() "If you only understand war as the fighting between armies of both sides on the battlefield, then you are just a warrior. The definition of war is actually very simple. For a strategic goal, the participants in the war use various means to achieve it

This goal, whether it is economic means, political means or diplomatic means, all means that can achieve this goal will be the specific manifestation of war, not just military means." Xu Jie.

At this time, Xu Jie was also planning war preparations against Russia and the Netherlands according to his own definition of war. What would the Russians and the Dutch gain from cooperation? Xu Jie wrote this on the paper. Except for one who can station

In addition to the port where the port is anchored, various port facilities are also very important, but they are still far from complete.

For example, the Dutch lack slipways and channels to provide maintenance for capital ships. Warships of nearly 20,000 tons cannot be maintained in ordinary places. In addition, there are shore defenses that can provide cover for the fleet, which is not available in the Netherlands now.

Yes, just like the fort at the Dutch port, the Chinese fleet can completely level it in 2 hours.

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Therefore, in order to welcome the arrival of the Russian fleet, the Dutch must strengthen Batavia's defense and infrastructure. In addition to these, the Dutch also need a large amount of coal and food. One is rations for warships and the other is rations for people.

These are all essential. According to ordinary people’s thinking,

Wei, the most common energy source in the world that has undergone the second industrial revolution at the beginning of the 20th century is coal. It is said that the most indispensable thing for ocean-going fleets to sail is coal, but in fact this is not the case. It does not mean that the total amount of coal is small.

But coal was simply unavailable, and it was too difficult to resupply at sea.

Let’s talk about coal consumption first. The world’s first dreadnought ship could only sail 6,620 nautical miles at a speed of 10 knots while carrying 2,900 tons of coal and 1,120 tons of oil. Ordinarily, this range is not low, but you must know that once it needs to accelerate

If sailing, the fuel consumption will increase exponentially. In other words, if the Russian fleet follows the historical route, it will reach

In Batavia, a battleship will consume 7,000 to 8,000 tons of coal and oil. The consumption of the entire fleet is absolutely an astronomical figure! Although there is a lot of coal, it is really difficult to find hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of tons of coal.

It’s not easy. (Historically, the Second Pacific Fleet that circumnavigated Africa refueled 6 times on the way! One of the refueling intervals was a full 2 ​​and a half months!)

There are only two solutions. Either load a bunch of coal bags on your own warships, and then follow a lot of transport ships. Or you can make an agreement with the powers along the way to provide coal to the fleet. According to history, the British

Absolutely not. The French even refused to let the Russians use some ports (this was done by their unlucky allies). In the end, Germany agreed to provide fuel and ports for the Russian fleet along the way.

It can be expected that in this dimension, the Russians still have to face such problems, and the problem may be even more serious, because the Russian fleet is larger and consumes more coal, and if oil-fired boilers are used, the fuel

Supply was even more difficult. The total amount of coal at that time was quite abundant, but tens of thousands of tons of fuel were not so easy to come by. And if there was no fuel, the coal consumption would be even greater, and the speed would not be able to increase at critical moments!

As for the food problem, it was another reason that restricted the Russians' combat power. According to the average person at that time, they had all kinds of cans, so at least they would not have a problem with eating enough. But in fact, just having all kinds of cans at sea is not enough. A person's stomach is not a boiler.

You don’t just need to throw in things that can provide energy. People have taste and human rights! If you can’t eat anything fresh for two months at sea, you can only live on canned food and black bread.

, I guess I never want to see canned food again in this life!

Some people may ask, isn’t there a refrigerated ship? Wouldn’t it be enough to freeze some fresh meat and vegetables? This does seem to be a good idea, but again, the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Think about it at that time

Given the level of technology, what would be the result if vegetables that have been frozen for two months are thrown into the pot? And since

It is a long voyage, so various accidents are likely to happen. In history, except for a malfunction of a Russian refrigerated ship, 700 tons of fresh meat rotted and deteriorated. Therefore, for the Russian fleet of tens of thousands of people in this plane,

For us, eating is not just a problem, it is a big, big problem.

Even if the Russians solve these two problems and satisfy the stomach problems of the warships and personnel, there is still the "medical care" problem of the warships and personnel that needs to be solved. According to historical circumstances, it took the Russians half a year to travel from Europe to the Far East.

Time. For half a year, the warships and personnel were lacking in maintenance.

It is conceivable that the condition of the ship and the quality of the personnel are poor. If nothing else, if the boiler is not extinguished for several months, the scale and salt precipitation inside will greatly damage the life of the boiler and pipes. As for each

The aquatic plants that cling to the bottom of the boat are commonplace commodities and not worth mentioning.

Then there is the problem of people. Just imagine, if a group of people are afraid all day long for several months, they need to breathe dust-rich air everywhere, eat ** food covered with cockroaches, their bedrooms and even the officers' mess

There are so many coal bags that not only there is no way to bathe and clean the body, but sometimes even drinking water is not enough.

Facing the vast sea all day long, looking up at the blue sky and looking down at the blue sky, you will find it pleasant at first, but you will soon become irritable and restless! Human beings are social creatures. If a group is in an extremely vicious situation,

Then riots and suicides became very common. In fact, during the navigation stage, this kind of thing actually happened.

Therefore, if the Russians want to ensure a certain level of combat power when they reach Batavia, they must prepare a large number of replacement parts and medical supplies. It is foreseeable that if they travel such a long distance, both people and ships will need to be well maintained.

If these things already make people feel frightened, well, the remaining things will make people feel even more desperate and helpless. Not only will you complete the voyage, you will also have to fight with powerful enemies!

And if there is a fight, it involves the issue of cannonballs!

If the Russians ordered the first-class American dreadnoughts on Xu Jie's plane, then based on the ammunition reserve of 100 rounds per cannon, the Russians would need at least 800 rounds of artillery shells for a dreadnought ship, and the corresponding

of firing charges, and if the American 10-inch artillery is used

If a quasi-dreadnought has 4 12-inch guns and 8 10-inch guns, then it needs 400 rounds of 12-inch shells and 480 rounds of 10-inch shells. This does not include the secondary guns. If the secondary guns are included, a 6

The ammunition reserve for the inch gun is 200 rounds! If there are 10 guns, it will be 2,000 rounds!

What is certain is that the naval battle between China and Russia will definitely not end in one or two battles. Although the Russians are weak, the Netherlands is a forward position and there are still many warships. If there is a real fight, the consumption of ammunition will be huge.

Fuck it. It is obviously impossible for the Russians to allow the fleet to carry enough ammunition to fight a war at once. The reason is very simple.

, Coal can be piled up casually, but it is dirty at most. Do you dare to pile up shells and explosive packs casually? If you are not careful, these things will kill the people! Look at those Japanese warships that self-destructed. There are definitely shells and shells among them.

It has something to do with the drug distribution! Although the Russians are generous, they will never make fun of their own lives.

And more importantly, the problem of ammunition is not just about transportation. Production and preservation issues are also very important. The Russians have to meet the consumption of hundreds of thousands of armies and a huge navy at the same time. Moreover, it requires long-distance transportation and humid air.

Bumps and vibrations will definitely cause problems with some shells.

Question, in the Battle of Ridland, both sides had many artillery shells that failed to explode. Not to mention the artillery shells that were transported over a very long distance more than ten years ago. Therefore, one thing that can be concluded is that even if the Russian fleet comes over, the Russians

A large amount of supplies, ammunition, and even personnel still need to be transported from the mainland!

The Russians will definitely need a lot of coal and food after arriving in the Dutch East Indies. This is for sure. From the current point of view, the coal production of the Dutch East Indies colonies is mainly concentrated in two places, one is in Sumatra and the other is in Gary.

Mandan Island, the coal production of these two islands is directly

A hundred years later, it will still account for more than 90% of Indonesia's coal production. But now, Sumatra is still a wild land, and indigenous riots occur from time to time, so coal mining there is very little and unstable. But it can really provide a large amount of coal.

It's the island of Kalimantan.

As for oil? In 1940, the oil production of the Dutch East Indies ranked first in the world. But now, there are almost no oil wells on this land 40 years ago. In other words, the Dutch

At most, it can only provide the Russians with coal, and most of it is raw coal, with high sulfur content and smoke. There is no need to think about fuel oil.

As for hoarding anthracite coal specially used for warships, such as high-quality coal like Welsh white coal, this is almost a no-brainer. In Xu Jie's plane, the supply and export of such high-quality coal are restricted. If Russia

If you want to get good coal, you can only choose coal from the Ruhr area in Germany or coal from Calais in France. No matter what kind of coal it is, it must be imported from distant Europe. Otherwise, the Russians can only burn raw coal.

As for food supplies, if an army of tens of thousands and their fleet enter Batavia at the same time, Xu Jie can conclude that what the Russians bring to Batavia is definitely not a prosperous commercial trade, but an extreme shortage of materials.

! Especially the shortage of food and daily necessities. Ordinarily, Indonesia, which is located in the tropics, will be short of food? There may not be a shortage in the 21st century, but it definitely did not happen in the early 20th century.

A lot! The reason is very simple. The Dutch's aggressive planting of cash crops in pursuit of economic interests has severely reduced local food production capacity. Coupled with the primitive slash-and-burn farming method, food production has become very low. Java Island has the largest colonial population.

In a densely populated place, the bomb area itself is not large, so the supply of food and materials on Java Island will definitely be insufficient, especially after the Russians arrive!

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