In an izakaya in Hiroshima, Japan, two men in ordinary kimonos sit side by side.

After asking the owner of the izakaya for something, one of the men covered his mouth a little helplessly, and then said to the man next to him with a little sleepiness. "Do you have a cigarette, bring me one..."

The other man didn't say much, just pulled one out of the cigarette case and gave it to the other man.

Smiling at the man next to him, Kono took the cigarette from his hand and took a pack of matches from his bag.

But just as he wanted to light the cigarette, he suddenly seemed to remember something, first patted his forehead with his hand, and then said to the man next to him. "I'm sorry, I just remembered that there are some things at home, and we have time to get together..."

As he spoke, Kono patted the man on the shoulder, and the man didn't say anything more when he heard him say something, just smiled. "Okay, since you have something, let's talk about it when you have time..."

Seeing that his companion was so understanding, Kono didn't say anything more, just nodded, then took some money out of his wallet and put it on the table, and then walked out of the izakaya without looking back, as if there was really something urgent.

In the izakaya, the man stayed inside, slowly tasting what the boss had brought up...

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Looking in the direction of the Kure Naval Yard from afar, Kono didn't stop long, but continued to walk towards his residence. About ten minutes later. Kono stopped in front of the door of a courtyard, and after opening the door, Kono walked into the courtyard.

Inside the compound. There was an ordinary young girl who was also wearing a kimono, who was busy there, and when she saw Kono coming back, she hurriedly greeted her.

"You're back?"

"Hmm..."Nodding, glancing behind him, Kono hurriedly walked into the room.

On the other hand, after noticing Kono's actions, the girl also understood. Take two steps forward to lock the door firmly, then reflexively walk back into the house. "The door has been closed...", this ordinary young girl spoke. It seems a little less ordinary...

Seeing that she had locked the door, Kono didn't say anything more, just took out the cigarette she had just asked for from the tavern, and slowly opened it under the girl's gaze.

After cleaning the tobacco inside. Kono slowly lays out the cigarette paper on the table. Then I looked carefully at the dense small words on the other side of the cigarette paper...

"Is this the information you got today?" Glancing, the girl asked.

"That's right..."Duan Hai nodded, looking cautious. This is the recent situation of the Japanese battleship Fuso, after the Battle of Shandong, the Japanese have been stepping up the construction of this battleship, and now this battleship is about to be put into service, and the country must know detailed information..."

The girl also knew what Duan Huan's words meant. So nothing more was said.

A super dreadnought like the Fuso-class, even if it can't change the overall situation. It can change a lot of things.

Japan has always been a key country for the development of the Special Affairs Bureau, and the difference between the Japanese and the Chinese in appearance is not particularly obvious. At least not as obvious as Europe, the United States or Africa, so the development of the Special Affairs Bureau in Japan is relatively smooth.

So far, we haven't been able to install any real 'own people' in Japan, but it's still okay to get some information you need through bribery or coercion.

But even so, the Secret Service is still stepping up its work in Japan, and Duan Hai is one of them, under the pseudonym Kono, disguised as a husband and wife with a young girl on the side, and lurks in Japan.

There are many people like Duan Hai in Japan, and they are not looking at three or five years, but ten, twenty, or even thirty or fifty years. Although many people disagree with this, Yan Shao attaches great importance to this matter, because he knows very well that sooner or later there will be a large-scale war in the true sense between China and Japan.

That's when these people come in handy...

In fact, right now, Duan Hai is on a mission to report the Fusang's recent situation to China.

The Fuso-class battleships were divided into two ships, one was the Fuso and the other was Yamashiro.

The previous one was located in Hiroshima and was built by the Kure Naval Yard. The other is located in Yokosuka and was built by the Yokosuka Naval Yard.

Since the Battle of Shandong, because most of the capital ships have sunk in Longkou Bay, and there is still a danger that they will be salvaged by the Nationalist Government and turned to deal with themselves after repair. The Japanese not only approved a plan for the restoration of the navy, but also increased the speed of construction of ships such as Fuso.

The latter Yamashiro is nothing, but the Fuso...

According to the information obtained not long ago, the ship is about to enter service after a series of preparations.

A super-dreadnought, if not able to change the entire maritime situation, will undoubtedly become a pivotal presence in the Far Eastern Seas. Naturally, the government and the Admiralty were extremely concerned about this, and what was recorded on the cigarette paper was the details of the Fuso...

The reason why the information was given to Kono was because Kono was the only one in Hiroshima who had a radio station. Kono is even the upper line of all Hiroshima lurkers.

After signaling his colleagues and his wife to see the situation, Kono came to an extremely secluded room in the courtyard, walked to the radio, and passed the information in his hand to the country word for word...

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In Guangdong, Yan Shao not only looked at the situation of the Guangdong Arsenal, but also went to the Guangdong Shipyard to have a look.

After more than a year of construction, Guangdong Shipyard has begun to take shape and has a certain shipbuilding capacity, but compared with Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau and Wuhu Shipyard, there are still great shortcomings. But you can see that the progress here is visible and visible...

After returning to Beijing from Guangdong, Yan Shao looked for Lei? Copa talked about it.

What was discussed. It has to do with some things in Canton, that is, about the export of arms to France.

In with Ray? When Coppa met, Yan Shao believed that the French government could completely hand over some of the arms orders handed over to the United States to China.

And some large-caliber heavy artillery is also counted. But China still has the ability to manufacture ordinary guns and grenades, as well as rifles, light and heavy machine guns and mortars. In addition to these, there are also military uniforms, steel helmets, military boots, etc., which are urgently needed by the French, and China can also provide...

As for the caliber of the rifle, the French government can hand over to China some of the drawings and molds of the M1907 rifle they are currently equipped with. And then China could completely be like the Americans, according to these drawings and molds, to produce the rifles that the French needed.

Historically, the United States has done just that, and the result is that it has exported too many arms. And completely forget about the problem itself. In the end, when it came time to go to Europe to help, the Americans had to accept the arms of the French—————— not that they did not carry weapons. Rather, they patronized the supply of weapons to Britain and France, and in the end they were useless...

For Yan Shao's proposal, Lei? Kopa also thinks it's very good.

During this period in China, Ray? Copa didn't stay in Beijing alone. Sometimes they go to other cities in China to —————— a lot of money from the government. Coupled with Zhan Tianyou's efforts, many cities in the mainland have already built railways.

Of course, the government has spent a lot of money to achieve this, but no matter how you look at it, it's worth it.

Due to the relatively close relationship between China and France, some places that are not very secret, Lei? Kopa has the right to go in. Let's say some ordinary arsenals and the like.

There is also an arsenal in Beijing, which is named Beijing Arsenal. As mentioned earlier, it is a new construction from scratch. Due to the relatively convenient transportation, this arsenal already has a certain amount of arms production capacity.

In Ray? In Kopa's opinion, it is indeed only a certainty, but Ray? Kopa had seen some of these products before. Although the quantity is less, there is no problem with the quality. And then Ray? Kopa also used to take a train to Anhui.

Compared with other arsenals, including Sichuan and Guangdong arsenals, the Anhui arsenal is a large-scale arsenal in the true sense.

It is not only capable of producing almost all individual equipment, but also heavy artillery of 150mm, 210mm and 240mm calibers. Even in Europe, the Anhui Arsenal can be called 'large'...

Moreover, like the Guangdong Arsenal, the Anhui Arsenal had also exported a batch of weapons and equipment to France before. However, in terms of quantity, it is much more than the Guangdong Arsenal, and the total export volume is more than 7 million, and the Arsenal itself has earned more than 1.5 million from it...

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Thunder at this time? Kopa can also see that no matter how you want to deal with the relationship between China and France, you need to wait until this damn war is over. At present, the most important thing is to bring the two countries closer, especially to bring the Chinese into the Entente camp.

So soon Ray? Kopa sent a telegram to Paris, and the content of the telegram was simple: he believed that part of the orders given to the United States should be handed over to China. Doing so would also encourage China to tilt its position toward the Entente.

At this time, France had begun to order from China, but the quantity was relatively small.

Now with Ray? Copa's telegram, coupled with the internal Bertrand statement, naturally the Parisian side would not object.

Soon, an arms order of more than 20 million yuan was scattered among 10 arsenals in the country.

This time the French ordered a lot of things, from the most basic bullets and grenades, to pistols, rifles, light and heavy machine guns and mortars. In addition, there are a number of French military uniforms, steel helmets, military boots, sapper shovels and gas masks.

Judging by what we have received from Europe, the Germans have already begun to use chemical weapons, and of course, Britain and France must have used them. In this case, both Britain and France continue to have anti-poison equipment.

Such a business may not be a big deal for the United States today, but it is definitely an unimaginable business for China.

Among them, bullets and grenades, due to the production capacity, some other newly built arsenals have only been allocated a part. But even this part is enough for these arsenals to eat and drink. The remaining pistols, rifles and other weapons and equipment were divided between the Sichuan Arsenal, the Anhui Arsenal and the Guangdong Arsenal, of which the Anhui Arsenal accounted for the lion's share. The Sichuan Arsenal and the Guangdong Arsenal split the remaining half.

The main reason for this distribution is that the production capacity of the Anhui Arsenal is the strongest, while the production capacity of the Sichuan and Guangdong Arsenals is relatively weak.

Follow Ray? Copa's statement. And that's just a portion of the initial order. Paris is still hesitant to import arms from China. I want to see what the quality of Chinese arms is, and if I can, there will be more orders to be delivered.

In addition, due to the recent activity of German submarines, both British and French freighters have sunk a lot. It gave Britain and France a lot of headaches, and they were even afraid that all the ships in their hands would be sunk by the Germans.

Therefore, both Britain and France intend to order some cargo ships from China to make up for the lack of production capacity of the two countries—————— there is no way. The sinking is faster than the building, and these two countries are also forced to have no choice.

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"But it's already June, when will Britain and France agree to your terms?"

is also lying in Yan Shao's arms. Kneading Caterina's crisp breasts with her hands, Elano asked, a little worried.

Yan Shao stayed in Guangdong for more than half a month this time, and after coming back, he naturally had a good intimacy with Elano and Katarina. As for Lu Ying and Kaoru Otsuki, the two who have already taken advantage of it. At this moment, she had already wisely hid to Fumiko. Now the two of them are jointly reviewing Fumiko's homework during this time—————— since none of them have any children yet. Therefore, Yan Shao's family is very concerned about Fumiko when he arrives.

As for Elanon, after some lingering, she became a little worried. The news from France recently was not very good, and even she was a little worried.

"Don't worry...", Yan Shao comforted. There will be news soon..."

As he spoke, Yan Shao patted Caterina's other breasts that had not yet been occupied by Elaino, and the snow-white breasts were like jelly under Yan Shao's palm. Katarina, who was recovering her strength, was a little more sober after being slapped, and raised her head to look at Yan Shao.

"What's wrong?"

"Hasn't there been news coming back from England lately?"

"News from England...", Caterina said helplessly. I've already told her the news. But she's just worried, what can I do..."

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Message. News from England, or rather, from Turkey.

Around the beginning of 1915, the British sent a large army to the Dardanelles Strait, in a vain attempt to capture this place, open up a route to the Russian Black Sea, and then ensure the delivery of Russian supplies—————— since Turkey entered the Allied camp, the Allied Countries' material delivery to Russia has been sharply reduced during this time...

However, because he remembered the relationship of this war, Yan Shao had been asking Katerina's special affairs bureau to pay attention to this matter, and finally found some clues.

Due to the influence of Yan Shao's crossing, this time the British did not make things as they did in history, and finally delayed the whole battle for a month—————— in history because of this incident, the British who took over their actions were discovered by the Turks, and the British who finally landed encountered the Turks who were waiting for them, plus these Turks were commanded by the Germans, and what happened to the British in the end can be imagined.

And this time, although there is no such problem, there is Yan Shao...

For Yan Shao, the blockade of the Dardanelles is also an extremely important part of his strategy. Because only if the Dardanelles is blocked, Russia can continue to weaken, and eventually the entire empire will collapse...

Russia has always been the biggest threat in China's modern history, and if Russia gets into trouble, it will definitely be China that will benefit in the end. After all, this polar bear has always coveted China's territory in history, and if Russia falls into weakness, in this era without nuclear weapons, Yan Shao can take this opportunity to regain the territory that originally belonged to China from the Russians, and not only that, but even get some more benefits back.

And if the Dardanelles fails, I believe that Britain will also be more aware of their current situation. I believe that the matter of China's accession to the Entente and the dispatch of an expeditionary force will also go more smoothly. In other words, the fact that Dardanelles is still in the hands of the Turks is simply beneficial to China.

So...

While the British were engaged in the Battle of the Dardanelles, Yan Shao's intelligence officers in Germany gave some notice to the German government.

And looking at the evidence that had to be admitted in their hands, the Germans found the Turks ...

After some preparation, the British hit their heads in the Dardanelles and broke their blood. At present, the British have suffered heavy losses in front of the Turks, but for various reasons, they just grit their teeth and refuse to admit defeat.

But anyone can see that the defeat of the British in this war is certain.

As long as the British could not open the channel of the strait, then the Russians would receive only 5% of the supplies they used to have every year

The Eastern Front is even more unexpected, and in this case, Britain and France can only expect a breakthrough on the Western Front, but the possibilities are pitiful...

Unless, on the Western Front, a new force can join, and the United States is unwilling to get involved in this war, it seems that the only targets that Britain and France can choose are China and Japan...

More precisely, only China...

So Yan Shao is sure that as long as he waits for a while, Britain and France will definitely take the initiative to invite Yan Shao, and even those conditions... (To be continued......)