If Peng Haifeng and they can do well, then it can be predicted that the Russians will definitely live a very sad life in Batavia, but at the same time that the Russians are sad, the Chinese Navy will not be too comfortable, after all, it is obviously not an easy thing to cross thousands of kilometers to fight at the door of people's homes, with a speed of 12 knots, even if you go in a straight line, it will take 7 days to get to the door of people's homes. The attrition and combat effectiveness of the entire fleet is really a problem.

As for blocking the other party's doorstep, it is also impossible, after all, the Huaxia Navy has no port to use there. Moreover, as far as the reserves of the British army in the Far East are concerned, it is estimated that it is not enough for a fleet with a displacement of more than 300,000 tons to be stationed for a long time, and it would be good to provide some supplies to a detachment at most. And this is definitely not what Xu Jie wants to see.

"The main fleet will either not be dispatched, or as soon as it is dispatched, it will force a decisive battle with the Russian Navy! Otherwise, it doesn't make any sense. Xu Jie thought about it and wrote. But how to force the Russian Navy to fight a decisive battle with it? That's the key question. According to the calculations of Xu Jie and others, although the Russians have gained a good foothold in the Far East. But this foothold could not solve all the problems of the Russians, and for a long time, the Dutch East Indies were also unable to supply such a large fleet, and the vital supply of coal and food was also interfered with and destroyed by the power of the Chinese in the South Seas. And ammunition and related repair equipment, as well as components, were simply not available to the Dutch, and these things had to be shipped from Europe. Other words. Although the Russians came, a considerable part of the supply still had to rely on Europe!

It's a matter of consumption, and it's up to you to see who can't consume it first. However, Xu Jie did not intend to make this war protracted, Xu Jie needed to achieve victory in the shortest possible time, in this case, then the Huaxia fleet must take the initiative to attack, on the one hand, gradually weaken the strength of the Russian fleet to prepare for the future decisive battle, and on the other hand, force the Russian fleet to continuously consume valuable resources in the battle with the Huaxia fleet. Until the Russians' resources bottomed out and they had to fight a decisive battle!

The above is just an idea, if you want to make a specific action plan. So first of all, Xu Jie needs to consider how the Russians will use the fleet in their hands from the perspective of the Russians. The Russian fleet did not come from afar for a vacation, to enjoy the golden sands and sunbathing of the equator. The Tsar would never tolerate a fleet that cost a lot of money to lie in Batavia! They are still waiting for the Russian fleet to cut off the trade and material supply routes in the North Ocean!

So the Russian fleet after reaching the port of Batavia. After a short period of correction and replenishment, the cruiser formation and the battlecruiser formation will definitely go out to carry out the task of breaking the diplomatic relationship. Focus on the waters around the Strait of Malacca, blocking the sea transportation lines in the southern part of the Chinese Republic. And when it comes to such a life-and-death situation, it remains to be seen whether the tiger skin of the British will work, especially if it is as it has been in history. Britain after negotiations with France. The attitude towards Russia has softened a lot, and it is difficult to say whether British ships will continue to carry supplies to China.

Historically, the Russians used confiscation and sinking of foreign merchant ships that carried supplies. Not only the British, but also the German ships were killed, as long as the so-called "contraband" was found. Then the ship will not reach its destination, unless there is a British Royal Navy escort, otherwise the Russians will dare to dispose of any ship that transports supplies for China. And as long as the Russian fleet comes out, then the Chinese fleet will have a chance!

Ocean-going and anti-international exchanges are like two sides of the same coin. And the Chinese fleet not only wants to counter the breakdown, but more importantly, to take the opportunity to gradually weaken the Russian fleet. In order to achieve this goal, the Huaxia Navy needs to organize a fleet that is fast enough, has a relatively long endurance, and has strong combat effectiveness. And two battlecruisers and two fast battleships are undoubtedly the most suitable for this requirement! And because it is a new ship, the sea trials and range of these two-stage warships are undoubtedly better, and they can definitely be called patrol killers!

In addition, Xu Jie also needed to equip this fleet with 4 to 6 light cruisers as reconnaissance troops and anti-lightning forces. In order to ensure the supply of this fleet with a total tonnage of nearly 90,000 tons, Xu Jie decided to use both shore supply and sea supply. Supply ships from mainland China mainly provided supplies such as ammunition and spare parts, while Nanyang Chinese ships based in various ports in Malaya provided the entire fleet with supplies such as food and coal. When necessary, Xu Jie will also negotiate with the British authorities to carry out short-term replenishment and maintenance at British ports.

As for the original plan to incorporate the three King-class armored cruisers in good condition into the fast fleet, it was temporarily shelved, the reason came from a document provided by Lin Taizeng and others, in which Lin Taizeng and others mentioned that although the three King-class ships were in good condition, they consumed huge amounts of coal in the high-speed section, and in the ocean-going battle against enemy cruisers, it was inevitable that there would be a high-speed pursuit, and the King-class did not have fuel assistance because of the use of coal-fired boilers, so the maintenance and endurance of the high-speed section were very problematic. Moreover, as an armored cruiser of the coastal decisive battle, if the stock of coal is wantonly expanded, it will have a certain impact on the trial life of the entire warship, in a word, in the case of no major changes, the ocean-going combat capability is limited, especially not suitable for high-speed pursuit operations, it is okay to participate in one or two engagements in a short period of time, but it is somewhat insufficient to accompany the rapid fleet operation.

As a result, the figures of ocean-going guerrilla warfare and dealing with the opponent's fast cruisers and even battle cruisers fell into the hands of 4 new dreadnoughts! These four warships and their subsidiary fleets will become the first fleets of the Chinese Navy to be put into the battlefield of naval warfare, as for the main fleet? Well, a fleet of 4 dreadnought-type battleships and 3 Ninghai-class as well as 7 large armored cruisers and a large number of auxiliary warships will be stationed in the vicinity of Guangdong at the beginning of the day. The connection between the fast fleet and the main fleet was transmitted through airships, sentinel ships, and telegraph networks on land. At present, Xu Jie has chosen two airship bases, one is located in East Malaysia and the other is located in the Philippines. The former was a colony of the British, and for the allies, the British would naturally provide, while the latter was used as a dividend for Beiyang to help Spain that year.

After the fleet is selected, one of the remaining tasks is to choose the sea area for operation. Judging from the map, the base of the Russian-Dutch joint fleet is in Batavia, which is still quite far from the Strait of Malacca, that is to say, if the Russian fleet is based in Batavia, it is actually inconvenient to attack the transport ships passing through the Strait of Malacca, and it is not as good as the Chinese fleet departing from Kalimantan Island in terms of geographical distance. In other words, if calculated in terms of forward forces, the Chinese Rapid Fleet occupies even more geographical advantages than the Russian Navy. After all, it's a lot closer.

The only remedy available to the Russian fleet was to set up sub-bases in Palembang and Belitung Island, and to station a fast fleet dominated by armored cruisers in Palembang. In this way, the distance is immediately shortened, and it is almost convenient to break the diplomatic relationship with the eastern entrance of the Strait of Malacca. The purpose of setting up a base on Belitung Island is even simpler, and this island is at the choke point of entering the Java Sea from the South China Sea. If a reconnaissance fleet is stationed here, then every move of the Chinese fleet in the surrounding area will be discovered, and then provide intelligence and early warning for the main force of the Russian fleet as far away as Batavia.

Therefore, the Chinese fleet had to completely destroy the relevant facilities on Palembang and Belitung Island before the Russians could enter the country. In this way, the Russians will lose the front-line early warning post and the forward base for breaking diplomatic relations, which is of great importance for securing the life-and-death sea lines of communication and for the next step of the battle. After solving the two huge nails in the mountain of the road ahead, the Chinese fast fleet will enter the Java Sea and launch a guerrilla operation to break the diplomatic relations.

Unlike the plundering ships that roamed the sea, the Chinese Fast Fleet did not enter the Java Sea only to cut off various supplies such as coal and grain from Kalimantan to Batavia. It was even more important to deal a fatal blow to the Russian fast fleet. In the not-too-distant future, the strength of the fleets of the warring sides is definitely the strength that can be ranked in the top 5 on this planet! In addition, Makanov will not easily dispatch the precious main fleet, and it is impossible to settle the situation in one fell swoop, and it can only be slowly consumed.

The purpose of the Fast Fleet was to force the Russian fleet to meet the Russian fleet by attacking Russian and Dutch merchant ships in the Java Sea. As for the reconnaissance problem, it is not difficult, there are only a handful of large ports in Kalimantan, it is not difficult to obtain intelligence by watching, and then there is no big problem in communicating by radio in the smaller Java Sea. If he really can't get the relevant information, Xu Jie doesn't mind letting the fast fleet directly hit the door and smash these ports to smithereum! When the time comes, it will be interesting to see if the Russians are in a hurry!

Whereas Batavia is in the southwest of the Java Sea. The direction of attack of the Beiyang fast fleet is the north and northeast of the Java Sea, which is definitely a big trouble for the Russian fleet, Xu Jie's requirements are not high, before the main force of the Russian fleet is stationed, the main force of the Huaxia fleet will sweep the available ports except Batavia, and try to find the Russian fleet to fight with it, if it can't be a decisive battle, the main fleet will sail back, leaving the fast fleet to continue to maintain the pressure until the Russians can no longer bear it and are forced to launch a decisive battle with the Huaxia fleet! At that time, time will be on Huaxia's side!

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