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"The Russians are finished." In the private house of the Niu Tsinghua in Tokyo, the Japanese "Nine Tsing Hua", the nobleman among the nobles, and the political tumbler sighed for a long time.

"Yes, such a big empire has been passed down for more than 300 years, and it will be over in less than two years." Zenbei Yamamoto, who sits at the bottom, also has mixed feelings in his heart. He is also a little confused now. Do you want to kill the Russians, or not! From a logical point of view, Russia is an ally of Japan and an important guarantee for the victory of the Allies. Only when the Allies are victorious can the territories that Japan acquires from Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific can be truly received by the Japanese. But once the Russians have solved the problems in Europe, it is certain to set their sights on East Asia again. Allies now, enemies in the future!

Although Japan managed to get Russia in the Russo-Japanese War, people with a little brain in the upper empire know that Russia is still much better than Japan. If Japan digests the gains from this war, it will be almost the same. But considering the United States on the other side of the ocean, these days are also quite difficult.

However, the problem now is that the Allies won, which is naturally not a good thing for Japan, but Russia is dead, and the Allies cannot win. It's worse for Japan.... Until now, Japanese people realized that their previous estimates of Japanese military power were simply too high! Belongs to the kind of 1 meter 81 in my heart. The one that is actually only 1.18 meters...

At that time, the Japanese Army also boasted about going to Haikou: Whether or not to take Constantinople is a matter of the government. If it wants to take down, then the Japanese Army will work harder and celebrate the New Year in Constantinople. If you don’t want to, Grind foreign skills by yourself.

But what about the reality? ! Not to mention the New Year in Constantinople, the Bavarian Legion was maimed with a single blow to the Japanese and European dispatched troops. Up to now, they have not even seen the Dardanelles! The British and French expressed their disappointment, while the Japanese expressed their ashamed... However, the army’s failure not only hit the army’s confidence, but also hit the navy’s confidence.

If the strength of the German army is recognized, although it lost, it is reasonable and unexpected, but the performance of the German navy in the war last year can be described as stunning, whether it is on the North Sea, the High Seas Fleet and the United Kingdom The world-class battles between large fleets are still in the Mediterranean, between medium-sized fleets, or small fleets in the Indian Ocean. The German fleet cannot be said to have never lost, but in general, the battles of all-sized fleets The performance is pretty good!

Previously, the Japanese navy believed that although the German navy was hard-powered, it lacked actual combat experience and overall strategy. Although the fledgling Japanese fleet in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 was beaten by the same fledgling German fleet, the Japanese stubbornly believed that it was due to the fact that the warships of both sides There is a generation gap. Can a protective cruiser fight an armored cruiser without losing money? Later, as the Japanese fleet successively defeated the American and Russian fleets, the ambitions of the Japanese Navy gradually expanded. This expansion reached its peak when two Fuso-class battleships severely damaged two Austro-Hungarian battleships! As a result, for a while, some people in the Japanese navy believed that if the difference in military strength was not large, the Japanese navy would not be afraid of a decisive battle with any country's fleet!

However, after the peak is diving... In the Pacific, when the Japanese believed that they were at least evenly matched, two Japanese battleships and two Japanese battlecruisers fought by the two fast battleships of the Su Xiong Fleet were crushed. Since then, some members of the Japanese Navy have had to Acknowledge the gap between them. Both strategically and tactically!

In fact, the Japanese navy is not sound in terms of its strategic system. From beginning to end, the Japanese fleet hopes to rely on the concentrated fleet to fight a large-scale decisive battle and directly lock the victory, whether it is the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 or the subsequent Philippine naval battle or Japan-Russia War is all this routine. The Japanese joint fleet was born for decisive battles. They are strong and fast, like a sharp sword, but they lack resilience! Lack of flexibility. To put it bluntly, it is a one-shot deal. It’s okay to hit the Russians with this thing, and it’s OK to hit the United States now, but facing the truly first-rate British and German navy? Then wash and sleep.

Germany and the United Kingdom are a typical balanced and powerful fleet, which is not only reflected in the larger fleet, but also a more reasonable fleet composition that allows them to perform more diverse tasks. The powerful main fleet can perform maritime decisive tasks. Submarines can perform the task of breaking the cross, and a large number of light cruisers can serve as a barrier to the fleet. A large number of destroyers can reduce the pressure on each other’s submarines to a certain extent, not to mention the large number of aviation troops assigned to the navy of Britain and Germany. Although the German naval aviation is not as large as the British, the Germans said that their naval aviation should be If you pull it out and fight it, all the planes in Japan can't be hit by a pile...

What's more, the mode of World War I is different from any war. This is not only a world-wide war~lightnovelpub.net~, it is also a war known for its huge consumption and protracted time. Take a look at each The huge consumption and powerful supplementary capabilities of the two warring parties on the moon do not think that this is something Japan can afford! Therefore, in this case, the Japanese have to admit that if the Allies win, then if the virtues really retaliate, it is really possible to kill Japan in theory! Whether Japan can survive is not because of Japan's own combat power, nor is it because the opponent's strength is enough, but a question of willingness!

"Up to now, the Allies are unlikely to lose, so we should prepare for some things." Even if he was reluctant in his heart, Yamamoto Quanhei, a navy chief, had to consider the aftermath. "It's really uncomfortable for people to spit out what they ate before!"

"In other words, we spent a lot of energy in the early stages of the war, and even the German colonies we acquired at the risk of direct war with the United States must be let out?" Shanxian Youpeng's words were full of loss, frustration, and dissatisfaction. , But there is no ridicule of the navy. After all, in this era, the Japanese navy and the army, despite all kinds of infighting, are also taking care of the overall situation. After the loss of the German Pacific Islands, the problem facing Japan is not just the compressed strategic space!

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