"The fleet of the Americans set sail." Jochen smiled at the telegram sent back from across the Atlantic, "And the Americans painted all their battleships white, and His Excellency Roosevelt was really full of creativity, 16 snow-white battleships, that scene must be very spectacular." ”

"The Americans set out from Hampton Haven Harbor with a total of 16 battleships, and it can be said that the main force of the US Navy has been exhausted, not only is the fleet larger than the Russian Second Pacific Fleet, but it is also a round-the-world voyage, and the distance is twice that of the Russians. Tirpitz praised it from the bottom of his heart.

"But the Americans' circumnavigation of the world is farther than the Russian expedition, and the entire U.S. Navy is dispatched, so don't they worry about any problems along the way?" Machar, however, expressed some incomprehension of such behavior of the Americans.

"It's a deterrent, a demonstration. Relations between the United States and Japan have been tense lately, and the yellow-skinned monkeys, who think that they will be invincible if they win the war against Russia, are clamoring to teach the Americans a lesson. However, with the example of the Russian Pacific Fleet, the Americans did not have the courage to start a war lightly before the opening of the Panama Canal, so a show of strength was the best way. This is an armed parade, Adolf. Jochen said with a smile.

Because the Japanese did not do their best in the Russo-Japanese War, and the Americans did take advantage of the Russians, the anti-American sentiment of the Japanese was even more severe than it was historically. After the outbreak of smashing and looting in Japan, which harmed the lives and property of American citizens, the American people also set off anti-Japanese sentiment in China, and San Francisco was the first to announce the quarantine of all Japanese students.

In response, anti-American behavior in Japan intensified, and as the reorganization of the Royal Navy fleet was underway. The size of the Chinese fleet, which had Hong Kong as its home port, was reduced, so Japan, which considered itself invincible in the Pacific, began to shout: "The whole world knows that the poorly equipped US Army and Navy are no match for our highly combat-ready Army and Navy." Japan's Mainichi Shimbun roared: "When our great admirals appear on the other side of the Pacific, it is easy to break the stubborn dreams of the United States." ”

Faced with this situation, Roosevelt had no choice but to make concessions in order to avoid war, but it was not Roosevelt's character to blindly make concessions. Let the Japanese know that the United States is not an adversary that Japan can provoke at will.

Therefore, Roosevelt threatened that "I have just enough money for the fleet to circumnavigate the world" and forcefully forced Congress to allocate funds and send the huge fleet of all 16 former dreadnoughts of the US Navy on the road to show its strength around the world.

In order to be more eye-catching and beautiful in appearance, Roosevelt ordered all the hulls of all battleships to be painted white, and this fleet was called the Great White Fleet.

"And if the Americans don't do it now, they won't have a chance again." Tirpitz added: "Now our country has four new battleships, two are about to be completed, four have just started, and four are planned to be started. The British had 1 new type of battleship. 4 ships are under construction, and 5 ships are planned to be started. Our rivalry with the British has already made it clear to everyone that the future is the era of new battleships.

Therefore, if the Americans do not take advantage of the last moment when only we and the British have new battleships to send out their fleet of old battleships, then it is not known when they will want to put together another fleet of this size. ”

"And the industrial capabilities of the Americans allow them to withstand the unexpected that may arise. Although this is a large fleet, it is unceremonious to say that now that the era of dreadnoughts has come, this is the largest scrap steel voyage in history. Except for 4 of the 16 battleships, which were old guys from the last century, the rest were new ships less than 10 years old, but now they are all obsolete. It's kind of ironic. Jochen shook his head, looking a little regretful.

But this may not be too much of a problem for the Americans, whose industrial capacity is expected to soon rebuild a new fleet of dreadnoughts. I even believe that it is very likely that they are already building such warships, but Alfred is right, it is obviously more effective than waiting for a few dreadnoughts to demonstrate to Japan, and facing a huge fleet of 16 battleships will make the arrogant Japanese deeply appreciate the difference in power between the two countries.

At the same time, it was an ocean-going training. If the Americans can arrive in good condition and morale when they reach Japan after a half-circle around the world, combined with the size of their fleet, they can send a message to the Japanese that the United States is not Russia, but that it is stronger. At the same time, the preparation is more adequate, and then Roosevelt's purpose has been achieved. "For the industrial power of the Americans, Yochen can only envy and hate,

Although the new battleship and the dreadnought were also two words, he still liked to call it a dreadnought out of habit, and although Tirpitz always used the name of the enemy's warship to refer to the emperor as an epoch-making warship, he was never able to convince Jochen.

In Jochen's words: "In any case, the Dreadnought is finished first and the whole world knows that this is the first unified all-heavy gun battleship of the new type, and we don't care about the name, so why care about what it is called?" "As for the future, military researchers and military enthusiasts will argue about who will actually be the first unified all-heavy gun battleship, but that's not Jochen's concern. So Tirpitz still stubbornly called it a new battleship, while Jochen went his own way and called it a dreadnought.

"His Majesty seems to be concerned about the circumnavigation of the American fleet." Machar asked with some doubts: "The Americans want to deter Japan, maybe it is true that the Japanese can be honest in the Eastern Pacific, but this has nothing to do with us?" ”

"The deterrence of Japan itself certainly has little to do with us, but for the first time the power of the U.S. Navy is truly in the eyes of Europeans, who find that the nouveau riche of the Americas, whom they look down on, have such great power. And shouldn't we use such a powerful force to take advantage of it? ”

"What do you mean?"

"The relationship between China and the United States has made great progress since the visit to the United States, and the relationship between the United States and Germany has always been concerned and feared by other European countries, so this time we can promote such a relationship, right?" Jochen smiled slightly, and said maliciously: "Don't be too explicit, this will make the President have ideas, but for example, invite them to be guests when they pass through the Philippines, or let them enter the Adriatic Sea to visit our ports when they pass through the Mediterranean Sea on their return voyage."

Such an invitation would be a welcome gift for my visit to the United States, and it would also demonstrate the friendly relationship between us and the United States, which I think would confuse and wary many people. ”

The voyage of the Great White Fleet was a shock to many European countries, and the U.S. Navy, which had become obscure again after winning the Spanish-American War, suddenly came up with a jaw-dropping and gorgeous lineup, so that the whole of Europe had to face up to the strength of this rising maritime power and the new industrial powers that built it, and Jochen very much hoped to use this opportunity to take advantage of the Americans' momentum and let the British continue to be a rat trap.

"I think we can also help the Americans get the word out about how powerful their fleet is. It is now clear that the Royal Navy is now debilitating its forces in other areas by concentrating its main forces in the North Sea, and the British media have been inducing the British people to be hostile to us, and we need to let their citizens know that their Royal Navy is deliberately ignoring a formidable adversary across the Atlantic, and an adversary that is driving their Royal Navy out of the Caribbean. Tirpitz said with a smile on his face.

"Yes, after the earthquake in Jamaica this year, the U.S. Navy was the first to arrive in the disaster area, and the British have already been stimulated a lot before, and now we can help them add another fire." Jochen added with a smile.

After the Jamaica earthquake, the U.S. Navy ships were the first to arrive in the disaster area, which not only showed the speed of the U.S. Navy's response, but also showed its ability to control the Caribbean.

This was already quite embarrassing for the British, and a large number of British, who were provoked to accuse the Royal Navy of abdicating their responsibilities, also became an excuse for those who opposed Fisher's naval restructuring plan in the first place. At that time, some media voices said that this was a joint move by the United States and Germany to weaken Britain's influence at sea, but this voice was so small that almost no one paid attention to it.

Jochen, however, did not mind amplifying the voice, reminding the British that their First Admiral was blind to an adversary who might be close to Germany. Although he did not expect Fisher to step down early, and Jochen was not willing to let him step down at this time, he would give him some trouble, and make the British more or less worried that the United States would achieve its goal.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll get our media to get more publicity out of this." Machar responded.

"Not only us, but also the media in the United States that we can influence should also let them give more publicity, which is also propaganda that can enhance the self-esteem of the American people, and they should cooperate."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Marchar nodded. (To be continued......)