"The strength gap is too big, no matter how you fight, the result will be the same. The Russians still have to fall to this point."

After learning about the final battle situation, Yang Hao, who was on vacation in the capital, commented disapprovingly, and could not afford any trouble.

The result of the Sino-Russian War was destined from the beginning. No matter how the Russians struggled, they were a moth that fell into a spider web. In the end, they could only become the Chinese food for others, and it was impossible to take off the victims.

The British seemed to be kind to help, but it was just a straw that looked very beautiful and was far from becoming a life-saving safety rope that could pull them out of their difficulties. No matter how many second-hand weapons were sent to the battlefield, they would not have played a positive role.

Under the attack of the air force beyond the times, the Russians had no choice but to sigh.

Just as the Northern Legion launched a full-scale siege, two strange shipyards were quickly built from the upstream and downstream of the Selenge River, Caktu and Ulanwude. Four ship platforms were quickly built with specially customized shipbuilding equipment, and then the hull parts transported from thousands of miles away from the eastern coast were quickly assembled.

It is expected that by May, the ice and snow will completely melt and the river will resume shipping, at least four ships will be put into use. They all have shallow water gunboats with displacements ranging from at least 2,000 to 8,000 tons, carrying two 203mm main guns or 406mm single main guns!

That's right, this kind of special water floating turret with shallow draft, strong firepower, huge range, and fast speed!

This is a super water fortress tailored for the Baikal District! The small body carries a large main gun and the thickness of the armor is comparable to that of the local battleships. It not only can output deadly force on the water at will, but also act as a temporary troop transport ship.

As long as four such tough guys are moving on Lake Baikal, the Russian army will be able to build a railway network along the lake area, to Irkutsk, and even the link area with a small drop along the Angara River downstream, or even to the Yenisei River basin, which will be its rampant range.

In the future, if China completely occupy East and West Siberia, perhaps construction will start to be built to connect to the Ob River. At that time, even the Tanu Ulianghai and even the northeast of Kazakhstan will be built without obstacles in the river defense network.

In this way, all the fortifications built by the Russian army in the area will become tofu shit. They cannot resist the close attacks of super-caliber heavy artillery, but they cannot blow away the heavy armored hull that is wandering on the water.

However, the Chinese Army, which was temporarily blocked by the railway interruption, was able to transport it to the other shore in a calm manner, and under the cover of water artillery fire, the army was organized and launched an attack in an orderly manner.

The worst thing is that the Russians still know nothing about this. By the time they have difficulty supporting them, reinforcements from St. Petersburg may not necessarily arrive. Even if the time comes, they will face the terrible situation of the fall of Irkutsk and the front being pushed to the north of the Donu Ulianghai!

Yang Hao could imagine how ugly the tragic Russian army would look when they suddenly faced the battleship shells flying out of thin air. Without the natural barrier of Lake Baikal, no matter how many troops they transported thousands of miles, they would only be a tactic of adding fuel to their strength.

As of now, the Tsarist Russian Army has lost a total of 500,000!

This is not a reserve service, but a regular active regular army, which covers 90% of the Russian army's vitality in Siberia and even the Far East. It accounts for one-third of the active troops in the country. The other two-thirds are deployed in the European direction. It means that the Russian troops in this direction have been wiped out!

How difficult is it to prepare for a large-scale battle?

In order to fight with China in the Far East, the Russians spent ten years building and gathered 300,000 troops. After a raid was killed, they hurriedly raised 200,000 from Irkutsk and Chita, and were destroyed again.

It will take at least half a year to a year to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people to fight. The quality of the soldiers is definitely not as good as what they have lost, and there is no hope of victory.

The most terrible thing is that the Russian government is now so poor that even the guns and equipment of the new troops may not be able to be collected immediately. It is too mysterious to expect them to come to the battlefield.

Now, the Tsar and the government should have received the bad news that the Far East Army was trapped in a heavy siege. How to rescue will become their most worrying problem at the moment. Unless China unilaterally declares victory in the annihilation war, Nicholas II's urinary nature will definitely hold on until the day when the failure is proven.

Before that, the diplomats in China who have cultivated the black-haired learning to the level of a master would keep fooling each other, shouting "You need peace, not war", creating the illusion of "We are almost unable to support it."

The British, who could clearly see the truth, would never speak loudly. They wished that Tsarist Russia, a strong European threat, would be weakened. The province might become the overlord of Europe.

Yang Hao can conclude that the day when four shallow water gunboats arrive in Irkutsk will be the time for the region and the entire Donu Ulianghai to be re-incorporated into China's territory. By then, the new Northern Frontier Corps will be fully operational, and Russia's threat to China's north will become history, and its covetousness for the northwest border will also be reduced by at least 70%.

At that time, it was not that China was always worried about being driven south by Russia from the northern cavalry. On the other hand, they had to always be alert to China's reversal in the west, and perhaps they would even strike the frontier to Lake Balkash - the Ob River.

Pushing the border to the Tianshan Mountains north of Mount Altai is also a territorial plan set by New China early. It will be the largest in territorial territory in history, and the national land security will be increased several times. As for resources and national living space, that is the most basic.

"At this point, the large-scale war on plane B is about to come to an end."

Yang Hao was a little relieved and a little lost. He is such a lively person, but he actually hopes to see the Russians continue to invest their troops to die. It would be great if he could hone all the millions of Chinese army and millions of reserves.

But it is unlikely to think about it. Unless the Balkan powder keg does not explode, Russia will definitely abandon the Far East and focus on Europe and Central Asia. That is their basic foundation, but it will never be able to exhaust national strength and troops in the war quagmire of the Far East.

However, it is definitely not what the New China government is willing to see if this affects the upcoming war in Europe. In order to ensure that the world war breaks out as scheduled, they had to continue to be in a bad heart and push hard in the precarious situation.

Of course, this critical action is naturally indispensable for the special envoy Yang Da, and he himself is happy to do such dirty work. One day in late February 1910, Yang Hao quietly left the capital and took a boat from Tianjin to the fully military-controlled Lushun Military Port. There, a special secret mission had arrived. They were the German naval generals and soldiers who came to China in batches and in batches!

Lushun Military Port, one of the best unfreezing ports in the north, became the most important nest of the Chinese Navy in the late Qing Dynasty. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, it took the opportunity to block and isolate it from the outside, creating a military restricted area to Dalian Bay.

For fifteen years, the expansion has not stopped here. In addition, Weihaiwei Military Port can not only accommodate the entire North Sea Fleet of ships, but also build a large-scale shipyard and a series of heavy machinery manufacturing industrial entities.

For people all over the world, this place is mysterious and unknowable, and it hides the secret of the Chinese navy's strength. After the whole country was unified, the industrial facilities established in Rizhao and Jiaozhou Bay were moved there one after another. It is basically impossible for outsiders to take a look at the good things from the world.

Foreigners don’t even have the chance to get close. Of course, they don’t want to figure out the situation there. Getting photos of the Lushun Military Port has become one of the most difficult tasks in the intelligence community in various countries.

This is the first time that foreigners have appeared in the military port in more than ten years.

The German Navy's secret mission was headed by Rear Admiral Laf Maximilian von Spe. He led several outstanding German Navy officers, as well as his two sons Otto and Hans.

When the Chinese warship they were riding slowly drove into the port, Major General Spe widened his eyes and greedily scanned everything he saw in his vision, fearing that he would miss any detail.

China and Germany have never reached an open alliance. In the future, Germany will become the hegemon of Europe and even the world. Sooner or later, it will collide with China. At that time, no matter how good the cooperation is, it will become yesterday's yellow flower, and there is only one position for the hegemon. And the great Germany will not be able to be given to others.

Facing the next ten years or less, conflicts may break out, and Major General Spee must master the intelligence as much as possible. Because by then, he is very likely to become a general in command of the German navy. Only by knowing oneself and one's enemy can one win every battle.

The reality did not disappoint him. After the expansion, Lushun Port was filled with warships of all sizes, and all the models that appeared during the tour around the world were here. But the only one that was truly open to all countries was the lonely ship "Tianjin".

Major General Spe must not miss it if he has the opportunity to observe other ships at close range.

But soon, his eyes and others were attracted by four majestic battleships!

Those were four giants with extremely similar appearances to the "Hebei-class" battleships that China showed to the outside world, and they were similar in shape and size. The difference is that the deck superstructure has not been completely completed, retaining signs of dock outfits. The surface coating of the hull is also different from the usual color used in China, and looks particularly new.

These are four brand new battleships to be completed!

With half of his life experience, Major General Spe reached a conclusion at a glance. What made him even more excited was that the Chinese Navy officer accompanied him calmly introduced: "That is the four new battleships that will be delivered to your navy."

"Our battleship?!"

The officers next to them widened their eyes in disbelief and exclaimed in surprise!

Major General Spe suppressed his inner excitement and nodded calmly: "Yes, our battleship! A battleship built by Chinese friends completely according to their level! It is also the most powerful battleship that the empire has so far!"

For a moment, everyone's heads, including his two sons, exploded with a buzzing sound!

This news was as unexpected as a bolt from the blue, and it was incredible and unimaginable!

The battleships made in China represent the most powerful naval weapon in the world today! It can be verified for ten years and is recognized as a powerful and advanced attack weapon. It is a powerful existence that the navies of various countries have to recognize.

For many years, countries have not known how much envy, jealousy and hatred have emerged for this, and have rushed to catch up and rush to catch up. The so-called transcendent model that has been created is still on the ship platform. Even if it is put into service, except for the caliber of the main gun, it is still unknown whether it can surpass the lethality or other things. No one dares to guarantee this.

It’s not that all countries have thought about seeking cooperation, but the results are all firmly denying them.

I never expected that at today, when the situation in Europe was about to collapse, the German shipbuilding competition had actually failed, I unexpectedly gained such a great harvest!

The excellent naval officer Colonel Feng Miller couldn't help but shout, "General, that's the current battleship in China! How could they sell it to us?"

Everyone has the same question.

During the pre-dreadnoughts, it was normal for industrial powers such as Britain and Germany to sell advanced warships to foreign countries. At that time, the Qing Dynasty and until now the Chilean Navy were their important customers.

But today when all main artillery battleships are becoming more and more mature, and after the full European shipbuilding competition is fully launched, countries no longer dare to easily export new warships that may reveal their military equipment level. And the expensive cost of millions of pounds is really not something small countries can afford.

As a result, the battleships that countries have been constantly updated have actually become secret information secrets. This is why it caused such a big sensation when the Chinese Navy visited the world. Compared with the appearance of four "Hebei-class" battleships and the "Tianjin" heavy cruisers, the so-called "Black White Fleet" in the United States is simply weak.

However, countries still failed to obtain enough information. They just further determined that it is an indisputable fact that China's power of advanced warships is built.

It was an excellent live advertisement, and the Royal Navy cooperated very well to make the most appropriate comparison.

Germany fought desperately for the victory in the shipbuilding competition, but the United Kingdom pulled it farther and farther away. They almost had to give up, but suddenly gained light before the darkness. How could they not be surprised!

Major General Spey replied in an extremely complicated manner when asked about the young officers: "This is no longer the most advanced warship in China. Moreover, they have enough confidence to ensure that they will not be hit by the weapons they have made. This is the strategic weapon we urgently need."

Everyone also saw the confidence in their confidence in the accompanying Chinese officers. Selling the "Hebei-class" battleship to the Germans will not pose any threat to the Chinese Navy.

Of course, I won't tell you where faith comes from.

After confirming that, all German officers were shrouded in their hearts by an irresistible desire. They could no longer accommodate anything else in their eyes, and their necks and bodies were twisting with the change of vision angle until the berth of the warship they were riding.

The young Otto and Hans couldn't help asking: "When can we get on those warships to take a look?"

The Chinese officer replied with a smile: "Please don't worry, you will be able to go up soon."

At the dock, Yang Hao, as a special envoy, led some generals of the North Sea Fleet, as well as Jiao Hai, chief engineer of the Dalian Naval Shipyard, to calmly welcome the arrival of the German buyers.

He held Major General Spe's hand with a smile and said calmly: "Welcome to you. The General and the excellent German soldiers traveled thousands of miles and I believe they must be eager to see your cute baby. So, why not save the time of greetings and use it on more important things?"

This was exactly what the Germans wanted. No matter how reserved Major General Spey was, he could not refuse such thoughtful suggestions. After expressing his solemn gratitude, he couldn't wait to take the officers to the dock where four battleships were moored and boarded the battleship.

Seeing the Germans rubbing the brand new warship with joy, they couldn't help but exclaim at the heavy inward inclined ship, the floating bow, the towering 356mm turret, the towering bridge, and the smooth-operated power system. Yang Hao and Jiao Hai showed meaningful smiles on their faces.

The four new battleships that are extremely similar to the "Hebei-class" are naturally not exactly the same. It can even be said that in addition to the appearance, from ship steel, armored steel, to internal structure and complete power systems, as well as construction technology, they are completely different.

This is actually the highest level of verification that the B plane heavy industry can achieve after more than ten years of development.

As early as last year, with the expectation of a full-scale war in Europe, the head of state Yang Hao personally ordered the construction of four battleships and supporting ships to be secretly started. The drawings taken by the plane B ship design team headed by Jiao Hai were newly built using steel plates, armor, steam turbines, transmission systems, diesel engines, main guns and other sets of guys, as well as electronic equipment and optical instruments for electronic tubes, led by Jiao Hai, to carry out a brand new construction.

In terms of the essence of warships, of course, they cannot be comparable to the 21st century segmented welding construction products. Power systems, electromechanical facilities, optical instruments, armor strength, etc. are not the same level.

However, compared with the contemporary shipbuilding level of various countries, it is undoubtedly far beyond that.

And these four battleships have booked buyers from the very beginning - the Germans.

It is expected that Germany lost in the shipbuilding competition. No matter how they strengthened their industrial capabilities, historical debts could not be paid in just ten years. Whether it is financial or industrial capabilities, they are still not as good as the British Empire. The Germans' overly rigorous work attitude also led to their shipbuilding efficiency reaching only two-thirds of that of Britain, and delaying time and other things have become an incurable chronic disease.

The German navy cannot play a role in shaking down or even attacking the British navy, which will have a direct impact on their ultimate loss of the war, which is something China does not want to see. A Germany that can fight and resist can drag the entire Western world into the abyss. To this end, strengthening Germany's military strength has become an inevitable choice.

The emergence of four new battleships is an important part of this strategic plan. (~^~)
Chapter completed!