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Text Chapter 1095 The Chinese Conspiracy

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    "Sir Fisher, you told me at the beginning that the Mediterranean Fleet has battleships and 3 battlecruisers. Including the French's three battleships, the entire combined fleet has 16 battleships. And the Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet  But there are only 8 battleships. Could it be that the Combined Fleet, with twice as many battleships as the Chinese, could not defeat them? Sir Fisher, you must give me an explanation!" Prime Minister Asquith said angrily.  Seeing that the war situation has developed in favor of the United Kingdom, I did not expect that in just two months, the United Kingdom would once again stumble. This would have a great impact on the war situation, and it would also be extremely harmful to the United Kingdom.  unfavorable

    ¡°Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Chinese are too cunning. They have set a trap in Sicily to lure the United Fleet into pursuit.

    As a result, the combined fleet fell into the trap set by the Chinese and suffered a disastrous defeat.  All the capital ships were either sunk or surrendered to the Chinese.  Currently John.  Admiral Jellicoe has led the remaining warships of the United Fleet to withdraw to Gibraltar!  "Sir John Fisher explained.

    "Wait, the Chinese trap? What is going on? Even if the Chinese used despicable means, with the strength of the combined fleet, they would not be defeated so miserably! Could it be that the Chinese secretly deployed  Could it be that the main naval force in the Eastern Pacific has been transferred to the Atlantic?" Prime Minister Asquith asked.  Although the British Navy defeated the German Navy, it once again defended its position as maritime supremacy.  But the strength of the Chinese Navy is also very powerful. Although the number of capital ships may not be as many as that of Germany, its combat power is no worse than that of Germany. If the Chinese Navy transfers its main force from the Eastern Pacific to the Mediterranean, then the United Kingdom will suffer a lot.  threatened.

    "That's not the case, Your Excellency Prime Minister. The Chinese used aircraft in this naval battle. The Chinese deployed a large number of aircraft in Sicily. After the Combined Fleet approached Sicily, they used aircraft to attack the Combined Fleet.  As a result, five battleships and three battlecruisers were sunk, and the other eight battleships were also damaged. Finally, the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet arrived. Forced by the Chinese fleet and aircraft, the remaining eight  Each battleship chose to surrender to the Chinese." John.  Sir Fisher explained.

    "What? You said the Chinese plane sank our battleship? It's a small toy that can fly into the sky. Is this kind of toy so powerful?" Prime Minister Asquith's face was full of disbelief.  Confidence.  But then I thought, John.  Admiral Jellicoe has already sent a battle report. This must be true.  In other words, the battleships of the combined fleet were really sunk by those aircraft.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, we have all underestimated the power of aircraft. The Chinese loaded these aircraft with heavy bombs and torpedoes. Although our battleships are strong, they are still unable to withstand the siege of hundreds of aircraft by the Chinese  ." John.  said Sir Fisher.

    "Hell!" Prime Minister Asquith cursed secretly.  The loss of so many capital ships will once again reduce the strength of the British Navy a lot.  At the same time, the road for Britain to march eastward was completely blocked.

    "The Combined Fleet has been defeated miserably. Does the Admiralty have any new plans?" Prime Minister Asquith asked.

    "The Navy Ministry will ask the major shipyards to speed up the repair work of those damaged battleships. In addition, we will step up the development of new aircraft that can compete with the Chinese aircraft. Not only fighter bombers and aircraft like the Chinese  Fighters that can drop heavy bombs and torpedoes in naval battles must also be developed. Otherwise, the gap between us and the Chinese will become wider and wider. The Chinese have now deployed nearly 200,000 people and hundreds of aircraft in Sicily.  Planes, they have armed Sicily and turned it into an important stronghold. In a short period of time, we did not have the strength to conquer Sicily. Therefore, our plan to attack eastward from the Mediterranean had to be shelved." John.  said Sir Fisher.

    Prime Minister Asquith nodded, but his face looked a little unhappy.  In the past few days, Britain has received intelligence that the Chinese army has accelerated its troop mobilization around India and the Indonesian Islands north of Australia.  According to British intelligence speculation, the Chinese will launch attacks on India and Australia within three months.  The reason why Britain formed the Mediterranean Fleet and brought in the French navy to form a combined fleet was, on the one hand, to regain control of the Mediterranean, and on the other hand, it wanted to threaten the Middle East and make the Chinese focus on the Middle East, lest China  People are attacking India and Australia.  In this way, the United Kingdom can transport more supplies from India and Australia, and at the same time, it can also make India and Australia's war preparations more complete.  It is conducive to these two important colonies to be able to hold on and hold back the Chinese troops, waiting for Britain to attack them after defeating Germany.  However, the disastrous defeat of the Combined Fleet made all this a delusion. After the British Navy's eastward march was blocked, could the Chinese?Calmly launched attacks on India and Australia.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I suspect that all this is a Chinese conspiracy." Seeing Prime Minister Asquith's face not looking good, John.  Sir Fisher was afraid that the Prime Minister would hold the Admiralty responsible, so he spoke, hoping to divert the conflict and absolve the Navy of its responsibility.

    "Oh? Why do you say that?" Prime Minister Asquith asked in surprise.  The interactions between countries are inherently full of conspiracies, large and small, to strive for more benefits.  When one's own needs cannot be met, war can even break out.  And isn't this world war started by several powerful countries in order to compete for world leadership and gain more benefits?

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, this is just a speculation on my part! Twenty years ago, the Chinese began to build the 'Zhonghua-class' battleship. At that time, experts from all over the world laughed at them and thought they were fanciful. However, the Chinese built one after another'  The Zhonghua class, and the Qin class, are battleships, and in the naval battle in the South China Sea, they relied on these two battleships to defeat the powerful British, French and Russian combined fleets with dozens of capital ships. From that time on, all countries in the world  began to rush to build new battleships. After that, the Chinese launched faster battlecruisers, and all countries also began to compete. In the end, the tonnage and artillery caliber of the battleships became larger and larger. And each new battleship  It requires a lot of resources and money. The role of battlecruisers has been proven. Although this kind of battleship is very fast, it is simply unable to withstand the battle with the battleship. And now, the Chinese use aircraft to easily defeat us  The battleships were sent to the bottom of the sea. Isn't this the same as what happened in the South China Sea? The emergence of the Zhonghua-class battleships turned all the old battleships from all over the world into scrap metal overnight. And now  The Chinese used aircraft again to prove that all capital ships are vulnerable! Therefore, I think that all this is a trap that the Chinese had laid out twenty years ago, a plan that consumed Britain and even the entire Western world.  Conspiracy. The purpose is to seize world hegemony and make the East the leader of the world again!" John.  said Sir Fisher.

    Prime Minister Asquith¡¯s eyes were widened with disbelief on his face.

    John.  Sir Fisher's statement is too unbelievable. The Chinese were able to start planning twenty years ago. How is this possible?  Prime Minister Asquith prefers to believe that it is all a coincidence.  After all, the continuous development of science and technology will inevitably cause great changes in the situation of war.  It's just that the Chinese are far ahead of the British in these aspects.  Therefore, he does not think that all this is a Chinese conspiracy.  If that's really the case, it would be really terrible.  This is not only a big trouble for the United Kingdom, but also a disaster for the entire Western world!  After all, by doing this, the Chinese have almost included the entire Western world in their calculations!

    Prime Minister Asquith did not know that John.  Sir Fisher's guess was not wrong. Wang Yuze had already started planning all of this as early as the Western Sichuan era.  With the 'China class' battleships, the era of giant ships and cannons was ushered in, and dozens of British old battleships were swept away in the garbage heap.  Now, planes are being used to send battleships that various countries have spent huge sums of money to build into the seabed.  The reason why Wang Yuze did this is entirely because the Western world is too powerful. If China wants to rise and regain the leadership of the world, it can only adopt this method. Only in this way can it successfully overtake in a corner!

    "Sir Fisher, your inference is so astonishing. I find it hard to believe it. I don't think the Chinese will look so far ahead. This is all just a coincidence!" Prime Minister Asquith  said.

    John.  Sir Fisher nodded. He also hoped that this was just a coincidence. If it was really a Chinese conspiracy, the Western world would be in disaster.

    "Okay, Sir Fisher, let's get back to the topic! The Chinese now have aircraft as a weapon for naval warfare. This shows that our battleships seem to be outdated. Whether we stop the battleship construction plan now will be more important.  How much energy should be transferred to the development of aircraft? I think that with the scientific and technological background of our British Empire, we will not be much worse than the Chinese. It won¡¯t be long before we can come up with aircraft that can rival the Chinese!  " Prime Minister Asquith said.  How to deal with Chinese aircraft is an urgent matter!
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