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    The flagship of the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia is the Majestic, the first ship of the British Navy's Majesty-class battleship. The Majesty-class battleship is also the most powerful battleship in the British Navy.  Of course, this is not a battleship of the same level as the 'China-class' battleships equipped by the Chinese Navy.  The British Navy's 'Dreadnought' is still under intensive development.  The British Navy has a deep foundation and has started research on related aspects before, but it just didn't find the right direction.  When the Chinese Navy's 'China-class' battleships appeared, the fog blocking the British Navy's eyes seemed to have dissipated all at once, allowing the British Navy to quickly come up with its own plan.  It is said that the British Navy's 'Dreadnought' has completed the design drawings and will start construction soon.  In order to ensure the strength of the British Navy, even this class of experimental warships, the British Navy plans to build four at a time.

    The combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia, composed of hundreds of warships, was so majestic that the billowing smoke from the chimneys covered the sky and the sun, forming a thick dark cloud in the sky.

    The main ships of the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia include the nine Majesty-class battleships of the British Navy, namely HMS Majesty, HMS Noble, HMS Prince George, HMS Victory, HMS Jupiter,  Hannibal', 'Mars', 'Caesar' and 'Vita'.  The two 'Bafleur-class' battleships are the 'Bafleur' ??and the 'Captain Centurion'.  The two 'Nile-class' battleships are the 'Nile' and the 'Trafalgar'.  The six 'Admiral' class battleships were 'Collingwood', 'Rodney', 'Howe', 'Camper', 'Anson' and 'Benbow'.  The two ¡®Petropavlovsk-class¡¯ battleships of the Russian Navy are ¡®Petropavlovsk¡¯ and ¡®Rostislav¡¯.  The four ¡®Alexander II-class¡¯ battleships are ¡®Alexander II¡¯, ¡®Gangut¡¯, ¡®Three Saints¡¯, and ¡®Great Siiso¡¯.  The four ¡®Ekaterina II¡¯ class battleships are ¡®Peter the Great¡¯, ¡®Ekaterina II¡¯, ¡®Georgi?  Pobedonosec' and Sinop.

    In addition, there are ten armored cruisers, with Britain and France each sending five.  HMS Immortal, HMS Narcissus, HMS Living Statue, HMS Fearless and HMS Australia among the 'Orlando-class' armored cruisers of the British Navy.  The French Navy's 'Poseo', 'Admiral Charles', 'Brux', 'La Toucheville' and 'General Sancy'.

    The flagship of the combined fleet is determined to be the "Majesty".  However, the deputy commander of the fleet, Grand Duke Alexandrovich of the Russian Navy, prefers to stay on their own Russian battleships. Except for meetings, he stays on the Russian Navy's battleship 'Petrobarovsk'  On the number.  Anyway, in the combined fleet, although the Russian warships have many, most of them cannot match the performance of the British navy, and they are just supporting roles.  Fleet Commander, British Admiral Algernon?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons resigned himself to it.

    The Combined Fleet only set off from Portsmouth Naval Port on the morning of April 28. The mid-range voyage, plus the time for docking and replenishment, took a full two months to enter the Strait of Malacca and reach the South China Sea.  This is undoubtedly an extremely long journey for the United Fleet.  The main reason is that the speed of the transport ship is too slow, which slows down the speed of the fleet.  However, there is no way around this. If we do not bring enough transport ships, Singapore will have fallen. By the time the fleet reaches the South China Sea, it will lose supplies.  At that time, not to mention defeating the Chinese Navy, even their self-protection became a problem.  Although the southern part of the French Indochina colony is still under French control, ports such as Saigon in the southern part can still accommodate the fleet.  But no one can guarantee whether the French team can persist until two months later.  Therefore, bring enough transport ships and some insurance.

    The sailing of the combined fleet boosted the morale of the countries in the Pacific Alliance.  In their opinion, such a powerful fleet will definitely be able to defeat the Chinese Navy.  As long as the Chinese navy is defeated, China will have to surrender and make peace with the great powers.  Otherwise, China's most economically developed coastal areas will become ruins.  Almost all countries are paying great attention to this decisive battle at sea.  Neutral Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire also sent observation missions to China in order to witness the largest naval battle since mankind entered the steam age.  Especially Germany, the German army is the best in the world, but in terms of navy, if they want to become a maritime power, I am afraid they still have a long way to go.  Although Germany is now building a 'Nassau-class' battleship.  But the strength of the navy cannot be compensated by one or two levels of advanced warships. It requires continuous accumulation.  Germany, however, lacks these.

    The happiest one is probably Japan.??.  After the combined fleet set sail, the Japanese government declared that China was not far away from defeat in the war and that Japan was about to win the war. As long as Japan's allies defeated the Chinese navy, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops could re-enter the mainland and serve the Japanese people.  Get what they want.  Whether it is wealth, land or other resources, they will be at your fingertips.  For a time, the Japanese people, who were suffering from rising food prices, actually believed it, and all their dissatisfaction was hidden.  Since the combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia have already gone on an expedition, what's wrong with them waiting for another two months?  After all, they also hope that Japan can become stronger.

    After the expedition fleet set off, the British Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury, summoned the American Ambassador to the United Kingdom.  The Marquess of Salisbury told the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom that the British government was very dissatisfied with the U.S. government's declaration of no war.  If the US government continues to adopt this on-the-side attitude, the UK will cut off all technical assistance to the US.  Those British experts who are helping the United States upgrade its naval technology and design new warships in the United States will all be recalled to the country.

    The U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom immediately stated that this was completely a misunderstanding.  The United States is not declaring no war against China, but is actively preparing.  After all, the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet is not weak. If it is not prepared, the US Navy may be defeated for the second time.

    However, how could the Marquis of Salisbury believe these nonsense from the Americans? He made it very clear that if the United States does not attack China, all aid will be cut off.

    The US ambassador to the UK had no choice but to say that he would report the situation domestically.  He is just an ambassador. Such an important matter still needs to be decided by the US government after discussion.

    At nine o'clock in the morning on April 28, Washington time, U.S. President William?  McKinley held a cabinet meeting to discuss what the U.S. government should do as Russia continued to be defeated, and the threat from the British Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury.  Everyone who attended the meeting, except President William?  In addition to McKinley, there is also Vice President Vice President Garrett?  Hobart, Secretary John?  Sherman, Treasury Secretary Lyman?  J?  Gage, Secretary of War Russell?  A?  Alger and Secretary of the Navy Theodore?  Roosevelt.  Although the United States declared war on China at the beginning of the war, in order to maintain its strength, the United States has remained stationary.  But now, the United Kingdom has made harsh words, and the United States cannot stand still.

    "Everyone, Russia has been defeated continuously and has lost hundreds of thousands of troops so far. It seems now that the Russians simply cannot defeat China on the land battlefield. As for the navy, the combined fleet composed of Britain, France and Russia has set sail.  It is expected that there will be a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy in two months. So, what should the United States do in this war? In addition, the British Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury, has summoned our ambassador to the United Kingdom.  He firmly stated that if our country continues to adopt this method of declaring no war, the UK will cut off its technical assistance to us, and all British experts will be recalled to the UK!" US President William?  McKinley said with a frown.

    "Your Excellency, this is a critical period for the development of the navy. The design of our new warships, as well as naval guns, armor, etc., all need the support of the UK. If the UK recalls these experts, our naval development plan will be greatly affected.  A blow." Secretary of the Navy Theodore?  Roosevelt said.  Now the U.S. Navy is already designing a new class of battleships. This battleship is required to rival the Chinese Navy's "China-class" battleships in terms of performance.  The U.S. Navy's design and construction capabilities are already relatively weak, and it is simply unable to design such an epoch-making battleship. It must rely on the help of British experts.  Otherwise, the U.S. Navy will simply not be able to shorten the gap with the world's advanced level.

    "So, we have no choice but to launch an attack on China? Is the West Coast Fleet confident of defeating the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet?" President William?  McKinley said.  Although, the United States' confidence has increased after defeating Spain last year.  However, facing China, I am still a little scared.  If it is defeated by the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet again, then this current U.S. government may only collapse.  If the war breaks out next year, the U.S. Navy will add several more battleships at once, and it will not be so embarrassed.  However, now the United Kingdom is equivalent to giving an ultimatum, and the United States has no choice.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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