I have to say that Nian Gengyao's plan is very bold, and of course also very crazy.

As for attacking the Pope and becoming the enemy of the entire Christian world, Nian Gengyao probably did not take this into consideration.

But then again, even if he did not attack the Pope, Ming Dynasty seemed to be the enemy of Christendom.

Even the Pope has gone to war naked and organized a new crusade.

To the Vatican, Ming Dynasty is a naked pagan. From psychology to physiology, they completely disagree with the Pope's rhetoric.

In the West, Jehovah is the supreme god, but in the Ming Dynasty, he is not even bullshit.

The dispute over faith pitted the entire Christian world against Ming Dynasty.

Li Xiao just smiled and neither vetoed nor agreed to Nian Gengyao's plan.

With Ming's current national strength, it would have no problem defeating any European country.

But launching a war with the entire Christian world is another story.

Throughout Europe and North America, the number of people who believe in Jehovah has reached 500 million. In terms of population, it is not much compared to the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, one characteristic of wars of faith is that warriors are usually strong-willed. Just look at the lunatics during the Crusades.

How barbaric and crazy people are when their minds are armed with faith.

"Commander, do you think Gibraltar should be withdrawn... or should we continue to hold on?" Although he could see what Li Xiao was thinking, Shi Dewei still asked.

"It's better to withdraw, they are right.

Gibraltar is too far away, and there is no place in between where we can stand.

If the other party is really determined to fight with us, we have no choice but to simply withdraw and tighten our fists.

With the help of the navy, we will defend places like Crete and Rhodes and ensure that the Eastern Mediterranean is in our hands.

The Eastern Mediterranean is the barrier to the Middle East, and the Middle East cannot afford to lose anything.

As for selling it to Britain, there is no need to do so. Ming Dynasty still needs some dignity, and a big country must behave like a big country.

Besides, the British are not stupid either.

See... how about leaving it to the Moors!

They have a feud with the Spaniards, so if we don't stir up trouble at this time, we would be sorry to the Spaniards."

The idea of ​​selling to the British is a bad idea. If it is really done, Ming's reputation will really be ruined on the street.

However, Li Xiao had an idea and decided to hand over Gibraltar to the Moors.

The Moors are actually the Arabs in North Africa. They once had a very powerful power.

It even occupied most of the Iberian Peninsula!

It was only later that they were driven out by the Spaniards.

Weak combat effectiveness has always been a chronic problem for the Islamic people.

The Ottomans captured Constantinople because they had Turkic genes in their blood.

The four words "heroic and good at fighting" have never existed in the dictionary of Arabs.

Leave it to the Moors, and the Spaniards will definitely pounce on it like wild dogs that have seen a bone.

When the time is right, it would be a matter of course for the Ming Dynasty to take it back from the Spaniards.

"No!" Stewie also admitted that it was a good idea to hand it over to the Moors.

In this way, we can effectively make good friends with the North African Arabs and make up for the bad relations with the Arabs!

The war is imminent, and all unnecessary wasted energy must be saved.

From Egypt to Damascus, from Basra to Mosul, Ming Dynasty wasted too many troops and resources there.

It is a good thing to be able to ease the national mood of the Arabs.

Nian Gengyao was led into the Marshal's Mansion by Shunzi. This was his first time entering the Marshal's Mansion.

His back is straight and his eyes never look to the left or right.

Li Xiao met Nian Gengyao not in the office, but in the school beauty hall.

"Sit!" Li Xiao glanced at Nian Gengyao, who was standing at attention and saluting, and waved his hand to signal Nian Gengyao to sit down.

Li Lin, who was standing behind Li Xiao, stared at this man with wide eyes.

What Nian Gengyao said at today's meeting was very to his liking.

"Thank you, Marshal!" When Nian Gengyao sat down, his back was still straight. It was as if his back had never been bent!

This is a pure soldier, and Li Xiao clearly sees this. However, due to this buddy's great reputation in history, Li Xiao still dare not take it lightly.

"Your plan to attack the Pope is very good, but there is a problem.

Our army is attacking the Vatican, and the Pope is not a fool, he will run away.

If the Pope escaped in an airship, or escaped in disguise, we would be in a dilemma.

Have you considered this?"

Li Xiao lit a cigar and took a puff, then looked at Nian Gengyao with a smile.

Nian Gengyao didn't expect that the commander-in-chief would ask such a question.

The hesitant expression only existed on Nian Gengyao's face for a second!

"Back to the commander-in-chief, I also feel that a large-scale landing operation is not suitable for the task of capturing the pope.

I believe that a group of capable people should be organized. About one or two hundred people can take a fast airship and fly to the Vatican in the dark.

Taking advantage of the enemy's paralysis, he attacked the Pope's palace in the Vatican and captured the Pope!

Then, taking advantage of the chaos, he took the Pope to the airship and returned home."

Li Xiao stared at Nian Gengyao with wide eyes. For a moment, he even suspected that the Nian General was also a time traveler.

What this guy just said is the prototype of special operations theory.

In later generations, any kid who has watched some special warfare movies will tell you this.

But the problem is, this is the Ming Dynasty. What is certain is that Nian Gengyao has never seen any Hollywood blockbusters.

Be able to say these words, and be able to say it meaningfully.

This is not easy!

And this guy actually thought of using an airship to carry people in and out.

I guess this guy has never seen an airplane, otherwise he would definitely have the idea of ​​masturbating.

When Li Xiao thought of airplanes, he thought of another military unit.

"We have something faster than an airship, an aircraft converted from a heavy bomber.

This kind of aircraft can carry twenty fully armed soldiers and take them to an altitude of more than 8,000 meters.

When you reach the designated airspace, drop these twenty soldiers and their equipment."

Nian Gengyao's ancient and smooth face finally showed a look of emotion.

The only drawback of airships is their slow flying speed.

In special operations, what is most needed is speed.

Need to do fast in and fast out!

As an assault weapon, airships are a little lacking in speed. But airplanes don’t have this problem!

It's just a pity that this plane needs a runway to take off. It also needs a runway to land.

It's not that Nian Gengyao never thought about airplanes, but it's just that they can't solve the landing problem.

In comparison, airships have much less demand for landing sites.

All you need is a larger flat area!

"Commander, the plane is not available at the moment."

"Yes! I also know that airplanes can't do it, but since you mentioned this new way of war.

Then, it's up to you to try to build such an army.

I'll get the equipment for you, and you can choose the personnel yourself. As for the number of people! I'll give you an establishment of 180 people!

You need to build up such an elite force within half a year that can advance behind enemy lines and kill enemy leaders or important targets."

Nian Gengyao seemed a little excited. He had never expected that his dream would come true so easily.

When he was a platoon leader under Master Ao, he wrote to Master Ao. Later, when he arrived at the Shanhaiguan Army Academy, he also sold his ideas to his superiors.

But they were all dismissed as ignorant!

Almost everyone is focusing on large corps operations!

Mr. Ao is full of confidence in tanks.
To be continued...