665 Houyi Plan

Sunlight stubbornly rose from the fog and penetrated through the glass into the lifeless naval conference room in Whitehall. 【 I want: super fast update 】

Lieutenant General Jacobson's voice was stiff and cold, like the winter that had just passed, looking at the corners of his lips that rolled up, everyone felt that what they were hearing was not statistics but ice slag, and the back dàn was clear but cold in the room.

"Seven battleships were sunk, HMS Giant, HMS Hercules, HMS Conquistador, HMS Marlborough, HMS Empress of India, HMS St. Vincent, HMS Avant-garde."

"4 battle cruisers, the Lion, the Princess, the Queen Mary, the Reckless."

"7 armored cruisers and light cruisers, Defense, Lostoft."

"22 destroyers, 21."

"In addition, 5 ships of the Sovereign, Orion, and George V were seriously damaged, 11 were damaged, and the rest were all injured and need to be repaired immediately, including what we can mobilize at present."

Jacobson put the telegram on the table, waited for two days and one night, but got a not happy ending, in the face of such a heavy loss, his voice trembled a little: "Judging from the news sent back by Lieutenant General Jellico, the lightly injured ones also need to be repaired for three months, and it will take at least six months to repair them all, that is to say, us." ”

"We lost."

Before Jacobson could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a soft sigh, and the crowd followed the voice, and it was none other than Lloyd George, the wartime prime minister, who was in danger.

"Am I wrong?" Lloyd George glanced around, the pocket watch in his palm was already covered with sweat, and no one shook his head in denial, because what he said was right, Britain did lose!

Originally, everyone thought that as long as Germany was defeated, it could draw troops to support India and even Australia, but now that Britain obviously overestimated itself, no one expected that Germany would fight so tenaciously that the Grand Fleet not only sank 11 capital ships, but also was almost completely paralyzed, losing a total of 355,000 tons of warships, which means that at least half a year, Britain could not deploy any capital ships to support India and Australia.

"By the end of the year, four Prestige-class battlecruisers and four Avenger-class battlecruisers must all be commissioned! In addition, the news of the victory was released, telling reporters that we blocked the Germans back, and for the sake of England, we will never be! After Lloyd George finished speaking, he stood up with his hands on the table, and his voice trembled a little: "There will be no failure!" ”

"From now on, we will face half a year without a navy, and I hope that everyone will be able to unite through this difficult period, no matter what. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)"

"Prime Minister." Before Lloyd George could finish speaking, the secretary had already knocked on the door and walked in to interrupt him.

"What's the matter?" Looking at the secretary, everyone suddenly felt a palpitation, as if something big had happened, but everyone didn't know what the problem was, so they looked at the door.

The secretary swallowed his saliva, looked at Lloyd George's eyes a little sluggish, and after a while, gritted his teeth and said: "Prime Minister, a telegram from St. Petersburg, Nicholas II's entire family is missing, and the rebels have stormed the palace!" ”

"You, what are you talking about!" Kitchener was the first to jump up, rushed to the secretary and grabbed him by the collar and shouted, "What's going on?!" ”

"I don't know, no one knows how this happened." The secretary spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Ambassador Marion said that last night the Bolshevik army launched a general attack, but the direction of the palace only resisted for a while and then gave up, and then, everyone found out that he had disappeared!" ”

Missing? A good emperor has disappeared?

God, how is this possible!

All eyes began to drift, looking at each other in the face of each other, everyone saw the worry in each other's hearts, if this news can come sooner, then no one will force Jericho to go to the decisive battle, it must be based on the safety of the fleet, because only the fleet is safe, can grasp the initiative, but now Britain is destined to lose the navy for half a year, if Russia withdraws from the war at this time, then!

The image of millions of troops on the Eastern Front from Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria coming to mind was in everyone's mind, and it was a scene of the end of the world!

"Order the second plan, occupy Kronstadt, take control of the Russian naval fleet, they can decide for themselves whether to fight back in case of resistance, and we must find Nicholas II immediately, I believe he cannot disappear for no reason, he must still be somewhere, or controlled by some people!" Marshal Kitchener was the first to regain his composure and immediately issued a series of orders.

George Lloyd nodded, and just wanted to walk over to support Kitchener, but as soon as he took a step, he suddenly felt dizzy in his head, and his whole body was crooked and paralyzed.

On 16 May, just two hours after Lloyd George had been stunned by a series of unfavorable conditions due to overwork, the British announced their victory at Jutland, which, according to the British, had successfully defeated the Germans and thwarted the German navy's plot to enter the North Sea.

On the same day, the German Emperor Wilhelm II also announced the victory, but only few people know how this victory was, 5 battleships and battle cruisers, 19 cruisers and destroyers were sunk, with a total loss of more than 200,610 tons, and the remaining capital ships were also seriously injured, of which 2 battle cruisers, 4 King-class and 2 Bavaria-class serious injuries became a tricky thing for the German Navy, compared with Britain, Germany's resources have begun to be short, even if they grit their teeth and can repair these capital ships, It can't be without a year.

But just when Germany was in despair, the major changes in neighboring Russia made the naval losses insignificant, and everyone knew that the reason why Germany could not fight quickly was because it was caught in a two-front war, and if Russia withdrew from the war at this time, then the million-strong army deployed on the eastern front could be freed up to devote itself to the western front, plus Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria also had some hands free, and the disadvantage in troops could be gradually changed.

A naval battle, and the news that the Russian emperor's entire family disappeared and the imperial palace was occupied immediately after that, plunged Europe into a frenzy, and the German General Staff was the first to react and ordered the troops on the Eastern Front to attack on all fronts, striving to defeat Russia completely as soon as possible and force the other side to withdraw from the war.

Immediately afterwards, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottomans also took action and launched a full-scale attack on the Russian army, and for a time the whole of Europe was in turmoil.

"Haha."

Hearty laughter fluttered in the huā garden, and Long Guozhang, who had just received news from Europe, couldn't help jumping, and even the corners of Chen Ping's mouth were smiling.

Although everyone was a little disappointed in the ending, but considering the environment in the North Sea, this result is already very good, even if Hua sends all 6 Guam-class ships, it is impossible to do it well, not to mention that for Hua, what matters is not how much they have lost, but how much they have been seriously injured and how long it will take to repair!

From the current point of view, the German Navy will be basically paralyzed within a year, Britain can still maintain a weak force relying on geographical and colonial advantages, and at least in half a year, don't think about cobbling together a fleet to support the Indian Ocean and Australia, plus the US Pacific Fleet is almost shrinking to San Diego, and the construction of warships is not so delivered, it can be said that from this moment on, the Chinese Navy can walk sideways on the two oceans for at least half a year!

And there are too many revelations brought by this war belt, such as the decisive battle of the fleet is not as good as the number is, for example, with the construction of battleships in various countries becoming more and more perfect, the power of naval guns has been somewhat unable to keep up, and the offensive means have become the decisive force that determines the future navy.

Thinking of this, Chen Ping couldn't help but look at Li Mo with admiration, because it was his forward-looking vision and ability to grasp the future that enabled Hua to find the right direction before this naval battle, instead of really paying attention to it from now on, like Yingde.

They are too far behind!

If anyone regrets it, it must be Li Mo, but in his previous life, he learned from many senior BB parties that no matter who leads such a large fleet in the decisive battle in the North Sea, the outcome will not change much, because where the hydrological conditions are really problematic.

The ending looks similar, but in fact it has changed a lot, Jutland as it was known in later generations, in fact, the main British and German fleets did not participate in the decisive battle, and the British main fleet became a spectator, and the big losses were only the battle patrol formations, but now it is different, the main fleets of both sides have suffered heavy losses, not only the number of sunks, but also many wounds, just repairing those warships will greatly consume the few vitality of the two countries.

"Half a year, how are you going to use it?" Li Mo asked with a smile.

"It's not long, but I can do a little bit of it." Chen Ping said with a smile: "Although Lenin has conquered the imperial palace, it is still early to control Russia, there are still many supporters of Nicholas II, and the Mensheviks have been suppressing the Bolsheviks, I believe that a conflict for power will definitely break out in the next few days, taking advantage of the opportunity that they have no time to deal with us now, it is the key to solve Western Siberia as soon as possible."

Now that Sun Jiugong's striker has crossed Tomsk and will arrive in Omsk in five days, he has promised me that he will take Tyumen in a month! As for whether or not to continue westward, it will depend on the situation in Russia.

Kuwait is also progressing very well, the second batch of 50,000 reinforcements has arrived, and now Li Tianhe has led his troops north along Baghdad, and will cooperate with the Ottoman army to attack Baku in three days.

On the Indian side, I guess Campbell will definitely have to find a way to protect himself, for a large fleet that is under siege, it is difficult to support without support for half a year, I guess he may find a way to save himself! So I have ordered the task force to be ready, and have already sent a second batch of planes to Socotra, ready to intercept him at any time.

In addition, Zhao Long has arrived in Australia, according to him, within two months he can guarantee the elimination of South Australian troops, and now the British Navy is no longer able to come to support, I have ordered all the convoys to depart, and must send another 500,000 to 700,000 troops to Australia within three months, ready to attack Queensland and South Wales. ”

"Good fellow, you're a little bit of a thing!" In a good mood, even Li Enfu couldn't help laughing and said, "I see that you have surrounded half the world." ”

Chen Ping smiled, suddenly raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, now the British Navy has no way to go out for half a year, and if Russia withdraws, the United States will become the key, if Britain and France persuade the United States to restart sending troops to Europe, then Germany will still not be able to hold on, so I think that under the current situation that we have completely mastered the sea dominance, it is time to launch the first phase of the Houyi plan and drag the attention of the United States." ”

"Houyi Project?" Li Enfu was a little confused when he heard this word, as if he had never heard of it? Only Li Mo's body shook slightly, and looking at Chen Ping's gaze, his heart suddenly fluttered.

"Houyi plan, landing in the United States!"

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