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Text Chapter 1,218 The Decline of the Royal Navy

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    After Germany was unified, it developed rapidly. In order to find a broader market, Germany began to challenge Britain in Europe.  This directly led to the challenge to Britain's global hegemony!  The rise of China in the East has dealt a heavy blow to the colonial system that Britain has painstakingly built in the world. As Britain failed again and again in wars with China, the colonial system gradually collapsed.  By now, even India and Australia are about to lose it.  The glory of the British Empire for hundreds of years has been tarnished because of this!

    As Jonathan, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, said, if the United Kingdom wants to regain its original glory, it must defeat the Chinese in an upright manner on the battlefield.  For the Army, this seems unlikely.  The British Army is no match for the Chinese Army at all, and there is no hope of defeating the Chinese Army.  The British Navy is their strength. Although the strength of the British Navy is not as good as before, if they can cooperate with the US Navy in the Atlantic and defeat the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet, it will be regarded as avenging shame.  For the United Kingdom, which was suffering during the war, it would undoubtedly be a huge boost and could restore the confidence of the British people. It would also be of great help in increasing the support rate of the government and the military among the people.

    Of course, all this is based on being able to defeat the Chinese Navy in this decisive naval battle.  If it still fails, then everything is over.  Of course, in Edward.  Sir Gray believes that based on the current situation, the U.S. Navy already has an overwhelming advantage over the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet. If the British Navy also intervenes and joins forces with the United States, this advantage will be further expanded.  It is already a certainty that the British and American navies defeated the Chinese naval expeditionary fleet in the Atlantic Ocean!

    "Your Excellency, Foreign Secretary, our government is willing to form a joint fleet with the British Navy to jointly deal with the Chinese! We believe that with the unity of our two navies, we will be able to defeat those evil yellow-skinned monkeys!" Ambassador Jonathan said.

    "Your Excellency, Ambassador, I will convey the request of the US government to the Prime Minister!" British Foreign Secretary Edward.  said Sir Grey.  Although he himself was moved, such a major event would definitely not be implemented without the approval of the Prime Minister and other cabinet members!

    ¡°Of course, Your Excellency, Foreign Secretary, I look forward to good news from you!¡± Ambassador Jonathan said with a smile.  He knew that this time the US government's request should be successful.

    These proud Anglo-Saxons will certainly not give up this opportunity to revive Britain.  Of course, the United States can also get what it wants. With the addition of the British Navy, the U.S. Navy will be able to defeat the Chinese Navy at the minimum cost.

    After Ambassador Jonathan said goodbye and left, Edward.  Sir Gray immediately rushed to the Prime Minister's Office, No. KO, Downing Street.  He needs to convey the U.S. request to Prime Minister Asquith, who will then convene a cabinet meeting to finally decide whether to join forces with the United States to send troops to deal with the Chinese navy.  Of course, from Edward.  Judging from Sir Gray's personal wishes, he supports forming a joint fleet with the United States.  With the current strength of the British Navy, it is almost impossible to defeat the Chinese Navy alone.  But it would be much easier if we teamed up with the US Navy!

    When Edward.  When Sir Gray arrived at the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Asquith was listening to the War Secretary Winston.  Churchill's report.  The British Expeditionary Force is now cooperating with France in launching a counterattack against the Germans in Europe.  However, the Germans built a large number of trench-based fortifications in northeastern France and Belgium. Equipped with advanced weapons such as tanks, armored vehicles, and fighter jets that Germany obtained from China, the counterattack effect of the British and French coalition forces was very limited. Basically, every front  A lot of bodies will be left behind if you go any further.  In the end, the British and French forces had to switch to defense again, and the entire European war entered a state of confrontation.  Now the cold wind is raging across Europe, and both the Allies and the Entente have had to stop large-scale military operations.  Both sides also used this rare time to begin to accumulate strength and prepare for a large-scale offensive next spring.  But perhaps before spring comes, there will be a turning point in the world war, and this turning point is the decisive naval battle between the Chinese Navy and the US Navy!

    ¡°Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Sir Edward Leigh, the Foreign Secretary, wants to see you!¡± The secretary walked into the office and asked Prime Minister Asquith for instructions.

    "Let him in!" said Prime Minister Asquith.  He is now very dissatisfied with the army's war.  Not only have the British and French forces made no achievements on the European battlefield, the British and Indian troops are about to lose India, and they are also being defeated by the Chinese army in Australia. The British will pay a heavy price for this!

    "Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Your Excellency the Secretary of State for War, good afternoon!" Foreign Secretary Edward.  Sir Gray greeted the two of them after entering the office.

    "Your Excellency Sir Grey, please sit down!" Prime Minister AØ­ said.  !And asked the secretary to bring coffee.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, this is how it is. Just now, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Jonathan, visited me and suggested that the U.S. government hopes that we can send the Royal Navy to North America to participate in this decisive battle against the Chinese Navy!" Edward.  Sir Gray said directly.

    "What? The Americans asked us to send the Royal Navy to help in the war?" Prime Minister Asquith frowned.  The British navy suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Sicily, and it has not yet recovered!  If a fleet is sent to North America to participate in the war at this time, if there is any loss, it will be unacceptable to the British Royal Navy!

    "Sir Gray? The American naval strength is enough to defeat the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet. They also ask us to send a fleet to help in the battle. Is there any intention?" Secretary of War Winston.  Churchill chimed in.

    "Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Your Excellency the Secretary of War, the Americans' intention is probably to improve their chances of winning. After all, the strength of the Chinese Navy cannot simply be measured by the number of battleships. In the past several naval battles, the Chinese Navy almost always won with a small number of  More. With the addition of the Royal Navy, the U.S. Navy's chances of winning may be much greater. In addition, the Americans may also have the idea of ????consuming the strength of the Royal Navy to preserve themselves!" Edward.  said Sir Grey.  The intentions of Americans can be understood with just a moment's thought.

    "Those damn upstarts! At this time, they still want to plot against us. If we had known earlier, we should not have transferred those military technologies to them!" Secretary of War Winston.  Churchill cursed loudly on the spot.

    "Sir Grey, do you think we in the UK will agree to the request of the US government?" Asquith asked.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, although the Americans do have evil intentions, I think we should send a fleet to participate in this decisive naval battle against China. There are two main reasons. One is that during the North Sea Battle, the Americans also sent a fleet  Come to support us! Secondly, if the Royal Navy can defeat the Chinese Navy, even if it defeats the Chinese Navy together with the US Navy, this will be of great help to enhance the confidence of the people! This will be very important for our British Empire to restore its glory.  Important!" Edward.  said Sir Grey.

    Prime Minister Asquith listened to Edward.  After Sir Gray explained, he nodded in agreement.  However, he can't make a decision now. He has to listen to the opinions of other cabinet ministers, especially the Secretary of the Navy John.  Sir Fisher's point is very important!

    "Come here, summon the cabinet ministers and hold an emergency meeting!" Prime Minister Asquith picked up the phone and ordered the secretary outside the office.

    Fifteen minutes later, the ministers of the British government cabinet gathered in the small conference room of the Prime Minister's Office.  Because it is during the war, all cabinet departments are very busy, so the cabinet ministers basically stay in London and can be summoned easily!

    "Gentlemen, the main fleet of the Chinese Navy is now on its way from Hawaii to the Panama Canal. It is expected that at the end of this month or the beginning of next month, the Chinese Navy will launch an attack on the U.S. Navy. This time, it will be the U.S. Navy and China  A decisive battle between navies! Now, the U.S. government has made a request to us, hoping that we will send the Royal Navy to the United States to form a joint fleet with the U.S. Navy to jointly attack the Chinese Navy and win this naval battle! Everyone, I want to hear  Listen to everyone!" Prime Minister Asquith said to cabinet ministers.

    "The Americans ask us to send warships to form a combined fleet? Do they want the Royal Navy to be cannon fodder for them to weaken our strength? This is absolutely impossible. Those upstarts don't want to use the Royal Navy!" Navy  Minister John.  Sir Fisher retorted immediately.  The British Navy was indeed the original maritime hegemon, but in the Battle of the North Sea, the British Royal Navy had battleships and 6 battlecruisers sunk.  In the subsequent naval battle of Sicily, the British Navy lost 10 battleships and 3 battlecruisers, and these battleships were the most powerful battleships in the British Navy.  Such a huge loss directly caused a great loss to the strength of the British Royal Navy.  Originally, before the Battle of the North Sea, the British Royal Navy had a total of 40 battleships and 10 battlecruisers.  And now?  The Royal Navy had only 22 battleships and 1 battlecruiser left.  Moreover, these battleships are basically relatively backward battleships, and it is very difficult to even contain the German Navy.  Before the Revenge-class battleships entered service, the British Royal Navy had already lost its ability to compete with world powers for maritime hegemony!
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