ps: It wasn’t Dugu Bushuang’s update yesterday. The manuscript was written, but it couldn’t be published for some reasons. It will probably be published on Monday.
Rostock, Prussia, is the most important city in Mecklenburg. It is Prussia's most important shipbuilding and shipping base.
Of course, this is something that happened in recent years. Before, this place was under the jurisdiction of the Principality of Mecklenburg, but now Prussia has already taken actual control here.
As Prussia has grown stronger over the years, several original principalities and principalities have joined Prussia.
Today Prussia and Austria are the two flags of the German Confederation, and each has its own group of younger brothers.
Rostock is a very beautiful place. It has a seaside full of Baltic Sea style and a mysterious military port.
The history of the Hanseatic city makes this city full of stories. The brick and stone Gothic architecture makes this city as beautiful as an oil painting.
The ancient University of Rostock, founded in 1419, defines the character of the city.
Rostock is located on the lower reaches of the Varno River. There is a 13-kilometer wide river channel from the city to the coast, which can be used for boating.
This section of the river has been blocked by the Prussian navy since a year ago.
The river section immediately adjacent to the estuary expands eastward into Bright Ling Bay, and another Rostock seaport is built here. Unlike the military port in the inland river more than ten kilometers away, this is a commercial port open to the outside world.
Residential areas are concentrated on the west bank of the Varno River and the southern part of the east bank. The northern part of the east bank presents pastoral scenery, with a 6,000-hectare coastal forest area called Rostock Head.
Recently, Nie Dahua and his fleet's sailors lived in this city.
City residents have long been accustomed to these Chinese faces.
Because the Prussian shipyard is located next to the military port.
There are also some international students with oriental faces at the University of Rostock.
For this city with a population of tens of thousands, the presence of hundreds or thousands of yellow faces is still very conspicuous.
However, under the propaganda of the Kingdom of Prussia, the residents here are still very friendly to the Chinese.
Most ordinary people still follow the mainstream.
Nie Dahua and the others have enjoyed the treatment of honored guests since they took over the fleet.
Their food and accommodation were provided by the Prussian Navy.
All costs including sea trials and exercises were paid for by Prussia.
Even if you buy an officer or soldier, you can get a Prussian Navy allowance.
Of course the Prussians were not that kind.
The reason why they were so nice to Nie Dahua was because they were going to participate in this naval battle against Denmark.
Moreover, the Prussians also need to learn from Nie Dahua's experience in naval warfare in recent times.
Because this brand-new warship has only been used by the Renaissance Navy in actual combat.
Nie Dahua knew what the Prussians were thinking.
The task assigned to him by his superiors was to pass on his experience to the Prussians and try his best to help them win this naval battle.
Of course, we cannot talk about torpedo tactics. And Prussia has not yet exchanged torpedo technology from China.
Even if Prussia is currently very friendly with the Renaissance Army, Dong Shuheng would not give him such a crucial technology in vain.
In this raid on Copenhagen, Nie Dahua felt that the Prussian Navy still had a good chance of winning.
Although the Danish navy still has more than 40 warships.
However, there are no more than ten battleships that can reach the battleship level, and the vast majority of the battleships are wooden sailing battleships, and they are not even equipped with steam auxiliary power.
The Danish navy once claimed to be the overlord of the Baltic Sea, and their ancestors, the Vikings, made the entire Western Europe tremble.
But now the Danish navy has maritime advantages over countries such as Prussia and Sweden.
In Nie Dahua's opinion, the Danish navy is far inferior to the Spanish navy.
In any case, the Spanish Navy ushered in the Age of Navigation and was once the world's number one naval power.
The Danish navy only shows off its capabilities in the Baltic Sea.
The last military meeting before dispatching troops was held last night.
At the meeting, Nie Dahua proposed a naval battle plan that was different from the Manila Naval Battle.
"Hand-to-hand combat?" At the meeting, even Tirpitz, who was more advanced in thinking, couldn't help but asked in shock.
"Yes, generals, compared to the Jianghe-class frigates of the Renaissance Army, our four ironclads are more than twice the tonnage, and the thickness of the armor is much thicker than that of the Jianghe-class frigates. As long as the distance is not less than 300 meters, the opponent's battleships can
The artillery cannot tear through our armor. But the solid bullets fired by our main guns can easily penetrate them within five hundred meters."
"The opponent's ships are much more numerous than ours, so we must shorten the time to destroy them as much as possible, otherwise they will have time to escape from the port."
"Even if we have a higher speed, we won't be able to destroy them. However, half of these Danish ships will have escaped, which will pose a huge threat to Prussia's rear." Nie Dahua said what was in his heart, without bringing anything up.
A little selfish, since the military asked him to help Prussia win, he must do his best.
"Bah bang bang..." At this time, Prince Adalbert, who was sitting in the position of naval commander, suddenly stood up and applauded: "General Nie said well, our Prussian army has always been known for its courage to fight. What's wrong, our navy
Don’t you inherit the spirit of the Teutonic Knights?”
Prince Adalbert said while looking at the naval officers around him.
Tirpitz slowly lowered his head, feeling ashamed in his heart.
When General Nie proposed that plan just now, his first thought was whether it would increase the casualties of fleet soldiers, because they have an absolute range advantage and can hide outside the enemy's range to attack the enemy.
However, Nie Dahua's words are correct. The enemy is not a fool and will wait in the port to kill them slowly.
They will definitely break out of the port.
How can we pursue them with just these four armored ships?
Those old Prussian warships are not necessarily opponents of Danish warships.
So their original idea was wrong.
Nie Dahua originally thought so, because this was how the First Fleet defeated the Spanish Navy until it surrendered.
But there is a premise. The premise is that the First Fleet has sunk a large number of Spanish warships through a wave of intensive torpedo attacks and blocked the entire port channel.
The Spanish fleet in Manila Harbor could not escape at all.
But now the combined fleet composed of four ironclad ships does not have a big killer weapon like torpedoes.
If you want to quickly sink the enemy's battleship, you can only fire solid projectiles close to it to increase the power and accuracy of the solid projectiles.
Use this to sink the enemy quickly.
"That's it. Even if the warship is injured, I will help you repair it when you come back. As for the soldiers? Our Prussian naval soldiers are not afraid of death. General Nie and the others are not afraid even if they are guest troops. How can you Prussians do this to you?
Will the enemy be afraid?" Prince Adalbert finally finalized the specific plan for the battle.
"Tirpitz, General Nie's Fuyuan will serve as the flagship tomorrow. I have decided that General Nie will serve as the commander-in-chief of the combined fleet."
Prince Adalbert's decision almost shocked the Prussian naval officers working on it, including Nie Dahua.
"Your Highness, this seems inappropriate..." Nie Dahua wanted to decline.
Originally, the commander of this combined fleet should have been Colonel Tirpitz.
But Prince Adalbert raised his hand to stop him from continuing.
"General Nie, I believe in your ability. I will stay on your flagship after departure tomorrow. You don't need to worry about anyone disobeying your command."
When everyone heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that His Highness the Prince was going to take command personally.
If he were on a warship, Nie Dahua would only be regarded as a staff officer.
Everyone felt a little better now.
If these Prussian naval officers were really allowed to accept the command of a Chinese, everyone would still feel alienated.
Although everyone usually gets along relatively well with Nie Dahua.
But war is a kind of glory for soldiers. If they are allowed to accept Nie Dahua's command, then who will get the glory of the final victory?
This is a very real problem.
The key is that Nie Dahua himself does not want to accept such an appointment.
Why do you, Prussians, ask me to help you in this battle that affects the fate of the country?
If I win, I don't care about the honor. If I lose, I won't be able to bear such a big responsibility.
"Your Highness, I know that you are considered a great Prussian general. I have no objection to you boarding my flagship. But I think it is best for you to serve as the commander-in-chief. Nie will definitely go all out to provide services for His Highness the Prince.
Suggestion, what do you think?" Nie Dahua suggested at this time.
He didn't want to be such a bad person. If Prince Adalbert didn't accept his suggestion today, he might as well give up his job.
However, it seems that Prince Adalbert has realized that what he just did seemed a bit reckless.
He wanted to stimulate his naval generals.
Most of these people were trained by him personally.
As the saying goes, deep love brings deep responsibility. The behavior of these people just now somewhat disappointed him.
That's why he pushed Nie Dahua out to beat these people.
But he didn't seem to consider Nie Dahua's feelings.
"Then let's do this. General Nie, you can temporarily serve as my chief of naval staff." Prince Adalbert proposed a compromise plan.
In the afternoon of the next day, the entire Rostock Bay was decorated. The military post was decorated with various colorful flags.
The Prussian Combined Fleet held a departure ceremony here.
King William IV, who rarely appears in public anymore, also made a rare appearance at this ceremony.
At this ceremony, Nie Dahua and his officers also changed into the uniforms of the Prussian Navy and accepted the review.
In this battle, they will be part of the Prussian navy, so they need to change their military uniforms.
As a melodious whistle sounded.
Four warships lined up in a neat formation and sailed toward the sea along the mouth of the Varno River.
They will use the cover of darkness to approach Copenhagen.
The distance between the two places is not that far. In fact, it only takes half a night to get there.
Following the ironclads were almost all wooden battleships of the Prussian Navy.
They followed behind to make up for the lack of numbers in the combined fleet.
These wooden warships would only besiege Danish warships trying to escape from the outside.
The main offensive task will be completely handed over to these four ironclad ships.