Hong Kong. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

Disguise yourself as an ordinary person, shuttle through this world-famous freeport metropolis, and feel the unique style of this era, which inevitably makes people feel that things are not people.

History has been completely changed, this beautiful century-old colonial city has returned to the embrace of the motherland early, but its development has not stagnated, but because it has become a municipality and has become a treaty port, it has become more and more prosperous.

The beautiful Victoria Bay was crowded with ships from all over the world, most of which were ocean-going ships of the Entente, cotton yarn, cloth, aluminum ingots, medicines, and even coffins became in-demand commodities, and in just one month, more than 150,000 people died and hundreds of thousands of prisoners were taken prisoner, making Europe completely red-eyed, and they bought almost whatever they had.

However, under this unprecedented prosperity, the hidden worries are getting bigger and bigger, and the first to come to purchase are all the Entente countries, but a large amount of materials has not been able to increase the strength of the alliance, and with the passage of time and the frantic market grabbing by the United States, which has convenient transportation, the power of the alliance will become weaker and weaker.

This is the main reason why Germany has historically lost the war despite having a strong comprehensive military force before World War I.

This is not in line with the idea of letting Europe grind more meat, so Li Mo urgently needs to pinch Shi Pei into his hands, use the four cruisers in his hands to disrupt the Indian Ocean, and dare not say that it will cut off the blood transfusion routes of Britain and France in the Indian Ocean, at least to interfere with and affect it, and slow down their own hematopoietic function.

It should be said that Spee did a good job, just like the harbor was already full of freighters from all over the world, and now they dare not go to sea alone, and they need to wait until the escort ships of the British Far East Fleet arrive and gather to leave, inadvertently creating the first fleet escort mechanism.

Although he was still trying to provide support to Germany by all means, because Britain had strictly controlled the Suez Canal, any ships transiting through the city were not allowed to pass unless they were going to the Entente, so he could only arrange for the ships to go on a long route to Panama, and after entering the Atlantic, he would transport supplies to neutral Norway, where German merchants would travel the Baltic Sea in small boats and transfer them by means of ant moving.

But Norway is a neutral country after all, and military supplies cannot go that way, otherwise they are very likely to be seized, so on this basis, he also needs the Greater Kuwait route, where a large amount of military supplies will be delivered, and then the Euphrates River will be transported north by flat-bottomed boat, and then transported by truck to Istanbul on the way, where it will be loaded by train to Austria-Hungary and Germany.

It is also a slow and rugged transport line, and although the construction of the Istanbul-Baghdad railway has begun with secret funding from itself and Germany, speed transport will always be a big problem as long as the important section from Baghdad to Kuwait is not repaired for a day.

For this reason, he is even preparing to let the Ottomans forcibly escort Armenians and prisoners of war over after the start of the war, according to Zhan Tianyou, who returned from a recent field survey, said that although it is 500 kilometers long, the terrain from Kuwait to Baghdad is flat, all the way is dry and hard surface, and the difficulty of construction is not too large, and a simple monorail is adopted, if 200,000 people can be concentrated, and then the domestic 50,000 construction corps with rich experience in building railways can be used as a command, under the condition of ensuring materials, there is no problem in opening to traffic within a year and a half.

Although the transportation is very difficult at present, the blood transfusion is not so urgently needed, after all, the European family is still there, and the real war of attrition has just begun, so not only did he not restrict exports to the Entente countries, but he was not in a hurry at all, because there was still enough time and leisure to come to Hong Kong to inspect.

After returning to the villa where he was temporarily staying, Li Mo saw Long Guozhang and Duan Qirui coming, and immediately smiled and said, "Guozhang, I heard that your navy has made a fortune again?" ”

"Nonsense." Long Guozhang's head shook like a rattle, and shouted: "Your Majesty, we just took over the cargo ship he didn't want from Shi Pei, isn't this so as not to waste him." ”

"You know, this kind of thing can't show up, so we can only hide the big one and transform it first, and dismantle the small one as scrap metal, how can we be considered rich? And I have to provide Spee with food and drink, as well as coal, and I will die at a loss. ”

So as not to waste **?!

It is estimated that only this thick-skinned naval commander can say this, so Li Mo doesn't care about this guy, there is no way, this guy has become his own family, he can't help but give some face, right? I had to turn to Duan Qirui and asked, "I heard that the British are already in a hurry?" Another large number of warships have entered the Suez Canal and are coming? ”

"Back to the emperor, Britain is indeed in a hurry, the Indian fleet, the Far East fleet, the South African fleet and the Australian fleet have all been dispatched, two days ago we found two battle cruisers Australia and Sealand off the coast of Western Australia, as well as sixteen other warships, in addition to the four old battleships and twenty cruisers of various types sent by Britain and France this time, according to our calculations, the current tracking and search for Spee's Entente ships has reached as many as 87!"

Hiss~!

Li Mo also gasped, there were only 78 ships that participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Spee fleet in history, and now the numbers are reversed, which shows the benefits of not going to the East Pacific Ocean to enter the Indian Ocean, when the Emden white swans, which originally had only one, became a flock under his own deception, it was not elegant but annoying. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

"Hehe, I stabbed a hornet's nest!" Long Guozhang smiled: "But if Churchill knew that when he transferred these two battlecruisers into the Indian Ocean, Spee had already left with two armored cruisers and reflexively killed into Eastern Australia, I don't know if he would be angry." ”

"Dongao? You're not going to drum him up to shell Sydney, are you? Looking at the smug Long Dahu, Li Mo raised his finger, and this guy actually pouted: "It's Brisbane, as well as Vanuanu and Fiji, and he will also meet the Leipzig and Dresden there." ”

"Whew!"

"It's too dark!"

With their own cover, the two Scharnhorst-class ships running around are afraid that Britain will go crazy, thinking of this scene, even Duan Qirui couldn't help but squint his eyes, and asked after a while: "Britain won't suspect us, right?" ”

"How can you not doubt it." Li Mo took the coffee handed by the maid and said with a smile: "The British are not stupid, nearly a hundred warships can't find Shi Pei, there must be someone to cover them, but they are dumb and can't say if they eat Coptis chinensis, unless they declare war on us or seize the handle, otherwise they can only watch Shi Pei run around." ”

"By the way, did the convoy carrying German soldiers leave?"

"We have already departed, and it is expected that the 15th will reach German West Africa, all of them in closed ships, and we have supported them with an additional 2,000 tons of ammunition." After Duan Qirui finished speaking, Li Mo wanted to ask if there was any intelligence in Europe, but he saw the Praetorian guards running in in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, Germany is in an emergency."

After Li Mo opened the telegram, he was suddenly stunned, Long Guozhang and Duan Qirui hurriedly came over, but after a few glances, they were all stupid, because the German army had already killed the city of Paris!

Isn't that too much?

On the afternoon of August 27, that is, five days ago, ten 7 tanks provided by themselves rushed all the way, due to the rout of the French front line at that time, the second line did not expect to be defeated so unprepared, and was caught by this surprise attack team, and then broke through along the junction, and fought all the way to the outskirts of Paris only 32 kilometers!

What made Emperor Li dumbfounded was that the commander of this squad turned out to be the famous Guderian, this guy was surrounded and intercepted by the French infantry, and he even managed to return to the garrison with five tanks under the response of friendly troops!

What is this? The father of the armored blitzkrieg was born ahead of schedule?!

According to Wang Shizhen, Germany deliberately concealed this matter until last night Guderian returned to Berlin and was received by Wilhelm II He knew that although he was rash and lost five tanks, the German General Staff only gave him a verbal warning, and even Wilhelm II commended him for avenging the old Wilhelm, and thought that he had let the French see the strength of Germany and wanted to promote him to the commander of the tank regiment!

This news suddenly made Li Mo's head bigger than two, and it was obvious that the 7 tanks provided were too advanced!

Originally, he handed over the 7 to Germany, hoping that this killing machine could make Europe more lively, but although the equipment department reduced a lot of performance according to the requirements during the construction, after all, after a lot of tests from 1 to 3, whether it is the chassis or the engine, it is much more mature than the real 7V in later generations, especially the engine, which is a hundred horsepower more than the history after being lightweight, which makes the 7 able to run far and achieve continuous long-term combat.

Reims is only 130 kilometers away from Paris, and if he comes to fight by himself, with the help of airships, planes and 3 that has just entered mass production, he can even advance to Paris in three hours, but this does not mean that he is willing to see the German army enter Paris so much!

Paris is the heart of France, the center of industry and agriculture of the whole country, so whoever gets Paris will get France, the Revolution is like this, and so is Napoleon, if you lose Paris, you will lose the country.

From a historical point of view, France's will to resist to the death is really very poor, in fact, compared with the Chinese land that has been fighting for thousands of years, the Europeans' will to war is not so strong, so it has been strengthened a little, and the German army, which has been emphasizing unity and mutual love since the time of Bismarck, will appear so strong.

The distance of 32 kilometers will undoubtedly greatly boost the momentum of the German army, as long as it is not stupid, it can be seen that the fall of Paris is only a matter of time, maybe tomorrow morning you wake up and Paris will be gone!

Judging by the fact that the Germans deliberately concealed it for five days, it is clear that they were planning a real assault on Paris!

No one knows whether the French will fight a tragic battle to defend Paris, although this French team is known as the world's first army, much stronger than the same period in World War II, but will they really defend to the end?

Li Mo didn't care if Guderian would rise to this point, and he didn't care if Paris was breached, because Britain was already deeply involved, Russia had invaded East Prussia, and the Battle of Tannenberg was about to start, and everyone had no possibility of stopping, unless Britain was willing to let Germany unify Europe, or it could only grit its teeth and force the French government that had moved to Bordeaux to continue fighting!

He worries about the United States!

"Wilson hasn't made a statement yet?" Li Mo finally raised his head from the shocking news, looked at Duan Qirui and asked.

"Not yet, but I heard that there is chaos in the United States right now, and the Republicans and economic oligarchs want the United States to enter the war as soon as possible to save Europe, but there seems to be a lot of disagreement within the Democratic Party, and the general public does not support the war."

After handing over the information to Duan Qirui, Li Mo walked towards the small garden outside with his hands behind his back, and after Long Guozhang and the two looked at each other, they also hurriedly followed.

Looking at the flowers in the garden, Li Mo felt a little bored, in history, the United States declared neutrality on August 28, and four days have passed at this time, and the United States has not yet made any reaction, which in itself is very doubtful.

If Paris is lost, it will be difficult to contain Germany by the strength of Britain and France alone, and Russia will be held back by itself with a million troops, so Britain will definitely attract more people to come in, and he knows some things when he returns to this era, although Britain is wary of the United States, but in fact its influence is very large, and the United States is also happy to see Britain in front for the time being.

For the United States, after failing to win the Pacific, if they watch Germany sweep across Europe and eventually dominate the Atlantic, then they can only be a third-rate country in their lifetime, and they will not always be able to lead economically, as long as Germany wins the war, the huge colonies of Britain and France will change hands, and Germany will replace Britain as the second most populous country in the world.

American politicians are not stupid, knowing that Germany's industrial capacity is no worse than that of the United States, and Hua is also catching up at a rapid pace, through the sudden increase of troops in the north near China, Germany will sell all its Pacific colonies except Japan to China, and if the Spee fleet has repeatedly succeeded, it can be seen that Hua and Germany may have reached some kind of agreement.

This means that after the war, a country with a very strong military and economy will appear in both the Pacific and Atlantic, which means that more than eighty percent of the world's population market is insulated from the United States, which means that the North American continent will be attacked from both sides!

So once Paris is lost, it will only be a matter of time before the United States enters the war!

If the United States wants to enter the war, the first condition is to ensure the security of the back garden of the Pacific Ocean, so Britain is bound to make some kind of commitment, and even share various technologies with the United States, which means that the United States' military industrial capability will be on a new level!

The alliance between Britain and the United States also means that they will not be able to escape, because these two countries with the world's strong industrial capacity can completely block all the current sea routes to Europe, and even the Greater Kuwait route cannot be secured, China will not be able to provide a little support to Germany for the time being, and the United States will completely take all the war wealth into its arms.

Once the United States enters the war, Germany's advantage will be rapidly reduced, and the United States is no longer the United States that has spent a year in history recruiting soldiers to train and be able to send troops to Europe, and under its own lure, the United States now has about 500,000 land forces, which means that as long as he wants, he can send at least 400,000 troops to the European theater before winter comes.

And although Guderian greatly increased the momentum of the German army, but in fact put Germany in danger, five lost tanks will definitely be taken back by Britain for study, at the speed of Britain, maybe the imitation can be delivered within another month, if the United States also joins, then within a year, with the capabilities of the two countries, it is not unusual to come up with 5,000 vehicles.

This will completely cancel out the actions of the German tanks they gave to the Germans, and also help contain the actions of the Russian army of a million.

That's what he's worried about!

Because if you want to open this breakthrough, there is only one way to start a war!

The problem is that the strength in their hands is not strong, and on the key aircraft carrier, according to the current progress, the F4/D naval air combat type and the attack type will have to wait until the end of the year to complete the experiment, and enter production at least until March next year, plus pilot training, etc., will also be able to play at the end of next year.

In terms of the Navy, the first two of the six strong Guam-class (Note 1) fast battleships will also be delivered for sea trials by the end of the year, and the actual delivery will not be until May next year, the remaining four will be delivered until around October next year, and the second batch of the Yangtze River class will be delivered in the middle of next year.

The army is slightly better, fifteen infantry divisions have begun to be formed using the exercises in northern Xinjiang, 3 tanks are gradually coming off the production line, and a total of 45 army divisions and four marine divisions can temporarily ensure their own security.

It is the Air Force that is ready to prepare, and at present the Mustang has already produced 1,000 units, and the attack version developed together with the Navy has been finalized because it does not need to fold the wings, so it will be finalized and will be put into production next month, not to mention that the current 2,000 F3 Condors, which are more advanced than Europe, are also enough to complete the task of reconnaissance and defense of the airspace.

Li Mo took a deep breath, he had prepared to enter the war after the Battle of Jutland, because it was the beginning of the decline of Germany, and Russia was beginning to sink into the revolutionary movement, but now it seemed that this timetable was greatly advanced.

Just as he turned his head, the Praetorian Guard walked over again and handed the telegram to Long Guozhang.

After opening the Dragon State Chapter, he immediately raised his head: "Your Majesty, the Ottomans and Bulgaria announced their entry into the Central Powers and declared war on the Entente this morning. ”

"In addition, our intelligence agents have found that British Foreign Secretary Gray and yesterday made a secret visit to Italy, and Chancellor of the Exchequer George has also arrived in Washington, where he will hold closed-door consultations with US President Wilson tomorrow."

"In addition, British Prime Minister Asquith delivered a speech in the House of Commons in London three hours ago, calling on all British citizens and colonies to take action, and the British Ministry of Defense announced that it would draw troops from various colonies and begin a large-scale conscription of colonial troops!"

One news after another, Li Mo couldn't help pinching his eyebrows, the news from Paris undoubtedly inspired the Ottomans and Bulgaria, and made them see the benefits of joining the alliance, especially Bulgaria, which entered the war nearly a year earlier than history, is really a complete mess!

(Note 1: Guam and the Mariana Islands are not part of the province of Bactria because of their special geography and important strategic location, so they are designated as Guam Province separately, so the name of the battleship after the province has not changed.) ）

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