"A strong army must not rely on one person to dictate everything, a really strong army needs a strong core of leadership, it needs to work together, just like the British Royal Navy in its heyday, when the British lost the Trafalgar hero Nelson, others can quickly take his place, and continue to maintain the advantage in both strategic and tactical aspects. I don't want the Huaxia Fleet to obey my ideas unconditionally, what I need is a collective that is truly capable and strategic to lead this fleet, not an individual called a genius to lead! - Xu Jie

Xu Jie worked in the navy in his last life. (Well, if you count the last life before the crossing.) In this life, I started as a ship designer and worked in the Navy for 10 years! Coupled with the knowledge and vision he had gained in the original plane. Xu Jie slowly became proud in his heart. Although Xu Jie himself didn't feel it, he had already revealed some in some daily behaviors, such as his dedication to the 12-gun battleship and the decision-making of the fast battleship. Xu Jie was a little overwhelmed, and even finalized the production plan of the battleship directly with Tirpitz...... At the same time, Yan Boxun was asked to build a 9-gun high-speed battleship. In front of Xu Jie, the boss, Yan Boxun naturally lacks confidence. Plus Germany has already agreed, so the matter is over. But today, Xu Jie scrapped the battle plan of the Navy's fast fleet that he sorted out for several days, and was .........questioned by Yang Yonglin, Liu Buyun and others.

"Prime Minister, your plan, we have discussed it, and we think there are many debatable points in this plan. For example, the number of troops, for example, the route of entry. For example, emergency measures and so on. Seeing that Liu Buyun, Deng Shichang and others were silent, Yang Yonglin, who was already the number one leader of the Huaxia Navy, was forced to go into battle himself.

"Let's talk about it, if there is anything worth adding or modifying, let's talk about it. This is about the fate of the entire navy and even the whole country. Xu Jie was slightly stunned, but then relieved. Xu Jie doesn't like excessive centralization, and he doesn't like Yiyantang. Especially when it comes to life and death.

"First of all, the fast fleet is seriously underarmed. 4 battle cruisers were simply not enough for the powerful Russian fleet. Moreover, there are two lightly protected battle cruisers, although the core compartment can be kept by relying on dome armor, but the deceleration of water ingress is inevitable. In addition to ocean-going operations. If the opponent could not be overwhelmingly defeated in a short time, the battlecruiser would likely slow down in a long engagement, and in the open ocean far from its home port. A decrease in the speed of a battleship means that it is surrounded and annihilated by the opponent's superior fleet. Yang Yonglin said.

"But the problem is that the speed of other warships can't keep up with the speed of the four fast warships, and then they can't form formations, and the new ships may drag down the fast fleet." Xu Jie thought for a while and said..........

"Judging by the thickness of the main armor. The armor protection of the King class was better than that of 2 dreadnought type battlecruisers. The King-class is guaranteed not to be hit by heavy guns under 12 inches to penetrate the main armor belt. But not with battlecruisers. Taking into account the number of 12-inch heavy guns in the opposing fast fleet, it will not be too much. Actually, in terms of defense. Or is it better to have king-level protection. At least the safety of the armored box can be guaranteed, as for the speed, in general, the speed of the battleship is about 12 knots. At low speeds, the King class is no different from other warships. As for the high-speed section, I propose to improve the power of the King, add fuel injection, and even replace some of the aging boilers with oil-fired boilers. The steam engine in Germany was still good. Although it cannot be compared with a steam turbine, after replacing the boiler and related piping. It's still okay to maintain a speed of more than 21 knots. Yang Yonglin paused and continued.

"If it weren't for these 3 King-class battleships, we would be missing an 11-inch 40L gun, which is conservatively estimated to be equivalent to the firepower of one and a half battlecruisers. (The 11-inch 40L gun has a faster rate of fire, and the firing range is excellent, and the battle cruiser can only exert the fire power of 8 12-inch guns under certain circumstances) If the opponent is equipped with a large number of dreadnought battlecruisers with 11-inch guns, or even 12-inch guns, we can only win at most, and we cannot destroy it, fighting without dying is the most taboo in naval warfare, the opponent can soon return to the home port for maintenance, and we must sail 3000 kilometers back to the homeland, this is very not cost-effective. Liu Buyun added. …………。

"So you mean to group 4 Dreadnought fast battleships and 3 King-class armored cruisers together and start a maneuver operation? If this happens, the number of our frigates and supply ships will increase even further. It is conservatively estimated that the tonnage of the supply ship will increase by about 4%, and the range of the three Kings itself is not much. Xu Jie still doesn't approve of this plan.

"So our breakthrough route had to be changed as well, and entering the Java Sea through Belitung Island was not a wise choice. Because the location of Belitung Island is too critical, using it as a base and cooperating with the Palembang base, the camouflage reconnaissance ship can be a good guard on the route we pass through. For attackers, being discovered often means losing the first opportunity. So I don't recommend entering the Java Sea via this route. Yang Yonglin has formed his own system in just ten minutes. It's not just the fleet grouping that is a problem, it's even the tactics that are taken into account.

"Rest assured, before the main forces of the Russian fleet are stationed in Batavia, our Chinese combined fleet will clean all the seaports of Palembang and Belitung Island...... These forward bases will not exist. Xu Jie said with a smile.

"It's true that the forward base that has been cleaned by artillery can't support those capital ships of tens of thousands of tons, but for all kinds of reconnaissance ships of several hundred tons, or even more than 100 tons, a small fishing port can provide berthing and replenishment, and we can't sweep all the coasts of Belitung Island, right? Many words will indeed reduce the combat effectiveness of the opponent's fast fleet due to the loss of the forward base, but the impact on the reconnaissance ship will be minimal. People can still monitor the surrounding waters. This is still not the most dangerous, the most dangerous is yet to come! Yang Yonglin pointed to Batavia and said..........

"It's impossible for us to pass between the road and Belitung Island, the area is too narrow to be mined, and although the probability of installing it is not very high, once it hits, it will be a big deal. We can only enter from the Kalimantan Strait between Belitung and Kalimantan. And this strait is only a few hundred kilometers from Batavia. For a fleet sailing at full speed, it only takes half a day to feel it, and then block us! As long as the opposing side's high-speed cruisers entangle us, then the one waiting for the fast fleet is the entire Russian main fleet! This is a catastrophe for the fast fleet! The best result is just to block the house, and then we run thousands of kilometers in vain! Yang Yonglin looked at Xu Jie, whose face was pale, hesitated for a long time, and finished speaking.

"Finished?" Xu Jie asked with a long sigh. "When it's over, I hope the prime minister will think twice." At this time, Yang Yonglin was also very nervous. After all, he can't be sure whether Xu Jie buys his account or not.

"Then tear it down and start over, the battle plan should not be decided by one person, everyone should talk about what we should do." After half a ring, Xu Jie's answer surprised the people present, and Xu Jie got up directly after saying it and pushed the documents he had sorted out aside. The chart ......... was reopened.

"The Kalimantan Strait is out of the way. Then there is only one way into the Java Sea, and that is to take the Makassar Strait between Kalimantan and Sulawesi. The length of this strait is 800 kilometers, and the width is about 250 kilometers. This strait is in the northeastern direction of the Java Sea. It is exactly two diagonal lines with Batavia, which is located southwest of the Java Sea. Moreover, the Makassar Strait itself is wide, and the probability of being spotted is extremely low. And we can also attack the various ports that supply the Russian fleet. Diagonally across the entire Java Sea, even if the Russian fleet receives the information, it will take several days to come out and intercept it. Yang said with a pencil while drawing on the picture.

"And there's another advantage to going from here, which is that we can get supplies in the Spanish Philippines, and it's a good port supply. In terms of specific actions, I propose to divide the fleet into 3 parts, the first part is avant-garde, consisting of 3 or 4 light cruisers of about 3000 tons, the main task of which is reconnaissance and early warning. THE AVANT-GARDE FORCES WILL LAUNCH A FAN-SHAPED SEARCH FORMATION 70KM IN FRONT OF THE MAIN FLEET. Deng Shichang also spoke. As the leader of the armored cruiser detachment of the former Beiyang Fleet, Deng Shichang still has a certain amount of research on movement warfare and breaking engagement. …。

"This was followed by 4 battlecruisers and auxiliary warships of accompanying tonnage. The main striking force of their I fast fleet. When encountering ordinary unescorted targets, there is no need to let the battle cruiser formation go up and hand it over to the avant-garde, only when it encounters the opponent's fast fleet, it is the opportunity for the battle cruiser formation to show its skills. ”。 …。

"And the three King-class armored cruisers served as the rear guard and support force of the entire fleet. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM AND THE MAIN FLEET WAS ABOUT 50KM...... On the one hand, it prevents the other side from being outflanked and pursued from the rear, and on the other hand, it is necessary to provide support when the main fleet is entangled or in crisis. I think that no matter how powerful the Russians are, they will definitely not be able to eat our main fleet of 7 warships with a total tonnage of 100,000 tons in one go, right? Not a lot of words," Deng Shichang said with a smile.

"Looks like the three of them have been planning for a long time." Xu Jie asked meaningfully. "We've been planning for a while. I always feel that we can't fight according to the will of the Russians, and we definitely can't take the normal course. No matter how strong our fast fleet is, it is only a detachment, and it must not meet the main Russian fleet in the Java Sea, otherwise it may suffer huge losses, not to mention completing the mission. I hope Premier Xu will think twice. Yang Yonglin arched his hand and said.

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