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Tens of thousands of mines?

Kornilov and Nasimov were shocked just thinking about this number. This amount is really astonishing to them, especially after hearing Li Xiao's introduction to picric acid, just thinking about how lethal tens of thousands of sea mines filled with picric acid can be Fear!

Even they can't help but feel that this is a little too exaggerated?

Exaggerated? For Li Xiao, it is not an exaggeration at all. For him who has experienced the baptism of large-scale wars in later generations, tens of thousands of sea mines are just a trivial matter. How many sea mines did the American emperors use to starve and trap neon in World War II? Millions okay!

More than ten thousand sea mines are really just drizzle! What's more, although the Black Sea Strait is not very wide, tens of thousands of mines may not be enough to completely paralyze it. After all, no matter how reasonable the layout of sea mines is, they will still flutter under the influence of waves and tides.

What's more, in such a busy strait, there must be quite a lot of ship activities, and these ships will inevitably consume a lot of mines.

It is conceivable that if the Black Sea Strait is to be sealed off, it must not be a one-time mine-laying job. It will definitely require continuous mine-laying, so the amount of mines will definitely need more.

Following Li Xiao's explanation, Kornilov and Nasimov, who are experts in the navy, naturally realized that if the mine blockade is to achieve the effect, it is really not enough to have a small number, so let's start with a quantity of 10,000 place an order now!

However, Li Xiao stopped the two brothers again. He reminded: "If you want to paralyze and block the Black Sea Strait, you must act in advance. Once the Turks are prepared, it will be very difficult to lay mines. And with such a large number, It is definitely not a job that can be completed by one or two ships, and the cooperation of the Black Sea Fleet will definitely be needed at that time, the question is, can you guarantee that the above will definitely agree?"

Kornilov and Nasimov were stunned, because they couldn't understand what Li Xiao meant, but they were also smart people, and after a little thought, they immediately understood Li Xiao's subtext:

If you want to block the Black Sea Strait with mines, you will definitely need the cooperation of the Black Sea Fleet, but whether the Black Sea Fleet is willing to cooperate is a question. After all, neither Kornilov nor Nasimov is the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, even if they support Li Xiao You have to convince your superiors.

What's more, for people with traditional naval thinking, the indiscriminate tactic of sea mine blockade is a bit out of the question. After these years of development, the Russian Navy also has a kind of blind self-confidence. Power, is qualified to wrestle with powerful enemies like Britain and France head-on.

For these people, Bray's indiscriminate tricks are very contemptuous, and they will never agree! Therefore, Nasimov and Kornilov must first get through the work in this area, and must get the Black Sea Fleet to agree to the strategy of laying a blockade.

This is just one of the difficulties. Li Xiao did not explain the other difficulty very clearly, but the meaning is also very clear. It is impossible for Turkey not to pay attention to the existence of the strategy of the Black Sea Strait. What's more, although the Turkish navy is useless, it is not completely powerless.

You ran to lay mines in front of other people's houses, do you think the Turks will sit still?

Perhaps the Turkish fleet is definitely not an opponent of the Black Sea Fleet in other sea areas, but it is still possible to destroy the Black Sea Fleet's mine-laying operations with the support of one's own shore artillery firepower.

If you want to successfully lay a large number of mines to block the strait, you must lay mines before Turkey and Russia officially go to war. But doing so will undoubtedly face both moral and legal problems. For Nicholas I, who wanted to save face, he might accept that he could not defeat the enemy on the frontal battlefield, but he absolutely could not accept being morally condemned by the enemy.

Therefore, the risk of engaging in public opinion in this way is quite large, and even if the goal is successfully achieved,

In the end, it was also unpleasant to go to Nicholas I. Naturally, Li Xiao had to make it clear in advance.

Fortunately, Kornilov and Nasimov are not pedantic people. After understanding Li Xiao's hint, they still think that mine tactics are advisable, and as long as they reach a tacit understanding with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is not impossible to play a side ball .

On the contrary, they are more concerned about the manufacture of sea mines. After all, Russia's industrial capabilities are really limited, and tens of thousands of new sea mines may not be manufactured.

However, Li Xiao is already prepared for this: "The necessary equipment and materials have been procured in advance. The problem that needs to be solved now is the factory for producing picric acid. I think it is more appropriate to build this factory in China. It needs enough Skilled workers and land..."

In fact, the land is not a problem at all. Kornilov immediately said: "It is built in Sevastopol. I will help solve the land problem. As for the workers, you have to figure out a solution yourself!"

In fact, Li Xiao also knows that it is difficult for the Black Sea Fleet to solve the problem of workers. Fortunately, this is not a particularly sophisticated chemical plant. Although the safety requirements are very high, it can still be launched by local methods, as long as the raw materials of nitric acid, sulfuric acid and phenol are solved. Question, everything else is fine.

However, he still reminded: "The factory's rules and regulations must be strictly enforced, not only to prevent leaks, but more importantly, picric acid is too sensitive and easy to explode. Once the safety system cannot be guaranteed, it will explode at any time! I don't want to work hard to build it. The factory and the picric acid produced were all reimbursed overnight!"

Kornilov immediately patted his chest and promised: "I will personally follow the rules and regulations, and I promise nothing will happen!"

Li Xiao nodded, and said to Kornilov: "Then you have to worry more, because your task is the heaviest. After all, strengthening the defense project of Sevastopol requires you to contribute more!"

Kornilov was taken aback by Li Xiao's words, and asked in puzzlement, "Aren't you planning to block the strait with mines? Why do you need to strengthen the defense facilities of Sevastopol?"

Li Xiao smiled wryly and said, "You don't think that mines can be blocked forever, do you? With the financial resources of Britain and France and the manpower of Turkey, as long as they force their way in regardless of the cost, they can open a passage through the minefield even if they fill it with boats. The sea mine blockade will last at most a year and a half, and it is impossible to block it for a lifetime!"

Kornilov and Nasimov were shocked again, because according to Li Xiao, it seems that once a war with Turkey starts, the war may not be a matter of a year or a few months, but a protracted and fierce battle, but is it possible?

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