The Rise of the Empire

In July 1904, "General Makanov's fleet has arrived in Cam Ranh Bay for three days, and they will rest there for about a week." On the battleship Rurik in Vladivostok, a staff officer will pass several times Forward the telegram to inform Major General Essen. \u003c/p\u003e "Okay, then let's get ready to go." Major General Essen issued an order to attack the ready Russian Vladivostok Squadron. According to Makanov's plan, before the Russian fleet arrived at Cam Ranh Bay, the four warships stationed at Lushunkou had set off to attract the attention of the Japanese. When the attention of the Japanese fleet was attracted to the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, Essen's fleet will immediately set off from Vladivostok, pass through the Tsugaru Strait, and then go all the way south along the east of the first island chain in later generations, and enter the South China Sea through the Bashi Channel to join the Makanov fleet. \u003c/p\u003e"May God bless Russia." Major General Essen prayed silently in his heart. Judging from the recent situation, he also felt that the war was approaching. According to the information received, the Japanese combined fleet has completed its assembly and has been Cruise between the mainland and Okinawa. Around Lushun and Vladivostok, ships of unknown nationality often appear. The Russian fleet drove it away. This is the case again today, the two sides are almost routine, you come and approach, I will send a boat to drive away. At this sensitive time today, Essen always feels something is wrong... \u003c/p\u003e "Whatever it is!" Essen took a deep breath, and then set his sights on the three almost identical huge battleships behind him. "I hold the most elite fleet in Russia! I am the sword of St. Andrew! I am fearless!" Essen said. \u003c/p\u003eFour 18,000-ton warships sailed out of the port in a single file, with thick and long naval guns pointing forward. These steel behemoths have been synonymous with strength and invincibility since they came to the Far East. Trembling under these excuses, and now, Essen needs to lead this fleet to open up a new territory for the Russian Empire! \u003c/p\u003eThrough the winding waterway, 4 warships sailed out of the port, and at this moment, there was a loud noise on the Grombowie behind the fleet! A huge water column appeared on the port side of this battleship! Essen, who was startled by the explosion, turned his head and looked. Even at a certain distance, Essen could see the huge breach at the waterline on the sidestring of the warship. A large piece of armor was torn off as a whole. The edge of the entire breach Curving inwards, large amounts of seawater poured into the hull. The battleship began to tilt rapidly, but gradually stabilized when it reached about 7 degrees. \u003c/p\u003e"The whole fleet keeps a distance, be careful not to collide, pay attention to the sea surface and the bottom, we may install mines!" Although the incident happened suddenly, Essen still quickly issued the correct response order, although he did not Know whether you have encountered a submarine or a mine. \u003c/p\u003e"30 degrees to the port side, there seems to be something 5 chains away!" Soon, a lookout found a sneaky thing rising from the sea on the port side of the flagship Rurik! \u003c/p\u003e"Damn it, that's a periscope! The Japanese actually deployed a submarine! We're under attack!" For a while, the officers and soldiers of the entire Russian fleet became even more flustered. attacking submarines. \u003c/p\u003eIn the history of the Russo-Japanese War, both Japan and Russia were equipped with submarines, but they did not participate in actual combat. In this plane, Japanese submarines actually appeared at the first moment of the war! Soon, dense shells began to fall around the submarine, and a huge ton of water column enveloped the small periscope. Although it is difficult for the artillery to hit this little guy directly, the high-temperature and high-pressure bubbles produced by the explosion of the 12-inch and 10-inch high-explosive bombs in the water are still very deadly to this small submarine that is thrashing in the front sea! \u003c/p\u003eIn just a few minutes,

The Rurik and Russia at the front of the row poured at least about 8 tons of shells at the target. After a burst of indiscriminate bombardment, various wreckages were scattered on the sea. The poor little submarine must have been destroyed. \u003c/p\u003e"Let the minesweeper come out to clear the channel immediately, and the Grombowie will immediately conduct damage control and report the situation." Essen's mood is terrible now, and he even feels helpless for a moment. It was not certain whether it was a torpedo or a mine that hit the Grombowie, but he knew that the war had begun. And everything that Makanov and himself planned has come to naught! \u003c/p\u003e"Damn the Japanese, the Japanese who went to war without declaring it! They secretly laid mines!" Essen cursed and thought, hoping to come up with a method that best suits the current situation. \u003c/p\u003e"After Grombowie, the battleship was severely damaged. It hit a mine with a charge of about 150kg. The watertight compartments of the battleship also kept the water ingress in the battleship under control, but some of the boiler compartments were flooded, the steel plates in the engine room had huge bulges, and water seepage appeared on the edges. The battleship temperature was about 10 degrees, and the With 750 tons of water, it is obviously no longer suitable for combat." Soon, the Grombowie reported its situation. \u003c/p\u003eMinesweepers and torpedo boats sailed out of the port one after another and began to sweep the waters around Vladivostok. With the help of the battleship Warrior at the end of the queue, the heavily damaged Grombowi began to turn hard and head towards the port. sailed away, while the Rurik and the Russian lingered in the port. Eisen tried to calm himself down, and continued to think about this unfavorable battle plan. \u003c/p\u003e"The Japanese will soon find out about this matter. If their submarine did not go back, there must be an accident, and there may be other submarines or camouflaged reconnaissance ships nearby that will send out signals. The war has begun. They Knowing that our fleet has already sailed, what will they do? Should they send troops to intercept us or continue their previous ambush plan?"\u003c/p\u003e "It doesn't matter, just rely on the remaining 3 Rurik-class battleships and The four warships at Lushunkou could not fight against the Japanese at all. We had no chance but to merge with General Makanov's fleet immediately. Although the situation on the battlefield was quite chaotic, there was only one core. Whoever could concentrate the fleet in advance would win Have the advantage!" Through the fog on the battlefield, Essen grasped the crux of the problem. \u003c/p\u003e An hour later, the remaining three warships continued this unfortunate voyage, and at the same time several telegrams were sent out, and after several twists and turns, they were sent to Cam Ranh Bay, thousands of miles away! At the same time, a camouflaged reconnaissance ship flying the British flag also sent all this to Japan by telegram, and after many forwardings, it was finally sent to Heihachiro Togo. \u003c/p\u003eThe second update is here, please subscribe\u003c/a\u003e~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e