The moon is bright, like a waterfall, illuminating the vast night of Berlin.

"The news just came from the Far East, the Japanese and Russian navies launched a peak fierce battle lasting for three days in the Tsushima Strait. The black coal smoke clouds that rose up in a melee between the fleets of both sides could even see the residents of Honshu Island, Japan, more than 100 kilometers away. The battle ended with the almost completely annihilated of the Russian fleet: the Russian Second and Third Pacific Fleet were wiped out, and 14 main battleships, including the warships we built for Russia, were sunk or captured by Japan; and the Russian First Pacific Fleet, which came to pick up, also suffered heavy losses, and the core main

The crested ships Borodino and the Emperor lost all their losses in the battle. In the end, they were three armored cruisers including Bayan. "In the spacious German study, Tirpitz, who had two large goatee-beards, was sitting respectfully on his head, reporting to the emperor the latest war situation on the other end of the earth. A hint of excitement on his face with long-cherished wishes, and said with a sigh: "From today, the Baltic Sea has truly become the inner lake of my German Empire. The Russian Navy, which has always threatened the coastline of the empire for 200 years, has completely disappeared!"

Hearing Tirpitz's news, William stood up from his seat with a sigh of relief, his face full of incredible surprise, and then a sense of excitement surged in his heart. After a while, William recovered from this sudden and amazing incident. There was a sudden and intense dizziness in his mind. He couldn't help asking: "That's a fleet of 350,000 tons, and the lineup is almost no worse than the entire German Navy! What exactly did Alfred. The Japanese do?"

"The situation of the Russian Expeditionary Fleet is exactly the same as what His Royal Highness predicted. One third of this fleet was peasant sailors who were temporarily recruited when the warships were completed. The seven-month voyage of suffering had completely caused their bodies and spirits to collapse. The threat of death could no longer cause them to burst out any desire and potential for survival. Because for them, dying after a failed battle is undoubtedly a kind of relief luck."

Tirpitz explained softly, with a gloating smile in his words: "And in terms of warship quality, the Russians also have fatal flaws. The main armor height of their own warships is very low, and they have limited roles in the naval battles in today's rapid-fire artillery era. This was confirmed by the naval battle in Japan, Russia and Okinawa that broke out last year. It would be better if the armor coverage area is not high, but Russian designers always like to equip more weapons on the ship after the design drawings are confirmed, making the warships further overweight. The main armor is exposed in the waterline.

The height above is even lower; it's okay if the warship is designed to be overweight, but in order to reach Vladivostok safely, the Russians overloaded the warships with a large amount of coal, making their protection area even more unbearable! The main armor of the old Russian battleships undoubtedly sank below the waterline when the battle broke out. Not only did they not have any defensive effect, but it would further intensify the speed of the warships sinking after entering the water. I think even if God commanded this fleet, it would be wiped out by the Japanese without any suspense?"

"But in addition to their own self-built ships, the Russian fleet also has the warships we built for them. Including the First Pacific Fleet that came to meet, there are 4 battleships and 3 armored cruisers in the Russian fleet that have made the fine products created by the German shipbuilding industry. Their armor covers a very wide area, making it difficult to be sunk in battle! In the Japanese-Russia-Okinawa naval battle last year, did the two Borodino-class battleships return to the base safely after enduring a large amount of artillery fire? At that time, we were still regretting that they provided the Russians with so many good ships." William asked in confusion.

Tirpitz grinned, and finally couldn't help laughing without any image. Several birds that were perched on the branches outside the window also cried in shock and flew away. In William's puzzled and slightly angry eyes, Tirpitz gradually stopped laughing and said apologetically: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my loss of composure just now. This time, the Japanese were able to almost wipe out the three Russian Pacific fleets. It also had a direct relationship with their changes in their tactics." He immediately told William in detail about the naval battle.

It turned out that after the Battle of Okinawa, Japan, Japan found that artillery shells were difficult to counter Russian battleships with large-scale hardened armor protection. So it decided to change the current normal tactics of placing battle lines with the Russian main fleet. When fighting with the Russian fleet, the Japanese main fleet would first use artillery fire to kill enemy ships as much as possible, destroy their rapid firepower, and then launch a surprise attack with torpedo speedboats, thus establishing the victory or defeat of naval battles in one fell swoop. Before this, since the Russian First Pacific Fleet did not attack many times and each time they went out were cruisers with speeds of no less than 20 knots, it was difficult for Japanese torpedo boats to have a chance to make a contribution; however, the Russian Expeditionary Fleet made a large-scale eastward arrival, which provided an excellent stage for Japan's torpedo tactics.

After seven months and a long journey of 18,000 nautical miles, the mechanical wear and thickness of the Russian warships reached an unimaginable level: the flagship Suvorov, which had a designed speed of 18 knots, could only run to 14 knots under strong pressure and ventilation, and the Bayan-class patrol of 22 knots could only reach a normal speed of 17.5 knots on the day of the battle. The other Russian main battleships, which were already slow, were now climbing like turtles, struggling hard on the sea at the maximum speed of over 10 knots. In addition, the morale of the officers and soldiers was extremely low and in a very poor state, and their ability to avoid torpedoes is even more conceivable.

During the three-day naval battle between the Russian fleet and the Russian fleet, the Japanese Navy maintained synchronized operations with the Russian fleet and launched attacks. They not only covered the Russian fleet during the day, but also sent a large number of destroyers and torpedo boats to launch sneak attacks on them at night. In order to prepare for this naval battle related to Japan's national destiny, the Japanese Navy gathered nearly 70 torpedo boats and destroyers, and continuously attacked the Russian fleet during the three nights of the battle. The total number of destroyers of the three Russian Pacific Fleet was less than 20, and it was impossible to prevent the rushing of a large number of Japanese torpedo boats. Some Japanese torpedo boats even achieved results.

After that, they refused to leave, but chose to wait until the new round of torpedo loading before turning back and entering the battle group. After three nights of repeated attacks, almost all the Russian fleets were buried here. Even the two Borodino-classes in the First Pacific Fleet, in good condition, were not spared in the Japanese attacks. One directly sank, and the other was forced to sink due to too much water. This class abandoned TDS and piled up heavy artillery large numbers of heavy artillery battleships when facing torpedo attacks, and was far more fragile than the German main ships of the same tonnage. Although the time they were struck by lightning for more than a year, they finally realized the intention and original intention of Qingying to do so.

Most of the destruction of the Russian fleet is attributed to torpedoes rather than shells. The German main battleships in the Russian fleet were also sunk by Japan in this way. If not, even if the Japanese had completely wiped out the shells in the ammunition depot, they might not have been able to sink all these warships with large-area armor protection.

However, the Japanese fleet also paid a huge price for this victory. The ships of the First Pacific Fleet that came to support were in good condition. There were also two Bayan-class armored cruisers in the Russian Expeditionary Fleet with their own fastest basic speed. These warships that were not hit by torpedoes in the previous two nights, cooperated with the Russian fleet with a large base, and caused significant damage to the joint fleet in the daytime artillery battle. The joint fleet had a total of 3 battleships and 4 equipped patrols sank in the naval battle, but they captured the latter two ships of the surrendered Oryor, Letvizan, Nicholas I and Ushakov-class coastal defense ships, and were supplemented in their lineup.

Tirpitz smiled leisurely and said, "Under the Japanese's continuous attacks for four days and three nights, the Russian fleet on the expedition collapsed quickly like frost and snow under the scorching sun. After the last round of torpedo attacks on the third day, the Russian fleet had already divided into individuals and fled in various places. Some had hit the reefs near Japan's coast, some sank due to excessive damage, and some had escaped to the ports of neutral countries and were disarmed. Rozjestervinsky's hodgepodge fleet had only the Bayan, Diamond and two destroyers.

Tok. This time, the Russian warships surrendered to Japan in large quantities occurred during this desperate scattered escape. At present, Russia has only three armored cruisers in the Far East, among which the Lucia is still a seriously outdated old ship; and I can almost conclude that these ships will continue to serve in the Russian Pacific Fleet even after the war is over, and will not return to the Baltic Sea. The Russian Navy has no longer any threat, and we can use all our strength to face the provocation from Fisher across the strait."

William nodded slowly and said, "I have the full authority to give you the arrangements for the Navy, whether it is design planning, training and recruitment, technology research and development, or the pursuit of budget in Congress. But now, I have a more important thing to do. My poor little Nicky cousin was beaten up by the group of yellow monkeys again, and I must be extremely confused and fragile inside, and at this time..."

His eyes flashed and he said, "It's time for me to comfort him."
Chapter completed!