The Rise of the Empire

It is not difficult to predict the victory of a war, but it is necessary to predict how a war will be won. For example, in the Gulf War back then, everyone believed that the United States led by the United States would win. But how to win? At least the government at the time thought that the two sides would have to fight for 300 rounds no matter what, throwing a bunch of corpses, let's have a few Middle Eastern version of Kursk! As a result, when the fight really started, after dozens of days of air strikes, it was resolved in a few weeks, and the casualties of the US military just exceeded three digits...  As for the Iraqi side, it seems that there is no accurate figure so far!

Now the main event is finally here! The previous content is all nonsense relative to this question! The Americans can also see who can win, and Simpson and others will not think that Beiyang will be able to defy the sky with an armored cruiser Mainz! The Japanese got 3 ships from the British!

"Sooner or later, the fleets of both sides will have a big battle. Although Japan has a clear advantage, they will still pay a heavy price! After this battle is over, the Beiyang Fleet will lose the ability to engage in large fleets, and the few warships will be transferred to Japan. Breaking into battle! The fast warships of both sides are very likely to chase and fight in the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and even the coastal waters of Japan!" Ruprecht said.

"Well, I have doubts about the efficiency of the post-war combat. It is not easy to break the war. It needs logistics, reconnaissance and various assistance, and it is a serious disadvantage to fight at the enemy's home field. This is a serious disadvantage for warships and personnel. There are very high demands.”

"Believe me, this battle of breaking diplomatic relations can definitely be recorded in the annals of history. I have been in contact with the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy. Their quality is even better than that of the Japanese Navy, and their tragedy lies entirely with their government. At least most of them Will fight till the end!" said Ruprecht.

"As for the tactics in the decisive battle, the fleets of both sides will be composed of two squadrons, the main team composed of slow old warships and the fast fleet composed of high-speed new warships!"

"Because the fast warships on both sides are relatively new warships, with fast speed and strong combat effectiveness, it is difficult to be destroyed in a short period of time. Therefore, based on the principle that it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten fingers, the fast fleets of both sides will give full play to their speed advantage. , Intercept the opponent's own battleships. At the same time cooperate with the main fleet to encircle and wipe out the weak ships in the main fleet! The chances of victory for both sides depend entirely on who can severely damage the opponent's main fleet faster!" Ruprecht said rationally. This was also the thinking of the Japanese back then.

"Very novel tactics." No way, even 3 years later, the US fleet was killed in a swarm of bees in the San Diego naval battle. It was not so meticulous at all! Can win all depends on the hardware! Simpson is still very interested in this tactic.

"However, except for the Mainz and the two ironclad ships in the Beiyang, the combat effectiveness of the remaining warships is very low, and they will be slaughtered in a very short time! The battle will not last long." Simpson The lieutenant general thought for a while and said.

"No, the battle will last for a long time! The other warships of the Beiyang team are fragile, but the defense of the two ironclad ships is quite good, and it is difficult to destroy them with artillery, while the Beiyang fast fleet led by Mainz will last for a long time. With Mainz as a shell magnet, the two relatively fast Reach cruisers have a chance to save themselves, put out the flames and go back into battle," retorted Ruprecht

"Okay, so if the fleets of both sides quickly cleared the weak warships that can be killed, do you think the Japanese fleet will attack the Beiyang Fleet or the fast fleet?" Simpson asked after hesitating for a moment.

"If it were me, I would let the fast fleet attack the team and cover the torpedo boats to launch the attack. But the premise is that the Japanese team can withstand a certain loss in the next stage! But from my understanding of the Japanese, they may not It will happen!" Ruprecht is purely speculating in this paragraph, without any historical basis.

But judging from the performance of the Japanese fleet in history,

If we fight again this time, the Japanese fleet's own team will definitely be very miserable! The speed gap between the new ships headed by Sanjing Ship and Fuso and Hiei is too big, and there has been a situation of being divided in history, so Beiyang, which has fast cruisers on this plane, will naturally do better! It is really hard to say whether the Japanese team will be led into a chaotic battle if the front team is replaced with a large number of rapid-fire guns in the Beiyang Fleet!

If a chaotic war is really introduced, if Ruprecht is the Japanese commander, he will definitely get rid of Dingzhen first. After all, if he wants to entangle with the opponent's fast cruiser fleet, it will be fighting and running, and time will be delayed. It's very long. It's true that the two Zhiyuan ships are weak chickens, but isn't the second-class cruiser in the Japanese fleet also weak chickens when facing Mainz? Moreover, after the introduction of chaotic warfare, Japanese cruisers lose their advantages in formation and mobility, and their advantages will be greatly reduced. The best thing to do at this time is naturally to fix Dingzhen first, and then the Japanese fast fleet will contain the Beiyang fast fleet, and the Japanese fleet will complete its reorganization!

The premise of all this is that when the Japanese fast fleet attacks Dingzhen, the team must bear huge losses! Although any warship in the Japanese fleet is vulnerable to the rapid-fire gun attacks of the three fast battleships. However, it is a very good deal for Japan to exchange a certain number of cruisers for Dingzhen to be destroyed. With Dingzhen gone, Beiyang only relies on Mainz.

According to the characteristics of the Japanese fleet looking for a soft pinch, when only Dingzhen is left, they are likely to temporarily abandon the siege of Dingzhen and attack the Zhiyuan-class cruisers in the Beiyang Fast Fleet. So now the problem is coming, if the fast fleets of the two sides fight against each other, the Japanese really don't have much advantage! In terms of tonnage, it is 12,000 tons to 18,000 tons. Japan's two second-class cruisers have an overwhelming advantage over the Zhiyuan-class cruisers.

But Mainz can fight and carry it. Ruprecht estimates that even if Mainz can't beat a first-class cruiser and a second-class cruiser at the same time with a 1v2, at least a tie will be fine. After a long time, the dome-armored ship must be at a disadvantage! The fire projection of the Japanese ship is NB, but it is useless to hit the armor belt! So this battle will last for quite a long time before the outcome can be determined.

And does this team play against each other? Dingzhen, which was equipped with rapid-fire guns before the war, can be regarded as capable of fighting and carrying! The battle between the remaining warships of the Japanese team and Dingzhen, who were killed in the opening game, is likely to be suppressed, but not killed. The final result is naturally to evacuate as night falls!

"That is to say, although the Japanese may make mistakes in terms of tactics, they will still win by relying on a huge numerical advantage? And in the second stage, the fleet loss rate of both sides will decrease until the final battle is over? Is that so?" Simpson asked. road.

"It can be understood that the fundamental reason why the Japanese won in the end is that their family has a great career, and it is estimated that there will be no more than 5 ships left after the Beiyang battle!" Ruprecht said.

"It seems to make sense." Simpson touched his chin and said.

"Facts will prove that I said everything!" Ruprecht laughed casually, but what he didn't expect was that it was the second day after he and Simpson said this! The Yellow Sea sea battle that shocked China and foreign countries broke out!

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