"I'm just selling, what can you do?" Looking at the British envoy with a blue face, Xu Jie said quite provocatively. "It is absolutely impossible to terminate the transaction, our shipyard has already received an order for a seventh new capital ship, and the cost of building this battleship will be the payment for the Longxiang. Since, also as a neutral country, the Americans could sell artillery and ammunition to Britain and France, why couldn't Huaxia, also as a neutral country, sell battleships to the Italians? We're all in business. ”

"It is impossible for the Americans to sever their dealings with the Allies because of the protests of the Allies, and in the same way that China will not give up the money they have because of your protests. This deal could be a start, or it could be the last. It all depends on your attitude. In addition, I would like to make it clear that the 12.7mm machine guns and some anti-submarine equipment originally ordered by your country have already been taken over by the Allies. Again, this deal cannot be terminated, and if you want to say something that makes us feel unpleasant, then this is the end of today's conversation. Your Excellency has three minutes left. Xu Jie glanced at the wall clock on the wall and said.

Soon, Xu Jie's reply was faithfully conveyed to the British government by the British envoy. Lloyd George scolded this as blackmail, this as a threat, and at the same time had to think of a way to calm the situation. In Lloyd George's opinion, the sale of a capital ship does not have a big impact on the battle situation, even if he is armed with 9 15-inch naval guns, even if he is the most powerful warship on the planet, but how can it be? The British and German fleets have more than 40 capital ships in a big fight, so how much role does the advantage of a single ship play in such a large-scale group fight? Lloyd George, who didn't know much about the Navy, couldn't see it.

Now the British government is concerned about whether China's attitude will really change. Is your guess really wrong? Because Xu Jie's words also revealed another important information, that is, the order of the Entente was taken over by the Allies, that is, that is. Even without the Entente, China could still sell things. And if this is the case, it does not mean that the Entente is not necessary for China. Anyway, whoever gives it has to exchange it for something like hard currency or real estate technology. Germany and Italy have invested in many enterprises in China, and these things can be repaid! If it is really urgent, will Huaxia really come together with the Allies? As for Russia? Could it be that China and Germany have already reached some kind of agreement on the partition of Russia? If that's the case, it would be terrible.

At the same time, the British were in contact with US imperialism. Huaxia is really moving, what do you think? As a result, the Americans replied very simply, what should I do if you provoked something? Anyway, now the United States will not enter the war. Most of the capital ships are undergoing renovations, so they can't fight even if they want to. In the end, the Americans also specially reminded the British that they must not let the Allies continue to accept the Longwu-class battleships, and the psychological shadow left by the Americans in the last battle of Saipan was too strict! The New Mexico is still half dead!

In contrast to the political and policy trends that people like Lloyd George are concerned about. Jericho and others focused on the tactical aspects of the Navy. When an adjutant told Sù Jericho about the situation. I heard a gabba sound, and the pencil that Jericho was writing broke off. In the middle of the ring, the head of the British Grand Fleet raised his head with a gloomy face and said, "Can't the government make less trouble?" ”

"Poor Betty, she just took over the Mediterranean Fleet, and she is going to face another big guy." After the idle people and others dispersed, Thomas, who was sitting on the side, said with some compassion.

"Because of this change, we need to send one more Queen Elizabeth-class battleship to maintain the balance of power in the Mediterranean." Jericho said with a sigh.

"One is not enough, except for the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships. We also need a fast super-dreadnought, and I think the Amsterdam is a good one. Thomas thought for a moment and said.

"Because it's our sturdiest battleship outside of the Queen-class fast battleship? It seems that it is not only the Americans who have a shadow on the Longwu-class battleships. You're scared of this ship, too. Jericho said with some surprise that Thomas is conservative compared to Betty, but he will definitely not be afraid of the enemy. Otherwise, he would not have been able to take the initiative to attack when he knew that the French fleet had been eroded.

"To be honest, after spending time on the USS Australia and then back home, I don't feel safe on any ship except the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship." Thomas said half-jokingly, half-seriously. "The design of the Huaxia battleship is indeed better than ours, and the takeaway products are like this, so the self-use is even more so. If the officers and men of both sides are of equal level, and Lady Luck happens to be sleeping, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships will not be able to defeat the Longwu-class ones. ”

Betty had a hard time, that's what Jericho and Thomas agreed. As a veteran admiral, Jericho clearly struggled to see how much of an impact the Italian Navy would have when they had such a superjumbo. Even in a big battle, if the opponent has a battleship that can easily defeat the battleship that he has captured, the impact will be great. First of all, during the big war, it is impossible to think that a bunch of warships are set on fire by one, and the most fearless battleships in history are 2 warships to fight 1, and the three battleships will not be able to distinguish the water column, what results can be achieved if a mess is fought without correction? Even if it's 2 to 1, you have to coordinate well.

Therefore, the battle of the large fleet, in the case of a small difference in the number of the two sides, is basically a single ship to catch the fight, and at this time, the quality advantage of the battleship can be revealed, if the opponent's warship can destroy the other party first, and then free up his hands to help other warships, then a local advantage will be formed. In smaller fleet engagements, this situation is even more obvious, because it is also possible for a warship to collapse directly, for example, in the historical Jutland avant-garde war, the first mistake made by Britain was to accidentally leak the strongest German Dörfflinger, and then give people peace of mind to output.

Later, in a telegram sent to Betty by the British Admiralty, Jericho asked Betty to pay special attention to the beast, knowing that this guy's brother had beaten New Mexico in half an hour. Now the situation in the North Sea is still unclear, and there is no fleet to help Betty for the time being, so Betty must be patient and not provoke trouble. Be sure to learn to pretend to be grandchildren. Wait until the home fleet has its hands free, and then come to trouble the Allies. And also asked Betty that when the film is opened in the future, it is necessary to focus on this battleship, and it is best to draw out two capital ships to deal with it, only in this way is it safer. The Mediterranean theater has already collapsed once, but it can't collapse again, and if something happens again, the British Royal Navy won't be able to withstand such bloodletting!

Things are like this, the British government has to think about how to end it, and they finally believe this time, if the Huaxia Republic does not get the guarantee they want, then maybe when the second Longwu-class battleship will pass. This is definitely not alarmist, although the newly started capital ships of the Huaxia Navy will take 3 to 4 years to complete, but it is clear that judging from the current situation, the war in Europe will not end in a short time, and even if it is over, even if the Entente wins, it will definitely not be able to go to the Far East to find trouble with China. Therefore, the so-called gap period will not appear at all, and the Americans have no intention of making trouble with China now, for the simple reason that a truly strong Germany will definitely pose a greater threat to the United States than China. Even if the Chinese navy is weakened, the Americans must be prepared to deal with Germany, not the Huaxia, which has just lost face not long ago.

In the face of China, which is absolutely strong and extremely unreasonable, the British said that they knelt down completely. Before the Americans played, the British did not have the courage to really fall out with China. After some hesitation and pain, the British decided to give in, and this time very completely, promising not to attack the Chinese transports, whether escorted or unescorted. But at the same time, all ships going to the war zone are required to be filed to prevent accidental injury. And prevent the allies from hanging a Chinese flag to get by. For this, Huaxia expressed his understanding, after all, things are sold, and it has nothing to do with Huaxia if they can't be shipped, and more importantly, only if there is more loss, Huaxia's orders will be more, and Xu Jie can't wait for the allies to sink a few more ships.

Since the two sides reached an understanding, and the British said that they would not attack Huaxia's ships in the future, and that they would compensate for all losses, since the matter had been done in this way, Huaxia said that this was also acceptable. As a result, after some setbacks, the Chinese Republic reopened its trade with the Allies and continued to supply the Russian Guard with equipment and ammunition. The two sides quarreled for a long time and almost returned to the original point, no, not the original point, the Italians certainly do not agree with this statement. Because now, in the Persian Gulf, there is an extra giant ship in the anchorage of the Indian Ocean Detachment of the Entente powers, which will enter the Mediterranean Sea after a short correction in the Persian Gulf. And at this point, the delivery task of the Huaxia Navy has finally been completed.

"If this battleship can join my formation, then it will be perfect." Count Spee, former commander of the German Far East Fleet, now commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet. looked at the Scharnhorst next to him, and then looked at the Longxiang at his feet, no, it should be called Rome now. I couldn't help but have mixed feelings in my heart, but after all, this was a ship bought by the Italians, and it was impossible to intercept it on my side, and more importantly, there were no opponents in the Indian Ocean now, and with Betty's fleet going south, the pressure on the Italians became very great, and there were new warships that naturally had to be prioritized for supplying the Mediterranean theater of operations. However, Spee also understood that in the near future, a major war in the Mediterranean would inevitably start, and it would be impossible for half of the high seas fleet to contain the British, and it was only a matter of time before the arrival of the British follow-up fleet!

Count Spee, who has not done much since the start of the war, can't help but have a glimmer of hope for this future war!

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