"We set off from the Port of St. Petersburg and passed through the waters of the Principality of Schleswig in the north of the Kingdom of Frederick. After three days of sailing, we entered the Kingdom of Windsor through the Perea Strait."
Dino whispered as his fingers slid over the chart.
This is an extremely tortuous route, but it is the fastest. It only takes three days to reach the Kingdom of Windsor from the Romanov Kingdom.
"Were you not blocked?"
"No." Dino shook his head and said: "First of all, it's because we disguised ourselves as a merchant ship. Secondly, the war had not yet broken out when we set off. In addition, I have a maritime trade certificate from the Kingdom of Windsor, and I am nominally a merchant of the Kingdom of Windsor, so The Royal Navy, which had blocked the route, let us pass."
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"I see..."
Mavis reached out his hand thoughtfully and gave two suggestions based on his experience during the war: "If we want to go to the Romanov Kingdom during the war, we can start from the New Ross Port and sail southward, passing by Gibraltar in the Carlos Kingdom. Strait, enter the Mediterranean area, then advance from the waters of the Barbarossa Empire and the Ottonian Empire, sail through the Kostantinye Strait, and finally return to the Kingdom of Romanov."
"No." Katerina said immediately: "This route can indeed avoid the Royal Navy blockade set by the Kingdom of Windsor, but it must pass through the Kingdom of Carlos, the Kingdom of Vodou, the Kingdom of Popon, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Kingdom of Otto Kingdom, the Barbarossa Empire, and more than a dozen countries, large and small, the risk is too high. Problems in any link may lead to the annihilation of the entire fleet! What’s more, many of these countries are enemies of the Romanov Kingdom! They He is colluding with the Kingdom of Windsor and intends to divide us!"
This route is indeed full of dangers and unknowns. Every time it passes through the waters of a kingdom, it will be investigated by the other side's navy. The danger will come at any time, and their whereabouts will be exposed.
If the enemy united with the Kingdom of Carlos and the Empire of Barbarossa to block the two straits of Gibraltar and Costantiniya, which they must pass through, then their fleet would immediately become a turtle in a urn, with no way to the sky and no way to the earth.
"Then there is only a relatively safe second route..."
As he pondered, Mawei slid his fingers northward. Everywhere he passed was an empty sea area. There was no kingdom there and it was an area covered by ice and snow.
"The Far North, a kingdom of ice and snow, a paradise for marine life." Mavey said: "Starting from New Ross Port, heading north all the way into the Far North, where there are icebergs and reefs. Under normal circumstances, the Royal Navy I won’t arm myself.”
"General situation? What do you mean by normal situation?" Dino asked in surprise: "There is only two and a half months of navigation there in the whole year, and it is completely inaccessible the rest of the time. Who would be stupid enough to go there and set up defenses in November?"
"Me." Ma Wei looked at Dino and then at Katerina: "If I were the commander of a fleet and was ordered to cruise the Far North Sea, then I would definitely deploy heavy troops on this route. Because that’s the only way for the enemy to quietly return to the Romanov Kingdom.”
Before Dino could speak, Ma Wei added: "Besides me, there are several commanders in the Royal Navy who have such courage and judgment. The title of the world's best navy is not for nothing. There are many capable people in it. They are not simple things."
Katerina asked in a deep voice: "What if there is a naval defense there?"
"Either break out or die."
"Is there any other method?"
"No." Ma Wei said seriously: "The Royal Navy has blocked all waterways in and out of the Romanov Kingdom, and if we choose to sail from the Far North, we must use the latest steam icebreakers, but this kind of steam The entire body of the icebreaker is made of fine steel, which is strong enough but not fast enough. Once it encounters a steam ship used by the Royal Navy, it cannot escape at all."
The navigation period is from mid-July to early October. More than a month has passed now. The sea in the Far North is full of risks. Unless you are desperate or crazy, it is impossible to choose this channel.
But the Royal Navy's reputation is not in vain. Based on Ma Wei's understanding of them, the possibility of a fleet setting up defenses on this route is extremely high.
The other party does not need to enter the channel, but only needs to block the entrance of the channel to stop any ship that wants to stow away.
The land route is even more unfeasible. Regardless of how many countries it has to pass through, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor alone have occupied a large area of land on the west side of the Romanov Kingdom. Even the capitals, St. Petersburg and Mosk, have fallen. How can we take the land route? ?
In addition, the army is staffed by the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny, so the risk of traveling by land is no lower than taking a boat.
Maybe in the end, they won't be able to advance on land faster than the enemy.
The only good news at the moment is that the Romanov Kingdom has enough strategic depth, and with such a vast land, it can delay the attack for a long time.
"Looking at the bright side, if we can break through, or if there is no fleet defense in the far north sea, then we can arrive at Pevek, the northernmost city of the Romanov Kingdom, within a month and quickly join up with other armies." Mawei said: "The current extreme northern seas have not completely frozen. In half a month, when the big cold wave arrives, steam icebreakers will be unable to do anything."
"Just choose this route." Katerina made a decision: "No matter how high the risk is, this is our optimal solution at the moment. Other methods will either take too long or have higher risks."
"What about the steam icebreaker?" Dino said: "The Pluto Chamber of Commerce has no business that requires going to the Far North Sea, so it has not purchased an icebreaker. If it is ordered now, it will take at least half a month."
"It doesn't matter." Ma Wei shook his head: "I know a gentleman who runs an ocean trading company named Sean Rickman. Their company must have a steam icebreaker specially used for fishing in the Arctic waters. It’s not a problem to borrow one...well, you don’t have to pay it back.”
Hearing this, Katerina glanced at Mavey and said nothing more.
"Without further ado, I'll go find him now."
Mawei put on his coat and found Yunia who was playing alone upstairs. Before going out, he shouted to Wenwen who was sitting in the corner feeling sad: "Hey, we're going out!"
"oh..."
Lai Wen stood up staggeringly and followed Mawei out of the back door in a daze, bypassing the back streets and alleys and heading to Sean Rickman's villa at the end of Ross Avenue.
Edward was nowhere to be seen. He was often absent from the church and appeared mysteriously.
After Ma Wei and others left, Dino was not idle. He put on his hat, stopped a carriage, and drove towards the dock.
