First of all, before the departure, Makanov asked the Russian government to intervene and contact the German shipping company, and ordered 14 ships of coal in one go, which were to be distributed on various routes from the Baltic Sea to the Far East according to the requirements of the Russian government. Makanov tried his best to reduce the size www.biquge.info 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.

Instead of distributing all his meat and non-staple food, Makanov divided the food supply of the entire fleet into three parts, from Africa to Angola, during which time the food was mainly supplied by European countries along the route and German ships. Then the second part from Angola to Madagascar, which relies mainly on its own fleet to store food, and the third part from Madagascar to Cam Ranh Bay, on this most arduous journey, will have two cold cargo ships from the Kingdom of Bavaria to supply the Russian fleet with frozen meat, canned food, and vegetables. With this arrangement, the level of food in Makanov's fleet was much better than that of the historical Russian fleet under the command of Rozhdeschevensky.

At the same time, he arranged various relaxation activities, but after arriving at the port, the shore life of the Russian sailors was more effectively supervised, on the one hand, keeping you intact, but at the same time trying to prevent the soldiers from contracting all kinds of tropical diseases and X-diseases. And do your best to keep the interior of the battleship clean and hygienic.

At the same time as sailing, the Russian fleet was also preparing for war, and thanks to a large number of dollars and francs, the Russians in this plane had more money for war 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 very well prepared this time. But all this did not reassure Makanov. The message that the Japanese fleet might sneak up on the Russian fleet made him unsettled like a sword of Damocles hanging over his head!

"Our fleet at Port Arthur is not worth relying on, and the four old battleships are just a front for us to attract the attention of Japan, and this is a good port, as the prince said, but it is not suitable as a naval base against Japan. It was too close to Japan to be easily overpowered by the powerful Japanese fleet. ”

"The only force we can really rely on is the four Rurik-type fast battleships in Vladivostok, they are strong in attack and defense, extremely fast, and can easily enter and exit the battlefield. And the endurance is great, and the strategic mobility is the strongest among the fleets of both sides. And the commander of the fleet, Admiral Essen, is also a rare admiral in the Russian Navy, so I hope that when our fleet goes to the Far East, Admiral Essen's fleet can come and meet us! In a telegram to the Russian Admiralty, Makanov wrote!

You read that right, Makanov's final solution was not how to avoid the eyes and ears of the Japanese fleet, it was impossible to succeed, the Far East was the home of the Japanese and the British, and your ship was not a camouflaged assault ship, but a transport fleet of dozens of various warships and ships! How can you avoid the detection of the other party? Therefore, his method is still converging, so that the Japanese do not dare to do it easily! Since it's not easy to come over yourself, then let Essen come out with the fleet!

The goal of the Japanese fleet is to inflict heavy damage on the Makanov fleet, and as long as the Makanov fleet does not reach the Far East, or within the combat radius of the Japanese Navy, the Japanese Navy is absolutely unwilling to take the first move. Makanov stood in the shoes of the Japanese and began to think about the possible problems of the other side. In that case, let's make the Essen fleet more active, go around the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean, attract the attention and attention of the Japanese, and make them nervous too.

Makanov will never worry about anything wrong with the Essen fleet, as the most elite Russian detachment, if Uemura Hikonosuki's armored cruiser formation and Essen meet, I don't know who will fight whom! Even if it is a lose-lose situation, everyone redeems it, and the Russians are very good! Makanov did not dare to guarantee anything else, if the fast fleets of both sides did not enter, his ten battleships would definitely not be afraid of the opponent! It is true that there are two pieces of garbage on my side, but the two battleships Fuji and Yashima of the main Japanese fleet are also antiques! Besides, even if Essen doesn't give his strength to beat, he will run the club directly when he meets, right? The speed of the whole fleet of more than 22 knots does not have the problem of not turning in time!

So in the end Makanov's plan was this, while the Russian fleet was resting in Cam Ranh Bay, waiting for the arrival of the American fleet and the Essen fleet, which had enough range to get from Vladivostok to the South China Sea. Once the three fleets converge, then the entire Russian fleet will have 14 capital ships, of which the most elite 4 Borodino-class battleships and 4 Rurik-class battleships are together, if the Japanese really want to fight at this time, then come!

As for the 4 battleships in Port Arthur? These warships have been classified as sacrificeable by Makanov, and when he commands the fleet to the Far East, this fleet will be cruising in the coastal waters of Japan and on all important lines of communication, on the one hand, they will be in front of the Japanese navy, and on the other hand, they will tell the Japanese that Russia is on guard, and if the Japanese fleet intends to risk concentrating and attacking itself, then Japan will also bear the danger of being cut off by sea transportation! Set the words of the future generations, that is, come on! Hurt each other!

And if the fleets converge, then the initiative of the war is in the hands of the Russian fleet, and there are still many months between the arrival of the Far East and the entry of Vladivostok into the freezing period, and Makanov means to directly solve the Japanese Navy once and for all before the arrival of British assistance.

"We will completely solve the Far Eastern problem before the arrival of 1904, either we will kill the Japanese, or the Japanese will kill us, and it is naturally best if the Far Eastern War can be won, but if it fails, it is not unacceptable. The most unacceptable result is a long delay, and Russia's limited national strength should not be wasted in the Far East. Our roots are in Europe, and it is Europe, not East Asia, that determines the fortunes of our country. Makanov wrote in his diary.

So inadvertently, the fleets of the two sides have fought several rounds before the official meeting, and the actual situation can only be left to the god of war to decide, when Makanov's fleet left from the island of Madagascar, the fleet of Essen far away in Vladivostok also entered the final stage of combat readiness, and the big war is about to break out!

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