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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.

This class is not much different from the tonnage, but the British "Sovereign" class battleships, armed with 343-mm guns, will be completely at a disadvantage in the event of a battle.

Due to the manufacturing process, technical level and thinking reasons, the caliber of the German-made main gun has always been smaller than that of similar British products.

Although it can be made up with optical sights and rate of fire, the gap in firepower is irreparable.

Strongly stimulated by the shipbuilding plans issued by Britain, France, Russia and other countries, His Majesty William was naturally not far behind.

Since Germany is determined to play a leading role in the international political arena, building a strong navy is the capital and the prerequisite for gaining a voice.

After voraciously reading Uncle Mahan's writings, the Kaiser was even more obsessed with the "theory of sea dominance" and the "naval artillery policy".

The result was a naval expansion program to support the government's policy of foreign expansion, which in turn would lead to a rich country and a strong military to become a world-class leader.

However, Germany's shipbuilding capacity and level, in the short term, obviously cannot realize the grand strategy of His Majesty Wilhelm II.

The young man of the second cargo pointed to the two big ships in the anchorage and introduced: "This is the two battle cruisers ordered by your country, with four twin 350 mm main guns, a speed of 28 knots, and a endurance of 8,000 nautical miles, which are the top capital ships in the world!" Now and in the future, we look forward to defending our great allies with powerful warships! ”

The Kaiser, who was extremely obsessed with cruisers, overrode the crowd and ordered two "Bright Ranger"-class battlecruisers (Mackensen-class) from his home country for a hundred tons of gold.

Tirbitz came to the treasure island this time to escort the gold and pick up the goods by the way.

One hundred tons of gold is now worth 14 million pounds, enough to order twelve Fuji-class battleships!

Therefore, it is conceivable that His Majesty William II is obstinately going his own way under the pressure of the parliament and the cabinet.

But you get what you pay for, and the "Mackensen" class is faster than the "Fuji" class, with a long range and high accuracy.

As long as they don't fight in close combat, the two ships can easily sling the opposing dozen.

"Your Excellency, this is really good, I believe that the cooperation between the two sides will definitely be even closer!"

In addition to the two ships, "Santa Claus" also got the drawings of the battlecruisers of this class, which they could take back and build on their own.

Two thousand four hundred sailors had come to Guilong three months earlier for training, and were now fully capable of sailing the ship back to Germany.

Of course, the Kaiser couldn't feel at a loss, and the second-class young man gave the other party a bunch of gadgets that were difficult for the clan army to digest.

For example, 50 No. 2 tanks, 100 No. 1 tanks, 200 trucks, 100 Fokker EIII and 100 Albatross DIII each.

These weapons are not advanced for the national army, but the German army in Europe is still playing the game of infantry and artillery.

After obtaining high-tech equipment, His Majesty William II can completely form a mechanized army.

If he can get a lot of oil and refine it in Germany, then Master Schlieffen can carry out a blitzkrieg.

"Mr. Commander, if your country goes to war with Britain and France, I dare not guarantee that your Far Eastern Fleet can use most of our military ports!"

“…… On behalf of His Majesty the Kaiser, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for your generosity and kindness. ”

"Regardless of the ports in East Asia and Southeast Asia, I will open them to your fleet!"

As soon as he heard the word Southeast Asia, Tirbitz became alarmed: "You mean ......"

"Although this is a military secret, judging by the current relationship between our two sides, it can also be shared with your country. Before the end of the year, our army will seize French Indochina and British Malaysia. If necessary, the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) and British Sri Lanka! ”

Only after opening up the sea transportation lines in Southeast Asia can we plan the final goal - South Africa!

“…… Here, I wish your army a brilliant victory! ”

After learning of this huge military secret, "Santa Claus" could no longer be calm, and had to report to Berlin immediately.

If the colonies of Britain and France in the Far East were to be occupied by this armed group, Germany would have to be prepared to see if it could profit from it.

"Your Excellency, you have bought only fifteen million pounds of German goods with 20 million pounds in cash, which seems ......"

Klinder, the new German commissioner in the country, was very strange about this unequal deal, and there was nothing so outrageous in the whole world.

The young man of the second cargo put his hands behind his back and snorted mysteriously: "If you can take the important position of commissioner, you can guess why!" The five million pounds is a benefit to your country, and it will be more and more in the future! The emperor of your country could have used this money to arm four million German troops and conquer Europe! ”

Speaking of which, the smart people present probably understood what this pound was.

However, if the cost is removed, it is equivalent to a net profit of 100%.

You can make 10 million pounds in cash by selling a product for 10 million pounds, and as for the rest, no one cares.

As long as Germany agrees to become a distributor of His Majesty's prints, it will net at least £20,000 a year from now on!

Even if the German battleships cost more than their British counterparts, two million pounds would make a 10,000-ton ship.

Twenty million pounds is enough to build eight or ten "Caesars?" Such a meat shield-type battleship of the "Frederick III" class.

Germany can use the money to import steel from European countries and buy agricultural products and consumer goods to pay the wages of its workers.

Unleashing a currency war is a quick way to destroy Britain and France, not to mention that one country is happy to do so!

If a war in Europe were to be exposed as a result, there would be no doubt that the British Empire would die sooner and more ugly!

All the British colonies in Asia and south of the equator in Africa will be taken over by the tribal army!

After some earnest talks with His Majesty the Emperor, Tirbitz, commander of the German Far East Fleet, and Klinder, the commissioner of the home country, reached a preliminary confession.

That is, the leader of this armed group is extremely ambitious, and with the expansion of his military power, he will surely become the ruler of the Far East and even half of Asia in the future.

While this preconceived notion may be arbitrary, the partners have proven their unique value on the battlefield.

On the afternoon of 20 June, Lieutenant General Antonini led an Italian army of more than 8,000 men to conquer the city of Guangzhou under the cover of tanks and planes of the national army.

The defender Yi Ketang fled to Qingyuan with more than 3,000 remnants of the defeated general, and the governor of Liangguang, Deshou, abandoned the city with his family and other officials.

In this battle, the Italian army killed 37 officers and men, 142 were wounded, 1,206 Qing troops were killed, and 4,110 were captured.

"Let the pasta have a 32 times battle damage ratio, it's really a long face for Lafayette!"

His Majesty looked at the battle report and smiled.

After two consecutive battles, the Wuyue army that Yi Ketang relied on was heavily damaged, and it existed in name only.

The main force of the Qing army in central and southern Guangdong was basically lost by more than half, and it was no longer able to carry out a counterattack against the ethnic army, so it could only trap the cities and wait for death.

Xu was still a little ambiguous about the strategic plan of the second-class youth, so he asked: "Husband, you plan to conquer Southeast Asia this year, what about China?" ”

If the clan army focuses on the southern front, it will definitely extend the life of the Qing Dynasty invisibly, so it is necessary to understand the emperor's strategic expectations first.

Mi Ji pointed out one by one on the map: "Including Lianghu, Liangguang, Fujian, Zheqi, Jiangxi, as well as the southern areas of Ammonium Hui and Jiangsu, in short, the area south of the Yangtze River will be recovered before the end of the year." Under the circumstance that the Qing army of various departments is not strong in fighting spirit and the main forces of the Huai army and the Hunan army have been completely lost, I estimate that it should be possible to invest 300,000 clan troops and 200,000 imperial army. ”

The targets are basically rich areas, especially the southern coastal areas and Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which must be won.

"Doesn't that mean that our army is only operating near Huainan at most and has taken the initiative to give up entering Beijing?" Promise to never forget the Forbidden City

There is a large area kneeling below, and there are thousands of people who praise the queen mother verbally, what a great honor it is~!

The second cargo youth reminded: "Li Mu's strength should not be underestimated, although the navy and air force may not be as good as ours, but the combat effectiveness of his army is definitely not low. We have the ability to go north to the capital, but if he unites Japan and Russia to pick up the cheap and let us lose tens of thousands of elite troops, it will be a bit more than worth the loss! What's more, in our west, there is also a Liu Feng, looking at his sphere of influence, I'm afraid that his claws will extend to the northwest and southwest, so I can't help but guard against it! ”

Li Mu has already taken root in Liaodong, and Shen Yang has been defeated not long ago, and the second saint is busy mobilizing people to go out of the pass to quell the rebellion.

As a result, you don't have to think about it to know that in some time, tens of thousands of Tang troops should enter the customs and attack the Beijing and Tianjin areas on a large scale.

The imperial court was too busy to take care of itself, let alone the tide and freshness, and the Japanese army, which had been waiting for a long time, might take this opportunity to go north and annex the entire Bang Island.

The Russian army that sharpens its knives may make a move in Heizhou and the Western Regions, and His Majesty Nikolai is not an idle person.

The territory of the Qing Dynasty is always likely to be greatly changed by others, and the situation in the Far East can be said to be changing rapidly.

"According to you, it is possible to divide the world in the future?" Xu Promise suddenly thought of a result similar to the Three Kingdoms period

Li Mu occupied the northeast and north China, Liu Feng controlled the southwest and northwest, and Miji controlled central, eastern, and southern China.

The Central Plains area is the melee area where the three families compete for hegemony, which is equivalent to Jingzhou during the Three Kingdoms period, and it is a place of contention.

The young man of the second cargo thought for a while, then nodded: "If we don't want to have a lot of casualties, it's very likely!" ”

At present, His Majesty's principle is that if you can not fight those two families, you should try not to fight, because there will be no vested interests.

If it costs 2,000 tons of gold to wipe out a single one, it means that the time to reap the cost of investment will be greatly delayed.

Many of the spies promised to be sent were caught by the other party, and the situation was similar here, and a large number of spies were arrested.

The young man of the second cargo speculated: "So far, there has been no head-on conflict between the three parties, which means that everyone wants to wait until they find out the strength of the other party before making a move!" ”

If two of them fight and the other sits on the mountain and watches the fight, it is likely to be the final winner.

Besides, if you can't keep the loser's system, what kind of demon moth will come up with, and if you kill one family and hatch two pranks, it will be a big loss.

Judging from the current situation, according to intelligence, both Japan and Russia have appeared functional traversers, and their military strength will inevitably increase greatly.

On the contrary, Britain and France have not found similar animals, so they have become a new generation of "soft persimmons"!

The plan is to first open up a sea transportation line from southern China to South Africa through Southeast Asia.

After occupying South Africa, they began to mine a large area, ate and drank enough, and then went back to clean up this group of "bandits".

Now if you want to get rid of Li Mu, Liu Feng, Japan, and Russia, I'm afraid the cost will be too big.

As the old saying goes: If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan!

Therefore, it is necessary to slaughter it slowly, and it is necessary to be patient without haste.

Xu Yu also roughly understood her husband's grand strategy: "In this way, we have to run the Jiangnan area well first, use it as a base camp, and then plan to destroy the enemy!" ”

It would be much easier to put the eldest wife in the battle first, and then let her arrange specific jobs for the sisters.

Lao Li Tou in Suzhou City was not so unhurried, and the bombardment for many days was enough to make him anxious.

The 3,000 Huai troops withdrawn from Shanghu had increased to more than 10,000 by May after recruitment and expansion.

But soon the eggs thrown by the "flying monster" were blown up to less than 5,000, and a large number of wounded people increased sharply, and it was a lot of money to treat them.

Suzhou is backed by Taihu Lake, and there is basically no danger of being besieged, but it is bombed every day, and it is better to be besieged by "shorthair".

In the hall of the mansion, Liu Shengxiu, the general of the Huai Army, bowed his hand to Lao Li Tou and persuaded in a deep voice: "My city is getting worse, and I hope that Lord Zhongtang will make plans early!" ”

Everyone can see that if this continues, they will either be killed by something falling from the sky, or they will be killed by shells flying outside the city.

Xu Bangdao sighed and said: "Even if our army can hold the city, I am afraid that the 'short hair' will be strong, the ordnance will be sharp, and it will be difficult to last!" ”

Huai Jun has not planned to survive with Suzhou City, if he can't contain it, then he has to continue to move his nest.

The expressionless old Li Tou looked at the generals with gloomy faces, and asked Nie Shicheng instead: "Gongting, in your opinion, if the enemy comes to attack, how many days can our army hold it?" ”

Nie Shicheng is a fellow of Lao Li Tou's Hefei countryman, loyal, and the most brave and warlike general in the Huai army, which can be regarded as the descendant of the lineage.

"Lord Qi Zhongtang, depending on the future...... Most...... Three days! ”

This is to say at a good level, to reassure the old man, if the other party attacks the ground fiercely, I am afraid that it will be difficult to hold even a day.

Lao Li Tou also knew that the situation was worrying, but he was still very stubborn and did not give up: "Youjiao, what does Lord Liu think?" ”

A few days ago, son-in-law Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang (the eldest son of Lao Li Tou) went to Jiangning to meet Liu Kunyi with a handwritten letter from his father, which was actually a visit to Nanyang Hunan for help.

However, under the pretext that the Hunan army wanted to defend strategic places such as Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, and Jiangning, Lao Liu Tou was already short of troops.