Captain Kolchak, no, it should be said that the Tsar's navy intended to sell an unfinished floating cruiser at the price of scrap metal, with two obsolete old surface ships, and in addition to the sudden ecstasy, Yalfheim quickly organized an advance expedition to the United Principality of Rus' with the technical personnel of the Navy and the General Armament Department as the backbone, and Tyr was also involved, and the major of the General Staff was deeply stimulated

The battered and rusty ship, the deck was covered with drying sheets, the corners and passages were overflowing with feces and urine, most of the lighting in the cabins was damaged, the smell and darkness poured out from all corners of the cabins, and the whole fleet was as hollow as the eyes of the skinny sailors, constantly overflowing with a sense of despair and decadence that had come to the end

"I'm not in the navy, I've never sailed on a ship, I've never commanded even the little sampan that crosses the river, but when I see those two filthy battleships, the scruffy, languishing sailors...... It was a pitiful and contemptible situation, and in fact, as a soldier, I thought it was an abomination."

Tyre spat on His Majesty the Tsar in disgust, and then sprinkled the nameless fire on the military and political officials of the principality

"According to some rumors, the Principality's Naval Shipbuilding Supervision Office has withheld a lot of funds that should have been used to repair old ships, and there are various theories as to where the design and construction of warships are used, but there are definite sources claiming that the Shipbuilding Supervision Office has a close relationship with the army bosses and the Duma elders, and once sent sailors ashore to build villas and mansions for those bigwigs, and this army has become a stealing of everything, selling everything on the battleships' equipment, instruments, raised flying beasts, sea beasts, charts, and compasses...... I even saw with my own eyes a warship with a draft approaching the danger line unloading a shipload of cattle at a military port."

Tyr's expression remained rock-solid, but his narrowed pupils told him that he needed to rinse his mouth as much as he could

"The former commander of the Duchy's navy tried to bring down the parasites, but the other party preemptively attacked and was charged with several crimes, and the admiral Ushakov, before the secret agents and gendarmes with the arrest warrant broke open the door, cut his throat with the tsar's saber, and finally protected the last bit of honor of the Duchy's navy."

"It's a pity that this man is a famous maritime general and naval war theorist on a par with Drake of Albion, the Marquis of Santa Cruz of Castile, and Marshal Charlemagne Tourville."

Li Lin sighed regretfully, and then smiled again:

"But if the Tsar can get rid of the influence of the army and the Duma on him and tilt his resources towards the navy, it will not be a good thing for humanity or for us"

The British literary giant who won the first literary award, the fat, cigar-swiping and English literary giant, once said: "Our naval strength is directly related to the life and death of Britain itself, and it is the guarantee of our survival, and for the Germans, naval strength is expansion."

He was referring to the unsanctuary Emperor William II and his fleet that eventually lay to rest in Scapa Bay, but it was equally appropriate for the United Rus' Duchy

Assuming that the Principality's navy defeats the royal navy of Albion and successfully lands and captures that island nation, then they will have a springboard to attack the human countries from the sea, with Albion as the base, the Principality's naval fleet can choose any point of the continent's long coastline to launch an amphibious landing anytime and anywhere, and no matter how bad it is, it can also use pirate rogue attacks to mobilize the mobile forces of various countries back and forth, so that they can be tired of the frontal land battlefield can be like kicking through the dilapidated defense line and launching a tidal all-out attack, without two or three blows, The human camp will be completely overrun, and the elves in the interior will not be able to escape

"However, war and armament development have never been the best behavior, nor can they be effective by short-term intensive investment, especially for technical arms like the navy, shipbuilding facilities, naval personnel training system, and the geographical location of ports and terminals...... The most important thing is a supporting maritime strategy, continuous financial investment, and the support of the country's leadership, without which it is impossible to build a strong navy."

The Principality Navy is a living specimen, after the death of the eloquent Tsar, as a traditional land power country, the United Principality of Rus, led by the Qiu Bamen of the army and the nobles who are extremely favored by the navy, launched a counteroffensive against the navy. I'm afraid that even the navy will be abolished

After the previous naval commander gambled his life on a failed attempt, the navy, which had sunk further, finally ushered in a noble man who brought about a turnaround

"Although Grand Duke Nikolayevich was from the army, the royal family had always sympathized with the situation of the navy, and in order to continue this dying fleet, it was difficult for the tsar's uncle to come up with the idea of auctioning off old ships and unfinished warships to raise funds, maintain the shipmaster's operation, and retain talents"

Neither sympathetic nor gloating, Li Lin opened the curtains, and faintly saw the huge ship canal of the Sevastopol shipyard, the dim shadow exuding a burst of aging in the dim sunlight

"Dear Siegfried, you are such a punctual trader"

As soon as Li Lin got out of the carriage, Baron Nasimov came up enthusiastically and gave him an affectionate hug

After the successful operation of the first batch, the baron, who led the negotiation with V.E Company, looked much more moisturized than before, and in just a few weeks, the curve of his waist and abdomen actually showed a clear trend towards the belly, and Captain Kolchak, who followed him, also nodded to Li Lin and his party with a polite smile

After a few words of greeting, the baron led the guests of V.E Company to a large number of naval dignitaries who had been waiting there for a long time, and according to etiquette, Kolchak, who had no noble status and the lowest military rank, introduced the three gloomy naval officers to Li Lin

Admiral Lazarev;

Admiral Kornilov;

Admiral Istomin ......

Tyr, who was one position behind Li Lin, felt his heart throbbing, he never thought that the other party would value this deal so much, and he actually sent three admirals to contact him in one go

PS: Guess the small theater

Li Lin: Congratulations to yesterday's winners

Nidhogg: Today's question 1.Where does the stalk of harmony come from?Hint: A certain principality question 2.Niu Niu's family has won the ** Literature Award, fat, cigar-smoking, and English literature giantTips: The fat man who scolded Yuan for being an evil madman Today's question is very simple, everyone, hurry up