In the meeting between the Entente, the Central Powers, and the United States and Japan held in Berlin, the capital of Germany, to discuss the handling of the Chinese Empire, the representatives of the first nine countries reached a resolution on the naval forces of various countries and the Chinese Imperial Navy to compete for sea supremacy, but Austria-Hungary was ready to take out the warships to join the second joint expeditionary fleet, and most of the other countries complained that the strength of Austria-Hungary was too weak, and at least one Austrian-class dreadnought battleship had to be taken out to join the second joint expeditionary fleet. Then there is no need to form a second joint expeditionary fleet, let's not fight this war, everyone go back to their own homes, find their own mothers, wash and sleep!

The representative of Austria-Hungary, the Minister of War, Muyiwilli, was both angry and helpless about the attitude of the representatives of other countries, but even Germany, the boss of the Central Powers, thought that the naval strength of Austria-Hungary this time was a bit weak, and hoped that Austria-Hungary could take into account the feelings of its allies.

Even the Austro-Hungarian Navy, which was so weak, took out most of its already small family resources, and the rest of the countries of the Entente and the Central Powers, except for the Ottoman Turkish Empire, took out the warships to participate in the second joint expeditionary fleet, and the scale was even more exhausted, plus the main force of the Atlantic Fleet of the US Navy, so that the second joint expeditionary fleet even surpassed the first joint expeditionary fleet in terms of strength.

You must know that the first joint expeditionary fleet had 72 dreadnought battleships alone, and an equal number of all-steel battleships. Counting other types of warships, the number of warships in the first joint expeditionary fleet was as high as thousands. The total displacement even exceeded 5.44 million tons, and the second combined expeditionary fleet was in strength. If it can go beyond the former, it can be seen that the Entente, the Allies, and the United States have all taken out their old books and have no idea of preserving their strength.

On behalf of the British Army Chief of Staff, Lambertst promised that the British Navy would send 6 Orion-class super-class dreadnought battleships, 4 St. Vincent-class dreadnought battleships, 4 Neptune-class dreadnought battleships, 4 giant-class dreadnought battleships, a total of 6 super dreadnought battleships and 12 dreadnought battleships to join the second joint expeditionary fleet, as well as 4 Majestic-class all-steel battleships, 4 Dreadnought-class all-steel battleships, 3 London-class all-steel battleships, 3 Duncan-class all-steel battleships and 8 Edwardian VII-class all-steel battleships, a total of 22 all-steel battleships joined the second joint expeditionary fleet.

In addition, the British Navy will also transfer 6 ironclad battleships, 18 large fast armored cruisers, 46 fast protection cruisers, 70 destroyers, 90 torpedo boats and 18 submarines to join the second joint expeditionary fleet formed by the various countries.

Although the British Navy did not send as many warships as the British in the first joint expeditionary fleet. But the British have also done their best, and from the fact that the British sent 6 of the 8 Orion-class super dreadnought battleships that had just been built at once, it can be seen that the British absolutely did not have the idea of preserving their strength.

The British Navy suffered very heavy losses in the decisive naval battle with the main fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy shortly after the end of the time, and finally was able to withdraw the British warships, leaving only 7 dreadnought battleships, 8 all-steel battleships, 17 large fast armored cruisers, 36 fast protection cruisers, 45 destroyers and 71 torpedo boats. A number of British Navy warships on home soil were also transferred. to make up this scale.

To tell the truth, the British were able to put together a fleet of this size and join the second expedition to Asia, and they really gritted their teeth and used their greatest strength. With so many warships of the British Navy deployed, even the defense of the British mainland was a little stretched. However, as long as the main force of the Chinese Imperial Navy could be eliminated, the British thought it was all worth it.

German Chancellor Hohenlohe promised representatives of other countries. The German Navy will send four Westphary-class dreadnoughts, four Helgoland-class dreadnoughts, and six Caesar-class dreadnoughts, for a total of 14 dreadnoughts, to join the second joint expeditionary fleet. In addition, the German Navy will have 3 Wicchersbach all-steel battleships, 3 Braunschweig-class all-steel battleships, 6 Deutschland-class all-steel battleships, and a total of 12 all-steel battleships.

In addition, the German Navy will send 4 ironclad battleships, 16 large fast armored cruisers, 30 fast protection cruisers, 50 destroyers, 60 torpedo boats and 30 submarines to join the second joint expeditionary fleet.

Only a small number of the warships of the German Navy that joined the second Joint Expeditionary Fleet participated in the first Joint Expeditionary Fleet, and the rest were warships that had not participated in the main battle with the Imperial Chinese Navy, including six of the eight Caesar-class dreadnoughts that had just been built.

The Germans have suffered very heavy losses in the war, whether in naval battles or land battles, and the Germans' primer has been struck.

Jeannontro, the French Minister of War on behalf of France, promised that the French Navy would send four Dreadnought-class battleships and four Provence-class dreadnought battleships, as well as four Republic-class all-steel battleships, four Liberty-class all-steel battleships, and four Danton-class all-steel battleships, for a total of eight dreadnoughts and 12 all-steel battleships to join the second joint expeditionary fleet.

In addition, the French Navy also had 4 ironclad battleships, 8 large fast armored cruisers, 20 fast protection cruisers, 20 destroyers, 30 torpedo boats and 12 submarines, and also joined the second joint expeditionary fleet.

The French believe that they have already paid so much in this war, so they can only go all the way to the dark and strive for the final victory of the war. And then from the body of the Chinese Empire, make up for all the losses. This time the formation of a second joint expeditionary fleet, the French also invested a lot of money. In addition to the seriously damaged 1 Provence-class dreadnought, other French dreadnoughts will join this expedition.

The Russian Navy suffered very heavy losses in the naval battle with the main force of the Chinese Imperial Navy, but this time the formation of the second joint expeditionary fleet, Tsar Nicholas II was still very active, and almost took out the rest of the Russian Navy.

On behalf of Tsar Nicholas II, Russian War Minister Korrosky promised other countries that the Russian Navy would come out of the nest and send 2 Russian-class dreadnought battleships and 2 Valdo-class dreadnought battleships. and 1 Peresvet-class all-steel battleship, 3 Borodino-class all-steel battleships, 5 large fast armored cruisers, 16 fast protection cruisers, 17 destroyers, and 26 torpedo boats to join the second joint expeditionary fleet, which is almost all the warships that the Russians can come up with for long voyages.

Tsar Nicholas II hoped that this second joint expeditionary fleet could defeat the main force of the Chinese Imperial Navy, so that the pressure on the Russian land battlefield would be reduced a lot, and if the Chinese Empire lost even the sea power, where would there be any energy, and the Chinese Empire would have to withdraw its forces when the time came to fight against the coalition forces on the Russian battlefield. Prepare to resist an attack by the Coalition forces on its homeland from the sea, at which point Russia can begin to reclaim the area east of the Ural Mountains.

In order to achieve the victory of the second joint expeditionary fleet, Tsar Nicholas II was ruined this time, except for the warships that were still being built on the dockyard. Nicholas II was ready to send everything he could.

On behalf of Italy, Italian War Minister Hannaverde promised that the Italian Navy would send one Dante-class dreadnought, two Count Cavour-class dreadnought, and six Queen Margaret-class all-steel battleships, a total of three dreadnoughts and six all-steel battleships to join the second joint expeditionary fleet. In addition, 6 large fast armored cruisers, 14 fast protection cruisers, 18 destroyers, and 24 torpedo boats will be sent to join the second joint expeditionary fleet. This is already the overwhelming majority of the strength of the Italian Navy.

Britain, France, and Russia in the Entente, and Germany, Italy, Austria and Turkey in the Central Powers. No matter how many warships each country is going to send to join the second joint expeditionary fleet, it can be regarded as having come up with a bloody capital, and although the strength of the navies of the seven countries is not as good as the joint expeditionary fleet formed for the first time, it is not far behind, and if we add the main force of the Atlantic Fleet of the US Navy, the result will be different.

Vice President of the United States, William? Howard? Taft promised representatives of other countries that the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet would send four New York-class super-dreadnought battleships, four South Carolina-class dreadnought-class battleships, four Delaware-class dreadnought-class battleships, four Florida-class dreadnought-class battleships, and four Wyoming-class dreadnought-class battleships, a total of 20 powerful dreadnought battleships to join the second joint expeditionary fleet, including four super dreadnought, and six Maine-class all-steel battleships and six Ginia-class all-steel battleships of the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet, 8 Connecticut-class all-steel battleships, and a total of 20 all-steel battleships will also join the second joint expeditionary fleet.

In addition to battleships, the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet will have 6 ironclad battleships, 20 large fast armored cruisers, 50 fast protection cruisers, 70 destroyers, 90 torpedo boats, and 22 submarines to join the second joint expeditionary fleet, and almost the entire U.S. Atlantic Fleet will be dispatched.

In this way, the second joint expeditionary fleet formed by the Entente, the Allies and the United States this time is definitely not inferior to the first joint expeditionary fleet, and the entire joint expeditionary fleet has 10 super dreadnought battleships, 58 dreadnought battleships, 76 all-steel battleships, 20 ironclad battleships, 76 large fast armored cruisers, 182 fast protection cruisers, 253 destroyers, 334 torpedo boats and 82 submarines, adding up to thousands of warships. The total displacement even exceeded 5.8 million tons.

The Joint Expeditionary Fleet formed by the First Entente and the Allies has 72 dreadnought battleships, 72 all-steel battleships, 20 ironclad battleships, 66 large fast armored cruisers, 180 fast protection cruisers, 236 destroyers, 308 torpedo boats and 48 submarines, compared to the number of warships of the two joint expeditionary fleets, although the number of dreadnought battleships formed this time is only 68, but 10 of them are super dreadnought battleships, Counting 10 super dreadnought battleships and 58 dreadnought battleships, they can completely surpass 72 dreadnought battleships in terms of combat effectiveness, and as for other types of warships, on the whole, the joint expeditionary fleet formed this time is stronger than that formed by the First Entente and the Central Powers.

The eight representatives of the Entente, the Allies and the United States discussed that although each country had decided on the number of warships to join the second joint expeditionary fleet, the second joint expeditionary fleet could not rush to the waters of Asia to seek the main fleet of the Chinese Imperial Navy for a decisive battle, after all, some of the warships sent by some countries this time had some warships that had been slightly injured in the last naval battle, and the remaining warships of the first joint expeditionary fleet had just returned to Europe, and those warships of various countries that had been lightly injured had just returned to Europe. It will also take some time to make repairs.

At the same time, it also took some time for the countries to draw their own warships that were ready to join the second joint expeditionary fleet, so the representatives of the last eight countries agreed that the warships of all countries joining the second joint expeditionary fleet would assemble at the port of Herakrion on March 15, 1909, on the Greek island of Crete, and that the warships of all countries must arrive at the assembly port before, so that the navies of the countries would have more than one month to prepare for the expedition.

Lambertst, the representative of Great Britain and the chief of the General Staff of the British Army, although he hoped that the second joint expeditionary fleet would reach the waters of Asia as soon as possible, eliminate the main force of the imperial Chinese navy, and enable reinforcements from various countries to support Australia and New Zealand, but the representatives of other countries agreed that the fleets of various countries should be assembled on March 15, 1909, and immediately embark on another expedition to Asia, and that some of the wounded warships of the British themselves who had participated in the first joint expeditionary fleet also needed to be repaired. Lambertst had no choice but to reluctantly agree to the time for the assembly of the navies of various countries. (To be continued.) )

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