Fisher's reason is very clear, China occupies Siberia, and entering Europe must definitely pass through Russia, as long as it passes through Russia, the Baltic Sea and cannot be bypassed, and the British Royal Navy retains battleships, which can definitely support ground battles with the ship's guns.

Fisher's far-sighted insight was understood by few people at the time, so everyone laughed at him, but now, China and Germany are at war in Estonia, Germany is at a disadvantage, and the British battleships have finally come into play, and those who laugh at Fisher are honestly shutting their mouths at the moment.

Fisher was secretly proud in his heart on the flagship Orion, when the communications officer sent the report of the Chinese Air Force to Fisher's hands, and Fisher tore the telegram to shreds with a glance, and said through gritted teeth: "What exercises is the Chinese Air Force going to conduct?" They clearly didn't want us to support the Germans. ”

After Fisher said this, he regained his composure, and said to the officer: "Send a telegram to the Lord of the Admiralty at once, and ask him what to do?" ”

Fisher knew that the fleet he led at this time represented Britain, and every move of this fleet would have an immeasurable impact on the fortunes of the British country, so he did not dare to make his own claim, but sent a telegram to the supreme leader of the British Royal Navy, the Lord of the Admiralty, Earl Roberts, for instructions.

The Admiralty Minister did not dare to make a decision, and he immediately took Fisher's telegram to the British Prime Minister, who at this time was the Earl of Salisbury, who was also a well-known politician in the time of Lin Yuan, and implemented a policy of "honorable isolation" in Europe in order to control the situation in Europe.

However, in this era, due to the rise of China, Britain had to put down its status as an "old lady" and turn glorious isolation into a "glorious union", so that Europe could unite against China.

Britain is a constitutional monarchy at this time, the Queen of England is only the nominal leader of the country, the power is completely in the cabinet, and the head of the cabinet is the prime minister, the prime minister holds the power to control the three armed forces and the power to declare war on foreign countries, and the prime minister is also the head of the party with a majority of seats in parliament, so the prime minister's proposals can basically be discussed in parliament.

The telegram was sent to the Earl of Salisbury, who also found it difficult to do, because they did not want to directly challenge China, but if they did not rescue the Germans, the Germans would not be able to stop China.

Seeing that the Earl of Salisbury was silent, the Lord of the Admiralty couldn't help but say, "What should we do now?" ”

The Earl of Salisbury thought for a moment, waved his hand to call an attendant, and said, "Go to the Minister of War and ask, how long can the German army hold out?" ”

The squire agreed and walked out, and the Earl of Salisbury fell silent again after saying this, and the Admiralty Minister did not dare to urge him, because he knew very well in his heart that the current British Empire was standing at the crossroads of fate, and if he made a mistake, the loss would be the national fortune of the British Empire for hundreds of years to come!

Ten minutes later, the attendant returned, and said to the Earl of Salisbury: "Your Excellency, the Minister of War has inquired about the Germans, and it is estimated that the Germans will be able to hold out for three hours, and they will certainly not be able to hold out on their own. ”

Count Salisbury stood up and paced around his office, thinking incessantly that if we did not enter the no-sail zone set by the Chinese, we would not be able to support the German Army, and the German Army would inevitably be defeated, and once the German Army was defeated, China would gain a stable fulcrum in the Gulf of Finland, and the Chinese Navy would rely on this fulcrum to store in the Baltic Sea, which would be extremely unfavorable to us.

Originally, I wanted to use the fleet to support the German Army, and then cover up the past with an excuse such as a ranging error, but I didn't expect China to set up a no-sail zone, so that our fleet could not get close.

If entering the no-sail zone is to challenge China, or even to start an all-out war with China, then do we have any chance of winning a full-scale war? It should not have a good chance of winning, just comparing the navy, the missiles on our warships are not yet mature, and they are not the opponents of the Chinese fleet.

The Earl of Salisbury was thinking silently, and another ten minutes passed, and the Earl of Salisbury stood up, clenched his fists, slammed the wall, and said, "Order Fisher, stay away from the no-fly zone set up by the Chinese Air Force!" ”

The Admiralty did not speak, but silently went to give the order, and when Fisher received this order, his heart was filled with inexplicability, and he sighed lightly, and gave the order to the fleet to return.

The British fleet did not support according to the predetermined plan, which made the German Emperor Wilhelm II furious, and while he scolded the British for not being trustworthy, he found Schlieffen and said: "General Schlieffen, the British support is really unreliable, it seems that we should still find a way to end the war." ”

Schlieffen said: "The most important thing now is to order the fourth and fifth heavy divisions to withdraw, first to Lithuania, Lithuania's national independence forces are very strong, can be our strong reinforcement, first stabilize the front in Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine." ”

The German Emperor Wilhelm II agreed, and Schlieffen immediately went to give orders to Moltke Jr., but by the time Moltke Jr. received the order, it was too late for the German heavy division to retreat.

In the Estonian direction, the steel torrent of the 1st and 3rd divisions of the Chinese Siberian Front broke through the last line of defense of the German 5th Heavy Division, the division commander Adenauer lost control of the entire division, and the entire division was scattered; In the Latvian direction, the German Fourth Heavy Division was surrounded by two divisions, and Lin Yuan urgently dispatched the Fifth Division of the Siberian Front to join the battlefield, and the Fourth Heavy Division collapsed on the whole line under the blows of the three divisions.

Yuan Zhen ordered all units to ignore the resistance of the small German troops and directly attack Tallinn, the largest city in Estonia.

The 1st and 3rd Divisions immediately ceased to entangle with the small German forces and marched directly into Tallinn, the Germans put their elite troops on the Narva front, Tallinn only had some police units, of course they could not stop the elite troops of the two divisions, and by 2 o'clock in the morning on April 4, the Chinese army fully occupied Tallinn.

After receiving the news of the occupation of Tallinn, Lin Yuan immediately ordered the 2nd and 4th Divisions to enter Latvia, and at 8 a.m. on 4 April, the 2nd and 4th Divisions entered Latvia and occupied the largest city, Riga.

At 3 p.m. on April 4, the remnants of the German army retreated to Lithuania one after another, and China completely occupied Estonia and Latvia.