6kv Chapter 126 Sixty-Six Fleet (First Update, Please Subscribe!)
Chapter 126 Sixty-Six Fleet (First Update, Please Subscribe!)
Mingzhi Tianhuang set an example, in order to expand the army and prepare for war, he only ate one meal a day. Then, other cabinet ministers, as well as officials and soldiers of the entire Eastern Empire, would naturally respond.
A thousand cabinet ministers immediately stated that starting next month, they would only receive half of their salary each month, and the rest would be donated to the empire to expand the army.
The high level of the army also stated that it will be promoted to the army and navy of the Eastern Empire, so that the officers and soldiers will turn over half of their allowances.
Mingzhi Tianhuang nodded again and again, very satisfied with this.
In his view, as long as the Eastern Empire is united as one. Then, they can defeat any enemy. Even the Tsarist Russian Empire is absolutely impossible to be their opponent.
"Your Majesty, starting from this year, the Imperial Army will expand its army. We plan to form 17 standing divisions, and each division will be at full strength. Coupled with cavalry and artillery, the standing force of the Imperial Army will increase. There will be more than 500,000 people in 2003. And further strengthen the training of the reserve forces. If the battle goes wrong, the Imperial Army can immediately form a large number of troops on the battlefield, and can also provide reinforcements to the frontline troops!" Army Chief of Staff Dashan General Yan reported.
"Yo Xi! Very good. The empire has a large number of brave warriors who are not afraid of death. No matter how strong the Russians are, they are definitely not the opponents of the imperial army." Mingzhi Tianhuang was very satisfied.
In his opinion, as long as the Tsarist Russian Empire is not doing its best. Then, the possibility of the Eastern Empire winning is still very high.
"What about the navy? The Russians have deployed a very powerful force in the Far East. Remember, there are more than ten battleships alone. Moreover, the Russians have several navies in Europe. Once the war between us and the Russians breaks out, They will definitely deploy a fleet from Europe for reinforcements. For this, we must be prepared!" Mingzhi Tianhuang looked at the senior officers of the navy.
"Your Majesty, the Navy has already formulated a battle plan. We plan to launch a joint fleet to attack the Russian Pacific Fleet at the beginning of the war and completely destroy them. Then, we will wait for work and fight a decisive battle with the Russian reinforcements. If the people who never set the sun can create more troubles for the Russians, such as prohibiting Russian warships from passing through the Suez Canal, and not supplying Russian military bases. Then, their fleet will arrive in the Far East after circumventing more than half of the world. It must be very exhausted, and the combat power of the battleship has been greatly reduced due to the long-term voyage. Then, this is our chance. The combined fleet of the Imperial Navy will defeat them in one fell swoop and win the final victory!" Dong Xiang, commander of the combined fleet Lieutenant General Heihachiro reported.
Mingzhi Tianhuang's eyes suddenly brightened. Originally, he was worried that the navy might not be the opponent of the Tsarist Russian Empire's navy. But I didn't expect that the navy had already figured out how to deal with the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy. And, it doesn't look like that.
If so, their chances of winning are undoubtedly high!
As for the means of sneak attack, will it damage the face of the Eastern Empire.
Mingzhi Tianhuang didn't care about this at all. As long as you can win the war, even if you lose face, so what? How much is a catty for face? Winning the war is undoubtedly the most important thing.
The news that the Tsarist Russian Empire obtained overseas military bases from Gaul has been kept secret by both sides.
Moreover, the Tsarist Russian Empire also intended to keep it secret. Both the Mahajanga Naval Base in Madagascar and the Cam Ranh Bay Naval Base in the Tianzhuchina Colony have already been built. However, in order to confuse other countries, the flags hoisted by the Tsarist Empire at these two naval bases are all Gauls. So that other countries don't even know that the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy already has two footholds overseas.
Of course, if this continues for a long time, it will definitely be exposed. However, in a short period of time, it is not a problem to hide the truth from the people who never set the sun and the Dongyang people.
Presumably, when the war breaks out, the sun never sets and the Orientals all think that they can wait for work with ease and defeat the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy in one fell swoop. But during the decisive battle, they discovered that what they were facing was the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy whose combat power was maintained at its peak. So, how did the Orientals win the war?
"Your Majesty, we have received definite news that the two armored cruisers ordered by the Argentines from the Kingdom of Caesars have been canceled due to domestic financial problems. Both armored cruisers have already started construction. It is expected that they will be ready next year." Serve. The Kingdom of Caesar is looking for someone to take over. This is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for the Imperial Navy!" Said Lieutenant Admiral Gonbei Yamamoto, Minister of the Navy.
Although Gonbei Yamamoto is only a vice admiral, he has served as the Minister of the Navy for three consecutive cabinets. In addition, when he was very young, he had already made suggestions for the navy. It can be said that the development of the Eastern Empire Navy has his ideas. This also makes Lieutenant Admiral Gonbei Yamamoto have great influence in the Navy of the Eastern Empire. Even, he has been called the "Father of the Navy" of the Eastern Empire.
"Do you still want to buy warships? We have already purchased a lot of warships. The construction plan of the six-six fleet proposed by the navy [has been completed. 17301] Prime Minister Katsura Katsura was somewhat dissatisfied.
After all, every warship in the navy needs a lot of money. Especially battleships and armored cruisers, because the Eastern Empire currently does not have the ability to build these two large warships by itself, and can only rely on external purchases.
Over the years, the Eastern Empire has spent a lot of money on this.
The six-six fleet of the Eastern Imperial Navy refers to the construction of a fleet with six battleships and six armored cruisers as the core. At present, this plan of the Eastern Empire Navy has been completed.
Six battleships, two "Fuji-class" battleships, namely the "Fuji" battleship and the "Yashima" battleship, four "Shikishima-class" battleships, namely the "Shikishima" battleship, and the "Asahi" battleship ,'Hatsuse' battleship and 'Mikasa' battleship.
The six armored cruisers are two "Asama-class" armored cruisers, namely the "Asama" armored cruiser and the "Tokiwa" armored cruiser. The Yakumo armored cruiser. The armored cruiser "Azuma". And two 'Izumo-class' armored cruisers, namely the armored cruiser "Go Out" and the armored cruiser "Iwaka".
These twelve warships constitute the core of the six or six fleets of the Eastern Empire. .