Chapter 889: The Enemies Have Joined Forces Again
In the Imperial Palace in Berlin, Germany, the German Emperor Wilhelm II holds the President of the United States, Wilhelm? Howard? In a telegram sent to Germany, Taaffe said excitedly to German Prime Minister Hohenlohe, Admiral Tirpitz and Chief of the Army General Staff Schlieffen: "The opportunity to dismantle the Chinese Empire has finally arrived, and the Americans have made a decision that once Japan declares war on the Chinese Empire, then the United States will immediately declare war on the Chinese Empire, and the Americans hope that several countries of our allies can also join this just war against the Chinese Empire. ”
The three German military and political leaders looked at each other, and from the tone of Emperor Wilhelm II, it can be heard that Emperor Wilhelm II has made up his mind to participate in this war against the Chinese Empire. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Moreover, in order to keep up with the arms race of various countries, Germany's fiscal deficit is also quite serious, and the pace of expansion of Germany's navy, army, and air forces has slowed down a lot recently, and it can be clearly seen from the number of new batch of capital warships built by the German Navy that Germany has no money.
The last batch of the German Navy's 4 Frederick the Great-class super-dreadnoughts, 4 Seydlitz-class battlecruisers, and 8 Siegfregg-class aircraft carriers were already in service, so that the German Navy had 59 capital warships, including 12 aircraft carriers, 20 super-dreadnought battleships, 8 battlecruisers, and 19 dreadnought.
After the construction of the last batch of 16 capital warships, the Germans only started to build 2 more Siegfrey-class aircraft carriers, as for the super dreadnought battleships and battle cruisers, none were built, even the construction cost of 2 aircraft carriers was squeezed out of the teeth by the Germans.
If the Chinese Empire can be eliminated, Germany will naturally not need to continue the arms race, and Germany's embarrassment will be alleviated.
German Chancellor Hohenlohe said to Emperor Wilhelm II: "Your Majesty, once the United States and Japan declare war on the Chinese Empire this time, in order to end the arms race of various countries, not only our allies are very willing to join the war against the Chinese Empire, I believe that even the countries of the Entente will also be eager to join this war to divide the Chinese Empire, so our German Empire must not miss this opportunity." ”
Immediately afterwards, Admiral Chancellor Tirpitz and Chief of the Army General Staff Schlieffen also approved of Germany's entry into the war, which made the look on the face of the German Emperor Wilhelm II even more excited, Wilhelm II had always had a deep hostility towards the Chinese Empire, and this hostility existed before the war between Germany and the Chinese Empire, "Good! Very good! I immediately sent a telegram to the Americans, and then informed the other countries of the Allies, to show our attitude in Germany, and I believe that the other allies are not willing to miss the opportunity to carve up the Chinese Empire, which is a big fat meat with more than 40.5 million square kilometers! ”
In the royal palace in Vienna, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz? Ferdinand I looked at the Austro-Constitutional Prime Minister Franch? Coman and the Minister of War, Zoltan? "The German Emperor Wilhelm II sent me a telegram that Germany had made it clear that it was willing to join the war against the Chinese Empire provoked by the Japanese, and that Germany wanted our Austro-Hungarian Empire to join the war as well, but I had some concerns about the war with the Chinese Empire. ”
Minister of War Zoltan? Silai immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to carve up the Chinese Empire, I believe that this time not only the US-Japan Alliance will declare war on the Chinese Empire, but all the countries of the Entente and the Allied Powers will join this war, and this opportunity is what the Entente and the Allied countries have been waiting for for a long time." ”
Emperor Franz? Ferdinand I said in a solemn tone: "I also know that this is an opportunity, but in the last war with the Chinese Empire, the United States, Japan, and the Entente and the Central Powers also participated, and the result was still defeated by the Chinese Empire, so I am a little worried. ”
Prime Minister Franky? Koman said in a deep voice at this time: "Your Majesty, at this time and that time, the war against the Chinese Empire back then, it can be said that the various countries were not fully prepared, and in the naval battle, the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire suddenly took out the secret weapon of the aircraft carrier, which made the huge fleet of the 9 countries combined to be defeated, and finally led to the defeat of the entire war!" At present, the European countries, as well as the United States and Japan, have gone through a frenzied expansion of their armed forces after the war, and at this time, the military strength of our countries has been several times that of the Chinese Empire, and the number of aircraft carriers of the navies of various countries combined is much more than the number of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire. ”
In recent years, the Austro-Hungarian navy has built two new Vienna-class super dreadnought battleships, two Alpine-class battlecruisers and two Bohemia-class aircraft carriers, which have been put into service, making the number of main warships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy have reached 23, still occupying the sixth position in the world's navy, but Austria-Hungary has not built a new capital warship since then, and the finances of Austria-Hungary have been quite difficult.
In the Austro-Hungarian Army, the total strength of the Wehrmacht and the two local defense forces has exceeded 2.7 million, and the number of new Austro-Hungarian fighters has also exceeded 1,000.
Minister of War Zoltan? Xilai immediately said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about losing this war at all, the US-Japan Alliance, the Entente and the Allied Powers, it is inevitable that they will join this war against the Chinese Empire, and all countries are no longer able to continue the arms race with the Chinese Empire, so the only way is to solve the scourge of the Chinese Empire." ”
Emperor Franz? Ferdinand I nodded, he also knew that all countries had been dragged down by the arms race, including their Austria-Hungary, could defeat the Chinese Empire through this war, end the arms race, and divide the huge territory of the Chinese Empire, I believe that the heads of all countries will be tempted, Franz? Although Ferdinand I was a little worried about the outcome of the war, it did not mean that Austria-Hungary would not join the war against the Chinese Empire, after all, Germany, the boss of the Central Powers, had already stated that according to the Allied Covenant, Austria-Hungary must also declare war on the Chinese Empire, unless Austria-Hungary immediately withdrew from the Central Powers.
"I hope that this time Germany has made its attitude clear, and we in Austria-Hungary have no other choice, I will tell the German Emperor Wilhelm II that we in Austria-Hungary will always stand by Germany's side!"
Italy has always had an unforgettable hatred with the Chinese Empire, when the Italian king Vittorio? When Emanuele III learned that the United States and Japan were about to declare war on the Chinese Empire, he had already made up his mind to let Italy enter this war in order to avenge years of blood feud. Emanuele III directly ordered the mobilization of the Italian army, navy, and air force for war.
The Italian Navy currently has 4 Roman-class aircraft carriers, 6 Doria-class super dreadnought battleships, 4 Litorio-class super dreadnought battleships, 2 Leonardo da Vinci-class battlecruisers and 1 Count Cavour-class dreadnought, a total of 17 capital warships, but Italy, like Austria-Hungary, has not built a new capital battleship since then, and the Italians have no money to invest in the bottomless pit of the navy.
The size of the Italian Army has not been expanded in recent years, and it is still only 1 million, but the new fighters of the Italian Air Force have exceeded 1,000. Emanuele III was confident that Italy would gain enough benefits in the war to divide the Chinese Empire.
Germany, the eldest of the Allied powers, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, the third elder, all made it clear that they were willing to join the war against the Chinese Empire, and the remaining two younger brothers of the Allied Powers had nothing to choose from, but the fourth Ottoman Turkey and the fifth Spain of the Allied Powers were actually willing to take the train to carve up the Chinese Empire, and the big fat of the Chinese Empire was too tempting.
The Ottoman Empire suffered considerable losses in the last European War, especially its army and navy, but after a year and a half of recuperation, the Ottoman Empire's military power has fully recovered, and is even stronger than before the European War.
At present, the navy of the Ottoman Turkish Empire has 2 Siegfregg-class aircraft carriers, 2 Bavaria-class super dreadnought battleships, 4 Leonardo da Vinci-class battlecruisers, 3 Doria-class super dreadnought battleships, 1 Dante-class dreadnought-class battleship and 1 Nevada-class super dreadnought battleship captured by the Russian Navy, and the number of capital warships has reached 13, which can already be regarded as a force to be reckoned with in the world's navy.
In addition, the total strength of the Ottoman Imperial Army is now a staggering 4 million, and the number of new fighters equipped by the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Air Force has exceeded 600.
Spain's navy at this time had 4 Siegfritch-class aircraft carriers, 4 Bavaria-class super dreadnought-class battleships, 2 Alpine-class battlecruisers, 2 Leonardo da Vinci-class battlecruisers, 3 Agosta-class battlecruisers and 4 Spanish-class dreadnought-class battleships, and the number of capital battleships reached 19, which was even more than the number of capital battleships of the Italian Navy, the third oldest of the allies.
With only 600,000 troops, the Spanish Army is not very strong, but the Spanish Air Force is not weak, with nearly 800 new fighters.
The Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Kingdom of Spain are not weak in their respective military strengths, and they also have the capital to participate in this feast of carving up the Chinese Empire.
In the office of the President of the United States in Washington, the President of the United States, William? Howard? Taft held a large stack of messages in his hand, and his face was full of excitement to Vice President Thomas? Woodrow? Wilson, Secretary of the Navy George? John Dewey and Secretary of the Army? Joseph? Pershing shouted: "Gentlemen! The Entente powers of Great Britain, France, Russia and Belgium, and the Allied powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Ottoman Turkey and Spain have all expressed their willingness to join this just war, and it seems that this time the Chinese Empire is doomed! ”
The other three US military and political leaders also showed excited smiles, although the Chinese Empire is the world's largest power, but the United States and Japan, together with the allies and the Entente, the collective strength of more than a dozen world powers, even the Chinese Empire cannot resist it, and they seem to have seen the scene of the Chinese Empire being arbitrarily divided by more than a dozen countries.
Vice President Thomas? Woodrow? Wilson said: "Since this war is inevitable, it is better to call all the nations together before the outbreak of war, and to talk in detail about the overall plan of war against the Chinese Empire, and most importantly, to divide the respective interests after the war, and preferably to set up a unified command." ”
President William? Howard? Taft nodded and said: "It is indeed necessary to communicate before the war, and it is best to let the Japanese temporarily refrain from declaring war on the Chinese Empire for the time being, and it is best to postpone the time of declaring war until after the communication between the countries." ”
Subsequently, the US Government revealed to the Japanese Government the news that all the countries of the Entente and the Allied Powers were preparing to participate in the war, which made the top leaders of the Japanese Government simply ecstatic, and several Japanese military and political leaders left tears of excitement.
You must know that Lin Daxin and the crimes committed by the Chinese Empire against Japan are simply innumerable, and the hope of Japan's rise again and again has been destroyed in the hands of Lin Daxin and the Chinese Empire.
As for the US Government's request for Japan to postpone the declaration of war against the Chinese Empire, Japan agreed without hesitation; although Japan declared that the ultimatum to the Chinese Empire would only end on 15 June, and if the Chinese Empire did not agree to the conditions, Japan would declare war on the Chinese Empire, but the Japanese were very thick-skinned, and the declaration of war was postponed for 10 days and a half months, and the Japanese had no pressure. (To be continued.) )