Li Fushou gave him a high score from the bottom of his heart for Duan Qirui's answer, which can be considered excellent!

He waved his hand and signaled that Secretary Gu Kaizhi handed two thick documents to Duan Qirui, with the words "top secret" written in bloody red handwriting.

Duan Qirui briefly looked through it and found that this was a compilation of information summarizing the preparations for the Russian war in Fusang, including the Army Headquarters and the Navy Department’s “General Provisions for the Post-Jiangwu Operations”. As soon as the smoke of the Sino-Japanese War of 1895 ended, he proposed a 10-year military preparation goal.

The spearhead is undoubtedly the "interference in return to Liao" by the Three Kingdoms to rush to the Tsarist Russian Empire at the forefront. In the eyes of the Fusang people, this is an absolutely unbearable shame, and it is necessary to take revenge after lying on firewood and tasting gall.

Various confidential information is very detailed, including conversations between the top figures of the Japanese military and political ranks, spy intelligence activities that pretend to be military officers stationed in Russia, and the promises and support from the British side, supporting Fuso to invade the Korean Peninsula.

Duan Qirui didn't dare to look too carefully. After flipping through it, he raised his head in shock and happened to meet His Majesty's confident gaze.

"General Duan, there is light in this world, there is darkness, justice in this world, there is evil, and there are demands under the interweaving of various interests.

Unfortunately, today's powers in the world are accustomed to using force to solve the problem.

The Ocean Empire, which rose in Australia, is like a giant ship. If Yang Fan wants to sail far, he must avoid the dark beaches and reefs along the way.

You are now the deputy commander of the Royal Guards and have entered the military high-level position. Many confidential documents have the right to contact, which will allow you to see the dirt and undercurrents under the calm waters.

After years of military expansion and preparation, the Fusang Kingdom has reached more than 370,000 front-line combatants and 1.82 million reserves. The Navy has 6 new battleships, 6 cruisers as the fleet, and 152 warships of various types, totaling 260,000 tons, which is far beyond the 1895 War.

In view of this

The Imperial Army General Staff Headquarters will launch an army expansion plan, the army will be expanded from 140,000 to 200,000, and the Royal Imperial Guard will double from 24,000 to 48,000 in three divisions, with the total of 248,000 in total.

In addition to the 3.5 million reserve soldiers in the empire, they can be safe and worry-free.

The Navy will launch a new battleship construction plan and will build a new-class "Typhoon" battleship, which is now in the plan demonstration stage.

Your mission is mainly about the expansion of the Royal Guards."

Speaking of this, Li Fushou's tone paused for a moment, looked at Lieutenant General Duan Qirui with an encouraging look, and said earnestly;

"I don't need to emphasize the importance of the Royal Guard. I hope you can use modern army tactical concepts to build an elite army loyal to the empire, firm will and strong combat power.

General Duan, the world is very uneasy. We will not covet other people's yards, but we must also protect our own acre of three parts of the land.

The heavy responsibility is on your shoulders, and you will forge ahead.

These 8 words are given to the general for encouragement."

Hearing this

Duan Qirui stood up excitedly, his legs closed and his "pop" stood at attention, and his expression was solemn and respected a military salute, expressing loudly; "I started from the last moment, and was originally a wandering and helpless man. Thanks to Your Majesty's kindness, he has achieved some achievements today. Now when Your Majesty is trusted, he will be crushed to repay him. He will work hard to train a loyal and strong army to live up to your high expectations. If you violate this oath, you will have no face to see your ancestors and ancestors even if you die, you will be disgusted with them."

"Okay, what you want is your motivation to be the one who is better than me." Li Fushou pointed at the information next to Lieutenant General Duan Qirui and said to him; "You are also the deputy director of the Royal Attendant Office. You have an office in the outer hall. Use these information to study, and Gu Kaizhi will explain the relevant rules to you."

"As for your order, your Majesty, I will leave."

"Yeah, go."

After sending Lieutenant General Duan Qirui away, Li Fushou felt his emotions fluctuated, so he walked to the imperial study room. There was a hand-painted world map occupying a whole wall, which could clearly see the confrontation between the world's powerful countries today.

After the victory of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Fusang Kingdom suffered a heavy blow, and thus the military preparations were more fanatical than in history. The strength of the army and navy increased significantly, which made Li Fushou feel pressure.

As a typical maritime country, the Ocean Empire has always spared no effort in naval construction and has invested heavily in building the most powerful Royal Navy fleet in the Western Pacific. After the British Royal Navy successively dispatched the main battleships of the third battleship of the Indian subcontinent to return to its homeland, the Ocean Empire Royal Navy was already lonely and desperate for defeat in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.

As of 1900

Among the Metropolitan-class battleships, the 13,000-ton Red River Valley "Brisbane", the 16,000-ton Songjiang, the 19,000-ton Songjiang, the 20,000-ton, the 200-ton Beilun and Tianshu were all completed and put into service.

The two ships of the same class, the "Qingdao", are also under intensive construction and are expected to be put into service this year and next year.

By the end of 1901, the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire will have 8 world-class former fearless steam armored battleships with a total tonnage of 124,000 tons.

besides

The Royal Navy also has a cruiser fleet led by four heavy cruisers, "Qinglong", "White Tiger", "Surf Bird" and "Xuanwu", including 24 4,300-ton "Brave" class cruisers with a total tonnage of 145,000 tons.

The 6,500-ton general cruiser under construction by the Royal Navy is named "Snow Mountain". The first ship "Snow Mountain", the No. 2 "Male Mountain" and the No. 3 "Bari Mountain" have all been completed and launched. They are under sea trial or mount. They are expected to be equipped with fleets before the end of the year.

This class of ships will take three years to build 8 ships. The subsequent ship construction plan is still to be approved by the parliament, and additional special ship construction funds will be added.

The Snow Mountain Mountains and Bali Mountains here are both famous mountains in the Australian Feng Shui Mountains, and they often stretch for hundreds of kilometers, rather than the territory of Snow Mountain Town.

The Male Mountains is part of the Shangri-La Central Mountains, with an average altitude of more than 3,600 meters. It is a famous geographical division line. It divides Shangri-La Island into two, and the Qingshui River Basin is located in the southern slope plain of the Male Mountains.

After the construction of eight "Snow Mountain" class general destroyers, the total tonnage of the 3,600-ton Fuso cruisers "Langsu" and "Kao Qiansui" seized reached 60,000 tons.

This way

Without counting the "Seagull" Type 2 destroyer in the naval sequence, the main fleet of the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire has reached a scale of 330,000 tons.

At first glance, it seems that it is only 70,000 tons more than the 260,000 tons of the Fuso United Fleet, and it seems that the advantage is not very good.

In fact, the account cannot be calculated like this. The main force of the Fuso United Fleet is 6 battleships and 6 cruisers. Yishuier is all built by advanced British technology. The ship age is generally within 4 years. The main naval gun and the second-class main gun are 305mm caliber and 254mm caliber. The secondary guns are all rapid-fire guns, with strong firepower and good combat power.

Fusang's Asahi-class battleships have a displacement of 1.52 tons and a speed of 18 knots. Mikasa-class battleships have a displacement of 15,100 tons and a speed of 18 knots. The total tonnage of the six battleships is about 90,000 tons.

The displacement of eight battleships of the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire was 124,000 tons, which was 30% stronger.

The six new main cruisers in Fuso have a total displacement of 33,000 tons. Together with other old ironclad ships, they look like 80,000 tons.

The cruisers of the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire are much stronger, with a total displacement of 38 ships, with a total displacement of 205,000 tons. In addition to 4 heavy cruisers and Langsu, Gao Qiansui, other new ships have large displacement, fast speed, strong firepower, and a maximum age of no more than 8 years, crushing the opponent.

The Fusang Navy Combined Fleet has 152 warships, including a large number of destroyers, old ironclad ships, torpedo boats, and military auxiliary ships. The total displacement is 260,000 tons, and the moisture here is too large.

The 330,000 tons of the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire are all main battleships, and the worst-selling Langsu and Gao Qiansui, which are 3,600 tons, are full of dry goods, including Qinglong, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Xuanwu. The four heavy cruisers can be placed in the battle line to fight.

In actual naval battles, the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire can dispatch eight battleships and four heavy patrols, with a total of 14 large warships arranged in battle lines, and carry out suppressive strikes on six battleships of the Fusang Navy Combined Fleet.

When the main guns and secondary guns on both sides have the same caliber and the rapid-fire gun technology, the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire has 220% of the opponent's main gun, 242% of the second-class main gun, and 275% of the rapid-fire secondary gun firepower, and there is almost no suspense in the outcome.

The only question is…how much does it cost?

The strength of the cruiser fleets on both sides is too different and is completely incomparable.

Li Fushou is very confident in the strength of his fleet. This is an elite army with well-trained, tenacious style and high fighting spirit. It has the military spirit tempered after the bloody battle, which is worth trusting.

In the Royal Navy Fleet

The 950-ton Seagull-class ocean-going patrol ships that have now retreated to the second line, plus the 1,500-ton Seagull II and 2,000-ton Seagull II-type transformed destroyers, have reached more than 70 ships. About half of them belong to the water police districts in various places, have withdrawn from the naval fleet sequence, and belong to local garrison troops.

Most of the people who still serve in the naval fleet are the later Seagull Type II and Type II modifications, with a total of 36 ships and formed a team of 6 destroyers.

Two local fleets, two South China Sea fleets, one African fleet, and one Shangri-La fleet.

The torpedo boats are not organized in the Imperial Royal Navy sequence. If you really want to say it, their roles are almost the same as "Mosquito"-class patrol boats, with various levels of 80 tons, 120 tons, 200 tons, 300 tons to 450 tons. The total number is about 500 ships, covering the local Australian land, the Luzon Islands, Shangri-La to Mozambique water police areas, all of which are machine gun boats and gunboats, and there is not a torpedo boat.

Among these "mosquito" patrol boats, only machine guns or 20mm fast guns are equipped with more than 200 tons, and only ocean-going patrol boats with more than 200 tons are equipped with small-caliber artillery, generally 60mm and 95mm rapid-fire artillery, to enhance the deterrence during mission execution.

The Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire is an ocean navy, and there is no location for torpedo boats in the fleet organization.

The mission of releasing torpedoes is completed by the destroyer fleet. Generally, each destroyer is equipped with 6 to 8 torpedo tubes. Due to the high instability of torpedoes in today's era, these torpedo tubes are usually empty and will only be loaded in real-time during wartime.

Compared with the torpedo boats of more than 100 tons in Fusang Country, the torpedo threats equipped with high-speed destroyers above 1,500 tons are more threats. They can be called "lightning strike fleet" and are used to undertake battlefield assault missions.

The so-called "one thing is to subdue another thing". The medium-caliber rapid-fire artillery equipped on the destroyer is a huge shadow of death for the torpedo boats, and they are afraid of being avoided.

The Navy of Fusang State rejected all plans for southward expansion because it was far inferior in strength and was hit by the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire, so it refused all plans for southward expansion, only supported northward colonization of the Korean Peninsula, and made every effort to expand to Manchuria and Mongolia, and targeted the combat targets on the Tsarist Russian Far East Fleet.
Chapter completed!