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"War is a realm of contingency, a realm of incertainty".

Clausewitz

There is no doubt that diplomatic efforts in the course of the war would change the course of the war to a great extent, as in the case of the Russian fleet that had invaded Deseado, where they had originally planned to repair for as long as possible, but after the diplomatic protests of Argentina, and especially after the intervention of Britain, the collusion between the two countries did not become long, but after thirteen days of rest at the mouth of the Deseado, the Second Pacific Fleet sailed out of the estuary again.

But despite this, thirteen days was enough time for them to maintain the warship, and more importantly, in the pleasant weather of 0 to 2 degrees Celsius, those sailors who had been tortured in the tropics finally recovered their spirits, and even tropical skin diseases and other diseases disappeared.

Everything was as their commander had expected, and they managed to regain their combat effectiveness. Although, for the sailors, of course, they would like to be able to stay in Deseado for a while longer, departure is always inevitable.

When the sailors of the Russian Second Pacific Fleet happily sounded their whistles and left Deceado, the submarine that had been tracking their submarine for more than ten nautical miles in the fleet was helplessly floating on the sea.

Again, when the mechanic sighed helplessly and told the captain on the phone that it would take time to eliminate the engine failure, Ding Futao's face completely changed, and he was a little helpless in his ugliness.

How this is so, in fact, it is not difficult to understand, although the diesel engine was put into practical use six years ago, the submarine of the Navy has never sailed so far. Tens of thousands of nautical miles of day and night sailing is a challenge for the power machinery itself, and it is almost inevitable that the diesel engines of two ocean-going submarines will fail during the long voyage, after maintenance again and again. Its mechanical failures are also becoming more and more frequent, as early as a few days ago, the engine failure has made the "Tiger Shark 01" withdraw from the sea tracking, and now the failure of the 02 is undoubtedly sending a signal that they are likely to withdraw from the future naval war when the war is about to start, and then become a spectator of the war.

Despite his reluctance, Ding Futao finally broke the radio silence and sent a telegram.

"The Russian fleet left the port. My boat broke down......"

Although the sudden telegraph signal did not reveal the location of the "Tiger Shark 02" submarine, the Second Pacific Fleet, which had just left Deseado, realized that it might be being tracked, so they immediately became cautious, and while the Russians became cautious, a reconnaissance fleet composed of dozens of "ocean-going fishing boats" was also searching the sea surface day and night in the sea near the Falkland Islands. Searching for traces of the Russian fleet.

And after the tracked submarine was temporarily withdrawn from the tracking due to a malfunction, given that the Russian fleet had sailed out of Deseado. Sailing in the direction of the Strait of Magellan, the number of search vessels consisting of "whaling ships" and distant-water fishing vessels dispatched by the Beiyang Fishery Company has increased to nearly 100, and even the fishing mother ships have also been put into the search.

On each of the search ships, the lookouts who had searched the sea for catches and tracked whales were all keeping their eyes open to any suspicious ships on the surface in the hope of spotting the Russian Navy's vessels.

To some extent, the Sino-Russian war completely changed the dynamics of the war. For the first time in human history, tens of millions of people in a region have been fully mobilized from top to bottom in a war, and these sailors who joined the war at sea did not know it. Consciously or unconsciously, they created a history, a history that has been written in military history.

A total battle history!

It was also from this time that war was not only a matter of the army, but also directly related to the life and spirit of everyone in the participating countries, and if any country wanted to win the war, the whole people must be determined to go to the battlefield, and everyone must spare no effort and dedicate all their body and mind. The essence of war has changed from the war of kings and generals to the investment of the general forces of the nation.

Of course, at this time, I am afraid that only a very small number of people know the revolutionary significance of this war in the history of war, and for the Chinese participating in this "total" war, the only thing they need to do is to do their duty in this war and make their own efforts for the victory of the war with due diligence.

In the rear of the Northeast, millions of workers produce all kinds of industrial consumption, which are used for export to the Northeast in exchange for foreign exchange for the import of machinery, munitions, and warships, and the workers of the arsenal are constantly producing munitions day and night to supply the front-line military supplies, and the peasants are producing small wheat for military supplies, and soybeans are produced in exchange for foreign exchange, and everyone indirectly or directly serves the war.

And here, on the sea, tens of thousands of nautical miles away from the motherland, thousands of sailors selflessly served this war.

"For the fate of the country!"

Almost all the people of Northeast China understand that this war will determine the future of China and this nation, and the fate of this country that has been sunk for more than 200 years will be decided by this coming war, when every citizen is putting their own efforts into winning the war.

Also in the Wollaston Islands, far from the mainland, the "Zhenyang Fleet", which directly participated in this naval battle and went to control the future of the country, was in a state of tension and depression, and even panic.

The soldiers are praying for the upcoming naval battle, they are praying for victory, of course, while praying for victory, they also pray for themselves to survive the war, the soldiers' thoughts are simple, responsibility and instinct are intertwined in everyone's psychology, they look forward to victory, the same desire to survive, human nature is always like this!

Compared with the bravery and timidity of the soldiers, the thoughts of the officers are mixed, and the officers think more than the sailors.

Can you win?

Count the battleships, 6 to 10!

Calculation armored cruisers, 8 against 4.

Well, finally found a little advantage, in numbers, the comparison of warships on both sides seems to be a fair 14 to 14, and then calculate the number of ships, tonnage. The Zhenyang Fleet had all the advantages, and the Zhenyang Fleet had a "semi-home advantage" - in the fjords of the Wollaston Islands, there was a floating dock serving the fleet, all the warships were well maintained there, and the sailors rested here for a month, albeit far from the mainland. But they have achieved "home advantage" through various efforts.

As for Russia's Second Pacific Fleet, it was on an expedition of more than 10,000 nautical miles to the "Eighth Wonder of the World." Although some of the warships were maintained through the diving operations of the sailors and the officers and men were rested in the harbor, the human energy could not be recovered by a short rest, and the damage to the warships after the same long voyage could not be repaired by hasty maintenance.

Fortunately, there are some advantages!

But why not worry?

Especially when the big war is approaching, and even after the order is given to prepare for battle. Everyone's nerves were crumbling to the extreme, because everyone knew that they had never fought a naval battle, and that their opponent was an old power, whose navy had been involved in war again and again, and had even fought against Great Britain, the world's number one maritime power, on many occasions.

On the evening of 26 September, as the sun set in the west, the fjord of Wollaston Island was turned bloody with the sun, and the shadow of the mountains shrouded the fjord. It seems that in everyone's eyes, this is a blood-colored sea that seems to be stained with the blood of the Zhenyang fleet. The shadows cast by the undulating sea seemed to be the stumps and severed arms of those sailors.

At a time when the heavens and the earth seemed to be shrouded in an ominous atmosphere, on the battleship "Jinghai", the flagship of the Zhenyang Fleet, Mayuki Akiyama, who had believed that China would win from before the war, and had always been so confident. It will also be very unsettling for Rogerstinski, who has been planning how to beat him for the past few months, and who has been completely overshadowed by a sense of unease and tension that he has never felt before.

Long-term mental overdraft, intellectual overdraft. In the officer's cafeteria, in the accompaniment of the band, when the steak was served to the table, he cut a knife, looking at the bloodshot beef, Akiyama Mayuki only felt a wave of nausea in his heart, he seemed to see the moment when the Zhenyang fleet was wiped out and the sea was dyed red, and he almost fled from the restaurant in a panic.

When Akiyama Shinyuki "fled to" the side of the ship to breathe a sigh of relief, Lieutenant Commander Li Yunjie, commander of the Fourth Destroyer Group, also followed.

When he saw Li Yunjie, Mayuki Akiyama confided in his heart.

"I really don't know where the Russians have gone, and if we had gone to Cape Horn, we would have discovered them."

Yes, they should have been discovered, on these deserted and uninhabited islands, the navy set up observation posts one after another, and the sailors searched for targets at sea with high-powered binoculars, but they only saw icebergs, but did not find the Russian fleet.

It should come!

This question has always haunted the minds of Akiyama Shinyuki and every officer and soldier of the Zhenyang Fleet, and the wait is often the most heart-wrenching, especially the waiting without any news.

But Li Yunjie shook his head and said.

"No, not that fast, Your Excellency, what do you estimate their speed?"

"Six nautical miles."

After a moment of silence, Akiyama Mayuki spit out a number, this speed should be about the same, this is their basic speed.

"Impossible!"

Li Yunjie flatly denied it.

"We don't take into account that Rogerst Winsky brought so many old ships, mechanical problems on the way, and coal refueling, and other reasons, this 6 nautical miles is the speed of the past, but don't forget, there are a lot of icebergs here, and if you don't know the sea conditions, their speed will be slower, and now the wind and waves seem to be bigger than usual!"

Akiyama Shinyuki nodded, and only then did he realize that his judgment had been disturbed by the anxiety and waiting in his heart, and after slowly calming down, he spoke.

"Yunling, your estimate should be correct, it is possible that the degree of Rogerstwinsky's fleet has not even exceeded 6 nautical miles at all, and it may even be only two or three nautical miles."

When he nodded in agreement, Akiyama Shinyuki's brow furrowed.

"Three days ago, the Chilean Navy had sent their fleet to the Strait of Magellan, and unless the Russians were prepared for a battle, they would never have passed through the Strait of Magellan, and it could be concluded that Rogerstvinsky had no choice but to take Cape Horn."

After mentioning this information, Akiyama Shinyuki's whole person fell silent, and he looked at the fjord that was already shrouded in a curtain and said.

"If by the early hours of tomorrow morning, there is no trace of the Russian fleet...... Then we will have to prepare to intercept the Rogerst Winsky fleet on the other side beyond the Le Maire Strait! ”

In that case, the entire combat scheme would need to be adjusted.

On September 27, in the middle of the night, on an uninhabited snow-covered ridge on the Argentine territory of Tierra del Fuego, behind a parapet wall made of snow bricks, two Asians in white camouflage suits searched the sea with binoculars. That is, it stores canned food that can be eaten for six people for half a year.

Unlike the "invaders" on the other islands, they entered Argentina with diplomatic passports, set up a guard post here, and have been searching the waters with high-powered binoculars for the past few days.

In the middle of the night, by the light of the stars and moon in the sky, a light appeared in the northwest of the lookout behind the snow wall sentry.

"Spot the lights!"

The discovery of the light was not unexpected, and almost as soon as they found it, a telegram was sent, and the "reconnaissance ship" sailing in the nearby waters immediately approached the location of the light.

After approaching the white hull with a huge "Red Cross" hospital ship on its light, the captain of the whaling ship, which was only more than 800 tons, gave an unexpected order.

"Circle the target and confirm the target's identity!"

"It's a hospital ship of the Russian fleet!"

As these daring whalers identified their ships, they also realized that they were in danger, perhaps...... The entire Second Pacific Fleet was on their side.

Despite the unprecedented tension that made the bold whalers break out in a cold sweat, they still stubbornly carried out their mission, and at this moment, a light signal came from a distance, and this light signal was actually in plain language, it was another ship that found them, asking about their identity, and it was with the help of that light that the bold whalers finally found out that they were really in unprecedented danger - the entire Russian Second Pacific Fleet was by their side!

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