The Northern Fleet, as the first and most important fleet in China, has received a large number of people who have been interned from the Scher fleet and followed the joint training of the new Northern Fleet for half a year, and has basically formed combat power.∈◆,

At present, the north has not really started the war, but Russia's intentions are almost uncovered. In the winter of 1914, millions of troops were trained, with a very simple purpose. It must attack Chita in 1915 and reclaim the Siberian region threatened by China.

There must be a war between China and Russia, and China is also making final preparations. Not only does it build a solid defense line in Chita, but it is also ready to attack East and West Siberia at any time. After blocking Chita for more than half a year, the entire East and West Siberia region of Russia was not included in the winter, except for the fact that Japan and the United States were replenished with water transportation, there was nothing left. Siberia should be in a weak state.

At present, Siberia is still in a frozen state and the army cannot act. However, under the premise of the Northern Fleet, which already has combat effectiveness, the naval battle was put on the agenda. After careful analysis and comparison, the Military Commission finally issued the first combat mission after the formation of an army to the Northern Fleet, attacking Vladivostok.

As the anchorage of the Russian Pacific Fleet and the most important port in the Russian Far East, it is the location of the Far East Command. Vladivostok has a tight defense and is difficult to attack from land. There are continuous large fortifications and fortifications on the land. It can only be attacked for a few months without a freezing period. You must choose a more efficient method. Choosing from the sea is also a different way. Even if you can't conquer Vladivostok, it can greatly weaken Vladivostok's defense.

This is the first time that the Chinese navy has been fighting abroad. Even Yang Yuanzhao is concerned about it. In terms of the choice of opponents, it is definitely impossible to be the main force of the British and US Navy. In that case, even the fantasy level is not small. However, China does not have any naval tradition. The words of a century-old navy are really not just talk. Even if it uses the aiming system and command system, it greatly reduces the gap with the navy of developed countries. However, in its first battle, it directly found the historical power of the navy and the strongest, which is somewhat unreasonable.

Russia, a declining naval power, has become the best target. Even a few years ago, in 1906, the emerging Japan defeated Russia in naval battles. Although the strength of the Pacific Fleet has recovered a little in a few years, compared with the rapid changes in the world warship field, the huge Russian territory is a huge strategic depth for Russia. However, it is a huge disaster for the navy. The Black Sea, Caspian Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the huge territory. There are many places to be maintained, and compared with the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, which is close to the core, this place is one level weaker.

Currently, there are only two warships above 10,000 tons in the Pacific, and there is no battleship. After the destruction of the First Pacific Fleet and the Second Pacific Fleet, the famous Pacific Fleet has long been unworthy of its name. Currently, Russia's strongest fleet is the Black Sea Fleet, and even in the Caspian Sea, it is suppressed by Türkiye.

The Northern Fleet's fleet with more than 100 ships has a huge suppression effect on the entire Vladivostok. After the losses of the Russo-Japanese War in 1906, the Pacific Fleet only had a few 10,000-ton fleets, which were still not the main battleships, but were just heavy patrols. The least of these fleets was more than 15 years old. The Northern Fleet's heavy patrols were enough to deal with such a fleet, not to mention that the entire army was on board, six super fearless battleships, the aiming system after the system was modified, plus some of the Marines.

After receiving the order, the Northern Fleet immediately became more aggressive in fighting. This was the first time since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 that China has stood on the world naval battle stage. Even if it was dealing with the declining Russian Navy Pacific Fleet, it was a breakthrough.

Qingdao Military Port, including Cheng Biguang, is preparing for the next battle. Hundreds of warships are heading overseas. Although Vladivostok is not far from China, as long as you walk on the Korean Peninsula and cross the Tsushima Strait, you will be close to Vladivostok, even closer than from Qingdao to Hainan Island, but this is an overseas war after all.

Cheng Biguang participated in almost all the preparations. As a few commanders who led the navy to overseas, participated in British coronation ceremony and ship-reading style, he had natural advantages in ocean voyages. With the strong logistics support of China, he even made every aspect the ultimate.

First of all, the supply ship. As the first navy in the world that uses professional supply ships, rather than merchant ships as supply, China's supply ships played an unimaginable role in Scher's expedition to return. If there were no supply ships, in Germany, there would be no supply ports and repair shops spread throughout the world, even if it was a powerful ship like Scher's fleet, it would not be much better than the Russian Second Pacific Fleet back from Southeast Asia. This is actually a place that the British still can't figure out. How can a huge navy with 9 main battleships avoid the consumption of a voyage of thousands of miles? Could it be that on the small island of the South Atlantic, the Germans still have a secret supply port and repair shop.

This is not later generations. When satellites go to the sky, every corner of the world is under the surveillance of satellites. This is the era of battleships. It is normal for Germany to build a supply base and repair shop on an unmanned deserted island in the South Atlantic. This is also the fundamental reason why Britain did not pursue this line later.

A supply ship is basically a military standard. Not to mention protection, the speed must at least keep up with the speed of mainstream warships, which is 25 knots. Just this point has greatly increased the cost of supply ships. In the early stages, it also caused complaints from veterans of the Navy. After all, the cost of a 12,000-ton multi-functional supply ship is comparable to the price of a fully armed 9,000-ton heavy patrol. With this money, it would be great to build a heavy patrol.

But it was really time to exercise and use, and they discovered the benefits of this supply ship. First, the multifunctionality, the supply ship and the provision of eight different types of materials for 4 warships at the same time. During the poor ocean conditions, the four supply ships can complete the supply work of the entire northern fleet in one day and night. This efficiency is even higher than land supply.

During combat, supply ships can keep up, which represents the strengthening of the fleet's continuous combat capability. In the era of dreadnought, when the caliber of artillery becomes larger and larger and the tonnage of warships becomes larger, the continuous combat capability gradually decreases. One or two days of war is simply rare. Even if there is, the fierce confrontation between each other will not exceed a few hours. The reason is that even large-scale battleships, the preparation of ammunition cannot be increased endlessly. Once the warship lacks shells and heavy oil, even if the personnel can still fight, the warship itself cannot attack.

Four 12,000-ton supply ships can provide about 80% of the supplies to the entire fleet. As long as there is a safe night, the fleet's combat effectiveness can be restored to more than 80%, which can save lives at critical moments.

The most important thing is that after completing the supply work, the supply ship can be modified into a medical ship through a certain amount of modification. Although it is not as professional as a real medical ship, it has a specification of 12,000 tons, which can accommodate about 300 medical beds and perform 12 surgeries at the same time. This is very important for the increasingly fierce battle situation. Under any circumstances, whether it is the army, navy, air force, the wounded are the most qualified soldiers. The recovery of the wounded soldiers is equivalent to the increase in the original number of soldiers, or the increase in the most qualified and experienced soldiers.

As we all know, after being injured, the best time for rescue is always at the beginning. Field hospitals are placed on the front line, and there is also a tradition. Of course, this is the tradition of the army. It is often impossible to do in naval battles. Simple bandage can be used, but surgery is difficult. Everyone knows how important a medical ship that can chase the main battleship is to the navy.

It is these comprehensive performance that not only prevents the expensive supply ship from opposition from the crowd, but instead becomes the most eye-catching one in the fleet, second only to the main ship and the heavy patrol.

The Qingdao Military Port took three days to complete all preparations. Vladivostok is one of the few ports in Russia that have been closed for a time. The annual freezing period is around 100 to 110 days. It can usually be thawed in mid-March. The Northern Fleet received the order to finally go to Vladivostok, which is from the end of March to the beginning of April, and there are not many days left.

At the end of March, after asking the Military Commission, the Northern Fleet finally left Qingdao Port and would go north along the Yellow Sea, cross the Tsukuma Strait, and head to Vladivostok. Cheng Biguang, in the commander tower, felt the sea breeze and Qingdao that were getting farther and farther away, suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart. History would be created by him. This time, he would deal with the declining Russian Navy, not Japan, which caused great harm to China during the Sino-Japanese War, but who knew there would be no war. The Tsukuma Strait, a place famous in Sino-Japanese War and the main battlefield of Japan and Russia during the Sino-Japanese War, God knows whether the fleet would collide with Japan. If it really collided, Cheng Biguang would not mind, and he would hit the rabbit and send the Japanese fleet that had been greatly damaged to the great god Amaterasu. It was also considered a broken root.

Perhaps it was because of the confidentiality work, or perhaps it was because the Japanese Navy had not recovered yet. When it crossed April 1915, the Northern Fleet successfully crossed the Tsushima Strait and marched towards Vladivostok, Japan did not respond at all. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please visit http://m.piaotian.net
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