??&?%?p?m6??v!?;?wn?*?g?3?al??j=4??The last country Russia! The prince finally considered this country because Russia was too important. During World War I, Germany would fight with the British, French and even Italian fleets. But only one fleet must be completely destroyed, and this is Russia! Whether it is the Russian Baltic Fleet or the Black Sea Fleet, they must fight to the point where there is no waste left! In the future, these two relatively closed seas will become the back garden of the German Navy! r

Therefore, in order to achieve this goal, the prince must carefully deduce that the news will affect the Russian navy once it spreads to Russia. After all, both sides will have to know the future on the battlefield! Russia is a country with greater ambitions than strength! This is the prince's summary of this life and his previous life's summary of Russia! The Russians only believe in the weapons in their hands and are willing to spend the last ruble in the treasury to arm their army. This can be seen from the huge Russian battleship formation during the Russo-Japanese War.

Moreover, the Russians were also very interested in new things. In 1909, the Russians started construction of four Gangu special battleships, using four triple main guns with a central layout. Then in 1911, three other similar Queen Mary-class battleships were started construction, and in 1913, four Borodino-class battleships (also called Izmer. This Borodino is a class name given on Conway.) Super Fearless Class, which is a super Fearless Class designed with a speed of more than 26.5 knots and equipped with 12 14-inch guns! Russia later made shipbuilding funds even more than Germany! If it weren't for the serious problems in Russia and the basic industry was poor, the scale of the Russian fleet would be quite terrible! r

Although Russia did not start 8 main battleships in one go during the period of the Russo-Japanese War to the start of construction of the first dreadnought, Russia did not start 8 main battleships like Japan, but there were also 5, three of which were the Three Saints-class quasi-fairy. In addition to 4 12-inch guns, there were 14 8-inch guns and 12 4.7-inch guns, with a displacement of up to 17,000 tons. If the resources and money for building these warships were converted into dreadnoughts, it would be too bad for the German Navy!

After the middle of the war in history, after the front line was pushed through Poland, most of Russia's troops were concentrated on the Baltic coast. If you want to completely defeat the Russians, war in the Baltic region is inevitable. Warring in this region has advantages and disadvantages for Germany. The advantage is that you can obtain supplies for sea transportation when advancing along the coastline, and the disadvantage is that the Russians resisted very fiercely in order to save the later generations of Belarus and the Baltic countries.

If the progress on the Northern Line is smooth, then the Russian Baltic Fleet is the object of annihilation. At the beginning, the Gulf of Riga, and then the Gulf of Finland! Even if the attack is bad, the German high seas Fleet braved the Russian mines, torpedo boats and battleships must be strong! This is absolutely not to retreat! r

However, attacking important naval fortresses has always been a very troublesome thing. In history, the Germans launched two attacks on the Gulf of Riga. The first time failed. The second time, under the cover of more than a dozen dreadnoughts in the German Navy, they won some victory. Of course, this victory is also thanks to the Russian Navy, because in this battle, all the dreadnoughts of the Russian Navy avoided the battle. The only main ship that resisted the German fleet was the Glory. In order to obtain a larger range, this warship did not hesitate to chase water from the stern to increase the elevation angle! Its fighting spirit and will are touching, but it was destroyed in the end. This is really a tear-jerking story! r

If it weren't for the internal problems of the Russian Navy, it would be much more difficult for the German Navy to capture the Gulf of Riga. If the Russians had more fearless or even super fearless, the situation would be even more troublesome. Although according to the memory of the previous life, Russia would have a revolution at that time, who could place victory on the opponent? The so-called lenient enemy means this!

If you want to land in Riga Bay, you must be aware of the mines on each waterway. The minesweeper will be attacked by fish speedboats, shore cannons and warships. If the firepower of the defense party is too strong and the minesweeper ship cannot operate, then the attack cannot be launched. You can't use a precious dreadnought to hit the mines, right?

So, overall, it doesn't matter if the British Royal Navy has one more ship, but if the Russian Navy has one more ship, it will be troublesome. From this perspective alone, the prince believes that the Russians must not inform the Russians of the construction of the dreadnought. And he must delay the construction of the Russian dreadnought as much as possible.

"It is better to keep this matter confidential for a period of time. When appropriate, we can inform Americans of the relevant information. As for other countries, it is better not to know this news. We can even form a tacit understanding with the British." In the end, the prince wrote in his reply to William II.

Of course, all this was just a delay in the spread of the dreadnought. From the point of time, although the British started construction of the dreadnought this time, the construction speed was not fast, but it was not as good as the 14-month completion in history. On the one hand, the British were busy with some pressure on the funds of the Boer War, and on the other hand, the British still had doubts about warships such as dreadnought.r

Unlike history, the British quasi-dreadnoughts appeared earlier. They always hovered between the full-heavy artillery warship and the second-class main gun warship, because the latter's firepower projection was not as good as that. Before the armor-piercing shells had undergone qualitative change (before the armor-piercing shells appeared by caps), the combat effectiveness of large-caliber artillery was not that high. Now they have a chance to test it, because the British Agility battleship had been sold to Italy, and the battle between this battleship and Prince Albert would be inevitable. The victory and defeat this time will be directly related to the national strategy of the British Navy in the future! r

The British still attached great importance to this fight. Although this does not mean that both sides will be directly hostile, the British still installed a large number of British officers and soldiers on this warship. They were not satisfied with the Italians' fighting qualities. The Italians were also willing to let Britain assume "the responsibility of an ally." So this can almost be seen as the first battle between the British Royal Navy and the German High Seas Fleet, but both sides were just fighting for other countries!

However, what the British and Germans did not expect was that the first duel between the British Navy and the German Navy warships would come so quickly! Just before the prince's letter was delivered to the German Emperor, the armored cruiser of Prince Albert, commanded by Schell, once again slipped out of the Dardanelles and entered the Mediterranean. This time, the hunting team composed of the newly purchased agility-class battleship and the cruiser of Bisana, also went out to sea again. A battle with a small scale but far-reaching impact was about to break out! r
Chapter completed!