In the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Mehmed VI, the nominal supreme ruler of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, heard that the triumvirate of the Young Turks, Envel Pasha, Talat Pasha and Jamal Pasha, said that Germany asked the Ottoman Turkish Empire to send troops to aid Russia and declare war on the Chinese Empire.

Today's Ottoman Turkish Empire has been controlled by the Young Turks, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire has also become a constitutional monarchy, and he, the sultan, can no longer be arbitrary as before, and now he is just a symbol on the surface, and it is no longer his turn to call the shots in national affairs, all of which are controlled by the three people of Enver Pasha, Talat Pasha and Jamal Pasha.

Enver Pasha, Talat Pasha and Jamal Pasha They have just taken control of the power of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and the matter of joining the Central Powers was promoted by them, and now Germany has made such a request, and they are not willing to agree, and the hatred between Russia and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, they cannot forget, but the Ottoman Turkish Empire has already been on the ship of the Central Powers, and it is not so easy to think about it now, and they have just come to power, and they do not want to do something that slaps their own face.

So Enver Pasha, Talat Pasha and Jamal Pasha, the three giants of the Young Turk Party, discussed and reached an agreement, ready to agree to Germany's demands, although the vast majority of Ottoman Turks who did this would be very awkward, but this time Germany changed its position, and there will be a situation in which the Allies and the Entente jointly declare war on the Chinese Empire, so that the victory or defeat of the war has become inevitable, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire can also be in this war against the Chinese Empire. Gaining certain benefits and fighting a winning war can also strengthen the position of the Young Turks in the country.

Germany soon received telegrams from the other three Central Powers stating that Italy, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire were willing to advance and retreat with Germany and abide by the Allied Covenant if Germany declared war on the Chinese Empire. The other three countries will declare war on the Chinese Empire within 24 hours.

In the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, Li Kun, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau of the Chinese Empire, said with a solemn face to Lin Daxin, the emperor of the Chinese Empire, as well as Wang Yan, the prime minister of the cabinet, and Wu Peifu, the minister of national defense beside Li Kun: "The news has been confirmed, and after receiving the Russian envoys, the German emperor Wilhelm II changed his original position and announced that Germany was about to send troops to support Russia. The other three countries of the Central Powers, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, also expressed their willingness to support Germany, and now the entire Central Powers will declare war on our Chinese Empire at any time. ”

Lin Daxin's face was no longer as relaxed as it had been, and he asked in a deep voice, "What is the movement between Britain and France?" What promise did Russia give Germany to give up its status as a bystander and get involved in a war? ”

Li Kun continued: "Britain and France suddenly changed their stance on Germany, praising it for the sake of the whole of Europe and not being invaded by our Chinese Empire. According to the intelligence of our military intelligence, Britain and France have already sent representatives to Germany. Discuss the matter of association. Russia did not make any promises to the Germans, and intelligence showed that it was a Russian man named Rasputin who persuaded the German Emperor Wilhelm II, and the specific circumstances are still under investigation. ”

At this time, Prime Minister Wang Yan said with a worried face: "What kind of nerves does Germany have, and it will be our enemy for no reason." In this way, our Chinese empire may face the entire Entente and the entire Allied countries this time, and this war will not be so easy to fight! ”

Lin Daxin sneered at this time and said: "Anyway, the Allied countries are not our friends, this time since they want to unite with the Entente to deal with our Chinese Empire, then let these guys from the Allied Countries taste the power of our Chinese Empire!" ”

The Entente and the Central Powers combined. The military force has become very huge, even more than the Chinese Empire much, but Lin Daxin has not reached the point of fear, the Entente and the Allied countries cannot take out all their strength at once, Lin Daxin still has a lot of confidence in his army, but this war is likely to become a protracted war, and it is impossible to face the Entente and the Allied countries at the same time.

Wu Peifu, Minister of National Defense, said: "Your Majesty, the Entente and the Allied Powers have come up together this time, and the navy, land and air forces of our Chinese Empire have to be further expanded, after all, the combined strength of these seven countries, in addition to the air force, the navy and land force of our Chinese Empire are at a complete disadvantage." ”

At present, the army of the Chinese Empire has begun to expand, and it is preparing to expand out 10 field armies and 5 guards at once, and these 15 main armies are currently being formed, and the navy is also preparing to build 4 more mythical aircraft carriers, as well as design and build several battle cruisers, the Air Force's improved Yellow Sparrow fighters will be expanded to 2,000, the improved Blue Eagle bombers will be expanded to 1,500, and the number of Owl transport planes will also be increased several times, and the Air Force airborne division is also ready to be deployed. Expanded to the size of an army.

The strength of the military expansion can be regarded as very large, but now that the Entente and the Central Powers are preparing to wage war against the Chinese Empire together, these expansion plans will be very insufficient.

Lin Daxin was silent for a moment and said: "The number of army expansion is enough, it will take a while for the 10 field armies and 5 guards to be reorganized, and when these troops are expanded, it will be decided whether the army needs to be expanded according to the war situation, but we have to order various arsenals to increase the production speed of weapons and equipment, the weapons and equipment of these 10 field armies and 5 guards rely on our reserves over the years, and it is still enough, but if the war situation in the future requires it, it must be expanded again, Now the reserves of weapons and equipment are not enough, and in addition, when the war starts, the consumption of weapons and ammunition is also very huge, and all arsenals must now work overtime. Reserve more weapons and equipment for future battles, as well as ammunition. ”

Wang Yan nodded and said, "I'll arrange this matter immediately." ”

The combined number of land forces of the Entente and the Allied Powers was nearly three times that of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire, but it was not so easy to mobilize the land forces, and it was impossible for the Entente and the Allied Powers to transfer more than 10 million land forces to the battlefield, adding the strong combat effectiveness of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire. Lin Daxin is not very worried about the war on land, the only thing he is worried about is whether the weapons and ammunition can be supplied to the army units in time.

Lin Daxin continued: "The air force of our Chinese Empire, even if it is not expanded, the air force of the seven countries of the Entente and the Allied countries combined is not our opponent, I see that the air force can be expanded according to the original plan, and the problem now is the navy." Although our navy has 4 mythical-class aircraft carriers, the combined strength of the navies of the Entente and the Allied powers is very amazing, and I predict that the navies of their 7 countries will not only stay still in Europe, but will also be like the war with the Eight-Nation Alliance a few years ago. Organize a large joint expeditionary fleet to the seas of Asia. Compete with the Royal Navy of our Imperial Chinese Empire for sea control. ”

Not counting the dreadnought battleships under construction by the seven countries of the Entente and the Central Powers, the number of battleships owned by the seven countries has far exceeded that of the Chinese Empire.

The British Navy currently has 1 Dreadnought-class dreadnought-class battleship, 8 Bellerophon-class dreadnought-class dreadnought-class battleships, 12 St. Vincent-class dreadnought-class dreadnought-class battleships, 10 Neptune-class dreadnought-class dreadnought-class battleships, and 8 giant-class dreadnought-class dreadnoughts, in addition to 50 all-steel battleships and 26 modified ironclad battleships, plus other types of warships of the British Navy. The British Navy alone was not much different from the strength of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire.

The Entente and the Allies were not limited to the British Navy, which currently had 10 Dreadnought-class battleships and 8 Provence-class dreadnoughts, as well as 31 all-steel battleships; The Russian Navy has 6 Russian-class dreadnought battleships and 3 Valdo-class dreadnought battleships, as well as 8 all-steel battleships; The German Navy had 6 Nassau-class dreadnought-class battleships, 8 Oldenburg-class dreadnought-class battleships, 10 Westphalen-class dreadnought-class dreadnought-class, and 10 Helgoland-class dreadnought-class battleships, for a total of 34 dreadnought. and 31 all-steel battleships; The Italian Navy has 4 Dante-class dreadnought battleships, 3 Count Cavour-class dreadnought battleships, and 16 all-steel battleships; The Austro-Hungarian navy had 2 Dante-class dreadnought battleships, 4 Austrian-class dreadnought battleships, and 2 all-steel battleships; The navy of the Ottoman Turkish Empire had 2 Dante-class dreadnought battleships and 4 all-steel battleships.

In this way, the combined number of dreadnought battleships in service by the Entente and the Central Powers has reached 115, in addition to 142 all-steel battleships, plus other ironclad battleships, large fast armored cruisers, fast protection cruisers, destroyers, and submarines of the navies of 7 countries, the strength on the surface exceeds that of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire several times.

The Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire currently has a total of 18 Dragon-class dreadnought battleships, 12 Phoenix-class dreadnought battleships and 7 super dreadnought battleships from the future time and space, as well as 64 all-steel battleships, plus many warships of other types, in terms of total displacement, the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire ranks first among the world's navies, but the first position is not comparable to the strength of the next 7 naval powers combined.

And the Entente and the Allied countries are not idle, there are still a large number of warships under construction and planned to be built, the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire in terms of the number of warships, not to mention the catch, even close can not be done, fortunately, Lin Daxin still has 4 mythical-class aircraft carriers in his hands as a killer weapon, so that the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire is not powerless.

Wu Peifu, Minister of National Defense, said: "Your Majesty, at present, our domestic shipyards are building 12 Admiral-class super dreadnought battleships, which only take about 3 months to enter service with the Royal Navy, and the other 4 new Myth-class aircraft carriers are about to start construction, but after the 12 Admiral-class super dreadnought battleships are put into service, the strength of our Imperial Chinese Navy is still much weaker than the combined navies of 7 countries." If the Entente and the Central Powers declare war on us at the same time, the war will certainly become protracted, and the minister suggested that we should now prepare for this long war and build warships as best we can. ”

Lin Daxin nodded and said: "It is indeed time to increase the scale of construction of warships, so let's do it, although dreadnought battleships no longer have an advantage in the face of aircraft carriers, but it does not mean that dreadnought battleships are useless, after the current shipyard builds 12 admiral-class super dreadnought battleships, let the shipyard build 12 more according to the next super dreadnought battleship designed by the Admiralty!" ”

The Chinese Imperial Admiralty designed the next class of super dreadnought battleships to be named the Emperor class, which will be named after the emperors of the past dynasties, and when designing, it refers to the American Royal North Carolina stolen by Lin Daxin from the future time and space, with a design standard displacement of 36,000 tons, a full load displacement of 46,500 tons, and a ship length of 210 meters. The ship has a width of 32.5 meters, a maximum draft of 10.9 meters, 8 heavy oil boilers, 4 steam boiler turbines, a maximum speed of 27 knots, waterline armor 247 mm to 406 mm, deck armor 37 mm to 179 mm, main gun turret armor 406 mm, conning tower armor 406 mm, equipped, 4 triple batteries equipped with 45 times caliber 406 mm main guns, 10 double batteries with 50 times caliber 155 mm secondary guns, 12 88 mm anti-aircraft guns, 12 57 mm anti-aircraft guns and 18 anti-aircraft machine guns, 1750 crew members.

Wang Yan, Wu Peifu and Li Kun all know the situation of the next emperor-class super dreadnought battleship designed by the Admiralty, you must know that this super dreadnought battleship has a one-third larger displacement than the famous general-class super dreadnought battleship, and the cost has reached an astonishing 16 million yuan, which is twice that of the Mingjiang-class super dreadnought battleship, and now when they heard that Lin Daxin was going to build 12 emperor-class super dreadnought battleships at once, the three of them couldn't help but swallow their saliva. (To be continued......)