The Kingdom of Prussia agreed to cooperate, which allowed the crisis in the Kingdom of Belgium to be temporarily resolved. The two countries began to unite and were ready to attack the Kingdom of the Netherlands in order to break the siege of the Kingdom of Belgium by the British, French and Dutch powers. At this time, the British, French and Dutch countries did not know that the Kingdom of Belgium was already planning to strike first, and they were still planning to act against the Kingdom of Belgium after completing the mobilization, and destroy this hardcore supporter of the Chinese Empire.

Of course, the military strength of the British Empire, even if it is not comparable to China, is still not to be underestimated. In particular, the Royal Navy of the British Empire was still inferior to the Chinese Navy. However, in the whole of Europe, there is undoubtedly a giant like a zài. While the British 6th Army was planning to unite France and the Kingdom of the Netherlands against the Kingdom of Belgium, the British Navy was also planning to attack another hardcore ally of the Chinese Empire.

Inside the building of the British Admiralty,.

"Your Excellency, according to the information we have received, the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy has already passed through the Suez Canal and is rushing to Spain. At this time, it is very dangerous to still leave the Mediterranean Fleet there. Once the Chinese Navy arrives, the Mediterranean Fleet will not be a match for the Chinese Navy at all. In order to preserve strength, I can withdraw the Mediterranean Fleet first! ”…… The Mediterranean Fleet has only four battleships, and it really has no advantage over the eight battleships of the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy. Now, the British Navy is already lagging behind the Chinese Navy, and if it loses the Mediterranean Fleet again, it will undoubtedly make matters worse. At that time, the strength of the British Navy will be further weakened.

"But are we leaving the Mediterranean to the Chinese just like that?" If they could not master the sea control in the Mediterranean, then the Chinese would be able to transport troops and war materials to Europe through a steady stream of sea routes.

"Your Excellency, but we have no choice now. Unless, throw the entire home fleet into the Mediterranean Sea and have a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy in advance! ”。

"What if, now, we have a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy? Of course, I mean to concentrate all our efforts on crushing the Chinese Navy when it has only one fleet in the Mediterranean. In that case, we may be able to turn the tide. ”。 Although the British Royal Navy is now inferior to the Chinese Navy, this does not mean that there are no other ways to change the balance of power between the two sides. The construction of a battleship will take at least two years. If the enemy battleship can be sunk, then the balance of power between the two sides will change.

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"Your Excellency, if we gather the Home Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet, we may really be able to defeat the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy. They had only 8 battleships, and dozens of small ones. And if our two fleets are combined, we can have 12 battleships. Even in terms of performance, it may be inferior to the battleships of the Chinese Navy. However, the numerical superiority of four battleships allowed us to have an advantage! ”。

"Hmmm! Then, the home fleet immediately prepares to go to the Mediterranean Sea and fight a decisive battle with the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy. This is a great opportunity and should not be missed! ”。

"Yes, Your Excellency. However, before we can do that, we have to let the Mediterranean Fleet deal with the Spanish Navy. Other warships of the Spanish Navy pose little threat to us. However, those two 'Qin-class' battleships pose no small threat to us. If the Spanish Navy joins the battlefield in the decisive battle between us and the Chinese Navy, it will be a huge threat to us! ”。

"Well, let him lead the Mediterranean Fleet to deal with the Spanish Navy first, and then join up with the Continental Fleet and fight the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!" , his eyes were also full of war. If this plan succeeds, then the British Navy may indeed be able to turn the tide. Even if they lost the decisive battle with the Chinese Navy's 1st Fleet, they were able to buy enough time for the subsequent warships to enter service. In this way, the contrast between the naval strength of the Chinese Empire and that of Britain will gradually change. It is not impossible for the British Navy to gain superiority once again.

The British Admiralty immediately sent the battle plan to the British Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, whose home port was located in Gibraltar. Ask them to take out the Spanish Navy before the arrival of the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy, creating a chance for a decisive battle.

"Haha! I knew that His Excellency the Minister would not admit defeat so lightly. This time, we'll be able to beat those yellow-skinned monkeys to the ground! Laughing.

"Commander, then we'll have to go right away. The Chinese will be here in a few days! ”。

"Hmmm! Command the fleet, prepare! ”。

Originally, the British Admiralty had a plan that once the main force of the Chinese Navy entered the Mediterranean, in order to preserve its strength, the main force of the Mediterranean Fleet would be withdrawn to the mainland...... The navy of the British Empire was about to retreat before a shot, so where did this make his face go! Fortunately, the British Admiralty made timely adjustments.

The British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet now has four battleships, namely two 'Ravage' class battleships, the 'Roar' battleship and the 'Triumph' battleship, two 'Ajax-class' battleships, namely the 'Agamemnon' battleship and the 'Apollo' battleship, in addition, the Mediterranean Fleet also has four 'Nelson-class' battleships, eight 'Orlando-class' battleships and 14 'Pearl class' cruisers. This kind of strength is already very strong.

The Spanish Navy, on the other hand, had two 'Qin-class' battleships ordered from the Chinese Empire, four 'Eastern Zhou-class' battleships, six 'Western Zhou-class' battleships, six 'Trotto-class' cruisers, eight 'Tiangang-class' destroyers, and 12 old 'Xia-class' cruisers. The number of battleships was less than that of the British Navy's Mediterranean fleet, and in particular, the powerful battleships were a full two. Even if the performance of the 'ravage-class' battleships and the 'Ajax-class' battleships is poor, they can still win the 'Qin-class' battleships in the case of two against one.

Because of this comparison of strengths, he confidently believed that the strength of the Mediterranean Fleet alone was enough to defeat or even annihilate the Spanish Navy.

On July 31, 1854, the battleship 'Agamemnon'. Subsequently, dozens of warships of the Mediterranean Fleet rushed out of the harbor and prepared to go for a decisive battle with the Spanish Navy, which would be eliminated before the decisive battle with the First Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy.

The Spanish Navy was originally part of the Atlantic Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet. However, with the outbreak of war, the Spanish Navy knew that its scattered fleet was no match for the British Navy at all. In particular, in the Atlantic direction, it is even more unable to compete with the British Navy. Therefore, the Spanish Admiralty, Duke Aguilera, ordered the Atlantic Fleet to be stationed in the Mediterranean. In addition, the name of the Spanish Navy's Great Fleet was also changed, the Atlantic Fleet was named the 1st Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet was named the 2nd Fleet, and the two 'Qin-class' battleships, six 'Trotto-class' cruisers and eight 'Tiangang-class' destroyers ordered from the Chinese Empire were named the 3rd Fleet. Among the three major fleets, the 3rd Fleet is undoubtedly the most powerful, all of which are new ships.

After the outbreak of the war, Spain also stepped up its surveillance of Gibraltar. When all the Mediterranean Fleet of the British Navy left the port and entered the Mediterranean, the information was immediately reported to the Admiralty. Duke Aguilera, Lord of the Admiralty, ordered the Spanish Navy to be put into combat readiness. And, ready to fight the Mediterranean Fleet at any time.

Although the strength of the Spanish Navy was slightly inferior to that of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, the Spanish Navy was not afraid. Because, their ally, the powerful 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy is on its way. By the time the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy arrived, the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet would have no choice but to die.

It takes less than two days to travel from Gibraltar to Benidorm, the seat of the Spanish Navy. According to the intelligence received by the British, it would take five days or more for the Chinese fleet to reach Spain. So, the Mediterranean Fleet had enough time to defeat the Spanish Navy. By the time the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy arrived, they would see that the Spanish Navy had been destroyed. At that time, the British Navy will be able to occupy a certain advantage! r1152

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