Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 845 Walk the Tsushima Strait?

  Today’s Arabian Peninsula is in such a fragmented situation, most of which are out of control. A certain tribe can suddenly rise with the support of a great power outside the region, a bit like a weakened version of the Mongolian grasslands fighting for hegemony.

The land in this area is barren, and the vast Gobi deserts and deserts are visible to the eye. Only the large oasis in the coastal area is home to Arab nomads. Poverty and backwardness are synonymous with poverty and backwardness. It is difficult to draw oil and water. All the conquests of the Ottoman Empire Post a large financial deficit.

  The biggest business of Somali mercenaries in the region is human trafficking, mainly females, ranging in age from ten to twenty-seven years old, harvesting every few years.

  It is precisely because of such barbarism that the population of the Arabian Peninsula is much smaller than in the original history. Somali mercenaries planted the seeds of fear deeply in the hearts of Arab tribesmen and were called "the devil of the east."

Major General Jason-Adenauer, under the Secret Order of His Royal Highness, intends to develop power in the Arabian Peninsula. This is because in the golden age of the empire’s expansion and expansion, His Royal Highness very much hopes to leave his own rich and colorful strokes to prove himself. It is a capable prince, not a cysticer who lies on his father's merits.

There are 1,000 Hamlets in the eyes of 1,000 people. There are many people who have similar ideas. The military, civilians and other ambitious people. Some want to be in the emperor's heart, some want to gain merit, and some want to get a knighthood. , Some people admire adventurousness and have different goals.

In the Arabian Peninsula, in South Asia, and in the Dutch East Indies, there are imperial forces of one kind or another that secretly promote Chinese immigrants. This is the first step of infiltration of forces. The scale of immigrants is much larger and even greater than in the original history. Go deep.

  The main flow is the British Strait Settlements in Malaysia, the French Indochina Peninsula and the Dutch East Indies. A small part of it flows into Africa and West Asia, of which no more than 120,000 immigrants flow into West Asia.

Mainly concentrated in the surrounding areas of Kuwait (41,700), the Sana'a area (27,500) in southern Yemen (27,500), and the Abha area (24,000) in North Yemen (24,000), and some are in Baghdad and the towns of the Mesopotamia .

  Overall, due to the harsh natural environment in the Arabian Peninsula, a lot of Chinese immigrants have been lost. After enduring several years of wind and sand, many people eventually moved to Somalia or Mozambique.

  So, immigration to the Arabian Peninsula is very difficult, and almost no one wants to go.

  4 months later

  May 26, 1905 at around 9:00 am

The Ocean Empire’s two 6500-ton general-purpose cruisers "Hanagyue" and "Full Moon" traveled in the Yellow Sea near Ryukyu in tandem. Not far behind, they were followed by a 4,700-ton British cruiser "Fearless", looking for It is said that it was the Russian expeditionary fleet that went north to the waters.

  This huge combat fleet composed of the Second Pacific Fleet and Third Pacific Fleet of Tsarist Russia has disappeared into the vast South China Sea since it sailed from the port owned by the French Governor of Saigon in late April.

  In early May, the fishing boats of the Ocean Empire once encountered this surprisingly large fleet west of Palawan Island, and then sailed into the depths of the South China Sea and disappeared.

  Calculated by time

   should have almost reached the Yellow Sea area. As Lushun Port had fallen on December 15, 1904, the only destination of this expeditionary fleet was Far East Vladivostok.

  In this way, it is much easier to judge its whereabouts.

  In the tower of the commander of the cruiser Huayue, the flagship of the formation, the senior Royal Navy officers carrying the star on their shoulders are all gathered together, and the gray-haired Admiral Admiral He Fang is on the list.

  In addition, there are more than ten generals including Crown Prince Brigadier General Li Siyuan, Admiral Zhang Daoru, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Lieutenant General Li Jie, Deputy Commander, Lieutenant General Wu Gang, Lieutenant General Li Sixian, Chief of Staff of the Fleet, and more than ten generals.

  Fortunately, the commanding tower of the Huayue Cruiser is spacious enough to fit a dozen leather chairs without affecting the command of the foremost captain, Colonel Qian Zhuangmin.

  Under the eyes of so many generals, the pressure of Colonel Qian Zhuangmin can be imagined. In this cool early summer, a layer of fine sweat has already appeared on his forehead.

The high-level generals did not pay attention to the feelings of a small navy colonel. Taking advantage of the current situation, you talked about the upcoming war with one word and one word. It seemed that the cruiser command tower was used as a small meeting room for discussion. It's very warm.

"...Based on the above point of view, the Tsarist Russian fleet should have completed the final replenishment somewhere deep in the South China Sea. It is limited by the 14,000-ton Lushun Port dock. The "Borodino"-class battleship has a displacement of 13,500 tons and a range of 8,500. The nautical miles must have been replenished in Saigon Port, so cruisers and destroyers should be replenished in the South China Sea. Their voyages are much shorter."

  "The cruiser should not need replenishment. It should have a voyage of at least 4,500 nautical miles. It is full of coal in Saigon, and any route to Vladivostok is enough."

"In fact, there are two roads, one goes all the way north along the Yellow Sea and goes through the Tsushima Strait to Vladivostok Port. This is the most convenient channel. The other bypasses the vast Pacific Ocean east of the Fuso Islands, from the North Sea to the north to the north. Cross the Shishima Strait, and then pass the Sogo Strait to Vladivostok Port."

  "If I say, it’s safer to walk through the Sogo Strait. No matter how large a fleet is thrown into the Pacific, it is impossible to find it. Although it is a little detour, it is more concealed."

"Major General Jason-Adenau's evaluation of the Russian fleet is very low! Said that they are a group of army soldiers boarding warships, from South Africa to Somalia two and a half months voyage (during the port supply), only conducted 4 live ammunition. During the exercise, I felt a bit reluctant to use shells."

  "This is much worse than the Fuso people. According to reports from the merchant ships passing through the Tsushima Strait, these days, the Japanese joint fleet has been rumbled all day long, and it is not hesitating to practice artillery bombardment techniques with ammunition."

   "The contrast is too obvious, I am not optimistic that the Russian fleet can escape this disaster."

  "The latest intelligence shows that the Fuso State Joint Fleet had left Lushun Port before the 11th and was hovering near the Tsushima Strait on standby. It should be judged that the Tsarist Russian fleet is taking the route of the Tsushima Strait, so it is prepared to intercept it here."

   “It’s hard to say which way the Czarist Russian fleet commander chooses to go, but judging from the low quality of their performance, the Fusang people may have guessed it correctly. These Russian veterans have always had the problem of hard work.”

  "Secondly, Mao Xiong is really tough."

   "Secondary plus two."

   "Secondly add three, I judge them to go ahead regardless."

   "Secondary plus four, 28 probability, 80% probability will go to Tsushima Strait."

   "Subsequent plus five."

   "Secondly add six, I agree completely."

"Seconded…"

  Seeing that all the generals agreed to this judgment, only Brigadier General Li Siyuan did not say anything. Admiral He Fang, Minister of the Admiralty, couldn’t help laughing. Lao Maozi left a deep impression on everyone. His navy has not performed much and it is difficult to judge.

  But in the Russo-Japanese War that lasted for more than a year, the Tsarist Russian Army had distinctive characteristics, and it was over!

   Surrender if you can't beat, and drown the opponent if you can't beat, concise and violent.

  This can work in army tactics. After all, Tsarist Russia has countless gray cattle to consume and can arm millions of troops at every turn, but it’s a **** in naval tactics!

  "Siyuan, what do you think?"

  "Hehe...all the officials agreed that the Tsarist Russian fleet would forcibly break through the ghost gate of the Tsushima Strait. If I agree, then the discussion would be meaningless, so I chose Soya Strait."

   "What about the reason?"

"Everything we can see from the bright side shows that the command level of the Tsarist Russian fleet's generals is low, the quality of officers and soldiers is poor, and the overall performance of the warship cannot be displayed. It does not have the superb command ability to twist the entire fleet into a single rope. This is an undoubted fact. Judging from their consistent poor performance, it seems that forcibly breaking through the Tsushima Strait is the only option." Li Siyuan spread his helpless hands, telling the truth.

Thanks to the two and a half months of long-term accompaniment of the African fleet and meticulous observation of the Tsarist Russian fleet, the Ocean Empire Navy has conducted hundreds of seminars from high to mid-level, and has been practicing as an imaginary enemy. The Russian fleet of this earth expedition knows very well.

  The reason why so many officials are brought together is nothing more than to prove that "seeing is believing."

  Such a large-scale naval battle is unique in the history of naval warfare in the modern world. The last time was the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War and the Yellow Sea battle between Japan and Russia. Coincidentally, the Fusang United Navy participated in the battle, and they were all won.

  This gives navies around the world an objective basis for evaluating the combat effectiveness of the Fuso United Navy. It is generally believed that the combat effectiveness is slightly higher than that of the French navy, and is close to the level of the Ocean Empire and the German navy.

"but…"

Brigadier General Li Siyuan stretched out a finger, and said as he turned the conversation; “There are exceptions to everything. If the Tsarist Russian Navy Vice Admiral Roger Stevinsky has the correct information, the Fuso State Joint Fleet is gathering in the Tsushima Strait and waiting for the king to enter the urn. This way is the way to death, so does he have another choice?"

This…

  No one of the generals here hurriedly refuted, but watched Brigadier General Li Siyuan fall into deep thought; undoubtedly, this possibility exists.

The Russian navy fleet has a tradition to avoid war. After the combined fleet blocked the port of Lushun, the former Tsarist Russian Pacific Fleet tried to break through the blockade. The two sides broke out in the Yellow Sea battle between Japan and Russia. Until the end of the entire army fell.

  The existing Tsarist Russian fleet looks strong, but it has long been a surprise.

  After departing from the Baltic Sea, there were rumors in its fleet that the Japanese fleet would sneak attack along the way, and Russian officers and soldiers were convinced. When passing through the British Strait, there was a scandal of shelling fishing boats because of bad night weather.

  Russia’s reason is simple;

  Fuso’s battleships were all built by the United Kingdom. If a small fleet of Fuso has just built and left the port, it will indeed have a chance to attack the Russian fleet.

  But the real problem is;

  The gap between an offshore fishing boat of two to three hundred tons and a warship of tens of thousands of tons at every turn is too great. How blind is it to treat a fishing boat as a warship?

  This incident made the British Royal Navy very angry. At one time, it wanted to send a local fleet to annihilate the **** fleet. With the vigorous mediation of Germany, France and other countries, it was only then that they pinched their noses to collect huge compensation from Tsarist Russia.

  So, this seemingly powerful Russian fleet is actually a grass chicken.

  If there is clear intelligence showing that the Tsushima Strait is a death trap, there is a high possibility of choosing another road northward.

  The question is; does the Russian fleet have such accurate intelligence?

  The Imperial Royal Navy was originally a place where talents gathered. Those who could be generals were all high-ranking intellectuals, who were among the elite. Seeing His Royal Highness stretched out a finger, Mao God was there and said that his mind immediately changed.

  Don’t say anything else, the one in front of you has the ability to change all of this.

  　 I drank a few big drinks during the festival in the past two days, which seriously affected the update. This is my fault. I apologize to everyone. It is normal today, with two changes a day. If the monthly and recommended tickets are strong, then prepare to break out between the 5th and the 10th, and update the 4D for five consecutive days. As for whether it can last longer, it depends on the strength of your support! Fight for two more beasts.

  (End of this chapter)