hiding in a house in Gaza...

"This is Damascus. As long as we capture Damascus, we can establish a solid support.

Split the Ming Dynasty's army in the Middle East into two.

The Egyptian army cannot support Basra, and the coalition forces attacking Basra have already put enough pressure on Basra.

Therefore, Damascus is the most important." Moshe Dayan sat on the chair excitedly. The injured eye hurt so much that he had to wear a mask.

"The king of Syria is very difficult to deal with. We sent several waves of people to try to instigate rebellion, but all failed.

He even publicly executed several of us at the stake two months ago.

He also said that the Ming Dynasty is the only friend of Syria in the world. We Hebrews are just clowns."

"Grandma, since he doesn't listen to me, then he will kill him. Anyway, we have killed no fewer than ten kings along the way.

It won’t be difficult to have one more,” Moshe Dayan said, looking at Damascus in the distance.

"The most important thing now is to capture Damascus.
Chapter completed!