The forcible occupation of the Faroe Islands by the Chinese Empire made it a delusion for the German Navy to break through the blockade of the Chinese Navy and enter the Atlantic. The German Navy also had to change its strategy and build more large ocean-going submarines and fast warships in order to break through the blockade of the Chinese Navy and enter the vast Atlantic Ocean to attack sea transportation lines.

In addition, Germany originally pinned its hopes on the navy, hoping that the navy could create a miracle and break the blockade of the Chinese navy. But now it seems that it is very difficult. Therefore, the German top brass believes that the guarantee of victory is still on land. As long as the German and allied armies could sweep across Europe at the beginning of the war, advancing the front to the Ural Mountains and the Ural River, then they would be able to dominate Europe and use the power of the whole of Europe to fight against the Chinese Empire. That way, they will at least be invincible.

This also allowed the Germans to devote more resources to the development of the army. A large number of new weapons were developed by scientists and then equipped with troops, so that the gap between the German Army and the Imperial Chinese Army was constantly narrowing.

On January 19, 1862, King Frederick VII of Denmark officially announced that the Kingdom of Denmark would join the Holy Alliance as of today.

The subservience of the Kingdom of Denmark led to a great change in the attitude of the Nordic countries. Previously, several countries had been united to refuse the Germans' demands and avoid being involved in future wars. But now, the Kingdom of Denmark has taken the lead. Well, the remaining kingdoms of Norway and Sweden. I simply can't hold on to it.

Sweden, in particular, was once the hegemon of Northern Europe. The powerful musket units fought the wolves of Russia and other countries of Central Europe, and occupied large areas of territory. But now. Sweden has a population of only 4 million, and even with Norway's population of 1.7 million, it cannot compete with Germany, which has a population of hundreds of millions. Therefore, in the face of the Germans' pressing steps, Sweden and Norway had no choice but to submit to Germany.

On February 2, 1862, King Karl XV of Sweden and King Carl IV of Norway announced that Sweden and Norway would join the Holy Alliance from now on. This brought all of Northern Europe into the Holy Alliance.

Right now. The number of members of the Holy League has skyrocketed to eight, including the German Empire, Great Britain, Russia, the Kingdom of Italy, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Kingdom of Norway. Although it may be less numerically than the Chinese Empire's Peace Alliance, in terms of real strength, except for the Chinese Empire's strength being too perverted, those allies of the Chinese Empire are not opponents of the Holy Alliance at all. If it weren't for the Chinese Empire, the Peace Alliance would be vulnerable in front of the Holy Alliance. Of course, there is the mainstay of the Chinese Empire. As a result, the Peace Alliance is still stronger than the Holy Alliance.

The members of the Holy Alliance are all European countries, including the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which are also considered European countries. Except for a small part of eastern Europe. Outside of a small part of Western Europe, the rest of Europe has almost fallen under the control of the Holy Alliance. Although in terms of population and area. The Holy Alliance cannot be compared to the Chinese Empire and the Peace Alliance, but. Europe, after all, is the heart of the world. Even the last world war almost destroyed the whole of Europe. But. Their industrial prowess is still not to be underestimated. Taken together, the whole of Europe is no worse than the Chinese Empire. The only advantage of the Chinese Empire and the Peace Alliance was probably the population and the resources at its disposal. After hundreds of years of development, many of Europe's resources have been depleted. The Chinese Empire, on the other hand, was able to obtain sufficient resources from its vast territory to develop. The Chinese Empire's industrial prowess and population made it almost impossible for the Chinese Empire to be defeated on land. Of course, because of the geographical location, it was difficult for the Chinese Empire's strong military strength to be put into European combat, which was an important reason for limiting the strength of the Chinese Empire, and it was also an important reason for the German Empire to dare to challenge the Chinese Empire.

Southern German Empire, on the outskirts of Munich, Kaiser Wilhelm I, Crown Prince Frederick. Wilhelm, the Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, Count Moltke, was watching with great interest the tests of new weapons at the weapons test site. In the vast weapon training ground, several black iron bumps were accompanied by a rumbling roar, but soon a few iron bumps were heard. Several Germans crawled out of it and began repairs. These iron bumps hesitated and steady, and they broke down.

The remaining iron lumps continue to move on. Their target was an infantry position in front of the training ground.

Because the Chinese Empire has now become the main enemy of Germany, Germany has long begun to collect intelligence on the Chinese Empire, and economic, political, and military intelligence are the targets of their collection. In particular, the military intelligence was the focus of the Germans.

The Chinese Empire invested heavily in the army, air force, and navy, which allowed the Chinese Empire to acquire a large number of new weapons. This is despite the fact that the Imperial Department of Homeland Security and the Military Intelligence Agency have been trying to keep it secret. However, there is still a lot of information leaked out. And the Germans, on the basis of this information, began their research and development work. After taking control of most of Europe and becoming the leading big brother of the Holy Alliance, almost the best minds and scientists of the entire Western world gathered in Germany and began to serve Germany. This has greatly improved Germany's scientific research strength, even though the Chinese Empire is no longer inferior to the West after years of development, and is still in a leading state in many fields. However, the heritage of Europe was far from being comparable to that of the Chinese Empire. After they began to play catch-up, the gap between the two sides was narrowing. If it weren't for Long Yufei's reasons, the empire's science and technology would have been more forward-looking in its development, and it might have been surpassed by the Germans long ago.

These tanks are the tanks developed by the Russians themselves. Although in shape and construction, with the help of tanks of the Chinese Army. But every part inside, from the engine to the tank gun, to the armor, was a product of the Germans themselves. In these respects, the Germans, although a little late, are not much behind China.

"Boom! Rumble! "After a long journey, several iron bumps finally came to the front of the invincible position, and the tank guns began to shell, one after another destroyed the machine-gun fire points and pillboxes on the infantry positions. Then, the tank's tracks ran over it, directly breaking the barbed wire.

"Da Da Da!" The machine guns on the tanks also began to strafe the enemy's positions.

"Bang Bang!" Kaiser Wilhelm I applauded with a smile on his face. The rest of the people clapped their hands.

"A very good weapon, with these invulnerable weapons, we can break through the enemy's defense line very easily!" William I said with a smile.

"Yes! However, the performance of these tanks does not seem to be very good, the speed is too slow, and the stability is also very poor, and less than half of the more than a dozen tanks that set off participated in the attack. The other half broke down on the way! "Frederick. Crown Prince William said.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Now the key factor affecting the mass production of these tanks is stability. However, we have concentrated on the areas that experts are working on. It is estimated that it will be solved in the near future. And then it's time for mass mass production and equipping the troops! Count Moltke said with a smile.

"Our tanks, compared to the Chinese, who has the advantage?" William I asked.

"Your Majesty, although our tanks are developing rapidly, the Chinese developed tanks before us. Now that they have begun to equip tanks on a large scale, presumably they have overcome the aspect of stability. In terms of the performance of the tank, our tank is also slightly at a disadvantage. However, with everyone's efforts, we will soon be able to build a tank that is more advanced than the Chinese's tank! Count Moltke said.

"Hmmm! The empire must not only have tanks more powerful than the tanks of the Chinese, but also weapons capable of defending against these tanks. The contradictions between us and the Chinese have intensified. It is estimated that the war will not be long before it begins. Time is running out! William I sighed. He knew very well that while Germany was preparing for war, the Chinese were also preparing for war. It is estimated that the Chinese will complete the preparations for war before Germany. At that time, it is very likely that the Chinese will preemptively provoke a war. In that case, it would be even more disadvantageous to Germany.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Count Moltke nodded solemnly.

Subsequently, Kaiser Wilhelm I and his entourage went to Frankfurt to inspect German aircraft production plants. After the air force and navy of the Chinese Empire were successively equipped with aircraft, Germany was not far behind in carrying out research and development in this area. With information stolen from the Chinese Empire, the Germans developed their own aircraft. Although it is not as good as the aircraft equipped by the Chinese * army in terms of performance, it can also be used improvised. New, more powerful aircraft are still being developed.

Kaiser Wilhelm I was very pleased with these weapons that could soar into the sky. Even toys made of wood and skin don't seem to be of much use. However, Wilhelm I believed that if these weapons were useless, the Chinese would never have made and equipped troops on a large scale.

War is worthy of being a booster for the development of science and technology, because of the impact of war, the development of science and technology in this era is very rapid. All kinds of advanced weapons appeared in advance because of the development of science and technology. This will inevitably make the next war even more tragic. (To be continued......)

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