The crushing defeat of the combined fleet of the British and French navies in the Mediterranean dealt a heavy blow to Britain and France, and caused Britain to abandon its plan to compete for hegemony in the Mediterranean. At the same time, Sicily was occupied by the squadron, which also made the situation of Italy, which had betrayed the Central Powers, even more difficult.

Italy's attack on the southern part of Austria-Hungary was defeated by the combined German and Austrian armies, and was even driven out of Austria-Hungary, while the German-Austrian army took advantage of the situation to invade northern Italy. Had it not been for the Russian offensive against Austria-Hungary on the Eastern Front, Italy would not have been able to withstand the German-Austrian attack. In addition, the Austro-Hungarian navy was shelling Italian coastal cities, and one city after another was reduced to rubble, and the Italians living in the coastal areas had to flee inland. However, the coastline of Italy was simply too long, and under the shelling of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, the losses were extremely heavy.

Italy continued to ask Britain and France for help, but now the sea supremacy in the Mediterranean, especially east of Sicily, was completely in the hands of the Chinese navy. Britain and France now have no way to regain control of the sea, and therefore they will not be able to support Italy. As the war became more and more unfavorable, there was dissatisfaction in Italy with the government's betrayal of the Central Powers and its accession to the Entente, and there were daily protests against Giovanni on the streets of Rome. Parade of the government of Giolitti. If it weren't for Vittorio. Emmanuele III supported his words, maybe Giovanni. Jolitti has long since been ousted from power. But even so, the fall of the Italian government seems to be not far off.

As for the other two countries in southern Europe, the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Greece, after the annihilation of the main forces of the combined British and French naval fleets, made statements one after another, claiming that they would remain neutral and would not participate in this war. The two countries were obviously frightened, originally they both wanted to join the Entente to see if they could pick up the bargain. However, the capture of Sicily by the squadron and the elimination of the main forces of the Italian Navy and the combined fleet of the British and French navies suddenly seemed to pour cold water on these two hot-headed countries, which made these two countries suddenly calm down and dare not think about it. This also ensured the security of the southern borders of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which could fight Russia and Italy with all its might.

Britain was unable to attack eastward through the Mediterranean, so it had to focus on the European continent and support France with all its might, in an attempt to defeat Germany as soon as possible and end the war in Europe. And then with the power of the entire Entente against China. However, Germany was not so easy to deal with, and even if the main German naval force was wiped out, the German army still had a certain advantage in the land theater in the north and northeast of France. And with the acquisition of tank and fighter technology from China, Germany's superiority has gradually begun to stretch again. It was no longer so easy for Britain and France to unite to eliminate Germany.

Although Britain and France blocked the news of the destruction of the capital ships of the Combined Fleet, their opponents managed to get through the naval battle. This has led countries to once again attach importance to the weapon of airplanes. Especially Germany, the main forces of the German High Seas Fleet have been wiped out, and if they fight the navy alone, they will not want to defeat the British at all. However, in this naval battle, the Chinese Navy sent all the capital ships of the Combined Fleet to the bottom of the sea with its powerful fighter force, which once again gave Germany confidence in defeating Britain and seizing maritime supremacy.

On August 20, 1912, on the third night of the defeat of the British and French combined fleets in the Battle of the Mediterranean, Field Marshal Tirpitz, Minister of the German Navy, met with Kaiser Wilhelm II at Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, where he described the Mediterranean naval battle to Wilhelm II in detail, and proposed a plan to defeat the British Navy and break through the British blockade of Germany with warplanes.

"Your Majesty, in the Battle of the Mediterranean two days ago, the Chinese relied on two wings, that is, two hundred and forty aircraft, to severely damage the combined fleet of the British and French navies. Of the 13 battleships and battlecruisers of the Combined Fleet, 3 battlecruisers were sunk and 5 battleships were sunk, including three 'Queen Elizabeth-class, battleships. The remaining eight battleships surrendered to the Chinese. The main forces of the combined fleet have been wiped out, and it is already impossible for them to seize sea supremacy in the Mediterranean! Therefore, I believe that Germany should also vigorously develop aircraft, and that the navy should prepare to build up naval aviation and explore ways to attack warships with fighter planes, so as to come up with effective tactics as soon as possible. In this way, we will be able to break through the blockade of the British, and even defeat the British Navy in one fell swoop, reversing the current unfavorable situation! Marshal Tirpitz said with a flushed face. After the elimination of the main forces of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet, he seemed to have aged a lot. Although there are still a few capital ships of the High Seas Fleet that have survived, it is clear that they are no longer qualified to compete with Britain for sea supremacy in the North Sea. But now, after learning about the tactics adopted in the China Sea and Mediterranean this time, he suddenly came to his senses. If the British Navy was defeated by ships, this would have been impossible for Germany. However, the fact that China had inflicted heavy damage on the Combined Fleet with its planes showed Germany a shortcut, and if it was done well, Germany was likely to overtake in a corner. After all, the price and manufacturing time of an aircraft is much shorter than that of a battleship.

Kaiser Wilhelm II nodded, impressed by the tactics proposed by Field Marshal Tirpitz. In his heart, he never gave up the idea of competing with Britain for supremacy at sea, but the main force of the High Seas Fleet was wiped out, which dealt him a very big blow. Now, a shortcut to defeat the British Navy was in front of him, and his ambition was once again on fire.

"Marshal Tirpitz, does the Navy have a concrete plan? Although the British lost more than a dozen capital ships in the Mediterranean, they still had more than twenty capital ships left, which is still not something that the current high seas fleet can deal with! Kaiser Wilhelm II said. The remaining capital ships of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet, including those still lying on the slipways for repair, are only 8 in total, and such strength is simply not able to compete with the powerful British Navy.

"Your Majesty, the Navy is ready to form an aviation force at once. Pilots were called in for training as soon as the fighters arrived. Also, it would be great if we could get a batch of instructors from the Chinese. In addition, now our fighters are mainly Chinese fb'Haidongqing, fighters and hb'hongyan, bombers. According to information received by the Admiralty, the main fighters of the Chinese attack the combined fleet were C'Osprey, torpedo attack aircraft and HBD'Fish Eagle, dive bombers.

The former carried heavy torpedoes, the latter carried heavy aerial bombs. Both of these weapons are advantageous weapons against the enemy's capital ships. Therefore, the empire must convince China to export the technology of these two fighters to us! Marshal Tirpitz said. In order to convince Kaiser Wilhelm II to agree to the creation of aviation in the navy, he also made a lot of preparations.

"Chinese? Will they be willing to export these two planes to us? Kaiser Wilhelm II frowned. If it were him, he would certainly not be willing to export these two weapons to others, even allies.

"Father, why are the Chinese unwilling to export to us? When we defeat the British Navy, it will be very beneficial to them! Crown Prince William said loudly beside him. The fiasco of the High Seas Fleet disappointed him greatly. Now there was another chance to defeat the British Navy, which made Crown Prince William suddenly regain his confidence.

Field Marshal Tirpitz was also silent, the main bottleneck of the German Navy wanting to develop aviation was the training of fighters and pilots. If it was impossible for the Chinese side to help, it would have been impossible for the German Navy to defeat the British Navy by relying on aviation.

"Are there any of these two fighters in the agreement we reached with the Chinese before?" Kaiser Wilhelm II asked. At the beginning, in order to win over Germany and let Germany continue the war, it paid a lot of price, including the transfer of aircraft and tank technology to Germany

"Your Majesty, at that time we didn't know that the Chinese had these two advanced aircraft, so we didn't let them transfer. The only three types of aircraft transferred to us by the Chinese were the FB Hai Dongqing, the fighter, the HB Hongyan, the bomber and the FH5 falcon and dive bomber. It's just that we have now obtained the technology, only fb' Haidongqing, fighters, and the two types of aircraft behind, and the Chinese are still deliberately prevaricating and delaying time. Marshal Tirpitz said.

"These damn yellow-skinned monkeys, they must have done it on purpose! Father, we must let the Chinese quickly transfer these advanced fighter technology to us. Otherwise, we will make peace with the Entente. At that time, it is still the Chinese who will suffer! Crown Prince William immediately shouted.

Kaiser Wilhelm II pondered for a moment, and then said: "I will instruct the government to negotiate with the Chinese government, so that they can step up the transfer of the technology of the two fighters to us." The technology that the Navy needs, we will also talk to the Chinese. In addition, we cannot always rely on the Chinese, Germany must establish its own aviation industry and develop aircraft that are more advanced than the Chinese. Only then will we not be stuck by the neck of the Chinese! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Field Marshal Tirpitz nodded. However, it is not so easy to develop your own aviation industry. Germany has been obtaining FB 'Haidongqing, the technology of fighter jets has been for a while, but it has not been completely understood until now, especially the engine, which still needs to be imported from China!