The Rise of the Empire

"However, it is impossible for us to ambush our opponents in the South China Sea, so we can only wait for them in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, right?" Togo Heihachiro said after looking at his first staff officer.

"No, it can't be the Yellow Sea, it can only be the East China Sea!" Qiu Shan corrected himself. "After all, we are only guessing that the Russians go back to Lushun, but what if they head to Vladivostok? Once they arrive in Vladivostok, they immediately have the power to confront the combined fleet, and even the few warships that the Russians threw out in Lushun may It's just a pretense to draw our attention here, and then they concentrated their main fleet in Vladivostok. After converging the warships purchased from the United States, they will fight us directly! The time they choose to start the war will not be too late! Maybe they want to be there. Will Vladivostok solve us before it freezes?"

"Hi..." Everyone in the room, including Togo Heihachiro, took a breath of air, and this guess was terrifying. At the beginning of the meeting, the Japanese imagined that they were a group of experienced hunters preparing to catch their prey. They planned, calculated, and prepared to hunt a group of deer, but who knows, they are not facing deer at all, and It is a group of lions, and the other party puts on deerskin and waits for him to come up and die. If it is really like Akiyama said, the Russians are going to Vladivostok and joining the fleet in Essen,

It is really possible to turn around and prepare to fight the combined fleet!

"Well, we are intercepting our opponents in the East China Sea. But this requires a lot of camouflage reconnaissance ships and radio equipment, and we must also hide the whereabouts of our fleet. These matters are up to Akiyama-kun." Togo Heihachiro said.

The joint fleet decided to ambush in the East China Sea, but it is really uncertain how to fight in that sea area... After all, when to discover the whereabouts of the Russian fleet is a question, and when to encounter the Russian fleet is another question.... The Japanese can't decide this thing!

And just as the Japanese were intensively preparing to once again come out and kill the Makanov fleet in one fell swoop to achieve a victory at sea, the Russians were doing the same thing. At the Riga naval base on the Russian Baltic Sea coast, Makanov, who was about to leave, greeted a guest from a long way from the United States, and this guest was the US Navy Admiral Benson who had just visited the prince in Bavaria before. He came this time to prepare to hand over the first batch of warships to the Russians.

"On behalf of the Russian Imperial Navy, I would like to thank your country and your support for Russia. However, I have some objections to your plan for the handover of warships. If my fleet will converge with your fleet in the South China Sea, I hope to get both. A battleship instead of two cruisers. Because, according to what you have just worried about, if the Japanese are going to intercept us halfway, what we need is not a high-speed cruiser but a battleship that can fight against." Macano The husband said straightforwardly.

"This is just our guess, and it is unlikely that this will happen. You are a soldier. It is understandable to consider the problem from a military point of view, but as the United States of America, you must look at politics and the overall situation. First of all. , We can sell to your country’s battleships, so the British can also support Japan. If we directly provide battleships, it may stimulate the British people’s sensitive nerves. Naturally, we don’t want to see this result."

"Secondly, we can only maintain cruisers like the Pearl and the Sapphire in the port of Kaiser Wilhelm’s territory. And this is with the full help of Germany, and these two warships are part of our Far East fleet, and we are deploying here. Two cruisers, Britain and Japan will not have any reaction, but if two battleships are deployed, it will be different. Therefore, I hope you can understand the difficulties of the United States of America." Benson explained very patiently.

"I can understand. We are very grateful for your country's help." Makanov showed a disappointed expression in his eyes.

"Then if nothing else, the two cruisers will converge in Cam Ranh Bay after your fleet arrives in the Far East. The crew of your country are already familiar with these warships. With the help of our technicians, they can quickly form combat effectiveness. As for the two battleships, relevant personnel are also being trained. Half a month before your country and Japan officially declare war, our battleship will arrive in Vladivostok according to your requirements." Benson said.

"But I always have a question, why do you have to divide your huge fleet into two parts? Whether it is your fleet in Lushun or Vladivostok, it is not as powerful as the Japanese fleet in simple terms. Why can't we concentrate the fleet in Together?"

"Well, because there is no port that can accommodate a fleet of this size, maybe Lushun can, but its channel is too narrow and it is likely to be blocked by the enemy. As for concentration? I have an idea, but it is not yet. Mature." Makanov said with a slight smile.

"Then I look forward to you and your fleet fighting a naval battle on Cape Rafalga in the Far East! Use steel and flame to cut out the biggest cancer in the Far East~www.NovelMTL.com~ Benson realized He seemed to have touched the opponent's tactics, and Makanov didn't seem to tell himself that if that was the case, he naturally couldn't make himself boring.

"I came from Bavaria, and our mutual friend asked me to remind you that your fleet may not be smooth sailing on the way to the Far East. The vile country in the Far East is likely to launch an undeclared war like the previous two times. "Benson said after considering it.

"Are we friends in common? I don't think so." For Bavaria, Makanov himself has no good impressions. Compared with Germany, Makanov is more inclined to bring Russia and France closer in his heart. There is no fundamental conflict of interest. However, he paid more attention to the warning given by him. After all, this time the Russian Navy was fighting away.

"I think the Admiralty will make some arrangements, thank you for your reminder." Makanov said gratefully. The Russians were alert to the possibility that Japan might take action, and then, at the last moment before Makanov's departure, the Russians did make some arrangements. Of course, if it works, time can only be verified. So far, after the Great Battle in the Philippines, the ocean has not been calm for a few years, a larger storm is gradually brewing, and the victor will become the hegemon of the Far East ocean. But no matter who wins, both the Kaiser and Ruprecht believe that the benefits of this war are huge for Germany.

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