After the meeting, Liu Buyun was about to leave, but was stopped by Li Hui, "The new capital ship has been built, and the old place will pick up the ship in half a month." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"Great!" , Liu Buyun suddenly frowned, seeing that the Western powers had built powerful warships that surpassed the saint-class battle cruisers one by one, he, the Minister of the Navy, was simply unable to sleep, but the construction of the capital ships was all entrusted to Xia Ke Island, whose location has not been disclosed so far, he could only be in a hurry, not to mention how uncomfortable it felt. However, now that he heard that the new capital ship had been built, he had to admit that Li Hui's decision was correct, and if it was built in China, it would be impossible to have such a speed no matter what.

However, Liu Buyun was most concerned about performance, and he asked Li Hui eagerly, completely forgetting that he was still the other party's father-in-law, "Is it a battleship or a battle cruiser?" How does it compare to the British dreadnought? ”

"In terms of positioning, it should be considered a battle cruiser, but compared with the previous battle cruiser, the difference is still very big, and you will know it after receiving the ship." , Li Hui pondered for a moment and then replied, as for Liu Buchan's second question, he smiled contemptuously, "Invincible-level battle patrol? How can it be compared to her? ”

Liu Buyun suddenly looked longing, although Li Hui didn't say much, but he just knew that the main guns used by the ship were of the same type as those used in Yanping Fortress, and each warship was equipped with eight guns, and it was enough to make him look forward to it. Liu Buyun has long known that these capital ships are still eight, so their strongest salvo firepower is 8864 305mm giant guns, the accuracy and power shown by the latter in the Yanping victory, what enemy in the world can resist?

What surprised Liu Buyun even more was that Li Hui also told him that the design scheme of the Panama Canal was determined for this new capital ship, and the water depth of the main channel of the Panama Canal is more than 10 meters, and the narrowest point is more than 300 meters wide, so it is estimated that the standard displacement of the new capital ship (Chinese standard) must exceed 20,000 tons, and the tonnage is so large, either the armor is thick, or the power is strong, or both, in either case it is worth looking forward to. Speaking of which, thanks to the fact that the country's major ports and naval bases have been expanded again over the years, otherwise we have to worry about whether they can accommodate ......

However, the war broke out before the ship was received, will this affect the entire war situation? After all, after taking over the warship, it always takes a period of time to run in to form combat effectiveness, but the front line can't afford to wait? But after Liu Buyun expressed his worries, Li Hui explained with a smile, "The current eight Mozi-class battle cruisers can still continue to exert their residual heat!" Although the degree of advancement is no longer comparable to that of the South Carolina-class battleships of the United States, but with the Yanping Fortress stuck, even if the Mozi-class battle cruiser is now slightly backward, it can still be the king and dominate in the Pacific Ocean, and it is enough to be competent for fire support work when landing on the west coast of the United States. ”

"But what if the U.S. fleet detours to Cape Horn?" As soon as Liu Buyun's words came out, he realized that he was overly worried, not to mention that South American countries may not dare to open their ports to the United States at the risk of offending China, even if they are really released, they will go around in such a big circle, and they will have to maintain it before arriving in the war zone, no matter how fast it will take two months, at that time, the new capital ship of the Chinese Navy should also initially form combat effectiveness, and I am afraid that it will be a bird? Even if the run-in is not so fast, the Sage-class battle cruiser can barely maneuver with the South Carolina-class battleship to gain time, the latter as a typical battleship, although the offensive and defensive capabilities are excellent, but the speed is too sad, even if the Sage-class battle cruiser can't beat it, at least it can run, what is there to be afraid of?

After Liu Buyun left, Li Hui summoned the ambassadors of various countries to China, informed them of the United States' undeclared aggression against Colombia, and formally declared war on the United States.

As soon as British Ambassador Zhu Erdian heard this, he realized the problem, the US Navy was already the second largest in the world on paper, and it was actually defeated by the Yanping Fortress, and it was obvious that there was a big problem with the firepower configuration of the fortress announced by China before. However, Zhu Erdian also knew that the current London government actually wished that China and the United States would fight, so he only expressed regret lightly, and then symbolically persuaded a few words, he naturally knew that after the official declaration of war, this kind of painless statement was meaningless.

However, it is rare to have such an opportunity, Zhu Erdian naturally will not forget to give some benefits, but Li Hui did not pay attention to him, because he knows very well that even if no benefit is given to Britain, Britain will never help the United States now, and even if it gives Britain huge benefits, don't expect it to stand on China's side, it is better to wait until the war situation is initially clear and Britain may intervene. In particular, neither China nor the United States needs to import arms from Britain for the time being, so even if the British government is willing to violate the Neutrality Act, it will not be of substantial help to China, so why should Li Hui pay huge benefits for this?

In the end, after Zhu Erdian bluffed, he really gave up the entanglement, just like Li Hui's prediction. On the contrary, the Russian ambassador jumped up and down violently, and directly issued a threat without diplomatic etiquette, demanding that the Chinese government immediately recognize the current border between the two countries, otherwise the Russian government would not refuse the olive branch extended by the US government, but Li Hui has always eaten soft rather than hard, and he has long been ready for Russia to enter the war, how can he be frightened by his threat, hearing this, he just sneered, "We Chinese love peace, but we are not afraid of war, if your country has to get involved, then I can only fight with you." ”

Li Hui dared to say such a thing, there is another important reason, that is, the British government is now more biased towards China in the Sino-Russian dispute, because both sides have weaknesses to be pinched by the other side, the hostile relations between China and Britain have been greatly improved in the past few years, on the contrary, Tsarist Russia has shifted its center of gravity further eastward to Germany to loosen the bindings, so that Britain in Europe is facing greater and greater challenges, so the old Chamberlain has always hoped that China can cut off the claws of the polar bear stretched out to the Far East, forcing them to move the center of gravity back to Europe to contain Germany. Of course, the support of the British was limited, and if China beat Mao Zi so badly that it lost its ability to contain Germany, that would be equally undesirable.

For the same reason, Germany should have sided with Russia, but because of the Franco-Russian alliance and the involvement of the United States, Germany's position is actually quite delicate...... (To be continued.) )