Chapter 558: To the Far East
First of all, before setting off this time, Makanov asked the Russian government to come forward, contact the German shipping company, and ordered 14 ships of coal in one go. These coal ships will be distributed from the Baltic Sea to the Far East in accordance with the requirements of the Russian government. On the route. Makanov tried his best to reduce the size of the accompanying transport fleet, on the one hand to make the fleet more flexible, and on the other hand to reduce the loss of various materials.
; Makanov will not centralize all his meat and non-staple food. On the contrary, he divides the food supply of the entire fleet into three parts, from Africa to Angola. During this time, the food is mainly from countries along the European route. And German ships. Then from Angola to Madagascar is the second part, this part mainly relies on its own fleet to store food, and the third part is from Madagascar to Cam Ranh Bay. In this most arduous journey, there will be two cold cargo ships from the Kingdom of Bavaria. Provide frozen meat, canned food and vegetables for the Russian fleet. After this arrangement, the food level of the Makanov fleet is much better than that of the Russian fleet under the command of Rozhjeschevinsky in history.
; At the same time, he also arranged various relaxation activities, but after arriving at the port, the Russian sailors’ life on the shore has been more effectively supervised. On the one hand, they will keep you intact, but at the same time they will try to prevent the soldiers from catching various tropical Disease and x disease. And as far as possible to keep the internal environment of the battleship clean and hygienic.
While sailing, the Russian fleet is also preparing for war. Thanks to a large amount of dollars and francs, the Russian warfare on this plane is more abundant than in history. In addition to building these more powerful warships, the Russians even had enough ammunition for the Makanov fleet to fire live ammunition while sailing at sea! In short, Russia is still fully prepared this time. But all this does not make Makanov feel at ease. The message that the Japanese fleet might attack the Russian fleet was like a sword of Damocles hanging over his head, making him uneasy!
; "Our fleet at Lushunkou is not worth relying on. The four old battleships are just a cover for us to attract Japanese attention. As the prince said, although it is a very good port, it is not suitable as a port. Confront the Japanese naval base. It is too close to Japan and will be easily suppressed by the powerful Japanese fleet."
"The only power we can rely on is the four Rurik-type fast battleships in Vladivostok. They have strong offensive and defensive capabilities, extremely fast, and can easily enter and exit the battlefield. Moreover, the endurance is great, and the strategic mobility is the strongest of the two fleets. The commander of the fleet, General Essen, is also one of the few famous generals in the Russian Navy, so I hope that when our fleet goes to the Far East, General Essen’s fleet can come to pick us up!" In the telegram to the Russian Navy , Makanov wrote!
You read that right. The way Makanov finally came out was not how to avoid the eyes and ears of the Japanese fleet. This is impossible. The Far East is the home ground of the Japanese and the British. Your ship is not a disguised assault ship. A transport fleet consisting of dozens of various warships and ships! How can you avoid the other party's investigation? Therefore, his method is still convergent, so that the Japanese dare not do it easily! Since it's not easy to come over, let Essen bring the fleet out!
The goal of the Japanese fleet is to severely damage the Makanov fleet. As long as the Makanov fleet is not within the Far East, or within the combat radius of the Japanese Navy, the Japanese Navy is absolutely unwilling to take action first. Makanov began to consider the possible problems of the other party from the Japanese perspective. In this case, let the Essen fleet be more active, and it's okay to move around in the Sea of Japan and the Western Pacific, to attract the attention and attention of the Japanese and make them nervous.
Makanov will never worry about what is wrong with the Essen fleet. As the most elite squadron in Russia, if Uemura Hiko’s armored cruiser formation and Essen meet, I don’t know who will fight whom. ! Even if it is a loss for both sides, everyone has paid for it, and it is also a great Russian! Makanov can't guarantee anything else. If neither fast fleet enters the battlefield, his ten warships are absolutely not afraid of opponents! It is true that I have two **** on my side, but the two battleships Fuji and Yashima of the Japanese main fleet are also antiquities! Besides, even if Essen doesn't fight hard, run to the club right after meeting? The speed of the entire fleet above 22 knots does not have the problem of not being transferred in time!
; So in the end Makanov's plan was like this. When the Russian fleet is resting in Cam Ranh Bay, waiting for the arrival of the US fleet and the Essen fleet, the Essen fleet has enough range to travel from Vladivostok to the South China Sea. Once the three fleets converge, then the entire Russian fleet will have 14 battleships, among which the most elite 4 Borodino-class battleships and 4 Rurik-class battleships are all together. If the Japanese really want to If you hit, then come on!
; As for the 4 warships in Lushun Port? These warships have been included in the scope of sacrifice by Makanov. When he commanded the fleet to the Far East, the fleet will cruise in the coastal waters of Japan and various important communication lines. On the one hand, they will be in front of Japan. The power of the navy, on the other hand, is to tell the Japanese that Russia is defensive. If the Japanese fleet intends to risk a concentrated attack on itself, then Japan will also have to bear the danger of the maritime transportation line being cut! One sentence for later generations is, come on! Hurt each other!
; And if the fleet converges ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ then the initiative of the war will be in the hands of the Russian fleet. It will be several months from the arrival of the Far East to the freezing period of Vladivostok. Makanov means The Japanese navy was settled once and for all before the arrival of the British assistance.
"We will completely solve the Far East problem before the arrival of 1904. Either we kill the Japanese or the Japanese kill us. It is natural that the Far East War can be won, but it is not unacceptable if it fails. The result of acceptance is prolonged delay. Russia’s limited national power should not be wasted in the Far East. Our roots are in Europe, and it is Europe, not East Asia, that determines the national transport.” Makanov wrote in his diary.
; So inadvertently, the fleets of the two sides had already fought for several rounds before the official meeting, but the actual situation could only be left to the **** of war to decide. When Makanov’s fleet moved from Madagascar When the island left, the Essen fleet in Vladivostok also entered the final stage of combat readiness, and the war was about to start!
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