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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 419 The British, French and Russian Combined Fleet

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    "Lord Walter Kerr, how long will it take for the Royal Navy to complete its battle preparations? When can we send a fleet to the Far East to teach those hateful Chinese a lesson." British Prime Minister the Marquis of Salisbury said angrily.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the empire's advanced warships are being mobilized. Because the empire needs to mobilize warships from Africa and even North America, the preparation time is a little longer. However, the fleet will be ready for departure in up to half a month.  !" replied Lord Walter Kerr, Lord Admiralty.  He had just taken over the position of Lord of the Admiralty. The previous Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Frederick William Richards, had been forced to step down due to the annihilation of the Far East Fleet.

    "Well! That's good! Is the navy sure of victory?" asked the Marquess of Salisbury.  The Russian Army's recent defeats on the battlefields in North and Central Asia have made Britain less hopeful about Russia.  If the Russian Army cannot defeat China, it will only have to rely on Britain itself.  The British Royal Navy, the Prime Minister must ensure that it defeats or even annihilates the Chinese Navy.

    "This, Your Excellency Prime Minister, I can only try my best to guarantee!" Lord Walter Kerr, the Lord Admiralty Minister, said hesitantly.

    The Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury, was very dissatisfied with this answer. He frowned and asked: "What? Is there any trouble?"

    "That's it, Your Excellency Prime Minister. Our intelligence personnel in China have obtained a piece of news. The Chinese Navy is equipped with a new type of battleship, a battleship that is more powerful than the 'Zhonghua Class' battleship. This battleship is more powerful than the 'Zhonghua Class' battleship."  The 'Zhonghua-class' battleship is larger and has now been commissioned into the Chinese Navy." Lord Walter Kerr, Lord Admiralty, replied.

    "The Chinese's new battleship? A battleship more powerful than the 'China-class' battleship?" The face of the Prime Minister, the Marquis of Salisbury, looked a little ugly.  The emergence of the Chinese Navy's "Zhonghua Class" battleship has set off a revolutionary change in the world's navy. The world's major powers have begun to compete on the new navy. At this time, the Chinese Navy has already equipped  A more powerful battleship.  Doesn't this mean that the Chinese Navy has once again left the British Navy far behind?

    "Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister. According to the information we have received, this new Chinese battleship is named the 'Qin-class' battleship. There are four ships in total, and they have all passed sea trials. The 'Qin-class' battleship,  The displacement is about 23,000 tons. Although the firepower is still four twin-mounted 305mm naval guns, the power has been improved and the thickness of the armor has been increased. This has once again greatly increased the combat power of this class of battleship!" Navy  Lord Walter Kerr, the Chancellor, replied.  As the Lord of the Admiralty in charge of the world's largest navy, Lord Walter Kerr felt very aggrieved. The latest naval battleships were not first equipped by the British, but were looked down upon by those Easterners with pig tails behind their heads.  The indigenous people are equipped first, which puts the Royal Navy of the British Empire in a bad light!

    "What's going on? Why did the Chinese equip advanced battleships and we only got the news now!" The Marquis of Salisbury's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from his face.  In the battle between the Far East Fleet and the Chinese Navy, the Chinese Navy's four 'China-class' battleships showed great power. Now there are four more more advanced battleships, which will inevitably greatly increase the strength of the Chinese Navy.  , if the British Navy organizes an expedition this time, the outcome is uncertain!

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Chinese have done a very good job of keeping their new battleships secret. Our intelligence officers only discovered these battleships after they were commissioned!" Lord Walter Kerr, the Lord Admiralty Minister, replied.

    "So, if our navy goes on the expedition as planned, are we sure of victory?" the Marquis of Salisbury asked, staring closely at Lord Walter Kerr.

    "Unless we transfer all the battleships to China, it will be difficult for us to win!" Lord Walter Kerr said bitterly.

    "Transfer all the battleships to China? If this is really done, I can guarantee that after the fleet leaves, German battleships will appear at the mouth of the Thames River!" the Marquis of Salisbury roared.  Germany is Britain's main enemy in Europe, and Britain must leave sufficient defense power in Europe.  Moreover, the German Navy has now begun construction of their new battleship, which is a 'Nassau-class' battleship modified using the drawings of the Chinese Navy's 'Zhonghua' battleship.  The British Navy's 'Dreadnought-class' battleship is still undergoing drawing design.

    Lord Walter Kerr was silent, and he had no good solution for a while.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, Lord Walter Kerr, then we can't just let the Chinese invade Hong Kong, right? After they occupy Hong Kong, the next step will definitely be the empire's colonies in Southeast Asia, and evenThe speed is also within their threat!  Field Marshal Frederick Slay Roberts said with some dissatisfaction.

    "Earl Frederick Slay Roberts, during this period, please strengthen the defense of the Asian colonies as much as possible! The Chinese will definitely launch an attack, and if we want to stop them, we can only defeat them with the navy.  !" The Marquis of Salisbury said with a headache.

    ? Earl Frederick Slay Roberts nodded. It was obvious that he did not have much confidence in holding the colonies in Southeast Asia.

    "Lord Walter Kerr, how many warships can the French send to China?" asked the Marquis of Salisbury.  Now Britain and France are closely linked on the issue of dealing with China.  If the fleet is sent as far away as China, the French Navy will definitely participate.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the development idea of ??the French Navy is completely wrong. In the past two decades, they have been crazy about developing cruisers and lightning strike ships, and they have no decent battleships at all. For this expedition, they can only send a few armored cruisers at most.  . Counting on them is completely hopeless!" Lord Walter Kerr said, shaking his head.  Although the French are very romantic, when they apply this romance to the military, it is a disaster.  The Battle of Sedan led to the demise of the Second French Empire and the rapid rise of Germany.  As a result, the French navy has embarked on a completely different path from the mainstream.

    "Damn it, these stupid French people. Try to let the French send more battleships to the combined fleet." The Marquis of Salisbury said angrily.  With France's national strength, if it vigorously develops battleships, it will have at least half the combat power of the British Navy.  Of course, if France really does this, I am afraid that Britain will have to guard against France's threat to Britain.

    "Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister. France has agreed to add 5 of their 6 active armored cruisers to the combined fleet!" Lord Walter Kerr said.

    "So, after we have left the warships to defend Germany, how many more warships can we send to the Far East?" asked the Marquis of Salisbury.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, we can send up to six 'Admiral-class' battleships from the old battleships, two 'Nile'-class battleships, two 'Bafleur-class' battleships and nine 'Bafleur' ??class battleships from the former Dreadnought-class battleships"  Majestic class battleship expedition to China!" Lord Walter Kerr said.  In this case, a total of 19 battleships is already a very large fleet.  However, Lord Walter Kerr was not sure whether he could defeat the fleet of four 'Qin-class' battleships and four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy.

    Nineteen battleships. No country in the world can send so many battleships on an expedition at one time. This also proves the power of the British Royal Navy.  However, if it fails again this time, the Royal Navy will fall from its number one position in the world.  Such risks worried the Marquis of Salisbury.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I have a proposal!" said Field Marshal Lord Frederick Slay Roberts.

    "Oh? What proposal?" asked the Marquess of Salisbury.

    "Since our navy is not strong enough, we can ask for help from other countries! You know, we don't only have France as an ally. The American navy can hold back the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet. The Russian Navy can definitely  Join the Combined Fleet. The Russians have just suffered a huge defeat. They lost the Far East, the Pacific Fleet was destroyed, and Central Asia was swept by the Chinese. His Majesty the Tsar will definitely not be able to swallow this breath!" Frederick S.  Earl Ray Roberts said.

    "Russian battleships? Can their battleships be useful?" The Marquis of Salisbury frowned.  In his impression, Russia is a backward country. Can he still expect Russia to build any advanced battleships?

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, this method is completely feasible. Although the Russians have poor industrial strength, the battleships they built are still good. Although they are not as good as our battleships, they are not much different. Especially the 'Petrojet' they are building now.  The Lethvet-class battleships are no longer inferior to our Majesty-class battleships. In addition to several battleships of the Pacific Fleet that were sunk and captured by the Chinese navy, there are 12 battleships in the Russian Navy. If this  If 12 battleships can join the Combined Fleet, this will definitely greatly enhance the strength of the Combined Fleet." Lord Walter Kerr said.

    "Well, tomorrow morning, I will ask the ambassador in Moscow to meet with the Tsar and try to persuade him to let the Russian navy family members join the combined fleet to form a joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia!" said the Marquis of Salisbury.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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