The armies of these great powers have undergone a certain degree of military reform, and not only have they basically reached the level of the other World War I or even the end of World War I in terms of equipment, but also have undergone major changes in military thinking. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoNowadays, no country in Europe plays any horizontal tactics anymore, and even the column tactics that have just emerged have become of little value. More European military scholars began to discuss how to break through the trenches and how to ensure logistics, and they observed the cases of the Tang Dynasty's use of troops, and formulated a strategy for military reform according to their own understanding.

While Zhang Min, a major general of the Tang Army, led the Tang Army to fight against the chaotic temporary vassal army, the multinational combined fleet also completed the assembly in the Mediterranean. The Royal Navy was battered after the First Battle in the English Channel, but it still gritted its teeth and tightened its belts to build its own fleet. After getting some technology from Datang, the Royal Navy built the battleship Dreadnought. This battleship represents the highest level of European shipbuilding, with a full load displacement of 21,060 tons, and a 12-inch naval gun has been developed from the artillery technology introduced from Datang, which is equipped with a total of 4 twin turrets on this type of battleship, all of which are set on the center line of the ship's deck. The secondary gun used 27 single-barreled 12-pounder (76 mm) high-level dual-purpose guns, also using Datang technology. The ship's power is up to 20,000 horsepower, and it is a steam boiler imported directly from Datang, which can propel the warship to a speed of 18.5 knots. It can be said unceremoniously that even the Hawaii class, the first-generation battleship of the Tang Dynasty, is a little weak in front of it. The British spent a huge price to build the Intrepid, and most of the profits went to Datang's manufacturers. And Datang was not afraid of the "advanced" ship technology sold to the British, because the British could not afford to build a second one after only building such a dreadnought. The British had to focus on building cruisers of 8000 tons - 10000 tons.

The British Royal Navy specially sent the Dreadnought to the Mediterranean this time, accompanied by the battleships Black Prince and Sovereign, accounting for one-third of the British capital ships.

The French also have a plan to update their ships after the European War, they are building a type of cruiser called Valmy-class in their own shipyard with the help of Datang, with a standard displacement of 5800 tons and a full load of 7400 tons, equipped with a monkey version of 203 mm naval guns also from Datang.

The French dispatched two Valmy-class cruisers, and the others were small ships, which were a little lower than the British, but France has always given priority to the army and then the navy, so there is no way to raise the queen.

This time, even the Italians sent out their own naval fleet, and Napoleon, after becoming king, purchased two retired Pinghai-class ships from Datang, both of which were nearly 20 years old, but fortunately the price was relatively cheap. Napoleon also made a small fortune after beating the princes and tyrants in Italy, and placed orders more arrogantly than the French, directly ordered a new battleship Da Vinci class with a displacement of 12,000 tons from Datang, a total of two, including technology transfer and help Italy build a new shipyard, with a total price of 17 million Tang Yuan. After the Warsaw Agreement, the value of Datang's currency actually rose, and Datang purchased more than 3,000 tons of electricity internally, and the quotation was only 2.9 million Tang Yuan. Italy also vomited blood in order to build a new navy. These two ships have not yet been delivered to Italy, so the Italian Navy is actually dispatching second-hand ships purchased from Datang and self-made small-tonnage ironclad ships. The strength cannot be compared with Britain and France at all.

And the Datang Navy dispatched the Mediterranean Fleet. In 1798, the expanding Datang Navy completed the construction of all six Siam-class battleships, and the Mediterranean Fleet was assigned a Sunda as its flagship. With a full displacement of 35,000 tons, the Sunda is the world's largest warship in history, and the British, after joining the Tang Navy, looked at this giant ship with envy and jealousy, and the little self-confidence they had built up dissipated again.

The Denver-class heavy cruisers weighing 18,500 tons surpassed the main battleships of European countries in terms of tonnage, and their actual combat effectiveness was even against the British Dreadnought. Even though the caliber is relatively small, the heavy cruiser's 203-mm naval guns are stronger than the British's 12-inch heavy guns in terms of power, rate of fire and range, and although the Denver-class cruisers are worse than battleships, their speeds of more than 27 knots can completely make the British Dreadnought unable to catch up.

The formation of 1 battleship, 2 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers and 4 frigates of the Mediterranean Fleet of the Datang Navy is also the largest number among the multinational fleets. This is also a very appropriate demonstration of the status of the leader and the first power of the Tang Dynasty, and other countries dare not have any complaints about it, let alone challenge.

The multinational combined fleet appeared in the Aegean Sea for the purpose of deterrence, and of course if the Turkish Navy really got together, then there would be no problem in packing them up. The modernization speed of the Turkish Navy is far inferior to that of European countries, the original Turkish Navy has poor shipbuilding capabilities, and the sail battleships in the era before the emergence of the Tang Dynasty were purchased from European countries, and very few can produce their own, and even the fleet is filled with a large number of galleys. And after the advent of the steam era, Turkey has not caught up with the progress, and European countries have not been able to meet the needs of building steam warships themselves, let alone providing them to Turkey, plus most European countries have a bad relationship with Turkey, so Turkey has not equipped a decent steam ironclad warship for 20 years. The sail battleship was even equipped with only a few newer rifled guns, and nothing else changed.

Turkey was attacked by many countries, and it did not dare to make a mistake in the face of the multinational fleet led by the Datang Navy. Its sail fleet simply hid in the harbor and did not move, and the entire Aegean Sea became the dominant sea area of the multinational fleet. However, Turkey still has a geographical advantage, and if the multinational fleet wants to shell Istanbul, it must pass through the Dardanelles, and Turkey has arranged coastal defense fortresses in Canakkale and other places along the coast, equipped with coastal defense cannons to defend the fortresses, and it must face a high degree of risk when passing through such a narrow strait.

However, the 406-mm guns of the Siam-class battleships could shell the coastal forts beyond the range of the coastal forts, and the Tang Army could also send a small landing force to seize the beachhead far from the forts, and then maneuver to seize the forts. Although the Tang Army did not intend to completely annihilate Turkey, forcing Turkey to completely surrender would require a series of military victories in the Turkish heartland. (To be continued.) )