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86_86661 Chen Zhong said: "Vice Admiral Rozhdestvensky, this king believes in the strength of your Russian fleet, but the development of Japan's combined fleet in the past ten years cannot be underestimated. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Since the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, Japan has experienced the Three-State Incident of Russia, France, and Germany, that is, the three countries forced Japan to return the Liaodong Peninsula occupied to China, and at the same time vigorously restricted Japan's privileges in Korea.

The Japanese saw this as a great shame for them, so they turned their attention to you, Russia, and began a 10-year plan against you. I will not mention the expansion of their army, but if we look at the development of their navy in the past ten years, we will know that today's Japanese combined fleet is several times more powerful than the fleet during the First Sino-Japanese Naval War ten years ago.

The core of Japan's 10-year shipbuilding plan is the 66th Fleet. That is, the new core of the Japanese Combined Fleet composed of six battleships and six armored cruisers, and the result of the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle made Japan abandon the old warships that lacked armor protection, such as the protective cruiser and the Mikei, and turned to Europe for new warships with larger tonnage, stronger armament, and thicker armor.

At the same time, the Japanese Navy tasted the sweetness of the modern military management system and began to expand the existing naval schools, sending a large number of young naval officers to Europe and the United States to study, and hiring more Western naval instructors.

Majors in shipbuilding, metallurgy, munitions manufacturing, etc., were offered in the previously founded universities; At home, it vigorously supported the industry, focusing on supporting military factories and shipyards, introduced the "Shipbuilding Incentive Law" and the "Navigation Incentive Law", selected outstanding technical personnel to study in Europe, and began to build small and medium-sized warships of about 1,000-4,000 tons in Yokosuka and other naval shipyards.

By the year before last, Japan was already able to manufacture its own 152mm rapid-fire guns, which were very advanced at that time.

Due to the fact that Japan received a huge amount of indemnity from our Qing court in the First Sino-Japanese War, and because of the war, the development of the domestic industrial system was greatly stimulated.

After the war, Japan's industrial production generally increased by more than 40% compared with the pre-war period, and machinery manufacturing increased almost threefold. However, at this time, Japan could not afford to build large ironclad warships and various accessories.

Despite this, the rapid development of industry after the First Sino-Japanese War still made great progress for Japan in the production of railways, logistics, ports, and general munitions, especially artillery shells and bullets, which ensured victory in the war.

In the past 10 years, Japan's economy has developed rapidly, but due to the poor economic base, it had to raise taxes, and by 1903 the Japanese economy has turned to the imperialist stage dominated by monopoly capital, and the average income of the Japanese people is only one-twelfth of that of Britain and the United States, and the tax burden is equivalent to 3-4 times that of the British and American people, and Japan's industrialization is completed by plundering its own people, especially farmers.

Japan has devoted ten years of hard work to this war, and the whole country is preparing for a big war with your Russia, which is gambling on the fate of a country! ”

Lieutenant General Rozhdestvensky said disdainfully: "The tiny Japanese state is really inadequate in the face of a powerful Russia. As far as I know, they gambled all their money on this war. They didn't think about how Emperor Meiji would give an account to their people in case of losing the bet! ”

Chen Zhong smiled and said: "General Rozhdestvensky, as far as I know, the commander of the Japanese army who led the combined fleet this time is Admiral Heihachiro Togo, who has a glorious war history. This man is said to have had very good luck.

This Togo Heihachiro general can be described as a distinguished player. On the eve of the First Sino-Japanese War, in the Battle of Toshima, as the captain of the Naniwa ship, he sank the Qing Dynasty troop transport ship Gaosheng, and more than 700 Qing soldiers were killed. In the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, he commanded the Naniwa ship to fight.

When the Japanese attacked Penghu in March 1895, he commanded the First Guerrilla Corps to support the infantry landing with firepower. In the same year, he was promoted to vice admiral and became president of the Naval University.

In 1900, when the Eight-Nation Coalition attacked the Qing Empire, he was the commander of the Japanese standing fleet. ”

Vice Admiral Rozhdestvensky sneered and said: "That is a battle with the Beiyang Naval Division of the Great Qing Kingdom, not with our Russian fleet. If this little creature had met our great Russian fleet, we would have sent them home long ago! ”

Chen Zhong ignored this arrogant Russian lieutenant general and continued: "Last year, Admiral Heihachiro Togo served as the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet in the Russo-Japanese War.

Raided the Russian fleet in Port Arthur, your Russian Imperial lease. Two Russian ironclads and one cruiser were destroyed in an instant.

At the same time, the Russian ships Valyag and Kolets were also attacked in Incheon, North Korea. The Japanese Combined Fleet, led by General Heihachiro Togo, quickly seized sea supremacy. The defeat of your Russian fleet, the commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet, Admiral Makarov, was killed.

Heihachiro Togo again commanded the Battle of the Yellow Sea with you, defeating the breakthrough of the Russian Navy in Artyū. ”

Lieutenant General Rozhdestvensky's face was not very good-looking, and he shrugged his shoulders and said: "Damn, this guy's luck is really good!" ”

Chen Zhong said: "General Rozhdestvensky, the reason why this king talked to you about this is not to explain who is in command, but to remind you that the Russo-Japanese War has been fought to this point today is not how powerful Japan's combined fleet is, and how powerful that Togo Heihachiro is!" Rather, your Russian soldiers have lost the determination to win!

You have been arrogant and invincible, and you think that they are too small to worry about the Japanese army, but in fact, in their turtle-like bodies, they have a strong heart, and they are ready to fight against the odds, so the fighting will they show is extremely terrifying. ”

Rozhdestvensky seemed to agree with Chen's statement and sighed softly.

Chen Zhong asked, "General Rozhdestvensky, where will this fleet led by you enter the Sea of Japan?" ”

"Tsushima Strait." Rozhdestvensky said almost without thinking.

When Chen Zhong heard this, he paused and said, "Mr. General, this king thinks that it is not the best choice to enter the Sea of Japan through the Tsushima Strait, and this king thinks that it is better to use this route into the Sea of Japan from near Hokkaido via the Soya or Karumutsu Straits. ”

Because, Chen Zhong knew, Togo Heihachiro had already judged that Rozhdestvensky would definitely pass through the Tsushima Strait, so he concentrated the Japanese combined fleet on the Tsushima Islands and the Zhenwan of Korea, and waited here early.

However, the stubborn Russian lieutenant general repeatedly insisted on going the original route, not knowing that this would be a path to humiliation and death.

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