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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 614: Germany¡¯s Crisis

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    Everyone looked at British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour with a hint of envy.  To be able to start building eighteen powerful new battleships at the same time would require tens of millions of pounds of funds!  Only the UK has such a foundation and can do such crazy things.  However, Britain has been a maritime overlord for hundreds of years, and the wealth it has accumulated is absolutely astronomical.  In order to maintain their position, they will do whatever it takes.  This is something everyone can understand.

    Tsar Nicholas II was so envious that he died.  Originally, the accumulation of the Russian royal family was also very amazing.  However, in the last war, it was defeated by China and then a small part was extorted.  Subsequently, China once again hit Russia hard by selling prisoners of war, which almost cost Tsar Nicholas II all his wealth.  Now we are left with a Russia that has been riddled with wars and rebellions, and we don¡¯t know when it will be able to regain its strong strength!

    French President Emile Francois Loubet is also very satisfied with the actions taken by the United Kingdom.  Although France has already started construction of four 'Guba-class' battleships, the other four subsequent 'Bretagne-class' battleships are still being designed.  However, France's focus is still on land.  Germany's pressure on France came from Germany's powerful army, not its navy.  If Germany's navy is growing rapidly, then Germany's army.  It is already number one in the world.  The disastrous defeat of the Franco-Prussian War.  France suffered a lot.  To avoid repeating the same mistakes.  France has invested most of its national power in the reconstruction of the army.  As for the navy, France has given up on the unrealistic idea of ??world hegemony.  Therefore, the huge pressure brought by the German navy was left to the British to deal with.  Fortunately, the British are also very good at this aspect, and the French navy can at most cooperate with it.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the United States, like the United Kingdom, faces pressure from the enemy's powerful navy. The United States government intends to build a powerful navy to ensure its own security. However, the United States is somewhat weak in technological reserves and needs strong support from the United Kingdom.  !" Theodore Roosevelt took the opportunity to put forward the United States' requirements.  Although the United States has strong industrial strength, there is still a big gap between it and Europe in terms of top technology.  If we can get help from the United Kingdom, the strong industrial strength of the United States can play a huge role.

    ¡°In order to deal with our common enemy, Britain will never be stingy in this regard!¡± British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour said.

    Subsequently, everyone discussed the specific details.  For example, when a country encounters a certain danger, how should other countries help it?  Allies should treat allies with weaker national power.  What kind of assistance is provided, etc.  These require discussion one by one.

    The secret meeting between Britain, France, the United States and Russia lasted for three days before they finally reached an agreement and signed an alliance treaty.  The treaty stipulated that the four countries, Britain, France, Russia and the United States, formed an alliance to jointly deal with the Allies and China. Once these four countries were attacked by any of the Allied countries or China, the other three countries must respond within three days.  The enemy country declares war.  At the same time, all the armies and navies of all countries are deployed to defeat the enemy for the allies.  Before the war breaks out, the four countries will conduct a series of technical and financial cooperation to provide the four countries with their overall strength and ensure victory in future wars.

    As the initiator of the Four-Nation Entente, Britain got what it wanted.  French President ¨¦mile Fran?ois Loubet said that France will speed up the annual construction work of the 'Courbat-class' battleship and will start construction of the 'Bretagne-class' battleship in the first half of this year.  Once Germany challenges the British Navy, the French Navy will fully assist the British Navy in defeating the German Navy.  Theodore Roosevelt also stated on behalf of the U.S. government that the United States will continue to build new battleships. In the next five years, a new class of battleships will be launched every year.  However, the main enemy of the US Navy is China, and there is not much direct help that can be given to the UK.  However, this also makes the United Kingdom very satisfied. With the United States holding back China, the United Kingdom can fully deal with Germany.  The British believed that with the support of the British Navy and the French Navy, it would not be a big problem to defeat the German Navy.

    The formation of the Four-Nation Entente directly led to the emergence of two different camps in the entire world.  In other words, there are three, the Quadruple Entente, the Triple Alliance, plus China, which is outside the Allied Powers.  However, the most important confrontation still occurs in Europe.  China is only confronting the United States in the Pacific region.  This makes the war imminent.

    Wang Yuze would never have imagined that he originally wanted to trick the Germans, so he revealed the news that the German Navy's battleships were being built in Chinese shipyards.  butHowever, it has caused such serious consequences, which has directly changed the direction of history.  After the Allied Powers and the Central Powers started a full-scale confrontation in advance, the possibility of an early outbreak of World War I became much greater.  Among other things, the German Navy was able to have a powerful navy of 16 advanced battleships around 1905.  The British Navy is only slightly stronger than the German Navy, and the strength gap between the two sides is very small.  Once the situation changes and Kaiser Wilhelm II decides to take risks, war is likely to break out.  By then, even if China is located in the east of the world, it will not be immune.

    ¡°However, this is exactly what Wang Yuze wants.  Let Western countries continue to increase military spending and consume their national power.  Then through a world war, all their national power was consumed.  At that time, China will be able to gain control of the entire world at a small price.

    The leaders of France, Russia and the United States gathered in London to hold secret talks with the British Prime Minister.  Although the whole process is very confidential, what can be done in Europe at this time to be completely confidential?  The Allies, led by Germany, immediately began to obtain relevant intelligence.  Finally, on the third day after Britain, France, the United States and Russia signed a military treaty, Kaiser Wilhelm II obtained relevant intelligence.  Even the entire contents of the military treaty signed by the four countries have been placed on William II's desk.

    "Damn, these guys finally came together! Huh! Do they think that by uniting, they can stop Germany? The German people need a broad living space. This is the power given to Germany by God, and it is also the power of Germany.  No one can stop the emperor's obligations!" Kaiser Wilhelm II roared angrily.  In his view, Germany's current national strength does not match the living space Germany has.  Why can the British and French occupy such vast colonies, while the Germans can only be restricted to Europe without sufficient resources and a vast market, which makes Germany's development more and more difficult.  Therefore, breaking the existing world system and establishing a new world system is Germany's only choice.

    "Come here, call the Prime Minister, the Chief of General Staff, the Minister of the Navy and the Crown Prince!" After calming down his mood, Kaiser Wilhelm II gave the order to the waiter.  He must summon the important ministers of Germany to discuss countermeasures.  And, after the four countries of Britain, France, the United States and Russia form an alliance, what impact will it have on Germany, what kind of countermeasures will Germany take in the future, and so on!

    Soon, German Prime Minister Hohenlohe Schillingsfest, Chief of General Staff Count Alfred von Schlieffen, Navy Minister Alfred von Tirpitz and Crown Prince Friedrich  William rushed to the office of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

    "Everyone, our enemies have taken action. They have united together in an attempt to confront us. Two days ago, the British, French, Americans and Russians signed a formal military alliance in London to assist  Treaty. The content of the treaty is very simple. If any country is attacked by a third country, the other allies will use all their military power to help. Obviously, their alliance is obviously targeting us!  Kaiser Wilhelm II said with a sullen face.

    It was the first time for the German Prime Minister and others to hear the news. After hearing what William II said, they were shocked.  Although, they are all prepared, knowing that these enemies will come together sooner or later.  But because of the conflicts between countries, they believe that even if these enemies unite, they will have to wait at least several years.  At that time, Germany was already ready for war.  However, everyone never expected that Britain, France, the United States and Russia would reach an agreement so quickly, which completely caught Germany off guard.

    "Your Majesty, now that Britain, France, the United States and Russia have formed an alliance, we cannot wait any longer. We must try our best to win over China. Even if China does not join the Allies, Germany must sign a secret alliance treaty with China. Britain, France, and the United States  Once the four Russian countries unite, the huge strength they will form is simply beyond what we in Germany can handle. Only by tying the Chinese to our chariot can we have a chance to win!" German Prime Minister Hohenlohe Schilling  Sfest said immediately.  Although Germany is developing rapidly, its foundation is too poor to compete with several established powers.

    Kaiser Wilhelm II nodded. Although he was unwilling to admit it, he knew that at this time, Germany needed China as an ally very much!  (To be continued)
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