"Sir Fisher, the Chinese fleet has met the ships that have gone to meet them, and it is expected that in an hour they will arrive at the military port of Portsmouth." Betty looked at Fisher, who was facing the sea and pondering, hesitated for a moment and then said. Faced with such an elite and powerful fleet visiting the British Grand Fleet base, Betty had mixed feelings in her heart. On the one hand, there is a kind of admiration for this fleet built for China by three European countries, after all, 10 years ago, the Chinese fleet was not as powerful as the British Far East Fleet. But now, this fleet controlled by Xu Jie has taken control of the whole of East Asia, and even a maritime power like Russia cannot resist it! This is not a friendly visit, but a show off, and even a hint of threat!

"Kid, be happy, we need to greet the distinguished guests, it's not good for people to see your expression." Just as Betty was thinking cranky in her heart, Fisher's words brought Betty back to reality.

"To be honest, I don't like this fleet either, he's strong, and his master has even greater ambitions! East Asia can no longer satisfy their appetites, Southeast Asia is their target, and sooner or later it will be in their pocket! Fisher patiently taught the young man he held in high esteem.

"But even if you hate it, it's just a hate, and although the other party is ambitious, but also very sensible, they are also trying to avoid conflict with the British Empire. Although the actions of both sides made the other party a little uncomfortable, they were within the limits of tolerance of both sides. In this case, the British Empire needed to deal with the imminent danger first. For the distant Far East, we will have to put it aside at least for quite a long time. Do you understand? That's strategy! Fisher said.

"Can't we deter the Chinese and the Germans at the same time? The British Imperial Navy was still very powerful. Our total tonnage is more than double that of the Germans and Huaxia combined! Although we are a little behind in terms of dreadnoughts, the British Empire has enough industry and wealth to support us in suppressing both countries at the same time! We also have good commanders and brave sailors, and the British Empire should never give up a piece of the sea. Even if it's thousands of miles away! Betty said with some excitement.

"Listen, your courage is commendable, but your actions are extremely irrational! Today, don't let me hear anything like that again, we need to create an atmosphere of harmony and harmony where we are sharing this wonderful moment with our allies, not showing our muscles and knives to them! You must promise to receive the Huaxia Navy in the next time as if you were meeting an old friend. Otherwise, I can grant your sick request! Fisher's face changed suddenly, and he immediately said sternly! Appreciate for appreciate. But if Betty would pose a threat or influence to British strategy. Fisher will definitely not tolerate it, he is a little glad now, it was Jericho and Felimante and others who went to meet the Huaxia fleet, not the bullfighting bull next to him! Although Fisher decided to show his muscles to the other side. But this kind of display must not be verbally told to the other by a general! Rather, it must be intangible. But then obviously!

In order to meet the Chinese fleet, and also to show the strength of the British Imperial fleet, the formation sent by the British is also absolutely luxurious! Twelve battleships, surrounded by 10 cruisers and other ships, went forward to meet them. At the top of them are 3 dreadnought battleships, the Dreadnought, the Magnificent, and the Courage! The three dreadnought battleships were built by the British Royal Navy according to the drawings provided by the Chinese side, and five twin 12-inch turrets were distributed along the central axis of the battleship. These battleships were the most elite and powerful ships of the Royal Navy! Behind them, 2 battlecruisers, to some extent, were British cousins of the battleships of the Longxu class. The only difference is that the protection is a little weaker, but the speed goes up! They were named Invincible and Indefatigable!

These 5 dreadnoughts are all dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy of the British Empire. At the same time when the construction of 2 battlecruisers for China was started, the British were building another 5 battleships! I'm afraid that the courage to start construction and build 7 dreadnoughts at the same time is only available to the British Empire in this world, right? The British Empire has sworn its control over the world's oceans by its own actions! They will use their more powerful fleets to suppress the rising sea powers! The huge scale of construction and the astonishing speed of construction make people dare not underestimate this overlord who is like the sky!

Behind these 5 dreadnoughts were 7 quasi-dreadnoughts and ex-dreadnoughts, which were the USS Edward VII and two of his siblings, respectively. The Nelson-class ships were two ships and two London-class ships, the Nelson-class was a quasi-dreadnought, with six 12-inch 45L heavy guns and four 9.2-inch secondary guns and a large number of 6-inch guns. The Edwardian VII and London classes were the last pre-dreadnoughts armed with four 12-inch 45L guns and eight 9.2-inch secondary guns. A total of 5 dreadnoughts and 7 former dreadnoughts are enough to deal with any fleet in the world, including the fleet of the Huaxia Navy in front of them. Although there is a gap between the former and the former in terms of skill level, the advantage in numbers is too huge! The 12 battleships were divided into two columns, with 5 dreadnoughts forming one column and the other 7 dreadnoughts forming another column.

Behind the main fleet was the equally powerful cruiser formation of the British Empire, with 5 Monmouthshire-class armored cruisers and 5 Devensshire-class armored cruisers lined up in two columns to follow behind the battlefleet, and the two cruisers and two battleships formed a 4-column box-shaped formation, heading towards the Chinese fleet from the northwest. Flags and gun salutes herald British goodwill, but at the same time, no one doubts the true strength of these behemoths! Although Fisher said that he had no intention of making efforts on the Chinese front, this was just words! The fleet that went to greet it was a shock in itself! A kind of wordless coercion!

"Prepare for the change, we need to take care of the original guests." Scheer said as he looked at the telegram in his hand, and the four fleets began to adjust their speed and direction as the signal flags on the flagship Dreadnought changed. The dreadnought type stand led by it begins to accelerate and turns. This was followed by 7 front dreadnoughts, followed by 2 cruisers, and a box-shaped head-to-head formation began to pull apart. Gradually draw into a battle line and sail in the opposite direction to the Huaxia fleet! In just 10 minutes, the British completed the change from the marching formation to the battle line formation, if it is a real battle, the opponent only needs a cross-cut, you can form a T-shaped crosshead, play their most powerful firepower! If the show of strength is merely a silent threat. So this is a relatively unfriendly expression!

"Let's go cut them in the middle of the queue, and the fleet accelerates!" Liu Buyun looked at the action on the opposite side and sneered. Long before coming to Britain, the top brass of the Chinese Navy had considered some possible moves by the other side to show their strength. After all, the relationship between China and the British is not good now, especially the previous move to get close to Germany has made the British Empire dissatisfied from top to bottom, and its own dissatisfaction must be vented. The top brass of the Chinese navy, who were well aware of the temper of the British Empire, expected that the other side would make some gestures to show their strength. And in order to cooperate with political matters, the Huaxia Navy must also express its demands to the other side, that is, I am also very strong, don't treat Huaxia as a soft persimmon!

There are 22 battleships, and the distance between each battleship is about 300 meters, and this battle line of six or seven kilometers is absolutely shocking! Although the British were very fast, there were gaps between the queues because of the inability to coordinate the size and speed of the ship. Look at the British, who were gradually turning to prepare to draw an arc in front of the Chinese fleet. Liu Buyun immediately made a decision and ordered the fleet to be converted into a single column and cut through the connection between the enemy's front dreadnought and cruiser formations. At this time, the British fleet was turning at high speed, and it was difficult to exert firepower, and the combat power of the cruisers in the rear was far from being comparable to the battleships, so if it was a real battle, the British fleet would be in danger of being cut off.

Of course, such an action is just a gesture, the British will not really cut the T-shaped horizontal head of the Huaxia fleet, and in the same way, the Huaxia fleet cannot insert a pole horizontally, otherwise, the game between the two sides will be played big! At the end of the day, everyone ended badly. The British used fleets and formations to show the strength of the British Empire, and the Chinese fleet used the same way to tell each other that they were strong and unyielding, and that was enough! And then all that's left is for everyone to show their friendliness and rapprochement!

A full 22 British capital warships of various types accompanied the 7 capital ships of Huaxia, which made the officers and men of the Huaxia Navy feel a little unhappy! This demonstration is a bit too explicit! Although the two sides kept firing signals and firing salutes, they expressed their friendship and sincerity in their "hearts" to each other. But in such a situation, no one will feel a truly friendly atmosphere.

"Let the cruiser formation get out of the queue, and our battleship formation will accompany you." Jericho said as he looked at the Longxing-class battleship facing him. For the Huaxia Republic, Jericho still has a certain favor, after all, Jericho worked together with the Beiyang Fleet, the predecessor of the Huaxia Navy, as early as the First Sino-Japanese Period, and in the Spanish-American War, he also fought under the command of Yang Yonglin, plus he had a good personal relationship with some officers of the Huaxia Navy, so to be honest, Jericho was still reluctant to use this way to welcome the visiting Huaxia Fleet.

Since both sides have already shown their strength, more importantly, Britain and Huaxia intend to find a suitable balance to balance the interests of both sides in the Far East, that is, the two sides will focus on peace in the future, war is not the result that everyone wants to see, showing strength is for peace talks, but it is absolutely not enough to show strength! We also want to show goodwill, so Jericho, as the master, directly ordered the cruiser to get out of the sequence, so that 12 ships accompanied 7 ships was a "relatively friendly" display. Well, so be it!

Then there was nothing left, and the Chinese fleet, greeted by the British Grand Fleet, slowly sailed into the Portsmouth military harbour and anchored at the berths that had been prepared in advance. Then the following activities began according to the usual practice, everything seemed so harmonious and friendly, but Liu Buyun and others knew that the real confrontation was in the evening of the same day, and he would make contact with the British Navy on behalf of the Huaxia Navy to prepare for the future negotiations between the Huaxia Republic and the British government!

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