Chapter 368: The Fleet Threat
Unfortunately, it is very difficult for Delcas to even realize this little wish, in the next battle, the French army is still pressed by the Chinese, you must know that the tactics of the Chinese army are taught by the emperor himself, if you want to talk about the roots, it is more like the Japanese army in World War II, of course, the firepower is far more fierce than the Japanese army at that time, especially in the configuration of artillery, are about to catch up with the standards of the American army at that time.
In the mountainous jungles of Vietnam, these soldiers wearing green camouflage and being vaccinated against tropical diseases easily captured one French stronghold after another under the cover of artillery of various calibers, and all kinds of guns, grenadiers, flamethrowers, and even recoilless guns in their hands became the devil in the eyes of the French.
Especially the flamethrower, a desperate weapon that turned fortress after fortress into flaming torches, and countless French soldiers were turned into char in the flames.
There are also the snipers who make people tense all the time, these elusive hidden killers, like poisonous snakes, are as terrifying as poisonous snakes, and they are not very accustomed to hiding themselves in targets such as officers and machine gunners, and even the vast majority of French officers who are used to wearing white gloves and sabers, the death rate is so high that those generals are terrified, and in less than two days of real fighting, the French army on the front line lost one-third of its middle and lower rank officers.
The only thing that can make the French feel a little relieved is that the terrain in this area is too complex, with rivers, lakes, mountains and even swamps, which is undoubtedly extremely advantageous for the defenders, in short, with the complex terrain. They temporarily delayed the pace of the Chinese Army, and also gave their Foreign Minister His Excellency a chance to take a breather, so that he could more or less retain a trace of face in Singapore, where he did not know how much contempt he endured because of his constant failures.
But he could catch his breath, but the air in mainland France suddenly became tense because of a bad news, because at this time, the Chinese Navy American Fleet stationed in Puerto Rico had two battleships and two large armored cruisers. Six Canglong-class cruisers. and two large 15,000-ton supply ships left San Juan at the same time, claiming that they would go to a shipyard in Sweden for overhaul.
This terrible news caused panic throughout France, and everyone understood that the visit was fake. It's real to come and shell the coast of France. While the wars of the European powers in the colonies. It's rarely stupid enough to spread to the mainland, but that's because everyone is close enough to threaten each other. This model does not apply to China.
These diesel-powered warships all have a range of tens of thousands of nautical miles, and it is only more than 3,000 nautical miles from Puerto Rico to Europe, plus the supply ships provide fuel supply, and it is not a problem for them to operate along the French coast for several months.
This terrible news caused a panic in France, the tragedy on the coast of the United States is vividly remembered by the French, one can imagine what would happen if it were replaced by themselves, these warships have not yet arrived, the French economy has been hit hard, and countless coastal residents have fled their homes in a hurry and fled to a safer interior.
As France still has a huge navy in Europe, it is really very large, but it is a pity that only two Joan of Arc class and those small destroyers can really meet these ten warships, and whether this strength can stop them, I am afraid that even the French Minister of the Navy does not know.
The frightened French government immediately lodged a strong protest with the Swedish government against their violation of the Neutrality Act.
The Swedes don't bother to take care of them, now the strength of the French Navy is really fighting, I'm afraid even the Swedish Navy can't beat it, although they have many warships, but after the Battle of Vietnam, everyone knows that those old ironclad ships can already be returned to the furnace to make steel, playing the new diesel engine battleship Sweden is not afraid of anyone, and the two sides do not border on land, can you bite me? In a state of impunity, the Swedish government immediately withheld a batch of diesel engines and hundreds of tons of special steel that were about to be sent to France. Aren't you talking about the neutrality law? Then let's talk about the neutrality law.
After the detention was completed, the Swedish government slowly explained that the contract was signed before the Sino-French declaration of war for the Chinese warship to the Yang shipyard, and the Swedish government had no right to prohibit the Yang shipyard from performing the contract, but it could guarantee that after the arrival of the Chinese warship, even if the overhaul was completed, it would not be allowed to leave before the end of the Sino-French war, and even if it did, it would leave under the supervision of the Swedish navy, and there would definitely be no situation that the French government feared.
Their explanations almost made the French vomit blood, Nima, they won't beat us up before they go!
Of course, the French also know that it is impossible for the Swedish government to offend Yang Feng for them, at present, almost one-third of the country's population is supported by the Yang consortium, and half of the financial income comes from Yang Feng, it is not an exaggeration to say that Yang Feng is the king of Sweden, how can it be displeased with the God of Wealth for this little thing, and even if the Chinese fleet does not need any reason, it is not the same as coming.
Only British Prime Minister Salisbury said on an informal occasion that at such a sensitive moment, the behavior of the Chinese fleet could easily cause some unnecessary misunderstandings, of course, when he said this, he was not in the capacity of British Prime Minister, but in his private capacity, but also made the French feel a trace of warmth in the cold winter.
But this did not change their situation in the slightest, and as time went on, all kinds of rumors about the Chinese fleet still tormented the nerves of the French every day, and they were not much more than the United States at the beginning.
"It's just to scare people, how can you really hit them, besides, just ten warships without the protection of a large number of small destroyers, rashly attack the French mainland, it is easy to be dangerous, the French still have nearly forty destroyers in Europe, hundreds of torpedo boats, and they are scum when they fight in the open sea, but in terms of coastal defense, I am afraid that even the British will have a headache in the face of them, and it is said that they have built a batch of submarines, the performance is better than that of the Americans, and after the war, Horan was dug up by them." Yang Feng said to Ye Zi with a smile.
"That's good, I'm still going to use France as a base for the promotion of our Chinese culture, if you bombard the French mainland, it will be difficult to carry out the work in the future." Ye Zi said.
She has recently gathered a large-scale cultural exchange group, and when she was about to set off, Yang Feng started on Vietnam, and in this case, it is naturally not appropriate to go to Europe to promote Chinese culture, and now wait for the end of the war, during this time, the Royal Art Troupe is very popular in Beijing, especially those opera celebrities gathered from all over the country, and are highly sought after among the rich who have no place to spend their money. Especially in this era, the spiritual life is extremely empty, and it is easier to be pulled into the water by these things.
Including the itinerary of the martial arts performance troupe has also been delayed, Huang Feihong is an instructor of the military academy, Han Muxia is an active officer, and he is also a major, so naturally he can't go to Europe during the war, so that this Olympic Games is delayed, and even a number of projects that are ready to participate in the World Expo in Paris have been more or less affected, but Coubertin has promised that the next session will be listed as a performance event, of course, whether Beijing will host the next Olympic Games, this has to be decided.
"Wait, the French won't last long, we can afford to play and they can't afford to play, and a circle of hungry wolves are staring at them! It would be too stupid to fight to the end for a Vietnam. Yang Feng said with a sneer.
"Then since you don't want to fight the French mainland, don't you send a fleet over, wouldn't you force France into the arms of the British, during this time the relationship between Britain and France is very close, and even France has invited Queen Victoria or the Crown Prince to visit Paris." Ye Zi said suspiciously.
"I just want to force them together, the British need France to help them block the Germans on land, and the French need Britain to help protect their interests at sea, these two countries have long met the conditions for an alliance, but there is still a lack of a thrust, I just want to push them in the back.
If Britain and France were formally aligned, then what would the Germans do? They will also find people to form an alliance, and Europe will form two distinct interest groups, and once a fight starts, it will be a full-scale melee for the whole of Europe, and only when the old world itself drains its own blood, can our new world really rise. Yang Feng said sinisterly.
This is the purpose of his making the American Fleet make a posture of attacking France, directly pressing the French into the arms of the British, Britain and France to form an alliance, and it is certain that the French will then pull Nikolai into the alliance, and then Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy will form an alliance, and this time it will join Spain, which is very likely from the current situation, and if Turkey is added again, then this alliance can be said to be perfect.
"And who are we with?" Ye Zi asked with interest.
"No one will follow, let's go together, and then sell arms on both sides, pull all the gold in Europe to our side, and wait to see the results they make." Yang Feng said.
"Then we help the winning side and wait for the money and territory after the war." Ye Zi suddenly became excited, this woman is now more and more fanatical about the colony, and even asked Yang Feng to go to South America or Africa to grab a piece, and she has the potential to be a martial artist in the future.
"No, we're going to help the losing side!" Yang Feng said with a smile. (To be continued......)