Qingdao's combat effectiveness not only surprised Japan, but even Britain and France did not expect that the 15-inch large-caliber naval gun, which is currently the highest combat power, has been successfully researched even in Britain, but the price is extremely expensive.

The caliber of the artillery is complementary to its power, if you only take into account the caliber, do not take into account the power of the artillery, the bronze artillery hundreds of years ago, not to mention 15 inches, even if it is larger, only taking into account the speed and range, to ensure the power, the 15-inch artillery is considered a success.

The 15-inch artillery developed by the British is a powerful gun that exceeds the 14-inch gun in terms of caliber, power, rate of fire and many other aspects, which can become the standard configuration of a new generation of battleships.

Large-caliber naval guns, each one is huge, the difficulty of processing is extremely high, under the success rate of one out of eight, the price of such a barrel is quite high, each one has more than 5 times the size of 14 inches, Rao is so, in order to pursue the improvement of firepower, on the new generation of battleships, Britain did not hesitate to use this artillery.

Looking at the situation of the battle from the telescope, the maximum range of these guns is more than 40 kilometers, and in this regard, except for the 15-inch guns, other artillery cannot be reached, how did the Germans master this technology, according to the previous information. The Germans didn't even have some difficulty with 12-inch guns, when did they get 15-inch guns. What has changed?

With such artillery, there were not enough battleships. How can it be placed on the shore defense artillery, this is simply overkill, Qingdao used it like this, perhaps, Germany has a unique feature in the production of 15-inch artillery, at least, the scrap rate will not be as high as the British.

The commander of the British fleet, Craddock, was slightly stunned. In a short period of time, he saw so many problems that the latest German warships, which he disdained, must also be taken seriously, and when Germany's biggest shortcomings in firepower are made up, the combat effectiveness of the high seas fleet must be taken seriously.

Shore-based artillery has such shortcomings, and the firing range is always limited. And they couldn't move, and when the British and French navies escaped more than 50 kilometers, basically, the world's most advanced artillery couldn't hit them. The security process was greatly enhanced, and only then did he begin to observe the war.

It could be a land-to-sea war, one of them. You may be able to gain a lot of experience, such as when dealing with naval guns. What the Navy needs to do.

However, the Japanese fleet did very badly. In the face of a sudden attack, there was no discipline at all, and even such a response training was not done before, and a lot of opportunities were wasted in vain, and they were chased and beaten by naval guns all the time.

However, no matter how great the losses of the Japanese fleet were, they finally escaped somewhat, and the new battle cruiser built in Britain still escaped unscathed, which seemed to be an advertisement for British shipyards, and Karadock was even thinking about how to get Japan to order more ships.

But the next change made Craddock stunned, the sudden torpedo, so that the King Kong, which was about to escape from the ascension, faced a nightmare, the torpedo fired at a distance of several hundred meters, for the King Kong who was concerned about the sky shells, was no less than a catastrophe, when 3-4 large-caliber torpedoes hit the King Kong, as a naval veteran, Craddock understood that he could carve a tombstone for this King Kong.

But a question lingered in Craddock's mind, in this case, what was the torpedo launched so close, Qingdao Port because it was a war zone, martial law had long been suspended, and there were no fishing boats or the like, let alone lightning strike boats, when he was puzzled, a young officer next to him suddenly thought of something and said: "It's a submarine!" ”

"Submarine!" Craddock simply repeated, a slight shock in his heart, as an orthodox naval officer, Craddock Xinfeng has always been a ship cannon, only a larger warship, a larger caliber artillery, is the real navy, submarines hiding underwater to engage in sneak attacks, more or less in Craddock's eyes, he has always believed that submarines are at most sneak attacks and sneak attacks on ships, and they can't keep up with the footsteps of the capital ships at all, let alone the decisive battle on the battle line.

"It should be a submarine, but how did the British submarine lurk so close, Japan probably didn't have a sounder, and this torpedo is also very powerful, several times more than the torpedo we made, and the torpedo that hit the waist of the King Kong class is the culprit that silenced the King Kong class!" The young officer seemed to be very familiar with torpedoes and submarines, and explained them to Craddock.

At this time, the situation has become completely clear, under the siege of torpedoes and submarines, even if you escape, you will not be able to walk much.

"Huh!" The young officer next to him suddenly let out an exclamation, and Craddock was about to ask, when the young man took the initiative to say: "Commander, look over there!" ”

Looking in the direction the young man pointed, Craddock realized that the direction he was pointing to was Qingdao, just above the port of Qingdao, and it was not the familiar German flag, but it was replaced by another national flag, which was waving fiercely in the wind. The East Asian Fleet is very familiar with Asia, and after a little discernment, it will be recognized that this flag is actually the flag of the northwest.

It's not Germany, it's the northwest, it's too strange, Craddock has an extra mind, especially the appearance of submarines, which made him shake his previous opinion, they ran fast before and were unscathed, no matter how fast they ran, can they outrun the submarines, the location of those submarines is obviously where they have already been arranged, if the other submarine attacks when they retreat, some of them will definitely be left behind.

That is to say, these submarines should not belong to Germany, otherwise, under the situation that the two sides have declared war, they will not be able to let them go, it is a state of war, and no matter how many ships are sunk, it will be military merit, not trouble.

In an instant, a lot of thoughts flashed through Craddock's heart, and in the end, seeing that Japan had already wiped out seventy or eighty percent of its strength, the Combined Fleet did not come up to help, but chose to leave.

Because Britain and France came together, before leaving, Craddock also informed the French side, obviously, not only did they see the clues, but the French side also saw something, when Craddock asked to leave, he didn't say anything, just followed and left, and drove to Shanghai.

It turned out that just 2 hours before their attack, Germany actually handed over Jiaozhou Bay directly to the northwest, and what they were right about was the northwest, not the Germany in the previous design.

The naval commanders of Britain and France, although they are navy, still have a very strong vision, ah very clear that if the army in the northwest is stationed in the Qingdao fortress, their attack, first of all, is to go to the meaning, to attack the fortress guarded by heavy troops, on the one hand, the fortress is isolated, on the other hand, it is also needed, several times, or even more troops, regiments and regiments, a long-term attack, it is possible, before their preparations are based on the premise that Germany only has so many troops, and now the northwest is comingAs long as two or three divisions are mobilized to guard the port of Qingdao, with the combat strength that the Northwest Army once showed and can confront Russia, it is absolutely not a big problem to hold Qingdao.

The most important thing is that although the northwest side took Qingdao, declared war on Japan, and defeated Japan's combined fleet with the birth of one Buddha and the second Buddha ascended to heaven, it maintained restraint against Britain and France, which also proved from the side that the northwest side had no ill will towards Britain and France, and at least did not have the intention of joining forces with Germany and joining the Allied Powers.

In any case, it was a great discovery, and after a short rest, Craddock telegraphed all the findings and summaries of the battle back to the British, as well as the process of handing over Tsingtao to Germany in the northwest and declaring war on Japan.

The situation in East Asia changed abruptly, which was completely unexpected by Britain and France, and not Britain, France was already too busy to take care of itself at this time, and their entire mentality was basically filled with the Battle of Paris and the subsequent war process, from the various colonies, a steady stream of colonial personnel, were conscripted, armed, and entered France, France opened the purchase mode, to buy arms from the whole world, they must use the shortest time, the most equipped troops, to resist the German attack.

The battle of Qingdao, the temporary influence was controlled in the scope of Asia, and a few countries in the world, such as Britain, Germany, and the United States, paid attention, which was in line with the expectations of the beginning of the war in the northwest, in a limited scope, grasp the main target, fight to the death, and try not to affect other countries.

Qingdao front, navy and air force, that's how to do it, after the British and French fleets withdrew, the whole situation was completely controlled by this side, the naval guns could not reach the Japanese combined fleet, but the submarine force still continued to pursue, with them, there were 12 small airships, they were after the Japanese army fled, they fell urgently, the sea is vast, once the chase is lost, it is easy to fire the Japanese army, most of the Japanese main warships, were killed by Qingdao, but the rest, there are a lot, The key is those sailors, Japan spent more than 20 years, all the strength of the whole country, but it is only to train so many sailors, since they are here, then let their whole army be wiped out, destroy these, at least for three or five years, the Japanese Navy will not be able to slow down. (To be continued......)