The alliance dominated by the Chinese Empire, called the Peace Alliance, aims to maintain world peace. Of course, the Chinese Empire has always declared itself a peace-loving country, and this time it was also under the pressure of the Holy Alliance that it had to form an alliance as a last resort. Of course, if the Holy Alliance can be destroyed, then the world will naturally return to peace.

With the exception of the Ottoman Empire, which still wanted to be the wall, the rest of the countries joined the Empire's dominant alliance. This brings the total number of members of the Peace League to seven, three more than the four members of the Holy Alliance. Of course, if we do not count the two dominant powers, the Chinese Empire and the German Empire, none of the six allies of the Chinese Empire were rivals of the three allies of Germany. The Chinese Empire and the German Empire were the real main forces and the main opponents of both sides in the next war.

After the establishment of the Peace Alliance, under the leadership of the Chinese Empire, the first military conference of the Alliance was held. Of course, no one was invited to the Ottoman Empire. It was a matter of military secrecy, and the Ottoman Turks were not qualified to participate in such a meeting unless they were willing to join the alliance.

Marshal Sun Hao, Minister of the Imperial Army, Marshal Wei Yong, Minister of the Imperial Navy, and Admiral Liu Zhongming, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, all attended the meeting. The ministers of the army and navy of various countries also attended the meeting. Although this meeting is only a brief survey of the alliance's military strength, everyone also hopes to know how strong the entire alliance will be and whether it can achieve future victories once the war breaks out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, once a future war breaks out. Europe will be the main battleground. Although the empire deployed some military power in Europe, it was not strong. So. When war breaks out, countries need to prepare for the first phase of defense. As long as they can hold out until the Empire's reinforcements arrive. Then we've won! Admiral Liu Zhongming said.

The delegates of the countries all nodded, and they all knew it. The Kingdom of Belgium and Spain, in particular, would certainly have been the first targets of the Germans. Since last year, the armies of the two countries have been expanding one after another, and at the same time building a series of fortifications on the border to be able to withstand the German army attack.

The Kingdom of Belgium and Spain were too weak compared to the Germans. The Kingdom of Belgium, in particular, was directly threatened by the Germans. If it were a big deal that the Kingdom of Spain would have been able to give up the territory of southern France and hold on to the Pyrenees. The Kingdom of Belgium is not at risk. They can only build a strong line of defense on the border as much as possible.

"On the naval side, the battle with the German Navy will be the main task of the Reich Navy. Should war break out, the Reich Navy's 5th Fleet would look for an opportunity to engage the German Navy in a decisive battle to ensure defeat of the German Navy and blockade of Germany's sea transportation lines. In addition, the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy will also send its main force westward to ensure that the Empire can win. Belgian Navy. It will be responsible for the defense of the English Channel and the containment of the German Navy. The Spanish Navy, on the other hand, is responsible for securing shipping lanes in the Mediterranean. After the withdrawal of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy from the Mediterranean, the security of the Mediterranean was entrusted to the Spanish Navy. If other nations join the Holy Alliance. The Spanish Navy is responsible for defeating them! Admiral Liu Zhongming continued.

"There's no problem, the Belgian Navy will control the English Channel!" Belgian Admiral Jenkins was the first to speak.

"The Spanish Navy will control the Mediterranean. Any ship of a non-Union country, don't think about guò in the Mediterranean! Said the Spanish Minister of the Navy, Duke Aguilera. He understood what Liu Zhongming meant. Now the Ottoman Turkish Empire has not yet taken a position. If the Ottoman Empire were to join the Holy Alliance, it would pose a threat to the Peace Alliance. Especially the shipping lanes of the Mediterranean. Very important. This was related to the military power of the Chinese Empire, which went to Europe to fight by sea. Once it is cut off, the consequences are unimaginable.

For the Spanish Navy. Duke Aguilera was very confident. Even if it was not an opponent of the Germans, it should not be a problem to defeat the navy of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The Spanish Navy has four 'Qin-class' battleships and four 'Western Han-class' battleships, and they have also ordered four 'Early Tang class' battleships from the Chinese Empire, and by the second half of this year at the latest, four 'Early Tang class' battleships will enter service with the Spanish Navy. This allowed the Spanish Navy to have twelve battleships.

The Ottoman Imperial Turkish Navy had only three 'Qin-class' battleships and two 'Western Han-class' battleships, although they ordered four 'Brandenburg-class' battleships and two 'Frederick III-class' battleships from Germany, bringing the number of capital ships to eleven, only one less than the Spanish Navy. And the Ottoman Turkish Empire had six cutting-edge battleships, and the Spanish Navy had only four, which seemed to be at a disadvantage. However, the performance of the 'Chutang-class' battleships was much more powerful than that of the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships. Two 'early Tang class' battleships against two 'Caesars. Frederick III-class battleships, and the other two 'Chutang-class' battleships were against four 'Brandenburg-class' battleships, plus the help of two additional 'Western Han-class' battleships and one 'Qin-class' battleship from the Spanish Navy. In terms of overall strength, the Spanish Navy is still in an advantageous position. What's more, the development of the Spanish Navy in the past ten years has been much smoother than that of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and the officers and men are definitely stronger than the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Therefore, Duke Aguilera can be said to have won the game.

"Next is the Army. According to our estimates, with the population and industry of the Holy Alliance, they can mobilize up to 20 million troops in the war guts. This, of course, is to carry out extreme mobilization. In fact, they certainly won't have mobilized so many troops! However, the empire was still prepared that once the war began, within a year, the empire would mobilize fifteen million troops. If the war does not achieve the desired advantage, the Empire will mobilize more troops until the final victory is achieved! Admiral Liu Zhongming continued.

The representatives of the various countries all exclaimed, and the 20 million army forces of the Holy Alliance made them panic and turn pale. But they were relieved that the Chinese Empire promised to mobilize more than fifteen million troops. After all, if you fight for the number of people and troops, the entire Holy Alliance is not an opponent of the Chinese Empire. The population of the Chinese Empire is more than twice that of the Holy Alliance. With such a large army of the Chinese Empire, the 20 million army of the Holy Alliance does not seem to be a big threat.

"In the event of a war, the Kingdom of Spain will carry out maximum mobilization, and we will arm two million army forces into the war. We can also raise that number to two and a half million if we need to! "The Spanish Minister of War, Simón. The Duke of Maria was the first to stand up again.

"The Kingdom of Belgium will arm an army of a million!" Belgian War Minister Caston also said. In the last war, the Kingdom of Belgium carried out a maximum mobilization, arming an army of half a million. This time, the population of the Kingdom of Belgium has reached more than nine million, and it is not a problem to arm an army of one million. Of course, its combat effectiveness is not guaranteed.

"The Kingdom of Afghanistan now has 500,000 troops, and once the war starts, we will once again mobilize 500,000 or even 1 million troops!" Marshal Qawasi, Minister of Army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, also stated his position. Of course, the industrial base of the Kingdom of Spain was very weak, and even if it was armed with such an army, it would need the Chinese Empire to provide weapons to arm them.

"The Republic of Ireland will arm a million troops!" This was also stated by the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Ireland, Admiral Wolfe. The current Republic of Ireland has a total population of only 10 million, including the British in Wales. Arming an army of a million is already their limit. Of course, as in the Kingdom of Afghanistan, weapons needed to be supplied by the Chinese Empire.

"The Kingdom of Scotland will arm 600,000 men!" The Kingdom of Scotland's War Secretary, Myers, also said. Compared to the population of the Kingdom of Scotland, this is also at their limit.

"The Republic of Chile will arm 100,000 people!" This was also stated by Chilean Army Minister Ellasuris. However, it is clear that the Chilean Army will not be sent to fight in Europe, almost negligible.

The Chinese Empire mobilized fifteen million troops, more than two million in the Kingdom of Spain, one million in the Kingdom of Belgium, one million in the Kingdom of Afghanistan, one million in the Republic of Ireland, and six hundred thousand in the Kingdom of Scotland. That's a total of 20.6 million, which is already on par with the Holy Alliance. Moreover, this is the reason why several leading members of the Peace Alliance have not done their best.

If the war does not go well, the Chinese Empire can mobilize another 5 million troops, and the Kingdom of Spain and Afghanistan can also mobilize another 500,000 troops, which can increase the total strength of the alliance to 26.6 million, more than 6 million more than the Holy Alliance. What's more, with the strength of the Chinese Empire, even if it is armed with 20 million people, it is far from the limit. This is in addition to the disparity in weapons between the two sides.

Judging from such numbers, whether it is the navy or the army, the peaceful alliance led by the Chinese Empire has an absolute advantage. And the Holy Alliance, dominated by the German Empire, was at a disadvantage.

Of course, war is not simply the sum of numbers, there are many factors to consider. However, with the Chinese Empire as a strong backing, no matter how you look at it, the chances of victory in the Peace Alliance are much greater. (To be continued......)

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