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Admiral Roberts and Lieutenant General Gallieni had studied the map, and they found that they were surrounded by rebels to the north, the Pearl River to the west, and no surplus value to the south, and the only way to survive was Huizhou in the east.

However, with the "intimate care" of the "Stuka" dive bombers and the "Hinkel"-111 medium bombers, it was almost impossible for them to get there safely.

Seeing that the governor of Liangguang, Deshou, was unable to help, the troops of the general of Guangzhou, Iketang, were unable to contain the rebel forces in the north.

Considering the increasingly unfavorable strategic situation for his side, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the coalition forces had no choice but to take a move that would bring shame to the two governments.

Following the surrender of the Triple Alliance Fleet, the Expeditionary Force also took the initiative to disarm, marking the complete failure of the military operation of the besieging army.

“…… What do you think? I'm proposing good terms, aren't they? His Majesty also told the commander of the British and French forces the plan of "gold for freedom".

The British government had to pay four hundred and three tons of gold in exchange for the freedom of forty thousand three hundred and twenty-eight officers and men.

The French cabinet only needs to give 227 tons of gold to get 22,751 of its own.

"If you don't release us at once, the British Empire won't compromise! Please understand, the consequences of provoking the global hegemon! "Frederick? Admiral Roberts was tough

In his opinion, even if the rebels already have a certain military strength, they are still a rising star in the face of the behemoth of the British Commonwealth.

The young man of the second cargo snorted and commented: "That's great, I can't wait." I just don't know what your empire uses to escort troop carriers? Your warships look like they've become aquariums in Victoria Bay! By the way, you will be the first general of the British Empire to spend the rest of his life in a prisoner of war camp, which is very gratifying! ”

The Royal Navy still has some remnants on its home turf, but it's nothing to fear.

Their new warships will not be able to form combat effectiveness until the year after next at the earliest, and the entry into service of the battleships will have to be pushed back by a year.

During this time, the Empire was too busy building ships to organize another crusade.

The British colonies in Asia, such as India, Burma, and Malaysia, will become fish on the board of the clan's army!

Lieutenant General Gallieni was very dissatisfied with this arrogant Oriental boy, and reminded coldly: "There is no country in the world that dares to be enemies of Britain, France, Russia, and Japan at the same time!" ”

The young man of the second cargo showed an extremely mysterious smile, that is the old lady you don't know how many years later...... Galeries Lafayette will go to war with the N country at the same time!

In view of the fact that these two fools had just arrived, His Majesty the Emperor painted a grand blueprint for them: "The United States will be our allies in the Americas, and Germany and Austria-Hungary will be our allies in Europe!" Our powerful alliance with the United States, Germany, and Austria-Hungary seems to be enough to defeat Britain, France, Russia, and Japan! It looks like the world will be redivided! I don't know anything else, one thing is for sure, all three of our allies are very short of colonization. I think they will be very happy to give them the territories or colonized lands of Britain, France, and Russia! ”

Whether the United States, Germany, and Austria-Hungary can become allies of the nation, the most important point is to give gifts.

What is the most important thing to pay attention to in gift-giving? Four words are enough to sum it up - do what you like!

If Germany annexed Britain and France, Austria-Hungary occupied Italy and the Balkans, and the United States invaded Canada and the Caribbean.

These three countries will be very "helpful" and basically responsive.

Anyway, the only target of the deity is South Africa, and other places, you can divide them up at will, Lao Tzu doesn't care at all!

Lieutenant General Gallieni was shocked, and then pretended to be calm and said: "Then I have to congratulate you in advance on the realization of this great plan!" ”

If this is true, France will face an unprecedentedly fierce war against Germany, which is determined to expand abroad.

Admiral Roberts listened to His Majesty's plan and was also thoughtful, because it involved the global hegemony of the British Empire: "A good idea, but it is only at the stage of architecture!" ”

It is relatively easy to win over one of the three countries, the United States, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, but it is much more difficult to get the four countries to agree or even form an alliance with each of them.

The Triple Entente between Britain, France, and Russia was based on three bilateral alliances, and was by no means signed by all three at the same time.

In 1892, a military agreement was signed between France and Russia.

It was only in 1904 that Britain and France went from rivals to allies.

In 1907, Britain joined hands with Russia after abandoning the Anglo-Japanese alliance.

The entire alliance spanned fifteen years, and it was almost impossible to reach an agreement overnight.

"Then wait and see! Our three kingdoms could have been friends, but your arrogance and stupidity have brought you one step closer to the gates of hell! ”

His Majesty the Clan Emperor is a busy man, and he doesn't have time to have a long conversation with the two big idiots, and the two sides have different ways and do not conspire with each other.

Sure enough, after learning of the results of the Far Eastern Theater, the British and French governments categorically rejected the plan of "exchanging gold for prisoners of war" proposed by the clan countries.

At the same time, verbal threats were made to the clan countries that if all the imprisoned coalition officers and soldiers were not released as soon as possible (within a month), they would launch a larger military offensive.

In retaliation, the two young men immediately met the American consul Kennedy and the commander of the German Far East Fleet in the provisional capital of Lin'an (Hangzhou), Tilbitz.

The latter had just been commended by Emperor William II for having the commander resemble Santa Claus keep the fleet at anchorage in the port of Naga, deliberately keeping a considerable distance from the allied warships, thus avoiding accidental damage from the clan's artillery fire.

After receiving the report of the capture of the port of Naga, Berlin secretly rejoiced while secretly rejoicing.

If your fleet is sunk by the rebels, you may not be compensated much in order to maintain the cooperation between the two sides.

"Your Excellency, on behalf of the Emperor of the Empire, I would like to extend a warm welcome to your plan of alliance. The Cabinet and the General Staff Department attach great importance to this and will actively promote the final implementation of this plan. We are very much looking forward to forming a strategic cooperative partnership with your country geared to the 20 th century, which will play a milestone and important role in advancing the relations between the two militaries and even the two countries. ”

Tirpitz is an advocate of the Great Navy, and it is naturally extraordinary for His Majesty William to willingly pay for the navy.

What interested the Rear Admiral the most was the various main battle ships of the Clan's army, and once the German Navy could equip them, their combat effectiveness would be rapidly improved.

New warships will be an indispensable part of subverting the British Empire's maritime supremacy, breaking the naval blockade of the British Royal Navy, and expanding its military to the outside world.

Most importantly, His Majesty Wilhelm was also very dissatisfied with the current strength of the German Navy, believing that a great deal of support was needed to ensure the safety of the country's sea transportation lines.

From the current point of view, the German navy ranks behind the United States, Russia, Japan, Britain, France, and Italy, and is only higher than the United States, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria-Hungary, and other countries.

If you want to be among the top in the world and compete with the great powers, you still have a long way to go.

If we want to shorten the construction period and achieve the strategic goals as soon as possible, we will inevitably need strong foreign aid.

Luckily, this reinforcement has now appeared, and he has just proved his strength with a big victory.

Since the other party knows each other like this, the foreshadowing made by His Majesty the Emperor is much easier: "Although we have different cultures, languages, and beliefs, our ultimate goal is the same, that is, to overthrow the old world established by Britain and France and establish a new order for the future!" As long as we can become allies, then the nation will help your country in any way we can, including planes, tanks, and new warships! With these top-notch equipment, and millions of brave and skilled German officers and soldiers, your country can easily cope with the war on both the eastern and western fronts, and achieve a series of great victories! ”

Isn't William's second cargo the most afraid of two-front combat?

Not to mention the invincible "Tiger & Panther", even with a thousand No. 2 tanks, the Germans can play a blitzkrieg on a primary scale.

Two hundred "Stuka" dive bombers with a group of No. 2 tanks should be able to bulldoze France within three months.

Of course, His Majesty the Emperor will not give it away for free, and "offering" means that you have to show some sincerity, such as gold!

Lao Tzu is not a charitable organization, let alone a cross society, and giving away this kind of thing for free can only include the spoils of war captured on the battlefield.

But doing so can also establish a certain prestige and serve as an eye-catching example.

In Southeast Asia, the nation found the world's first quasi-ally, Siam (renamed Thailand in 1939).

The French had just beaten Siam in 1893 in order to seize the Laos region under the control of the kingdom.

King Rama V of Siam, who had previously hugged the thighs of the British, was sold by his master and finally forced to compromise with the French.

Now the Clan warships are sending weapons used by 80,000 coalition soldiers for free, allowing Rama V to rearm a large army.

The first thing a country that has suffered a big loss, after acquiring a lot of weapons and having allies to help it, is to take revenge!

Aren't the French quite a lot of troops in Indochina?

Well, let's see if you can turn the tide of the enemy!

U.S. Consul John F. Kennedy and Commander of the German Far East Fleet, Tilbitz, were the second group of foreign dignitaries to be allowed to enter the Gulon base, after Commander Phimant of the Royal Far East Fleet.

This is the main anchorage of the A and C fleets, and the number of warships anchored in the bay and the large tonnage of the visiting American and German guests cannot help but be amazed.

Although the C Fleet, consisting of six battle cruisers, two armored cruisers and sixteen Type 1944 destroyers, was patrolling the East China Sea, it had not yet returned to port.

But the strong lineup displayed by Fleet A alone was enough to blind the guests.

The anchorage area includes nine pre-World War I battleships, one battleship "Tirbitz" (Helen's sister's ship), five slower armored cruisers, and sixteen 1944 destroyers.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I would like to ask how your army would respond if the enemy suddenly attacked?" Kennedy was a layman, so he was still curious about what happened in the Battle of Nagakura.

If the combined fleet of Japan and Russia suddenly moved south and attacked Guilong, the tactics were similar to the raid on Victoria Bay by the clan army, it would be difficult to deal with.

"Mr. Consul, our army's maritime patrol aircraft (F-200) can patrol a large area of sea with a radius of up to five hundred nautical miles, and in good weather, it is very easy to detect enemy ships from high altitudes."

In fact, the F-200 "Condor" can have a patrol radius of up to 1,000 nautical miles, and can fly from Guilong to the north of Okinawa.

"Then in bad weather, your army's plane may ......"

Kennedy was interested in the flying "big bird" and could procure it for the US Navy if necessary, but asked further.

"Mr. Consul, if the weather is bad, it means that the sea conditions are bad, and the old warships of other countries have very low freeboards, and even the naval guns cannot be aimed at the target, let alone shoot, and hit!"

If you dare to come, the naval guns of the deity will dare to feed you all to the fish, and you can rest assured that you will never be relentless.

Tirpitz, known as the "father of the German High Seas Fleet," suddenly asked: "Your Excellency, it seems that none of these warships of your army have an angle of attack, so if there is a close encounter, how should we deal with it?" ”

The old man believed that in the melee, the angle of attack would give his sailors a great sense of security, and his concept was still stuck in the era of the naval battles of Salamis and Lisa.

In this regard, His Majesty the Emperor clearly pointed out: "Mr. Commander, the rapid development of naval artillery and torpedoes has made great progress in the range of both. The angle of attack is and will be used only as an ornament for battleships. The range of our warships' guns and torpedoes is more than five kilometers, so there is no need to install an angle of attack. ”

The conceptual backwardness of the German admirals was inevitable, because Germany did not begin to build a navy in the true sense of the word until after 1870.

And this navy, which mainly focuses on coastal defense, was defeated by the army general von ? Stosch led with Prime Minister Caprivi until 1889.

It is not difficult to understand why the German Navy is second-rate, and their senior admirals do not have a complete concept of sea power in their heads.

Fortunately, His Majesty Wilhelm, who succeeded to the throne in 1888, quickly reversed this unfavorable situation, and his "world policy" won sufficient military spending and strong backing for the German Navy.

His Majesty William II was impulsive and vain, but he understood that sea power was a symbol of strength and one of the prerequisites for a strong country.

Otherwise, it will not be possible to guarantee the interests of German colonies abroad and the security of overseas markets, which will affect the economic prosperity and industrial development of Germany itself.

The overall strategic goal is to replace "Great Britain" with "Great German" and become the world hegemon!

But his German Navy, fundamentally speaking, is still a "museum of experiments"!

The four battleships of the "Brandenburg" class, which were completed in 1893-1894, still bear the legacy of shore defense ironclads.

With a displacement of 10,000 tons, a speed of 16 knots, a short endurance (4,500 nautical miles/10 knots), and three twin 280 mm main guns, this class of battleships was not considered a success.

In November of last year, "Caesar? Construction of the "Frederick III" class battleships was also underway, and although the speed was increased (17.5 knots), the caliber of the main guns was sharply reduced to 240 mm.