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Everyone looked at British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour with a hint of envy. To be able to start building eighteen powerful new battleships at the same time would require tens of millions of pounds! Only Britain has the kind of background to do such a crazy thing. However, Britain has been the hegemon of the sea for hundreds of years, and the wealth it has accumulated is definitely a daily number. In order to keep their position, they naturally did not hesitate to pay a price. This is also understandable to everyone.

Tsar Nicholas II, simply envious to death. The accumulation of the original, Russian royal family, is equally amazing. However, in the last war, it was defeated by China, and then a small part was extorted. Subsequently, China sold prisoners of war through guò, and once again knocked a hard blow on Russia, which almost emptied Tsar Nicholas II of all his wealth. Now there is only one Russia left that has been ravaged by war and rebellion, and it is not yet known when it will be able to regain its strength!

French President Emile-François Lube was also very satisfied with the actions taken by the United Kingdom. Although France has already started the construction of four 'Guba-class' battleships, the next four 'Brittany-class' battleships are still being designed. It's just that France's center of gravity is still on land. German pressure on France came from Germany's strong army, not navy. If the German navy is growing rapidly, then the German army is already the first in the world. The disastrous defeat of the Franco-Prussian War made France suffer a lot. In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, France allocated most of its national strength. All were invested in the rebuilding of the Army. As for the navy, France has abandoned the unrealistic idea of competing for world hegemony. Therefore, the huge pressure brought by the German navy was left to the British to deal with. It just so happens that the British are also very good at this, and the French Navy can cooperate at most.

"Your Excellency, the United States, like the United Kingdom, is under pressure from the enemy's powerful navy. The U.S. government intends to build a strong navy to keep itself safe. But. The United States is somewhat weak in terms of technical reserves, and it still needs strong support from the United Kingdom! Theodore Roosevelt took the opportunity to bring out the American demands. Although the United States has strong industrial strength, there is still a big gap between the United States and Europe in terms of top technology. If Britain can be helped, then the United States has a strong industrial power. It can make a huge difference.

"In order to deal with our common enemy, Britain will definitely not be stingy in this regard!" British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour said.

Later, the discussion began on the specifics of which country was in danger and how other countries could help. What kind of assistance should allies provide to their weaker allies, and so on. These need to be discussed article by article.

The conclave meeting between Britain, France, the United States, and Russia lasted for three days. In the end, an agreement was reached and an alliance treaty was signed. Under the terms of the treaty, Great Britain, France, Russia, and the United States formed an alliance to deal with the Allies and China. Once these four countries are attacked by any of the Allied countries or China, the other three countries must declare war on the enemy country within three days. Meantime. Pour out the army and navy of each country to defeat the enemy for the allies. And before the outbreak of war. The four countries will carry out a series of technical and financial cooperation to provide the overall strength of the four countries and ensure victory in future wars.

As the initiator of the Four-Power Entente, Britain got what it wanted. French President Emile-François Lube said that France will speed up the construction of the 'Guba-class' battleships and start construction of the 'Brittany-class' battleships in the first half of this year. In the event that Germany challenged the British Navy, the French Navy would fully assist the British Navy in defeating the German Navy. Theodore Roosevelt also said on behalf of the US government that the United States will continue to work on the construction of new types of battleships, and that new battleships of the first class will be launched every year for the next five years. It's just that the main enemy of the US Navy is China, and there is not much direct help that can be given to Britain. However, this also made Britain very satisfied, with the United States holding China back, then Britain would be able to deal with Germany with all its might. The British believed that with the support of the British Navy, and the French Navy, it would not be a big problem to defeat the German Navy.

The formation of the Four-Power Entente directly led to the emergence of two different camps in the whole world. Or three, the Quadruple Entente, the Triple Alliance, plus China, which is outside the Allies. However, the main confrontation is still taking place in Europe. China is nothing more than a confrontation with the United States in the Pacific region. This makes the big war imminent.

Wang Yuze could never have imagined that he had wanted to trick the Germans before revealing the news that the German Navy's battleships were being built in Chinese shipyards. However, it has caused such a strict consequence, which has directly changed the direction of history. After the early start of a full-scale confrontation between the Entente and the Central Powers, the possibility of an early outbreak of World War I was much greater. Among other things, the German Navy was able to have a strong navy of 16 advanced battleships around 1905. The British navy was only limited in strength compared to the German navy, and the difference in strength between the two sides was very small. If Kaiser Wilhelm II decides to take a risk because of the situation, war is likely to break out. When the time comes, even if China is located in the east of the world, it will not be immune.

However, this is exactly what Wang Yuze wants. Let the Western countries continue to increase their military expenditures and consume their national strength. Then through the guò world war, their national power was completely consumed. At that time, China will be able to gain control of the entire world at a small cost.

The leaders of France, Russia and the United States gathered in London for secret talks with the British prime minister. Although the whole process is very secretive, what can really be done in Europe at this time to be completely secret? The Allies, led by Germany, began to obtain relevant information as soon as possible. Eventually, on the third day after the military treaty between Britain, France, the United States, and Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II obtained relevant information. Even, the entire content of the military treaty signed by the four countries was already on the desk of Wilhelm II.

"Damn, these guys, they ended up coming together! Hum! Do they think that, together, they will be able to stop Germany? The German people need a vast living space, this is the power given to Germany by God, and it is also the obligation of the German emperor, and no one can stop it! Kaiser Wilhelm II roared angrily. In his view, Germany's current national strength does not match Germany's living space at all. Why did the British and the French, who were able to occupy such a vast colony, while the Germans could only be confined to Europe, without sufficient resources and without a large market, which made it more and more difficult for Germany to develop. Therefore, the only option for Germany is to break the existing world system and build a new one.

"Come, call the Prime Minister, the Chief of the General Staff, the Minister of the Navy, and the Crown Prince!" Kaiser Wilhelm II, having calmed his mind, gave the order to the attendants. He had to gather the German ministers and discuss what to do. And, after the formation of an alliance between Britain, France, the United States and Russia, what kind of impact will it have on Germany, and what kind of countermeasures Germany will make to Britain in the future, etc.!

Soon, German Chancellor Hohenlohe Hillingsfest, Chief of the General Staff Count Alfred von Schlieffen, Minister of the Navy Alfred von Tirpitz and Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm arrived in the office of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our enemies have acted, and they have united in a vain attempt to confront us. Two days earlier, the British, the French, the Americans and the Russians, who had already signed a formal treaty of assistance in the military alliance in London. The content of the treaty is very simple, any country is attacked by a third country, and several other allies will use all their military forces to help. Obviously, their alliance is clearly aimed at us! Kaiser Wilhelm II said with a gloomy face.

The German Prime Minister and others learned the news for the first time, and after listening to Wilhelm II's words, they were shocked. Although, they are all ready, knowing that these enemies will come together sooner or later. But because of the contradictions between the countries, they thought that even if these enemies united, it would have to wait at least several years to go. At that time, Germany was already ready for war. However, everyone never expected that Britain, France, the United States, and Russia would reach an agreement so quickly, which completely caught Germany off guard.

"Your Majesty, since Britain, France, the United States, and Russia have formed an alliance, then, we can't wait any longer, we must try our best to win over China, even if China does not join the Allied Powers, Germany must sign a secret alliance treaty with China. Once Britain, France, the United States, and Russia unite, the tremendous strength they will form will not be something that we Germany can cope with. Only by tying the Chinese to our tanks will we have a chance to win! German Chancellor Hohenlohe Chillingspfister said immediately. Although Germany is developing rapidly, Germany's foundation is too poor to compete with a few old powers.

Kaiser Wilhelm II nodded, although he was a little reluctant to admit it, but he knew that at this time, Germany was in great need of China as an ally!