"The outcome of the battle between Rogerstvinsky and General Li Weizhong is related to the overall situation of this war, if Li Weizhong wins, then China will lay the foundation for the final victory of the Sino-Russian war, and leap into the forest of the world's first-rate powers, on the contrary, if the Russian fleet wins, it can take away the sea dominance of the China Sea, and the direct threat to China's northeast coastal industrial belt will force it to withdraw more troops to the coast, in response to the threat from the sea, Russia will rise to recover its decline, Revive the country's fortunes, which were about to decline. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Theodore? Roosevelt

Almost the whole world is watching the Pacific Ocean!

It is not so much to look at the Pacific Ocean as to the Russian Second and Third Pacific Fleets, and anyone understands that after the arrival of the warships of the Third Pacific Fleet, it is time for them to leave French Guiana. The Russian sailors, who had been tormented in the tropics, finally saw hope of leaving, after the arrival of the old ships of the Third Pacific Fleet.

"Paint these chimneys as yellow as we do."

The Third Pacific Fleet has five warships that can barely be called combat battleships, cruisers, etc., although the average age of the ships is less than ten years, but they are all warships built with non-hardened steel without exception, all of them are warships built before and after the "Russo-Japanese War", and its three capital ships are all outdated old warships, although their average speed is 16 knots higher, but they cannot be relied on, but the Russian court pinned its hopes of victory on these old warships, the Third Pacific Fleet with "guns".

After the Third Pacific Fleet joined the Second Pacific Fleet in French Guiana, an unprecedentedly large fleet was presented to the world. For these old warships "with artillery", Rogerstvinsky did not expect much. And even reluctant to accept these warships. But now he can only accept these old warships. After the two met. When Rear Admiral Nebogatov asked Rogerstvinsky what they were going to do now, and what they were supposed to do, Roderstinsky simply pointed to the black chimney of the Third Pacific Fleet.

"Let's get these chimneys as yellow as we are!"

Rogerst Winsky's order to the Third Pacific Fleet was only that. No one can understand why he painted the traditional black chimneys of Russian warships in earthy yellow.

Even the French, who were allies, could not understand that, after their polite inquiry, Roger Twinsky only shrugged his shoulders, while the nearby French naval officers looked at the striking yellow chimney and said a word.

"Rogerst Winsky's aesthetic serves only one purpose: to facilitate the identification of targets by the Chinese fleet in the future decisive battle between the Chinese and Russian fleets."

The 2nd and 3rd Pacific Fleets finally made a sortie after a long period of repairs.

Although off the coast of French Guiana. There were many Chinese whaling ships, but the Russian fleet disappeared as if it had evaporated, and to some extent, this also showed the talent of the commander of this fleet, Rodgerstwinsky, in fact, no one can accuse Rodgerstvinsky, who commanded such a large fleet, traveled tens of thousands of nautical miles and was about to "circumnavigate the world", has done what no one else has ever done, although he has long been exhausted. But for him, he accomplished a feat. An unprecedented feat.

"Where will the Chinese warships appear?"

In the commander's room, Rozhestvensky repeated his orders, and almost instinctively wiped his left hand on the birch desk, and the soot on his fingertips made of soot furrowed his brows, as he pondered the possible interception of the Chinese fleet.

Because Brazil and Argentina refused to allow his warships to enter the port, the fleet had to solve the coal problem on its own, so all the warships still served as coal carriers, and even Rogerstwinsky's own office was full of coal, most of which was brought in by German warships.

This is the best anthracite!

Looking at the black coal bags in his office, Roger Stvensky said in his heart, but ...... If you meet a Chinese, the Chinese will definitely catch fire after hitting the shells, and they have designed a crematorium for themselves.

……

...... like this The fleet did not spontaneously combust halfway, it was already God forbid.

But fortunately, you only need to cross the 40 degrees south latitude, where the temperature is pleasant, not to mention, you will even enter the "winter", see the long-lost snowflakes, and of course, more importantly, compared to the hot tropics, the Russian sailors are more adapted to that kind of weather, for them, it is even paradise!

"Your Excellency, for the sake of safety, we should choose to pass through the Drake Passage, enter the Pacific Ocean, and then quickly sail north from French Polynesia, and from there to the Far East!"

Rear Admiral Nebogatov watched as Roderstinsky, who was standing silent, and offered his proposal, and when he was leading the Third Pacific Fleet, almost all the princes and ministers in St. Petersburg sent telegrams to them, and there was only one request in the telegram.

"Assist Roger Stevensky in bringing the fleet to the Far East safely and smoothly!"

The generals of St. Petersburg had little confidence in Rozhestvinsky, and after Nebogatov's rendezvous with the Second Pacific Fleet, he felt this equally acutely from his friends, colleagues, and himself, who was originally a bureaucrat, a managerial bureaucrat, and at the same time a military illiterate.

Since the departure of the fleet from Liepaja, Rozhestvinsky had not convened a single battle meeting of his staff in the past few months, all of which, apart from the reading of His Majesty's decree of the Emperor, was to announce the punishment of some unfortunate subordinate. And the most hateful thing is that Roger Stevensky is not only military illiterate, but also a political ****.

Roger Stevensky did not listen to his subordinates at all. Although he knew that his proposal would be difficult to follow, Nebogatov dutifully put forward his own proposal, not for the sake of Rozhestvinsky, but for the sake of the Russian Navy. Right now. For the generals of St. Peter's Paul. Their only prayer was for the fleet to arrive safely in the Viceroyalty of Nikolai. Of course, it is not impossible to enter a bay and wait for the end of the war, after all, the Pacific Ocean is so big that they have every chance to hide their whereabouts.

"Major General Nebogatov!"

Looking at the tropical fruits on the delicate fruit bowl on the desk, Roger Stevensky did not show his **** side in the future. And said with interest.

"We have traveled tens of thousands of nautical miles since we set out from the fleet, perhaps the greatest expedition ever made by the world's navies, but now our soldiers are exhausted, everyone is suffering from the heat, and almost everyone is desperate to get to the cool place a second earlier! In my opinion, we should have a proper trimming there. ”

Excuse!

Rogerstinsky's reasoning made Nebogatov curse in his heart, yes, it is everyone who wants to leave the tropics a little earlier and enter the southern tip of the South American continent in the cold season. But that doesn't mean everyone wants to spend a month or two in an icy fjord.

In fact, the sailors adapted to the climate there. But for the sailors, they were more eager to quickly reach the Viceroyalty of Nikolai, to arrive there before the fall of the First Pacific Fleet, thus creating a deterrent to the Chinese.

"Now that our sailors are tormented, they can carry out repairs there, and our warships can also be maintained there, removing attachments from the hulls, my General Nebogatov, believe me, it is a good choice to do repairs there, and by the time we leave there, our sailors will be able to meet the Chinese fleet with plenty of spirit!"

When he said this excuse, Rogerstvinsky's expression was still tired, maybe the rest in French Guiana had regained some energy for his body, but in fact, as a court general, he never thought that one day he would have to bear the fate of the entire fleet, maybe there was nothing to bear the fate of the fleet, but the most terrible thing was that he needed to bear the fate of the decline and prosperity of the entire Russian Empire, God knows, this is the responsibility that only the tsar can bear, there is himself- What an ordinary naval officer can afford.

And Rogerst Winsky, who was crushed by this kind of pressure that he could not bear personally, had no confidence in the future at all, and was even less willing to take on this "great responsibility", he had no other choice at all. The responsibilities of the "Eighth Miracle" and "the rise of the Russian Empire to restore its declining fortunes and revive its declining national fortunes" had already made him physically and mentally emaciated, unable to even think normally.

At this time, what else can be pointed to him to make decisions, but Nebogatov does not know this, but even if he knows, what is the use?

Well, as the commander of the Second Pacific Fleet, no one knows that the reason why Rozhestvensky walked slowly along the way, of course, was to let the sailors rest during the long voyage, but on the other hand, he hoped to get an order from home on the way - an order to return to Russia, of course, that premise was that the First Pacific Fleet was wiped out by the Chinese.

Of course, that's just an unknown idea.

Out of secrecy and fearing that the Chinese or Chinese spies would gain access to the Second Pacific Fleet, when leaving French Guiana, Roger Stevensky specially gave all the captains an envelope and asked them to open the seal after each ship was on the road. Inside the envelope was a sticky note with Roger Stevensky writing "Drake" in beautiful floral letters.

"Your Majesty, my final suggestion is that we should not repair there for a long time in the form of violating international law!"

Major General Nebogatov said bluntly.

"It's all uninhabited islands, and by the time the Chileans or Argentines react, our fleet will have been repaired, and, my friend, it's better to replenish coal in the fjords than at sea!"

"But that would bring other dangers, in case we encounter the Chinese fleet there!"

Nebogatov continued to argue, but by this time he also understood that it was impossible for him to persuade Rozhestwinsky to accept his advice unless he had a direct order from the Tsar, and that he could not make any proposal to St. Petersburg on the sea.

"In that case, at least, the fleet of the Chinese is also a labor expedition, and they will also not have a large number of auxiliary ships to participate in naval battles, in this case, perhaps, we will have a chance to defeat Chinese there, besides......"

After a pause, Roger Stevensky continued.

"Drake Passage is known for its rough waves...... Because the Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet there, and because they are located at the high latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere, storms dominate the Drake Passage. The strait seems to be home to all hurricane waves in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, with winds above level 8 365 days a year. Even a 10,000-ton battleship, in the rough sea, was shaken like a leaf. How could this strait, where the wind howls all year round, fit for battle? ”

Yes!

It is precisely because of the bad sea conditions there that Rozhestwinsky believes that the fleet will never be intercepted there, and the Chinese will never choose to fight there, and who will choose to fight there?

"So, believe me, when we get out of there, the energetic sailors can quickly reach the Viceroyalty of Nikolai in a warship, and when the time comes, there is no chance that Chinese will intercept us in the Pacific......"

If he could, Rogerst Winsky was not even allowed to replenish coal in the French territories, and as a naval officer, he knew that the equatorial windless belt and the atolls in the Pacific Ocean were also properly replenished, and as soon as he left the Drake Passage, he would order the fleet to sail towards the Viceroyalty of Nicholas, and by that time the vast Pacific Ocean would provide protection for the fleet.

"I want to ...... I guessed at least a little right! ”

After leaving Rogerstwinsky's office, Nebogatov, who looked helpless, said this to his attaché, and looked at the ragged sailors, he sighed helplessly. 、

"Rogerstwinsky's stupidity will ruin two hundred years of wisdom of the Russian Navy!"

With Rodger Stevensky's insistence, the huge Second Pacific Fleet continued south. As in the past, the entire fleet was brightly lit, and within a few nautical miles it was as bright as day.

Unbeknownst to Roger Stevensky and his fleet, two submarines were following them in the distance as they sailed out of port...... (To be continued.) )