"John, do you know what you're talking about? We didn't come to The Hague for this result! Bannerman was frightened by Fisher's words, two ships against one, according to the Germans already announced the construction plan of 5 capital ships this year, wouldn't the British Empire start construction of 10 capital ships?! How many pounds does it cost? Even if the parliament agrees, the Ministry of Finance will not be able to come up with it, right?

"We went to the Hague Room in order to limit the size of the German navy, and now this goal cannot be achieved, and the Royal Navy naturally has to respond. 【頂【点【小】【Say,www.】 Fisher rightly said: "The Royal Navy cannot afford to watch the sea power of Great Britain lose its hands.

Your Excellency the Prime Minister, it is impossible to count on negotiations to get the Germans to stop their provocations! His Excellency Gray's report has shown that we are now in an extremely disadvantageous position at the meeting! This conference was originally just a whimsy of the Russians, and from the very beginning there should be no unrealistic illusions about how much the conference could achieve! ”

Fisher selectively ignored the "unrealistic illusions" that he had hoped to obtain more than 80% of the German dreadnoughts through the Guò Conference.

"But then our country's sincerity in participating in the meeting will be lost." Sir Bannerman was hesitant, and as Prime Minister he considered things much more comprehensively than an old baton like Fisher: "I am afraid that the reputation of Great Britain in the international community will suffer." ”

"Sincerity? Your Excellency the Prime Minister, the Germans have not been sincere from the very beginning, and anyone can see this. Now those Germans are just messing around at the meeting, and they have no idea of seriously negotiating with us! You see what they all come up with?! As of 1907, all countries will stop building any new ships for 20 years from this year, and they will say that "if we want to stop the vicious competition, it is better to stop it simply", and the per capita amount of shipbuilding expenses for the German Navy is limited to 50% of that of our country. To say that this is 'a huge concession by Germany with great sincerity.' Fisher was furious, and in his opinion the Germans were all insincere tricks.

In fact, it is indeed a joke, if new ships are not started in 20 years, then the first batch of pre-dreadnoughts starting from the Sovereign class will be slowly decommissioned, and Germany's huge disadvantage in the number of pre-dreadnoughts will gradually shrink as the British continue to eliminate the old ships, and after 20 years, the Germans will also eliminate 9 battleships of the 2nd class. The British want to eliminate at least 20 ships of the 4th class.

The per capita amount of naval military spending is half of that of the United Kingdom, Germany now has a population of more than 80 million, and the British population is about 40 million, so it does not mean that the German Navy is at the same level as the Royal Navy, considering that there is no need to maintain a large number of old ships and overseas bases, and there is no need to build a large number of cruisers, the construction quota of the Germans' capital ships can still be above the Royal Navy.

Naturally, such a request could not be accepted by the British, but this kind of discerning person knew at a glance that it was not reliable at all and put it to the international community for everyone to discuss, Fisher had a kind of annoyance that his IQ had been fooled.

In fact, Fisher was not only annoyed. Negotiations on the cessation of the arms race have reached an impasse, and the British are equally unhappy on other issues, and the Germans are just as picky and selective as to the revision of the rules of engagement in naval warfare.

On the prohibition of the use of aircraft to attack surface ships, he even more forcefully expressed that there was no discussion, and then tried his best to ridicule the British.

If we say that in the previous negotiations on stopping the arms race, the attitudes of various countries were still somewhat unanimous. For example, France, Russia, and Italy resolutely disagree with the construction of new ships within 20 years, while France is extremely dissatisfied with the calculation of naval expenditures according to the per capita standard. The United States and Russia, on the other hand, were overjoyed.

However, on the article prohibiting aircraft from attacking surface ships, France, the United States, Russia, Italy, and other countries all unanimously expressed their opposition to the article on the issue of prohibiting aircraft from attacking surface ships by aircraft, and they also agreed with the Germans' face that 'I have you and will ban it without you, this is Hongguoguo's act of envy, jealousy, and hatred of retaliation.'

Although Fisher expressed disdain for the reaction of the Germans, what is there to be crazy about dropping bombs on immobile warships at an altitude of 500 meters on a calm day? But the reaction of the Germans and other countries still irritated Fisher. What if this kind of thing really has a development prospect? To really bite the Germans to death is to grandstand, and Fisher does not have the confidence to say so now.

This irritation and irritation affected Fisher's words and actions, and he said rudely to Sir Bannerman: "We are not going to achieve our purpose even if we waste time in meetings, and we are in danger of being chased and overtaken by the Royal Navy for the sake of that unpopular reputation." If you want me to say that's fucking reputation! ”

"John!" Marchbanks, who was on the side, shouted loudly, it was too rude to speak to the prime minister like this.

Bannerman knew Fisher's disgusting temper and waved his hand to show that he didn't care about Fisher's insulting words.

Sir Bannerman was unmoved, as a true gentleman and a calm politician, he only admired Fisher's attitude, which was really a spirit of disregard for the preservation of Britain's sea power.

But it is useless to have spirits: "John, your temper is going to get you in a lot of trouble. Even if His Majesty trusts you and I support you, there will still be great opposition to your idea, and it is unlikely that the Liberal Party, which has been advocating for the reduction of naval spending and seeking to balance the government budget, will approve of your plan, and the parliament will not approve of such an outrageous plan. And even within the military there are a large number of opponents, you should know that a series of actions after you came to power have made many people unhappy with you. If both the Admiralty and the Council oppose your plan, you will not succeed, even with the support of the King and the Cabinet. Bannerman said slowly, as an elder and prime minister, he was very sincere in Fisher's persuasion.

"Your Excellency, you should understand that it is not whether the Liberals and the Admiralty are willing to accept my plan, but they must accept it!" Fisher said strongly: "The present situation does not allow for any opposition, and anyone who opposes my plan is a crime against Great Britain!"

Those guys only care about their own status, prestige and power, they are not willing to face the crisis that Great Britain is facing now, and they are not willing to make efforts to do so, they only think that they are safe and sound, but they do not think that if the Royal Navy fails, they are all traitors! Fisher continued to lose his temper with the map cannon.

Fearing that His Excellency the Prime Minister would not understand the magnitude of the crisis in the Royal Navy, Fisher continued: "Although the new battleships are now called dreadnoughts, it is clear that the Germans are the real frontrunners! These muddy legs, who only know how to dig potatoes in the land, threaten the sea power that we have held for more than 300 years with a technological revolution! Not only did the Germans now have as many as 12 new capital ships in service and under construction, and planned to build 5, but according to intelligence, they signed a contract with the Croats for the construction of two capital ships!

What kind of kingdom navy is the navy of the Croats? That's simply a detachment of the Germans! In fact, the number of battleships that the Germans planned to build was 7! By that time, the Germans would have 2 dreadnoughts in the Mediterranean! Together with the 9 battleships of the second rank of the German Mediterranean Fleet, our Mediterranean Fleet may not be able to achieve superiority! And now that the French do not have dreadnoughts, should we send new warships, which are already insufficient, to the Mediterranean?

If we lose the ocean, we will lose a qiē! Great Britain is fundamentally about sea power! Those who are trying to balance their budgets in this situation are a bunch of idiots who refuse to hire guards with pounds, and then are killed by robbers and robbed of all their wealth! ”

"So you're going to ask us to start construction of 14 new capital ships according to the two-to-one standard?" Sir Bannerman said angrily, no matter how beautiful he said, there is no money to have a fart, 14 ships?! You Fisher burned out of your brain?

Fisher also understood that the request of 14 ships was too much, and immediately replied: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I understand that it is impossible to approve the construction plan of 14 capital ships at one time, but I think we must start construction of 10 capital ships this year, so that we can have enough strength to crush the delusions of the Germans!"

This year, we have decided to start construction of five improved versions of the Bellerophon-class battleships, but this kind of battleship still follows the main gun arrangement of the Dreadnought, and the main gun sideboard firing utilization rate is not as good as that of the German Deutsche class. Therefore, the Admiralty has a new design to increase the utilization rate with the same number of turrets, and increase the side fire to 10 12-inch naval guns!

And since the Germans also started construction of 2 large cruisers similar to the Invincible class, I think it is necessary to increase the number of Invincible ships. Therefore, I think that work should be started on 3 more battleships and 2 armored cruisers. ”

Fisher still didn't count the two battleships that Germany built for Croatia, but even then the construction of 10 capital ships would cost a staggeringly high amount.

Although Bannerman's attitude has been somewhat relaxed, he is still not optimistic: "Even 10 ships will not be able to get the council to pass the budget review." ”

"As long as Your Excellency the Prime Minister agrees, as far as Parliament is concerned, I have another way to get them to agree." Fisher said with a wicked smile. (To be continued......) R527