"Your Majesty, at present, the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy has rushed to the predetermined sea area and completed the blockade of the British Isles. In addition, the coastline of France is also blocked by us. However, our warships are limited in number, and ships from Britain and France, and even other neutral countries, often cross our blockade line. General Sun Hao, Chief of the General Staff, said to Emperor Long Yufei.

"There's no way around it, the sea is so vast, and the British coastline is so long, it's almost impossible to completely block it down. However, as long as the British sea transport routes are basically blocked, it will be fine! Long Yufei said. It is impossible to completely blockade Britain so that not a single ship can reach it.

However, for the Empire, as long as more than eighty percent of Britain's maritime trade was cut off. Britain is completely finished! When the time comes, Britain will be weaker and weaker under the blockade of the Reich. This would facilitate the Empire's future deployment of troops to land in the British Isles.

After the 5th Fleet had completed its rest, he also participated in the blockade of the British Isles. In addition, the 'Eastern Han class' battleships of the Imperial Navy will be commissioned one after another, and all of these battleships can also be sent to Europe! Admiral Sun Hao said.

"Yes!" Long Yufei nodded, the tighter the blockade, the stricter the UK's strength will be weakened. It would be better to starve the whole of England, in that case, the final victory of the Empire would not be far off.

"The navy of the British, the French, don't dare to engage us at war?" Long Yufei asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Their navy has always been in the military port. Under the protection of shore defense artillery. Admiral Sun Hao said.

"However, according to the information we have received. The construction of battleships was in full swing in the shipyards of the British. In particular, four powerful 'Nile-class' battleships will be able to enter service in a few months! This may pose a certain threat to us. Admiral Sun Hao continued.

"Hmm. That's a problem. In which shipyard were those 'Nile-class' battleships of the British built? Long Yufei asked. He also knew this information. The four 'Nile-class' battleships of the British had already been launched and entered the final stage of outfitting, and they were just about to go to sea trials. Of course, now that the British coastline has been blocked by the Imperial Navy, it is impossible for these 'Nile-class' battleships to complete sea trials. However, these 'Nile-class' battleships could have entered service even if they did not pass the sea trials. That's just the case. There may be some minor issues.

The British Navy's 'Nile-class' battleships, with a displacement of more than 15,000 tons, were equipped with five twin 12-inch guns, and their firepower was even more ferocious than that of the 'Admiral-class'. Even compared with the 'Eastern Han class' battleships equipped with three triple 305 mm guns, it is not weak at all. Therefore, these 'Nile-class' battleships, if they enter service, will undoubtedly pose a certain threat to the Imperial Navy.

"Your Majesty, four 'Nile-class' battleships, all built at the Portsmouth shipyard in England! Except for the four 'Nile-class' battleships that were nearing completion. Four more 'Admiral-class' battleships and four 'Nile-class' battleships were under construction. Admiral Sun Hao said. There is no doubt that once all twelve battleships are commissioned, the Imperial Navy will once again face a challenge.

"Portsmouth shipyard? That shipyard with a history of almost two hundred years? Is it possible to destroy this shipyard! Long Yufei said. If you want to solve the problem once and for all, you have to destroy the entire shipyard at once. In this case, the shipbuilding industry in Britain will be dealt a great blow. Although the shipbuilding industry in Britain is very developed. There are quite a few shipyards where warships can be built. However, the Portsmouth shipyard is one of the most important. If destroyed by the Chinese Empire. Not only were those warships useless, but the British Navy wanted to regain their vitality. It's even more impossible.

"Your Majesty, the Portsmouth shipyard is located in the home port of the British Navy's home fleet, surrounded by a number of shore defense batteries. If you want to destroy this shipyard, it will be very difficult! Admiral Sun Hao said with a frown.

"No matter how difficult it is, do it. Arrange for both the capital ships of the 1st and 5th fleets to go. I don't believe that with 16 capital ships of the Imperial Navy, it is not possible to deal with them. In addition, aren't the 'Eastern Han class' battleships in service, let the 'Eastern Han class' battleships also go. A total of 24 battleships should be more than enough to destroy the naval base of the British Navy! A hint of determination flashed in Long Yufei's eyes.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Sun Hao nodded, he knew that Long Yufei had already made up his mind, so naturally there was nothing to say.

"Your Majesty, the General Staff plans to launch a counterattack on the North Atlantic Military Alliance, starting at the end of February of this year. The counterattack began first from the Iberian Peninsula. After destroying the Anglo-French forces that had entered the Iberian Peninsula, the Imperial Army and the Spanish Army would cross the Pyrenees and invade southern France. Imperial troops stationed in the Western Siberian Plain would not be able to attack until the end of March or early April. When the time comes, we will unite with the Ottoman Turkish Empire and launch a final blow against Russia! Admiral Sun Hao said.

Long Yufei nodded: "What about the Kingdom of Belgium?" They are the hope of the First World War, and the Empire has come to their aid! It is indeed not easy for the Kingdom of Belgium to survive until now! ”

"Your Majesty, we are currently transporting all kinds of war materials to the Kingdom of Belgium by sea. However, there were no plans to transport troops to the Kingdom of Belgium. According to the original plan, the Kingdom of Prussia should send troops to attack France from the north! Admiral Sun Hao said.

"The Prussians were mostly unreliable. They're going to let us down. In the end, you need to rely on yourself. Arrange two armies to go to the Kingdom of Belgium! Even if they can't launch a counterattack from the north, at least they must hold on to the Kingdom of Belgium so that they don't perish! Long Yufei said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Sun Hao nodded.

"In addition, the General Staff should be prepared. If the Prussians come out and fight us for territory, we can't afford to lose to them! Those Prussians, who refused to contribute when they fought before, now see that we are about to win, and they will definitely be eager to come out and snatch the fruits of victory with us! A hint of gloom flashed across Long Yufei's face.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Sun Hao suddenly had a feeling that the contradictions between the empire and the Kingdom of Prussia would intensify this time. In this case, it will not be very beneficial to the war that is going on now! Of course, if the Kingdom of Prussia wanted to snatch the fruits of victory, the Reich would never agree. The empire paid such a great price in this war, how could it be possible to take the kingdom of Prussia lightly?

When the Chief of the General Staff, General Sun Hao, was reporting the military situation to the Emperor Long Yufei. The car of the ambassador of the Kingdom of Prussia to China drove into the Reich Foreign Office. Klaus, the ambassador of the Kingdom of Prussia to China, got out of the car. However, his face is not very good-looking. It wasn't until he saw the staff of the Imperial Foreign Office who had arranged to greet him that his face was filled with smiles.

Soon, Ambassador Klaus appeared in the office of Wei Yuan, the Imperial Foreign Secretary.

"Your Excellency, good afternoon! Are you here today? Wei Yuan asked in some surprise. If we say that the relationship between the empire and the Kingdom of Prussia was still very close. Well, now, relations between the two countries have begun to drift apart. Not for anything else, but mainly because the war is coming to an end, and the differences between the two countries are getting bigger and bigger for the distribution of post-war benefits. This directly leads to the inevitable contradictions between the two countries.

The Kingdom of Prussia has always accused the empire of wanton outward expansion, taking advantage of the fact that the European powers are resisting the main forces of the North Atlantic military alliance. But in the same way, the Empire accused the Kingdom of Prussia of preserving its strength. Otherwise, the war situation in the Kingdom of Belgium would not have deteriorated to such a point.

It's just that because the war is not over, the North Atlantic military alliance is still strong. Therefore, although there are differences between the two countries, they still maintain close cooperation. However, it is very difficult to say how long this cooperation will last.

The empire also saw that the Prussians wanted to expand in Europe, and with the help of this war, after overthrowing the old powers in Europe, they wanted to leap up and become the hegemon of Europe. If possible, they would definitely also want to replace the empire and become the hegemon of the world. Therefore, the contradictions between the Reich and the Kingdom of Prussia were already inevitable.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Minister, this time I have come on the orders of the country, and there is a situation to inform the Chinese Empire!" Ambassador Klaus said.

"Oh? What's the situation? Wei Yuan was a little surprised.

"The Kingdom of Prussia believed that the war had been waged to this point, and that the countries were somewhat exhausted. The Asian-European military alliance has won a decisive victory, and we may be able to end the war through the negotiating table. And not let the lads of the countries die on the battlefield again! Ambassador Klaus said.

At this time, Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan's brows were already tightly furrowed. Yes, the Asian-European military alliance has won a decisive victory, but the war has not yet ended, and the North Atlantic military alliance has not yet been completely defeated. If the war were to stop now, it would be very bad for the Empire.

"Your Excellency, is this what the Kingdom of Prussia meant?" Wei Yuan asked.

"Your Excellency, this is what Britain and France mean. If the Chinese Empire agrees, they can throw in the towel! (To be continued......)

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