In the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia, Russian Tsar Nicholas II stood in front of the desk, picked up a delicate ceramic teacup on the desk, and slammed it on the ground.

Tsar Nicholas II's angry face at this time was like a layer of ashes on the bottom of the pot, such a powerful combined expeditionary fleet can be defeated, and there is no heavenly reason!

Chancellor of the Exchequer Witte sighed and said: "Your Majesty the Tsar, no one wants to see such a result, this naval battle is not only the navy of our Russian Empire suffered heavy losses, but also the navies of several other countries have also suffered very heavy losses, such as Britain, France and Germany, the losses are even greater, you must not be angry, this war also needs you to bring our Russian Empire to the final victory." ”

Tsar Nicholas II said in an excited tone: "This time the Tsar Ben took out most of the strength of the Russian Navy, and as a result, the losses were almost lost in the first battle, so it's no wonder that the Tsar Ben can calm down!" 5 dreadnought battleships were sunk, our Russian Empire only has a few dreadnought battleships, these dreadnought battleships were built by the Tsar Ben with the funds raised with great difficulty, and now 5 have been sunk, and the Tsar's heart is like being cut down with a knife little by little, that is 5 dreadnought battleships! ”

In order to deal with the navy of the Chinese Empire, Tsar Nicholas II put 4 Russian-class dreadnought battleships and 2 Valdo-class dreadnought battleships, as well as 3 Peresvet-class all-steel battleships, 3 Borodino-class all-steel battleships, 4 large fast armored cruisers, 12 fast protection cruisers, 12 destroyers, and 20 torpedo boats. All of them were sent to the Combined Expeditionary Fleet formed by the Entente and the Central Powers, bringing the total displacement of the Russian Navy warships to 280,000 tons.

To know before the war. After several years of hard work, the Russian Navy has a total of 6 Russian-class dreadnought battleships and 3 Valdo-class dreadnought battleships. As well as 8 all-steel battleships, 6 dreadnought battleships and 6 all-steel battleships were sent into battle at once, taking out two-thirds of the battleships of the Russian Navy, that is, warships of other types, and the Russian Navy also sent at least two-thirds of the forces, and Tsar Nicholas II had high hopes for the joint expeditionary fleet.

But now, the warships of the Russian Navy that have joined the joint expeditionary fleet are only 1 Valdo-class dreadnought battleship, 1 Peresvet-class all-steel battleship and 1 Borodino-class all-steel battleship, and only 2 large fast armored cruisers, 8 fast protection cruisers, 7 destroyers and 12 torpedo boats of other types of warships remain. How could Nicholas II not feel distressed!

If the Joint Expeditionary Fleet wins, the Russian Navy will not say anything if the Russian Navy loses so badly, the problem is that the Joint Expeditionary Fleet has made the main fleet of the Chinese Empire's Navy lose its armor and lose its temper at all, and the remnants of the fleet will flee to Europe in disgrace.

Admiral Makarov said gloomily: "Your Majesty the Tsar, the navies of our Entente and the Allies have gone through this naval battle. It is impossible to have a decisive battle with the navy of the Chinese Empire in a short time, even if a joint expeditionary fleet is formed again, and our Russian navy will not be able to send much strength, but as long as His Majesty the Tsar orders it. We, the officers and men of the Russian Navy, will do our best to fight the Chinese Imperial Navy to the end. ”

In order to massively expand its army, Russia recaptured tens of millions of square kilometers of land occupied by the Chinese Empire. A hugely expensive navy, for a long time before the start of the war. The pace of construction was slowed down, so much so that the Russian Navy except for the 9 dreadnought battleships that had already been built. There was no new plan for the construction of dreadnought battleships, even the nearly 60 million pounds of gratuitous aid given by Britain and France a while ago, and Tsar Nicholas II also used most of the gratuitous aid for the expansion of the army.

With only a small amount of gratuitous aid, it was transferred to the Russian Admiralty to allow Russian shipyards to build several large fast armored cruisers, as well as some fast protection cruisers, destroyers and torpedo boats, and Tsar Nicholas II single-mindedly expanded his army to regain the lost Russian lands from the Chinese Empire.

This time, the Russian Navy lost so many warships, especially five dreadnought battleships were sunk, and the Russian Navy will not be able to recover its original size for a long time.

Tsar Nicholas II sighed and sat back in the chair behind his desk, not looking at his unusual excitement, but he knew in his heart that the losses of the navy were irreparable, and now there were more important things waiting for him.

"Makarov, the current situation facing our Russian Empire, you should also understand that the army of the Chinese Empire has already fought through the Ural Mountains and entered the European region of our Russian Empire, and our entire Russia can only do everything possible to expand the strength of our army and resist the attack of the Chinese Imperial Army, otherwise our Russian Empire will be in danger of perishing, so even this time the naval losses are extremely serious, and the Tsar Ben cannot immediately allocate funds to the Admiralty for the construction of new dreadnought battleships, Compensate for the losses of our Russian Navy in this naval battle. Tsar Nicholas II said with a sigh to the Minister of the Admiralty Makarov.

"His Majesty the Tsar, the ministers and the officers and men of the Imperial Navy fully understand the current situation of our Russian Empire, now that the army of the Chinese Empire has reached the city of Ufa, if the city of Ufa is lost again, the situation of our Russian Empire will be even more difficult, and the city of Ufa is now in urgent need of more Russian army, and it is important for the empire's funds to be used to expand the new army." Although Makarov said that he understood, the whole person was dejected.

Tsar Nicholas II continued: "As long as the finances of our Russian Empire are more generous, Tsar Ben will immediately allocate funds to the Navy for the construction of new dreadnoughts, and even super dreadnoughts. ”

"Your Majesty the Tsar!" Makarov was actually smiling bitterly in his heart, since he became the post of Minister of the Russian Navy. It seems that the finances of the Russian Empire have never improved, and they have always been in a state of deficit.

"Gorrosky. What happened to the city of Ufa? Tsar Nicholas II asked.

War Minister Gorrosky replied: "Your Majesty, at the moment our Russian army has gathered more than 2 million troops in the city of Ufa. Together with the army forces of the Entente and the other six countries of the Central Powers, the strength of the city of Ufa has now exceeded 5 million, and the army units of our Russian army and the other six countries are still gathering in the vicinity of the city of Ufa, and it is not a problem for us to gather 6 million troops in the city of Ufa, and even if we gather more than 7 million troops, it is possible. ”

Of the 2 million troops currently concentrated in the Russian army in Ufa, more than 1.2 million are recently expanded army units, and only 800,000 are Russian former army units. There is still a big gap in combat effectiveness, but Russia has no choice, in the previous battles, the Russian army suffered very large losses, and now it can only rely on these newly formed army units to resist the attack of the Chinese Imperial Army.

Tsar Nicholas II nodded and said: "Now that the naval battle has been lost, the only way to turn the tide of this war is to rely on the battle on land, and the city of Ufa is there for our Russian Empire." Crucially, if the city of Ufa is also occupied by the troops of the Chinese Empire, then the armies of the Chinese Empire will continue to advance into the heart of our European region of the Russian Empire, and between the city of Ufa and the city of Samara on the Volga. There is hardly a place suitable for a blockade, so that the armies of the Chinese Empire will advance directly to the Volga River of our Russian Empire. An assault was launched on the city of Samara on the Volga. ”

After a pause, Tsar Nicholas II continued: "Now we, the Russian Army, as well as the army units of the other six countries of the Entente and the Central Powers, have gathered millions of troops in the city of Ufa. If the city of Ufa still can't be defended, what can the other cities of our Russian Empire do to hold it. The city of Samara, Moscow, and even St. Petersburg are all in danger. Therefore, we Russia must hold the city of Ufa at all costs, even if our Russian army fights to the point of a single soldier, we must hold the city of Ufa for the Tsar. ”

Gorrosky raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty the Tsar, rest assured, our Russian Army will never let the army of the Chinese Empire continue to advance into the hinterland of Russia and Europe this time, and swear to live and die with the city of Ufa." ”

Tsar Nicholas II asked again: "How many land forces do we have in the Russian Empire now?" ”

"At present, our new 3 million army expansion plan of the Russian Empire has now completed 1.8 million, plus our original nearly 2.3 million army, our entire Russian Empire currently has about 4.1 million army troops, in addition to the more than 2 million army units deployed in the city of Ufa, there are also more than 400,000 army troops in Samara-on-Volga City, 1.1 million elite troops gathered in Moscow, Kiev, Warsaw and St. Petersburg, and 1.8 million newly formed troops." , 1.2 million have been transferred to Ufa City, and the other 600,000 are also on their way to Ufa City. ”

Since the defeat in the battle of Chelyabinsk, Russia has also accelerated the formation of new army units, so that now 1.8 million new Russian troops have been formed, and all of them have been transferred to the front-line city of Ufa.

The Russian Army has gathered more than 2 million troops in Ufa City, and 600,000 newly formed Russian Army units are also on their way to Ufa City, so that the Russian Army can concentrate at least 2.6 million troops in Ufa City.

Tsar Nicholas II asked: "How long will it take to build up the 1.2 million army units that are planned to be expanded?" ”

Gorrosky said: "Your Majesty the Tsar, the remaining 1.2 million expanded army personnel, all the personnel have been in place, but at present, the weapons of the 1.2 million new army units are not in place, and the training is not completed, and the current 4.1 million Russian army does not include these 1.2 million people, otherwise our War Department can send another 1.2 million troops to Ufa City." ”

The Russian army is very abundant, and the millions of strong, tame and obedient croppers in Russia who regard death as their home are the best soldiers, and they only need to give these croppers a rifle, and they will become heroic Russian soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is not weak, otherwise the Russian army will not be able to get the title of European steamroller.

Tsar Nicholas II frowned and said: "Didn't Britain and France already send all the mothballed weapons and equipment to us Russia?" Coupled with the large amount of weapons and equipment that Britain and France originally promised us to give Russia, why does the 1.2 million new army have no weapons and equipment? ”

The weapons and equipment mothballed by Britain and France refer to weapons that have been eliminated by the armies of the two countries, such as single-shot rifles.

At this time, Chancellor of the Exchequer Witte said: "Your Majesty the Tsar, Britain and France have sent more than 1 million mothballed weapons and equipment to the Russian Empire, which are already all the mothballed weapons and equipment of the British Army and the French Army, as well as the new weapons and equipment of the other 500,000 armies, have also been delivered to us, otherwise we Russia would not have been able to newly organize 1.8 million army units and transfer them to the front line in Ufa City." We in Russia also need more weapons and equipment, and Britain and France can only produce them now, you must know that now Britain and France are also expanding their army, and they themselves also need to use a large amount of weapons and equipment, and the new weapons and equipment used by the active armies in the reserves of Britain and France must be kept for their own expansion. ”

Gorrosky went on to say: "The minister has sent someone to ask Germany if they can sell the weapons and equipment they have sealed up and eliminated to us at a low price in Russia, and the Germans have not yet answered. ”

Tsar Nicholas II thought about it for a moment and said: "Intensify contact with the Germans, and if the weapons and equipment are not enough, you can also find a way, such as letting 2 or 3 soldiers share a gun, so that you can reorganize more troops!" Moreover, with the addition of the 1.2 million integrated army units without weapons and equipment, the number of land forces that our Russian Empire currently needs is not enough, and now it has reached the moment of life and death for our Russian Empire, and we must expand the strength of our army on a larger scale. (To be continued.) )