Tsarist Russia: Please Call Me Your Majesty The Tsar

At the end of October 1796, Tsar Mikhail II summoned the Minister of the Navy Alexander and the current commanders of the four major fleets of the Navy in Moscow.

At present, the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy is divided into the Northern Fleet, the Baltic Fleet, the Black Sea Fleet and the Pacific Fleet.

It's just that the current Tsarist Russian Empire's navy is not too strong. After distributing these warships to four fleets, the strength of each fleet will naturally become weaker.

There is no way to do this, although the Tsarist Russian Empire has an extremely long coastline. However, there is a lack of ice-free harbors. Especially the long coastline in the north bordering the Arctic Ocean, there are very few that can be used as military ports. That is because Murmansk is not frozen all year round due to the warm North Atlantic current, which is suitable for warships to dock.

Other ports, whether on the Baltic coast or the Pacific coast, have freezing periods.

In the northern part of the Baltic Sea, there is a long freezing period every year. This made the Baltic Fleet of the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy have to leave every winter and go to Murmansk for the winter.

Vladivostok, the home port of the Pacific Fleet, also has a freezing period. Fortunately, the ice layer is not thick, and it is possible to sail under the condition of using an icebreaker. But in this case, it is too troublesome. This is also the reason why the Tsarist Russian Empire wanted to expand in the Far East and seize the Kanto State.

As for the Black Sea Fleet, although the coast of the Black Sea will not freeze, Sevastopol is also an excellent naval base. But the point is that the Black Sea is almost a closed inland sea. The "Mist City Treaty" signed before even stipulated that warships of the Tsarist Russian Empire could not pass through the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus. It can be said that the Black Sea Fleet was blocked in the Black Sea.

From these aspects, it is very difficult for the navy of the Tsarist Russian Empire to develop a strong navy base alone.

Lieutenant General Rozhestvinsky, Commander of the Northern Fleet, Lieutenant General Fuksam, Commander of the Baltic Fleet, Lieutenant General Ma Carlov, Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Lieutenant General Alekseev, Commander of the Pacific Fleet and others , all attended this meeting.

At present, the main warships of the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy mainly include ten ironclad ships, 16 pre-dreadnought ships, 8 armored cruisers, and a group of cruisers.

This kind of naval strength is already considered very good at present.

However, in Mikhail's eyes, these battleships are all outdated battleships. Even in this era, this is not a very advanced warship, let alone a few years later.

In another time and space, Nicholas II was determined to vigorously develop the navy, and also built a large number of pre-dreadnoughts and armored cruisers.

But it is a pity that these warships with poor performance were lost in the naval battle with the Eastern Empire a few years later. Either it was sunk by the Orientals, or it was captured by the Orientals. This is simply a shame to the Russian Empire!

Therefore, Mikhail's first order to the navy after he succeeded to the throne was to temporarily stop all the navy's shipbuilding plans. Those warships that have been launched can be outfitted and put into service after completion. All other warships were cancelled.

In Mikhail's view, instead of wasting a lot of resources and financial resources to build these warships with backward performance, it is better to stop temporarily, first improve the construction technology, and then gradually build truly advanced warships.

In this case, it will not only enhance the strength of the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy. At the same time, you can also win the crucial naval battle in the future.

Of course, the Tsarist Russian Empire was always a continental country, and the army and the enemies it faced on land came first. For the navy, it should be placed in a slightly secondary position.

After the Tsarist Russian Empire wants to dominate Europe on land, it will be able to compete with the empire on which the sun never sets, and even the lighthouse country on the other side of the ocean. At that time, the navy will be able to come in handy.

After all, the enemies that the Tsarist Russian Empire faced on land, including the Germanic Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and even the Ottoman Empire, can be regarded as powerful land forces.

In particular, the Germanic Empire is known as the world's number one army.

If the Tsarist Russian Empire wants to dominate Europe, it must first defeat the Germanic Empire. Everything else is something to consider later.

The task of the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy is to defeat the Eastern Empire Navy in the next naval battle and maintain its suppression of the Eastern Empire Navy.

As for challenging the maritime supremacy and becoming a top naval power, let's wait until the Russian Empire dominates Europe first.

It is precisely because of this goal that the Russian Empire's next shipbuilding plan and so on need to be adjusted.

"Gentlemen, you are all the pillars of the Imperial Navy. However, according to the current series of problems faced by the Imperial Navy and the actual situation encountered. I plan to strengthen the Northern Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet among the four major fleets of the Imperial Navy. Construction. The Baltic Fleet and the Pacific Fleet will be transformed into offshore defense fleets!" Mikhail said to a group of admirals.

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