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Chapter 1697 The Approaching Fleet

Buddy's movements were much faster than Steve imagined, and his fleet soon headed north, heading straight for the Aleutian Islands.

While the weather is still warm, the Aleutian Islands have not been greatly affected. If you don’t go at this time, you will be troubled if you go back.

And Buddy's fleet is not just heading for the Aleutian Islands.

The task he was going to carry out this time had a deeper meaning.

Sometimes what cannot be obtained at the negotiating table may be obtained on the battlefield.

Time flies and several months have passed, and Gris Allen's negotiations in St. Petersburg did not go as smoothly as expected.

It is not as simple as imagined, and there are even some troubles for the Russian Queen Elizabeth to willingly take out the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Chukchi Peninsula in her hands.

But at this moment, an urgent letter was delivered to Queen Elizabeth.

Queen Elizabeth squeezed the letter in her hand, looked at the ministers on the left and right, her face was very ugly, she took a deep breath, and looked at Count Shuvalov in front of her.

"It seems that the Iron Kingdom is not a good thing." She slammed the letter in her hand on the table as she spoke.

Count Shuvalov took the letter from the queen and looked at it carefully, and his face became gloomy.

"The Kamchatka Peninsula and Chukotka were harassed by the sea, and all the personnel we sent to explore the Aleutian Islands and even Alaska were all driven away or even directly detained."

"That is to say, all the people on the islands of the Aleutian Islands are now in the hands of the White Iron Kingdom!"

"Provocation, this is a naked provocation!" Another minister next to him took the letter from Shuvalov's hand, and after glancing at it, his expression was also very ugly.

"It's indeed a provocation!" The minister next to him also said, "They said they were negotiating with us to exchange Kamchatka and Chukchi with Rice Island, but now? They actually drove the fleet to the Bering Sea. What do they want to do? What? Are you trying to force us to agree to all this?"

But at this moment, Queen Elizabeth calmed down. With her scepter in her left hand, she leaned on the back of the chair and said slowly: "It's right to say that it is persecution. Originally, we thought we could take this If the matter continues to drag on, at least the Baitie Kingdom must pay enough, and if we back down a little at that time, there may be unexpected results."

"But looking at the current situation, I think the other party can't wait any longer. For regions such as Kamchatka, it seems that they are determined to win."

"But the Russian Empire has never surrendered to anyone, and we cannot bear this kind of humiliation." A minister next to him had a straight face.

"That's right!" Count Shuvalov also agreed.

"If we are threatened by them, and we have to give up two pieces of land in our hands to reach an agreement with them, this is not our usual practice in Russia. Since they want to go to war, let's go to war with them!"

Queen Elizabeth shook her head, she did not particularly agree with the tough attitude of several ministers.

The White Iron Kingdom is too far away from them. Even if there is a war, the two sides can only start at sea, and a war at sea is very unfavorable to Russia.

At least her fleet can't do all of this. It is estimated that the Russian Baltic Fleet going forward, even trying to pass through the Danish strait, is likely to be a problem. Let them taste the pain of not having command of the sea.

Now she can't go through the waterway of the Baltic Sea, which means they are under the control of others.

Queen Elizabeth knocked on the table and said: "Maybe this is what they think in their hearts. They just want us to know that there is no outlet to the sea and no way to cross the strait. Russia has nothing to do with them, even if we have a powerful army. , There is no use for it, they are teaching us!"

"But Chukotka and Kamchatka are connected to our country. I don't believe that pirates like them can climb to the shore. The worst is to start a war with them." Another minister next to him said after serious thinking.

"I think it's not as easy as I thought!"

"Why are you talking so frustratingly? People are already riding on us."

The minister shook his head, "You said how much we have to pay to support the two wild lands of Kamchatka and Chukchiki?"

Immediately, everyone stopped talking.

"Our strength in the Far East is still too weak, and it is completely a luxury to supply the war in Petropavlovsk, the capital of Kamchatka."

"Besides, they can attack when they advance, and they can defend when they retreat. Even if they lose the battle, they can still rely on their fleet to retreat to the Aleutian Islands and other areas. As for us, we have already lost the maritime advantage there and cannot pursue them at all."

"This kind of situation is very unfavorable to us. We can only watch them continue to harass our Far East coastline, but we don't have much deterrence against them. Just like the Vikings in the past, we can What to do with them? It may affect more ports, so what about this!"

As soon as the minister finished speaking, several people around were also lost in thought. Although his words were unpleasant and even harsh, all of them were true.

If they operate in this way, it will indeed put Russia in a dilemma.

The minister said: "And one thing I don't know if you have thought about it is how we project our troops. We are far away from Kamchatka and Chukotka. If we send troops from the Arctic Circle, we will definitely be blocked by their fleets." , and if troops are transported through the mainland, how long will it take to reach the Far East just by passing through the vast snowfields and swamp areas?"

"Is this kind of manpower and material resources what we hope to invest? You must know that we have just reached an alliance between Austria and France to attack Prussia together, and the curtain of war has just been lifted."

"If we choose to go to war with the White Iron Kingdom again, or even fall into the quagmire of multi-line warfare, will it make us lose sight of the other, and even lose this war in Europe?"

"You must know that in Denmark, there is still a fleet docked in the Iron Kingdom!"

"Of course Prussia hopes that this fleet can approach the port of St. Petersburg. This will pose a threat to our St. Petersburg. At that time, will the Baltic Fleet fight or not?"

"It's okay if we win, but if we don't win, St. Petersburg will be like a girl with open arms. This will not do us any good, but will expose the weak points of our navy."

"By that time, not only Prussia, but even Britain will have a foot in it."

"For the White Iron Kingdom, European wars may be beyond their reach, but for the fleet, they have never been afraid of other countries."

"Whether it is Britain or Spain, they have suffered in their hands! We must understand this!"

"Why do you always have the ambition of others?" Count Shuvalov stood up abruptly, "I don't believe they can cross the entire Atlantic Ocean and enter the Baltic Sea to fight us. Isn't this a long-term battle? How dare they fight us?" How is it possible to attack St. Petersburg!"

"Your Majesty, now I suggest arresting Gris Allen to see if they dare to attack St. Petersburg."

The prime minister next to him shook his head, "Everyone, don't get excited. In my opinion, things are far from this point."

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