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Kuropatkin was very aware of the situation he was facing. He couldn't wait to gain victory and defeat the Japanese to wash away his shame. However, the Japanese had already withdrawn their main force to North Korea. To fight the Japanese, they had to cross the Yalu River.
The indecisive Kurupatkin lacked such courage.
Kuropatkin wanted military success, but was afraid of failure again. His character determined that he was not a qualified commander. When he was wavering, the adjutant reported to him that Chen Ba, the commander-in-chief of Cam Ranh Bay, had come to visit him before.
Needing to rely on the Cam Ranh Bay fleet to block Japanese maritime traffic, Kuropatkin met with Chen Hao.
"Commander Chen, your fleet has helped our country a lot. On behalf of our country, I would like to express my gratitude to you." Kuropatkin said very gracefully.
Chen Hao smiled slightly and said: "Your country and I are allies, so it's my duty to help. Congratulations to Commander, for winning the battle and driving the Japanese army to the Korean Peninsula."
Kuropatkin shook his head and said: "The Japanese only retreated temporarily. Their main force did not suffer any losses, and they cannot say they won the battle."
Chen Hao sighed and said: "I came here this time because I heard the news. It is said that Japan once again purchased new warships from Britain, just to regain maritime hegemony. If the Japanese reorganize their fleet, the Japanese army on the Korean Peninsula will have
After receiving supplies, we will continue to launch an attack to the north, and it will be difficult for Your Excellency, Commander, to deal with it."
Kuropatkin also got the news that Japan had ordered warships. This was the reason why he valued Chen Hao's arrival. After listening to Chen Hao's words, he nodded in agreement and said: "Our country must defeat the Japanese army before the Japanese fleet can form combat effectiveness.
Otherwise, our country will lose its advantage in the Far East, but now that we don’t have enough troops, I have no good solution.”
Chen Hao said sternly: "Your Excellency, Commander, Japan is our common enemy. I don't want the day when the Japanese will counterattack Northeast China. This time I am here to make a suggestion to Your Excellency, Commander. The Japanese no longer have maritime superiority.
Most of its main force is concentrated in northern Korea, and if it launches a landing operation in southern Korea, it will definitely deal a fatal blow to the Japanese."
Kuropatkin shook his head and said: "This method is very good, but our country does not have enough troops. If we divide our troops and land the offensive troops in Southern Korea, we will not be enough. Besides, the Japanese have a large number of spies in Manchuria. If the army is allowed to board the ship at the port, Japan will
After people get the news, they will definitely strengthen their defenses, and it will be difficult to complete the landing operation."
Chen Hao smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, Commander, is very reasonable. It will be very difficult for your country to land, but if I send troops to launch a landing operation, I should be able to catch it by surprise, right?"
Kuropatkin was stunned for a moment, then showed an ecstatic expression and said: "Thank you very much, Commander Chen. If you can launch a landing operation and attack from the south, the Japanese will be in panic. At that time, I ordered our army in the Far East to cross
Crossing the Yalu River, we will definitely be able to annihilate the Japanese troops under attack from two sides."
Chen Hao spread his hands and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, launching an attack from the south is very risky, and I may incur huge losses. And even after the landing is successful, I will have to fight alone in the south, which will consume a lot of money..."
Kuropatkin was already imagining that after Chen Hao led his troops to land in the south, he would defeat the Japanese from the north. After hearing Chen Hao's words, he immediately expressed his stance: "Commander Chen, you can tell me your conditions.
I will try my best to persuade the Tsar to meet your request."
Chen Hao expressed his gratitude and said with a smile: "I built a shipyard in Cam Ranh Bay. Thank you for your country's support of 200 shipbuilding technicians. In order to cope with the new ships ordered by the Japanese, I plan to expand the scale of the shipyard. So I need
More technicians and shipyards, I hope your country can provide me with shipyard construction drawings and send more technicians so that I can expand the scale of the shipyard."
Kuropatkin quickly reported to the Tsar via telegram. As Yang Du expected, the Russians had no reason to refuse. Chen Hao's launch of the Korean landing operation could provide direct help to the Russians. Annihilate the Japanese fleet before it can form combat effectiveness.
Japanese troops in Korea.
The Japanese ordering of warships stimulated the Russians. They were also afraid that the Japanese would lose their advantage after their new fleet formed a combat effectiveness. Chen Hao, an ally, wanted to see Chen Hao expand the scale of the shipyard and increase the number of warships. Chen Hao could use this opportunity to ask for mission rewards again.
, he still chose the shipbuilding technician and dock drawings as rewards.
Of course, Chen Hao can make other demands, such as asking Tsarist Russia to return part of its territory in the northeast or northwest. But this is obviously unrealistic. Since ancient times, Tsarist Russia has had great ambitions to expand its territory, expanding from a small principality to the largest country in terms of land area.
It will be very difficult for them to get back the land they swallowed.
Chen Hao could also ask for the technology to manufacture artillery or firearms, but he already had the original drawings of the Mosingana rifle, and he did not like the Russian artillery technology, so he simply gave up this option. After considering all factors
, he felt that it would be most cost-effective to hire shipbuilding technicians and shipyards.
The Russians hope that Chen Hao's fleet can restrain the Japanese fleet. The Russians are the easiest to agree to this request and can take advantage of the number of technicians and docks. Expanding the scale of the shipyard and building more docks is not a great achievement for Chen Hao.
, he carefully considered that the shipyard might be an opportunity for him to develop sustainably in the game.
Chen Hao has obtained Captain Jinte's treasure, and now there are tens of millions of pounds left at his disposal. This amount of money has exceeded the Qing Dynasty's fiscal revenue for a year. If he wants to build a fleet that can suppress Japan, he will continue to buy warships from Britain.
, leaving aside whether Britain is willing to sell it or not, the navy, a big spender, will spend tens of millions of pounds in a short time.
Chen Hao didn't want to sit back and rest in vain. He felt that building warships was a good way to continuously improve the strength of the fleet and make money. The ratio of game currency to real currency will gradually decrease. The increase in the exchange ratio caused by the Japanese's crazy purchase of game currency is only temporary.
For this reason, Chen Hao himself also exchanged part of the game currency for real money. When the game currency exchange ratio drops in about half a year, there will be more players who want to develop the navy. With China's huge population base, warships will definitely not worry about sales.
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The Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard must not only satisfy its own warship manufacturing, but also rely on shipbuilding to make money. Four large shipyards are far from enough. The most advanced warships that Cam Ranh Bay can produce now are the Invincible-class battlecruisers. This new type of warship is not available for the time being.
For sale, it will only be produced to replenish the Cam Ranh Bay fleet.
The Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard also needs to strengthen a smaller dock for the production of ordinary cruisers and destroyers. These two types of ships will become the main commodities that make money. After Chen Hao has the destroyer construction drawings and more technicians and docks, he can
Ask Silva to help get an original blueprint for the construction of a cruiser, and you can start producing warships for profit.
With tens of millions of pounds as a cost, China's vast player market, and the production capacity of advanced warships, Chen Hao felt that it was unreasonable not to make money. This time, the army and navy were dispatched to help the Russians fight. What would the cost be?
It cannot be lower than during the Tsushima Sea War. If more than two hundred technicians and more than four docks are added, it should be enough.
Kuropatkin came to Chen Hao with a smile on his face and said: "Commander Chen, our Majesty asked me to express my heartfelt thanks to you on his behalf. Your Majesty agreed to your request. If you can send troops to Incheon to contain some of the Japanese troops, our country will once again
We will send three hundred shipbuilding technicians to Cam Ranh Bay and provide you with five A-class dock construction drawings."
Chen Hao achieved his goal and was in an extremely happy mood. Yang Du's method worked so well. After thinking about it for a while, he said in deep thought: "Your Excellency, Commander, I feel the sincerity of your country, but can you please change the dock drawings? I
One S-class shipyard construction drawing, six B-class shipyard construction drawings and ten C-class shipyard construction drawings are required."
A-class docks can already be used as a platform for building battleships, but they are not enough for new dreadnoughts and later super-dreadnoughts and aircraft carriers. Such super-large ships must require S-class docks, although now Chen Hao still
There were no construction drawings for the dreadnought, so he planned to build a dock first to make preparations.
Chen Hao is now participating in Russia's national mission, so it is so easy to obtain blueprints. If you don't have an S-class dock blueprint now, it will be difficult to get it in the future. A-class docks can produce ordinary battleships and battlecruisers, and four of them are enough.
After using it, there was no need to add more, so he asked for B-level drawings and C-level drawings instead.
Chen Hao's request is not excessive at all. Dockyard drawings are not valuable to NPCs because the technical content of building a dock is not too high. In the game, two A-level dock drawings are generally equivalent to one S-level drawing. Assuming that the S-level drawings are not
If you exchange two A-level drawings, the remaining three A-level drawings can be exchanged for six B-level drawings and ten C-level drawings, which are equally valuable.
After thinking for a while, Kuropatkin directly agreed to Chen Hao's conditions on behalf of Russia. Chen Hao quickly received a system prompt: "Player Chen Baxian, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Far East Army Kuropatkin has issued a mission to you, 'Landing in North Korea.
', mission completion conditions: lead the troops to land in the south of Korea, disrupt the Japanese rear, and contain part of the Japanese forces. Mission reward: 300 shipbuilding technicians, one S-class dock construction drawing, six B-class dock construction drawings, c
Ten drawings for the construction of a class shipyard. Do you want to accept it?"
Chen Hao chose to accept the task, and Kuropatkin smiled, but he couldn't help but be a little more curious about the Chinese people in front of him. The Chinese people in front of him asked for so many shipyard construction drawings, and just after so many new shipyards were built, they would have to go to work.
Millions of pounds. If these shipyards start building warships at the same time, the initial investment will require tens of millions of pounds. Does he have that much money? (To be continued...)
