"Okay, this time the foreign devils want to delay the war, and it is impossible."

The sound of guns and cannons in Morocco came, and Yang Hao, who had been holding back on the ship for a long time, breathed a long sigh of relief and ordered the fleet to set sail and leave and return to China.

The main force of the visiting fleet, which had been cruising in the Atlantic, also went south again, passing through the Panama Canal directly into the Pacific Ocean, but before returning home, they will also go to California on the west coast to take a walk to comfort the overseas Chinese there.

By the way, the Panama Canal was dug in this time and space, because China contributed money and technology, and it was opened seven or eight years ahead of schedule, and the time was only a little later than the Suez Canal.

The Americans, of course, would not be stupid enough to cede such strategic locations, but they would not refuse funding and technology from China. On the premise of ensuring that control would not be sidelined, the Americans gladly accepted that the canal could be built sooner.

But they could not have imagined that there were traps here.

The Chinese visiting fleet, which had circled the whole world, drove into the canal channel, and Sa Zhenbing visually inspected the left and right sides of the deck and found that the width was somewhat narrower than expected, and the 30.3-meter width of the "Hebei-class" battleship was almost the limit of safe passage.

He suddenly remembered some rumors and asked casually.

Yang Hao replied calmly: "That's right, when we designed the canal channel, we actually found the problem, and the foreign devils didn't expect how big the ships would be in the future, so they were too conservative in the design of the locks." As a result, the ships that can pass through are limited to our 'Guangxi class', and no matter how big they are, they will not be able to pass at all. ”

The maximum width of the battleship "Guangxi-class" was 32.54 meters. And the design index of the Panama Canal. The exception width is 32.61 meters. The largest ship that could pass was the "North Carolina-class" battleship designed by the Americans. And the "Iowa-class battleships" that shined in the middle and late stages of World War II were even a little smaller in width.

This was the limit of the navigation of the Panama Canal, so much so that the "Montana-class battleships" designed and built by the Americans later could not pass at all.

Of course, the Chinese side of the time-traveler in power will not be unaware of such a short board, but Yang Hao, the head of state, did not let people remind the Yankees that the reason is that the Americans are not willing to share this piece of backyard. For the benefit and safety of one's own family. They don't want to share any benefits other than reluctantly accepting a little Chinese money and sharing the investment risks.

In this way, China is naturally not obligated to help them avoid risks.

Sa Zhenbing never thought that one day, China might come to invade the North American continent, and he couldn't help but sigh regretfully: "In this way, after our aircraft carrier and large cargo ship cruise ships are completed in the future, I am afraid it will be difficult to pass Panama." Is this a bit of a disadvantage? ”

If you don't remind you of the problem, you may even bury yourself in it if you dig a pit, which is not cost-effective!

Yang Hao smiled. He replied, "It's okay, for a while." It may also be difficult for our large ships to sail into the waters of the southeastern United States. This also has the advantage that when we launch a strategy against the West Coast, it is not so easy for the Yankees to come to the aid by sea. ”

Sa Zhenbing gasped and realized that he might have heard something terrible!

Raiding the West Coast? Doesn't that mean that China is very likely to use troops against the United States? At the worst, it will also launch an attack on its western part, and when the Panama Canal is not wide enough, the warships that come over will inevitably be greatly limited, and the ability of peers is insufficient, which means that the overall combat effectiveness will decline.

Yang Hao did not explain.

In fact, this is just a strategic plan to prevent trouble before it happens, and it is not very certain whether China will launch a war against the United States. From the perspective of taking precautions, they did not remind the Americans that they were right, because they wanted to facilitate the early opening of the canal and obtain sufficient benefits. Once the proposed change plan was planned to redesign the construction, I did not know that it would be delayed until the Year of the Monkey.

At that time, not only will it be difficult for China to benefit from this, but the Americans will probably have other ideas.

The topic stopped and did not go any further. However, Sa Zhenbing felt a little heavier in his heart, concentrating on observing the situation on both sides and both sides of the canal, and paying attention to collecting all kinds of relevant information. He had a vague premonition that in his lifetime, he would most likely lead the fleet to start a war with the Americans!

Unbeknownst to them, after the news that the Chinese fleet had safely passed through the Panama Canal and arrived on the west coast of the United States spread throughout the world, the European powers and the Americans were relieved. Even the Germans were privately glad that the gang had finally left.

It may sound incredible, but how can the Germans who have benefited from it think so too?

In fact, it is very simple, it is not difficult to guess that the Chinese government has gone to Europe to make trouble and cause trouble, and its intentions are sinister. The Germans could also see that they were clearly deliberately exacerbating the contradictions and conflicts between the European countries, promoting their deterioration, and perhaps even provoking war. All in all, it's a-stirring stick.

But knowing it, there is no way to stop it.

Today, China has the qualifications and strength to become a heavyweight chess player and compete on the chessboard of the international trend. No matter how tough the European countries are, they can't refuse this villain who broke in. They can't unite with the outside world, they can only try to get the best out of it.

The situation is clear, and there is nothing to be done about seeing China, a super gangster who takes advantage of the fire to rob, come in.

The war that took place in Morocco broke out only because of this, and the Germans were put on the stage and could not stop it. If they compromise and forbear, it will not only be as simple as losing this colony, but Kaiser Wilhelm II may be in danger of being abolished!

To be precise, it was the German Junker aristocracy and expansionist elite that were exploited by the Chinese. Their ambitious plan to "defeat France" to the point where there was no turning back. Whether Morocco's shot was fired or not could not change the final result at all.

China played the role of a catalyst, and the intentions were extremely sinister, but the Germans had to accept it.

The British and French intelligence services were very well informed. They were informed that China would help Germany strengthen its armament. It's not too late. However, they did not come up with timely responses. By the time the internal quarrel was over, the German freighters from China had already quietly sent enough equipment for 300,000 troops to the German mainland!

That's why the Moroccan side fights so simply.

With China's 300,000 army equipment, Germany would be able to approach completing the number of infantry divisions required in the Schlieffen Plan. Although in terms of specific deployment, he did not fully follow Schlieffen's design and concentrated the main forces on the right hook, he still firmly followed the trajectory of history and embarked on the old road.

Yang Hao knows this. But he didn't intend to interfere with the influence, and he couldn't.

A large amount of research data in later generations proved that Moltke Jr. actually strictly implemented Schlieffen's plan, but the situation he faced was completely different from when he made the plan. Not to mention anything else, because the tremendous changes in weaponry and tactics will cause the form of war to take a completely different direction, not to mention that the First World War happened to be the period of the most drastic and rapid military changes in mankind.

Moltke insisted on working with his sick body, and the hot-headed head of the German upper class brought great pressure.

In October 1909, when the Moroccan conflict came to the point of war resolution. The French already regretted it somewhat, but they had no way back. The formation of the military alliance of the three countries. It's not a joke, it's not that they can't see the aggressive posture of the Germans on the other side. If this battle is softened, the consequences may be unimaginable!

The British also did not want Germany to win too easily, they knew very well the temperament of these guys, and that was unforgiving. The expansionist ambitions of the German upper echelons were on the surface, and once they tasted the sweetness, no one could stop the crazy beast that had been released from the cage.

At the end of the thought, the British cursed in unison: "Damn the Chinese guys, blame them for making trouble!" ”

If it weren't for the Chinese Navy's appearance in Moroccan waters at a critical moment, Germany might not have had such a firm determination to engage in short-handed combat!

This ring is buckled with a ring, and the thread of the match is in the buckle. If anyone still believes that China's global defense is for peaceful purposes, it is really stupid and incorrigible.

Today, the British also know that they are pitting the Chinese. Not only did the failure of the Royal Navy of the British Empire provide a solid stepping stone for the Chinese Navy to make a name for itself, but also because of the loss of control of the conflict in Europe, it was seen that it was the essence of the decline.

This is very detrimental to Britain to maintain the image of global hegemon!

The British, of course, are not to be trifled with. For many years, they have been bullying others and making cheap, but they have never been willing to suffer. This time inexplicably gave the Chinese a handful, of course, to unceremoniously find it back.

The relatively weak Liberal government has been slow to come up with a viable opinion, and they have always been too worried to see the point.

The Conservative elites, however, were quick to come up with a solution: "China is secretly strengthening the Germans' armaments, and we will provide more support to the Russians, so that they can fight to the death!" ”

This trick can be called insidious and vicious!

As everyone knows, the current Tsarist Russia is suffering from internal and external troubles, the economic situation is in a mess, and the nominal army of 6 million is actually only 3 million with weapons, and it has not been able to achieve a water of new equipment, or meet the standards of Britain, France and Germany.

Many Russian Army soldiers were poorly clothed and underfed, and they even used wooden sticks with daggers and short knives to fill their training in peacetime. Expecting them to go into battle is no different than giving them heads.

However, the Russians are also recognized for their hardships and hard work, and these gray animals can turn them into more qualified cannon fodder with a little provisions.

The British plan was based on this, and when Russia was at a loss in the face of the crisis in the Far East, they quietly sent enough guns and ammunition to equip 200,000 army soldiers, plus a series of artillery guns replaced in the previous century, filled several ships, and quietly sent them to Russian ports.

Saint petersburg.

Tsar Nicholas II personally received the envoy Winston Murphy, who had brought weapons and equipment and was responsible for conveying the decisions of the British government. Churchill Admiralty.

The Tsar first gave a rhetorical speech of thanks to the British, and then examined with great interest the valuable support weapons.

Pulling out a rifle from a haphazard open box, he found it to be a very familiar old Enfield rifle fed with a 10-round magazine. Judging from the production mark that is still clearly visible after the gun is worn, it is clear that it is from China.

This immediately reminded Nicholas II of an arms blackmail led by the Chinese profiteer head more than a decade ago. At that time, Russia did not resist the temptation and bought 50,000 Mosin Nagant rifles. The British, on the other hand, bought a full 100,000 of these Enfields with ten-round magazines.

Now, the British actually sent this kind of old goods that have been used for more than ten years to Russia as a big gift, is this bullying Lao Tzu for not knowing the goods?

His Majesty's face suddenly turned unpleasant. He suppressed his anger, pulled the bolt of the gun and looked at the wear and tear of the chamber, and unexpectedly found that it was actually quite not bad! The British don't seem to have used it much, and the wear and tear is not serious.

It's barely acceptable. His mood eased a little, and he shook his rifle at Churchill and asked, "Mr. Churchill, I'm afraid this is not new, is it?" ”

Churchill replied very scathingly: "Your Majesty, our country was not sufficiently prepared to produce a sufficient number of weapons urgently. Therefore, in order to support your country's front-line fighting, we have allocated weapons from our armament depots. Although it doesn't look so new, it must be admitted that the quality of the Chinese products is still very good. The performance of these guns is as reassuring as new. ”

He was embarrassed to say directly, in fact, the quality of this batch of guns was better than that produced by the British themselves.

When Yang Hao sold arms, he didn't think too much about it, and as a result, the guns sold to foreign devils were all made of guns and guns in the 21st century. The industrial level has been worse for more than 100 years, and it can be imagined how big the gap between the advantages and disadvantages of steel is.

The British themselves copied it, and it is not comparable at all.

Therefore, in fact, this batch of weapons is cherished and used as a good thing in various countries.

The reason why this time to support Russia was also taken into account the war environment in the Far East, when the winter was extremely cold, the guns produced by the British were unreliable, and the probability of failure was extremely high, and they were not as reliable as these old goods from China.

In this way, they are actually well-intentioned.

Of course, Churchill was so stubborn and conceited that he would never admit that the quality of British goods was not good, and he could only explain it with such euphemisms.

However, Nicholas II himself was not stupid, and after determining that the performance and quality of the entire batch of weapons were similar to this, he couldn't help but be happy and said to Churchill: "Thank you very much for the help of the British allies, we will make full use of this batch of weapons, so that the Chinese can taste the consequences of angering us!" ”

Churchill nodded with satisfaction: "I also want to see how ugly the Chinese look when they are hit by the weapons they make." ”

Half a month later, this batch of weapons was transferred to the Far Eastern front.

When the cold winter came, another large-scale attack planned by the Russians was officially launched. (To be continued.) )

PS: It's six hundred chapters, it's not easy, sprinkle flowers to celebrate.