The accounts of the Russian officers and men were then chaotic, some said that the Japanese dispatched dozens of battleships to encircle the Russian fleet and annihilate it completely, some said that the Japanese used a secret weapon and could sink a battleship with a single shell, and some said that the Japanese launched a torpedo attack, and there were thousands of torpedo tracks on the sea.

Thinking about it with their butts, they knew that this was impossible, and these Russian officers and soldiers must have been frightened, and they were terrified that they had completely demonized the Japanese Navy.

However, even from these nonsense, Jochen can find some clues, dozens of battleships to encircle and annihilate the Russian fleet is naturally impossible, but it is clear that the Japanese occupy a favorable formation and give full play to their firepower, while the Russians are in a disadvantageous position in the formation and are passively beaten.

Secondly, the Japanese did not even have qualified armor-piercing shells at this time, and the Ijiin information management used was extremely sensitive, and it was impossible to cause damage to the core area of the Russian battleship, but it can be judged that the Russian battleship was in extremely miserable condition after being shot, and it should be the result of the fact that the Ijiin information management cooperated with Shimose gunpowder to make fire prevention preparations, and the Russian battleship with a large amount of coal-burning fire was piled up on the ship and burned to purgatory.

The tracks of thousands of torpedoes are also nonsense, but it can be seen that the destroyer and torpedo boat units of the Japanese Navy are quite active at night. These three pieces of information made Jochen's judgment of the outcome of the Russian fleet extremely bad, and the 2nd and 3rd Pacific Fleets were very likely to be completely destroyed.

It seems that he can't continue to waste time in the United States, and hurry back to cheer up Nicky, so that he can continue to hold on to the war is the top priority, and the negotiations on the American side are lost to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and now the Americans are willing to sit down and grind with Billo, which shows that their attitude is not resolute, as long as they can convince Nick. It should be possible to join forces with the United States to make Japan suffer a dumb loss.

Jochen immediately summoned his attaché and instructed them to inform the American side that, after ending his visit to Seattle tomorrow as scheduled, he would change his scheduled plan and return to Washington, D.C., to meet with Roosevelt again, and then depart for Germany.

As Jochen had predicted, the next day's Seattle newspaper published information about the naval battle from Japan. Aside from the exaggerated descriptions of the news media to attract attention, Jochen could still tell that the Japanese Navy was not having a good time this time.

The descriptions of the Japanese warships returning from the battle, full of iron and fire, show that the Japanese fleet was not lightly damaged, and the report also mentioned that several Combined Fleet ships did not return to port, whether they were sunk in the battle or were seriously damaged and fell behind, the situation is not optimistic.

Although I don't know the specifics, it seems that the Russians have inflicted more damage on the Japanese than they have historically, but in any case. The Japanese had won a great victory at sea, a decisive victory, and Russia's determination to continue the war was feared to be severely undermined, and it itself had to speed up.

Immediately after returning to Washington, D.C., Jochen held urgent consultations with Roosevelt: "Your Excellency, the naval war in the Far East has come to an end, and the Japanese have gained sea supremacy, from this moment on. At least at the military level, it is already impossible for the Japanese to fail.

And such a big victory, a big victory for emerging countries over traditional powers. A big victory that is inferior in power would skyrocket the country's self-confidence, and I still don't think it's good for the stability of the Pacific Northwest, and I'm sure a good leader like you, Your Excellency, should be able to see the potential threat. ”

Roosevelt stared into Jochen's eyes and didn't speak for a while, Jochen was right, Roosevelt did sound the alarm in his heart in the face of such a Japanese expression. The total tonnage of the Russian Navy is more than 350,000 tons, but it is in ashes in front of the Japanese Navy, which means that the strength of the US Pacific Fleet is simply not enough in front of the Japanese!

It also marks the loss of the ability of the U.S. Pacific region to speak with strength here, which is not in line with Roosevelt's policy of carrots and sticks.

But in this way, it goes against the intention he reached with Komura Shoutaro and others, and whether it is really beneficial to turn around and cooperate with Germany. And especially if, in the opinion of Roosevelt, Russia could not be inflicted more trauma.

Seeing that Roosevelt did not speak, Jochen knew that Roosevelt was still hesitating, so he continued to add weight: "Russia is now facing a serious setback in the Far East, and I am ready to return to Europe to meet with Nicholas on the same day, and I will discuss with Nicholas about the opening of Manchuria to American capital that I mentioned earlier, and I believe that Nicholas will be quite happy and grateful to hear this news at this time." ”

Roosevelt asked, "If Your Majesty is to return to Europe at once, will it be up to His Excellency Bilow to continue the consultations, negotiations, and exchanges between our two countries?" ”

"Of course, I very much hope that I can reach an agreement with the United States in all aspects and cooperate in various fields, so the exchanges and consultations between the two countries will continue and there will be no changes because of my itinerary.

And I hope that when Majesty Nicholas and I come to an agreement, we will also hear the good news from across the ocean. Jochen said with a smile.

"I also hope to hear the good news from the other side of the ocean, so I will wish you a smooth luck first." Roosevelt finally said with the same smile.

Jochen knew that Roosevelt had acquiesced and that the purpose of his trip had been accomplished. The next day, to the warm welcome of all walks of life in the United States, Jochen departed from Washington aboard the Hohenzollern, and then met Frederick Bush, who was waiting in the Chesapeake Bay. The Carr heavy cruiser turned, returning to Germany under her escort.

After returning to Berlin, Jochen didn't have time to rest when he saw Tirpitz's gloating face: "Your Majesty, you should already know the news of the crushing defeat of the Russian Second and Third Pacific Fleets in front of the Japanese Combined Fleet in the United States, right?"

The Russians this time 7 battleships, including 4 Borodino-class battleships, and 13 other ships were sunk, while 6 ships, including the battleship Nicholas I, were captured. The Russians have now become a country without a navy! ”

Tirpitz was so excited that Russia had a total of three fleets, of which the Black Sea Fleet was restricted by the Paris Peace Treaty after the Crimean War and could not sail out of the Dardanelles, so it could be ignored, while all the battleships of the Pacific Fleet and the Baltic Fleet were lost, and the Russian Navy no longer had a single active battleship at this time. It is not an exaggeration to say that Russia has no navy since then.

Before the total destruction of the Russian fleet, even if the Baltic Fleet was far away, Tirpitz was still a little worried, fearing that the Russians would suddenly change their minds and run back, and now, the German navy was completely no threat in the east. It's no wonder Tirpitz was excited.

However, the heavy losses of the Russians were not Jochen's concern, he was more concerned about the losses of the Japanese and what the Russian Navy could do: "What about the Japanese side, it is not easy to report in the American newspapers that it seems that the Japanese have won, is there any news about the Japanese side?" Jochen asked eagerly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Japanese Navy also suffered heavy losses this time, first of all, the First and Third Fleets of the Japanese Combined Fleet, which were engaged in the battle with the Second and Third Pacific Fleets, and the four Japanese battleships Nakashiki and Mikasa who participated in the battle were seriously damaged, and the cruiser fleet lost the Izumi armored cruiser and two protective cruisers. In addition, 3 destroyers were lost. ”

Shikishima and Mikasa seriously injured? Also sank the Izumi and 2 protective cruisers? What's going on? The Russians suddenly became powerful? However, as soon as Tirpitz said Jochen, it became clear that it was not the Russians who became stronger, but the Japanese who became weaker.

In anticipation of the possibility that the Russian armored cruisers in Vladivostok might come out to meet them, all six armored cruisers of the Second Fleet were operating at the northern end of the Tsushima Strait, so the Japanese had six fewer capital ships that could join the battle line to help share the firepower.

Therefore, when Togo Heihachiro played the Togo turn again as in history, the four battleships were subjected to more intense fire than in history, and even if the Russians' gunnery level was poor, the Japanese suffered a lot of shells in history.

And now quantitative change has led to qualitative change. Although the British had excellent design and excellent protection, and the Russian naval guns were not powerful enough to survive, the four Japanese battleships survived the big turn. The formation of a T-shaped horizontal formation and concentrated firepower superiority gave the Russians a head-on attack, but both Shikishima and Mikasa were actually wounded.

However, the results obtained by the Japanese in the previous crazy training of "Moon, Moon, Fire, Water, Wood, Jinjin" were reflected at this time, and 3 Borodino-class battleships were sunk in the first day of daytime battle.

However, the Japanese Navy, realizing that it was too damaged to deal with all the remaining Russian ships in the daytime battle the next day, launched an extremely fierce night torpedo attack, and the Hawk, which had survived the daytime engagement, was also torpedoed and sunk during the night.

On the second day, facing the Japanese fleet that was chasing and intercepting it. The commander of the Third Pacific Fleet, Nebogatov, raised the white flag at the flagship Nikolai I, and the Russian Baltic Fleet was thus completely annihilated, but the battle did not end there.

"In addition, in order to meet the Second and Third Fleets, the Russian fleet in Vladivostok engaged the Second Fleet of the Combined Japanese Fleet. At the cost of the loss of two armored cruisers, the Grombowie and the Bayan, and two protective cruisers, the Russian fleet sank the Japanese Navy's armored cruiser Asama and severely damaged the Tokiwa.

But then in the Second Pacific Fleet Admiral and Herzog? The armored cruiser Edin Bogsky broke into the battlefield of the Japanese and Russian armored cruisers during the escape to Vladivostok, and in order to rescue the two fleeing ships, the two sides engaged in a second engagement, and the previously damaged Tokiwa was sunk, but the Izmail and Kimborn were seriously injured in the second round of engagement.

And if not the Admiral and Herzog? The Edin Bogsky was bent on fleeing, and if the Russians had joined the battle against the Japanese armored cruisers, they could have achieved much more success. Tirpitz complained that the German-built armored cruiser was actually being manipulated by frightened Russian officers and soldiers, which made Tirpitz feel that he was simply losing face in the field of German shipbuilding.

"Then that is, 2 battleships of the Japanese Navy were heavily damaged, 3 armored cruisers, 2 protective cruisers, 3 destroyers were sunk. And at least 2 armored cruisers of the Russian fleet fled to Vladivostok, right? Yochen asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Tirpitz nodded, although he didn't quite understand why His Majesty was so interested in having two armored cruisers escape to Vladivostok, but he still reminded: "But the Russians don't have the strength to go out of the port and fight the Japanese again." ”

"I didn't expect the Russian Navy to turn the tide of the war, they had already lost. But that doesn't mean they can't continue to cause minor problems for the Japanese. My cousin must now be angry, shocked, and utterly depressed by the destruction of his navy, and it seems that it is time for me to comfort and comfort him, and to cheer him up. Jochen smiled and said, "Arrange a meeting between me and Nicky." (To be continued......)