"Our new ships are coming, the Frenchman Danton and Voltaire. They are all brand new warships and have been thoroughly overhauled and maintained in the port of Mumbai. After arriving in Batavia, after a little rest, you can take part in the battle, and in this case, the number of our battleships will reach 7. We also have 3 fast battleships, so our strength is basically on the same level as the Chinese dreadnought. Looking at Makanov, who was staring out the window, Essen said with some excitement.

"Well, we do have a slight advantage in terms of the number of dreadnoughts. But if it is put into actual combat, this disadvantage is even greater than the second naval battle of Java. We lost 3 battleships, 1 fast battleship and 3 armored cruisers. Makanov said disapprerovingly. By the way, what about the Huaxia Navy? What is the situation with their fleet? ”

"Their cruisers have all been withdrawn from the battle sequence, and the surviving armored cruisers have also been sent to a port, with only the most basic treatments, and have not entered the slipway for maintenance and repair, and in the next naval battle, we will most likely not see these battleships. This is good news for us. That is, we need to deal with 9 dreadnoughts and 3 dreadnoughts of the Huaxia Navy, and by the way, a hateful German cruiser! At the mention of the Scharnhorst, Essen couldn't help but grit his teeth and say! If there was anyone in the entire Russian fleet who hated the Scharnhorst the most, it was Essen, who even thought that he would have succeeded if he hadn't had this German battleship to stir things up!

From the point of view of justice. The Scharnhorst's ability to smash to the death is definitely the last among the capital ships of the Huaxia Fleet, not only can it not beat the new dreadnoughts, but it is even inferior to the Ninghai class. But the genius of Yang Yonglin and others lies in the fact that they really make the best use of things. If it is incorporated into the main fleet. It may not have much effect, whether it is for Yang Yonglin or Ye Zusi, 6 more 11-inch guns are really nothing. But it's not the same when you put it in the decoy fleet.

With the addition of the Scharnhorst, the former dreadnought fleet of the Huaxia Navy actually had an advantage in numbers, and after arranging it, the Scharnhorst destroyed a Russian patrol at the very beginning, so that the situation on the battlefield once favored the Huaxia Navy. And to the very end. When the tide of the battle was developing in the direction of erosion, it was the Scharnhorst who held back the opponent so badly that it finally held out until the main fleet joined the battle.

Victory often depends on who can hold out until the end. If there was no pocket battle cruiser, the Huaxia fleet might have been an absolute disadvantage at the beginning. 5 armored cruisers will certainly not survive, and 3 Ninghai-class battleships will probably end up being unable to be saved due to too many bullets, and the losses of the Russians will probably be small. After all, if there was no Scharnhorst, the second kill Rurik 2. There were no two Garibaldi-type battleships in the early stage to attack one place for patrolling. The Huaxia fleet will definitely lose in a one-on-one battle! Even Yang Yonglin planned to bear the losses of the Ninghai-level battle damage at the beginning. As a result, because of such a battleship, the losses of the Huaxia Navy were much smaller than expected! It can be said that the German battleship played an important role in this battle.

"What if you come?" While Essen was thinking about it himself, Makanov muttered to himself. And this sentence was not helpful in Essen's ears, because such a tone and words revealed an extremely pessimistic thought, that is, Makanov had no hope in sight! Although in Essen's opinion, even if two dreadnoughts came to the Russian fleet, it would be absolutely difficult to achieve victory, but in his heart he still did not give up hope. He is still thinking hard about his next operational plan. If there is no hope, then it is really all over! And Makanov clearly belongs to this type of person who is about to lose hope!

"We still have a strong deterrent and what we need now is an opportunity. As long as the Huaxia fleet divides its forces, as long as we can catch them, we can turn the tide of the war. They use a trick to lure the enemy in, and so can we. There are too many elements of chance in war, maybe a shell can slow down a battleship, and then we can destroy it. Essen said.

"The result has actually been determined, I don't know what the Chinese Navy will be like after the Ludao War, but I know that the Ludao Russian fleet will be completely reduced to a second-rate fleet from now on. Then we will be blockaded in the Baltic Sea by the rising German High Seas Fleet. I am no longer thinking about how to defeat my opponents, but about how to leave more combat power for the future Russian fleet. The Huaxia Republic is just competing with us for resources. And the German Empire was Russia's mortal enemy. Makanov said worriedly.

This seems to be off topic, and Makanov doesn't know how many times Lu Dao and Essen have said it. Others may not understand, but Essen knows that Makanov reveals two meanings in this passage, the first is that the future enemy of the Russian Navy is Germany, which is very easy to obtain, and the other meaning is that Makanov's primary purpose now is to protect the ship, and it can be done in any form. Judging from the current situation, what Makanov wants is to squat in the pit and squat to the ground.

It is said that squatting in the port to protect the ship is already the most aggrieved way. And it seems that it should be the most effective way, don't you see that even if the British Imperial Navy is strong, it didn't do anything to Napoleon's fleet squatting in the harbor. But the reality is cruel, Essen has found after many deductions that even squatting in the pit is absolutely unsafe, and the slightest carelessness may all die in the pit!

If, before the start of the Second Battle of the Java Sea, relying on fortresses and a powerful fleet, the Russian Navy would indeed have the capital to squat. If it were really put together, the Huaxia Navy would definitely not have good fruit to eat, but what about now? Even if you count the two French dreadnoughts, it is just 14 more 12-inch guns, but how much did the Russian-Dutch navy lose? There were 22 12-inch guns and 32 10-inch guns with side-chord fire. This is already more than worth the loss. This is not the most tragic, originally before the start of the war, Russia and the Netherlands had already considered the loss of large-caliber naval guns in the battle, so the heavy artillery on the fortress was a naval gun that could be directly installed on the warship.

In addition to the loss of firepower due to the permanent loss of the battleship, too many guns of the remaining Russian battleships were destroyed, at least about 30 main guns were lost. Not to mention anything else, the main guns of the three capital ships in the last three of the light fleets were almost completely wiped out. Essen himself calculated that if he wanted to restore the firepower of all the surviving battleships, not only would all the artillery in stock be used, but the shore defense guns on the batteries would probably have to be requisitioned. This means that if the Huaxia Navy comes again, many batteries will really become only platforms without guns! Nearly 90 large and medium-caliber guns of various sizes were destroyed in one battle, which is absolutely unprecedented!

"Your Excellency General, the fleet will definitely wait to die if it continues to stay in the port of Batavia, if the Huaxia Navy is blocked in the port again, it will be difficult for us to hold it, the firepower gap is too great. There are also insufficient mines, you know, Batavia is only a port city and not an industrial city, and all our vital equipment is irreplaceable. Even if we can get away with holding it once, the second time it will be completely destroyed by the heavy artillery of the Huaxia Navy. Can't you see? The guns on the batteries were dismantled and supplied to the battleships! Essen excitedly pointed to the fort under construction in the distance.

Without the protection of batteries and mines, the warships in the harbor are really like fish on the board. EVEN IF HIS OWN FLEET WAS WELL PREPARED, ALL THE FIREPOWER WOULD BE NO MORE THAN 70 12-INCH GUNS AND 16 274MM GUNS. The Huaxia Navy has 105 12-inch guns alone. The other party is more than 4% stronger than himself. It can be predicted that no matter where they meet, as long as the main battle of the two fleets occurs again, it will definitely be a one-sided fiasco. This is true in the open sea, but also in the port of Batavia. It's even worse in the port of Batavia, because there will always be a chance to run away in the open sea, but if you are blocked in the port, you will really be wiped out.

"Then why didn't the other party do it?" Suddenly, Makanov felt a hint of confusion. His own fleet has almost been repaired after one month, so the Huaxia fleet shouldn't be so inefficient, right? Although the spies could not know the details of the other party's progress, Makanouf still believed that the failure of the Huaxia fleet was not due to insufficient strength but to have other plans. At first, Makanov wondered if this time the Huaxia Navy was secretly hiding in a place and waiting for him to throw himself into the net. He also specially asked Essen to lead the team to wander around the neighborhood, and he really didn't find anything wrong. Nothing was found by the various camouflaged reconnaissance ships, except for the submarines that were still in the sea and did not attack the Russian-Dutch transport ships, the capital ships of the Huaxia Navy seemed to have suddenly disappeared. This situation is extremely abnormal, or there is a smack of conspiracy in it.

"No matter, I only have one request now, General Essen." Makanov paused and said. "Preserve the fleet as much as possible, this fleet will be the most reliable guardian of the Baltic Sea in the future. Don't be afraid of any responsibility, I'll take care of it. The fleet cannot be sunk and cannot fall into the hands of the enemy. Makanov repeatedly emphasized.

"But we need a glorious process. Otherwise, the St. Andrew's flag will be disgraced by this, and all the officers and soldiers will be beaten into the other. We still need to fight the last game, at least to win tactically. We need to think not only about the future of the Navy, but also about the negotiations after this war is over. "As the highest-ranking commander besides Makanov, Essen knew what Makanov was trying to say. In fact, shortly after the end of the Second Battle of the Java Sea, Makanov had already contacted the British and French Far East Fleet Commands, and Makanov set aside the Russian government and prepared for the finishing work of this fleet. And this plan is codenamed "generator".

Sure enough, as soon as I didn't recommend a subscription, I dropped it, and yesterday's subscription shrank by nearly half——! The author's heart is cold——! (To be continued......)