It has to be said that it is a very sad thing to ^^e^ to see that the size of the naval armament of one country is determined by the other two countries, and what is even more tragic is that the Japanese also have to thank the makers of this treaty to Dade ———— Commander of the British Far East Fleet

Three days later, when Xu Jie saw William again with the "Japanese Naval Armaments Treaty" made by the senior management of the Beiyang Fleet, Xu Jie suddenly found that there was a British naval officer next to him who looked familiar, but immediately, Xu Jie was relieved, after all, this William represented the British government, and he had almost no attainments in the navy, and he really needed a naval expert as a staff officer

"This is Major Athomas of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, and he will be my assistant," William said as he looked at Xu Jie's slightly suspicious gaze

"Hello, it's my honor to meet Lord Xu, who is known as the Nelson of the East," Major Al Thomas said with a slight jī

"Uh, welcome to your arrival, let's go in and talk" Xu Jie was slightly stunned, he finally knew who the person in front of him was, if he didn't guess wrong, this person should be Rear Admiral Hugh Thomas, who commanded 4 NV King-class battleships in the Battle of Jutland in his plane Rear Admiral Hugh Thomas was able to meet so many celebrities, I was really lucky, Xu Jie said with some smugness in his heart, but what made Xu Jie even more proud was the respect in Major Thomas's eyes

"This is my Beiyang opinion, you two can take a look first," said Xu Jie, handing the pieces to William on the other side, and William gave them directly to Major Thomas next to him after roughly scanning them

"We allow the Japanese Navy to have at most 2 armored cruisers that do not exceed the tonnage of the Barbarian class in those years, you should know how much influence the Japanese Navy's Brute and Nanamov cruisers had on our army back then!" Xu Jie then said

"According to the calculations written in your memorandum, then the tonnage of the main fleet cannot exceed 30% of the Beiyang system, so that the Japanese Navy can only have a total of 40,000 to 50,000 tons of total tonnage, and after sending two 8,000-ton warships, the tonnage of all the remaining warships will only have a margin of 24,000 to 30,004,000," Thomas continued: "And the remaining tonnage cannot have more than 6,500 tons of warships, is this the case?" ”

"That's right, that's what it means," Xu Jie nodded and said

"That is to say, if the Japanese Navy had 10,000 tons of third-class cruisers and auxiliary warships such as gunboats and torpedo boats, the remaining tonnage would only be the standard of two or three cruisers, and it would be 6,500 tons of defective products," Thomas continued with one look

"Isn't 5 new armored cruisers enough for Japan's self-defense? You must know that there are only 7 cruisers in the entire Russian Far East Fleet," Xu Jie said unhappily

"Mr. Xu, your treaty is calculated according to the current total tonnage of the Beiyang Fleet, and the entire period is the size that the Japanese fleet can have in the next 5 years, and in this time, the strength of the Russian fleet will increase, even according to the current standards, I personally do not think that two 6500-ton cruisers can suppress one armored cruiser of Russia" William shook his head

"Japan's purpose is only to contain the Russian Navy and self-defense, not to give him a chance to regain access to the ocean, the sea power in the Far East is jointly controlled by our country and the British Empire, and the Japanese Navy is better as a coastal defense fleet" Xu Jie said with a smile, "Thirty percent is already our highest limit, Your Excellency, you can imagine that the French fleet is only about 5 percent of your country, and there are a large number of old ships in it, which has already made your country like a mang, and we can't help but guard against Japan's foreign power."

"General Xu is too worried, in the Far East, as long as your country and the British Empire are consistent, then more or less Japanese fleets will definitely not have much impact," William thought for a while and said...,

"Be consistent? Tie our country to Britain? Xu Jie snorted coldly in his heart, but still said with a sè face: "It's not just Japan that covets the Far East, don't forget another country on the other side of the ocean, it has a vast territory, a huge industrial scale and sufficient manpower, although he was defeated this time, he is still a giant, as long as time passes, the fleet flying the Star-Spangled Banner will eventually return to the East!" ”

"The American fleet? This is indeed a problem "William does not understand the navy, but it does not mean that he can't see the strength and weakness, although the United States Navy was defeated, but the British government generally believes that as a large industrial country, if the United States wants to have a strong fleet, it will not be 10 years at most, if the North Ocean can defeat Russia, then the next enemy that the British Far East Fleet and the North Ocean Fleet will face may be the United States, although the British Grand Fleet is strong, but to maintain a deterrent to the European powers, the amount of power that can be invested in the Far East is actually very small, But in the Far East, the interests of the British could not help but be concerned, this is the most depressing place as the first power in the world, the scope of power is very large, the total fleet is also very large, but there are also many enemies to face!

"In this case, I wonder if you can guarantee that Japan will not betray again?" There was a hint of ridicule in Xu Jie's words, Xu Jie's design of this memorandum is quite meaningful, except for the two 8,000-ton armored cruisers that can't be changed, the remaining 6,500-ton battleships are actually a jīrib relative to the navy of this plane! You must know which plane is better than Xu Jie's armored cruisers, the minimum tonnage of Lu's armored cruisers is around 7,000 tons, and Gary Bō's original tonnage is above 6,700 tons, and it is impossible to build a good battleship at 6,500 tons, especially if it is built by the British, who compare the tonnage of làng! Therefore, the Japanese navy, which was designed by Xu Jie, could only be used as a broken fleet and auxiliary fleet at best, and the real decisive battle was still not possible

"But this tonnage is really a bit low, we have to take a long-term view, we also have to consider the possible reinforcement of the Russian fleet and future development, so you see, we have set this agreement for four years, in addition to allowing the Japanese fleet to have an additional 6,000 tons of third-class protected cruisers," William and Thomas Jiāo said after a glance

"4 years? This means that the Japanese Navy has to add one capital ship a year on average, which is not slow," Xu Jie said to himself

"The first pair of the Japanese navy is the Russians, and at this stage, the strength of the Japanese navy is equivalent to the weakening of the Russian navy," William said earnestly

"Well, then, but how to ensure that the Japanese Navy will be able to do its best in the battle and not stand by?" Xu Zhuo had a serious question

"Well, we can sign the agreement," William said happily

"Deal? To some extent, the agreement is meant to be torn up, and I don't think Japan has any credibility here! We must need concrete policies to restrain the Japanese Navy," Xu said, shaking his head

"Practical measures? Could it be that Mr. Xu has already thought of it? William asked curiously

"After your country sells the warships to the Japanese Navy, the relevant accessories and supplies must be transferred by us, that is to say, the specific time and place of the goods are determined by us, if the Japanese Navy disappoints your country and Beiyang, then these materials will be requisitioned by Beiyang, after all, whether it is Armstrong's 10-inch gun or 6-inch gun, shells and accessories are universal," Xu said on his own terms

"This condition is too harsh, and the materials purchased by Japan cannot be controlled by Japan, which is unreasonable," William said with some embarrassment

"The purpose of Japan's possession of this fleet is to fight against Russia, and we must prevent the Japanese from contributing to the work, so we can only take this relatively safe measure to deal with this matter," Xu Jie said with some displeasure, "And I want to wake up Mr. William, we have fully retreated the tonnage limit of 3 third-class cruisers, which is already a big concession, and we have taken into account your country's face, so now, can't your country show some sincerity?" ”…,

"But the first batch of ammunition and supplies purchased with the ship had to be in the hands of the Japanese Navy," William said after a moment's thought

"Yes, but the number must be limited," Xu Jie nodded in agreement

"Well, in that case, I think that after reaching an opinion on the principle, we can refine the specific terms" William was also more satisfied with this

In this way, after two and a half days of bargaining between the two sides, the "Japanese Navy Arms Limitation Treaty" reformulated by Beiyang and Britain was officially released, and this document jointly drafted by Beiyang and Britain decided the fate of the navy of a third country, which cannot but be said to be an extremely absurd thing, but when this naval arms treaty was sent to the Japanese Admiralty, whether it was like Akiyama Shinyuki, Uemura Hikonoki (released and returned to China after the Spanish-American War), or junior officers and even ordinary soldiers, they were very happy, although there were still many restrictions on the Japanese Navy, even part of the supplies will have to be pinched in the North Ocean, but in the eyes of the Japanese, they can finally regain their possession of large warships, and this will be the resurgence of the Japanese Navy

The British did not disappoint Japan either, and a week after the treaty was signed, the 8,500-ton armored cruiser built by the British for Japan began to outfit the armored cruiser named Hyuga, armed with 2 twin 8-inch guns, with 6-inch guns 12mén on the side chord, and 12-pounder guns 8mén, equipped with 18-inch torpedo hair hoses, 4 side-chord main armor belts 7 inches thick, upper armor 5 inches, turret frontal armor 8 inches, and gun mount armor 8 inches. The 10-inch command tower has a maximum power of 18,000 horsepower and a maximum speed of 21 knots, although the xìng ability of this battleship is not even in the face of the original Gary Bōdi, but in the eyes of the Japanese Navy, this new armored cruiser is already quite good, and at the same time, the second ship of the same class will also be launched in 2 months, in the British plan, within 2 years, Japan will have 3 armored cruisers

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