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    The Port of Busan is a natural port on the Korean Peninsula.  However, after the Min family came to power in North Korea, the area has been leased by the Chinese Navy and a small military port has been established, which can be used as a temporary docking place for the fleet.

    The squadron of the Home Fleet is now docked here for replenishment. Pusan ??Port is much closer than returning to Naha Port. Therefore, after completing the bombardment of the Japanese coast, the squadron generally chooses to replenish at Busan Port.  The stationing of the Chinese navy also accelerated the prosperity of Busan. Many North Koreans opened many restaurants and other entertainment venues in Busan and made a lot of money.  The navy soldiers are all young and energetic young men. They have been holding back for so long on the battleship. After getting off the ship, they can find a place to vent their excess energy.  Although there was no plastic surgery at this time, most of the Korean women were ugly.  But as long as he doesn't see a woman for three months, sows will be as good as Diao Chan. What does it matter if they are uglier?  Turn off the lights, or cover yourself with a quilt, it's the same thing.

    On the morning of March 28, Lieutenant General Li Haitao, commander of the squadron and chief of staff of the Home Fleet, boarded the battleship Sichuan, the flagship of the squadron.

    "Has the supply operation been completed?" Lieutenant General Li Haitao asked.  An order from the Navy Ministry has been sent, requiring the squadron to enter Peter the Great Bay in the Sea of ??Japan, annihilate the Russian Pacific Fleet, and launch an attack on Vladivostok, preferably destroying the coastal fortress of Vladivostok.

    "Chief of Staff, the supply operation was completed last night. All battleships have been replenished with coal, water, ammunition and food, and are ready to set off at any time!" Brigadier General Zhao Hongcai, the captain of the battleship Sichuan, replied.

    "Where are the personnel? Have they all come back? Don't think there are still people in the bellies of North Korean women who forgot the departure time. This will require military justice!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao said.

    "How can this be possible? In the middle of the night last night, all the personnel returned to the ship." Brigadier General Zhao Hongcai said with a smile.  Although the naval fleet is not prohibited from venting excess energy to those Korean ladies, the premise is that it cannot affect the combat mission.  Otherwise, direct military action will be taken.  Soldiers in the navy also know this rule, so even if they go to have fun, they will return on time.

    "That's it, order the ships to light fires and prepare to leave the port. The target is Peter the Great Bay, Lao Maozi's Pacific Fleet!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao ordered.

    "Yes!" Brigadier General Zhao Hongcai replied loudly.  In the past few days, they have been bullying those Japanese who have no power to fight back. Although the killing is very satisfying, the navy generals still hope to fight with the navies of other countries.  Even the weak Russian Navy Pacific Fleet is much better than bullying the Japanese.

    At nine o'clock in the morning, the fleet left the Port of Busan and sailed into the Korean Strait.  More than a hundred kilometers north of Busan Port, you enter the Sea of ??Japan.  Of course, the Sea of ??Japan is the modern name. In ancient China, this place was called the Sea of ??Whales.  Now Japan has been blocked by China. After the army has finished dealing with the Russians, it will start to deal with the Japanese.  This time, they will not be given any chance. The Army will directly land on the Japanese mainland, completely destroy Japan, and completely solve this hidden danger.

    The main task of the squadron is to destroy future war potential.  Although the time is still short, more than half of Japan's industrial strength has been destroyed. Japan's agriculture is originally underdeveloped and food cannot be self-sufficient. Most of it needs to be imported from abroad or obtained from the ocean.  Now that the Chinese navy has blocked Japan, all overseas trade has been cut off, and even fishing at sea has become a problem. Under such circumstances, Japan will soon suffer from famine.  At that time, Japan's war potential will take a huge blow.

    Vladivostok is more than 900 kilometers away from Busan Port, and it would take almost two days for the squadron to arrive at the speed of 12 knots.  During this period, it was also the time when the Army's Second Army rushed from Shuangchengzi to Vladivostok.

    Lieutenant General Li Haitao began to study the strength of the Russian Pacific Fleet and prepare for the upcoming naval battle.  The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet has a total of 6 battleships, namely the flagship 'Nicholas I', the 'Cesme', the 'Twelve Apostles', the 'Navarin', the 'Poltava' and the  'Sevastopol'.  There are also four cruisers and 11 destroyers.  The number of battleships in the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet is no less than that of the squadron. The squadron only has two battleships, three heavy cruisers, four cruisers and eight destroyers.  However, the combat power of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet Squadron is far superior to that of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.  The six battleships of the Russian Navy are all old-fashioned armored cruisers, which can also be called third-class battleships. They are equipped with 305 mm naval guns and 203 mm secondary guns. However, these old-fashioned naval guns have a low rate of fire and a low range.?, far inferior to the new naval guns of the Chinese Navy.  At the same time, the speed of these battleships is only less than 15 knots at the highest, and their tonnage is about tens of thousands of tons, which is equivalent to the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, and their armor is relatively weak.  Once a war breaks out, these Russian warships will only be suppressed and beaten.

    Now, what Major General Li Haitao is worried about is not the decisive battle between the Russian Navy and the squadron, but the Russian Navy huddled in the military port and cooperated with the coastal defense batteries, or left Vladivostok early and fled to the vast Pacific Ocean.  In this case, the squadron will be in vain.

    "Chief of Staff, there is a call from the Navy Department. The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet is still staying in the military port and has no signs of leaving the port!" a staff officer reported.  China also has some agents in Vladivostok who can report the movements in Vladivostok to the fleet in a timely manner.

    "Yes!" Li Haitao nodded. He only hoped that when the squadron arrived in Vladivostok, the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet could go to sea in an upright manner and fight the Chinese Navy squadron.

    At the same time, the Russian Navy¡¯s Pacific Fleet also learned that the Chinese Navy¡¯s squadron went to sea and entered the Sea of ??Japan.  There are also many Russians in North Korea.  Before China defeated Japan, Russia also wanted to colonize Korea.  However, Russia only stopped its aggression against Korea after China defeated Japan in 1895 and established suzerainty over Korea.  But there are still many Russians doing business and mining in North Korea.  Among them, there are inevitably Russian spies.

    "Everyone, the Chinese fleet has set off from Busan and is expected to arrive in Vladivostok around the 30th. Our Pacific Fleet will go to sea tomorrow afternoon and prepare to fight the Chinese to the death. We want them to know that the Russian Navy is not  Cowards are real warriors!" ordered Rear Admiral Vezoft, commander of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.

    "Yes, general!" the captains of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet replied one after another.

    In their view, although the Chinese Navy is powerful, the squadron it dispatched only has two battleships and three armored cruisers. In terms of numbers, the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet is not at a disadvantage.  With a little better luck, the final result might have been very different.  After all, luck is also a very big factor in naval battles.

    On the afternoon of the 29th, the Chinese naval squadron received news that the Russian Navy¡¯s Pacific Fleet was heading to sea.  Lieutenant General Li Haitao ordered the squadron to slow down to 8 knots. At the same time, all destroyers were dispatched to search for traces of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.  In fact, the Russian navy did not escape or escape, they just sailed from the military port in the Amur Bay into the Bay of Peter the Great.  After all, the Amur Bay is narrow and is not conducive to sea battles, while Peter the Great Bay is much wider.  The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet is also ready to fight to the death with the Chinese Navy to maintain the glory of the Russian Navy.

    The Russian Navy is mainly divided into the Baltic Fleet, North Sea Fleet, Black Sea Fleet and Pacific Fleet.  Among them, the Baltic Fleet is the main force, concentrating most of Russia's main battleships.  When various countries began to build battleships one after another, Russia was not to be outdone and built a large number of pre-dreadnought-class battleships, such as the 'Ekaterina II' class battleships, 'Alexander II class' battleships, 'Petro Barrow'  Fusk-class battleships, and the Peresvet-class battleships that were launched just last year.  However, the Russian navy has always been weak, its shipbuilding industry is far inferior to that of the Western powers, and the performance of its warships is far inferior to that of the European powers, so it is naturally impossible to compare with the Chinese navy.  The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet is mainly equipped with two 'Petrobarovsk-class' battleships, three 'Alexander II-class' battleships and one 'Ekaterina II-class' battleship.  Such an old battleship is no match for the two 'Sichuan-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet squadron, and cannot even defeat the three 'Chengdu-class' heavy cruisers.

    On the morning of the 30th, the Chinese naval squadron entered Peter the Great Bay, only 60 kilometers away from Vladivostok.  The destroyers sent out by the Chinese Navy Squadron also discovered traces of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.  The two fleets are heading towards each other and are expected to encounter each other in an hour and a half.

    At 9 a.m., the Chinese Navy¡¯s squadron encountered the Russian Navy¡¯s Pacific Fleet.  Both sides are ready to fight.  One by one, the naval guns have taken off their gun jackets, and their ferocious muzzles are pointing diagonally towards the sky.

    "Increase the speed to 14 knots, turn right forty degrees, and prepare to seize the T!" Li Haitao gave the order. Two battleships and three heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet formed a battle line and began to turn.

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