PS: The VIP chapter of the starting point cannot be modified, and the national anthem played at the parade in the previous chapter was written incorrectly, it should be "the Chinese national anthem and the Chinese naval anthem"......

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China's National Day Parade was an extremely grand scene, with the fleet on review more than 10 kilometers long, and the flags fluttering on the ships extended to the sky, bringing great excitement to the major powers.

One of the most exciting is of course the pre-war world's first brother, the British Empire. In the brutal First World War, the former overlord of the earth was beaten out by Erdezi, although the war became a bad war without a victorious country because of the Spanish flu, but the bruised Britain has also fallen off the throne and is about to become a "sunset empire".

The Royal Navy, which had dominated the world before the war, suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Jutland. In the past few years, although they have desperately exploded ships and tried to revive their strength, it is not so easy to replenish this technical branch of the navy. The Royal Navy, which has been greatly damaged, not to mention the implementation of the previous "two strong standards", cannot even rank among the top three in the world.

Although the total number of capital ships of the British Royal Navy is as high as 42, which is still the largest in the world in terms of the number alone, 23 of them are outdated former dreadnoughts. There were only 19 battleships above the dreadnought, of which only 19 were above the dreadnought.

The Australia, which served before the war, did not participate in the Battle of Jutland and survived, and there is only one dreadnought that served before the war. Later, it received three Dutch monarch-class ships from China, and last year it bought three dreadnoughts from China, which originally belonged to Italy. There are also 4 Nelson-class ships (Nelson, Rodney, Russell, Rooke) built during the war, 6 Royal Throne-class, for a total of 17 battleships of the Dreadnought and above.

In addition, there were 4 Hood-class battlecruisers (USS Hood, USS Hawke, USS Howe, USS Anson). By the way, the Hood class was the last British battle cruiser, and the debacle at Jutland made the British completely disappointed with this kind of brainchild of Daddy Fei, and they no longer planned to build such a thing as a battle cruiser. It's better to have an iron turtle for this kind of thing like a capital ship.

And at present, there are already three countries in the world that have surpassed the former hegemon in the dreadnought project.

First of all, Germany, Erdezi currently has a total of 32 capital ships, 22 battleships, 10 battle cruisers. Among them, 3 are of the Emperor class, 4 are of the King class, 5 are of the Bavarian class, and 5 are of the Bismarck class. There were also 4 battlecruisers of the Mackensen class, including 8 battlecruisers. There were also 5 battleships captured from England in the Battle of Jutland (HMS Royal Oak, HMS Sovereign, HMS Resolve, HMS Iron Duke, HMS Malaya) and 2 battlecruisers (HMS Royal Princess, HMS New Zealand). In addition, three Bismarck-class ships are under construction.

Next is the big tyrant of the United States, although they lost 14 dreadnoughts in the Battle of the Faroe Islands, and it would definitely be a break if they were replaced by other countries, but for the nouveau riche Yankees, this is nothing. The Yankees who launched a madness were terrible, and they were hurt by Erdezi, and they immediately tried their best to blow up the warship, and the battleship was like dumplings. By the end of the war, they had replenished 23 super-dreadnoughts, which was stronger than before the war.

Now the United States has a total of 29 capital ships, 6 Oregon-class, 10 North Carolina-class, 6 South Dakota-class, 5 California-class, 3 New York-class, and 1 Florida-class. All dreadnoughts, 28 of which are super-dreadnoughts. There are also 4 Oregon-class ships under construction. The Oregon class is the newest American battleship, an improved version of the North Carolina class, equipped with 12 406-mm guns and a standard displacement of 48,400 tons.

Finally, China is the third largest in the world with 25 dreadnoughts, and China also announced a new shipbuilding plan after the parade, and it is expected that the construction of 12 new warships with 420 mm guns and a displacement of about 55,000 tons will begin in the second half of 1921.

Even Japan now has together what they call the "Eighty-Eight Fleet", that is, eight battleships and eight battlecruisers. At present, Japan has four classes of battleships, two of each class, of Fuso, Ise, Nagato, and Kaga. There were also two classes of battle cruisers, the Kongo-class and the Amagi-class, with four of each. In addition, Japan has two Kii-class super-dreadnoughts under construction. Together with the pre-war Satsuma and Kashima dreadnoughts, they now have 18 capital ships.

That's right, Japan on this plane has completed the "88 Fleet" plan that has not been completed in the original time and space. Of course, military fans of later generations know that the Japanese Navy's "88th Fleet" plan is actually a pretext for bargaining with the cabinet and grabbing military spending with the army. Originally, with Japan's national strength, it was simply unable to complete this huge shipbuilding program, but in fact, the Japanese Navy itself never thought that it would be able to complete this plan.

However, the plane is different, although they were severely pumped by China before World War I, the combined fleet was completely destroyed, the Ryukyus Korea was completely lost, and they also ended up with a land reparation, which can be called "hard work for decades, and returned to the pre-Meiji era overnight". But the outbreak of World War I immediately afterwards brought a turning point for Japan, and they relied on selling their lives and meat, and made a lot of dog food from Britain and France, not only paid off all their previous debts, but also earned a lot of money by relying on the lives of hundreds of thousands of Japanese. He also looted the northern industrial areas of Italy, made a windfall, and most importantly, took advantage of the fire to get the fertile colony of "Mozambique" (Mozambique) from Portugal. Being able to occupy a territory in Africa is something that Japan has never imagined.

Therefore, Japan's economic situation, industrial level, and technological strength far exceed that of the same period in the original time and space. This is probably a typical example of "Saion lost his horse, but he didn't know if he was blessed". It is precisely because of the money in their pockets that the combined fleet rebuilt by the Japanese is more powerful than the same period in the original time and space, and without the waste of resources on those old ships, they are more able to devote their strength to new ships. The ships of the original time and space that stayed on the drawings due to lack of funds have all been realized.

Seeing that even Japan's own dog has grown so strong, the British can no longer sit still. If this continues, let alone the position of "world hegemon", even the empire on which the sun never sets will be difficult to maintain. Sea power is the lifeblood of Britain, and Britain's ability to rule the vast colonies depends entirely on sea power, and Britain without sea power is a second-rate country. If it still wants to maintain its position as a great power, it is necessary to revitalize the Royal Navy.

If it was before the war, the Niu Niu family had the strongest shipbuilding capacity in the world, and it was enough to hold back the ship, and there was no country in the world that could compare shipbuilding with the United Kingdom. But now it's different, if you only rely on yourself to blow up the ship, you won't be able to win against China, the United States and Germany in any way. The industrial bases of Greater London and southern Britain were completely destroyed, and several major shipbuilding bases, including London and Portsmouth, were demolished by Erdezi.

Needless to say, Erdezi already had very strong industrial and shipbuilding capabilities, and now after plundering Britain and France, their strength has reached a higher level. Before the war, Britain could still play "Germany builds one, we build two", but now it can't, under the addition and subtraction of the war, Britain's current industrial and shipbuilding capacity has been reduced to a very embarrassing level, only about 80% of Germany's.

Not to mention the two newly industrialized countries of China and the United States, their homeland has not been affected, relying on the dividends of the war, and the industrial strength is rolling upward, which is even more terrifying than Germany. If there is really another arms race, even if Britain uses its strength, it will not be able to deal with these companies.

Not to mention, the problems of the colonies made it impossible for Britain to devote itself to the development of the navy. Under the example of several newly independent countries such as East Africa and Cameroon, the vast number of colonial people have a stronger desire for independence and self-determination, and the British colonies are now on fire everywhere. It is not enough to suppress the colonies by relying only on the navy, but also a large number of land forces.

Under such circumstances, if Britain only relies on its own dumplings, it will not be able to win against China, the United States and Germany in any case. However, the opium cow is worthy of a thousand-year-old-stirring stick, and they quickly came up with a good solution. Since you can't catch up with your opponent by conventional means, you should find a way to pull your opponent to the same level as yourself.

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As a result, the "Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments" was released one year earlier than the original time and space.

In January 1921, Britain and France, together with its good friend, proposed to the world: in order to prevent the destruction of the world, in order to maintain world peace, and to implement love and true justice. So let's work out an agreement to limit the armament of the navy.

Niuniu's position as the "boss of the earth" is already crumbling, and several emerging powers no longer buy its account, and Erdezi, who has beaten Britain, will not bird them in the first place, and the United States and China will naturally not talk about it. If it weren't for the fact that they still occupy the most territory on the planet, even the titular title of "Boss of the Earth" would have been completely lost. This is also the reason why China, the United States and Germany, these rising powers, are still slightly inferior to each other, although they have surpassed Britain in terms of national hard power, but they are still slightly inferior in soft power such as international influence, and there is no one that can completely replace its position, after all, there is still a time process for the hegemon's exit, and the influence of more than 100 years across the world cannot be completely wiped out by a war.

Although this little influence is already the afterglow of the sunset, it still has a lot of weight until the new sun rises. Even if China, the United States, and Germany do not buy it, other second- and third-rate countries that are not qualified to compete for the status of the "sun" are still willing to listen to their opinions. What's more, with the addition of France, this persuasiveness is still relatively strong.

Therefore, this proposal of Britain and France quickly received a response from a group of small fart countries, such as the Netherlands, Portugal, and Belgium. It didn't take long for Italy and Austria on the side of the Allies to respond, there was no way, their navies were almost finished, and it was also good for them to limit their naval armaments. Moreover, they were not first-class powers in the first place, and they were all greatly damaged in the war, Italy was robbed of the north by the Japanese locusts, and Austria was divided into countries, and if they continued to engage in an arms race, they would definitely fight in the streets.

However, the biggest targets of Britain and France, China, the United States and Germany did not respond at the first time, and even Japan was inaccurate. Therefore, Britain, France, Italy, Austria and other countries jointly sent envoys to lobby these major powers. After a series of compromises and arguments, China, the United States, Germany, and Japan finally agreed to participate in the disarmament talks.

Germany was the first to compromise. Although it was unexpected by everyone, it was also reasonable that although Germany took advantage of a lot in the First World War, the cost was also very large, especially the years of war and plague, which seriously intensified the class contradictions in the country. In August last year, the left-wing faction led by the KPD launched an armed revolution. Although this revolution was defeated by the imperial conquest and suppression in just over three months due to poor preparation, it also dealt a heavy blow to Germany.

Wilhelm II was shot at by the revolutionaries in Kiel's uprising, and although he was finally rescued, he was also seriously wounded, with only half his life left, and now he is unable to govern, and is currently regent by Crown Prince William. In order to appease the discontent of the lower strata at home, the German government had to compromise and co-opt the lower middle strata by reducing the power of the monarchy, giving greater powers to the parliament, and increasing national welfare and investment in domestic affairs. Under these circumstances, Germany could no longer afford to continue the arms race as it had before the war.

After seeing Germany's compromise, China, the United States and Japan also agreed. Because they have a lot of new territory to develop and invest in, as long as everyone doesn't play the arms race, they don't have the energy to continue playing.

Since everyone doesn't want to play anymore, then don't play it.

After several top powers agreed, no one in the other countries dared to disagree. In the case that the general direction has been determined, the next step is to ruffle over the share.

Britain was the first to ask all countries to reduce the tonnage of capital ships to less than 600,000 tons, but this proposal was rejected by China, the United States and Germany without hesitation. What are you kidding? Isn't this treaty tailor-made for you? You know, the tonnage of the capital ships of China, the United States, and Germany far exceeds this figure, and Germany has 155. 560,000 tons, 133 in the United States. 160,000 tons, China 110. 970,000 tons (98 according to China's own calculations.) 010,000 tons, but foreign countries also count eight Qingcheng-class over-standard heavy cruisers as capital ships, which is 12 more. 960,000 tons).

And although the total tonnage of Britain's current capital ships is also more than one million tons, if you remove those former dreadnoughts that are about to be eliminated, it will only be 67. 310,000 tons, that is, as long as they cut off those second-hand ships, they can reach the level of 600,000 tons, and China, the United States and Germany will have to cut most of them.

Everyone is not stupid, so naturally they will not agree. So, a marathon war began, and the families began to woo each other and talk to each other. Because the post-war situation in this plane is completely different from the original time and space, there is no victor in this unfinished war, and after Britain was blown up chrysanthemums, its strength was greatly damaged. Although China, the United States and Germany have risen strongly, none of them can have the same overwhelming advantage as the British Empire in the past, that is to say, the current global pattern has become a multipolar world.

Britain, which has fallen from the throne, can still be regarded as a pole with its vast colonies and many years of old capital, Germany, which was famous in World War I, and the newly rising China and the United States. Therefore, the negotiations on limiting naval armaments on this plane have become more lively.