The Rise of the Empire

However, huge risks also indicate huge benefits. The Kaiser promised that Bavaria could expand another army. This matter is relatively stable. First of all, this is what the German Kaiser meant. It is impossible for him not to lie to a nation. Secondly, Maoqi's position is a foregone conclusion. Xiao Maoqi must hope that Bavaria can play a greater role in future wars. Neither the high-level German government nor the high-level German military has any hindrance, so this matter is still very stable!

One army at a time, directly expand the scale of more than 40,000 people! And without saying what kind of army to build, the Prussian government is willing to bear half of the military expenditure. This is a good thing that is hard to find even with a lantern! In fact, Prussia is not at a loss, because it is impossible for Bavaria to send troops only to fight against Russia on the Eastern Front. Prussia must also invest a considerable distance. If there are more Bavarians, Prussia will invest less. As for the submarine? The prince really wants the British to better experience the power of this epoch-making weapon!

What the prince meant was that before the war, Germany must have at least 100 submarines, among which there should be more than 60 submarines with a displacement of about 700 tons that are suitable for sports in the Atlantic Ocean! Great pressure on British sea lines of communication from the start! For himself and for Germany, the prince must think carefully about how the Japanese will start this war!

Needless to say, the Japanese will definitely start with a sneak attack. Look at Japan's history of foreign wars in history. When did Japan declare war first and then act? How could Japan, which has tasted the sweetness of sneak attacks and has no morals at all, give up this method? But the only problem now is that it is impossible for Japan to contain Russia by preemptively blocking Lushun in the historical way. The reason is simple, the situation has changed, and the attack on Lushun can no longer serve the purpose of sealing most of the Russian fleet.

But what is certain is that the first step of the Japanese will still be at sea! Because Japan is an island country, if they cannot control or severely damage the opponent's navy in the first place, then let alone transporting troops to the mainland, they will not even be able to solve their own security problems! Therefore, the Japanese will definitely do it at sea.

Why did the Japanese attack Lushun in history? The fundamental reason is that there are 7 Russian battleships in Lushun Port, which is the essence of Russia's First Pacific Fleet! Locking them in the port is equivalent to controlling more than 70% of the Russian navy's combat power. The three armored cruisers in Vladivostok did cause some trouble to the Japanese, but it was just trouble. Although the Japanese suffered heavy losses, more than a dozen transport ships were destroyed, more than 3,000 troops died and several 280MM heavy artillery were lost. However, the impact on the overall situation was limited. Hikonojo Uemura still seized the opportunity and directly damaged the cruiser fleet in Essen, thereby solving the security problem of Japan's sea line of communication. Then the Japanese navy can continue to block the main force of the Russian fleet in Lushun.

But the situation is different now. The four most elite Rurik 2 battleships of the Russians are deployed in Vladivostok. This is a powerful mobile force. If the two sides meet, can all the Japanese armored cruiser formations be dispatched? The four Ruriks 2 are all questionable. What's more deadly is that the Baltic Fleet moved eastward ahead of time, and they will enter the Far East before the war in history. This shows that the Russians' war preparations are much faster than in history. In this regard, American funds and industrial support have contributed a lot No.......

If the Japanese navy goes to war after the 6 battleships and 2 armored cruisers led by Makanov are in place, the situation will be terrible! The 8 capital ships plus the 4 ships in Lushun Port, that is 12 ships, the Japanese combined fleet adds up to 14 ships, and there are 4 powerful Rurik 2 battleships outside waiting for an opportunity to stab a knife in the back.

The Americans may have to temporarily strengthen the Russians with a few ships before going to war. If the war develops in the direction planned by the United States and Russia, then the Japanese have no chance of winning at sea! And if the naval battle is lost, then there is no need to fight the Russo-Japanese War....

Even if the Americans did not give the Russian Navy an extra meal, if the Japanese main fleet is attracted to Lushun and Vladivostok, then those attack ships that cruise the sea in advance will still bring considerable trouble to Japan's maritime transportation, don't forget By the way, on this plane, the Philippines is a colony of Japan, and the scope of shipping has been expanded several times! Therefore, the prince concluded that Japan would never give the Russian fleet time to concentrate!

And if you want to prevent this from happening, the Japanese must eat part of it at the beginning of the war. So all right, which part to eat? Is it the 4 battleships in Lushun Port, or the 4 Rurik 2 battleships in Vladivostok? Or what about the support fleet that traveled from Europe to the Far East? First of all, the four old-fashioned battleships in Lushun Port are excluded first, because half of these four warships move in the Yellow Sea and the northern part of the East China Sea. They are very close to Lushun Port. If the situation is not good, they can quickly withdraw to the port. It is relatively old, and its meaning is limited if it is annihilated. It is unlikely that the Japanese will move them!

Then there are the four Rurik-2 battleships in Vladivostok. These battleships are usually very active, and they often form teams to wander around the Sea of ​​Japan and the eastern coast of Japan. Just in the first half of this year, I visited North Korea. From time to time, I met with their predecessors, the Asama-class armored cruiser, and chatted. It can be said that before the Makanov fleet moved eastward, these four Rurik-class battleships were definitely the battleships that the Japanese wanted to destroy most, gnashing their teeth with hatred! But the prince concluded that if the Japanese wanted to deal with this fleet, they would probably rank it last!

The reason is simple, these 4 warships are too difficult to deal with! The speed of the ship, these warships that have not been launched for a long time can run out of the limit speed of 22 knots, which can completely throw away all Japanese capital ships including the Asama-class armored cruiser. You may not be able to beat you, but you will definitely not be able to grasp my design concept. It is impossible to even think about chasing and intercepting troops without an absolute advantage. If you only use the cruiser formation, you still don't know who will fight whom....

Then the only possibility is the Russian Baltic Fleet led by Makanov! First of all, this fleet is strong enough. Once it is eliminated, it will kill half of Russia's participating forces! Secondly, the speed of this fleet is not high, and their speed will decrease after a long voyage! The Japanese can choose any point on the long route from the South China Sea to Lushun to intercept. If the Japanese want to intercept the attack, it is impossible for the Makanov fleet to avoid it! The British and Japanese camouflaged reconnaissance ships are enough to stare at this fleet!

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