"Now there are still 5 battleships in the battlefleet of the Huaxia Navy, one of which is a former dreadnought, and the Jinghai cannot be fully engaged in battle because of the towing of the Ninghai. And we have 8 battleships, of which there are 6 dreadnoughts. Clearly our strengths. On the fast fleet, our dreadnoughts have some disadvantages, but on the fast armored cruisers, we have an absolute advantage, we have 32 10-inch 50L main guns, against the opponent's 20 10-inch guns and 4 11-inch guns. In general, the contest of the fast fleet will not suffer either, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, what else do we have to hesitate about? Harvey said with some annoyance.

Makanov in front of him was still staring at the charts and the cards indicating the naval forces of the two sides like an old monk, and did not answer Harvey's proposal. On the one hand, he needs to calm down to judge everything that happened today, and on the other hand, he waits for the minesweepers to clear a way for the fleet and then discharges the high-speed light cruisers to reconnoiter the enemy. The main fleet of the other side has to estimate the Jinghai and Ninghai...... So the speed of the ship will definitely not be very fast, and he has time to think carefully about the future actions of the Russian and Dutch navies.

"The opportunity is fleeting, if we wait until the Ninghai-class warships recover some of their combat effectiveness after repairs, I am afraid that strategically they will return to the situation where the Huaxia Navy has an advantage. Judging from the tilt of the Ninghai, the damage to this battleship is not very large, it should have hit a small mine, but the hull part of the water has entered, and the damage to the internal compartment should not be serious, and this wound may not take long to repair. Harvey continued..........

"If you were Yang Yonglin, what would you do?" Makanov, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked. And this question suddenly made many people present not react. Harvey, in particular, was quite depressed. The feelings themselves have been talking for a long time, but he is actually thinking about another thing? This made Harvey very unbearable.

"It depends on the course of events. If there is no outside interference. The Huaxia fleet will definitely tow the Ninghai to Machen, and then evacuate to the mainland after a simple repair, the loss of the underwater part is by no means a small problem, they will definitely repair it advanced before they can retreat, Machen is the ground they must go to. Essen paused and continued. If there is outside interference, I think they may give up on the Ninghai and let it sink itself. ”

"Self-sinking is unlikely. Although it is a former dreadnought, after all, it also has 6 12-inch guns, and now every capital ship is very regular. This is a bit of a big price. Major General Enkvest objected. After all, a 16,000-ton capital ship is definitely not something that can be given up.

"If we go in pursuit, in the case of towing the Ninghai. Their main fleet is only 5 ships, and in order to take care of these two warships. The speed will never exceed 10 knots. In this case, they can only lose more in the war with us, and there is an old saying in Huaxia that a strong man breaks his wrist. Without this determination, the Huaxia Fleet would not have come to this point. Essen said with a smile..........

"The Huaxia Navy will definitely not be arranged like this, they will avoid engaging us, and then use a strong rearguard fleet to delay our actions and buy time for the withdrawal of these two warships." Makanov shook his head and objected to the statements of Eisen and Major General Enkvest.

"There is no such possibility. The fast fleet is at most on par with us, and the main fleet is weaker than ours. The sum of the forces of both sides is certain. In the absence of a dispersed force and all the troops into battle, no matter how they deploy, the fleet strength will be weaker than ours. Harvey frowned, there will be no such thing in the world, unless the Huaxia Navy can conjure up a few warships out of thin air, there will be no fundamental change in the situation of the two sides. …。

"If they concentrate all the dreadnoughts, then they will have 9 dreadnoughts, and their mobility and firepower will be unprecedentedly strong, and our avant-garde fleet will simply not be able to match them, and we will not be able to defeat them unless we concentrate all the forces in our hands." Makanov really deserves to be called a veteran admiral, and he immediately figured out the optimal solution that the Chinese Navy could take in this situation!

Concentrating elite forces and using them is one of the important principles in naval warfare, and according to standard naval tactics, their fleet will be divided into two parts: the avant-garde and the main force, and the avant-garde fleet must have dreadnoughts in charge, so in this case, the Huaxia Navy will be in an advantageous position no matter which fleet it encounters, and once it fights, the other fleet cannot sit idly by, such as giving up the pursuit of Ninghai and other ships. And even if the two fleets of the Russian Navy converge, then in the face of the Chinese Navy's dreadnought fleet, which has an overall speed advantage, the Russians will definitely not be able to keep it! . …。

"If that's the case...... It's really hard to do. Essen frowned, what Makanov could think of, Yang Yonglin could definitely think of. The Huaxia Navy can concentrate its forces and deploy, but the Russian-Dutch Navy as the pursuing party is absolutely not, and there must be an avant-garde fleet responsible for the search, otherwise who knows how the other side will retreat? Is it okay for the avant-garde fleet to have no dreadnoughts in place? Absolutely not! What are the Longxu-class battlecruisers of the Huaxia Navy for? If there were no dreadnoughts, maybe the Russians' armored cruisers would be eaten by the Longxu class, don't look at the 32 10-inch guns, but in the face of 16 12-inch guns, maybe one might really be knocked out by others, others don't know, Essen is quite clear about the protection of the two Russian armored cruisers. A mere 6-inch armor might really be a shot in seconds!

"Our avant-garde fleet must have dreadnoughts, otherwise it will not be able to defeat the two Longxu-class battlecruisers of the Huaxia Navy. I propose to keep the original composition of our fleet intact. If the establishment of the Huaxia fleet remains unchanged, we can concentrate our forces on a decisive battle with the other side. If the other side changes its formation, as the commander said, our target should be on the enemy's former dreadnoughts, and if the opponent's main fleet engages our forces, we can decide on the actions of the two fleets according to the situation. Esen thought for a moment and said..........

"This problem is actually not serious, please see, the distance between our avant-garde fleet and the main fleet is about 20 nautical miles, if the two sides drive at high speed, they can definitely converge in less than an hour, the former dreadnought fleet of the Huaxia Navy does not have the ability to entangle us at all, and even if the Huaxia fast fleet catches up, it can only close the distance of about 2 nautical miles per hour, maybe before they catch up, we have converged. There is no problem whether it is playing or walking. Admiral Harvey continued. At this time, Harvey was bent on convincing Makanov to attack, and the Netherlands was already very dissatisfied with the war situation of the entire Dutch East Indies of the Chinese Navy, and the opposition within the government was also rising one after another, so the Dutch Prime Minister had hinted that if the fleet could not do something more, then what was waiting for Harvey was likely to be removed from office or some other punishment!

At this time, Makanov also seemed to be moved, because in his opinion, no matter what the other party did, he had a good way to deal with it, even if he wanted to change the establishment of the Huaxia Navy as he thought, then the Russian Navy would at most fail to catch the slowly retreating Huaxia Qiandreadnought Fleet, and it would not have much impact. And if the Russian Navy is lucky, and Essen's fast fleet can bite the retreating Chinese front dreadnought fleet, then the 8-on-7 situation will be an absolute advantage! It is impossible for the vanguard fleet of the Russian and Dutch navies to lose, and no matter how high the combat skills of the Chinese navy are, it will absolutely not be able to win in the face of a huge gap in equipment. If the main force of the Huaxia Navy does not come to the aid in time, it may not be impossible for the Essen fleet to completely eat the other side. …………。

And what will happen if the former dreadnought fleet of the Chinese Navy is greatly damaged? The Huaxia Navy will completely lose the ability to fight head-on with the Russian Navy, without a strong fleet, then the Machen anchorage must not be able to hold, the last strength of the Huaxia Navy is 9 dreadnoughts, and the Russian and Dutch navies can wait for the arrival of the two Dandong class with peace of mind, 8 dreadnoughts plus 4 fast dreadnoughts, and 2 quasi-dreadnoughts, a full 14 capital warships against the opponent's 9 capital ships! No matter how high the tactics and strategy of the Chinese Navy are, as long as the Russian and Dutch navies do not divide their forces, there is absolutely no reason to lose!

This is the consequence of a small negligence on the battlefield! Because the loss of a quasi-dreadnought caused a decline in the strength and flexibility of the fleet...... And then created an opportunity for the Russian-Dutch fleet! At this time, if the Huaxia Navy is smart, they will abandon this once outstanding battleship, and then run away with the remaining battleships. Thinking about it, Makanov did not find a reason to convince himself not to pursue!

"What if the opposing ship's ships weren't really badly damaged?" At this time, an inaudible voice sounded in the venue, Makanov glanced at the venue, and did not find the person who spoke, so he frowned and decided to send a fleet to pursue the Huaxia Navy. At this time, a major staff officer named Kolchak looked at his colleagues in the venue with some disappointment. No one paid attention to his words. Even the vast majority of people did not hear what he said. An opportunity that could finally change history and save the Russian fleet was thus missed by the Russians! …。

However, the Russians were still very cautious, the fleet made the final replenishment before departure, all the battleships were replenished with ammunition and other supplies, the minesweepers began to sweep the minefields that the Chinese Navy had just arranged, and after paying the price of 2 small boats, a channel was opened up enough to pass the capital ships.

Then the Russian-Dutch fleet attacked, all the capital ships and light cruisers, plus all the mine-striking ships that could be brought along. There are more than 40 warships combined! This is a powerful force enough to extinguish the navies of most countries in the world, and in the light of the sun, it left the port of Batavia and sailed towards the unknown battlefield!

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Chapter 661: Attack on all fronts.

Chapter 661: Attack on all fronts. ，。