Kevin's stubbornness is actually just a common problem for scholars. Since they are already talents at the top of the pyramid in their profession, those who do this are all focused on their own fields and completely immersed in them.

They don’t have time to pay attention to other ‘mistakes’, otherwise all kinds of top research will not be available at all.

Not having time to pay attention does not mean they don’t understand. As long as you explain the truth clearly, their understanding is actually far deeper than that of ordinary people.

Xiang Ying doesn't need to tell too much about the historical events that have already happened. All he has to do is to connect the names of those events together.

Why did Russia fight the Crimean War? What kind of hatred does he have with the Ottoman Empire that cannot be solved? In fact, it is the maritime interests that are at work. The harbours in northern Russia are in the frozen cold zone, and the months to use in a year are limited.

As for St. Petersburg, it is not as geographically as Hamburg. It is hidden in the Gulf of Finland in the depths of the Baltic Sea. There is no need for Britain to block it. As long as Britain establishes relations with Sweden and Finland, it can monitor the Russian navy tightly.

I'm afraid that before the Russian Navy leaves the Denmark Strait, the Royal Navy will be blocked in the waters of Oslo and Gothenburg.

The Russians' desire for warm water ports has reached an abnormal level. The Crimea region of the Black Sea is actually not a good choice. The Ottoman Empire controlled the Bosbruce Strait and blocked the main route for the Black Sea Navy to enter the Mediterranean.

In fact, what can I do if I enter the Mediterranean? Britain, France, Italy, and even Spain and Portugal can easily dispatch the navy to block the Aegean Sea. The Russians really have no choice.

Without the support of maritime trade, a country will not have raw material bases and industrial product dumping bases, and these are the foundations that support a country's continuous industrialization.

The situation in Prussia is similar to that in Russia. It seems that Hamburg and other ports lead directly to the North Sea, which is much more convenient than Russia, but it is still under the control of the British Royal Navy. The Dover Strait incident some time ago was a wake-up call to all the Prussians.

The Prussian royal family and the British royal family have been in-laws for hundreds of years, and the relationship between cousins ​​is actually very close. Even Prince Carl's son is now educated by Queen Victoria, that is, his grandmother. What a close relationship.

But how did Britain treat Prussia? Once it was discovered that Prussia might challenge Britain's overseas interests, the mother-in-law would immediately turn against her son-in-law. The Prussian warship was blocked in the Strait of Dover by Britain and France.

Britain's strategy is already very clear. I will not stop you from Prussia from unifying Germany, and even support you in a war with France. But don't expect to seize the maritime interests of Britain. Whoever grabs the enemy will turn against you. You can't do it even if you have a daughter or a son-in-law!

Xiang Yingyue said that Kevin's face became more ugly, and in the end, Kevin directly used his trump card. "The Dover Strait incident has completely exposed Britain's national strategy. They are afraid that the Prussians will become the king of Spain, because it will inherit many Spanish colonies overseas..."

"And what should the Prussian nation go after unification? Mr. Kevin, have you ever thought about such a large economic scale and so many technology needs to be studied. Can it be possible without relying on overseas trade? Will the UK watch Prussia be powerful?"

"I'll leave this to you today. If we don't kill that British ship before and let the intelligence be transmitted to the British mainland, I can tell you clearly that the whole world will chase us. The British shipbuilders are not fools. They can guess our combat effectiveness just from the caliber and arrangement of a main gun..."

"Wake up, my professor. When we hide in the Atlantic Ocean and are a ghost ship, we can still leave alive, but when Britain also gets the exact news, we have no chance of escaping..."

Kevin pointed to a point on the map and said calmly, "Some things are highly confidential. Although you are the chief designer, you have no right to know... Just upstream of the Volkeng Shipyard, Prime Minister Bethel had already secretly built a dry dock..."

"The Zhiyuan is not unique. Where is the same warship waiting for the commissioning of the Prussian Navy? Now you know how big the Prime Minister's plan is? Now you still want to say that you Prussia does not have a sense of maritime power?"

Kevin felt like he was struck by lightning after hearing this. He knew very well how expensive the Zhiyuan was. When Prussia was preparing for war, every Finney had to be used on the blade. Now the Prime Minister has spent a lot of money to build a warship the same as the Zhiyuan, so Prussia's future strategy is about to come out.

"Oh, my God! How could this happen... Why did this happen!" All Kevin's persistence was completely shattered at this moment.

What Kevin needs now is time to clean up his thoughts. The shattered persistence always needs to be replaced by new persistence. Everyone watched Kevin return to the cabin, and the officers and soldiers fired various drills of artillery shooting.

Main gun, rapid-fire gun, short-range heavy machine gun, torpedo launcher... Except for not adding real ammunition, all passwords and actions are completely consistent with wartime.

The Cape Verde Islands are located near the equator. The weather in June is extremely hot, and the sea breeze on the Atlantic Ocean blows in the same way as the heat in a steamer.

The soldiers were naked and trained in the scorching sun. In a short while, they were covered with a layer of saline and alkali, but no one complained about hardship and fatigue. They sweat more often in normal times and bleed less during wartime. That was the prime minister's words. In the hearts of these young men, the prime minister's words were far more powerful than the imperial edict.

The sun sets in the west, and the wind on the sea gradually becomes a little cool. Just as Jin Sanshun ran to the deck to report to everyone what the dinner was going tonight, suddenly a firework rose into the sky five miles to the west, and then a bang exploded in the sky.

"Preparing for war... Prepare for war... Discover the enemy situation! Boiler pressurization and speeding up... Going forward at full speed toward the west..." Under Xiang Ying's order, the Zhiyuan was filled with excitement and joy, and everyone performed their own duties and ran quickly to their posts.

Kim Sanshun excitedly patted his thighs, "Add a meal, add a meal after the victory tonight... Potato beef, burger beer, fuck him well! I'll hold a celebration banquet for you..."

At this time, the cabin door suddenly opened, and the deputy captain Kevin walked out with a gloomy face. "You are the chief of the interior, your post is in the cabin, don't run around during war... Look at your busyness, it seems that this place is really inseparable from me!"

Jin Sanshun stood attentively and saluted, "Yes, follow the orders of the deputy captain... Please command well, I secretly leave you a bottle of good wine. You have a good time tonight..."

Looking at Kim Sansuon, who was smiling, Kevin could no longer hold back, "Get out, little brat! I admit that you are right? The National War Front is indeed not a woman's kindness... I listen to you. Since you are going to fight, then fight to the end!"
Chapter completed!