The failure to completely annihilate the German High Seas Fleet in the face of absolute superiority caused controversy among the British air commanders in the future, because of the lack of experience in naval aviation operations, the hit rate of torpedoes and bombs dropped by the British pilots was very low, and there were also problems with the order and number of planes dispatched by the commanders. By the time the first wave returned to the airfield, the second wave had not yet taken off, and the second wave was all the remaining aircraft at the airfield.

The Germans seized the opportunity, and after the withdrawal of the second wave of British attacks, the only remaining German aircraft carrier sent thirty bombers and fifteen fighters, targeting not British warships, but airfields on the Shetland Islands. They landed in the second wave of British planes and attacked wildly with the British powerless, and the machine guns equipped with fighter jets could inflict a fatal blow on British planes on the ground.

More than forty German planes set an astonishing record, three British airfields were attacked, and British planes lined up on the runway were destroyed. Ammunition storage warehouses and fuel depots that had been stored unscientifically were attacked, ammunition was detonated, fuel was ignited, and several airfields that were attacked were set on fire one after another, losing their combat capability. What's more, more than 200 British planes were destroyed on the ground, and the last remaining airfield was not discovered by the Germans because of its hidden location, and escaped disaster. But there were only twenty-five fighters, fifteen torpedo planes, and fifteen bombers remained, and when these planes rose into the air again and appeared over the German fleet, they were stopped by German fighters, and the result of sinking one German battleship and two cruisers was to make up for the British's own mistakes.

When the High Seas Fleet returned to Wilhelmsport, Speer wanted to cry without tears, and Wilhelm II, who got the news, even hugged his head and cried. One aircraft carrier of the High Seas Fleet was sunk, one was heavily damaged, four battleships were sunk, two were heavily damaged and two were slightly damaged. The loss of strength in the high seas fleet is probably not until a year later, and the opposite Entente will soon overtake the German navy because of the arrival of the American fleet, which is the most unfavorable news, no wonder Wilhelm II wept bitterly.

Two battleships of the British Home Fleet were sunk, and more than 240 aircraft were destroyed, but these losses were insignificant compared to the results achieved. They finally avenged the Battle of Jutland, and when the U.S. Atlantic Fleet arrived on British soil a month later, the Allied navies finally regained the initiative and gained supremacy of the North Sea. The tide of the war seems to have returned to when the war had just begun, when the German High Seas Fleet was blocked in Wilhelmport, becoming an existential fleet. The transportation of materials was cut off, and the Entente could obtain sufficient supplies from the world to expand the strength of their armies. Britain itself is completely safe, and if Germany does not make a breakthrough in the Russian and Asian directions, they will face a defeat.

"Almost." Lu Liang silently thought in his heart, Europe is in a mess, the United States is in the war, the two sides are constantly bleeding in the fighting, and now is the best time to enter the battlefield.

On April 1, 1911, Chinese diplomats in London submitted a declaration of war to the British government on the grounds that Britain interfered in China's internal affairs and supported the rebel forces in the northwest, and on the same day, Japan and Korea submitted a declaration of war to Britain at the same time. The next day, the Entente countries, including Britain and the United States, submitted declarations of war to China, Japan, and Korea. In grief, Wilhelm II finally got good news, it would be even better if Hua could join the Allies, but unfortunately Hua Guo has not agreed to the alliance request of the two sides.

Declaring war on the United States, seizing the strategic initiative in the Pacific, and destroying Japan were all preparations for this great war. Finally coming to this point, Lu Liang is full of confidence, no matter which way you look at it, Huaguo is ready to participate in the world war.

In the more than a year since the beginning of the war, the Chinese army has expanded quite astonishingly, with the number of land forces increasing from 2.3 million to 5.5 million now, and 5 million more troops to be added in the coming year. Most of the soldiers from the militia reserve make this thousand or so soldiers well-trained, not untrained rookies.

More than 7,500 tanks and more than 9,000 armored vehicles, self-propelled guns, assault guns, Spitfire tanks, and maintenance tanks are in service with the Chinese army, making it the largest armored force. Moreover, in terms of quality, the tanks and armored vehicles owned by the Chinese army are also leading the world, especially the Tiger heavy tanks that have just entered service, which once again widens the gap.

The Chinese Army is far ahead of the world in the degree of mechanization, when the elite German army is still using a large number of pack horses, when the US army is ordering 5,000 trucks, the Chinese army already has 55,000 trucks, jeeps, medical vehicles and other motor vehicles, not including the larger motor vehicles used by the logistics department. The well-developed railway and road transportation systems and gas stations scattered throughout China have enabled these mechanized units to be of maximum utility. In addition to this, in infantry divisions, there is also a considerable number of trucks and motor vehicles such as jeeps, military motorcycles, etc. These countless motor vehicles and armored vehicles, transports and warships all over the seas, devouring thousands of tons of fuel, is one of the reasons why Lü Liang can't wait to start a war, and he must gain control of the oil-producing regions of the Middle East.

The abundance of motor vehicles and the abundance of steel resources enabled the Chinese army to have powerful artillery fire support, and artillery of various calibers and divisional rocket artillery cooperated with each other to form the most powerful firepower unit for infantry combat. The firepower of artillery far exceeds that of other arms, and its cost and efficiency are beyond the reach of the air force. More than 50,000 artillery pieces of 75 mm caliber or more in the army will spread ammunition to every corner of the continent with the attack of the infantry.

More than 11,000 aircraft will escort the army, and advanced fighters, bombers, and transport planes will work together to become one of the main players in the war. Before the advent of aircraft of the same technical level, the Chinese Air Force will be extremely confident in controlling the sky in the theater.

By the beginning of April, the Chinese navy had eight general-class fleet aircraft carriers, four Wuyue-class super battleships, six Imperial-class battle cruisers, 45 escort aircraft carriers and light aircraft carriers, 65 special air defense cruisers and destroyers, and 72 other large ships. The forthcoming scramble in the Pacific and Indian oceans will require more warships, and shipyards along China's long coastline are working overtime to build military warships, in addition to providing standard carriers.

Dalian Shipyard, Tianjin Shipyard, Qingdao Shipyard, Shanghai Shipyard, Ningbo Shipyard, Xiamen Shipyard, Guangzhou Shipyard, Zhanjiang Shipyard and Kaohsiung Shipyard are all large shipyards that can build 50,000-ton warships, and in fact there are indeed large warships under construction in these places. Ten years of cultivation has finally reached the stage of blossoming and fruiting, and the number of high-level engineers, skilled workers, and industrial workers is huge, and China has completely defeated the United States, Britain, Germany and other countries by the number of industrial workers alone.

The General Staff of the Chinese Army divided the troops into four major theaters. Among them, the Far East is the core area of the first theater of operations, and Harbin is the command center of the theater. With more than 1.3 million troops, more than 13,000 artillery pieces, 2,000 tanks, more than 3,000 armored vehicles, and more than 4,000 aircraft, it is the strongest part of the four theaters of war. It is close to the core of Huaguo, with developed industry, agriculture and transportation, and flat terrain, which is very suitable for large-scale armored forces. The target of the First Theater of Operations was the Far East of Tsarist Russia, and they were to recapture Vladivostok, Trans-Khingan, Lake Baikal, the extremely rich Far East and the whole of Eastern Siberia, and push the territory into the Arctic Ocean.

The enemy in the first theater of operations is the Russian Far Eastern Military District, and the tension of the war in Europe and the strategic deception of China have caused them to draw a large number of elites in the direction of Europe, and there are currently 310,000 standing troops and 220,000 recruits. Because of the support of the Entente, there were sufficient supplies and heavy equipment such as tanks and planes in Vladivostok. Therefore, it is the hardest bone to gnaw.

Facing Central Asia and Siberia north of Mongolia, it was the operational area of the Second Theater of Operations. It is also suitable for large-scale cluster attacks by armored forces, so the second theater of operations is equipped with armored vehicles second only to the first. They had more than two thousand tanks and more than two thousand armored vehicles, more than two and a half thousand aircraft and more than ten thousand artillery pieces. The three armies were distributed in Mongolia and Xinjiang, and as a strategic offensive force, the strength of the army reached 1.03 million.

However, the traffic situation constrained the performance of the Second War Zone, and since six years ago, China has invested heavily in the construction of the Northwest Railway and the Mongolian Railway. The change from a single line to a double line, and the construction of a large number of branch railways, despite this, it was difficult to meet the needs of the second theater of operations. Because of the incredible density and efficiency of the Chinese army's throwing firepower, countless ammunition will be consumed in a battle, and these need logistics and transportation to meet.

In order to solve this problem, China has established two border industrial zones in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, and the abundant local resources have facilitated the establishment of industrial zones. The two major industrial zones, mainly heavy industry, have large iron and steel plants, machinery factories, chemical plants, tractor factories, and military factories, which can partially meet the wartime consumption of the second theater and greatly reduce the logistical requirements for the rear. Moreover, these two places are also famous agricultural production areas in China, and the grain, fruits and cotton of Xinjiang, as well as the meat and fur of the Mongolian steppe, can be processed in local factories and then supplied to the army. (To be continued.) )