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The Chinese took the lead in building representative warships of giant ships and cannons such as the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships, opening a new era of the world's navy. This directly led to dozens of battleships of the British Navy, which became completely obsolete waste. Later, the British Navy was even more unlucky, so much so that the British Navy even lost its hegemonic position as the world's No. 1. Therefore, the British Navy has always been very wary of the Chinese Navy.

"Although, I don't know how terrifying the battleships and battlecruisers that the Chinese are building. However, I believe that the Chinese navy must be building more powerful warships than the existing ones. The British Royal Navy has a glorious tradition, we cannot always catch up with the Chinese, we must surpass the Chinese. In this way, we will be able to reclaim the glory that belongs to us! Prime Minister Arthur Belfour said in a deep voice. All along, it was the British Royal Navy that led the development trend of the world's navy, and now, it has actually become the Chinese to guide the development of the navy, and the British Navy can only catch up in the back, which is simply unacceptable.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister. ' The next class of battleships after the Giant-class battleships, the Orion-class battleships, will be the battleships that will bring the British Royal Navy back to the top of the world. This battleship, which will carry five twin 343mm naval guns, will become the most powerful battleship in the world. "said Sir John Fisher, Secretary of State for the Admiralty. It's just that the current design drawings of the 'Orion-class' battleship have not yet been completed. To carry 5 twin 343-mm naval guns, a larger hull was required, and at the same time, the high speed of the battleship was also required. This requires more powerful boilers and steam turbines. The British Navy still has some difficulties in this regard. However, in the next year or two, these problems should be resolved. When the time comes, the construction of this super battleship will be able to begin. Anyway, now the shipyards of all sizes in the UK are also filled with orders from the British Navy, and after two years, a lot of slipways can be vacated. But what Sir John Fisher didn't know was. The 343-mm naval gun, which the Chinese Navy has already begun to adopt on the 'Han-class' battleships. While the British were still laying keels of the Orion-class battleships, the Chinese Navy's Han-class battleships were already in service and became the most powerful battleships of their time.

"As for the battlecruisers, after the battleships of the 'Indefatigable class'. Our new class of battlecruisers will be named the 'Lion-class' battlecruisers. This battle cruiser, while maintaining speed, will also carry four twin 343 mm naval guns. When the time comes, the 'Lion-class' battlecruisers will become the most powerful battlecruisers in the world. The maritime interests of the British Empire will be absolutely guaranteed! Lord Chancellor John Fisher continued.

"Good, good. Very good! This is what the Royal Navy of the British Empire should be. I am waiting for the day when the Royal Navy will become the number one in the world again! Prime Minister Arthur Belfour said with great satisfaction.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, rest assured, Royal Navy of the British Empire. You won't be disappointed! Sir John Fisher assured.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, Lord Lansdowne, Foreign Secretary, begs to see you!" At this time, the secretary walked in and said.

"Lord Lansdowne? What's the matter with him? Let him in! Prime Minister Arthur Belfour said with a frown. For Lord Lansdowne, Arthur Belfort was somewhat dissatisfied. Negotiations with China two years ago. Lord Lansdoorne did not do a good job of the tasks assigned to him by the Cabinet, and almost put the Cabinet in crisis. If only there was no suitable candidate. At the same time, the strength of Lord Lansdown's family is too strong, and Prime Minister Arthur Belfort has long planned to replace a foreign secretary.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Your Excellency the Minister of the Navy, Your Excellency the Field Marshal, good afternoon!" Lord Lansdoorne greeted everyone with a smile on his face.

"Your Excellency's face is full of smiles, could it be something happy that you have encountered?" Lord of the Admiralty, Sir John Fisher, asked first.

"Haha! Everyone, I have good news for everyone, something has happened in the East! Lord Lansdownne said with a smile.

"Oriental? China? What's wrong? Could it be that the young emperor was seriously ill? Or died? Prime Minister Arthur Belfour immediately asked. From his words, it can be seen that he resented the Chinese emperor Wang Yuze.

"Ugh! Your Excellency Prime Minister, I haven't heard of that. However, the Chinese emperor was the youngest of all the world's great powers. Moreover, he was born in the military, and his health should be very good. In a short time, God probably won't summon him! Lord Landsdownne said.

"Well, Your Excellency, what good news have you brought us?" Prime Minister Arthur Belfour asked.

"The Chinese are gathering forces and preparing to attack Siam." Lord Landsdownne said.

"The Chinese are going to invade Siam? However, this is not unexpected. Siam has fertile soil and abundant products, and the Chinese will definitely not let go of this piece of fat. What's more, the Chinese are now emigrating on a large scale, and they have no reason to let Siam go. However, after the Chinese invaded Siam, the national strength will only become stronger. That's not a good thing for us, is it? Prime Minister Arthur Belfour said.

"Your Excellency, if the Chinese swallow Siam in one gulp, this is certainly not a good thing for us. But what if the Chinese didn't swallow it in one gulp, or rather, bang their heads and break the blood flow? That's a great thing for us! Lord Landsdownne said with a smile.

"How is this possible? With the military strength of the Chinese, especially the formidable combat power of the Chinese Army, it is simply easy to destroy a small Siam! Field Marshal Neville Powers Sir Chamberlain said. In the last war, although the British Army did not fight with the Chinese Army, from the Chinese Army's counterparts in Siberia and the United States, Sir Chamberlain knew that the combat power of the Chinese Army was very terrifying, probably no worse than Germany, which was known as the world's first, not to mention the British Army, which had always been more entangled. The army of Siam was nothing more than a rabble, and Sir Chamberlain was even more dismissive of them.

"Nothing is impossible. Let's not forget, the Boers only have a few hundred thousand people, but we have committed hundreds of thousands of troops and fought the Boers for two years. There are eight million Siamese people, and these Siamese are enough to form a quagmire of war more than ten times larger than the Boer War, and if the Chinese fall into it, they will definitely pay a heavy price! Lord Landsdoorn had a grim smile on his face.

Field Marshal Neville Powers Sir Chamberlain's face was a little unnatural, but he had to admit Lord Lansdowne's words. If these Siamese tried their best to resist the invasion of the Chinese, it was really possible to form a huge quagmire of war.

Prime Minister Arthur Belfour and Admiral Secretary John Fisher also had smiles on their faces. They seem to have seen China expend too much power in Siam and then go from strength to decline. However, they never imagined that the Siamese could be compared with the brave and warlike Boers. Siam believes in Buddhism and emphasizes the cultivation of the afterlife, and any suffering in this life is an ordeal to be experienced for the happiness of the next life. The poison of Buddhist thought has made the Siamese people content with the status quo. It is understandably difficult to get them to take up arms to resist China.

"The Siamese minister, on behalf of the Siamese government, has offered to buy a large number of weapons from us, and I have agreed. This can arm the Siamese and let them fight hard with the Chinese, which is very beneficial to us! Lord Landsdownne said.

"There are no problems at all with weapons, they can be transferred from India. We have three hundred thousand rifles stored there, which can all be sold to the Siamese. If that wasn't enough, sell the rifles of those indigenous Indian soldiers to the Siamese first. Field Marshal Neville Powers Sir Chamberlain said.

"In addition, the Siamese also offered to join the Entente, but I refused!" Lord Landsdownne said.

"These stupid Siamese people, they're too whimsical, aren't they?" Prime Minister Arthur Belfour scoffed. Britain is not a fool, and accepting Siam at this time is obviously working against China. Now that Britain is in a period of regaining strength, how can it offend China for the sake of a small Siam? Of course, if the Entente could be expanded so that more and more countries could join the Entente, this is what Britain would like to see. However, the premise is that Britain needs helpers, not burdens like Siam.

Everyone laughed, they all laughed at the stupidity of Siam. A small country like Siam only deserves to be used by Britain, and it is impossible for Britain to offend China for the sake of Siam.

The next day, Lord Lansdowne summoned the Siamese minister to England and categorically rejected Siam's request to join the Entente. However, Lord Landsdowne said that Britain supported Siam's cause of resistance to China, and that Britain would meet all of Siam's arms purchase requests at a reasonable price. The fastest batch of munitions will be delivered to Siam within half a month.

After being rejected, Siam was completely dead, and they could only prepare for the war with all their might, strive to be able to resist the attack of the squadron, and then take advantage of the victory to sue for peace.

Siam's preparations for war were easily discovered by Chinese spies deployed in Siam. It's just that after the news was sent back to China, no one cared. Siam's frenzied build-up of troops, in the eyes of the Chinese side, is a complete search for death. China doesn't mind trying to wipe out Siam's youth as much as possible before annexing Siam!