The Arabian Peninsula is now fragmented, most of which are out of control. A certain tribe can suddenly rise if supported by foreign powers, which is a bit like a weakened version of the Mongolian grassland heroes competing for hegemony.

The land in this area is barren, and the vast Gobi desert and desert are at the sight. Only large oasis in the coastal areas live in Arab nomadic tribes. Poverty and backwardness are synonymous with here, and it is difficult to get rid of the oil and water. All the conquests of the Ottoman Empire have been subjected to large financial deficits.

The biggest business of Somalia mercenaries in the region is human trafficking, mainly female population, ranging from 10 to 26 or 27 years old, and they have to harvest every few years.

It is precisely because of such barbaric behavior that the population of the Arabian Peninsula is much smaller than in history, and the seeds of fear are deeply planted into the hearts of Arab tribes and called it the "Eastern Devil".

Major General Jensen Adenauer was borne by His Royal Highness the secret order of His Royal Highness, intending to develop power in the Arabian Peninsula. This is because in the golden age when the empire was expanding its territory, His Royal Highness very much hopes to leave a brilliant mark to prove that he is a capable crown prince, not a cystic lie on the father's credit book.

There are 1,000 Hamlets in the eyes of 1,000 people. There are many people with similar ideas, including the military, the civilian and other ambitious people. Some people want to be in the heart of the emperor, some people want to obtain merits, some people want to obtain titles, and some people advocate adventure, with different purposes.

In the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, and the Dutch East Indies, there are all kinds of imperial forces that secretly promote Chinese immigrants. This is the first step in power infiltration. The scale of immigration is much larger than in history and is deeper.

The main flows are Malaysian areas in the British Strait colonies, the French Indochina Peninsula and the Dutch East Indies. A small part of them flows into Africa and West Asia, among which no more than 120,000 immigrants flow into West Asia.

It is mainly concentrated in the surrounding areas of Kuwait (41,700), the Sana'a area to which Yemen belongs (27,500), and the Abha area in northern Yemen (24,000), and some towns in Baghdad and the Mesopotamian basin.

Overall, due to the harsh natural environment in the Arabian Peninsula, many Chinese immigrants lost. After enduring the wind and sand for several years, many people eventually moved to Somalia or Mozambique.

Therefore, it is very difficult to immigrate to the Arabian Peninsula and almost no one wants to go.

4 months later

May 26, 1905 at around 9:00 am

Two 6,500-ton universal cruisers, the Ocean Empire, "Huayue" and "Full Moon", were sailing one after another on the Yellow Sea near Ryukyu. Not far behind, they followed a British 4,700-ton "Wuyu" cruiser, looking for the Tsarist Russian expeditionary fleet that was said to be heading north to the sea.

This huge combat fleet, mixed by Tsarist Russian Second Pacific Fleet and Third Pacific Fleet, disappeared into the vast South China Sea since it sailed out of the port of the French Saigon Governor in late April.

In early May, the fishing boats of the Ocean Empire encountered this amazingly large fleet on the west side of Palawan Island, and then drove into the depths of the South China Sea and disappeared.

Calculated by time

It should have almost arrived in the Yellow Sea area. Since Lushun Port had fallen on December 15, 1904, the only destination of this expeditionary fleet that traveled thousands of miles was Vladivostok, Far East.

In this way, it is easier to judge his whereabouts.

The commander of the fleet flagship "Huayue" cruiser, Tari, senior Royal Navy officers carrying generals on his shoulders, gathered together, and the gray-haired Admiral He Fang, the minister of the Navy, was in the list.

In addition, there are more than ten generals including Crown Prince Li Siyuan, Commander of the Pacific Fleet Admiral Zhang Daoru, Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Li Jie, Lieutenant General Wu Gang, Fleet Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Lie Sixian and other top leaders gathered together.

Fortunately, the Huayue Cruiser Commander Tower is spacious enough to be able to place more than a dozen leather chairs, which does not affect the command of the captain, Qianzhuangmin, in the front.

In full view of so many generals, you can imagine the pressure from the banker's colonel. In this cool early summer, a layer of fine sweat has emerged on your forehead.

The senior generals did not pay attention to the feelings of a small naval colonel. Taking advantage of the current situation, they discussed the upcoming war with words and words, as if they regarded the cruiser commander tower as a small conference room, and the discussion was very lively.

"... Based on the above view, the Tsarist Russian fleet should have completed the final supply somewhere deep in the South China Sea. Due to the 14,000-ton Lushun Port dock, the "Borodino"-class battleship has a displacement of 13,500 tons and a range of 8,500 nautical miles. It must have been replenished in Saigon Port, so the supply in the South China Sea should be cruisers and destroyers, and their range is much shorter."

"The cruiser should not need to be recharged. It should have a voyage of at least 4,500 nautical miles. It is full of coal in Saigon, and it is enough to take any route to Vladivostok port."

"In fact, there are only two roads. One goes north along the Yellow Sea and passes through Tsushima Strait to Vladivostok Port. It is the most convenient channel. The other is bypassing the vast Pacific Ocean east of the Fuso Islands, crossing from the North Sea to the North Four Island Strait north, and then passing through the Zonggu Strait to reach Vladivostok Port."

"If I said it would be safer to go to the Zonggu Strait, no matter how large a fleet is thrown into the Pacific Ocean, it is impossible to find it. Although it is a little bit away, it is more concealed."

"Major General Jensen Adenauer's evaluation of the Tsarist Russian fleet is very low! They said they were a group of army soldiers boarding warships. They had only conducted four live-fire military exercises from South Africa to Somalia for a two-and-a-half month voyage from South Africa to Somalia (during the period of replenishment), and they only conducted four live-fire military exercises. I felt that they were reluctant to use shells."

"This is much worse than the Fusang people. According to the merchant ship report near the Tsushima Strait, these days, the Japanese joint fleet has rumbling cannons all day long, and they are willing to practice artillery fireworks at all costs."

"The contrast is too obvious. I don't think the Tsarist Russian fleet can escape this disaster."

"The latest information shows that the Fusang United Fleet has left Lushun Port 11 days ago and is hovering near the Tsukuma Strait for a wait time. It should be to judge that the Tsarist Russian fleet is taking the Tsukuma Strait, so it is ready to intercept it here."

"It is hard to say which path the commander of the Tsarist Russian fleet chose to take, but judging from the low qualities they showed, perhaps the Fusang people guessed correctly, these Tsarist Russian Russians have always had the problem of being tough."

"At the end, the bear is indeed a stubborn head."

"Additional two additional."

"Add to add three additional questions, I decided they would break through without caring about it."

"Additionally, the probability of adding four, 28, and the probability of 80% will go to the Tsubasa Strait."

"Additional five additional items."

"Additional additional six, fully agree."

“Additional…”

Seeing that all the generals agreed to this judgment, only Brigadier General Li Siyuan did not say anything, General He Fang, the Minister of the Navy, couldn't help but smile. The Russians left a deep impression on everyone. His navy had never shown any performance. The army troops in the Russo-Japanese War that had fought for more than a year were distinctive. Just do it directly!

If you can't beat it, surrender; if you can beat it, you will overwhelm the other party. It's concise, clear and violent.

This works in army tactics. After all, Tsarist Russia's countless gray animals can be consumed and armed millions of troops at every turn, but it's nothing in naval tactics!

"Siyuan, what do you think?"

"Haha... all the officials agreed that the Tsarist Russian fleet would forcefully break through the gates of hell in the Tsuma Strait. If I agree, then the discussion would be meaningless, so I chose the Zonggu Strait."

"What's the reason?"

"All the situations seen from the open show that the generals of the Tsarist Russian fleet have poor command levels, poor quality of officers and soldiers, and overall inability to perform the performance of warships, and do not have the superb command ability to twist the entire fleet into one rope. These are all unquestionable facts. Judging from their usual poor performance, breaking through the Tsuma Strait seems to be the only choice." Li Siyuan spread his hands helplessly and told the facts.

Thanks to the long-term companionship of the African fleet for two and a half months and the meticulous observation of the Tsarist Russian fleet, the Ocean Empire Navy held hundreds of seminars from the top to the middle level, and had a deep understanding of this fleet that spanned most of the earth's expedition.

The reason why so many generals and officials gather together is nothing more than just confirming that "seeing is true".

Such a large-scale maritime battle is unique in the history of modern world naval warfare. The last time was the naval battle between Sino-Japanese and Russian-Japanese and Yellow Sea naval battle. Coincidentally, the Fusang Joint Navy participated and they both won.

This gave the navies of various countries around the world an objective basis for evaluating the combat effectiveness of the Fuso joint navy. It is generally believed that the combat effectiveness is slightly higher than that of the French Navy and close to the level of the Ocean Empire and the German Navy.

"but……"

Brigadier General Li Siyuan stretched out a finger and said, "There are exceptions in everything. If Tsarist Russian Navy Lieutenant General Roger Stevensky has the real information and the Fuso United Fleet is gathering in Tsushima Strait and others into the trap. Taking this path is a way to die, will he have another choice?"

this……

None of the generals present rushed to refute, but watched Brigadier General Li Siyuan fall into deep thought; undoubtedly, this possibility exists.

The Tsarist Russian naval fleet had a tradition of avoiding war. After the joint fleet blocked the Port of Lushun, the former Tsarist Russian Pacific Fleet once tried to break through the blockade. The two sides broke out in the Japanese-Russian Yellow Sea Battle. The Tsarist Russian Pacific Fleet shrank back with little loss until the entire army was finally destroyed.

The existing Tsarist Russian fleet looks powerful, but in fact it has long been a frightened bird.

After setting off from the Baltic Sea, rumors of the Japanese fleet that the Japanese fleet would attack along the way were spread within its fleet, and the Russian officers and soldiers believed it. When passing through the British Strait, there was a scandal of shelling fishing boats due to poor night weather.

The Russian reason is very simple;

The main battleships of Fuso Country were all built by the United Kingdom. If a small fleet of Fuso Country had just been built and left the port, it would indeed have a chance to attack the Tsarist Russian fleet.

But the real problem is;

The difference between a two or three hundred tons offshore fishing boat and a warship that costs thousands or tens of thousands of tons is too big. How blind can it be to treat the fishing boat as a warship?

This incident made the British Royal Navy very angry. It once wanted to dispatch its local fleet to completely annihilate the bastard fleet. With the strong mediation of Germany, France and other countries, it pinched its nose and collected huge compensation from Tsarist Russia.

Therefore, this Tsarist Russian fleet with a superficially powerful appearance is actually a straw chicken.

If there is clear information that Tsushima Strait is a death trap, it is very likely to choose another road north.

The question is: Does the Tsarist Russian fleet have such accurate information?

The Imperial Royal Navy was originally a place where talents gathered. Those who could become generals were all high intellectuals, and the human spirit among human spirits. Seeing His Royal Highness stretching out a finger and saying it, his mind immediately changed.

Not to mention anything else, the person in front of him has the ability to change all this.
Chapter completed!