Chapter 1258: The World Shakes
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On the afternoon of 11 January, the well-known German newspaper Berlin Le Rì printed a special issue, which was impressively an introduction to the naval battles fought in the Bahamas by the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet and the expeditionary fleet composed of the United States and Britain navies. Although the content of the naval battle was mostly speculation, the final result did quote the content of the press conference held by the Chinese Prime Minister's Office. For a time, the whole of Germany was in a sensation, and countless Germans cheered and celebrated the great victory of the allies! Although the relations between Germany and China were not harmonious, the ordinary German people did not know about it, they only knew that China was an ally of Germany, and that the Chinese emperor had married a princess of the German Kingdom of Bavaria. The victory of the allies, which was no less a huge victory for Germany!
It has been a year and a half since the beginning of the world war, and for the Germans, the first blood has long cooled. As the battle on the front entered a stalemate, the German casualties were increasing, which made the Germans, who were still cheering at the beginning of the war, gradually less enthusiastic about the war. In particular, after the blockade of overseas trade routes, the German economy had problems, and the supply of various daily necessities in the market began to be rationed, which made the German people have a negative attitude towards the war. However, the Germans were relatively high, and they knew that once the war began, it would not be so easy to end it. Moreover, if Germany did not want to lose more benefits, then Germany had no choice but to continue the war. Therefore, the Germans very much hoped that the war would end sooner rather than later. Merely. The German army and navy are now adopting a strategy of passive defense. This gives the German people a lot of hope. And now the brilliant victory of the Chinese Navy. It undoubtedly irritated these Germans deeply. Popular demonstrations broke out in many German cities, demanding that the German army launch the fiercest attack on the enemy, and together with the allies, completely defeat the enemy and win the war!
This is true not only in Germany, but also in other countries. All journalists from all over the world who participated in the press conference at the Chinese Prime Minister's Office immediately transmitted the news back to China. The newspaper where they worked was the first to put the news of the Chinese Navy's victory in a decisive battle on the front page, or printed a special issue. Now, the world war has become a matter of concern all over the world, and people all over the world have been speculating. When will the war end? And which side of the war will be victorious! From the initial point of view, the Allies and the Entente were evenly matched, and the Allies completed the preparations for war first, so they took the lead. However, with their strong foundation and strength, the Entente gradually reversed their disadvantages and began to occupy the advantage on the battlefield. In particular, after the British Navy destroyed the main force of the German Navy in the Battle of the North Sea, the call for the Allies to finally win the war was very high. However, the only variable in this war is China, which is constantly winning on all fronts, not only the army that continues to defeat the American and British armies, but also the British and Indian armies. The Chinese Navy has now also achieved a brilliant victory! Well, a lot of countries think. After the Chinese navy's victory in the Battle of the Bahamas, it was only a matter of time before China defeated the United States, or even wiped it out. And this may also become a turning point in this world war. And the victorious side of the world war is most likely China and the Central Powers led by Germany.
In addition, the weapons used by the Chinese navy in this naval battle have also become the target of attention of various countries. When the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet left Pearl Harbor, there were only 15 capital ships. This has led military experts all over the world to divide the Chinese Navy into looking for death, and challenging the 46 capital ships of the US-British joint fleet with 15 capital ships is completely beyond its means. But now as a result of the naval battle, the Chinese Navy has once again given these so-called brick beasts a hard slap in the face. The Chinese Navy won this naval battle at a very small cost, the lead ships of the combined fleet of the United States and the British Navy, 19 were sunk, and all the rest were captured! Such a brilliant victory is unique in the entire history of world warfare. Moreover, the far-reaching impact of this decisive battle is incomparable. Some countries even exclaimed that the rise of the East will be irreversible, and it took hundreds of years for the West to surpass the East and become the ruling center of the world, and now, it seems that the ruling center of the world is going back to the East. Of course, this is what the Chinese want to see. China has been the leader of the world for thousands of years, and although it has been declining since modern times, China has regained the leadership of the world, which is exactly what everyone expects!
Some military experts who were slapped in the face also claimed that the Chinese Navy relied on aircraft to win this naval battle. And that's exactly what everyone had expected. Everyone believes that the Chinese Navy does not have a naval base on the Atlantic coast and cannot use powerful aircraft against the combined fleet of the United States and Britain. And this time, the planes of the Chinese Navy are still extremely strong, and the attack of hundreds of fighters has completely turned the warships of the combined fleet of the United States and the British Navy into ornaments, and they have been sunk one after another! Although so far none of this new weapon has been revealed. But almost all countries have guessed that the Chinese navy must have built a warship capable of aircraft taking off and landing. Only in this way can hundreds of fighters be used to destroy the capital ships of the combined fleet of the United States and the United Kingdom, which have the largest number, so as to win this naval battle!
Those countries of the Entente also got the news one after another. Although China's Department of Homeland Security and the Military Intelligence Agency teamed up to strangle spies from hostile countries at home, the Allies were able to get some information lightly in other European countries. The reports in these newspapers also caused shock among the citizens of the Entente countries. They all couldn't believe that such a powerful navy of the United States and Britain would suffer a crushing defeat. This also leads to a very bad situation for the entire Entente! French President Clement. Armand. Farier and Tsar Nicholas II even called the British to inquire about the details of the naval battle. After all, the British fleet was also involved in this naval battle, and they should have received more accurate information. It's just that France and Russia finally got the news that they were very disappointed, and those newspapers did not report indiscriminately that the combined fleet of the United States and Britain had indeed failed, and it was still completely annihilated!
In fact, back in the days of the British fleet commander John . Morality. When Admiral Robeck gave the order to surrender to the Chinese Navy, he sent a telegram to the British Admiralty. At the time, it was 1 a.m. London time on January 11.
When the officer on duty at the British Admiralty received the telegram, he did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent it to the Admiralty-Chancellor, John Murphy. Sir Fisher called. Woken up John. Sir Fisher was furious, but when he heard the call, he fell silent! He ordered the officers who received the telegram to rush to the Prime Minister's Office, and he also rushed to the Prime Minister's Office immediately, and then handed him the specific battle report at the gate of the Prime Minister's Office, and he was to report to the Prime Minister in person! You must know that when the British Navy sent a fleet to the United States to form a joint fleet with the United States Navy, this was because the British wanted to defeat China in this naval battle, and then take this opportunity to give an explanation to the British people. But I never expected that now it is such a result. One of the six most advanced battleships sent was sunk, the other five were heavily damaged and captured by the Chinese. The rest of the heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers also surrendered to the Chinese for the vast majority. The British fleet was wiped out this time!
British Admiralty Chancellor John. When Sir Fisher arrived at the Prime Minister's House in Downing Street, it was already half past one in the morning. He took the battle report from the naval officer who had been waiting here for a long time, and after a few cursory glances, he walked into the Prime Minister's Office and reported to Prime Minister Asquith!
"Sir Fischer, what has happened? Why are you coming to see me so late? Prime Minister Asquith yawned and walked into the office, asked the secretary to make him a strong cup of coffee, and then opened his mouth to John A. Sir Fisher asked!
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, John. Morality. Admiral Robeck has sent a telegram! The decisive battle at sea between the combined fleet and the Chinese has already been decided! "John. Sir Fisher said!
"Oh? So quickly decided the winner? So did we win? Prime Minister Asquith immediately asked, and the sleepy bug didn't know where to go at this moment.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we have failed! According to General Robeck's report, the Chinese used hundreds of aircraft to attack the capital ships of the Combined Fleet in this naval battle. The capital ships of the combined fleet simply could not withstand the attack of the Chinese aircraft. Most of the capital ships were sunk or severely damaged by Chinese aircraft! In order to preserve strength, General Robeck led the fleet to retreat before the second wave of Chinese aircraft attacked, but was intercepted by the Chinese before dark. After an artillery battle, one of our 6 capital ships was sunk and three were heavily damaged. As a last resort, Admiral Robeck had already ordered the fleet to surrender to the Chinese Navy! According to the telegram sent back by Admiral Robeck before the surrender, the losses of the American fleet should have been greater than ours. Therefore, this decisive battle of the Combined Fleet against the Chinese Naval Expeditionary Fleet ended in a crushing defeat for the Combined Fleet, and the Chinese once again won the naval battle! "John. Sir Fisher said with a heavy heart! )