The coffee was filled with mist and scattered, and a strong and mellow fragrance filled the room. Qingying sat in place, quietly flipping through the thick stack of reports in the red wallet; his eyebrows were slightly frowning, and his mind was trying to digest a lot of sudden messages.

According to the news just obtained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Japanese ambassador to St. Petersburg had submitted a letter of nationality to Russia three hours ago, declaring that the two countries were in a state of war immediately; Qingying looked up at the exquisitely crafted calendar on William's desk, and the figures on March 6 were suddenly caught in his eyes.

A few days ago, Japan filed a serious protest against the Russian government over the Strait of Malacca and announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Russia. From that moment on, Qingying knew that the war had entered the countdown. As a time traveler, he had long been mentally prepared for the arrival of the Russo-Japanese War; but what he did not expect was that what happened afterwards was completely different from the historical scripts. The first thing that made him feel awkward was that Makarov replaced Starkin and served as commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet in advance!

According to the wishful thinking that Qingying had fought before, it was sold to the Russian battleships, and also to Japan at a speed of 32 knots. In this way, Japan could be more effective when attacking the military port, allowing the Russians to throw money into this bottomless pit of the Far East Navy without affecting the situation in the Far East. Under the instructions of Qingying, the four Borodino-class battleships built by Germany for Russia were intentionally abandoned Germany.

The unique anti-torpedo vertical door on the main ship, but the weight of this part of the weight is replaced by firepower. In this way, without TDS, it becomes quite fragile when facing torpedo attacks, and the increase in the center of gravity brought about by the heavy firepower configuration will aggravate the overturn of the warship after entering the water; and in the eyes of the Russians, the Germans equipped our ship with so many powerful artillery to deal with Japan, which is completely something that only brother countries with good conscience will do!

However, the arrival of Makarov made all the efforts of Qingying silence. Historically, this Kronstadt, 9,000 kilometers away from the front-line battlefield, could accurately determine after Japan announced its severance of diplomatic relations with Russia that Japan would launch a sneak attack on the fleet in Lushun Port. After taking charge of the fleet, how could it repeat the mistakes of the Russian fleet in another plane? With his rigor and meticulousness, Dongxiang's sneak attack torpedo boats would not be successful in any way. Once Dalian

The two Borodino in the port were not blasted by torpedoes, and their superior firepower could play a huge role in combat; the strong side firepower composed of 4 305mm L40 guns and 6 254mm L45 guns can be beaten into a dog no matter what the warship is against! The most important thing is that these ships are still commanded by Makarov; you should know that a lion can kill all directions if he leads a group of sheep, let alone a prehistoric beast like a Tyrannosaurus Rex?

In addition, the Essen fleet was also a huge variable. Since Qing and Ying initially believed that the Russian main fleet would be trapped in the military port like in history, he instilled some concept of breaking the diplomatic relations in detail, allowing him to do more raids in Japan's transportation lines in order to maximize the killing of Japan. Now it seems that his actions were undoubtedly shot in the foot. In the era when there were no aircraft reconnaissance, it was almost impossible to solve the situation of using cruisers to conduct maritime transactions; once the three large-scale patrols led by Essen began to patrol Japan's maritime transportation lines and echoed with Makarov's main fleet, then it would be really hard to predict which side the control of the sea belongs to!

For this situation, even though Qingying had traveled to this cheap body for 10 years, his knowledge and mind had increased greatly. However, when he realized that all his actions of cheating on the Russians had become to encourage the strength of the Russians, his heart was still like a huge rock, and it was hard to say. After all, he was still too dependent on the history he knew in his previous life, thinking that his piece of cake would not have any impact on it; but the butterfly wings could still trigger a tsunami and hurricane thousands of miles away, let alone the big change he had already changed it? From now on, his foresight on history can only be used as a reference; and what he really needs to do now is to integrate into this new world after being smeared, feel its pulse and breathing, and then make an independent analysis!

At this point, the uneasy and restlessness in Qingying's heart faded away like a tide, becoming as bright as the moonlight again, and a habitual smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. The clock sounded slightly, and the ticking sounded, Qingying turned the pages in her hand slowly and firmly; when the sound of the zero clock rang, he finally closed the red wallet slowly and exhaled a long breath. The joints were stiff and the coffee was cold. He stood up and looked around, and Tirpitz had disappeared in the room at some point; and the cheap father William slowly walked to his side with a complicated emotion on his face.

"Although this day came a little late, Nicki finally fought with the shepherd dog raised by Uncle Edward, which was a long-cherished wish for many years." William said softly, with a little teasing feeling climbing up his face. "This time Russia is moving eastward, and my German pressure in Europe has been reduced. Poor Mr. Bellu handed over an unreliable ally like Nicki, and probably felt as disgusting as he kissed a donkey's butt? Now, in order not to offend and lose such an ally that he finally won over, Mr. Bellu can only go all the way to the dark and help Nicki's behavior in the Far East with a reluctant mood. It is estimated that in a few days, France will provide Russia with billions of francs as war loans to transfusion blood for Russia's war in the Far East."

Qingying calmed down and nodded. In history, Russia borrowed a loan of 4 billion rubles from France at the time of the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, which was equivalent to nearly 420 million pounds. Although France's industrial strength is far from Germany, the funds accumulated by long-term loan sharks are something that even the real American imperialists cannot underestimate. The tip of the iceberg shown by this loan alone is enough to make people frightened. William glanced at Qingying and then said: "But Etel, your previous plan did not seem to have been successful."

"Although as you expected, Japan did not declare war and used the torpedo boats sold to them by Germany to sneak attack the Russians' military port, the final result could only be described as complete failure. Russia had already prepared for the response, and used shore artillery and speedboats to block the entrance of the harbor, and none of the Japanese torpedo boats were successful. Our firepower for that class of Russian battleship to cut off the vertical wall of the torpedo anti-torpedo, which instead enhanced its strength in the subsequent artillery battle." William spoke softly, with a hint of confusion in his words, "You think, will the Russians seize the sea control power in the Far East and thus win the victory of this war?"

"Crazy..."

A sound of water flowing and crystal cup colliding, which seemed particularly clear in the deep night. Qingying's nose frowned slightly and looked at it intently, but found that his cheap father William was holding a purple pot and pouring himself a cup of steaming coffee. Under the reflection of the fireworks in the stove, William's face, covered with traces of time, did not show any displeasure or blame; the corners of his mouth were slightly smiled, and the gray eyes still showed the familiar expression of praise and trust.

Somehow, Qingying's throat suddenly felt a little sour. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and tried to suppress it, but found that the feeling of discomfort became stronger and stronger.

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"No. Even if the Japanese sneak attack plan failed, the two battleships we made for Russia became the real battlefield masters, and the Russians would not gain the control of the sea in the Yellow Sea." Qingying held the crystal cup in his hand, felt the heat and warmth coming from it, and his mind began to operate rapidly. "Japan has 8 battleships and 8 equipped patrols, and almost all of them use advanced goods with large-scale hardened armor; compared with the Russians 10 battleships and 3 equipped ships.

In terms of the Far East Fleet patrolling, Japan has a considerable advantage in both quantity and quality. In addition, the two Borodino in the Russian fleet have only been completed for three and a half months, and the sailors' running-in is far from the best, which has limited the performance of combat effectiveness to a certain extent. The commander of the joint fleet, Togo Hirahachiro, and Chief of Staff Mano Akiyama, are also masters with superb intelligence, not inferior to Makarov at all. In short, the Japanese have a much greater victory."

William frowned and said, "But the Russian fleet entrenched in Dalian, looking down at the entire Liaodong waters like an eagle and falcon, and can attack at any time. This is undoubtedly a serious threat to Japan's maritime transportation lines. If the Russian fleet does not engage in a head-on confrontation with the Japanese, but instead restrains the Japanese to delay time, when their European fleet rushes to the Far East, Japan will have no chance of winning."

Qingying shook her head slightly, and a smile quietly climbed onto his face: "Did my father forget the Russians' fleet? Now the Russian Pacific Fleet led by General Makarov has to have a head-on confrontation with the Japanese Joint Fleet!"
Chapter completed!