"So, I think that in order to completely suppress the Japanese Asama-class armored cruiser formation, we need a more powerful armored cruiser formation, and the third product of the Bavarian Ship Design Bureau is very good! In my opinion, this is no longer a cruiser or battleship, but should be given a new name, we can call it a battlecruiser or a fast battleship!"

If the time traveler is here, he will definitely be shocked by Makanov's answer! He sighed, "Ah, it turns out that this is the title of this plane battle cruiser!"

"Lt. General, then do you think we need a few new armored cruisers. Or what you call a battle cruiser?" Roger Stevensky, who was standing beside him, thought for a while and asked.

"If that Spanish warship is completely repaired, then we need at least 4 ships! Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to compete with the Japanese Armored Cruiser Fleet."

Makanov proposed this view, but took into account the poor quality of the Russian navy. In addition to causing tons of damage to the American ambition, the Battle of Sulu also made the Russians realize their problems in personnel quality. The fighting will is not strong enough, and the middle and low-level officers lack subjective initiative. Some of the senior officers are mixed, while the other is mediocre. A few enterprising officers are still dragged down by the first two and unable to perform.

Makanov realized the various institutional and personnel problems in the Russian navy, but there was no condition to change it. Then the only way was to strengthen the equipment. If there was no Spanish warship, then 3-to-4 would be fine, but if the Carlos was added, it would be different! 3-to-5! This number could be doubled. Of course, the Russians also had the Bayan, but the Japanese also had two second-class protective cruisers. Moreover, the Bayan and others were too far from those monsters with more than 10,000 tons, and their role was very limited.

If we consider it again, Japan may obtain more and stronger armored cruisers, then this matter will be endless! So Makanov's opinion is to simply buy 4 ships at once, which can break the trade and fight against the Japanese cruiser formations, and if necessary, join the battle line and fight the opponents to the decisive battle! The officers on the field agreed with this suggestion, and the only question is, what should I do if the money is? Each of the four warships, an average of 1.8 million pounds, is this 7.2 million pounds! It will cost someone! Minister of Finance Witt will probably jump off the building in a fright?

"In fact, our costs are not that much. Americans have paid more than £3 million to rent our warships, and the price of £1.8 million is not something that cannot be reduced. From an economic perspective, it is a good thing for us to use three outdated warships to make up for the financial gap of new warships."

"And after this war, the United States and Britain and Japan were completely in conflict. In order to deal with their common enemies, the Americans could only support us. So the conditions for obtaining loans would be better. Now we are not the only French family to choose! Damn Frenchmen, they used money to take away the fruit of victory that originally belonged to us!" Makanov did not forget to curse the damn Frenchmen in the end.

Makanov's words were supported by most of the people here, even those noble officers who were scrambling to live. There is no way. Makanov was old enough and had a high level, so he could be regarded as a front-line pillar in the Russian navy. He would rely on him for the future Russo-Japanese War. On some non-critical issues, everyone is willing to give him a face, after all, most of the people in this room may have to do things under his command in the future.

"From a military perspective, you are very right. I also support us where to buy more advanced warships from the Germans, but the problem is that even if we have no financial problems, we will still squeeze out the warships we originally used for other projects. Everyone is very clear about the government's allocation to us. If we have to spend a lot of money to order warships, the original plan will inevitably be disrupted. So how can we solve the contradictions?" Roger Stevensky raised a very sharp question!

"Yeah, this is a very serious problem. We are going to redesign our naval expansion plan, and I am more worried about one problem. What should we do if the Japanese take the lead before we are ready?" Makanov asked another more serious problem.

In the eyes of the Russians, the Japanese are too unpretentious in fighting. They don’t declare war before the film starts. As long as they are ready, they can start fighting without saying anything! (Nonsense, wait until you are ready before fighting?) For the two countries now, Japan’s preparation speed is completely faster than the Russians. The reason is very simple. Japan can expand its military and prepare for war now, and the Russians must first do a good job in infrastructure construction...

Therefore, from the overall strategy, the Russians will definitely not be fully prepared, and the overall deployment will be even worse. The navy is divided into two very distant bases, and although the number of the army will have certain advantages, the supply situation will be very worrying. Moreover, the army will be deployed in various places in the Northeast and will be easily defeated by the Japanese troops coming from North Korea.

Of course, the army does not need to be managed by the navy, but there is still no good way to solve the geographical disadvantages of the navy and formulate strategies based on the current new situation of Japan. After all, there have been too many changes, the enemy's situation has changed, and the expansion of its own naval military equipment has also changed. The direct result is that the original plan is invalid, so everyone can re-form!

So now the problem is coming. Who will decide on such a big thing? Of course, it is not from the Navy! You must tell the Russian Emperor about this kind of thing, and then let the masters of all Russians determine it. Don’t talk about the plan, let’s decide on the warship first.

Looking at the new ship quotes from Parokin from Germany, the Tsar was also very confused. The Russians' pace of entering the Far East would not stop, and they had to defeat the stronger Japanese. To defeat the Japanese, you need to buy German warships, which requires more money! All the previous inferences are fine, and the final result made His Majesty the Tsar very confused! Now the Tsar has even thought that if the other party can get cheaper, it is OK to sell a daughter. Anyway, the Tsar has a lot of German genes in the blood of the Tsar.

"Let Parokin try to reduce the price, and we can agree to the Germans' conditions in exchange for a reduction in the price of warships from other aspects." In the end, His Majesty the Tsar came up with such a solution!
Chapter completed!