The unfavorable situation on the battlefield is only a small aspect, and what Xu Jie is really worried about is these behind-the-scenes promoters. Xu Jie understands very well that whether it is the current Russia or the Netherlands, it is absolutely impossible to complete this huge shipbuilding plan with their own financial resources alone, especially since many warships are still built by the French. French man-made boats have always been known for their high price. This has made the economic burden on both countries even greater. With warships and representatives, combat effectiveness can be formed, and a large number of officers and men need to undergo rigorous training. If there is no big country behind this, Xu Jie doesn't believe it.

France is an ally of the Russians, and there is no doubt about helping the Russians. But the French will never do anything that is not profitable, whether it is providing loans or helping the Russians to produce warships, there is a basic premise, that is, there is money to be made. Earn interest on loans, and then let the Russians buy high-priced French products, which is earned again, and then the subsequent services and accessories are earned, and the French are quite fine! (That's what the French did historically)

So in addition to the loans provided by the French, then the other hand is the United States. There is no doubt that there are only four countries in the world that can provide large amounts of money, the British, the French, the Germans, and the Americans. The British and Russia were mortal enemies, and the Germans were and will be enemies. Well, the only one who can support Russia and the Netherlands in completing this shipbuilding plan is the United States.

The United States has good reasons to do so. Although the U.S. Navy is now in the recovery phase and is tentatively developing a naval system with "American characteristics". But that doesn't mean that the Americans aren't interested in the outside world. Now everyone can see it. If the Chinese Navy wins, then the conflict of interests between the United States and the Chinese Navy will be inevitable. China will not allow the Americans to stretch their hands across the median line of the Pacific Ocean, while the United States has set its strategic frontier along the Philippine line. Unless one side gives up, the open and covert struggle between the two countries will continue.

Just because Americans can't do it with guns doesn't mean they can't do it with money. Give someone a gun and let someone else fight, this phrase resounded throughout the US Congress. If Russia can defeat Huaxia, it will naturally be the best, because no matter what the result is. Russia's attention will not always be focused on the Far East, and the Russian double-headed eagle will always have its attention on Europe. So the Americans are not afraid of dual-minded Russians. Even if you can't win, if you can hit the Huaxia fleet hard. Then the United States can take the opportunity to obtain Hawaii, and then make Midway Island occupy a position in the vast Pacific Ocean. And then try to plan the next step of development. The United States has done a pretty good job.

What really alarmed Xu Jie was the change in attitude of the British, who actually agreed to supply advanced steam turbines to the Netherlands. Although the French could not copy it in a short time and install it on the battleships of the Russians. But. This signal faintly revealed the change in the attitude of the British, who did not want China to win so easily, or even lose both. The British government had already vaguely sensed China's intentions in Southeast Asia, and believed that China's actions had seriously threatened his interests. Now it is time to supply the Dutch with engines, and in the near future, the Russians will be supplied with rangefinders and other fire control equipment, and it is expected that at the moment when the Russians fall. China and Britain will eventually go their separate ways. It's good not to be an enemy!

Simply building up their military will not solve the problem, and Russia and the Netherlands are backed by French and American capital. And Britain behind itself will keep its back, and once it falls into an endless arms race, then even if China wins, the huge consumption of resources will have a serious impact on the country's development. In that case, the best way to distract the Russians is to use the resources that Russia has received from other countries in Europe instead of the Far East!

Looking around Russia, in fact, the Russians are also very sad, and there are enemies all around. Germany, Austria, and Turkey cut Russia off from the European powers. The Germans do not want to fight the Russians at the moment, and Germany's number one enemy is France. And Wilhelm II's opinion was to do nothing until Russia was greatly weakened. Although Austria-Hungary and Russia fought over the Balkans, and after Italy joined the German-Austrian alliance, Austria-Hungary could finally focus on the east, but without Germany's approval, Austria-Hungary could not do anything about the Russian behemoth. The last one is Turkey.

How to say it, Turkey is known as the giant on the sickbed of Europe. And the Russians, who held high the banner of Pan-Slavism, slowly encroached on the territory of Turkey along with the peoples of the Balkan Peninsula. If Russia's attention had remained in Europe, then Turkey would have no chance, but now, if Turkey, with the cooperation of Germany and Austria-Hungary, came from behind while the Russians were concentrating on preparing for a decisive battle with China, although it could not be said that Russia could be treated badly, it should be no problem to clean up Russia's little brothers, right?

It was not too late to unite Germany and Austria to encourage Turkey to act against the Balkan states, preferably before 1904. At this time, the British would not help Russia, and the whole Mediterranean, with the exception of France, was an ally or neutral country of Turkey, and Russia was alone. For this reason, Russia must devote some of its energies to dealing with the situation in the Balkans, not necessarily to let Turkey and the Russians see the truth. As long as Maozi's troops don't go to the Far East, won't it?

And the war between Turkey and the Balkan countries is not only a land war, but also a considerable share of naval battles, Xu Jie's plane, when Greece and Turkey were at war, Greece purchased a PISA-type armored cruiser from Italy, just a warship, and the Turkish Navy did not dare to move. This 10,000-ton armored ship can only be counted as a third-rate battleship in the second-rate Italian Navy, and as a result, such a battleship is directly against the sky!

The rest is very simple, after the Turkish Al-Shabaab came to power, Turkey tightened its belts and vigorously developed its navy. Then the Turks rushed to the British and ordered two battleships, one of which was a dreadnought, which was the famous multi-turret relic! An unbeatable artifact - the 14-gun 7-turret Agincourt. Of course, among the Turks there is another name: Sultan Osman I.

Then the Turks still felt insecure and decided to buy another level of Super Dreadnought. Who said Turkey has no money? There is a saying that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. This phrase is really appropriate for Turkey, especially after the end of the war of 1912-1913, when Turkish naval fanaticism swept the country from top to bottom! Without saying a word, the Turkish government directly came up with a plan to order three super dreadnoughts! And 2 battleships have already been paid. The first two battleships were started in 11. 2 23,000-ton standard rows, equipped with 10 343MM guns of the super dreadnought, you must know that a shoddy Agincourt in the road was sold for 2.725 million pounds, and the performance of the two ships is not inferior to the super dreadnought price of the British Empire's own iron duke, it must be quite amazing! It can be seen that the Turkish Empire, which is already in its twilight, has really made a bloody investment.

But the worst result made the Turks, who were waiting for the dreadnought to return home, very angry. With the outbreak of World War I, the British suddenly felt very dissatisfied with the comparison of naval forces between Britain and Germany, and 24 to 17 was a big gap from the double advantage that the British thought! Since there are not enough of their own warships, they can only fight other people's ideas, and then a man named Churchill of the British authorities suddenly found that he still had two warships in his country ready to be sold to Turkey! The 14-gun relics have been completed, and there are already Turkish sailors on the Super Dreadnought.

Then the admiral thought that in order to prevent Turkey from joining the German-Austrian alliance after obtaining these two warships, it was necessary to take these two dreadnoughts, which was a big trouble, and Turkey was indifferent to the war in Europe. While the Germans helped Turkey train its army, the British also helped Turkey train its navy. At the beginning, Turkey really had no intention of entering the war. As a result, Churchill got it, and the Turks got angry.

And at this time, the Germans sent the battleship Moltke to the Turks, and they did not buy the battleship at their own expense, but the allies directly sent one, at this time, how will the Turks, who are full of enthusiasm, choose? Naturally, it was to help the Germans, who were "buddies enough", to fight the British bandits.

Then it turned out that the Turks became allies of the Germans, and the road from Britain and France to Russia was basically blocked, and the miserable Russians were completely cut off from the world. Britain and France had something to send, and then the Russians who were in urgent need of supplies were eager to see through, and then Britain and France launched the battle for the Dardanelles in order to open the passage with Russia, in the largest strait battle in the world, the British and French forces paid hundreds of thousands of casualties but only achieved a Turkish soldier named Kemal. Then there was the collapse of Russia, the rise of the Soviet Union, .......

As can be seen from this history, the Turks attached considerable importance to the navy and also had sufficient ability to pay. That is to say, if purely from the perspective of wishes and economic conditions, it is normal for Turkey to equip dreadnoughts, but the biggest problem is that Turkey can not carry out adequate maintenance of these behemoths of more than 10,000 at every turn. And this is the opportunity for Huaxia. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )