Chapter 310: Battle for Supremacy 3
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British Army General Roberts, French Army Lieutenant General Gallieni, and Italian Army Lieutenant General Antonini had no choice but to order their men and horses to immediately pull out the camp and advance towards the mountains at the speed of a rapid march.
Except for weapons, ammunition, and medicines, everything else can be discarded, and when you reach the territory of Guanggu, you can reach out and ask the governor for it.
As a result, a strange scene like in a certain movie appeared - surrender and lose half!
The British, French, and Italian navies surrendered to the fleet, and their land forces slipped away......
When the ship "Black Pearl" (Tirpitz) passed through Lei Yue Mun and entered Victoria Bay from the east.
Marshal Mead used a telescope to see the true face of the opponent's main battle ship, and that majestic heroic posture really made him unforgettable for life.
His Majesty the Emperor is not afraid of the other party's design to ambush him, as long as there is any movement on the opposite side, the sixteen fifteen-inch main guns on the "Black/White Pearl" will destroy all suspicious targets.
"Mr. Commander, you have carried out a despicable sneak attack on our army!" After Marshal Mead boarded the giant ship, a wicked man came to sue first.
Mi Ji commented leisurely: "The word despicable is really good! When I hear the word 'despicable', I think of the country that exported the tooth to the people of this land! ”
“…… That's free trade! ”
"Free trade defended with naval artillery? Well, I'm here today, and it's free to visit, don't you mind? ”
"Mr. Commander, that's a matter between Britain and the Qing Kingdom. We are mainly talking about a truce! ”
"It is your army that surrenders to our army, and if you don't surrender, there will be no truce!"
Marshal Mead, who was in the midst of the fire, paused before continuing: "I can hand over all the combat ships in the harbor on behalf of the combined fleet of the three countries!" After that, I hope you will leave the port immediately! ”
“…… Hehe! Mr. Marshal, you are really whimsical! Miji took out a piece of paper and patted it to the other party: "Look at it yourself!" ”
The conditions for the surrender of the coalition forces were as follows:
First, hand over all weapons and equipment (including all combat ships).
Secondly, all military personnel are required to be under the supervision of the assembly camp.
Third, the governments of Britain, France, and Italy compensated their countries with 1,000 tons of gold.
Fourth, the tribal state recovered the port of Nakami.
Fifth, the tribal state leased the whole territory of Malaya (including Singapore) and the whole territory of French Indochina for 99 years, with an annual rent of one pound.
"It can't be!" Marshal Mead categorically rejected these terms
His Majesty the Clan Emperor sneered and said, "As far as I know, the main battle ships of your three navies are here. Without these ships, what would Britain do to defend Malaya? Even if London doesn't agree, a week or a month later, the flag planted on that land will become the Shenzi flag! ”
"Singapore is a fortress, the Gibraltar of Southeast Asia, and it is impossible to be captured!" Field Marshal Meade still had some faith there
The young man of the second cargo held his shoulders and said: "It shouldn't take more than a week to defeat Singapore, five or six days is enough!" ”
"That's something that can't be half-reached!" Field Marshal Mead thought that even the British army would take months, if not a year, to attack his own fortress.
His Majesty the Clan Emperor directly interrupted this idiot's assumption: "Nothing is impossible, it is man-made!" ”
Singapore's fortified artillery is set up in the direction of facing the sea, and the part bordering the Malay Peninsula to the north is indeed a fatal weakness.
It was precisely by identifying this defensive loophole that the "Malay Tiger", Yamashita Bongwen's men, captured Singapore in a very short period of time.
"Without the will of the King, I have no right to sign!" William, the Governor of Hong Kong? Sir Robinson was a scoundrel
If the port is taken away by the rebels in his own hands, his political career may come to an end.
His Majesty the Emperor ignored this self-righteous fool: "It doesn't matter, from today onwards, our army will officially regain the port of Nakon!" As long as there is no attempt to escape and endanger the guards, all surrenderers will be given humane care, and our army will treat all wounded soldiers. ”
There are transport ships in the fleet, carrying two brigades of ground forces, which should be enough to occupy Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula.
After signing, Marshal Mead immediately demanded: "Since our army has surrendered, then your army should immediately release us and return home!" ”
"That can't be! When will your king pay you the ransom gold, and when will you return home! ”
Want to run after beating Lao Tzu? Dream on!
If the king of the door does not pay for the rest of his life, you will wait to die here!
"I can release three senior officers and have them send a message to the Army that is retreating to the north. If they don't surrender within a week, they will be responsible for all the consequences! ”
From the marching route, it can be basically guessed that they should have gone to Li Hanzhang.
If the governor of Liangguang works hard, plus the help of Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, it is not a big problem to feed these 100,000 foreign masters.
It's just that whether these guys will take this opportunity to have a dove occupy the magpie's nest, it is unknown.
But it is certain that Uncle Yang will not tease him to run to the mountains to fight guerrillas.
They came to the Far East just to grab a handful and go back to have a good time.
Even if the tiger falls to Pingyang now, it will not give up.
In this way, when the airport on Hong Kong Island is repaired, let the Heinkel bombers be stationed and fly over every day to "say hello" to them.
Li Hanzhang's old man hasn't seen the "big bird that can fly" yet, just enough to let him see it for a long time!
The fleet of the Triple Alliance was completely annihilated by the enemy, and the port of Naki was occupied by the rebels, and such a bombshell news reached Europe and shocked the world.
Archibald, Prime Minister of the British Empire, who has been in power for just over a year? Primroth was devastated and was knocked out of power by the Antagonists.
"The great demon from the East is seriously threatening the security and stability of the civilized world, we must strengthen our confidence, join hands to resist it, and deal with it calmly until we achieve the final victory!"
The new Prime Minister, Conservative Leader Robert? Cecil, who declared that he would unite the world's forces to deal with the Qing rebels.
In order to wipe out the rebel fleet, with the support of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Beechcraft, Parliament quickly passed a special bill aimed at strengthening the Royal Navy and defending the Empire's sea power.
Specifically, it was an unprecedented shipbuilding program, including thirty-two new battleships, thirty-two armored cruisers, and sixty-four dome cruisers.
Although the entire project cost 90 million pounds, the British Empire was still the most prosperous country in the world.
Not only does the vast land provide abundant natural resources, but the huge market also brings unparalleled tax revenue.
The Royal Navy was well placed to expand its financial position, which was necessary to protect the world's largest merchant fleet.
The British Naval Defence Act of 1889 explicitly called for the implementation of the "double power standard", that is, the Royal Navy must be the second largest French navy and the third largest Russian navy combined!
In his report to the Admiralty at the end of the year, Vice Admiral Philistine, commander of the Far East Fleet, stated: "The more I analyze the structure of that fleet, the clearer it becomes for the purpose of its formation. They exist to deal with possible maritime conflicts and even seize sea supremacy in the Far East at some point in the future! The expansion rate of its scale and combat power is extremely terrifying, almost to the point of being unstoppable. According to my bold inference, in three years at most, they will be able to comprehensively lead the Far Eastern Fleet, and completely suppress the navies of the surrounding neighboring countries and become the master of the Western Pacific! ’
Aware of the potential danger, Admiral Selborn suggested last year that Primrose significantly increase the Navy's shipbuilding budget, but the latter scoffed at it, claiming that it was not necessary.
The prime minister believes that the Royal Navy ranks first in the world in terms of size, technology, personnel quality, bases, supplies, and mobilization forces.
Therefore, even if the stubborn Primrose was strongly attacked by Selborn, he was still the same, and he did not look like he was taking precautions at all.
It does seem to be there now, but it will be too late to wait until disaster strikes to make changes.
Immediately after the awakening of the British Empire, its initiative received a positive response from France.
The French Naval Expeditionary Fleet, which was also wiped out in the Battle of Kou, continues to recover and save face.
President Filly? Faure vs. Prime Minister Alexander? Ribo has stated that he will fight alongside the British, so that the rebels can understand the consequences of provoking Europe.
After vowing to be disgraced, France decided to build twenty new battleships, ten armored cruisers, and thirty dome cruisers.
Even if it is not as good as its ally Britain, it can be regarded as a capable shipbuilding plan.
This was also a last resort, and the colony of French Indochina bordered the southern part of the Qing state.
If the rebels carry out an artillery bombardment of the port or even launch a ground offensive, they may now be in danger.
Although this ship-building plan is completely far away and cannot quench the thirst of the near, the French can be regarded as far-sighted.
Even if you lose this treasure of Southeast Asia in the short term, there is hope that Indochina will be regained within five years.
In addition to rebuilding their own navies, Britain and France also criticized Japan and Russia for their treachery and protection of ships to avoid war.
After Nina commanded the B and D fleets of the clan army to the south, Helen, who was sitting in the city, did not wait for the arrival of the Russo-Japanese fleet.
This made His Majesty the Emperor feel very strange, could it be that the despicable enemy had predicted in advance that the British, French, and Italian would be defeated?
In fact, after seeing the photos of the plane sent by the Consulate in Kamitsu, Emperor Kosho urgently ordered the combined fleet not to go south to fight.
As a traverser, how could Xiao Zheng ignore the nemesis of battleships, such as aircraft?
If the Combined Fleet takes the initiative to attack, I am afraid that before it sees the rebel fleet, it will be killed by enemy aircraft.
Before adding a large number of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, the Combined Fleet, which had received the highest instructions, was honestly lying on its stomach in Sasebo.
The Russian Pacific Fleet, commanded by Uncle Makarov, spent some time at the temporary anchorage of Kure Port in Japan before returning to Vladivostok.
First, they received a telegram from the Tsar, and secondly, they were afraid of being attacked by the capricious Japanese.
His Majesty's knowledge of airplanes was limited to the level of World War I, but he was worried that the rebels would have a deadly weapon like submarines.
After learning that the rebel warships might be inextricably linked with Germany through reconnaissance, the second cargo tsar naturally imagined German submarines.
Although his Pacific Fleet can show off its might at sea, it really encounters a large number of German submarines, and I am afraid that it will not even last for half an hour, and it will become an aquarium.
The current anti-submarine capability of Russian warships is almost zero, and driving past is tantamount to sending the opponent a battle record, so it is better to wait and see what happens.
And with the urine nature of the Japanese, it is likely that they are afraid of some rebel weapons, otherwise they should have taken advantage of the rebel fleet to go south, and poured out.
His Majesty Nikolai II pondered it repeatedly, and finally decided to use the Combined Fleet as a reference, and if they did not sail, the Pacific Fleet would not be allowed to attack alone.
This decision was strongly supported by the commander-in-chief of the Navy, Admiral Chekhachev, after all, the rebels were far away on the island, but the Japanese Combined Fleet was on the side of the Pacific Fleet.
In general, the Japanese navy was the greatest threat to Russia in the Far East, and it would not be too late for Makarov to lead the fleet when they were in a fight with the rebels.
Therefore, when Britain, France, and Italy were wiped out, the Russian Pacific Fleet, which had four "Gangut" class battleships, two "Rurik"-II armored cruisers, four "Rurik"-I armored cruisers, and four "Parada"-class protective cruisers, was basking in Kure Harbor.
After three consecutive years of expansion, the main fleet now has four Fuji-class battleships, nine Hanoi-class battleships, four Kurama-class armored cruisers, four Orlando-class armored cruisers, two Edgar-class protective cruisers, one USS Brad, and one USS Olympia armored cruiser.
Tsarist Russia deployed four battleships and ten large cruisers in the Pacific, while Japan had thirteen battleships and twelve large cruisers.
As a result, when Victoria Bay in Nakama Harbour was turned into a fireworks display venue, the two were watching the excitement.
France, feeling betrayed by its allies, immediately announced an indefinite freeze on the £50 million fundraising project issued for Russia.
Although His Majesty Nikolai II was very annoyed, he was relieved when he received the news that Makarov led the Pacific Fleet to return to Vladivostok safely.
For the money of the French, send the entire Pacific Fleet into the mouth of the tiger.
Even if he has a God-given move, it will take several years for the navy to recover.
After seeing that Britain and France had successively made the decision to unite against the enemy, His Majesty Nikolai II was secretly happy in his heart, and at the same time, he also solemnly declared: "The barbaric and brutal acts of the rebels have touched the bottom line that civilized countries can bear, and this is absolutely intolerable. Therefore, even if we pay a huge price and heavy losses, we must persevere until this plague-like demon is completely slain! ”
For the sake of Japan's face, the tsar deliberately avoided the word "woe", otherwise he would have killed some small islands in northeastern Asia.
Foreign Minister Robanov immediately slapped himself on the back and highly praised His Majesty Nikolai II for his flexible foreign policy and superb coping skills.