The Rise of the Empire

The last country left is Russia! The reason why the prince finally considered this country was because Russia was too important. In the First World War, Germany would fight against the British, French and even Italian fleets. But only one fleet must be completely destroyed, and that is Russia! Both the Russian Baltic Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet must be beaten to nothing! In the future, these two relatively closed seas will become the back garden of the German Navy! \u003c/p\u003e Therefore, in order to achieve this goal, the prince must carefully deduce the impact on the Russian navy once the news spreads to Russia. After all, the two sides will see each other on the battlefield in the future! Russia is a country with more ambition than strength! This is the prince's summary of Russia in this life and his previous life! The Russians trust only the weapons in their hands and are willing to spend the last ruble in the treasury to arm their troops. This can be seen from the huge Russian battleship formation during the Russo-Japanese War. \u003c/p\u003eAnd the Russians are also very interested in new things. The Russians started construction of four Gangu super battleships in 1909, using four triple-mounted main guns arranged in the center. Then in 1911, three other similar Queen Mary-class battleships were started, and in 1913, four Borodino-class battleships (also called Izmail. This Borodino was given by Conway. The name of the class.) Super dreadnought class, this is a super dreadnought ship with a design speed of 26.5 knots or more and equipped with 12 14-inch guns! Russia's subsequent shipbuilding expenditures in individual years were even higher than Germany's! If it weren't for the serious problems in Russia and the poor basic industry, the size of the Russian fleet would be quite terrifying! \u003c/p\u003eAlthough during the period between the Russo-Japanese War and the start of construction of the first dreadnought ship, Russia did not start construction of 8 capital ships like Japan did, but there were 5 ships, and three of them were three saints. Fearless, in addition to 4 12-inch guns, there are 14 8-inch guns and 12 4.7-inch guns, with a displacement of up to 17,000 tons. If the resources and money for building these warships are converted into dreadnoughts, it would be too bad for the German Navy! \u003c/p\u003eAfter the middle of World War I in history, after the front line pushed through Poland, most of Russia's forces were concentrated on the Baltic Sea coast. If you want to completely defeat the Russians, fighting in the Baltic Sea area is inevitable. Regional wars have advantages and disadvantages for Germany. The advantage is that it can obtain supplies from sea transport when advancing along the coastline, and the disadvantage is that the Russians resisted fiercely in order to preserve the future generations of Belarus and the three Baltic countries. \u003c/p\u003eIf you want to go well on the northern line, then the Russian Baltic Fleet must be wiped out, starting with the Gulf of Riga and then the Gulf of Finland! No matter how bad the attack state is, the German High Seas Fleet will fight against the Russian mines, torpedo boats and battleships! This is absolutely unstoppable! \u003c/p\u003eHowever, attacking important naval fortresses has always been a very troublesome thing. In history, the Germans launched two attacks on the Gulf of Riga. Next, part of the victory was achieved. Of course, this victory is also thanks to the Russian Navy, because in this battle, all the dreadnoughts of the Russian Navy avoided the battle, and the only capital ship that resisted the German fleet was the Glory. In order to get a greater range, do not hesitate to chase the water at the stern to increase the elevation angle! Its fighting spirit and will are touching, but in the end it still makes people die.... This is really a tearjerker story! \u003c/p\u003eIf it is not for the internal problems of the Russian Navy, it will be more difficult for the German Navy to capture the Gulf of Riga. If the Russians add a few more Dreadnoughts or even super Dreadnoughts, the situation will be even more troublesome, although according to the memory of the previous life , at that time there will be a revolution in Russia,

But who can pin the victory light on the opponent? This is what the so-called leniency in anticipating the enemy means! \u003c/p\u003eIf you want to land in the Gulf of Riga, you must be aware of the mines on each waterway, and the minesweeper will be attacked by fish speedboats, shore artillery and warships. If the firepower of the defender is too strong, the minesweeper cannot operate If it is not, then the attack cannot be launched, and the precious dreadnoughts cannot be used to hit the mines, right? \u003c/p\u003eSo, generally speaking, for the same dreadnought, it doesn’t matter if the British Royal Navy has one more, but if the Russian Navy has one more, it will be troublesome. The news of the dreadnought construction informed the Russians. And it is necessary to delay the construction of the Russian dreadnought as much as possible. \u003c/p\u003e "It's better to keep this matter secret for a period of time. When the time is right, we can inform the Americans of the relevant information. As for other countries, it's better not to know the news. We can even form a tacit understanding with the British .” In the end, the prince wrote in his reply to William II. \u003c/p\u003eOf course, all this is just to delay the spread of dreadnoughts. From the point of view of time, although the British started construction of Dreadnought earlier this time, the construction speed is not fast, which is not as fast as 14 months in history. The level of completed dreadnought, on the one hand, is that the British are busy with the Boer War funds at this time, and on the other hand, the British still have doubts about warships such as dreadnoughts. \u003c/p\u003eDifferent from history, the quasi-dreadnought ships of the British appeared earlier, and they were always hovering between full-heavy gun battleships and second-class main gun battleships, because the latter’s firepower projection was not as good as that of armor-piercing projectiles. Before the qualitative change occurred (before the appearance of cap-piercing bullets), the combat effectiveness of large-caliber artillery was not so high. And now they have a chance to test it out, because the British battleship Agility has been sold to Italy, the battle between this battleship and the Prince Albert will be inevitable, and the outcome of this time will directly affect the future The National Strategy of the British Navy! \u003c/p\u003eThe British still attach great importance to this confrontation. Although this does not mean that the two sides will be directly hostile, the British still placed a large number of British officers and soldiers on this battleship. Not satisfied. And the Italians are also willing to let Britain take on "the responsibilities of an ally." Therefore. This can almost be regarded as the first confrontation between the British Royal Navy and the German High Seas Fleet, but both sides are fighting for other countries! \u003c/p\u003eHowever, neither the British nor the Germans expected that the first duel between the British Navy and the German Navy warships would come so soon! Just before the prince's letter was delivered to the Kaiser, the armored cruiser Prince Albert under the command of Scheer once again slipped out of the Dardanelles and entered the Mediterranean Sea. The hunting team composed of the agile-class battleship and the cruiser Bisana also went to sea again. A small but far-reaching battle is about to break out! \u003c/p\u003e Today is three more, and the remaining two chapters may be later. Well, the free limit is coming soon, I hope all book friends can continue to support~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e