After listening to Yan Shao's answer, although he had long known that he could not agree so lightly, Zhu Erdian still felt a little annoyed. Because the news that came from Japan not long ago was rejected by the Japanese on the same grounds—————— from this point of view, there is some tacit understanding between China and Japan.

In fact, in history, Japan once refused to mention the "Kongo" class battle cruisers in the British Concession, and as for the reason, it was nothing more than wanting to preserve its strength and not wanting to use its own things as cannon fodder for the British.

However, after all, Japan was also a member of the Entente, so it still made some support, for example, it sent a group of naval officers and sailors to Europe to be responsible for piloting some destroyers given by the British, and the number seemed to be a lot.

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Although Yan Shao refused to mention yì, especially with an excuse similar to that of the Japanese, which annoyed Zhu Erdian, he still collected his feelings.

"This is a very good solution, and the Empire is now negotiating this issue with Japan, and in fact the Japanese Government has also rejected it on the grounds that you have just given, Mr. President. Therefore, if your country agrees to support the Empire, then the Empire can take this opportunity to dispel the concerns of the Japanese Government and let the Japanese Government also provide some support to the Empire, so that the things that you, Mr. President, and your country are worried about will not happen..."

These words were already thought of by Zhu Erdian before he came.

The situation in Europe at the moment is complicated, but on land. It has not yet reached the point of exhaustion in a short period of time, so the demand for cannon fodder for filling trenches is not so great. Coupled with the distrust of the yellow soldiers, there is basically no suggestion that China and Japan should also provide military help.

But at sea it's different. First of all, Japan has long proved itself to be a strong country at sea, and China, although its actual combat capability is poor, the incident in Longkou Bay has also proved that the Chinese navy is not useless.

However, this has nothing to do with Britain and France, because all they need is ships, and as for people, it is better to stay in the Far East.

Now the Allies had great maritime superiority over the Allies. But not to the point of conclusiveness. In actual combat, even the slightest accident was needed to cause the Entente to lose its advantage.

So they need more capital ships, but it's obviously too late to build them now. Then renting or buying outright is the best way to go. Japan was a member of the Entente. In such a situation, it is only natural that some help should be provided to the cause of the Entente. As for China, it can also be said to be a quasi-ally of the Entente, especially since the current Nationalist government and the French government have excellent relations.

The opportunity to move is more or less still there, but I have lived in China for many years. Zhu Erdian is well aware that China is now full of the mentality of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. The war in Europe can be described as 'pleasant to see,' and judging from the news coming from Japan, the Japanese seem to have this attitude.

Therefore, although there is an opportunity to move these two countries, it is not particularly large.

Coupled with the grievances between China and Japan, after having the beginning of the Japanese side, I already thought about what Yan Shao Zhuerdian would say before I even saw him. So his solution is also very simple.

"Since you're all worried that if you get the ship to Europe, you'll let another person threaten you, so just get the ship to Europe. In this way, there will be no problem. ”

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Hearing Zhu Erdian's words, Yan Shao was also stunned. Although the work of the Special Service Bureau has always been very effective. But if this kind of thing that has just happened and is very private can be known by the Special Affairs Bureau, then unless they have a tailwind, or they can listen to it globally like the United States in the future.

Can the Secret Service Bureau? Of course not, so Yan Shao didn't know that the Japanese answer was exactly the same as his own, and this tacit understanding made Yan Shao's heart rise a strange feeling.

However, after noticing the smugness in Zhu Erdian's eyes, Yan Shao's eyes rolled and quickly replied. "If you do what you say, Mr. Minister, then things will indeed be as your country says, and the Far East will be restored to balance, but......... Mr. Minister, don't forget that there is not only one 'Hiei' and one 'Settsu' in Japan right now..."

Listening to Yan Shao's words, Zhu Erdian's face changed, and he obviously guessed what Yan Shao wanted to say. s

And after glancing at Zhu Erdian's face, Yan Shao smiled secretly in his heart and said at the same time. "According to reliable sources, the next two 'Haruna' ships and 'Kirishima' ships of the Japanese 'Kongo' class battlecruisers will end their test service in another month or two, and the other two 'Fuso' class super dreadnoughts have also accelerated their construction. And in order to make up for the loss of Longkou Bay, the Japanese seem to be still trying to build new ships to restore the strength of the navy, and at present, China's industrial base is believed to be known to Mr. Minister, and China alone has not yet been able to build such a large ship as a battleship, not to mention a battleship, even a large cruiser of 10,000 tons is very reluctant. ”

Speaking of this, Yan Shao took a sip of juice, moistened his throat and continued.

"If I send all the warships to Europe, there will really be no problem in the short term, but what will I do when the new ships of the Japanese are launched? The combat effectiveness of those two 'King Kong' class battle cruisers is not much worse than that of the super dreadnoughts, not to mention that there are two genuine super dreadnoughts behind, so wouldn't the military balance in the Far East be tilted even more? ”

Naturally, Yan Shao still had the concern in his heart about what to do if the British detained the ship, after all, the British had a history in this regard, but he also knew that the previous words were said, but the latter words were tantamount to questioning the credibility of the British—————— although the British had no credibility at all. Yan Shao also plans to join the Entente camp, even if he says this, he can't say it in front of the British.

On the other hand, I listened to Yan Shao's words. Zhu Erdian was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer Yan Shao's words.

Because the matter is indeed as Yan Shao said, the ships of the two countries have really been transferred to Europe. It may not be much in the short term, but when Japan's new ship is launched, the situation may be reversed, and it is no wonder that Yan Shao is worried. And at that time, China didn't even have the strength to resist Japan, and the coastal defense was equivalent to no ——————, yes, there was indeed a submarine force that had created a miracle in Longkou Bay, but the problem was that the situation in Longkou Bay was very special at that time. The reason why they can succeed so easily is purely because the navy of this era has very little experience in facing underwater threats, and the discrimination against China in their hearts makes their maritime defense not very tight, so the palace allows them to succeed in one blow. The creation of zào is definitely a miracle in the history of the navy.

But this time...

The Japanese, who have already suffered a loss once, will obviously take this issue into account and will not fall twice on the same matter. Not to mention that everything is developing, and who knows if the Japanese will come up with some anti-submarine measures—————— it is uncertain. It is also possible that the Japanese will get the 'deep bomb' out in advance.

Not to mention the fact that the surface and underwater speed of submarines has always been tragic. It simply cannot be compared with surface ships. Unless an ambush is laid in advance, the submarine forces will only have the possibility of eating dust behind the butts of surface ships.

Therefore, Yan Shao's concerns cannot be said to be without his reasons.

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Listening to Yan Shao's reasoning, Zhu Erdian only felt that he had reached the extreme.

Once upon a time, the British Empire reached the point where it needed to seek help from other countries? And in the face of the 'request' of the empire, these countries still dare to push back.

If it is said that it is another country, it doesn't matter, but the country that refuses in the past even if the leader of a country sees him, he is low-voiced. Think about a few years ago, think about the present. Zhu Erdian hated why he didn't ask for more domestic support for Beiyang in the first place. In this way, even if there is a possibility of a stalemate with the French, at least it will not get things to this point. Not to mention the creation of a threat in the Far East, which even upsets the balance of power in the Far East.

"Is it true that your country does not cherish the friendship between your country and the empire?" was on fire in his heart, and although Zhu Erdian still tried to maintain his apparent politeness, his voice was still cold.

Hearing Zhu Erdian say this, Yan Shao couldn't help but sneer—————— of course, in his heart.

Friendship?

Yan Shao doesn't think that China has ever had friendship with Britain, and in his memory, there is only the memory of Britain bullying China. So hearing Zhu Erdian talking about friendship or something there, Yan Shao really felt that there might be something wrong with his memory.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that there were too many things to worry about, the sneer just now was not just in my heart, but directly came out.

There's no way, who told Yan Shao that he still plans to join the Entente. Even if China does not join the Entente, it can still gain enormous benefits from this war. But it is clear that only by joining the Entente will it be possible to obtain certain benefits that Yan Shao very much wants.

After all, there are some things that cannot be rewarded without giving in.

And it is clear that if you join the Entente, you will be fighting under the banner of Britain and France. Since he planned to follow others in his heart, Yan Shao certainly didn't plan to fall out with others.

So seeing Zhu Erdian's expression was very annoyed, Yan Shao opened his mouth after thinking about it. "The friendship between your two countries? Yan naturally attaches great importance to it, but as Yan just said, China's security is also very important..."Speaking of this, Yan Shao frowned, pretending to be very embarrassed, and after thinking for a while, he continued to speak. "Well, there may be no way to transfer large warships, but in order to express China's support for the cause of the Entente, our government is willing to lease some of the newly launched destroyers of the Navy to your country......... No, just give it to your country..."

When he heard Yan Shao say that he would lease a few destroyers, Zhu Erdian's expression became a little angry. After all, no matter how troublesome the situation in Europe is, Britain has not yet fallen to the point where it needs a few destroyers—————— it will be different if it is replaced by a hundred years later, because at that time the battleships have been eliminated, and destroyers are the mainstream, especially those destroyers of 10,000 tons.

However, when Yan Shao said that he would give it to the UK, Zhu Erdian's expression softened slightly.

The newly launched destroyers, because of the concern about the military balance in the Far East, Zhu Erdian also attached great importance to some military intelligence in the Far East. It is very clear that the newly launched destroyer that Yan Shao is talking about is the 'Shanfeng' class destroyer that has just been commissioned by the Chinese Navy.

The specific number of such destroyers is 1300 tons with a standard displacement and 1500 tons at full load. It has a total length of 103 meters and a width of 9 meters. The power is 34,000 horsepower, and the design speed is 36 knots. In addition, it is equipped with 3 150mm L50 single-barreled main guns, 2 front and 1 rear layout, plus a number of 75mm and 37mm rapid-fire guns as secondary guns. At the same time, the most lethal weapons on the destroyer were three triple 18-inch MK.IX torpedo tubes (457mm). The nine torpedoes in the launch tube were capable of facing the enemy both horizontally and vertically, and the destroyer was equipped with several spare torpedoes.

Coupled with the use of oil-fueled steam turbines as a power source, the Shanfeng-class destroyers were able to reach high speeds of 36 knots.

On paper alone, the 'Mountain Wind' class is probably the most combat-ready destroyer in the world.

Of course, even the strongest destroyer is a destroyer. Unless, like later Japan, helicopter carriers must be called frigates or destroyers. Otherwise, even the worst battleship can sink the strongest destroyer with ease—————— of course. The exception is those destroyers that can be equipped with anti-ship missiles in a few decades.

However, the gift that Yan Shao just said made Zhu Erdian think a little.

At present, the situation of Britain in Europe is actually a little bad, especially after the battle of Longkou Bay, perhaps the Germans learned the practice of the submarine force in Longkou Bay. A large number of German U-boats were dispatched from the military port. An attempt was made to sneak up on the British warships docked in the harbor.

Fortunately, the British had already taken precautions at that time. That's why there are no particularly big losses.

After discovering that the Chinese submarine forces in the Far East had been using submarines to attack Japanese convoys, the Germans sent submarines out again, as if they were later playing a war with the British.

Seriously, although British submarine technology has always been very strange (such as steam-powered submarines, and giant cannon submarines), the actual level of technology is not much different from that of Germany. However, the losses of the British in the battle were far greater than those of the Germans.

One of the most important reasons is. In the Atlantic and along the coast of Europe, the British had far more transports than the Germans. There are many of them. Naturally, there are more chances of being attacked.

At this time, there were no more effective anti-submarine means, and the British had a headache in the face of the German submarine offensive, so they could only send escort fleets to their own convoys. The problem was that there were too many ships to escort, and there were also ships to escort in other places, so the British suddenly felt overstretched.

At this time, Yan Shao proposed to help, and Zhu Erdian was naturally a little concerned.

As mentioned earlier, the number of paper jù of the 'mountain wind' level is definitely the strongest in the world. If we can get a few 'Shanfeng' class ships from the Chinese side, at least the problem of escort can be solved to a greater or lesser extent. Moreover, the displacement of the 'Mountain Wind' class is very large, and the range is also very long, which can be completely used for Atlantic escort.

What's more, although Yan Shao rejected Zhu Erdian's offer this time, since he was willing to take some newly launched warships, this also shows his 'goodwill' towards the British...

Zhu Erdian is very familiar with the current situation of the Chinese Navy, although with those three dreadnoughts, the strength of the Chinese Navy has been greatly enhanced. But a navy is not something that can be sustained by a giant ship, it also needs some other ships, and in this regard, the Chinese navy is too far behind in its homework, even to the point of making up for it. And the 'Shanfeng' class is the result of the Chinese Navy's supplementary lessons.

However, at present, even the Chinese Navy itself is not equipped with too many destroyers, and this Yan Shao said that he would give a few to Britain, which is enough to prove his 'goodwill' towards Britain...

If he really knew Yan Shao's 'good intentions'...

But it's clear that Jurdian isn't particularly clear...

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Feeling that he had understood Yan Shao's kindness, Zhu Erdian, who was still very annoyed, nodded slightly towards Yan Shao, as if he accepted his offer.

After that, the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and after most of the ring, Zhu Erdian left Yan Shao.

Not long after Zhu Erdian left, Yan Shao grabbed the phone on the side, shook it, and connected to the Admiralty.

"Hey, is it Minister Sa............... Right. It's me, that's right..."It seemed to be quite happy, Yan Shao smiled and said to Sa Zhenbing on the phone. "I have just spoken to Minister Jurden about something. Minister Zhu Erdian wants to lease the three ships 'Qingyang' from us, or simply buy them from us......... Yes, yes, that's what I said, so I refused, but our relationship with the British still needs to be maintained after all, so I later offered to give the British government a few 'Shanfeng' class destroyers. to show our support for the cause of the Entente......... That's right, well, I think it's the Ice Wind and the Snow Wind. Although there are two fewer ships, I believe that Minister Zhu Erdian can understand our current situation, it's not that we don't want to help, it's really that the landlord's family has no surplus food..."

Inside the phone. Yan Shao and Sa Zhenbing talked on the phone for a long time. After learning that Zhu Erdian wanted to lease the three ships of 'Qingyang'. Sa Zhenbing on the phone immediately refused——————Now that the navy has finally become regular, at this time, if the three ships of 'Qingyang' are brought to Europe, wouldn't it be a demolition for the construction of the navy, not to mention that it is really going to be passed, in case of being involved in the war with the Germans, it is difficult to say whether these three ships can come back alive."

However, when he heard that Yan Shao had already refused and was going to give away two destroyers, he hesitated for a moment, but Sa Zhenbing still agreed. Although the two destroyers Sa Zhenbing were as distressed. But he also knew that the army should be subordinate to the government.

It's just that at this time, I'm afraid Sa Zhenbing didn't expect that Yan Shao would get two destroyers to give to the British. It is not because of Yan Shao's concerns about the relationship between China and Britain, but because he wants to be a real person.

"Snowwind, Snowwind..."

After hanging up the phone to the Admiralty and motioning for the people to go out first, Yan Shao sat down in his place and touched his chin, with a strange smile on his face.

'Xuefeng' destroyer, although Yan Shao in later generations is not a very professional military fan, but as a man, he is more or less interested in military affairs, so he can barely be called an amateur.

But even if it is an amateur, Yan Shao, one of the famous auspicious ships of World War II, still remembers it, no way, who called the reputation of the Xuefeng ship is too loud.

The Yukikaze is arguably the only destroyer that survived at the end of World War II among the 50 new fleet destroyers of the Japanese Navy, including the Asahi Tide-type destroyer, the Yangyan-type destroyer and its improved Yugumo-type destroyer, and the Shimakaze. The destroyers of the Japanese Navy were often put into fierce battle zones, which caused a very high attrition rate, and the "Yukikaze" participated in more than 16 battles on the one hand, and achieved results, and on the other hand, it remained almost undamaged until the end of the war, so it was called the "miracle destroyer" (奇跡の駆逐艦).

Of course, if it just happens like this, it's nothing, at most it's a little luckier, and it's just that I haven't been injured and sunk. But in fact, this warship may have absorbed all the luck of its allies, so although the luck of the Yukikaze ship is good in every naval battle, the luck of his teammates is not very good.

Especially in a naval battle at the end of World War II, almost all the destroyers of the 17th Destroyer Group where the Yukikaze was located were sunk, and only the Yukikaze itself was spared. On another occasion, during the final battle, Yukikaze was assigned to the 41st Destroyer Team at the same time, and returned to Maizuru with the diving carrier Nagawhale.

And Yan Shao will 'kindly' send two destroyers to Britain this time, also because he wants to be a real yàn.

"I don't know if you, who have the same name, can exert the same 'combat effectiveness' as in history..."

When Yan Shao said this, he couldn't bear it anymore, and suddenly burst out laughing.

If not, then it would be better, anyway, at most, two destroyers were sent out. But if it was, it would naturally be best for this plague god to be sent away earlier. And using it to trap the British, maybe it can maintain the balance between the Entente and the Central Powers at sea.

The more intense the fight between these two groups is, the better it will be for Yan Shao, isn't it? After all, Yan Shao's original purpose was to make the Entente and the Central Powers fight bloodied, and only when the strength of these two groups of people was weakened could Yan Shao and China have a chance to develop.

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