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Li Xiao naturally noticed Alexei’s somewhat mad expression, but his reaction was not as great as Alexei’s. He felt that it was not that Alexei had a problem with his thinking, but that Alexei did something. The style still belongs to this era, and he transcends this era.

Alexei belongs to the typical thoughts and practices of people in this era. Some things are not that they can’t think of or can’t do it, but they don’t even realize that they can do it.

In a sense, Li Xiao is unscrupulous, but Alexei still has integrity. This is probably the biggest difference between them.

Why did Li Xiao say that Grand Duke Constantine still has the opportunity to enter the Black Sea Fleet? It was analyzed from the perspective of a translator. In the future Crimean War, the performance of the Black Sea Fleet can only be said to have fluctuated.

The root cause of all this is actually a problem of strength, and it is useless to trade Nelson for the commander of the Black Sea Fleet.

But Li Xiao is not a person who easily surrenders. In this situation, he really can’t help the Black Sea Fleet turn defeat into victory, unless all members of the Black Sea Fleet become Ultraman. But this does not mean that Li Xiao is like surrendering.

Why did he give Kornilov and Nasimov an idea before, letting them blockade with mines? The reason is simple. It is impossible for the Black Sea Fleet to defeat the Anglo-French combined fleet, but it is still possible to win an unbeaten tie.

If he uses his strategy to completely seal the Black Sea Strait and guarantee that the Anglo-French combined fleet will not be able to block the Black Sea Fleet in the Sevastopol Urn in a year or two like in history, then this battle will still be fought.

But Li Xiao knew better that although he was able to persuade Kornilov and Nasimov to accept his proposal, he could not convince Lieutenant General Berkh, let alone the stubborn King Nicholas I. , To these old-fashioned Li Xiao’s tactics is a crooked way, even if it is to defend the so-called chivalry, this group of fools will not like the so-called mine blockade tactics.

Therefore, if you want to make the war beneficial to your side and prevent Britain and France from attacking Sevastopol easily, you have to find a way to allow the Black Sea Fleet to accept mine tactics.

Naturally, the best way to first attack is to change someone to be the commander of the Black Sea Fleet. It is certainly impossible for the guy Berkh to agree to a mine blockade. If war is declared between Britain and France, the only way he can think of is to place the fleet Under the protection of the fortress of Sevastopol, avoid head-on with the British and French fleets.

This trick is not useless. Historically, the British-French combined fleet did not have much to do with Sevastopol’s weak fortress defense system, and the effect of shelling at sea was also very ordinary. But what is the significance of the existence of the Black Sea Fleet in this way?

Trapped in the harbor, you can only sit and watch the enemy show off, and even the fleet that has spent a lot of money to build can only destroy itself. Such a result is simply a slap in the face of the navy!

What’s more, the reason why the coalition forces have been able to besiege Sevastopol for several years is that Russia has no navy that can contend, and can unscrupulously transport supplies and soldiers from Turkey to supplement it. From this perspective, the outcome of the war was doomed at the moment Russia lost control of the Black Sea.

Anyway, Li Xiao didn’t like this result, and the only way to change this result was to try to get Berkh out and replace him as the commander of the Black Sea Fleet.

However, it is not easy to achieve this. As mentioned earlier, it was impossible for Nicholas I to allow Kornilov and Nasimov to take over the fleet completely, otherwise Berkh would not be allowed to be commander. If you want to take over the fleet, the first thing to do is to get rid of Berkh.

It is necessary to let Nicholas I be disappointed or give up on Berch, and then in a state of war, Grand Duke Constantine may temporarily take over the fleet on his behalf.

To achieve this or these two points, we must first have an opportunity, but Li Xiao thinks that this opportunity will come soon. According to the itinerary, Menshkov will soon arrive in Istanbul to negotiate with Turkey. According to Nicholas I’s instructions, the Black Sea Fleet must cooperate with the old **** to exert extreme pressure, which means that the Black Sea Fleet must take action.

And this is the opportunity!

Earlier, Kornilov and Nasimov had told Li Xiao that the Black Sea Fleet had formulated relevant plans to complete this mission and was preparing to send the main force of the fleet to sea into Turkish territory for strategic deterrence.

The strategic deterrence this time has two main goals, one is naturally Istanbul, and the other is Sinop. Everyone in Istanbul is familiar with it. It is the capital of Ottoman Turkey and the most important port. Sinop is naturally not as high as Istanbul, but it is also Turkey’s main naval base in the Black Sea.

From a military point of view, Sinop Port is certainly not as high as Istanbul. It cannot hold its throat, but this port has become a natural semi-circular port due to the special topographical conditions (Sinop Cape), and the entire coast Embedding inland is weakened from all sides, making it suitable as a naval base.

The Turkish Navy has naturally stationed a fleet in this important military port. For the Black Sea Fleet, deterring the Turkish fleet is not a particularly difficult task. Almost all generals, including Commander Berkh, did not particularly care about this.

However, Li Xiao thinks there is something to do here. The Sinop naval battle in history was of course the Black Sea Fleet’s complete victory, but because the bombing of the port fortress even destroyed Sinop City almost, the Black Sea Fleet’s The behavior was taken out by British and French politicians to make a fuss about the spirit of the Virgin to the extreme, making them seem to care more about the life and death of the Turks.

This also paved the way for Britain and France to declare war on Russia. Since Britain and France have used Sinop to make a fuss in history, if they were given another chance, they would still not let it go, right?

So Li Xiao suggested that Kornilov and Nasimov use Sinop to make a fuss. Didn’t Nicholas I let the Black Sea Fleet deter Turkey? Then it might as well make the deterrence a little sharper, and it’s best to find an opportunity to wipe the gun away and provoke him.

If you can get fat and beat Turkey, it’s the best. Even if you can’t be the best, you have to be arrogant. It must make Turkey lose its face. The Virgin of England and France must feel that it is necessary to make trouble for Turkey. Only in this way can we start the next step. operating……