"The German fleet began to accelerate!"

"The distance between us and them is getting farther and farther away!"

"It seems that we can't see their fleet anymore."

"The transport fleet after the other party broke off also disappeared from our field of vision!"

In less than 8 hours, 4 pieces of information had been delivered to the Royal Navy headquarters.

"This bunch of crazy people!" Prince Louis angrily threw the documents in his hand to the ground! This time the British fleet came out with the intention of deterring Germany, and even the possible reaction of the German fleet was already considered. This includes this accelerated escape.

"Our fleet was thrown off! Even the cruiser could not catch up with the opponent! I suddenly found out that our fleet is all made up of a bunch of outdated, backward garbage! Our fleet is cloudy, but we can't find even a few usable battleships! The enraged prince rebuked in front of a group of executives.

"I now regret a little, Fisher should not have gone down from the post of Third Sea Lord, he did something right, the fleet of the British Empire had decayed, had become conservative, overtaken by the rising adversary, the French, the Russians, the Americans were nothing. Our future opponents can only be the Germans! ”

"But the period has so far exceeded our expectations, the relationship between the two sides has become delicate due to some accidents, and now we cannot fall out with Germany, even if they are our greatest potential threat, but we must exercise restraint until the Russians stop expanding into the Far East." Lord Hamilton reminded him that he could understand the Navy's anger, but at the same time, the Navy must also obey domestic political arrangements! The confrontation between Britain and Germany should not be made prematurely open.

Because the Germans found that if they were to confront the Germans again, Britain would have few allies in Europe. Will the French dismiss the British because of a statement from the British? Apparently impossible! How can centuries of hatred end with a single statement? The Russians and the British were clearly not friends, Italy had an ambiguous attitude, and Austria-Hungary was a hardcore of Germany. If the British really make some big news, then the British will not face glorious isolation, they will be the enemy of the world!

At the same time, the British cabinet was also discussing the future strategy towards Germany, and at this time, Chamberlain had returned home from Germany, and after returning home, he immediately approached British Prime Minister Salisbury. He conveyed the attitude of the Germans - that the Germans would not back down, that the Portuguese colonies were determined to win, that France had to make concessions, and that Germany would not hesitate to resort to extraordinary means in order to achieve this.

"Will Germany send an army to attack mainland France?" Zhang Bolin said with some concern.

"No, they have assured Russia that they will not take large-scale actions on the land border." Salisbury shook his head and said.

"That is, the Kaiser is bluffing? How can France be brought to its knees without relying on military might? Chamberlain said with a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, it doesn't take an army at all to bring France to its knees, their navy is enough!" The prime minister smiled wryly. "Inadvertently, the German navy has surpassed the French in combat effectiveness, although the French have more battleships and greater tonnage, but in the face of the German fleet like a leopard, the French fleet is nothing more than a pig."

"Is it because of that naval war in Africa? The Germans did a clean job, some more than one might think. The Germans were generally newer in their ships, and their designs were really unique. But to say that they suppressed the French is probably a bit too much, right? Chamberlain said with some shock.

"The Admiralty is discussing this issue, just imagine, a fleet composed of elite warships, with a general speed of more than 20 knots, will not even take out the same number of French warships for more than 2 hours, and can freely enter and exit the battlefield at any time, isn't it terrible to have such an existence?" The Prime Minister asked.

"Uh, verse 20? The fastest battleship in the empire is only 18 knots. It did not seem difficult for the cruiser to reach 20 knots. Chamberlain said.

"But the battleships of the Germans were more than 2 knots faster than our dignity! As for the cruisers? It is true that it can reach more than 20 knots, but whether it is Edgar or Strong, it seems that it is difficult to survive the attack of Mainz 2 for more than 1 hour, and do not forget that the German Rurik is nothing more than a chicken and a dog in the face of the Japanese German armored cruisers. The Germans are better for themselves than for takeaways. Lord Hamilton next to him explained.

"Okay, the professional issue of the Navy can be discussed later, and now I need to reveal to you my attitude towards this incident." After the prime minister finished speaking, the two people opposite immediately sat upright, and the critical moment finally came, because the prime minister's opinion is directly related to the future relations between major powers.

"In addition to the necessary solidarity, the British government will uphold the principle of neutrality." The Prime Minister's words are very simple!

"This. Does this mean that we are capitulating to the Germans? Mere diplomatic protests do not work. Although the Royal Army could not pull away, the navy still had absolute superiority, and the Germans carried out the task of deterrence without the support of the port, although they were very elite and powerful, but relying on the Channel Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet, we could still steadily suppress the opponent. ”

Although Lord Hamilton had already thought of this result, when this sentence came out of the Prime Minister's mouth, he was still surprised that Britain actually chose to compromise, which is not scientific!

"An empire that is merely powerful and does not know how to strategy cannot last long, as evidenced by both the Spanish Empire, which once occupied almost all of the Americas, and the Napoleonic Empire, which once made Europe tremble."

"We need allies, we need to unite all the forces that can be united, and give the other side a fatal blow when we are at our best and the other side is at its weakest, and we may have realized that Germany is a challenge to the future British hegemony, and he has ambition and the strength of ambition in advance! And they were so close to us. ”

"But this is clearly not the time to do it, Germany is in its prime, and the Reich is in an unprecedented state of weakening, and now we need to deal with the Boers, and in the coming years we need to help Japan with the Russians. We have far more enemies than allies. And retreating now means a better offense later! ”

Regardless of whether the British have really made Germany a target to deal with, and whether Prime Minister Salisbury really thinks so, one thing is certain: the British Empire's interference in African affairs will end here!

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