Balkans, Kavala Naval Base.

After the Russian Empire seized most of the Balkan Peninsula, it became the main anchorage of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Imperial Navy.

Before the outbreak of the war, the main forces of the Black Sea Fleet were all gathered here.

"Your Excellency Commander, the Northern Fleet has already set off, and we should also go. The Chief of Staff of the Black Sea Fleet, Rear Admiral Enkvist, reported.

The commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral Makarov, nodded: "The fleet is ready, right?"

"The ships preparing to reinforce the Far East are ready!" replied Rear Admiral Enkvites.

According to the plan, of all the warships of the Black Sea Fleet, three Mikhail I-class battleships, six Mosk-class heavy cruisers, 9 of the 12 Rostov-class light cruisers, and 12 of the 18 A destroyers will participate in this operation.

On the side of the Northern Fleet, it is also of this scale.

The remaining warships remained to protect the maritime interests of the Russian Empire.

"Order the ships, get ready to go. Lieutenant General Makarov ordered.

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander 30!" replied Major General Enkvites.

Immediately, the Black Sea Fleet left the Kavala naval base and set off for the Suez Canal.

Although, the entire Navy of the Tsarist Empire is well aware that the reason why the Orientals dared to go to war against the Tsarist Empire was because of the support of the people who never set the sun. Therefore, the sun will inevitably prevent the Imperial Russian Navy from passing through the Suez Canal.

But even in order to create a false impression that the sun does not set, the Imperial Russian Navy needs to go to the Suez Canal once. Even if it was intercepted by the sun never sets, it can at least prove that the Russian Empire seems to have fallen into their trap.

The Black Sea Fleet, with a cruising speed of 12 knots, crossed the Mediterranean Sea and headed straight for the Suez Canal.

It takes three days to get from Kavala Naval Base to the Suez Canal.

On February 21, when the Black Sea Fleet arrived off the Suez Canal, it was blocked by the Mediterranean Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Empire.

The Mediterranean Fleet is the most well-deserved main fleet in the Royal Navy of the Empire, second only to the Home Fleet.

The Mediterranean Sea connects East and West and has become the main transportation artery of modern times. Coupled with the complicated situation around the Mediterranean, the Sun Never Set Empire naturally needs to deploy powerful sea forces here to ensure the interests of the Sun Never Set Empire in this area.

Of course, the sun did not set and the people did a very beautiful job, not only controlling the Suez Canal in the east, but also bringing the pharaonic kingdom under their control. The fortress of Gibraltar in the western Mediterranean was also under the rule of the Sun Never Set Empire. It can be said that the sun does not set and the people have completely controlled the traffic routes in and out of the Mediterranean.

If they wish, turning the Mediterranean into their bath, too, is no problem at all.

And this is undoubtedly the embodiment of the strength of the maritime hegemon.

On the battleship Kirito, the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Empire, the fleet commander, Admiral Arthur Wilson, is observing the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Imperial Navy in the distance with a telescope.

"Your Excellency, Commander, as we expected, the Russians wanted their fleet to pass through the Suez Canal. But alas, this canal is in our hands. The Cabinet has already given an order that Russian warships will definitely not be allowed to pass through the canal. Vice Admiral George Callaghan, chief of staff of the fleet, said with a smile.

His eyes were full of mockery.

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"Reject the Russians and tell them that we are going to be neutral. All warships of the belligerents cannot pass through the canal!" Admiral Arthur Wilson put down his binoculars.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!" nodded Lieutenant General George Callaghan.

"George, what do you think of the Russian battleships, as far as I know, the fog capital is studying whether to build a full-gun battleship. But unexpectedly, the Russians went ahead of us. Those three battleships of theirs, all of which were full-heavy artillery battleships, did not have secondary main guns. Moreover, the displacement may have exceeded 20,000 tons!" asked Admiral Arthur Wilson.

"Your Excellency Commander, the Russians are unconventional. They are on traditional battleships and simply cannot compete with us. That's why they wanted to find a different way. However, are full-gun battleships really suitable for today's naval battles? It is undoubtedly very difficult to destroy the enemy's battleships with the main guns. Previous naval battles between the Oriental and Qing have proved that small- and medium-caliber rapid-fire firepower, the destruction of the hulls and personnel of enemy warships, is the most important in naval battles. Lieutenant General George Callahan said.

Indeed, when the Eastern Imperial Navy defeated the Qing Imperial Navy, it attracted the attention of countries around the world.

The main reason is that because that naval battle was the first large-scale naval battle after the navies entered the steam age. All countries also hope to see the future direction of naval development from that naval battle.

In that battle, the warships of the Eastern Navy were equipped with a large number of small and medium-caliber rapid-fire firepower, which could be described as a big show, and the Qing Imperial Navy could not withstand 647 blocks.

This also makes the navies of various countries strengthen the equipment of small and medium-caliber rapid-fire firepower in the next warship design. At the same time, the installation of secondary guns on battleships became customary.

Although there were already voices advocating the construction of full-artillery battleships, none of the countries had yet to act.

Unexpectedly, the Russian Empire became a pioneer in this regard.

"Wait to see this naval battle between the Russians and the Orientals. Perhaps, then conclusions can be drawn!" said Admiral Arthur Wilson.

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander. Even if the Russians were to be right, what could they do, for example, their Black Sea Fleet had only three battleships? The Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet has five Wudu-class battleships, three Fearless-class battleships, and six Old Man star battleships. Our strength is enough to crush the Russians. Lieutenant General George Callaghan looked uncaring.

Admiral Arthur Wilson nodded repeatedly, he also did not think that the Russian Imperial Navy could pose a threat to the Royal Navy of the Empire.

In other words, the threat posed by the Tsarist Russian Imperial Navy to the Royal Navy of the Sun Never Sets Empire is not as great as the threat of the Germanic Imperial Navy.