About seven days elapsed from the time the submarine of the Chinese Navy discovered that the Russians had left Batavia to the time Yang Yonglin's fleet was ready to go. However, when Yang Yonglin led the fleet to cruise along the coast from Guangdong to Fujian, he did not find any trace of the Russian fleet. In 7 days, according to the conservative calculation of 400KM per day, I have already arrived at the coast of the Republic of China. BUT NOW, ACCORDING TO THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE SENTINEL SHIPS, THE RUSSIAN FLEET HAS NOT BEEN SPOTTED AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 200 KM FROM THE COASTLINE. What's the problem? Yang Yonglin and others were puzzled.

At this time, when Yang Yonglin and others were still worried about the location of the Russian fleet, the Russian fleet was in the North Cape of British Kalimantan Island. Bandar Seri Begawan is 70 kilometers off the coast! The reason was contrary to almost everyone's expectations, Makanov was engaged in a war of words with the British. Originally, according to the detailed rules in the generator plan, the British should provide the Russian-Dutch fleet with relevant information about the Huaxia fleet, and prevent the Huaxia submarines from using the British base. The British did the latter thing, and under the pretext of maintaining neutrality, they sent a note to the Chinese government to prohibit the Chinese submarine force from using British ports for replenishment. At the same time, let the Huaxia submarine that was in the British port leave within a time limit.

But for the first point, the parties disagreed. The British believed that it would be enough for British merchant ships and other civilian ships to bring some news to the Russians, and that military warships would never risk the possibility of misshooting to fight for the Russians. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, British and French warships could only enter the ports of China for replenishment under the circumstances agreed in advance, and these ports were restricted. Even when sailing in the territorial waters of China. Advance notice of the route taken. If the British battleships drove around, something was going to happen.

The British government meant that such provocations must be limited. And even if it's a provocation, you'll have to wait for Jericho to arrive. If you have the strength to back it up, even if you make a nod too much, there will be no serious consequences. As long as there is no fight between the two sides, but in this situation, if the British go around and the Russians follow directly, it is clear that there will be a lot of problems in diplomacy. Moreover, through the report of the British Far East Fleet, the British found that in addition to the powerful capital ships and a large number of auxiliary warships of the Chinese Navy, the submarine is a terrible weapon for breaking diplomatic relations. Even in certain situations, it is a serious threat to warships.

The British did not have so many auxiliary warships in the Far East, and if they really started, maybe the capital ships could suppress the Huaxia Navy. However, there are many auxiliary warships, and there are serious problems in battlefield perception and escort. Auxiliary warships are not enough to engage in combat, how can they be used for anti-submarine? And in this time period, anti-submarine is really a very difficult problem. Both Britain and France had very large economic interests in the Far East. Once the war and the trade between China was completely ruined. Then the route will also be cut off. The price is too high. Therefore, the principle of the British is that even if they have the advantage of strength, they will never easily challenge the bottom line of the other party. And Jericho, who had seen the combat power of the Chinese Navy, obeyed this order and tried to avoid misfire.

And Makanov believes that since everyone has common interests, can the British Navy do what it can, such as telling the Russians what they see when passing through China's territorial waters? At the same time to supply the Russian fleet or something. After all, the voyage from Batavia to the offshore waters of China is nearly 3,000 kilometers. It's still almost a straight distance, and if the two sides are playing hide-and-seek, the voyage will be even farther. The British didn't send warships to provide intelligence, forget it. Why don't you let the Russian warships come into port for some resupply.

As a result, the British were even more resolute in this supply problem, and they just drove the Huaxia submarine out of the port. If the Russians come in on the back foot. This has seriously touched the bottom line of the Chinese Republic. And there is another problem, the British don't know how many Chinese spies are lurking in various ports, and it is difficult for the Russians to be found on the sea, but it is different in the ports, and the Russians are not exposing their whereabouts? As a result, this request was also rejected by the British.

It turned out to be after some haggling. The British agreed to supply the Russian fleet, but it had to be done at sea and under the Russian flag. So the Russians began to practice coal and all kinds of supplies at sea. Not to mention that after a long time of practice, the Russians have a really high coaling efficiency, more than 100 tons an hour! As a result, because of this, Makanov was delayed for two days.

And that's not all, at the end of the day, Makanov asked what would happen if the Russian fleet was stationed in British ports after the battle. For example, when there is still time to provide artillery and ammunition and necessary repair services, etc. The British replied with only one sentence. According to the principle of neutrality, for a maximum of three days, and even if the Chinese navy was blocked on the third day, the British would have to let the Russian warships leave, or disarm, including the detention of the relevant personnel and the removal of the gun latches.

This reply directly frustrated Makanov's attempt to kidnap the British Navy against the Chinese Navy. Joke, who is the British Empire? The lord who has been crisscrossing the seas for hundreds of years can still be kidnapped by the Russian Navy? However, Makanov knew that this might be very slim, but the disappointment in his heart was inevitable. According to Makanov's plan, at least the Russian fleet should be allowed to repair for about a week, and the Russians should not be driven away when the Chinese fleet blocked the door, right?

But it is useless to say more, the attitude of the British is obvious, and the British Far Eastern Fleet will definitely not do anything that could aggravate the situation until the Jericho fleet is in place. After a few days of hesitation, Makanov reluctantly continued north with the fleet. And for these reasons, the Russian fleet lost the most precious time. If the Russian fleet directly kills the coastal waters of China, it may be able to reap a little benefit, but now, the seven capital ships directly under Yang Yonglin and a large number of frigates are already in full array. The two Longxu-class battlecruisers were already very close to Yang Yonglin's fleet after a long period of high-speed sailing. And Liu Buyun's two Longxing-class battleships and three Ninghai-class battleships are also coming in the direction of the South China Sea.

And Makanov didn't know anything about it. First of all, he was satisfied that he had left the port of Batavia in the evening, or at least he thought he had done it unnoticed. Secondly, during the few days at sea, the Russians also deliberately moved away from fixed routes. So I basically didn't run into other ships. And the only contact during this time was with the British Far East Fleet. So in the vast South China Sea, no one knows the location of Makanov's fleet. But what I didn't expect was that as soon as the fleet left the port, it was discovered by the submarines of the Chinese Navy. Subsequently, the submarines and reconnaissance ships of the Huaxia Navy did not find the whereabouts of the Russian fleet, but Yang Yonglin and others had already guessed the plans of the Russian fleet through the method of elimination.

On June 27, 1905, nearly two months after the end of the Second Battle of the Java Sea, the reorganized Chinese fleet and the Russian-Dutch fleet once again went to both ends of the war scale. The god of war takes a fresh look at the two fleets that are trying to take the Far East into their pockets. Although both sides were aware of a major battle, it was clear that both sides did not know anything about the specific situation of the other side, the Huaxia Navy did not know the position and direction of attack of the other side, and the Russians made a mistake about the composition of the Huaxia fleet. Intelligence officers have always believed that the fast fleet is in Taipei, the main warships are in Shanghai, and the Russians are not clear about the fact that the Gneisenau has joined the Huaxia fleet, so the Russians have seriously deviated from the estimate of the Huaxia fleet's fleet in Taiwan.

As the Russian fleet got closer and closer to the coastal waters of China, there were more and more civilian ships of all kinds. The Russian fleet inevitably exposed itself, and at this time the Russian fleet had no idea of hiding its whereabouts, and within the range of what it could see, all ships flying non-British and French flags were the targets of the Russians. And such a fanfare operation naturally could not escape the eyes and ears of the Chinese reconnaissance ships.

At this time, Makanov's level was fully exploited, and he divided the fleet into two and made frequent sorties in different directions, so that the Huaxia camouflage reconnaissance ships could not figure out the specific direction of attack of the other side at all. At the same time, at night, under the cover of night, they threw off the following reconnaissance ships more than once, and then sailed to the next battlefield at full speed.

Although the losses caused by the Russian fleet were limited, the political impact caused by this was great, and the Huaxia fleet, which had always been considered elite, was criticized and suspected by all walks of life for the first time. In order to stabilize the mood of the number one commander of the navy, Xu Jie did not disclose the relevant information to him, but only "suggested" Yang Yonglin to find the traces of the Russian fleet as soon as possible so that he could fight a decisive battle. And Yang Yonglin was also able to unfold the entire search network step by step, forcing the other party into a desperate situation step by step.

In fact, Makanov made a strategic mistake, when he first arrived in the coastal waters of China, if the Russian fleet took advantage of the fact that the Chinese navy was not fully prepared to launch a surprise attack on our fleet, it would still have a chance to achieve some successes, but they used their precious main fleet to intercept merchant ships, and this way of putting the cart before the horse made the Russians lose the opportunity to fight the last decisive battle of the Grand Fleet. By June 30, the Russians had destroyed and intercepted as many as 25 merchant ships of various types in three days, but their whereabouts had been locked, and the two Longxu-class battlecruisers of the Huaxia Navy were in place. The increase in strength laid the foundation for the Chinese fleet to launch a thunderous blow. And at the same time, it also indicates that the Russian fleet has lost the capital of the last decisive battle! After the war, Yang Yonglin once commented on Makanov, believing that he had achieved tactical success, but lost strategic opportunities.

It's Friday today.,I don't know if there's a recommendation for Lu Dao next week.,The author is worried~~。 (To be continued......)