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    The Strait of Gibraltar is the strait connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.  It is located between the southernmost part of Spain and northwest Africa (5¡ã36' west longitude, 35¡ã57' north latitude), 58 kilometers long; the narrowest point is between Spain's Cape Marroqui and Morocco's Cape Sires, and the width  Only 13 kilometers.  Britain conquered it in a war two hundred years ago, and in the Treaty of Utrecht signed in 1713, Spain announced that it would permanently cede Gibraltar to Britain.  After the British occupied Gibraltar, they established a military fortress here to control traffic in the Strait.  After that, the entire Mediterranean was under British control.  Especially after the opening of the Suez Canal, the status of the Strait of Gibraltar rose sharply, controlling the channel for exchanges between the East and the West.

    Lieutenant-Admiral Howard, the commander of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, was very proud. He was holding a pipe in his mouth and standing on the bridge of the temporary flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, the battleship HMS Dreadnought. He looked proudly at the German fleet that was intercepted on the east side of the strait, and  China¡¯s wedding fleet.  In order to comprehensively suppress Germany, all six of the British Navy's 'Dreadnought-class' battleships were assigned to the Home Fleet, which made Lieutenant General Howard very dissatisfied.  However, he had no way to question the Admiralty's plan.  Fortunately, the Navy Department has now mobilized all six Dreadnought-class battleships to teach those damn Germans a big lesson.  And when he implemented this plan, he felt very bright on his face.

    "Hmph! Germans, don't think that just a few new battleships can dominate the Atlantic Ocean. The great British Royal Navy has many ways to deal with you!" Lieutenant General Howard blew out a smoke ring and said arrogantly.  .  As for China, Howard knew that the strength of the Chinese navy is no worse than that of the United Kingdom. However, China and the United Kingdom are too far apart, and it is difficult for China to threaten the United Kingdom.  Therefore, even if the United Kingdom blocks it this time together with the Chinese navy's warships, there is no need to worry about any problems.

    Although the German fleet has a total of four new 'Nassau-class' battleships, the combat power of each 'Nassau-class' battleship is no worse than the British 'Dreadnought-class' battleship.  However, the British Navy has fully mastered the 'Dreadnought-class' battleships, while the German Navy is still in the running-in period and cannot bring out the strength of the battleships.  In addition, the British Navy has experienced hundreds of battles, and its quality is relatively higher than the current German Navy.  Therefore, Lieutenant General Howard had enough reason to believe that once war broke out, calming six "Dreadnought-class" battleships would be enough to easily defeat the four "Nassau-class" battleships of the German fleet.  But he also knows that at this stage, this battle is still unwinnable.  What the British Navy did was just to give the German Navy a show of strength, disgust them, and let them know who is the king of the Atlantic region. The German Navy still has a long way to go before it wants to challenge the British Royal Navy!

    "Your Excellency General, the Chinese warships have moved and they are accelerating. The German warships have also begun to move!" While Lieutenant General Howard was intoxicated in his fantasy, a staff officer reported to him.

    The disturbed Lieutenant General Howard glared at the staff officer with dissatisfaction, then picked up his telescope and looked into the distance.  Sure enough, billowing smoke came out of the chimneys of Chinese warships and cruise ships, and the speed of these warships and cruise ships also began to increase rapidly.  The four 'Nassau-class' battleships of the German Navy also quickly followed up.  Their target is obviously the Strait of Gibraltar.

    "What the hell is going on? These Chinese and Germans, do they want to go to war with the British Empire?" Lieutenant General Howard said angrily.  Originally, he thought that China and Germany had nothing to do in the face of Britain's manipulation.  However, now Chinese and German warships actually want to forcefully pass through the Strait of Gibraltar. This does not take Britain into consideration at all, which makes him tremble with anger.

    "General, what should we do now? How about stopping them? The Chinese gave us a 24-hour ultimatum yesterday. Now the time has come, so the Chinese are planning to force their way in!" A young rear admiral asked Lieutenant Howard.  will report.

    ¡°Ask London immediately and let them make a decision!¡± Lieutenant General Howard ordered through gritted teeth.  If he could make the decision himself, he would certainly want to fire immediately and sink all the Chinese Navy warships and German Navy warships.  However, you don¡¯t need to think about the consequences of doing so.  War will break out between the Allied Powers, the Central Powers and China.  And can the UK, which is not yet ready, be able to withstand it?  Especially the wolf-like Chinese navy. Once their main force moves westward, what can the British Royal Navy do to resist it?

    The battleship's signal corps immediately sent a telegram to London.  But is it too late?  The speed of the Chinese warships and the German warships was getting faster and faster, and soon reached 12 knots, and they were still accelerating rapidly.  The Strait of Gibraltar is only 58 kilometers long. It can be passed in more than two hours at a speed of 15 knots.  And oneOnce it passes, the interception by the Mediterranean Fleet will be meaningless.

    "Send a telegram to the Chinese Navy and the German Navy, asking them to stop immediately and prohibit intrusion into the British Royal Navy's exercise area. Otherwise, they will be attacked by the British Royal Navy!" Lieutenant General Howard ordered with a livid face.

    After reading the telegram, Commodore Li Deming, the captain of the battlecruiser Baiqi, threw the telegram directly into the trash can.  At the same time, the battle cruiser "Bai Qi" was ordered to prepare for battle.  Although he was sure that the British Navy would not dare to act rashly, he still had to be prepared.  If the British took a desperate risk, or misfired, then the "Baiqi" ??would be doomed, but at least they would have someone to back them up.  The battlecruiser "Baiqi" ??is at a disadvantage when facing off against battleships.  This is especially true in a very narrow place like the Strait of Gibraltar.  Once a fierce battle breaks out, the thin armor of the battlecruiser "Bai Qi" will not be able to withstand the fierce bombardment of the "Dreadnought-class" battleships of the British Navy.  Of course, within such a short distance, a single salvo from the battleship "Bai Qi" is enough to severely damage or even sink a "Dreadnought-class" battleship.

    After receiving the telegram, Lieutenant General Hipper, the commander of the German fleet, also ignored it.  He ordered the German fleet to speed up and keep pace with the Chinese fleet. At the same time, all ships were also ready for battle.  In the end, the formation became the Chinese fleet in the center, the German fleet in the south, and the British Mediterranean Fleet in the north.  The Chinese fleet was blocked between the German fleet and the British Mediterranean Fleet.

    "Hmph! These Germans are not kind! They actually used us as a shield. But, do the British have the courage to open fire?" Commodore Li Deming, the captain of the battlecruiser "Baiqi" ??said disdainfully.

    In fact, it was just as he thought. Under the orders of Lieutenant-Admiral Howard, commander of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, all the main guns of the six 'Dreadnought-class' battleships were aimed at the Chinese fleet's 'Bai Qi' battleship and the German  The fleet's four 'Nassau-class' battleships.  However, no one dared to open fire.  Lieutenant General Howard, although his face was gloomy, also did not dare to give the order to fire.  The responsibility of provoking a war is not something he can bear.  The gunnery officers of the warships below were all focused and very nervous, waiting for orders to decide whether to open fire and sink the arrogant Chinese warships and German warships together, and let them go to the sea to feed the fish.  Still do nothing and watch them leave.

    After receiving the telegram sent back by Lieutenant General Howard, the British Admiralty was also in a mess.  The Chinese warship actually forced its way through the Strait of Gibraltar 24 hours later, which shocked the British Admiralty.  They never thought that China would be so tough.  Such a result made the British navy feel angry and helpless at the same time.  Most people with a clear mind know that China now has the ability to be tough, and Britain is no longer the maritime hegemon that controlled the world's oceans and said everything!

    Time passed slowly, and the two formations composed of the Chinese fleet and the German fleet sailed quickly in the strait.  The atmosphere was very tense, everyone was waiting for the final order.  By 10 a.m., the Chinese fleet had already passed by the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet.  The distance between them is only two kilometers.  Using a telescope, one can even clearly see the beards on the faces of the soldiers on the other side's warships, as well as their bodies that are shaking due to excessive tension.  The thick cannon barrels aimed at each other were even more black, making them look ferocious.  At this distance, whether it is the British Navy, the Chinese Navy, or the German Navy, as long as whichever side can strike first, they can send the other side's warships to the bottom of the sea.  However, everyone seemed to be very restrained and no one dared to act rashly.

    The telegram from the British Admiralty that Lieutenant-Admiral Howard, commander of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, had been waiting for, had not yet arrived until after the Chinese fleet and the German fleet left.  However, he understood this very well.  Under the toughness of China and Germany, the UK had no choice but to temporarily give in.  In this confrontation, China and Germany won.  Of course, if there were no Chinese fleet and only the German fleet, it might be another result.  The United Kingdom currently does not have the strength to deal with the Chinese Navy, but it does not mean that they will not take this opportunity to severely damage the German Navy and continue to maintain strong pressure on the German Navy!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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