"Any army must be subordinated to the national strategy, and the criterion for judging whether this army is qualified is not whether it is invincible in the world, but whether it can accomplish its own strategic tasks." Xu Jie wrote this sentence on a piece of paper. It is true that what Yan Boxun said just now is very reasonable and quite pertinent. As a naval ship designer, he actually took the initiative to reduce the navy's military spending, which to a certain extent is tantamount to cutting off his future!

If it is just to defeat the Russian fleet, Xu Jie really doesn't have to be so concerned, according to the historical situation, the Russians will save up about 1 dozen 10,000-ton battleships at most, and then throw away a few left in the Black Sea, and it would be good for Russia to have about 9 battleships in the next big war. In the case of armored cruisers, it is estimated that there will be no more than 7 units. With such a strong force, Xu Jie can have about 6 new battleships equipped with 8 12-inch guns. You don't have to bother with a Super Jumbo with 12 guns.

What is the purpose of the war? It must be for the sake of profit, and without profit, even the most belligerent will never waste a bullet. What is the purpose of China to distinguish between China and the Russians? But for the control of the entire Far East. In order to get more land and resources from the Russians. The idea is logical, but is it actually so?

"Definitely not!" Xu Jie can be sure that the British, who are still helping Huaxia against Russia, will definitely not let Huaxia get too much benefit from the Russians! In his plane, Japan did gain dominance of East Asia after defeating Russia, but that was all there was to it. There was no large amount of reparations, and no more land was obtained, on the one hand, because of Japan's weak national strength. Although he won, he also has no ability to attack further.

But the role of the other great powers should not be overlooked, and when Russia's defeat was a foregone conclusion, Britain and the United States tried their best to promote peace talks between Japan and Russia, and what the British needed was a Russia that gave up the struggle for hegemony in the Far East, because in 1905, France and Great Britain, the old rivals of history, finally reached a compromise in the face of Germany, a new powerhouse. Since France is an ally of Russia, then in Russia abandon expansion into the Far East. Having abandoned its attempt to dominate the world with Great Britain, Russia, which was also hostile to Germany and Austria-Hungary, became the object of wooing!

Therefore, Britain and France will definitely not allow Russia to fall. And definitely not to let Russia shed too much blood! In this case, it is quite possible that at the end of the Second Sino-Russian War, the British will sit on the side of the Russians! Historically, the Russians did exactly that, before the departure of the 2nd Pacific Fleet. The new rangefinders of the British have already been installed on the warships of the Russians! The British wanted Japan and Russia to fight to defeat both. But the Russians are really not angry!

It can be expected that if Huaxia defeats the Russians again, the British and the French will definitely come out of the round and attack Beiyang together, and in the face of these two powers and Russia, Huaxia does have fewer hole cards in his hand. Coupled with Russia's territorial paranoia, Beiyang has little chance of getting much more out of it. This is not just a question of military power, but of national strategy. Before the French and British compromised, the British were eager to allow China to acquire more land from the Russians. And as soon as France turns from a rival into an ally, the British will certainly help Russia in turn!

In other words, China will not have much to gain from Russia in the next war. Since the north doesn't have much to gain, then you have to think about the south! The British and French colonies can't be moved, the Philippines has been infiltrated, so the only thing that can be calculated is the Dutch colony!

It's good to calculate the Netherlands, as a country that is not even a third-rate country in Europe, its strength can be imagined! It's like a broiler, and anyone can step on two feet. Plus this broiler has a bad relationship with the UK. Why is it bad, the British are worried about the diamond mines of Dutch descendants in South Africa, and the Boer War is about to start, can the relationship between the Dutch and the British be good? At least until 1905, relations between the Dutch and the British would never have eased to the extent that the British helped the Dutch suppress Beiyang. Russia can be used as a pawn to contain Germany, what can the Netherlands do? What does useless things help him do?

Even if the Russians did not lease the Dutch port, after solving the Russians, Xu Jie would have to find a way to clean up the Dutch, not to mention, if the Russians took the initiative to join forces with the Dutch, Huaxia would have more excuses to deal with the Dutch. It is true that the Russians and the Dutch joined forces to pose a great threat to Huaxia, but it was not without a solution, and Huaxia could have packed up the Netherlands before the Russians began, so that the Russian fleet would be the same as in history. However, in this case, it will be difficult to take the opportunity to divide a piece of land from the Dutch colony after the war, and now the first thing the British have to guard against in the Far East is Russia, and once China wins, then the British will first have to defend against China. Therefore, Xu Jie must take advantage of the opportunity of the war between China and Russia to complete his work in one battle!

Before the Russians were defeated, even if the British were 120,000 points dissatisfied, they would never really fall out with Beiyang. Therefore, as long as it is a fait accompli in the Sino-Russian war, the British can only accept it. Maybe after the war, the British will have some trouble, but it depends on the fists of both sides, and the British Empire will directly confront, China will definitely not have this strength, and the British will definitely not transfer the precious fleet to Asia, a place where birds don't. At the heart of Britain is Europe. If intervening in Asia would cost the British a great deal of national power, they would have chosen to accept the reality if both sides could be saved. After all, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy were already on their side.

To put it mildly, the fleet that Xu Jie is preparing now is to a large extent to ensure that the fruits of Huaxia's victory in Southeast Asia can be preserved. There are only two situations in which the war can be stopped, the first is when he knows that he cannot defeat himself, and the second is when he can win, but the gains outweigh the losses. The first is obviously not possible for the UK, so the second can only be relied upon. 8 dreadnought battleships should be enough for the British, who do not have dreadnoughts yet.

Although the British set a precedent for dreadnoughts in history, in fact, the British still do not trust this kind of battleship itself, and in the absence of matching fire control equipment, the majestic Dreadnought may not be able to beat the dreadnought Nelson before the last generation, and the transmission of a 234MM gun above Nelson is powerful enough!

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