Three days later, Xu Jie and the top brass of the Huaxia Navy once again boarded the Longxing-class battleship, the general flagship of the Huaxia Navy. In the officer's conference room of this battleship, the planning of a new operational plan began. Before officially entering the topic, Xu Jie still euphemistically expressed his views on the naval battle situation some time ago.

"The combat effectiveness of the two Longxu-class battlecruisers is still weak, if you can, I hope that the dreadnought detachment of the entire advance fleet will not be scattered, the combat effectiveness of the Russian-Dutch fleet is very strong, their seven-level fast battleships have a certain advantage over the Longxu-class, and the Rotterdam-class armored cruisers can also participate in the decisive battle of the battle line when necessary. After the last defeat, I don't think the Russians will divide their forces anymore, and the next encounter may be the Grand Fleet engagement, and we must be prepared. Xu Jie said slowly.

"It will be inevitable, after the naval battle in the Java Sea, the main fleet led by Makanov will participate in the expulsion of the Longtai battle group, and if our fleet enters the Java Sea again, unless the Russians do not move, it will be dispatched. And we will be under more pressure. In addition, according to the intelligence of the submarine forces, although the Russian capital ships have been retracted to the port of Batavia, the reconnaissance ships and these capital ships are still relatively active. Some even reach the southern entrance to the Makassar Strait. Yang Yonglin said.

"I think everyone should already know the news of the Russian reinforcements, so I won't say much about the specific situation, now our task is to weaken the combat effectiveness of the Russian Navy before the Danton-class battleships are in place, and for this we need to develop a plan. A plan to force the Russians to engage our army in advance. Xu Jie paused and continued. How would the Russians react if we set up a temporary base on the southern shore of Kalimantan? ”

"I'm afraid this is not realistic, we don't have detailed hydrological data for most of the area. Moreover, the construction of this base itself is also a big project, and even before the base is completed, the other side's reinforcements may arrive in advance. The choice will be tougher. The entire fleet of 12 capital ships of the first rank needed too much. "Liu Buyun didn't pay much attention to this plan." If I could, I would like the fleet to withdraw to the mainland, and the army could consider abandoning Kalimantan for the time being. ”

"I'm afraid there is a certain conflict with the grand strategy, the task of our navy is to expand the territory of the Huaxia Republic in the direction of Southeast Asia, if we lose this opportunity. I am afraid that the Huaxia fleet can only set up the South China Sea and wander at most, and cannot enter the wider sea area. And I'm afraid it's too late to recycle the army now, right? Yang Yonglin's opinion is the same as Xu Jie's. As the head of the Huaxia Navy, he does not care about the victory or defeat of a battle. Rather, the value of the Navy needs to be measured strategically.

If the Huaxia Navy fails to make any achievements in this war, then it is certain that in the course of future development, the Huaxia Army, which has expanded its territory in distant Siberia, will inevitably receive more funds and room for development. The armed forces exist to defend the rights and interests of the country. If the actions of the Navy fail the country. Then the future status and development of the Navy will inevitably be suppressed.

If we simply talk about the difficulty of development, the Dutch East Indies, with its suitable climate and a large number of indigenous Chinese, are obviously more suitable for the Chinese Republic at this stage than the Siberian wilderness. In private, Xu Jie even expressed his hope that in the next ten years, Huaxia could gain a firm foothold in parts of the Dutch East Indies. The various tropical products and oil here are enough for Xu Jie to position Southeast Asia as the first region to occupy and develop. As for Siberia? This is in the middle and late stages of World War 1, when Nicholas II's crown falls to the ground, it is the most suitable time for Huaxia to enter this area!

"We don't really need to complete this plan, we just need to convince the Russians that we can complete the construction schedule, it's a strategic deception, we can even cruise around the neighborhood with a lot of transport ships with a little bit of supplies, and then drop some supplies and equipment under the watchful eyes of the Russians or the Dutch." Deng Shichang said. He was very dissatisfied with his performance in the last Battle of Java. And now he needs a battle to prove himself, so he has a plan for any battle that has a certain viability. He won't let it go.

"Actually, we can add some weight to this plan, and the simple construction of the anchorage may not make the Russians too nervous. But if we move the whole fleet south and blockade the port of Batavia, the Russians will not be able to sit still! Ye Zusi said.

"Storming the port of Batavia? This is definitely not a good idea, with the assistance of batteries and observation posts, it will be difficult for the Chinese fleet to inflict substantial damage on the Russian fleet, and it will be difficult to even attack port facilities. According to the information provided by the submarine forces, several minefields were placed around the perimeter of the port of Batavia, which kept us out of the effective range of artillery. Although we can shoot roughly, the shell consumption is absolutely huge, the range of more than ten kilometers is enough to make the shell impact point difference of several hundred meters, and if the ammunition consumption is too large, what should we do if the opponent chases us? Lin Yongsheng raised his own questions.

"If only I could chase it out! What we need is for the Russian-Dutch fleet to come out and fight a decisive battle with us. As for ammunition resupply, I think we can do it by setting up temporary shore supply points. Or rather, more shells and propellants. And in order to delay the pursuit of the other side, we can also lay minefields outside the enemy's port. We're going to make a gesture of locking up the port of Batavia and forcing them to fight. Xu Jie smiled and said.

If you can't destroy a fleet, what's the best solution? The predecessors of the British Royal Navy have already told the world with practical actions that the best way is to blockade the front line! During the Napoleonic era, the French fleet was blockaded in Toulon and other military ports. On Xu Jie's plane, the Russian First Pacific Fleet was blockaded in Port Arthur by the Japanese Combined Fleet in the Russo-Japanese War, and the German High Seas Fleet did not hit the North Sea in World War I. The effect is obvious, and the blockaded side has never been able to have a lethal impact on the opponent's sea power.

What Xu Jie needed was to take similar action to make the Russians feel that the Chinese Navy was going to lock the Russian fleet in the port of Batavia. As for whether the Chinese navy is really capable of locking up its opponents, this is not really a key question, as long as the Russians think that the Chinese navy can lock it in the harbor. In order to make this scene adequate, Xu Jie needed to convince the Russians that the Huaxia fleet could be resupplied far from the mainland, so Xu Jie needed to choose a suitable location on the southern coast of Kalimantan to build a temporary anchorage.

At the same time, Xu Jie also needed to convince Makanov of his determination, so Xu Jie did not hesitate to order all the elites of the Huaxia fleet to participate in the siege of Batavia Port. It's certain that you can't fight, but it's enough to put a lot of pressure on Makanov while trying to save yourself, you know, there are hundreds of 12-inch guns alone! No matter how bad it is, it is enough to use the covering style to smash the Batavia port area to a pulp. At that time, in the last stage of the siege of Arthur, the Japanese Navy simply relied on two 10-inch guns with high elevation angles to carry out probabilistic fire on the port area. The Huaxia Navy with enough capital in its hands can naturally do better!

What will happen to Makanov in the face of such a dilemma? Squatting in the harbor waiting for reinforcements to arrive? Leaving aside whether Makanov was able to hold his breath or not, the actual situation did not allow Makanov to do so, and once the Huaxia Navy obtained a reasonable forward base in the Java Sea, the supply disadvantage in ocean-going operations was compensated to a great extent. And the two Danton-class battleships had to be resupplied and maintained in the British and French colonies. There were only a few sea routes into the port of Batavia, and it was easy to spot the whereabouts of these two warships with submarines and reconnaissance ships. And then what about the result? The Chinese fleet could successfully set up an ambush in advance and then annihilate the two warships that the Russians had worked so hard to obtain.

If both Dandong-class ships are destroyed, and the Huaxia Navy establishes a temporary base on the southern shore of Kalimantan, then the Russian fleet will really have nothing to do. What is certain is that the Chinese fleet will definitely sweep away all the Russian-Dutch officers outside the port of Batavia in this all-army attack. Unless Makanov fought a decisive battle with the Chinese fleet. Therefore, in order to avoid strategic disadvantage, even if Makanov wants to avoid fighting with the Huaxia fleet, he must find ways to destroy the forward base in Huaxia, otherwise once the forward base is built, even if the two Dandong-class battleships arrive, they will not be able to reverse the passive situation of the Russians. Because the Huaxia Navy will not let the two Dandong-class battleships converge with Makanov.

This is a dead end, a dead end that cannot be changed once the deployment is complete! The Russians wanted to gain an advantage in combat power by delaying, and to expand the advantage with the improvement of the supply system. However, the Huaxia Navy destroyed the supply system of the Russian Navy before the arrival of the opposing reinforcement fleet, and at the same time established its own supply system, so as to prevent the convergence of the opposing fleet and lay the victory! The advantage of the Huaxia Navy is time, the arrival of the Dandong-class fleet takes quite a long time, and Huaxia has time to complete these things! There were not many options left for Makanov. If Makanov is squatting in the harbor, then the Chinese Navy can even consider taking the initiative to intercept the Dandong-class battleships entering Malacca or other waterways, as long as the two battleships sink, the war situation in Southeast Asia will be clear.

In terms of layout, this has taken into account the various reactions of the other side, but there are still some problems in terms of practical operation, such as if the Russian fleet can be left behind and not just defeated? The Russian fleet was all new, and its speed was generally higher than that of the Garibaldi-class and PISA-class armored cruisers of the Chinese Navy. If you bring these warships, you will definitely not be able to catch up with the Russian fleet that is retreating at full speed, and if you don't bring them, the combat strength of the Chinese Navy will be weakened again. It's a really tough problem to solve.

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