The telegram of the South Ocean Fleet and the transport fleet encountering the Russian Far East Fleet was quickly sent to Xu Jie's desk, at this time the North Ocean Fleet and the Foreign Ocean Fleet were completely dispersed, except for Yang Yonglin, all the warships of the Beiyang system were divided into several squads, Liu Buyun led 2 battleships, Lin Taizeng and Cheng Biguang commanded a King-class armored cruiser and a Garibaldi-class armored cruiser, and Deng Shichang was two PISA-class armored cruisers. And Lin Yongsheng is in charge of all the Guiyuan-class warships, of course, these warships have been arranged separately.

Therefore, in order for these already scattered fleets to form a joint force, Xu Jie and Yang Yonglin had to transmit orders through radio and notification ships, and this led to the lag of information transmission! Therefore, Xu Jie and Yang Yonglin must leave a considerable margin for the entire deployment. And this battle is also a test for the commanders of the Beiyang detachments, after all, the opponent is a group, the combat effectiveness is strong, and more importantly, in the vast sea, communication and search for the enemy are very difficult, very test the ability of the Beiyang people to play on the spot!

"All the fast elites of the Russians have come out, and it seems that Makanov still has a lot of determination." Yang Yonglin said as he put the model warship marking the Russian fleet on the chart.

"The Russians are not just breaking the relationship, right? There is also a sense of guerrilla warfare. If you only look at the losses in the naval battle, the Nanyang Fleet that fought with it lost the Jingtai, and the Zhenhai was also seriously wounded, and there was no way to fight for a long time, and although the Russians had 3 battleships damaged, if they were allowed to return to the port, it would be a good ship to repair it. Liu Guanxiong said a little discouraged.

"Ding Zhuqian played well. It is not easy to hold off the opponent with such a force. What about our material losses? Xu Jie asked.

"Three ships were killed, the loss of personnel was small, but the loss of equipment was not small. Hundreds of tons of ammunition and weapons were sunk to the bottom of the sea, but they were treated before they sank, and some of the damage could have been recovered if they had been salvaged in time. Someone has already done these things. Yang Yonglin immediately said,

"Very well, since the finishing work has already been done, let's now think about how to deal with the Russians. First of all, let's think about it, what will the Russians do next? Xu Jie asked a question.

"Concentrate your forces and open a gap in our encirclement!" Yang Yonglin said with great certainty.

"Then the Russians will not be very fast, according to the war reports. The speed of two armored cruisers of the Sea of Azov type is already low! According to the estimation of Ding Zhuangqian and Lord Deng, the maximum speed of these two warships could not exceed 15 knots. If the Russian fleet moves together, we will naturally have plenty of time to intercept it, but what if the other side abandons the two armored cruisers of the Sea of Azov and the other four warships quickly withdraw? Liu Guanxiong raised his own questions.

"Then leave two armored ships of the Sea of Azov first. If these two armored cruisers can be eaten, it is estimated that the Russians will not even be able to fight guerrilla warfare. "Yang Yonglin is not greedy. The goal is realistic.

"If you can. I hope this will be the last time the Russian Far East Fleet will go to sea! We don't have that long time to consume with the Russians. We still have a lot of things to do, the chaos in Beijing still needs to be cleaned up, the powerful factions in various places are still waiting, and we need to end the battle at sea as soon as possible. If I could, I would like the Beiyang Fleet to take full part in the siege of Vladivostok, a long war of attrition would not be good for either side. Xu Jie set the strategic tone.

"If you want to completely annihilate the Russian fleet, it is obviously impossible. If Essen feels that the situation is not good, he can leave the battlefield with two 10,000-ton warships, and the pressure we start to put on them must not be very great. Considering the limited lethality of naval guns, we also need time to mobilize mine-strike battleships. It's going to be a big project. Yang Yonglin frowned and said.

"If the encirclement is not tightened quickly. Our fence will be full of holes. Lord Deng has made it very clear in the report that the three armored cruisers may not be able to retain the two battleships under Essen, it is easy to defeat but difficult to sink! If it is not weakened to a certain extent, the lightning strike effect will not be very good, and the opponent has too many rapid-fire guns! Liu Guanxiong also said with an embarrassed face.

"Then we will first set up a blockade in the eastern part of the Yellow Sea, so that the Russians have only two options, the first is to go north into the border area of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea and then turn northeast. If Essen had a brain, he would never have chosen this path, and the further north he went, the greater the probability of being discovered. And what we have is time to rearrange the new blockade. So this path is directly negative. Xu Jie paused and continued.

"Most likely, it would be to sail southeast, then bypass our blockade and turn northeast, using its large range to avoid a possible attack. After all, in Essen's opinion, our capital ship also agreed to drift at sea for a long time, coupled with the limited endurance, it is impossible to take care of farther seas. Xu Jie said.

"The endurance of our warships is really limited. If the other side leaves the offshore sea and goes deep into the ocean, it will be really difficult for us to contain them. Even armored cruisers of the Sea of Azov type took into account sufficient endurance, after all, these ships came from Europe. Yang Yonglin said with some sorrow.

"So we have to reduce unnecessary consumption. Before launching a decisive attack, the fleet must remain in a state of low attrition, and the capital battleship cannot be used as a reconnaissance ship. Our search for the Russians should be handed over to a large number of notification ships and mine-strike ships, as well as 3 Guiyuan armored cruisers. Keep in touch and force the other side to act first with the fuel reserves. Put pressure on the other side to keep moving south, and only then will the gap between us and our opponents in endurance gradually catch up and eventually overtake! Once the Russians have no endurance advantage, we just need to catch them one by one and kill them. Like wolves, we have to constantly use feints to consume the strength of our prey. Finally, when the prey is tired, it will deliver a fatal blow! Xu Jie laid out his plans.

"If we want to destroy the Russian fleet, our main fleet must be concentrated, and not only capital ships, but also a large number of mine-striking ships must be mobilized. After all, the Russians still have 6 warships, and it is difficult for the Prince or the Russian to sink with naval guns. Yang Yonglin added.

"In that case, let's scare the Russians first." Xu Jie smiled and said.

Thank you for the tips from the book friend Kong Chen and the constellations soaring in the universe. (To be continued.) )