What was sent to Pace was naturally what the German Far East Fleet needed most today - a battleship, and it was an export-oriented Qin-class battlecruiser built for Germany by Jiangnan Shipyard and Beihai Shipyard before the war, according to German standards, it was set as a Queen-class battle cruiser, with a standard displacement of 16,000 tons, and a big guy with 6 13.5-inch 40-diameter heavy guns, which was undoubtedly a big killer for the only 8-inch gun of the Pace flagship, and Wu Yiming sent two battle cruisers at one time......

Of course, after the Qin-class battleships were launched on the dreadnoughts, their combat power did seem to be a little outdated, compared with the 21,000-ton displacement of the Nassau-class dreadnoughts that had been launched by Germany, although the Qin-class battlecruisers were ahead in the thickness of the tubes, but in terms of the battleships that pursued "more is beautiful", it was obviously unable to fight against Nassau, which had 12 280mm and 45 times the diameter of the main guns.

However, for the Far East Fleet, the installation of the Nassau-class Q03 steam turbine, and the use of extremely economical BH99 kerosene hybrid boilers, after stuffing 12 boilers, this export type of combat cruiser has an astonishing power of 63,000 horsepower, coupled with a total length of 135 meters of slender body, even ran an astonishing 26 knots in sea trials.

In fact, for the Qin-class improved battle patrol exported by Germany, Qin Kai had already set the tone for the Germans to use - that is, the high seas plundering ship! Referring to the concept of design, the Qin-class battle cruiser in service with the Chinese Navy is two concepts, more like the pocket battleships that appeared in later generations, focusing on large-caliber guns, high-speed performance, and taking into account armor. However, part of the number of main guns was discarded.

"Colonel right away. For such generous help. What does your country need me to do in return? The old man looked excited, but he still confirmed the matter step by step.

"General Pace, I only need to confirm three things, one is that these two warships have already been completed, but your country accepted them earlier, and there are no sea trials yet, so they have not sailed with the fleet!" Ma Yiming smiled. Took out a few forms and asked Pace to sign them one by one, of course, the date was two months ago, and the two naturally had no disagreement on this point.

"What else?" Old man Pace naturally understands that the latter two things may be a little difficult.

"If the German fleet were to operate in our designated Pacific security zone, it would be expelled by the Chinese Navy...... The shell does not have long eyes, and it is inevitable that it will be damaged when the time comes...... We have to agree on this, besides. In the event of a major violation of the Pacific Security Agreement at your country's bases in the Far East. Beijing, in order to ensure national interests, may take back the base, and the military personnel of your country at the base, general, you must plan ahead! Ma Yiming naturally didn't sell it, and put all the things that should be decided on the table in one go.

Germany also stationed 15,000 marines and troops at the Subic Naval Base and Nagasaki Naval Base, in addition to a large number of engineering personnel, Ma Yiming's words are naturally very clear, help is helped, but on the bright side, China cannot use national interests to protect Pest and Germany's bases, after all, once it comes to that moment, it means the final showdown!

Lieutenant General Pace listened very carefully to the interpreter's careful relay, and then asked two more questions, and then asked rhetorically: "Colonel, every German Imperial soldier stationed in the Far East wants to return to Europe at once to attack the enemy, here they have no chance to defend the country at all, but the navy is not capable of sending them back through the Suez Canal or around the Atlantic, do you have a better opinion?" ”

Old man Pace is obviously not a character who can fool, Ma Yiming laughed, and immediately made his words clear, "General Pace, on behalf of the South China Theater Command, I have two suggestions to you, in two days you will be able to go to Sulawese Harbor to receive two Queen-class battle cruisers, there, you can also get enough time for sea trials, and then, you may be able to go to French Cochinchina to have a look, or, you can go south to the Indian Ocean again, and your country's army, in addition to French Cochinchina, Perhaps your country's territories in Tanzania also need an army! ”

Annihilate the French Far East Fleet in Cochinchina, and also be able to land and occupy the French Oriental Paris...... The plan was perfect, but Pace was not a military idiot, the French called Cochinchina their Oriental Paris, and it was clear that there were great French interests in the East, and the French Expeditionary Force had not been reduced in the last twenty years, with at least 50,000 French troops, plus twice as many Vietnamese servants.

However, this plan is obviously not without the possibility of success, once the control of the two battle cruisers, the strength of the Far East Fleet will surpass the French in an all-round way, as long as a perfect annihilation war is fought, the German Far East Fleet, which completely controls the sea power, may not be able to attack the entire French Cochinchina in depth, but within the range of naval guns, plus 15,000 powerful German Army, there is definitely a huge opportunity...... It's a crazy plan.

Another suggestion from the Chinese, which Pace had thought about earlier, was originally the most enthusiastic plan, but even the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea were full of British, French, and American merchant ships, after all, this is a safe zone protected by China, and German warships have long been the focus of British and French attention, and similarly, German merchant ships will inevitably be taken care of.

If you want to secretly transport an army of 15,000 people to Africa, unless the British in the entire Indian Ocean are stupid, otherwise, as long as they are seen by the British fleet, frigates, and even reconnaissance planes, there is absolutely no possibility of escape from the fast merchant fleet, and what is even worse is that after going out of the Sunda Strait, almost all the ports and islands on the long shipping route are the eyes of the British.

Old man Pace immediately fell into a fierce ideological struggle, but Ma Yiming immediately relieved him, "General, I suggest setting sail immediately, and you must pass through the busy Java Sea at night to avoid being seen by the British!" As for your next steps, you'll have plenty of time to think about it when you arrive in Sulawese! ”

This suggestion was immediately echoed by Pace, who had just sunk the ships of the British, and needless to say, the Australian fleet and the Indian detachment must be casting a net to catch themselves, and for the Far Eastern Fleet, it was crucial to immediately convert the two delivered battle cruisers into combat effectiveness, and he immediately ordered the Königsberg light cruiser to be replenished for combat readiness, and then personally gave the commander of the Königsberg cruiser, Colonel Kahn, the task of breaking diplomatic relations in the Indian Ocean alone.

The other warships of the fleet immediately took anchor and sailed to Sulawesi Island on the other side of the Java Sea with their flagships, and at the same time sent the Light Cruiser Leipzig and the Light Cruiser Bremen to return to the port of Nagasaki and Subic respectively to select additional officers and seamen for the fleet.

Two days later, on 12 June, the Chinese ambassador to London, Chen Bo, sent an urgent telegram to Beijing, in which Prime Minister Asquith expressed grave concern to him about the destruction of diplomatic relations between British merchant ships and German warships, and the British said that if China could not secure the interests of the British Empire in the Far East, they would consider entering the South China Sea to personally solve the problems created by the Germans.

However, the tough attitude of the British obviously did not benefit from Ambassador Chen Bo, who very clearly reiterated the content of the agreement between the two countries on trade in the Far East, that China would only ensure security in the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and that China would not be interested or happy to deal with the Germans' escape to the Indian Ocean, and that it was a matter between Britain and Germany.

The British were obviously not satisfied with China's reply, and the intelligence department in London also learned that the British Admiralty had drawn up a fox hunting plan for the Far East, and that two battle cruisers from the Grand Fleet would be dispatched to the Far East to cooperate with the Indian detachment to annihilate any German warships entering the Indian Ocean.

On 18 July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing summoned Minister Bauer to China, and Chen Jitong conveyed to Britain the decision of the Prime Minister's Cabinet meeting, saying that China would ensure maritime security in the Pacific region, and at the same time, in order to put an end to unnecessary fighting between countries in the Far East, the Chinese Government had already sent an official letter to the German Minister to China Brück and the Far East Fleet, demanding that the German side fully abide by the rules formulated by China, otherwise, China would reserve the right to recover the port of Nagasaki and Subic Bay.

This statement immediately relieved Britain that once Germany lost its roots in the Far East, it would inevitably be the result of its final destruction if it wanted to fight the Royal Navy, which had India, Australia, and Chinese supply ports in the South Seas.

On the same day, the German Army of the Western Front completely swept away the defense capabilities of Paris and the periphery, and forced south into the Orleans area where the French army gathered, preparing to break the French patchwork army again to declare war, and the French side fell into continuous chaos, because the German army had gone all the way south along the road, even Marshal Xia Fei felt powerless, but the battle still had to continue in the afternoon!

Today's French authorities have quickly lost their influence in Germany after a few quick fights, especially after the loss of the "Paris" war, the veterans continue to wither, the three armies that have just been put together, but the front to be defended is nearly 50 kilometers, and what is worse is that the area controlled by the French is now completely plain, according to the information learned from the battle of Paris, the armored vehicles installed by the Germans have become a reality.

So, after less than half a month's rest, on June 22, the commander-in-chief of the German Western Front von ? General Falkingham issued a general attack order, and the German army from the battlefield of Grimm to Paris had now swelled to the size of 105 divisions and 6 army groups, while the only army group that the French could now hold was only 3 army groups.

"March to Brest!" Admiral Falkingham issued an order for the whole army that morning. (To be continued......)