By the time Arthur, who was far away in Australia, received the final report on the naval battle between the Russian Empire and the island nation, it was noon the next day.

Not only Arthur and the two protagonists of the Russian Empire and the island nations, but also the British Empire, the German Empire and the United States, as well as France, an ally of the Russian Empire, were very concerned about this naval battle that would determine the situation in the Far East.

The Russian Empire currently had one thing in common with the island nations, and their logistics were heavily dependent on sea transportation.

Although the Far East is currently a highly disputed region adjacent to the Tsarist Empire, the Far East and the European part of the Tsarist Empire are bordered by distant Siberia, a cold and barren land.

Add to this the fact that the Trans-Siberian Railway has not yet been completed, and it is impossible to count on road transportation.

This also led to the fact that the Russian Empire had a huge flaw, that is, the logistical cost of the Far East was several times higher than that of the island nations.

Neither the island nation nor the Tsarist Empire could afford to lose a naval battle. If superiority is lost on the sea, then the logistics of fighting in the Far East, it will be enough to drag down the entire country.

Arthur's detailed results were provided by Germany. As countries that were also very interested in the war, Germany and many European countries sent joint observation groups, and the results of this battle were also estimated by the participating groups on the basis of the traces on the sea after the naval battle at that time, and the number of fleets of the two countries returning to their stations, which was at least half in line with the results, if not so accurate.

Judging from this result, both the Pacific Fleet and the Combined Fleet suffered heavy losses in this naval battle.

The island detachment, which was responsible for intercepting the main force of the Pacific Fleet, directly lost one battleship and four cruisers, the remaining battleship was also painted, and the six cruisers were more or less injured.

The main forces of the Pacific Fleet were also not very good, a Petropavlovsk-class battleship was directly seriously injured, and in a short time it did not have any combat effectiveness.

In addition, two cruisers were sunk and buried in the ocean outside the port of Arthur.

However, on the whole, the main force of the Pacific Fleet took advantage of its numerical superiority and sank one battleship and four cruisers of the island nation with only one relatively weak Petropavlovsk-class battleship with serious damage and the loss of two cruisers, and the remaining battleships and cruisers were more or less colorful, which was a good victory.

Of course, the reason for such good results is the excellent command of Lieutenant General Makarov.

In addition to these, the island nation fleet was successfully driven to the minefield laid in advance, which is why the island country squadron suffered so heavy damage.

The battle situation on General Witheft's side was much worse, although it was able to get the help of General Makarov in time, but it was still sunk a Petropavlovsk-class battleship, and the remaining battleship was not having a good time, and it could not be restored to its former glory without a period of repair.

The results of the six cruisers were even more tragic, and the two cruisers were originally chased by the Second Fleet of the island nation and suffered a little minor damage.

In this naval battle, these two cruisers also took on a considerable part of the firepower, and were directly sunk in one search, and one was also directly seriously injured and scrapped.

One of the remaining four cruisers was seriously damaged and three were lightly damaged, of which the minor ones could continue to be put into battle with simple repairs, and the seriously damaged ones also needed to undergo major repairs.

On the side of the main forces of the combined fleet of the island nation, two battleships and three cruisers were seriously damaged, and the loss of two cruisers was even more tragic than that of the Russian Empire.

The battle cost the Russian Empire one battleship and three cruisers, two battleships and two cruisers seriously damaged, and almost a third of the Pacific Fleet's main warships.

On the side of the island nation, one battleship and six cruisers were lost, three battleships and three cruisers were seriously damaged, and the losses were even close to half of the combined fleet.

As far as the purpose of the two sides is concerned, the purpose of the main force of the island nation's fleet has been achieved.

They succeeded in luring the vanguard of the Pacific Fleet out of the hole and into the encirclement of the Combined Fleet of the island nation.

The vanguard consisted of two battleships and six cruisers, and in this naval battle, one battleship was sunk, one battleship was seriously damaged, only four of the six cruisers remained, and only three were even capable of combat.

But what the island nation did not expect was that General Makarov, as the commander of the Pacific Fleet, was not in the vanguard, but led the main forces one step behind.

This also frustrated the plan of the island nation, they originally thought that General Makarov would go directly to the center, combined with General Makarov's irascible and bold personality, they thought that General Makarov would smoothly enter the center of their encirclement.

But what they didn't expect was that it was General Witheft who led the leading team. This is a more cautious military man, and it is enough to see the caution of Admiral Witheft that he did not even take any active risky actions after taking over from Makarov as the new commander of the Pacific Fleet in history.

It was precisely because of General Whithoeft's caution that the vanguard did not completely enter the encirclement of the combined fleet of the island nation, and it also allowed the vanguard to successfully hold on until the arrival of the main force of the Pacific Fleet.

But in any case, compared to the loss of one battleship and six cruisers and three battleships and three cruisers in the island country, the Russian Empire only lost one battleship and three cruisers, and only two battleships and two cruisers were seriously damaged, which is obviously a little smaller for the Tsarist Empire.

After this war, there are not too many warships that can be used by both sides at present, and the warships sunk in this naval battle have even been able to rank among the top 20 in the world.

At present, the Pacific Fleet has only four battleships capable of performing tasks normally, and as the sub-main warship cruiser of auxiliary warships, the Pacific Fleet currently has only nine left.

On the island side, it originally had eight battleships and almost twenty cruisers. After this naval battle, there were only four battleships and only ten cruisers that could continue to be combat-ready.

Before the war began, it was the Pacific Fleet that had the advantage in the Navy.

But after a successful sneak attack by the island nation, the Pacific Fleet, which seriously damaged a battleship and a battlecruiser, fell to the upper hand.

Originally, the people of the island country were still happy, thinking that after this sneak attack, the island country would be in an advantageous position in terms of army and navy, and it was only a matter of time before the huge Tsarist Empire was defeated.

However, after this naval battle, the Pacific Fleet and the Combined Fleet are currently only able to use only four battleships, and the number of cruisers is not much different, and they have basically reached the same level.

More importantly, two of the four remaining battleships of the Pacific Fleet are relatively powerful new warships, and the battleship Crown Prince, which was seriously damaged in the sneak attack before, has basically been repaired and will be ready for battle immediately.

On the side of the Combined Fleet, the battleships lost in naval battles are basically new-type battleships, and the remaining battleships can only maintain the same level as the battleships of the Pacific Fleet.

In fact, this is also inevitable, although the British Empire supports the island countries and the Tsarist Russian Empire in their struggle for hegemony, it is impossible to cultivate a naval enemy for itself.

The warships sold by the British Empire to the island countries were basically second-class warships within the British Empire, and there were only a handful of the most advanced warships.

The outcome of the naval battle was unacceptable to both warring parties. If you want to accept it, then it may be the Tsarist Empire.

Admiral Makarov was quite satisfied with the results of the naval battle, at least after being attacked, the Pacific Fleet finally seized the initiative on the sea again, as long as the battleship Crown Prince was repaired, then the Pacific Fleet would once again have an advantage in battleships.

In fact, this is not far off, and the injuries sustained by the Crown Prince would normally require repairs for up to two months.

However, due to the current fighting, there is a lack of resources, so the repair time will be delayed until three months later.

But two months have passed, and it is expected that the Crown Prince will be able to carry out its mission again at the end of next month at the most, and become the lead ship of the Pacific Fleet in mastering the situation in the Far East.

As far as the island countries are concerned, international morality is not stressed, and the little advantage gained by sneaking up on the Pacific Fleet without declaring war no longer exists.

The Combined Fleet and the Pacific Fleet can still maintain a certain advantage in a short period of time, but the Pacific Fleet's battleship Crown Prince will have a shorter maintenance time than several seriously damaged battleships of the Combined Fleet, and if the Crown Prince's battleship regains its combat effectiveness, it will be bad news for the island nation.

If the sea is blocked by the Pacific Fleet, the island nation will also face even heavier logistical pressure.

Although the island nation was located in the Far East, the distance and difficulty of logistics were much lower than those of the Russian Empire.

But this is also in the case of mastering the superiority of the sea surface. As an island country, if the sea transportation lines and communication lines are cut off, it will be a heavy blow to the island country's war.

Judging by the results so far, the happiest ones should be the British Empire and the United States.

In terms of naval strength, the current Pacific Fleet and the Combined Fleet maintain a delicate balance, which also means that the war on land will become more anxious and intense.

In the absence of naval superiority on both sides, the only way to win is to rely on the attrition of the army.

And the consumption of these two countries is something that both the British Empire and the United States are happy to see.

There is nothing better than the current Far Eastern hegemon, the Tsarist Empire, and the island states that have the potential to become the hegemon of the Far East to consume each other, at least for the British Empire and the United States.

While the Russian Empire, the hegemon of the Far East, and the rival island nations were too busy with wars to spare, the British Empire also launched its own plans and began to seek expansion in northern India.

I have to say, it's a good time period. The only threats to the British Empire in this region were the Russian Empire, the island nations and France.

The first two countries were already at war and were already fighting each other, so naturally it was impossible to get out of it and seek trouble with the British Empire.

On the French side, suffering from the threat of the Triple Alliance, France has been trying to win over the British Empire.

Coupled with the fact that its ally, the Russian Empire, was facing war, France was a little helpless, and it was even less likely that France would protest against Britain's actions alone.

This also led to an extremely smooth expansion of the British side in India, and there was not much international opposition.

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