The inner harbor of Manila Bay is deep and vast, and the civil and military ports are clearly distinguished, and there are many huge ships waiting to be unloaded at the anchorage outside the civilian port, and the foreign trade is quite busy.

On this side of the military port, dozens of warships are moored.

Among them are the main forces of the Royal Navy "Melbourne", "Songjiang", "Beilun", "Tianquan", "Qingdao" battleships, as well as seven 6,500-ton "Spring Moon" class general-purpose cruisers, more than a dozen "Brave" class light cruisers and the latest 3,200-ton "Cold Wind" class ocean-going general-purpose destroyers.

The return of the "Sammarinda" ship formation allowed the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Royal Navy to complete the last piece of the puzzle, and it was fully manned, forming the most powerful maritime force in the whole of Asia and even the Pacific region.

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Admiral He Fang, Secretary of the Admiralty, promoted the change, and the South China Sea Fleet was upgraded to the Pacific Fleet, which included all combat missions in the Pacific region, including all the mission areas of the original South China Sea Fleet, Shangri-La Fleet, and Far East Fleet, thus making the Pacific Fleet of the Royal Navy the most powerful first fleet.

In the Pacific Fleet

Six 16,200-ton "Metropolis-class Type II" battleships formed the main force of the decisive battle, with a total of nine "Harutsuki" class general-purpose cruisers and 12 "Brave" class light cruisers organized into three cruiser detachments.

Each cruiser detachment contains 3 "Haruzuki"-class general-purpose cruisers and 4 "Brave"-class light cruisers, which is the rapid strike force of the Pacific Fleet.

In addition, dozens of destroyers were equipped and organized into six destroyer detachments, the main force of which was the latest "Hanfeng" class destroyers, a total of 12 destroyers, each destroyer detachment was composed of two, and the rest was supplemented by "Seagull" class destroyers.

The construction plan for the first phase of 12 destroyers of the "Cold Wind" class has been successfully completed, and at present, the second phase of the "Cold Wind" class improved construction plan is underway, with a total of 12 ships being built, of which three have been launched, including two for perching and one for sea trials.

The second phase of the "Coldwind" class improved destroyer appropriately increased its displacement, from the original 3,200 tons to 3,420 tons, the cruising range increased from 6,500 nautical miles to 7,200 nautical miles, the main gun firepower increased, a twin 210 mm in the bow position was added, and the original two piggyback 152 mm twin guns in the area were removed to increase the strike power of the main gun.

After reforming the fleet structure, the Pacific Fleet has concentrated the essence of the Royal Navy, and its comprehensive strength assessment is 240% of that of the Combined Fleet of the Fuso State, making it the largest naval force in the Pacific region.

The Pacific Fleet is stationed in the port of Manila on the Luzon Islands, and the fleet commander, Admiral Zhang Daoru, has four detachments under his command, namely;

One; The Far East Detachment is stationed at the port of Naha in the Ryukyus.

Two; The Shangri-La detachment is stationed at the ports of Jayapura, Tianquan and Moresby.

Three; Hawaii Squadron; Anchored at Pearl Harbor, Oahu.

Four; South China Sea Squadron; It is stationed in Zhanjiang Port, Guangzhou Bay.

In addition, the Indian Ocean Fleet and the Home Fleet were set up, forming the pattern of the Royal Navy's three major fleets with the Pacific Fleet.

The Indian Ocean Fleet was upgraded from the merger of the original Borneo Fleet and the African Fleet, with the Fleet Commander Admiral Zhu Qingxi, and the main force of the fleet stationed in the port of Sammarinda, with ports such as Machen, Semuj, Xi'an, Humen, Seoul, Mozambique Island, etc., covering the entire Indian Ocean and the waters around Borneo.

The main force of the fleet is composed of the "Blue Dragon" heavy cruiser, which is the four big Kongs of the older generation, and has a total of 10 cruisers, including the captured "Naniwa" and "Takachiho", mainly the old models of the "Brave" class light cruisers.

It also has most of the "Seagull II" and "Type 2" destroyers in service, which are basically based on old naval ships, and none of the new warships are equipped with 6,500-ton "Spring Moon" class general-purpose cruisers and 3,200-ton "Cold Wind" ocean-going destroyers, so the Indian Ocean Fleet is called the "Royal Navy Retirement Home."

The home fleet is the second most powerful fleet among the three fleets, the commander of the fleet is Admiral He Fang, the Minister of the Admiralty, and the home port of the Red River Valley includes Brisbane, Songjiang, Beilun, Melbourne, Adelaide, Pass, Darwin, Qingdao and other ports.

The home fleet is led by two new warships, the "Red River Valley" and the "Brisbane", and includes three 6,500-ton "Spring Moon" class general-purpose cruisers, six "Brave" class light cruisers, and the newly built "Cold Wind" class ocean-going destroyer second class program, and all twelve new ships will enter service with the home fleet.

Except for the six "Brave" class light cruisers that have been in service for more than 10 years, all the other ships in the home fleet are new, and there is not a single old "Seagull" high-speed cruiser, and all of them have been merged into the Indian Ocean Fleet.

Of course, there is a reason for this arrangement.

As the main force of the Royal Navy, the Pacific Fleet is responsible for the combat readiness of the western Pacific region and the eastern Pacific region.

There are basically no substantial maritime challenge forces in the Indian Ocean Fleet area, and the existing old ships are sufficient, mainly patrolling and inspecting pirate smuggling tasks.

The Home Fleet is located in the rear of the operational area of the first two fleets, and its security is unquestionable, and there are no real enemies and challenges it faces, and it mainly plays the role of a rear support unit and training new soldiers.

After the newly commissioned warships enter the home fleet, they gradually form combat effectiveness through sea exercises and actual combat confrontations, and supplement the above two fleets separately according to the situation, and are a strategic reserve force.

After the reorganization of the Royal Navy, its strength has changed from decentralized to centralized, its responsibilities have been clear, and its combat effectiveness has been further enhanced, especially the Pacific Fleet, which has reached the world's first-class naval level and has become a heavy maritime weapon for safeguarding the interests of the empire.

After 28 years of development

The Royal Navy formed the core of 8 world-class battleships, consisting of four "Blue Dragon" class heavy cruisers, 12 6,500-ton "Harugetsu" class ocean-going general-purpose cruisers, 24 4,500-ton "Brave" class cruisers, plus a cruiser fleet of 3,600 tons "Naniwa" and "Takachiho" light cruisers, a total of 42 cruisers.

The destroyers are mainly 24 3,200-ton "Cold Wind" class large ocean-going destroyers (including 12 in the second phase plan), including 37 old Seagull-class destroyers, ranging in tonnage from 960 tons to 2,100 tons, a total of 61 destroyers.

The Imperial Water Force also includes more than 510 Mosquito patrol boats, ranging in displacement from 48 to 500 tons, which are not part of the naval establishment and are under the jurisdiction of the Marine Police Districts and garrison headquarters in the local and overseas states, and are used to cope with the daily tasks of patrolling, screening and combating indigenous armed resistance, patrolling coastal waters, and protecting fisheries.

Manila Naval Port

The formation of the "Three Marinda" warships docked at the Shanghai port wharf in turn, and after handing over the task. Brigadier General Li Siyuan and several other officers of the formation were quickly taken away by car and came to the location of the Pacific Fleet Headquarters.

Before they had time to catch their breath and take a sip of tea, several of them were called over by their bosses, Admiral Zhang Daoru, commander of the Pacific Fleet, and they were severely criticized, Brigadier General Li Siyuan behaved better, and several other commanders were trained to have green faces, Vice Admiral Li Jie, Vice Admiral Wu Gang, and Vice Admiral Li Sixian, chief of staff of the fleet, all stood aside and watched.

Your Highness's reprimanded drama is generally not seen, and there will be no shop in this village.

Half a day later

Brigadier Li Siyuan came out of the headquarters of the Royal Navy's Pacific Fleet in despair, and was caught by the second admiral Hum.

Major General Jensen-Adenauer and Brigadier General Geng Chengen's faces were full of melancholy, hurriedly stacked greetings, and when they saw Li Siyuan's depressed appearance, they lowered their heads and didn't even want to speak, and their hearts couldn't help but sink into the cold abyss;

It's bad, it's bad, and the worst thing has happened.