Chapter 485: France Enters the War
Kaiser Wilhelm II clearly saw that in this naval battle in the East China Sea, if the army of the Chinese Empire could defeat the combined fleet of Britain, the United States and Japan, it would greatly weaken the military strength of Britain and the United States. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Germany will be able to profit from this war, and for Germany, there will be more room for survival in Europe.
Based on the character and strength of the Chinese Emperor Chen Zhong in recent years, Kaiser Wilhelm II judged that Chen Zhong would definitely win the war.
After Koko, the master is not alone, and the lone star hates the lone queen
Otherwise, Chen Zhong would not have issued an abolition of all unequal treaties immediately after announcing the establishment of the Huaxia Empire.
Moreover, three combined fleets were assembled in the East China Sea and such large-scale military exercises were held.
This shows that Chen Zhong has been preparing for this war for many years. Even, during the reign of the old prince Chen Chuwang, he began to accumulate energy.
In Kaiser Wilhelm II's view, if Chen Zhong did not have the energy to win this war, he would never have challenged the world's most powerful naval fleets in the East China Sea.
The reason why Chen Zhong declared force to the outside world after seizing domestic power was that first, he united the people of all strata in the country, and second, since he had this strength, he would find the world's number one army to wrestle.
Defeat the number one in the world, and you are the number one in the world!
Kaiser Wilhelm II saw Chen Zhong's ambition in this military confrontation in the East China Sea, and although he was afraid, the Chinese Empire, which was far away on the Asian continent, would not pose much threat to them.
Therefore, Kaiser Wilhelm II immediately threw an olive branch to the Chinese Empire, took the initiative to form an alliance with it, and provided the Chinese Empire with the most advanced new weapons, including the Thibelin-type bombing airships that they had been hiding in the snow.
Of course, the British knew the Kaiser's thoughts, so after learning of this information, the British no longer dared to lightly say that they would continue to increase their troops in the East China Sea.
They already saw from the Kaiser's move that Germany had ambitions in Europe. The British, it seems, have only just come to their senses from their impulses. Their neighbors are eyeing each other, and the slightest negligence could lead to a fall into the abyss.
Prime Minister Henri Asquith put forward a motion requesting the French Navy's Far East Fleet in Vietnam to provide support and assistance in the war situation in the East China Sea. The proposal was quickly approved by both chambers.
After receiving the request of the British, the French government decided to send the Far Eastern Fleet in Vietnam to the East China Sea to participate in the war for the sake of their common potential enemies in Europe.
At the same time, the British ** team stationed in India also began to enter the territory of the Chinese Empire from Tibet.
After learning of this news, Chen Zhong immediately announced in the name of the Chinese Empire: declare war on France.
The enemy is not cold, and it refers to the lonely department of the Gang
At the same time, the 29th Army of the Lingzhan Group Army stationed in Guangxi and Yunnan was ordered to send troops to Vietnam to attack the French ** team stationed in Vietnam.
The 29th Cavalry Brigade of the Blade Special Operations Force was ordered to be stationed in Tibet to completely wipe out the British troops entering Tibet.
In this way, this war in the East China Sea was further escalated and expanded. Several of the participating countries are constantly investing a lot of materials and troops.
At 2:52 a.m. on November 10, the British Combined Fleet in the East China Sea received an order from the British Navy Command to avoid the tracking of the Huaxia submarine and wait for the support of the French fleet the next day.
Therefore, the British Far East Fleet no longer dared to move positions in any direction, because they feared that those invisible submarines could strike a devastating blow at them at any moment.
The submarine forces of the Chinese Empire, having received an order from Chen Fangzheng, hid their positions and began to attack the British fleet at any time.
The ship is not the farthest I learn
At 3:19 a.m., Pang Hu waited in pairs for the submarine forces below the British Far East Fleet to launch an attack on the two Orion-class battleships of the British Far East Fleet, the Monarch and the Conqueror.
At the same time, Admiral Xu Chunsheng, commander of the Bohai Fleet, ordered eleven warships of the First Guerrilla Formation of the Bohai Fleet to launch a fierce artillery attack on the other ships of the British fleet at the same time, in order to attract the opponent's targets.
After receiving the order, the five z_168 submarines of the Chinese Empire quickly aimed at the two Orion-class battleships of the British fleet, the Monarch and the Conqueror, and fired ten torpedoes.
The two huge battleships of the British fleet also immediately fired back. However, after firing the torpedoes they carried, the five submarines immediately sank and evaded the artillery fire of the British fleet.
Because, when the British built these two Orion-class battleships, they further strengthened the defensive armor in the vital area.
So, after the torpedoes fired from the submarine hit the bottom of the hull, they were not sunk as quickly as the "Queen Victoria". However, the ship also suffered a certain amount of damage.
The commander of the British Far East Fleet, General Fremantle, immediately ordered an artillery bombardment of the submarines, and ordered the first formation of the fleet of fifteen warships to meet the first guerrilla formation of the Bohai Fleet.
After all, he is a veteran of naval warfare, and while facing the Bohai Fleet, General Philmantle organized a part of the fleet to attack the underwater submarines in an orderly manner, and at the same time ordered a part of the ships to wait for an opportunity to kill a way out of this battle in the process of attacking the submarines, and withdraw the entire fleet from this battle step by step.
The battle lasted until 6:39 a.m. The sun had risen in the sky, and the sea could clearly see the scenery not far from each other.
In the continuous retreat of the British Far East Fleet, General Fremantle saw through the telescope 38 warships that came to the rescue, and these warships were the French Far East Fleet led by Vice Admiral Abel.
After the distant feud with the moon and the stars, the stars are not knotted
At 7:28 a.m., the General Headquarters of the East China Sea Operations of the Chinese Empire on Chongming Island received information from the first formation of the Bohai Fleet: 38 warships of the French Far East Fleet were discovered at 128.5 degrees east longitude and 26.7 degrees north latitude, and they were approaching the first formation of the Bohai Fleet and requesting support.
Marshal Chen Fangzheng, commander-in-chief of the Navy, ordered Rear Admiral Nangong Wentian, commander of the Naval Air Brigade, to immediately take off 22 naval bombers and two German-made Ziplin airships to bomb the French Far East Fleet.
After receiving the order, General Nangong Wentian immediately organized a battle.
17 minutes later, over the sea at 128.5 degrees east longitude and 26.7 degrees north latitude, the French discovered the air brigade of the Huaxia Emperor's ** team.
Vice Admiral Abel, commander of the French fleet, immediately reported the situation to the French naval headquarters.
The French naval command claimed in a reply that it was absolutely impossible for the Chinese Empire to possess military bombers, and even if an air group approached the French fleet, they could only play the role of reconnaissance and could not carry heavy bombs.
The enemy is far away, and the main star side is sealed
The French Navy Command ordered the French Far East Fleet to continue to move north, looking for the naval submarine forces of the Chinese Empire, and looking for an opportunity to annihilate!
Just 5 minutes after this order was issued, the French command received another piece of information from Abel: The aviation of the Chinese Empire has begun to bomb our fleet intensively!