Chapter 839: To Take or Not to Take?

"Sell the colonies of the German Far East to China? Wilhelm II really had a good plan. Xu Jie looked at the documents submitted by the other party, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, this place is a hot potato, the British can eat but don't eat it, the Americans want to eat it but don't want to go to war, as for China? It's the kind of thing that wants to eat but also has some scruples. It is not that the Kaiser mentioned in the document that China needs to give Germany 200 million marks in material as compensation. It is not to say that the Huaxia Navy should use its own fleet to escort transport ships. These are nothing in Xu Jie's opinion. Moreover, the Kaiser made it very clear that after the Suez Canal was laid, China would have to deliver these supplies to Germany. Not needed for a short time.

To be honest, the performance of the Italian really surprised Xu Jie. He really didn't expect that the Italians, known as noodles in history, would behave so violently in this plane, and knock France, which is also a naval power, to the ground in just one battle, if it wasn't for the arrival of Thomas's fleet, then the French navy would really be finished! This situation greatly surprised Xu Jie's expectations, so much so that Xu Jie needed to reassess the situation of World War I.

Looking at the land first, the performance of Britain and France has not changed much relative to history, and it is indeed very elite, but it is also impossible to describe the Germans hiding in trench fortifications. Denikin performed well in the just-concluded campaign, and gave Hindenburg a ruthless, but in Xu Jie's view, unless all three armies under Denikin are in place, it will be useless, and small scenes will not hinder the overall situation, and even Xu Jie is more confident in the German army than Moltke Jr., after surviving the winter of 1914, the armored forces that the Germans have hidden for a long time will inevitably let the Russians experience the feeling of being destroyed. The defeat of the Russians was inevitable. Both historically and in this plane. Regardless of whether China supported it or not, backward Russia was no match for Germany.

However, the changes at sea are unexpected, except for Xu Jie's unremitting efforts. In addition to the fact that the German High Seas Fleet was more difficult to deal with than in history, the Italians were also angry, and now in addition to the situation in the North Sea still under the control of the British, the situation in the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean has already shown signs of getting out of control. Strategically speaking, the Allies had already won, and Egypt, which had been divided, could not hold back the attack of the three powers. Even the Italian Army doesn't have to be too forceful, as long as it plays at a normal level. You can take Egypt and open the Suez Canal.

After the opening of the Suez Canal, this would be a very serious consequence for Britain and France, although the Allies did not have the energy to go on expeditions to India and Southeast Asia. But it will be difficult for the British and French colonies in Asia to send more supplies to the mainland, and Thomas's fleet must be evacuated, otherwise what else? As far as Thomas's belongings are concerned, is he really staying in the port of Mumbai and a dozen super fearless people to carry it? And so it goes. The connection between the Allies and the outside world has been completely opened!

The sea route is clear! As long as the Chinese Republic is willing. Then China's resources can be continuously sent to the Middle East and then to the Central Powers through the Baghdad Railway, so that the resource disadvantage of the Central Powers will be completely reversed. Even Xu Jie estimated that if the German Army was more powerful, it would be okay to turn around and break hands with Britain and France after fighting Russia. The British would not launch an infinite submarine war, let alone attack the Huaxia fleet escorted by warships, and if the British dared to do it, Xu Jie would not mind doing something in India or other British colonies. What's more, Thomas is gone, and the British have no strength to interfere with the actions of the Chinese Navy.

It seems that the future of the Allies is very good. But Xu Jie knew that this was a bargaining chip that everyone was putting on the bright side now. Don't forget, there is also a world's first industrial power waiting for the right time. Historically, the United States finally sided with Britain and France in 1917, and the United States will sooner or later stand on the side of Britain and France on this plane. If the Allies can't accumulate enough advantages as much as possible in the early stage, then they will still be reversed in the later stage, and the complete defeat of the Allies is definitely not in the interests of China, and China still wants Germany and Austria to firmly lock the attention of Britain, France and the United States to Europe! The best result is that you will not be defeated, everyone will draw, and then the seeds of hatred will be planted and you will fight in Europe in many years!

Xu Jie can see that the current situation is not favorable to Britain and France, and similarly, Britain and France should also see this, so what will Britain and France do in this situation? It was the best choice to pull the Americans into the water immediately, and the Americans had no intention of going into the water so early. Although the two sides had the same fundamental interests, there were still differences over the details, and in this case, the German Far Eastern colonies were actually preserved.

Now Xu Jie has an opportunity, an opportunity for Germany to sell the colony to Huaxia, and using this as an excuse, Huaxia can quickly occupy the German Pacific colonies in a short period of time. Legally speaking, no country can control this transaction. Provided, of course, that the Germans are still in control. The key to this is to move quickly, before the British occupation. And this needs to be negotiated with the navy and army. However, now a favorable condition is that the four Longwu-class battleships of the Huaxia Navy are being tried at sea in the Nanyang region, and in winter, the entire Huaxia Northern Fleet will go to the south to avoid the cold, in fact, Xu Jie can completely order the fleet to go further south and go directly to the Nanyang for assembly, and the army in Nanyang is basically enough.

As for the reaction of Britain, France and the United States? It's certain that they won't be happy, but now Britain and France certainly can't do anything. As for the United States? As for whether the United States is really determined to come all the way to Huaxia's doorstep to find trouble, Xu Jie really doubts the other party's guts. But what if it comes? If the United States really wants to do it, the Chinese Navy will accompany it! Fighting without breaking is Xu Jie's plan, but if the United States tears its face irrationally, the Republic of China will definitely not be able to back down! As long as it can succeed, neither the United States nor Britain will be able to intervene, and Britain, which has suffered heavy losses after the war, will not be able to look eastward, and the United States will no longer be able to find a suitable entry point.

Just do it, without saying a word, Xu Jie pulled Yang Yonglin, the Minister of the Navy who was about to sleep, up from the bed with a phone call, and when Yang Yonglin came to Xu Jie's study with red eyes, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, well, in the dead of night, it was very suitable for planning some things.

"If there is a conflict between the Chinese fleet and the American fleet in the Mariana Islands, what is the chance of victory for the Chinese navy?" Xu Jie's opening remarks shocked Yang Yonglin, saying that since the end of the Second Sino-Russian War, Xu Jie has slowed down the pace of military construction, and only in recent years has there been a big move. But even so, the focus of Huaxia's military strength is still on the army.

"It's not a big problem, in terms of the number of capital ships, we don't suffer much, and in terms of quality we should have an advantage, we have a disadvantage in terms of dreadnoughts and armored cruisers, but the number of warships that can come over will definitely not be very large, otherwise it will be a big problem to simply transport supplies for the fleet." Yang Yonglin thought for a while and said. Theoretically, the U.S. Navy could learn from the French Navy's use of powerful former dreadnought battle groups as cannon fodder to disperse and storm the Chinese Navy's battle lines, but the long range and lack of supply points limited the size of the U.S. fleet. In this plane, the United States does not engage in any Great White Fleet cruises, and the fleet's ocean-going operations can be described as a touch of darkness.

"You prepare now, go to Longtai, take over the 4 Longwu-class battleships and auxiliary fleets from Deng Shichang, and immediately contact Peng Yi, the commander of the Nanyang Army, and cooperate with him to forcibly seize the German Far East colonies, and don't give up a single island to Britain and the United States. If the Americans have any opinions, we will accompany them to the end, and at the same time I have ordered Liu Buyun to lead the other fleets to the South Seas. As long as we succeed this time, then the United States will be completely cut off from the Far East! Xu Jie said bluntly.

So, in less than 1 hour, the fate of the German Far East colonies was decided by Xu Jie, which must be incorporated into China, Xu Jie's order to Yang Yonglin was very simple, that is, to be tough to the end, if the British occupied part of the islands, then first an ultimatum, and then block the blockade, as long as the British dared to fight back, they could fire back, as long as the British were still sensible, then in this case they would not dare to have any frontal conflict with Huaxia, as for the Americans? The same was treated, but it seemed that the American fleet was still far from here, their main fleet should still be on the west coast, and a large number of cruisers and destroyers should still be escorting ships bound for Britain and France.

Just after Yang Yonglin boarded the special train to the south with black circles under his eyes, Xu Jie's order was also sent by telegram to Deng Shichang and Peng Yi who were far away in Longtai City, so that they could prepare for battle, and at the same time, Lin Taizeng, Liu Buyun and others who led the rest of the fleet south to avoid the freeze also received an urgent telegram, and after a lapse of 8 years, the Huaxia Navy once again issued a general mobilization order, and all the capital ships will be in front of the South Sea.

"I don't know if there has been no major action in the past 8 years, whether the Huaxia Navy still has the quality and courage it had back then." Xu Jie said in his heart. However, the result still made Xu Jie breathe a sigh of relief, in just a few days, the Huaxia Navy was completely mobilized, scattered in various ports of various types of warships and auxiliary ships sailed away from the base for the South Seas, such a big action naturally could not hide from the eyes of the major powers, in the shock and confusion of the world, a powerful fleet began to assemble, causing people to speculate infinitely.

And the Germans couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after learning about Huaxia's actions, because they knew that the current Huaxia had at least taken over this hot potato, and it would be great if the Huaxia Republic could completely fall out with the United States and Britain because of this!

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