"All submarines that appear in the field of vision of the Huaxia escort fleet will be listed as targets of attack, and from the time of the issuance of the statement, all escort warships of the Huaxia Republic will be free to choose weapons according to the actual situation. As long as we think the other side poses a potential threat, we can sink it. ”

"All goods purchased by the Entente in China will be suspended, and trade between the two sides will be completely suspended until the Allied governments give reasonable explanations and compensatory actions."

"With the approval of the Chinese Government Assembly, the Republic of China will start construction of the next level of super dreadnought battleships from this year, which will be equipped with new 16-inch heavy guns, and the number of ships is expected to be 6! At the same time, the Huaxia Republic will also expand the scale of auxiliary warships, especially anti-submarine destroyers. ”

Within a few days, three official statements fell like a bombshell. It made the hearts of the European powers, who had already been in a state of darkness because of the world war. The day after the first statement was issued, the destroyers of China attacked a submarine that was following the fleet near the Gulf of Aden, and after the second statement was issued, all the supplies that were ready to be loaded and shipped were detained in the port, and all the ships that had set sail as long as they were still in China were forced to return to the nearest port, and even the ships of the Entente were forcibly intercepted.

As for the third? No one doubts the ability and determination of the Huaxia Republic. In terms of ability, in terms of ability, historical Japan began to build 8 capital ships equipped with 16-inch guns in the late World War I, of which 4 were battleships, (2 were the Nagato and Mutsu in later generations.) The Kaga was converted into an aircraft carrier, and the Tosa was sunk as a target ship due to the abolition of the treaty. The other four were Amagi-class battle cruisers armed with 10 16-inch guns and a displacement of more than 42,000 tons. (One of them was converted into an aircraft carrier, which became the Chicheng.) The other three were abandoned due to earthquakes and treaties. Just imagine, in the history of World War 1, Japan can start the construction of 8 16-inch gun-based ships, the current China is much stronger than the history of Japan, the construction of 6 super dreadnoughts only has the problem of whether to do it, but there is no problem of whether it can be done.

The Republic of China is focusing on the north, and it really doesn't want to start a war at sea, but this doesn't mean that there is no money to build ships! Huaxia has never worried about technology leaks. After all, as a traverser, Xu Jie knows that in a few decades. Aircraft carriers are used in naval battles, and it is time for battleships to withdraw from the stage of history.

In the eyes of outsiders, only the first two of the series of actions were directed against the Allied powers, after all, one was to forcibly drive away the Allied warships by military means. And the other is to strike at the material side. Britain and France were not afraid, they could get what they needed from the United States, but Russia could not, even if Russia was bound to lose, Britain and France still hoped that Russia could consume more of the strength of the German Army before it died. Don't wait until the end of the day Russia falls, the United States has not entered the war, and then the Allied Army gathers on the Western Front to force France. That's too bad.

However, the British were not in a hurry, and Germany had just finished launching a wave of offensives. Coupled with the containment of Britain and France, Germany was unable to launch a second wave of attacks on the Eastern Front in a short period of time, and at the same time because of the muddy spring in Russia. Germany would not choose to attack under such conditions in a few months, and the Russian Army was not terrible, but the pressure of the miserable logistics would be more troublesome than that of the Russian Army, so even if it was temporarily cut off now, the British believed that within two months, they would definitely be able to handle the matter.

"What the Republic of China wants is a face, an explanation, we can give them all of this, Huaxia will not really cut off our supply, otherwise there will be people in Huaxia who will lose their jobs. So we don't have to be too impatient, let's deal with it first, we can't give anything but a lower posture! Lloyd George said as he looked at the somewhat anxious Foreign Secretary.

Lloyd George was really powerful, and this time, he guessed most of the content correctly, and Huaxia really did not intend to completely end the supply to the Entente. But he guessed the most critical part wrong, that is, Huaxia definitely didn't just want a face this time, but a guarantee! A guarantee in the form of ensuring the safety of Chinese merchant ships! If the Entente doesn't plan to give it, then it doesn't matter, Xu Jie also left a more powerful backhand!

"Lao Yang, now we can reply to the Italians, we will sell what they want! And this time we still have to teach the package and deliver it to your door! In the face of the British's prevarication, Xu Jie finally couldn't help it, and now Xu Jie must let the British understand that the peak of the British Empire has passed, and the empire on which the sun never sets has begun to enter the sunset stage! In the face of a rising superpower, the British must learn to respect and back down!

"Lao Xu, are you sure this is true? That's new. The Navy itself hasn't been covered with heat yet! Isn't it too radical to sell this kind of stuff at this time? This is not selling guns! Half a ring later, a call from Yang Yonglin came back.

"I'll get you a better one for the money from the sale! £6,000,000, hard currency payment, no problem. "Xu Jie's answer is crisp and neat!" Radical? Is this radical? If the British are not satisfied, I plan to continue selling! ”

"Why don't you pack us up and sell it. I'm relieved to have your words, I'll talk about Lao Deng's side, and since the ship has passed, will you send more people? If you don't get started for a long time, you can't just train. Americans are still not good, and they are not as good as Britain and Germany from the point of view of the table. Yang Yonglin said on the phone.

So, a few days later, an even more violent news came out, and compared with this news, the three news in the first few days were just a drizzle. Huaxia said that it accepted the request of the Kingdom of Italy and agreed to sell the battleship Longxiang, the third ship of the Longwu-class battleship, Huaxia's closest first-class battleship, to the Kingdom of Italy, and that this capital ship would be escorted by the Huaxia fleet to the Persian Gulf and then delivered to the Italian side. At the same time, in order to make up for the gap caused by the sale of capital ships, the Republic of China will start construction of another battleship equipped with 16-inch main guns. As soon as the news came out, the whole world was in an uproar. No one could have imagined that this time the Huaxia Republic would react so violently. And Huaxia's spirit of taking a boat and making up a boat makes people feel a domineering! And Xu Jie just wants to let people know that even if the Republic of China has no intention of making a move in the South China Sea, in the Far East Ocean or even to the Indian Ocean, Huaxia will maintain its own superiority in the sea!

After learning the news, the Italian ambassador to China first pinched himself vigorously to see if he hadn't woken up, and then repeatedly verified the relevant information, and finally happily sent a telegram to China! Report this heavy message. The Italians finally got the coveted new capital ship.

There is a saying in Huaxia that when a book is used, it is hated less. And this time the Italians said that the battleship will be hated less when it comes to war! Don't look at the last battle of Malta, the main battleship of the Italian Navy sank, but those who were fearless but died. Up to now, in order to deal with the British, an armored cruiser has to send a new super dreadnought battleship, there is no way, the light cruiser can't be beaten, and it can only be killed with a knife!

These are nothing, anyway, the Allied fleet in the Mediterranean has more than a dozen capital ships, and it will definitely be able to kill it slowly, and the French fleet, which has been instigated, will not dare to jump anymore. It can't be controlled underwater, but on the water it is definitely the world of the Allies, India's route to Britain is almost completely broken, and the main ports have been burned several times! It can be said that it has played a majestic and domineering role!

But soon, Tycho realized that his good days were over, and that the monkey could claim the throne only if there were no tigers or leopards in the mountains. Because in the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans, there are no tigers like the British, and there are no leopards like Germany and the United States, so the Italian navy has been mighty for more than a year. Good times are always short-lived, and while the German leopard is targeted by a Siberian wolf, the British tiger finally has a chance to clean up the Mediterranean! Having the aggressive Betty take command of the four fast battleships of the former Indian Ocean Fleet was only the beginning, and then when the British capital ship detachment came to the Indian Ocean, it was time for the main forces of the two sides to collide for the second time. With a win, the Allies could continue to hold the passage to the outside world and Egypt in North Africa. If they lose, then the end of the Allies will be sealed on the World Island!

Wait until the start of the war, Italy only felt the horror and difficulty of the war, although Xu Jie has changed a lot, but the Italian Army is still relatively weak, except for a few troops, the combat effectiveness of the remaining troops can only be described as five scum of war, you know, in history, even Russia can not beat Austria-Hungary can find confidence on the Italian side, this combat effectiveness is really nothing to look forward to.

After nearly a year of war, the other members of the Central Powers also knew that Italy's greatest role was in that somewhat formidable fleet, because because of its existence, the Central Powers could control the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean, and because of its existence, the Allies could receive outside aid. But now, with the British Royal Navy relieving itself under a series of blows and the German fleet being forced to fight on two fronts, Tycho knew that a new great war in the Mediterranean was about to begin. And the newly launched battleships in Italy are useless, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire has a newly launched super-dreadnought, but the extra battleship alone obviously does not reassure Tycho.

After the Italian ambassador expressed his willingness to pay 6 million pounds sterling in hard currency to buy the battleship, this request was rejected by the Republic of China for the first time, because Huaxia did not want to do too much at that time, but what is surprising is that with the "help" of the British, the Huaxia government finally suddenly agreed to sell this class of warships! And it is also said that it is connected to various supplies and delivered to your door together! The world is changing so fast!

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