Struggle in Russia

You can search “Struggle in Tsarist Russia Cool Notes Novels ( in Baidu to find the latest chapters!

Thousands of mines?

Kornilov and Nasimov were shocked just thinking about this number. This amount is really amazing for them, especially after hearing Li Xiao’s introduction to picric acid, how lethality is that tens of thousands of mines filled with picric acid can make people just think about it. Scared!

Even they can’t help but feel that this is a bit too exaggerated?

Exaggeration? For Li Xiao, it is not an exaggeration. For him who has experienced the baptism of large-scale wars in later generations, tens of thousands of mines are just trivial. In World War II, how many mines did the American emperor use to starve to death? Millions are good!

Thousands of mines are really just drizzle! Moreover, although the Black Sea Strait is not wide, tens of thousands of mines are not necessarily enough to completely paralyze it. After all, even if the layout of mines is reasonable, they will still move due to the influence of waves and tides.

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

It is conceivable that if you really want to seal the Black Sea Strait, it is certainly not a job that can be done by mine. It must be continued to mine, so the number of mines will definitely need more.

Following Li Xiao’s explanation, Kornilov and Nasimov, experts in the navy, naturally reacted. If the number of mine blockades is to be effective, the number of mine blockades is really not enough, so the amount of 10,000 pieces should be used first. Place an order!

However, Li Xiao stopped the two brothers once again, and 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 become very difficult to mine. And with such a large number, It is definitely not something that one or two ships can complete. The Black Sea Fleet will definitely need to cooperate by then. The question is, can you guarantee that the above will definitely agree?”

Kornilov and Nasimov were both stunned, because they didn’t understand Li Xiao’s meaning, but they were also smart people. After thinking about it, they immediately understood Li Xiao’s subtext:

To block the Black Sea Strait with mines, the cooperation of the Black Sea Fleet is definitely needed, but the Black Sea Fleet’s willingness to cooperate is a question. After all, neither Kornilov nor Nasimov are commanders of the Black Sea Fleet, even if they support Li Xiao. Have to persuade the boss.

What’s more, for people with traditional naval thinking, the tactics of mine blockade are a bit of an indiscretion. After these years of development, there is also a blind confidence in the Russian navy. I really think that I am one of the best seas in the world. Strength, is qualified to wrestle with such powerful enemies as England and France.

For these people, this kind of tricks of mine-laying is very contemptible, and they will never agree to it! So Nasimov and Kornilov had to do this work first, and the Black Sea Fleet had to agree to the strategy of mine blockade.

This is only one of the difficulties. Another difficulty Li Xiao did not say too clearly, but the meaning is also very clear. Turkey cannot ignore the existence of the Black Sea Strait strategy. In fact, Turkey has built top-notch on both sides of the strait. The shore artillery fortress, not to mention the Turkish navy, although it is useless, is not completely without the power of a war.

You ran to the door of other people’s house to mine. Do you think the Turks will sit back and wait for death?

Perhaps the Turkish fleet is definitely not an opponent of the Black Sea Fleet in other waters, but it is still possible to destroy the Black Sea Fleet’s mine-laying operations with the support of its own shore artillery fire.

To successfully lay a large number of mines to block the strait, it is necessary to carry out mine-laying before Turkey and Russia formally begin war. But if you do this, you will undoubtedly face both moral and legal issues. For Nicholas I, who was desperate for face, he might be able to accept that he could not defeat the enemy on the frontal battlefield, but he would never 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, it will not be thankful to go to Nicholas I in the end. Naturally, Li Xiao had to make it clear in advance.

Fortunately, neither Kornilov nor Nasimov are pedantic people. After understanding Li Xiao’s tips, they still feel that mine tactics are desirable, and as long as they reach a tacit agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is not impossible to hit a side ball. .

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

However, Li Xiao has already prepared in this regard: “The necessary equipment and materials have been purchased in advance. The problem that needs to be solved now is a factory that produces bitter sour. I think it is more appropriate to build this factory in China. This needs enough. Skilled workers and land…”

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

In fact, Li Xiao also knows that the Black Sea Fleet is difficult to solve the worker problem. Fortunately, this is not a particularly sophisticated chemical plant. Although the safety requirements are high, it can still be implemented by the local method, as long as the raw materials of nitric acid, sulfuric acid and phenol are solved. The other questions are fairly easy to talk about.

However, he reminded: “The factory’s rules and regulations must be strictly enforced, not only to guard against leaks, but the more important thing is that the bitter 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 the factory built with painstaking efforts and the bitter sour produced will be reimbursed overnight!”

Kornilov immediately slapped his chest and promised: “I will personally grasp the rules and regulations and ensure that nothing will happen!”

Li Xiao nodded, and said to Kornilov: “Then you need to worry a lot, because your task is the heaviest. After all, you need more effort to strengthen Sevastopol’s defense project!”

Kornilov was taken aback by Li Xiao’s words, and asked in a puzzled way: “Aren’t you going to block the strait with mines? Why strengthen Sevastopol’s defense facilities?”

Li Xiao smiled bitterly: “Don’t you think that the mines can be blocked forever? With the financial resources of Britain and France and the manpower of Turkey, as long as they rush in regardless of the cost, they can open a path from the minefield even if they fill it with a boat. The mine blockade is at most a year or a half, and it is impossible to block it for a lifetime!”

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

Address of the latest chapter of Struggle in Tsarist Russia: https://

Struggle in Tsarist Russia to read the full text address: https://

Struggle in Tsarist Russia txt download address: https://

Struggle to read on mobile phone in Tsarist Russia: https://

In order to facilitate the next reading, you can click “Favorites” below to record the reading record of this time (Chapter 1073 Mine (Part 2)), and you can see it next time you open the bookshelf!

If you like “Struggle in Tsarist Russia”, please recommend this book to your friends (QQ, blog, WeChat, etc.), thank you for your support! ! ()