"Welcome, Military Advisor Zhuge. The journey over the North Atlantic must be bumpy...Winter is not a good season for traveling across the Atlantic. Of course, it is not a good season for entering the Gulf of Riga either. Although here It won't be as frozen as the Gulf of Finland, but the water is full of ice floes, and the sea near the coastline will freeze. We can only rely on icebreakers to open the way, which is really difficult. If we can have a warm and permanent It would be nice to have an ice-free port where it doesn’t even freeze.”
The speaker was Tsar Nicholas I of the Rakshasa Kingdom. When he mentioned the "warm, ice-free port that never freezes," he couldn't hide the greed in his eyes.
The scene where Zhuge Weidao and Nicholas were talking was in a villa that can be called a palace near the seaside outside Riga. The Tsar was still in military uniform, standing in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling glass filled with water vapor. While talking, he looked out through the hazy glass at the battleship Hero and the armored cruiser Hero anchored on the Gulf of Riga - —These two ships will soon belong to the Rakshasa Navy!
Hero will be renamed Catherine the Great, and Hero will be renamed Admiral Orlov. The new names of these two ships must be very unfriendly to the Turks. Catherine the Great earned her title by beating the Turks hard.
And that Admiral Orlov was a member of the Empress' "Adult Corps". He was the best at naval warfare in the Rakshasa Army at that time. He once single-handedly planned the Baltic Fleet's Mediterranean expedition - this was a The expedition got off to a very bad start, because it was the Rakshasa Navy's first large-scale expedition at that time, and they were not very used to it. Several battleships and cruisers had accidents during the long-distance expedition, and either sank or ran aground. In the end, only 9 battleships and 3 cruisers barely reached the Aegean Sea, while the Turkish fleet they faced had 16 battleships, 6 cruisers, and 50 small combat ships. Supported by about 2,000 coastal defense guns, these Turkish warships stood ready near the Bay of Cesme... The result of the battle was that the Turks lost 15 battleships, 6 cruisers, and 40 type ships, 1 ——11,000 killed. The Rakshasa Kingdom's losses were only 11 killed, not as many as those who died on the way!
Rakshasa Navy, become famous in one battle!
Now, Nicholas I was eager to win his victory in Cesme and the title of Emperor.
Zhuge Weidao was sitting against the warm fireplace, holding a large document bag in his hand, while Natalie was sitting next to him, looking a little eager to try, as if she wanted to fight the Turks with her brother. ——She is indeed the granddaughter of the great female emperor.
Hearing Nicholas mention "Budong Gang", Natalie turned her face and looked at Zhuge Weidao silently with a pair of big talking eyes. Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "Nikolai Pavlovich, we have prepared an exclusive package for the Rakshasa Kingdom!"
"Fighting the British package? But my enemy is Turkey!" The tsar looked back at Zhuge Weidao and said in fast and urgent Rakshasa language, "Daozi, I know that the relationship between you and the British is getting increasingly tense. Maybe it will be over soon." There will be some conflicts, but that is your war, not our war. I have only one goal, which is to destroy the Turkish Empire... The Turkish Empire must be destroyed!"
"Brother Daozi, just yesterday, the United Kingdom and the Indian Empire submitted an ultimatum to the Turkish Empire, requiring the Turks to make a decision to abandon Greece within 72 hours!"
"Brother Daozi, the French have also submitted an ultimatum with the same content to the Turkish Empire. In addition, Austria, Prussia, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Papal State, and the Great Jin Kingdom are also preparing ultimatums against Turkey. The Turkish Empire Requesting joint mediation from our country, the United States, the Mexican Empire, and Japan.”
Wei Yuanda, the Ming Dynasty ambassador to the Rakshasa Kingdom, and Huang Shu, the military attaché of the Ming Dynasty embassy in the Rakshasa Kingdom, also came to Riga. Together they told Zhuge Weidao about the major events that had just happened in Europe - the long-drawn-out war against Turkey. It's about to explode!
Zhuge Weidao originally thought that the countries would delay for another year or two... They had been delaying for a long time, why did they suddenly become more efficient? There's something weird about this!
Moreover, what Britain, France and other countries proposed was only for Turkey to abandon Greece, not to destroy Turkey. This is not consistent with the goal of the Rakshasa Kingdom!
"Have the British agreed to your possession of Constantinople?" Zhuge Weidao asked.
Nicholas I said: "The British have made it clear that in this war, the United Kingdom will not prevent us from attacking and regaining Constantinople. After all, we are now their allies! And they will not betray their allies. At the same time, The Turks made peace alone. Their alliance with us is limited to this war against Turkey and will not involve other aspects. You, Ming Dynasty, can absolutely rest assured.
However, we will not side with the Ming Dynasty and oppose the British Empire. In fact, after we successfully regained Constantinople, all the external territorial requirements of the Rakshasa Kingdom have been met, and we will focus on solving our economic problems in the future. I will liberate the serfs, allocate land to the serfs, and protect and encourage the development of industry and commerce... Constantinople will become the southern capital and economic center of the empire. Before it was occupied by the Turks, It has always been one of the most prosperous cities in Europe. In the future, he will restore his former glory in my hands! "
"Nicholas, what a beautiful thought you have!" Zhuge Weidao said in his heart, "Since the British dare not stop the Rakshasa from attacking Constantinople, they must have helped the Turks greatly strengthen Constantinople. Defense of Dinburg.”
When he was thinking about what kind of "bear-killing weapon" the British would prepare for the Turks, Nicholas I spoke again: "Daozi, but we still want to hear what kind of weapon you have prepared for the Rakshasa Kingdom." The British set menu... well, it’s better to be prepared!”
"Nikolai Pavlovich," Zhuge Weidao opened the large document bag in his hand, "In addition to the 5 Hero-class ships, 1 Hero-class ship and 2 Nandao-class ships that you have already ordered, , we have also prepared a plan for upgrading the Peter the Great class battleships for you... The four Emperor class battleships currently waiting for outfitting can use the upgraded plan immediately, and the construction period will not be delayed. "
The Peter the Great class he was talking about was actually the Hongwu Emperor class. The Rakshasa people ordered a total of 5 ships. One of them was built by the Ming Dynasty and has been delivered. The remaining 4 ships were built by the Nikolaev Shipyard near the Black Sea in the Ming Dynasty. Responsible for construction under the guidance of engineers. In order to build these four Great Emperors, engineers from the Ming Empire also helped the Nikolayev Shipyard expand four dry docks so that they can undertake the task of building the hulls of 20,000-ton battleships.
Now these four dry docks have been completed long ago, and the four Great Emperor-class hulls are also about to be completed.
Nicholas I asked: "What is the difference between the upgraded plan and the original one?"
Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "There is a big improvement...The armor scheme has been changed from the original wrought iron to surface-hardened steel plates, which can save a lot of tonnage and space for upgrading the main engine and main gun. We It is planned to increase the main engine power of the Emperor aircraft to 16,000 horsepower, so that its speed can be significantly improved. In addition, the main gun plan of the Emperor class will also be greatly adjusted, from the original two twin 305mm The turret has been modified to six twin 240mm turrets. Although the caliber has been reduced, the number of artillery pieces has been doubled, and the rate of fire and accuracy will be significantly improved. This solution is also used by us, and all of us have built Or the Hongwu Emperor class under construction will be upgraded using the same plan. Although the upgraded Emperor class is not as good as the Hero class, it can still effectively suppress all levels of battleships below the Hero class. And each Emperor class upgrade plan , it only costs 1.5 million silver dollars, which is really a good deal.
If you, the Rakshasa Kingdom, could have 5 heroes and 5 upgraded emperors, I believe the British would really not interfere with your attack on Constantinople! "
