The Rise of the Empire

"What? The Brazilian representative asked us to immediately hand over the unfinished battleships and accessories to the British, and then the two armored cruisers complete their final outfits in the UK?" Prince Ruprecht heard the announcement from Baron Vittorio Said somewhat unexpectedly. It was Christmas in 5 days. The prince wanted to corrupt a bit, but he didn't expect that before the corruption started, he ran into this!

"The Japanese are in a hurry!" This was the first reaction of His Royal Highness. Now that the outfitting of the battleship has been mostly completed, the repair of the superstructure is just one step away. The four twin 10-inch guns of the two battleships have been installed. , It’s just a matter of installing a dual 8-inch gun.

  According to the prince’s plan, the two battleships were intended to be handed over to the Japanese in March, so the prince deliberately slowed down the construction progress. This has caused dissatisfaction with the real buyers, the Japanese, who repeatedly asked for work through the Brazilians. However, the shipyard explained that because the construction of a large number of new fleets of the German Navy has begun, the manpower is relatively short, and Brom emphasized that as long as we can complete the delivery within the specified time, the buyer has no right to accuse the seller. Later, when the Brazilian representative proposed that he could add more money to rush to work, the shipyard rejected the request of the Brazilian representative on the grounds of insufficient manpower and equipment at the instruction of his Royal Highness. Therefore, the work of sweeping the tail of the two warships was still proceeding slowly.

  Joke, His Royal Highness deliberately delayed the delivery, in order to let the US and Japanese navies fight fiercely. If the Americans knew that the Japanese Navy has 4 Asami-class armored cruisers, what if the Philippines is no longer needed? This hatred is not deep enough! Both sides break the head is the result that His Royal Highness is willing to see!

  But what the prince did not expect was that at this critical moment, the British jumped out to pick up the ship! Then go to England to outfit, although the prince will not lose much financially. After all, this is unplanned, and the buyer must pay the money. Even the Brazilian representative said that the handover of the warship would not affect the payment of the balance, but this disrupted Ruprecht's plan after all. In the face of such an accident, the prince did not have any excuses to refuse delivery! At this time the battleship has been launched, and the main project has been completed. It is not easy to cause a small accident.

  "Is there any news from the Americans?" The prince thought for a while and began to ask Earl Schelling.

"They seem to have contacts with the Russians, and what is surprising is that Russia just ordered a batch of 11-inch heavy artillery shells and some spare parts from Krupp a few days ago. You know, the Russians in September Just got a batch of supplies at the time," Earl Schelling said.

   "It's really abnormal." His Royal Highness nodded, because the Russian fleet deployed in the Far East faces the problem of port closure every year, so they will purchase a batch of supplies and ammunition from Germany before freezing. The Russians have already purchased a batch this year. It is said that they should not add another batch. But now the Russians have indeed bought another batch, and the number is very large. Then the question is very clear. On the one hand, what are they preparing, and the other On the one hand, they must have consumed some recently.

  "This is abnormal! Absolutely abnormal! What agreement must the Russians and Americans have reached? Tell me the position of the Russian fleet!" A somewhat terrifying plan gradually appeared in His Royal Highness's mind. "The Americans dare to fight!" The prince had to give a thumbs up to Roosevelt and others! It deserves to be the one who gave up the excellent environment of the office and led the team on the battlefield himself!

"The Russian battleship formation is stationed in Vladivostok, while the cruiser formation seems to be stationed in a French lease in Shanghai. Lurik, Bayan, Parada and two ocean-going supply ships are here. It seems that they may have big actions." Earl Schelling said.

   "I wipe it, this is more than a big action! Maybe it will be opened!" His Royal Highness muttered in his heart. The most combative force of the Russian fleet is deployed relatively close to the Philippines, and the Russian Navy has also arranged a separate supply fleet for the three armored cruisers and imported main artillery shells from Germany. This series of problems illustrates What happened? It shows that the Russians are preparing for war! And the opponent cannot be the United States, so it can only be Japan! This time the Japanese faced a lot of opponents!

  The British must be aware of this, so they hope that the Japanese fleet can reach its peak state as soon as possible to meet the US-Russian fleet. Of course, the best result is to deter the US and Russia and let them give up. So the British and Japanese couldn't wait and wanted to get these two warships as soon as possible.

   "When will the Krupp shells arrive in Shanghai?" Ruprecht asked.

  "Krupp will have a lot of stock before the end of February next year at the latest." Count Schelling replied.

   "That is to say, if the American plan of action remains the same, then the Japanese may have done it earlier than the Americans?! This is interesting." Ruprecht said to himself.

  His Royal Highness suddenly found that he did not seem to have to worry about how to make the United States and Japan break the head! If at the beginning, the United States or Japan took the initiative to abandon the Philippines, the conflict could be avoided, then after the Russians joined and stood with the Americans, even if Japan abandoned the Philippines, it is estimated that the conflict would be inevitable! If the contradiction between the United States and Japan before this is considered a minor contradiction~www.NovelMTL.com~ then the contradiction between Russia and Japan is irreconcilable, and since Russia has acted, then there is absolutely no reason not to take advantage of this opportunity, and The United States defeats the Japanese together! In this case, it doesn't matter when the ship is delivered!

Although the prince is a traverser, the traverser is not a god. He is not clear about some things that have not happened in history, but at least the general direction is not wrong. So, His Royal Highness began to calculate the strength of the two fleets, who is stronger in the Japanese fleet and the combined US-Russian fleet?

  If the U.S. fleet is all over, Japan will definitely not have a chance, but because of geographical restrictions and the performance limitations of the ship itself, it is very difficult for American battleships to come over. With its average range and poor seaworthiness, coupled with the fact that there are not enough bases and the absence of the Panama Canal, the US Navy battleship formation is not easy to come by. Therefore, the prince thinks that the cruiser is the most able to come.

  And if the battleships are excluded, the strength of the American cruiser formation is not enough. Except for New York and Brooklyn, the remaining battleships can't go a few rounds against the Japanese Asama. Even with the addition of the three Russian warships, the prince still believes that the Japanese fleet has a better chance of winning.

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