"Welcome, Master Zhuge . The journey above the North Atlantic must have been bumpy...... Winter is not a good time to travel across the Atlantic. Of course, it's not a good season to enter the Gulf of Riga. It doesn't freeze as tightly as the Gulf of Finland, but the water is full of ice floes, and the sea near the coastline freezes, so it's hard to rely on icebreakers to get across. If only we had a warm, ice-free port that never freezes. ”

It was Tsar Nicholas I of the Rakshasa who spoke, and when he mentioned the "warm, ice-free harbor that never froze", the greedy color in his eyes could not be concealed.

The scene of Zhuge Weidao's conversation with Nikolai is in a villa called a palace outside the city of Riga, near the sea. The Tsar, still dressed in military uniform, stood in front of a huge piece of floor-to-ceiling glass filled with water vapor, and as he spoke, he looked through the hazy glass at the battleship Hero and the armored cruiser Hero moored in the sea of the Gulf of Riga - these two ships would soon belong to the Rakshasa Navy!

The Hero will be renamed Catherine the Great, and the Hero will be renamed Admiral Orlov. The new names of these two ships must have been very unfriendly to the Turks, who got the name of Catherine the Great by beating the Turks.

And that Admiral Orlov was a member of the "traitorous group" of the Queen, he was the most proficient in naval warfare in the army of the Rakshasa at that time, and once single-handedly planned the Baltic Fleet's expedition to the Mediterranean - this was an expedition with a very bad start, because the Rakshasa Navy at that time was the first large-scale outing, not very accustomed, several warships and cruisers had accidents in the long-distance run, or sank, or ran aground. In the end, only 9 battleships and 3 cruisers barely reached the Aegean Sea, while they faced the Turkish fleet with 16 battleships, 6 cruisers, and 50 small combat ships. The Turkish warships, supported by about 2,000 shore defense guns, were in high position near Cesme Bay...... As a result of the battle, the Turks lost 15 battleships, 6 cruisers, 40 ships, and 1-11,000 killed. And the losses of the Rakshasa Kingdom are only 11 killed, not as many as they died on the way!

Rakshasa Navy, become famous in a war!

And now, Nicholas I was desperate to win his Cesme victory and the title of Emperor.

Zhuge Weidao sat against the warm fireplace, holding a large document bag in his hand, while Natalie sat beside him, looking a little excited, as if she wanted to fight the Turks with her brother - worthy of the granddaughter of the empress.

Hearing Nikolai mention "no Donggang", Natalie turned her face and looked at Zhuge Weidao silently with a pair of big talking eyes. Zhuge smiled for the Tao and said, "Nikolai. Pavrovich, we have prepared an exclusive set of English beating packages for the Rakshasa country! ”

"Playing English package? But my enemy is Turkey! The Tsar looked back at Zhuge Weidao and said in a hurried and fast Rakshasa language, "Daozi, I know that your relationship with Britain is becoming increasingly tense, and there may be some conflicts soon, but it is your war, not our war. I have only one goal, which is to destroy the Turkish Empire...... The Turkish Empire, which must be destroyed! ”

"Brother Daozi, just yesterday, the United Kingdom, together with the Indian Empire, handed over an ultimatum to the Turkish Empire, demanding that the Turks make a decision to abandon Greece within 72 hours!"

"Brother Daozi, the French also delivered an ultimatum to the Turkish Empire with the same content. In addition, Austria, Prussia, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Papal States, and the Grand Kinkoto were also preparing ultimatums against Turkey. The Turkish Empire, on the other hand, requested joint mediation between China, the United States, the Mexican Empire, and Japan. ”

Wei Yuanda, the ambassador of the Ming Dynasty to the Rakshasa State, and Huang Shu, the military attache of the Ming Embassy in the Rakshasa country, also came to Riga, and they told Zhuge Weidao about the big thing that had just happened in Europe - the war against Turkey that had been going on for a long time seemed to be about to break out!

Zhuge Weidao originally thought that the countries would delay for another year or two...... They've been dragging on for a long time, why are they suddenly getting sharp? There's something strange about this!

Moreover, what Britain and France and other countries proposed is only Turkey to give up Greece, not to destroy Turkey, which is not consistent with the goal of the Rakshasa Kingdom!

"Did the British agree to your possession of Constantinople?" Zhuge asked.

Nicholas I said: "The British have made it clear that in this war the United Kingdom will not prevent us from attacking and recovering Constantinople, after all, we are now their allies!" And they will not betray their allies and make peace with the Turks alone. And their alliance with us is limited to this war against Turkey, and will not involve other aspects, you can definitely rest assured.

However, we will not side with the Ming Dynasty against the British Empire. In fact, after we succeeded in recovering Constantinople, all of the Rakshasa Nation's foreign territorial claims have been satisfied, and we will have to concentrate on solving our economic problems in the future. I want to emancipate the serfs, I will distribute land to the serfs, and I will protect and encourage the development of industry and commerce...... Constantinople would become the southern capital and economic center of the empire, and it was one of the most prosperous cities in Europe until it was occupied by the Turks. In the future, he will be restored to his former glory in my hands! ”

"Nikolai, you think so beautifully!" Zhuge Wei Daoxin said, "Since the British dare not say that they will not prevent the Rakshasas from attacking Constantinople, then they must have helped the Turks greatly strengthen the defense of Constantinople. ”

He was thinking about what kind of "bear destroying artifact" the British would prepare for the Turks, when Nicholas I spoke again: "Daozi, but we still want to hear what kind of British package you have prepared for the Rakshasa Kingdom...... Well, be prepared! ”

"Nikolai. Pavrovich," Zhuge Weidao opened the large document bag in his hand, "In addition to the 5 Hero-class, 1 Haohan-class, and 2 Nandao-class that you have ordered, we have also prepared a plan for you to upgrade the Peter the Great-class battleship...... The 4 Emperor class that are now waiting for outfitting can use the upgraded scheme immediately, and there will not be much delay in the construction period. ”

The Peter the Great class he said is actually the Hongwu the Great class, and the Rakshasa people ordered a total of 5 ships, one of which was built by the Ming Dynasty and has now been delivered, and the remaining 4 ships were built by the Nikolaev shipyard near the Black Sea under the guidance of Ming engineers. In order to build these four Emperor classes, the engineers of the Ming Empire also helped the Nikolaev shipyard to expand four dry docks, so that they could undertake the construction of the hulls of 20,000-ton battleships.

Now these four dry docks have been completed a long time ago, and the four Emperor-class hulls are also about to be completed.

Nicholas I asked: "How is the upgraded scheme different from the original?" ”

Zhuge Weidao smiled and said, "There is a great improvement...... The armor scheme was changed from wrought iron to case-hardened steel plates, which saved a lot of tonnage and space for upgrading the main engine and main gun. We plan to increase the main engine power of the Emperor to 16,000 horsepower, so that its speed can be significantly improved. In addition, the main gun scheme of the Emperor class will also be greatly adjusted, from the original two twin 305 mm turrets to six twin 240 mm turrets. Although the caliber has decreased, the number of artillery pieces has increased by 2 times, and the rate of fire and accuracy will be significantly improved. This scheme is also used by ourselves, and all of our Hongwu Emperor class that has been built or is under construction will be upgraded with the same scheme. After the upgrade is completed, although the Great Emperor class is not as good as the hero class, it can still effectively suppress all levels of battleships below the hero level. And each emperor-level upgrade plan only needs 1.5 million silver yuan, which is really cost-effective.

If you Rakshasa can have 5 heroes and 5 emperors who have completed the upgrade, I believe that the British will really not interfere with your attack on Constantinople! ”