After the fleet went out to the open sea, the speed was obviously added, the fleet was obviously much faster, and after the acceleration ended, Yang Yuanzhao and others were allowed to go to the first class, this ship, Yang Yuanzhao had gone up to visit, was the largest in the East Asian fleet, The Scharnhorst, which has a full load displacement of more than 12,000 tons, because it is a fleet trip, and most of the main forces are dispatched, so the captain of the East Asian Fleet, Spee, also travels with him, and the fleet under his command is completely an assault battle array, moving quickly on the sea.

German Vice Admiral Spee, can be regarded as a legend, Yang Yuanzhao has seen him twice, but has never seen him command the fleet, looking at the uniform, looking extraordinarily heroic Spee, Yang Yuanzhao sighed, he only has a slight understanding of the history of World War I, but he also seems to remember that the German East Asian Fleet, in the Far East, is almost the only bright spot in the German Navy, of course, this has something to do with the First World War, Germany's high seas fleet is a fleet, Except for the simple duel at Jutland, the rest were basically in the harbor, maintaining the deterrence of Britain and attracting most of the main forces, including the British home fleet.

The only thing that was free was the East Asian Fleet led by Spee, which spanned the Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Atlantic, and dealt a heavy blow to Britain, and was even mobilized several times more heavy troops by the British, which was encircled and annihilated, including Vice Admiral Spee, all of whom were silent with the flagship, which also opened the tradition of the fleet commander sinking with the flagship.

These are all things that are too far away, and if this time, with the full support of Germany, can the construction of several new battleships be started in Qingdao, will it be a different result? Will Lieutenant General Spee, who is in the midst of tragedy, usher in a turnaround?

I don't know, but one thing is certain, Yang Yuanzhao's wings have become higher and higher, and they have a deeper impact on the situation of the whole world.

"Mr. Yang, you seem to like battleships very much?" I don't know when, Mu Mo came to Yang Yuanzhao's side and praised in proficient Chinese.

"The 20th century is the century of the oceans, and how can a person with conviction not like battleships! It's a pity that China can't build it! ”

Mu Mo was silent for a while, and before a series of contracts were signed, although the emperor and the prime minister had already verbally approved the establishment of a shipyard in Qingdao, but in Mu Mo's eyes, to produce warships, it should be a few years later, and it was still too early.

"Lieutenant General Spee is here!" Mu Mo changed the topic and said, at this time, the fleet affairs were arranged, and Vice Admiral Spee, who was just idle, saw Mu Mo and Yang Yuanzhao standing at the bow of the ship, so he came over, and the three of them had only met in Qingdao last month, and they were more familiar with each other, and they exchanged pleasantries.

It's all an unnutritious topic, whether it's Spee or Mumo, they are all old in officialdom and diplomacy, and they all talk without leakage, that is, in the end, Spee asked Yang Yuanzhao about the voyage, is he going to travel day and night?

Whether it is Yang Yuanzhao or Mu Mo, they all have an eager attitude towards this trip, therefore, the speed of the ship has been maintained at about 23 knots, which is already the maximum speed of the cruiser, but not the maximum speed of the destroyer, such a high speed, is any ordinary passenger ship can achieve, especially for long-distance routes, from Shanghai to Germany even if it is through the Suez Canal, it is more than 10,000 nautical miles, a speed of 500 nautical miles a day, at least 20 days, this is still the result of sleepless, Even a high-speed battleship will take about 25 days.

From Shanghai down, one day's time, walked 500 nautical miles, has crossed Hainan Island, two days, still in China's territorial waters, but has entered the southernmost South China Sea, but unfortunately in this world, this is not yet China's embrace, the ocean belongs to the great powers, to be precise, is the maritime power among the great powers.

In fact, really looking at the ocean, only to know how big the power of Britain is, to control the sea, not only to have a number of capital ships, the most important thing is to occupy a number of sea arteries and islands, take the whole world as an example, important ports are nothing more than the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal and the Strait of Malacca, this artery across many seas, three of which are in the hands of the British, not to mention that South Africa, which is located in the Cape of Good Hope, in addition to the production of gold, is not one of the important passages in southern Africa.

After crossing many islands and reefs in the South China Sea, Yang Yuanzhao even specifically asked the captain if he knew where the great-mother dark sand in the South China Sea was? It's a pity that in this era, the name of the Zengmu Dark Sand is far less famous than that of later generations, and even, for foreigners, there is no name for this island and reef, and the area is only a little more than 2 square kilometers, which is not big on the boundless ocean.

The reason why everyone knows in later generations is that it is the southernmost section of China's land, countless students, just go to school to know, China's territory south to the dark sand of Zengmu, the blue water, the relatively warm climate, in the tropics, you can enjoy the warmth that the cold Baotou has never had, here is still wearing a single clothes, it is estimated that Baotou at this time, has to fall the first snow, high latitudes, and there is not much greenhouse effect in the early 20th century, far colder than later generations.

Tong guò asked the navigator and the captain, knowing that it was already a little close to Southeast Asia, some of Yang Yuanzhao's attachés would disembark in Southeast Asia, the foundation laid by Harpy in Southeast Asia for several years, the immigrants in Southeast Asia under the control of Germany and the United States have exceeded one million, but it is only secret, but the surrounding Chinese have begun to be suspicious, and secretly contact them again and again, wondering what they want to do.

Because of the war against Russia, these doubts have always been suppressed and contact with the outside world has been avoided, and now, Yang Yuanzhao has decided to start the Southeast Asia strategy, and this group of attachés will quietly disembark when Germany replenishes supplies in Jakarta.

If China has always maintained the first echelon or the leading position, it is better for China than the United States, surrounded by a large area of borderland, rich Southeast Asia, and a barren Siberia. It is a pity that in the past few hundred years, China has lagged behind, but it is farther away from Siberia Russia, constantly promoting the Siberian strategy, spending hundreds of years, constantly expanding the national border to the east, and finally, successfully bordering China, taking advantage of the weak China after 1840 to show its true face, seizing more than one million square kilometers of Chinese land, and even single-handedly manipulating the independence of Mongolia.

But now it's not too late, Yang Yuanzhao crossed, with the help of a few years of laying a foundation, ruthlessly in the north with Russia wrists, undermined its ambition to divide Mongolia, now, look south, look at Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia, a piece of hundreds of thousands of kilometers, rich in various resources and land, must be in the hands, when the time, the whole of China not only has greater strategic depth, but also has enough food.

Population is always the most important, the family planning of later generations, really let China get through the difficulties, but if enough population is given enough space to expand, there is enough food to feed the population, the population problem is definitely a small problem, and the demographic dividend brought by industrial production will burst out in the future, burst out unimaginable power, in the First World War may not be obvious, the next 20 years later, is the moment when he really exerted his power.

Kuala Lumpur, a group of people disembarked, their whereabouts have been decided, Yang Yuanzhao secretly sighed because he was with Mu Mo, he couldn't come down alone, I'm afraid that if he wants to come back, he will have to wait until a few months later, after he comes back from Germany, he can do it, and when the time comes, he will personally meet with the leaders of the German-American company and the senior management of the Chinese, and when the time comes, discuss a strategy in Southeast Asia.

Crossed the Strait of Malacca, saw the British East Asian Fleet, can only be seen from a distance, the East Asian Fleet has battleships such as capital ships, although I heard Spee say, it is only a dreadnought in the early stage, but it is also better than this armored cruiser under the feet, there is no chance to go up, but under the leadership of Mumer, I visited some cruisers, which is better than nothing, and continues to enrich the database of all-in-one machines, the future of China, battleships must be developed, but ordinary auxiliary ships such as cruisers and destroyers, It also needs to be developed.

As a maritime power, especially in the past few hundred years, Britain has always been the world's maritime hegemon, and the level of ships is even stronger than that of the cutting-edge Germany, especially the reasonable ratio of unit tonnage, and the design and manufacturing capabilities of warships.

Quietly put away these drawings, Yang Yuanzhao successfully boarded the British ship, but also deeply felt the antagonism between the two sides, especially among the naval officers, it is particularly obvious, it seems that the war between Britain and Germany, not only the high-level political demands of the two countries, among the low-level officers and soldiers, the contradiction is already irreconcilable, maybe one or two radical incidents can make the two fleets go wrong, and when the time comes, if you don't want to fight, you can't do it.

Fortunately, both Spee and the British East Asian naval commander were quite restrained, Mu Mo took Yang Yuanzhao and only visited the Wèn fleet in a private capacity, did not bring a naval officer up, and there was no conflict, and in the vigilance of the British fleet, the German East Asian Fleet completed the replenishment, left Singapore, crossed the Strait of Malacca, and entered the Indian Ocean. R1152