On the afternoon of February 4, 4608 (10) of the Yellow Emperor Era, the main force of the imperial navy returned triumphantly and returned to the port of Arthur. Because the place where the main naval forces of the two sides faced off was not far from the port of Arthur, the Imperial Navy was able to rush back within a few hours.

Looking at the bullet marks on the one by one, many of the warships still have traces of the fire. The originally tall and mighty battleship is now covered with scars, and it can be seen from this how tragic the previous naval battles were. Fortunately, the Imperial Navy won the battle and completely annihilated the main force of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy at a small cost. This damage is completely insignificant compared to the results achieved.

Wu Haoxuan stood on the dock, waiting for the soldiers who returned triumphantly. Although, the sea breeze is cold, blowing on the face like a knife. However, Wu Haoxuan's heart was hot. The Imperial Navy, finally revived. In this battle, the dignity of the empire was defended and the national prestige was played. From now on, the empire will not only be a land power, but also a naval power. Although, compared to those top naval powers in the West, the empire still has a long way to go. However, the empire undoubtedly already had a good start.

Wu Haoxuan believes that it will not be long before the empire will become a powerful country with equal emphasis on land and sea. In a few years, the West's most powerful navy will be engaged in a fire annex. Because of his little butterfly, the German navy on this plane was even more powerful than on another plane. At that time, even if the British Navy was able to defeat the German Navy, the price paid would definitely be much greater. And the empire can use this time to accumulate a good one. By the time the war was over, the empire had become a very powerful nation. Even Britain and France and other countries want to make a comeback, but they have to weigh it up, after the war with the empire. What will be the consequences?

Besides, soon Red Doctrine will spread, and it will undoubtedly be the great enemy of the Western world. At that time, the Western powers will focus their attention on curbing Red Doctrine, and even hope to get the support of the Empire, let alone deal with it again.

Under the guidance of the guide ship, the battleship of the Imperial Navy. One by one, they were moored in the harbor. The most eye-catching are undoubtedly the two 'Longteng-class' battleships and the two 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers. These four warships are all the capital ships of the Imperial Navy. In this naval battle, they killed all the last capital ships of the Japanese Navy in one fell swoop, completely burying the Japanese Navy.

All four capital ships suffered some damage in the naval battle. The most seriously injured was the battlecruiser 'Longhui'. However, the battlecruiser "Longhui" only needed to repair the superstructure before it could continue to fight at sea.

"See Your Highness. The ministers did not disgrace their mission and returned victorious. Admiral Sa Zhenbing, Admiral Cheng Biguang and others got down from the battleship and said to Wu Haoxuan. Everyone's face was full of smiles.

"Hard work generals, you have defeated a strong enemy, you are the heroes of the country and the nation." Wu Haoxuan expressed his heartfelt gratitude. It was these generals who fought on the front lines that the empire was able to achieve such a brilliant victory.

"This is all the strategy of His Highness. We can give a decisive victory thousands of miles away. "Admiral Sa Zhenbing and the others don't dare to take credit. They were nothing more than the executors of Wu Haoxuan's naval revival plan. If it weren't for Wu Haoxuan's foresight, the Imperial Navy would have wanted to defeat the Japanese Navy. That's simply not likely.

Subsequently, Wu Haoxuan boarded the battleship and inspected the main force of the Imperial Navy that had experienced the war. At the same time, they also listened to the reports of Admiral Sa Zhenbing and Admiral Cheng Biguang.

In this naval battle, the Imperial Navy wiped out the main force of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet in one fell swoop, except for the battleship "Shukubo" and the armored cruiser "Azuma", which had suffered heavy losses and had withdrawn from the battlefield one step earlier. The rest of the lead ships of the Japanese Navy were dealt with. In terms of light cruisers and destroyers, the Japanese Navy also suffered heavy losses. It can be said that for a long time to come, the Japanese Navy will no longer pose a threat to the Imperial Navy. However, the Empire is not to be taken lightly.

"The Japanese still have two 'Satsuma-class' battleships to go into service. Though. These are two former dreadnoughts. But it was also armed with two twin 305-mm guns. Together with the battered battleship 'Shubo' and the armored cruiser 'Azuma', the Japanese Navy still had the strength to fight. The Imperial Navy next had to find a way to destroy the remaining naval forces of the Japanese. Wu Haoxuan said. As for the 'Hanoi-class' battleships, construction has only just begun. It is still very far from service.

However, what made Wu Haoxuan vigilant was that the Japanese had ordered four 'King Kong-class' battle cruisers from the British in history. The first ship, the Kongo, was built in England, and the remaining three were built in Japan itself. This gave Japan the strength to build dreadnoughts. Now, the Japanese navy has suffered such great losses that the Japanese, in order to restore their strength, will certainly be eager to ask the British for more advanced warships. This also means that the commissioning of the 'King Kong-class' battlecruisers is very likely to be brought forward.

Fortunately, Wu Haoxuan had already prepared. The next class of battleships and battlecruisers of the Imperial Navy had also begun construction in Germany. It is expected that it will be able to enter service next year. By that time, the Reich would have four battleships and four battlecruisers. Even if the Japanese Navy had acquired four Kongo-class battlecruisers from the British, the Imperial Navy would have been able to firmly hold the upper hand. The 'King Kong-class' battlecruisers inherited the thin-skinned style of the British Navy's battlecruisers. Although armed with four twin 356mm guns, it was much more powerful than the Imperial Navy's 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers. However, its defense is much weaker. The waterline armor was only 203 mm, the deck armor 70 mm, the main turret armor 230 mm, and the conning tower armor 253 mm. Not to mention the 343 mm of the Imperial Navy's next class of battleships and battlecruisers, even the 305 mm main guns of the 'Longteng-class' battleships and 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers were enough to tear their armor apart.

"Your Highness. The Japanese battleships of the 'Satsuma class', of which the 'Satsuma' was built at the Yokosuka Shipyard and the 'Yakure' was built at the Kure Navy Shipyard. The 'Kawachi-class' battleships, the 'Kawachi' and 'Settsu', were also built at the 'Yokosuka' shipyard and the Kure naval shipyard, respectively. If that doesn't work, we can raid the two shipyards and destroy these battleships. Admiral Cheng Biguang suggested.

Wu Haoxuan thought about it for a while, but still shook his head: "Whether it is Yokosuka Naval Base or Wu Naval Base, they are both important shipbuilding bases for the Japanese. The strength of the Japanese coastal defense here should not be underestimated. It is not so easy to destroy the shipyards there. There are not many of our capital ships in the first place, and they can't be wasted. ”

"So what do we do? Do you want to wait for the Japanese battleships to enter service, and then have a decisive battle with them at sea? Admiral Cheng Biguang was a little anxious.

"It is not necessary to destroy the shipyards of the Japanese in order to curb their naval development. We can play such a role through follow-up operations. From now on, the war against Japan to break diplomatic relations will resume. All the warships were dispatched to completely cut off Japan's sea transportation lines. I would like to see how the Japanese developed industry and built warships after the sea lines of transportation were cut off. When the time comes, the whole of Japan will collapse, and what districts will they take to fight the empire? Wu Haoxuan said. Blockading Japan from the sea, resulting in a rapid collapse of Japan, was undoubtedly the best way for the empire to win the war. Of course, this is only to force Japan to rise and fall. If you want to completely destroy Japan, the empire still needs to log in to Japan and completely destroy the country. It's just that with the current strength of the empire, it is too difficult to do all this.

"Your Highness, the main naval force of the Japanese has been almost completely wiped out. If we were to carry out a naval blockade of Japan again, they would indeed have no choice but to take us. This time, we will blockade the Japanese not only in the East and Yellow Seas, but also in the Pacific and the Sea of Japan. Admiral Sa Zhenbing said.

Wu Haoxuan nodded: "Before the war began, when we deliberately showed weakness, didn't the Japanese ask us to hand over the capital ships to them?" When the Japanese can no longer bear it and hold peace talks with us, we can make the same request and ask the Japanese to hand over the 'Satsuma-class' battleships to us. If they don't agree, just wait for the collapse. ”

Admiral Sa Zhenbing and Admiral Cheng Biguang's eyes suddenly lit up, this is a very good way. Wasn't the Japanese so arrogant when they first negotiated? Now, the empire can completely return everything.

Although, the 'Satsuma-class' battleships, which are old former dreadnoughts, are relatively weak. However, the Imperial Navy is now lacking capital ships, and the two former dreadnoughts can be regarded as a powerful addition to the strength of the Imperial Navy if they can get their hands on them. Not to mention anything else, placing these two former dreadnoughts in the South China Sea, where the strength of the Imperial Navy is blank, can also play a big role.

Because the main enemy of the empire is still Japan, the main force of the navy needs to be invested in the containment of Japan. For the time being, the South cannot be taken into account.

Next, the warships of the Imperial Navy immediately began to be replenished and repaired. The battleship, intact, went to sea the next day. They will begin to enforce a total blockade of Japan. (To be continued.) )

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