After the reunification of Germany, it developed rapidly, and in order to find a wider field of concubines, Germany began to challenge Britain in Europe. This directly leads to the challenge of Britain's global supremacy! The rise of China in the East has dealt a heavy blow to the colonial system that Britain has painstakingly built in the world, and with the defeat of Britain in the war with China again and again, the colonial system has gradually collapsed. By now, even India and Australia are about to be lost. The glory of the British Empire for hundreds of years has also been dusted by this!

As Jonathan, the US ambassador to the United Kingdom, said, if Britain wants to regain its original glory, it must defeat the Chinese on the battlefield. On the Army side, this seems unlikely. The British Army is no match for the Chinese Army at all, and there is no hope of defeating the Chinese Army at all. The British Navy is their strong point, although the British Navy is now much less powerful than before, but if it can cooperate with the US Navy in the Atlantic Ocean and defeat the expeditionary fleet of the Chinese Navy, it will be regarded as a shame, which will undoubtedly be a great boost for the British who are suffering in the war, can restore the confidence of the British people, and at the same time will be of great help to increase the support of the British army among the people.

Of course, this qiē is based on the fact that the Chinese navy can be defeated in this decisive battle at sea. If it still fails, then it's all over. Of course, in Edward. In Sir Gray's view, as things stand, the U.S. Navy already has an overwhelming advantage over the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet, and if the British Navy intervenes and joins forces with the United States, this advantage will be further expanded. The British and American navies defeated the Chinese naval expeditionary fleet in the Atlantic, and this is already an ironclad thing!

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, our country is willing to form a joint fleet with the British Navy to jointly deal with the Chinese! We believe that with the joint efforts of our two navies, we will be able to defeat those evil yellow-skinned monkeys! Ambassador Jonathan said.

"Your Excellency Ambassador, I will convey the request of the United States to Your Excellency the Prime Minister!" British Foreign Secretary Edward. Sir Grey said. Although he himself was already tempted, such a major event would not have been possible without the approval of the Prime Minister and other cabinet members.

"Of course, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I look forward to good news from you!" Ambassador Jonathan said with a smile. He knew that this time the American request should be successful.

These arrogant Anglo-Saxons would certainly not give up this opportunity to revive Britain. Of course, the United States can also get what it wants, and with the British Navy joining, the US Navy will be able to defeat the Chinese Navy at the lowest cost.

After Ambassador Jonathan said goodbye and left, Edward Edward. Sir Grey immediately rushed to the Prime Minister's House at Ko Downing Street. He needs to convey the U.S. request to Prime Minister Asquith, who will then convene a cabinet meeting and finally decide whether to join forces with the U.S. to deal with the Chinese navy. Of course, from Edward. Sir Gray's personal wishes show that he is in favor of forming a joint fleet with the United States. With the current strength of the British Navy, it is almost impossible to defeat the Chinese Navy alone. But if you join forces with the US Navy, it will be much easier!

When Edward. When Sir Grey arrived at the Prime Minister's House, Prime Minister Asquith was listening to the Secretary of State for War, Winston. Churchill's debriefing. Now the British Expeditionary Force is in Europe to cooperate with France in launching a counterattack against the German army. However, the Germans built a large number of trench-based fortifications in northeastern France and Belgium, and with the advanced weapons such as tanks, armored vehicles, and warplanes that Germany obtained from China, the counterattack effect of the British and French forces was very limited, and a large number of corpses were basically dropped every time they took a step forward. In the end, the Anglo-French forces had to go on the defensive again, and the whole of Europe entered a state of confrontation. Now the whole of Europe is raging with cold winds, and both the Allies and the Allies have had to stop large-scale military operations. Both sides also took advantage of this rare time to begin to accumulate strength and prepare for a large-scale offensive in the coming year. It's just that maybe before the chūn day comes, there will be a turning point in the world war, and this turning point is the decisive battle between the Chinese Navy and the American Navy at sea!

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Sir Edward Ray, Foreign Secretary, has something to see you!" The secretary walked into the office and asked Prime Minister Asquith for instructions.

"Let him in!" Prime Minister Asquith said. He is now very dissatisfied with the army's war. Not only did the Anglo-French coalition have no achievements in the European battlefield, but the Anglo-Indian army is about to lose India, and it is also defeated by the Chinese army in Australia, and Britain will pay a heavy price for this!

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Your Excellency the Minister of War, good afternoon!" Foreign Secretary Edward. Sir Gray walked into the office and greeted the two of them.

"Sir Grey, please be seated!" Prime Minister A丨 said.!

And instructed the secretary to bring coffee.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, just now the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Jonathan, visited me and suggested that the United States hopes that we can send the Royal Navy to North America to participate in this decisive battle against the Chinese Navy!" Edward. Sir Grey said directly.

"What? The Americans asked us to send the Royal Navy to help in the war? Prime Minister Asquith frowned. The British Navy suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Sicily, and it has not yet recovered! At this time, if the fleet is sent to North America to participate in the war, in case there is any loss, it will be unacceptable to the British Royal Navy!

"Sir Grey? The naval strength of the Americans is enough to defeat the expeditionary fleet of the Chinese Navy, and they also ask us to send a fleet to help in the war, will there be any attempts? "War Secretary Winston. Churchill also interjected.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Your Excellency the Secretary of War, the intention of the Americans is probably to improve the odds of victory. After all, the strength of the Chinese Navy cannot be measured simply by the number of capital ships. In the past several naval battles, the Chinese navy has almost always won more with less. With the Royal Navy on board, the U.S. Navy may have a much better chance of winning. In addition, the Americans may also have the idea of depleting the strength of the Royal Navy and saving themselves! "Edward. Sir Grey said. The intentions of the Americans can be understood with a little thought.

"Those damned nouveau riche! At this time, they still want to calculate us, and if we had known, we should not have transferred those military technologies to them! "War Secretary Winston. Churchill scolded on the spot.

"Sir Grey, do you think that we in England will accede to the demands of the United States?" Asquith asked.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, although the Americans do have bad intentions. But I do think we should send our fleet to this naval showdown against China. There are two main reasons, one is that during the North Sea naval battle, the Americans also sent a fleet to support us! The second is that if the Royal Navy can defeat the Chinese Navy, even if it defeats the Chinese Navy together with the US Navy, it will also be of great help to boost the confidence of the people! This is very important for us to restore the glory of the British Empire! "Edward. Sir Grey said.

Prime Minister Asquith listened to Edward. After Sir Grey's explanation, he nodded in agreement. However, he is not yet in a position to make a decision, and he has to listen to the views of other cabinet ministers, especially the Admiralty Chancellor. Sir Fisher's point of view is very important!

"Someone, convene the cabinet ministers and convene an emergency meeting!" Prime Minister Asquith picked up the phone and instructed the secretary outside his office.

Fifteen minutes later, the ministers of the British cabinet gathered in the small meeting room of the Prime Minister's Office. Because it was a time of war, all the departments of the cabinet were very busy, so the cabinet ministers were basically in London, and they were easily able to gather!

"Gentlemen, right now, the main fleet of the Chinese Navy is on its way from Hawaii to the Panama Canal, and it is expected that the Chinese Navy will launch an attack on the U.S. Navy at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. This time, it will be a decisive battle between the US Navy and the Chinese Navy! Now, the United States has made a request to us, hoping that we will send the Royal Navy to the United States, form a joint fleet with the United States Navy, meet the Chinese Navy, and win this naval battle! Everyone, I'd like to hear from you! Prime Minister Asquith said to the cabinet ministers.

"The Americans asked us to send warships to form a combined fleet? Do they want the Royal Navy to be cannon fodder for them, so that we can weaken us? It's absolutely impossible, those nouveau riche don't want to take advantage of the Royal Navy! "Lord of the Admiralty, John. Sir Fisher immediately retorted. The British Navy was indeed the original maritime hegemon, but in the Battle of the North Sea, the British Royal Navy had battleships and 6 battle cruisers sunk. In the ensuing Battle of Sicily, the British Navy lost 10 battleships and 3 battlecruisers, and these capital ships were the most powerful warships of the British Navy. Such a huge loss, which directly caused the strength of the British Royal Navy to suffer a great loss. Originally, before the Battle of the North Sea, the British Royal Navy had a total of 40 battleships and 10 battle cruisers. And now? There were only 22 battleships and 1 battlecruiser left in the Royal Navy. Moreover, these battleships were basically relatively backward battleships, and it was very difficult to even encircle the German Navy. Before the 'Revenge class, the battleships were commissioned, and the British Royal Navy had lost the strength to compete with the world powers for supremacy at sea!