a destroyer;

two cruisers;

The difference in strength between the two is clear at a glance, and even if the ships on both sides are in the same good condition, not many people will be optimistic about the destroyer, let alone that the destroyer belongs to the Principality's navy.

Everyone knows that because of the lack of funds, it is difficult for the Principality Navy to even pay the military salary on time and in full, let alone have more money to repair and maintain the pile of old antiques that have been soaked in water for decades, and the sailors steal and dismantle the ship's equipment and sell it at a low price, which makes the old ships that are already in poor condition even more dangerous. Basically, being able to drive a boat out of the shoreline and bring a boatload of people ashore alive can be called a great feat.

A destroyer of the Principality's navy overturned two cruisers in Albion? It's like a Free French resistance fighter knocking out a Renault FT17 from a museum, and then using this antique to overturn two German Tigers. General de Gaulle, who had more cannons than real guns, heard this battlefield myth, and his jaw dropped to the ground.

This is not to say that there are no examples of naval battles in which the weak defeat the strong and the few win the more, and there is no shortage of examples in the other world, such as the Counter-Attack Patrol, which single-handedly pursued the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau sisters. Another example is the Nationalist Navy, which is still incomparably powerful when it was transferred to Taiwan, and under the halo of the Kaishen Gong and Daxiangrui "Danyang" destroyers, they were repeatedly pushed and crushed by various positions of the PLAN that was weaker than themselves. After getting tired of the chrysanthemums of the national army, this group of army and naval corps with the "navy" sign found the Vietnamese monkeys again and humiliated them many times in a row...... Well, it's the same record as the Battle of Xisha in 1974.

Therefore, it is not impossible to defeat the strong with the weak. The problem is --

"How did that lucky boy do it?"

Li Lin wanted to know about this, and the intelligence agencies, admirals, and national leaders of all countries in the world wanted to know, and Vice Admiral Stepan Osipovich Makarov also wanted to know. He carefully read the logbook of the destroyer "Forget Me" and the combat reports submitted by the captain and deputy commander respectively, and carefully read them word by word, as if he wanted to imprint all the words in his mind. After looking at it for an hour and a half, the commander of the Arctic Sea Fleet and the commander of the Kronstadt base raised his head and looked across the desk, where the captain of the destroyer, dressed in full naval uniform, had been standing like a javelin for two hours.

"Alexander Vasilyevich (Kolchak's personal name and father's name), why don't you sit down?"

Looking at Kolchak, who stood in a military posture more energetically than the guards. The vice admiral looked puzzled.

"I'm sorry. Sir, I think it's better. ”

The naval battle hero of the principality puffed up his chest and replied loudly, his chin raised even higher.

Apparently, Colonel Kolchak was stimulated. Many were skeptical of his record. Including his comrades-in-arms and colleagues. Everyone looked at him with suspicion and jealousy. All sorts of whispers circulated at the Kronstadt base, and in the Admiralty building on Arbat Avenue in St. Petersburg, criticism and denunciation were almost public.

Bragging kings, fabricators, novelists, delusional ...... The most official and official term is "cowardly deserter who fabricated war reports" - a lengthy term invented by Vice Admiral Perryluov, commander of the Black Sea Fleet. He was also one of the most powerful in attacking Kolchak.

The dignified vice admiral attacking a captain of a colonel is a bit of a fuss, but those who are familiar with the inside know that there is a personal grudge between the two.

Many years ago, Vice Admiral Perryluov, who always liked to say, "I have experience in actual combat," attended a certain banquet, and after three rounds of drinking, the admiral began to boast that "I have actual combat experience." A rookie ensign was curious about when the Principality's navy had been in combat throughout the year, so he asked the Admiral aloud in front of a full house of guests what his actual combat experience was, and Vice Admiral Perryluov blushed and replied as follows: I have never participated in actual naval battles...... But I have always worked hard to make our fleet ready for war at any time, so on this alone I have the right to claim to be a fleet commander who has participated in actual combat!

After speaking, the hall was full of shock, and the red-faced lieutenant general also remembered the rookie ensign named Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak. If it weren't for the joint efforts of Vice Admiral Makarov and Rear Admiral Rozhestvensky, the Commander of the Navy, to keep Kolchak, I am afraid that there would be an extra bag of broken uniforms and pieces of meat in the Gulf of Lapland, and the Principality's Navy would have lost a good naval specialist, an adventurer, a shipbuilding specialist, a future fleet commander, and even a dreadnought admiral because of non-combat.

It stands to reason that Kolchak, who is so hated, should have learned a lot from this experience, knowing that in addition to Lieutenant General Perryluov, there are many jealous and cautious nasty people in the army and government, who are very good at picking bones in eggs and are keen to make small moves behind the backs of others. In the future, it is indispensable to deal with these people-villains, and there is no harm in being tactful and sleek, and in order to prevent being stabbed in the back by these guys at some point in the future, it is inevitable to do something against your will.

But Kolchak's cousin, Lieutenant General Sù, said that this man was still so naïve in the field outside of military affairs, that he was no different from a baby. If he had a little political knowledge, then he would not have put on such a show, let alone single-handedly take on two Albiang cruisers at such a delicate time now.

It's terrible.

Lieutenant General Makarov muttered to himself, not only for the childishness of his subordinates, but also for the wrong little war between the wrong time, the wrong place, and the wrong opponent.

If it weren't for these mistakes, Kolchak would have become a battle hero of the Principality's Navy, the whole Principality. Officials will trumpet the portrait of this naval officer who fully demonstrated the fearless offensive spirit of the bear clan, promotions, medals, commemorative albums, and postage stamps...... Sooner or later, this will befall Kolchak. But the principality doesn't need war now, so this conflict is nothing but trouble.

No, there is still a little value, at least for the development of naval tactics and technology, this example can still play a positive role. The Vice Admiral intends to dig up these valuable treasures, organize them and study them, and then carry them out in the fleet, and if the results are good, spread them throughout the navy. In order to achieve this, he called Kolchak, who had caused trouble.

"Alexander Vasilyevich, I have read your report, but I would like to hear some of the details from you yourself, and you said that when you found the cruiser Albiang, they were about 1,000 meters away from your ship......"

"900 meters, Your Excellency. ”

Kolchak corrected, his chin raised higher, his eyes fixed on the ceiling.

"I don't care about the details, I want to hear the specifics. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency. ”

Kolchak shrugged, and General Makarov, who was in a bad mood, leaned forward slightly, and asked in a cold and professional tone:

"You can begin, Admiral Kolchak, and report on your conflict with the Royal Albion Navy. ”

"Yes, General. Last night, our ship was ordered to ......" (to be continued......