Chapter 431 Paying Back the Money
Yecheng Shipyard can now build light cruisers.
With the capabilities of Vladivostok Shipyard and Coconut City Shipyard, once the construction of cruisers begins, it will be a matter of dumplings, as much as you want.
After the "Yuryev" was put into service, all the captains' thoughts began to heat up.
After "Yuryev" there is also "Romanov".
There will definitely be an upgraded model next.
A soldier who doesn’t want to be a general is not a good soldier.
A captain who does not want to be a battleship captain is not a good captain.
Even if the number of battleships is limited.
But there are still armored cruisers to be put into service. In the latest plan, the Siberian Fleet must have at least 16 armored cruisers in the future to fully protect the interests of Amur and East India.
Therefore, it is not important whether the "Kasagi" was sunk or the "Falcon" was damaged. What is important is the medal.
After sinking the "Mikasa", Daniel, the captain of No. 104, has now been promoted to the commander of the submarine detachment of the Siberian Fleet.
Let’s not talk about battleships and armored patrols.
The Siberian Fleet currently lacks a cruiser squadron commander who is good at fighting.
The combined fleet is far less wealthy than the Siberian fleet. Every battleship is a valuable asset of the combined fleet.
Although "Kasagi" ran away like crazy, its fastest speed was far inferior to that of "Falcon", and it was soon overtaken by "Falcon".
The difference between 4,900 tons and 5,700 tons is actually not that big.
But if the balance of a battleship traveling at high speed is affected, it will be a disaster.
Douxiang's eyes were about to burst, so he sent out the armored cruiser "Azuma" to force the "Falcon" back.
"Azuma" is a cruiser ordered by Japan from France, with a displacement of 9,456 tons, 17,000 horsepower, and a maximum speed of 20.5 knots.
As a member of the "Six-Sixth Fleet", the armament system of "Azuma" is also four 203 main guns and 12 single-barreled 152mm rapid-fire guns.
The "Falcon" forced the "Kasagi" back, and did not settle the matter. Instead, it swaggered into Jeju Port with the attitude of a victorious general.
There are forts outside Jeju Port.
Coastal defense commander Yuro Koyama watched the "Falcon" enter Jeju Port, but did not dare to fire on the "Falcon".
The Treaty of Portsmouth has just been signed.
If artillery is fired, the Treaty of Portsmouth will be torn up directly and the war will continue.
Oyama Yuro does not want the "Falcon" to enter Jeju Port.
But Japan cannot afford the consequences of a renewed war.
Before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, the residents of Jeju were evacuated, leaving only 12 Korean soldiers on the island to look after their homes.
The Japanese army invaded Jeju, and 12 soldiers rose up to resist. 11 of them died in the battle, and only 17-year-old Li Bu survived.
Li Bu did not surrender, but was seriously injured and fell into coma, and was captured by the Japanese army.
In order to get more information about Jeju, the Japanese army did not kill Li Bu, so Li Bu survived until now.
When the "Falcon" entered Jeju Port.
Li Bu, who was cleaning on the dock, looked at the Russian Imperial Navy flag flying high on the mast of the "Falcon", fell to his knees and cried loudly.
Beside Li Bu were bewildered Japanese soldiers, port workers, and Japanese immigrants.
The more than 10,000 acres of oranges on Jeju Island are also rare wealth for Japan.
So after occupying Jeju, Japan immigrated to Jeju and had no intention of returning Jeju to George.
Ozdoev is really reckless. He commanded the "Falcon" to sail into Jeju Port in a swagger, and then entered the berth as unscrupulously as in his own living room.
Normally when a warship enters the berth, the staff will take the initiative to push the gangway over.
The "Falcon" came uninvited, and there must be no staff pushing the gangway.
Li Bu wiped away his tears and came to the gangway closest to the "Falcon", trying to push the gangway over.
The gangway is so heavy that Li Bu can't push it alone.
Li Bu tried his best, but the gangway didn't move at all.
The Japanese around him did not help, and they were not in the mood to laugh at Li Bu. They had no idea what to do.
It is actually possible to land without a gangway.
The "Falcon" threw down the rope ladder, and a dozen sailors followed the rope ladder to the dock.
Japanese soldiers came up and tried to stop the sailors from moving, but they were pushed away by the sailors.
"Get away! Damn macaque, get out of here!"
The sailor had a arrogant attitude and yelled crazily.
More than a dozen sailors worked together and finally pushed the gangway next to the Falcon.
Li Bu hugged the thigh of a corporal and cried loudly.
The corporal raised his foot to kick him, but was stopped by a sergeant.
Although the clothes on Li Bu were in tatters, they were clearly the sea soul shirts issued by the Siberian fleet.
This jacket was widely used by the Amur Military District, and was also distributed in large quantities by the coastal defense and port forces.
Ozdoev walked down the gangway and came to Li Bu.
Li Bu stood at attention, saluted, and roared wildly.
"Sergeant Li Bu of the Jeju Port Coast Guard Force, reporting to you!"
Ozdoev looked at Li Bu's scarred face with a satisfied smile on his face, regardless of The dirt on Li Bu's body gave Li Bu a big hug. "Well done!"
Now that Ozdoyev has entered Jeju Port, he is in no hurry to leave.
Dongxiang sent the news back to Japan. Katsura Taro searched through the Treaty of Portsmouth but could not find any clauses about Jeju.
This cannot be blamed on Werther and Komura.
When Witte and Komura were negotiating, the focus was mainly on Kanto, and no one thought of Jeju.
Peter spent a day calculating George's losses in Jeju, a total of 75 million rubles.
This is just Jeju.
George owns properties in various parts of Goryeo and Guandong. The losses in various places are currently being calculated. It is roughly estimated that George's losses exceed 1 billion rubles.
After Katsura Taro knew this number, he couldn't help but cursed.
But after scolding, you still have to face reality.
Kuantung plus Goryeo, the number of troops that George can use is almost 400,000.
If you add Aceh and East India, the number will definitely exceed 500,000.
When Kuropatkin was in Kanto, his maximum number of troops did not exceed 400,000.
The Japanese army was mobilized many times during the Russo-Japanese War, with 1.185 million actually mobilized. When the Treaty of Portsmouth was signed, the total number of Japanese troops in Kantung and Korea was 350,000.
After the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth, Japan has stopped mobilization and formulated a disarmament plan. A large number of soldiers mobilized during the war will be demobilized.
Now that George is showing his unwillingness to give up, should he be cut or not?
After the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth, the Russian Empire also began to disarm.
Not only has there been no disarmament in the Amur Military District, but mobilization continues.
Katsura Taro thought about it and was not sure about George's attitude, so he once again asked the British and American governments to urge the Russian Empire to withdraw its troops.
To show his sincerity, Katsura Taro ordered Dashanyan to begin withdrawing troops from Fengtian.
Daesanyan has not yet been evacuated. News came from Goryeo that Ryugyong was attacked by the Goryeo army.
Goryeo——
Only then did Katsura remember that Goryeo was also one of the victims of the Russo-Japanese War.
During the Russo-Japanese War, all of Goryeo fell and became the biggest victim of the Russo-Japanese War.
Goryeo was so weak that even the Americans didn’t think of Goryeo, so Goryeo was excluded from the negotiations, and no one cared about Goryeo’s opinion.
This is normal.
The main battlefield of the Russo-Japanese War was still in the Qing Empire.
Even the Qing Empire had not received an invitation to negotiate from Washington, and Goryeo was even smaller and could not be seen at all.
Gaozong didn’t think so.
No matter how small Goryeo is, it is still an upright and independent country. How can it be bullied by others!
Although Gaozong was not confident enough to call this "independent country", it is an indisputable fact that Goryeo is an independent country recognized by all countries.
So, although Japan and the Russian Empire have finished talking, there are still unsettled accounts between Korea and Japan.
Only then did Katsura realize someone's insidiousness.
The Amur Military District had trained a force composed mainly of Koreans before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War.
This force is nominally a Koryo force, but is actually commanded by the Amur Military Region. It is completely a servant army of the Amur Military Region. Since the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, it has followed the Koryo Russian army to fight.
Although peace has been achieved between Japan and the Russian Empire, Japan still occupies the capital of Korea. No one can tell whether the Koreans want to regain their capital.
If it was just the Goryeo troops attacking and the Russian army did not participate in the war, Katsura Taro would not care.
However, the Korean attack firepower was extremely fierce, and they broke through Ryugyong's Japanese defense line as soon as the battle began, shocking the whole world.
This——
This is especially a Korean.
The Cossacks are not so fierce!
Facing the swarming military observers and reporters from various countries, Milyugin smiled.
"The empire has ceased war with Japan, and Grand Duke Yuriev will definitely follow the orders of St. Petersburg——"
Milyugin was impeccable and spoke eloquently in front of reporters.
"The troops of the Amur Military District definitely did not participate in the attack on Ryukyong. As far as I know, the main force of the troops attacking Ryukyong are all composed of Japanese. They are all volunteers, and the Amur Military District It has nothing to do with it——"
Japanese beating Japanese?
This is too outrageous!
But looking at Mi Liujing's serious look, it seems like it's not nonsense.
“You always say that the Russian Empire is a victim of the East Asian peace, but Japan has never been absent from the East Asian wars since 1894. The Sino-Japanese War in 1894 and the Russo-Japanese War were all initiated by Japan. provoked, and all were shameless sneak attacks in the form of undeclared war, so Japan is the destroyer of peace in East Asia - and those countries that provide funds to Japan are Japan's accomplices -"
Milyu Kyung's verbal and written criticisms want to completely nail Japan to the pillar of shame.
“Speaking of funds, I think many people should be very worried now about whether their investment can be recovered on time——”
Milyugin smiled happily.
After the annihilation of the Second Fleet, all countries agreed that the Russian Empire would lose the war.
During that time, Japan's government bonds were in short supply, and the number of applications for subscriptions was often dozens of times the number issued.
After the terms of the Treaty of Portsmouth were announced, investors from various countries were completely dumbfounded.
Not a billion, not a hundred million, not even a damn kopeck.
Japan’s annual income is 40 million yen. During the war, it issued 1.9 billion yen of foreign debt in Britain alone. How can it repay so much money?
(End of this chapter)