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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 628: Not knowing whether to live or die

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    The Chinese took the lead in building a representative battleship with giant ships and artillery such as the 'Zhonghua-class' battleship, ushering in a new era of world navies.  This directly caused dozens of battleships in the British Navy to become completely obsolete waste.  Later, the British Navy suffered successive misfortunes, so much so that the British Navy even lost its dominance as the world's number one.  Therefore, the British Navy has always been very wary of the Chinese Navy.

    "Although, I don't know how terrifying the battleships and battlecruisers the Chinese are building will be. However, I believe that the Chinese navy must be building more powerful battleships than the existing ones. The British Royal Navy,  With a glorious tradition, we cannot forever catch up with the Chinese, we must surpass the Chinese. Only in this way can we regain our glory!" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour said in a deep voice.  The British Royal Navy has always been leading the development trend of the world's navies, but now it is the Chinese who are leading the development of the navy, and the British Navy can only struggle to catch up. This is simply unacceptable.

    "Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister. The next-level battleship after the 'Colossus' class battleship, the 'Orion-class' battleship, will be a battleship that will bring the Royal Navy of the British Empire back to the top of the world. This battleship will be equipped with a five-seater twin  Equipped with 343 mm naval guns, it will become the most powerful battleship in the world." British Admiralty Minister John?  said Sir Fisher.  However, the current design drawings of the 'Orion-class' battleship have not yet been completed.  To carry five twin-mounted 343mm naval guns, a larger hull is needed, and the battleship also needs to be high-speed, which requires more powerful boilers and steam turbines.  The British Navy still has some difficulties in this area of ??technology.  However, within the next year or two, these issues should be resolved.  By then, the construction of this super battleship can begin.  Anyway, the large and small shipyards in the UK are now filled with orders from the British Navy. In two years, a lot of slipways will be freed up.  But, John?  What Sir Fisher didn't know was that the Chinese Navy had already begun to use the 343mm naval gun on its 'Han-class' battleships.  While the British 'Orion-class' battleships were still laying the keel, the Chinese Navy's 'Han-class' battleships were already in service and became the representative of the most powerful battleships at the time.

    "As for the battlecruisers, after the 'Tireless-class' battleships, our new class of battlecruisers will be named 'Lion-class' battlecruisers. While ensuring speed, this battlecruiser will also  It is equipped with four twin-mounted 343mm naval guns. By then, the 'Lion' class battlecruiser will become the most powerful battlecruiser in the world. The maritime interests of the British Empire will be absolutely protected!" John, the Lord Admiralty?  Sir Fisher continued.

    "Good, very good, very good! This is the style that the Royal Navy of the British Empire should have. I am waiting for the day when the Royal Navy becomes the number one in the world again!" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour said with great satisfaction.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, please rest assured that the Royal Navy of the British Empire will never let you down!" John?  Sir Fisher assured.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, Lord Lansdowne, the Foreign Secretary, would like to see you!" At this time, the secretary walked in and said.

    "Lord Lansdowne? What's the matter with him? Let him in!" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour frowned and said.  For Lord Lansdowne, Arthur?  Belfort was a little dissatisfied.  In the negotiations with China two years ago, Lord Lansdowne did not complete the tasks assigned by the cabinet very well and almost plunged the cabinet into crisis.  What if there is no suitable candidate and the strength of Lord Lansdowne's family is too strong, Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour had long planned to replace his foreign secretary.

    ¡°Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Your Excellency the Lord Admiralty, and Your Excellency the Field Marshal, good afternoon everyone!¡± Lord Lansdowne greeted everyone with a smile.

    "The smile on your Lordship's face is full of smiles. Could it be that you have encountered something happy?" John, the Lord Admiralty?  Sir Fisher asked first.

    "Haha! Everyone, let me tell you some good news, something happened in the East!" Lord Lansdowne said with a smile.

    "East? China? What happened? Could it be that the young emperor was seriously ill? Or died?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour asked immediately.  From his words, we can see his resentment towards the Chinese Emperor Wang Yuze.

    "Uh! Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I have never heard of this. However, the Emperor of China is the youngest leader among all the major countries in the world. Moreover, as a soldier, he should be in very good health. In a short time, God may not  He will be summoned!" said Lord Lansdowne.

    "Okay, Your Majesty, what good news have you brought us?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour asked.

    "The Chinese are massing their forces and preparing to attack Siam." Lord Lansdowne said.??.

    "The Chinese want to invade Siam? However, this is not beyond our expectation. Siam has fertile soil and rich products, and the Chinese will definitely not let go of this piece of fat. What's more, the Chinese are now immigrating in large numbers  , they have no reason to let Siam go. However, after the Chinese invade Siam, the national power will only become stronger. This is not a good thing for us, right?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour said.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, if the Chinese swallowed Siam in one gulp, it would certainly not be a good thing for us. But what if the Chinese did not swallow Siam in one gulp, or would have their heads smashed to pieces? Then what would happen to us?  It's a great thing!" Lord Lansdowne said with a smile.

    "How is this possible? With the Chinese military power, especially the powerful combat power of the Chinese Army, it is simply a piece of cake to destroy a small Siam!" Field Marshal Neville?  Powers?  said Lord Chamberlain.  In the last war, although the British Army did not fight against the Chinese Army, Sir Chamberlain knew from the Chinese Army's performance in Siberia and the United States that the Chinese Army's combat power was very terrifying, probably no worse than Germany, which is known as the world's number one.  Not to mention the British Army, which has always been relatively entangled in combat capabilities.  The Siamese army was nothing more than a mob, and Sir Chamberlain was even less optimistic about them.

    "Nothing is impossible. Don't forget, the Boers only have a few hundred thousand people, but we have invested hundreds of thousands of troops and have been fighting the Boers for two years. The Siamese have eight million people.  These Siamese are enough to form a war quagmire that is more than ten times larger than the Boer War. If the Chinese fall into it, they will definitely pay a heavy price!" Lord Lansdowne's face was filled with viciousness.  smile.

    Field Marshal Neville?  Powers?  Sir Chamberlain looked a little unnatural, but he had to admit what Lord Lansdowne said.  If these Siamese people try their best to resist the Chinese invasion, it is really possible to form a huge war quagmire.

    Prime Minister Arthur?  Balfour and John, Lord of the Admiralty?  Fisher also had a smile on his face.  They seem to have seen that China consumed too much strength in Siam, and then went from strength to decline.  However, they never thought that the Siamese could compare with the brave and capable Boers.  Siam believes in Buddhism and pays attention to cultivating the afterlife. Any suffering in this life is the suffering that must be experienced for the sake of happiness in the next life.  The poison of Buddhist thought made Siamese people content with the status quo.  You can imagine how difficult it is to get them to take up arms to resist China.

    "The Siamese minister has proposed to purchase a large amount of weapons from us on behalf of the Siamese government, and I have agreed. This can arm the Siamese people and allow them to fight the Chinese head-on, which is very beneficial to us!" Lance  Lord Dorn said.

    "There is no problem with the weapons and they can be transferred from India. We have stored 300,000 rifles there, and we can sell them all to the Siamese. If that is not enough, we can sell the rifles of the indigenous Indian soldiers to the Siamese first.  "Field Marshal Neville?"  Powers?  said Lord Chamberlain.

    "In addition, the Siamese also proposed to join the Allied Powers, but I rejected it!" Lord Lansdowne said.

    "These stupid Siamese people, are they too whimsical?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour mocked.  Britain is not a fool. If it accepts Siam at this time, it is obviously going against China.  Now Britain is in the process of recovering its strength. How could it offend China for the sake of a small Siam?  Of course, if the Entente can be expanded and more and more countries join the Entente, this is what the UK would like to see.  However, the prerequisite is that Britain needs helpers, not burdens like Siam.

    Everyone laughed, they were all laughing at Siam's stupidity.  A small country like Siam is only worthy of being used by Britain. It is simply impossible for Britain to offend China for Siam.

    The next day, Lord Lansdowne summoned Siam¡¯s minister to Britain and explicitly rejected Siam¡¯s request to join the Allies.  However, Lord Lansdowne stated that Britain supported Siam's resistance to China and that Britain would meet all Siam's arms purchase requirements at reasonable prices.  The fastest batch of arms will be delivered to Siam within half a month.

    After being rejected, Siam gave up completely. They could only prepare for war with all their strength, try to withstand the attack of the Chinese army, and then take advantage of the victory to seek peace.

    Siam¡¯s preparations for war were easily detected by Chinese spies deployed in Siam.  However, after the news was sent back to China, no one cared.  Siam's crazy expansion of its troops seems to China to be seeking death.  China does not mind wiping out as many young people as possible in Siam before annexing Siam!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature??The novel is better and updated faster!)
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