"Songpo, I didn't expect you to still care about the border territory, but please don't worry, since Yunnan has fallen into my hands, I am sure that I will not lose an inch of territory!"
Seeing Qiao Yu's confidence, Cai E was relieved a lot. Maybe it was a good thing to let Qiao Yu go with Southwest. Qiao Yu did not pursue Cai E's fault. His current condition was too serious and he could no longer reach the hospital.
Qing treatment, as for outsiders saying that Qiao Yu placed Cai E under house arrest, we don’t care.
Now there is a huge mess in front of Qiao Yu. Most of the soldiers of the Yunnan Army surrendered, but some soldiers took advantage of this opportunity to disperse to various places and became bandits. Without the deterrence of the Yunnan Army, many chieftains started to act.
, the same as du li, and there are also refugees everywhere. These things are all intertwined and have to be solved.
Considering that Sichuan officials were not familiar with the situation in Yunnan, Qiao Yu could only use officials from Yunnan and immediately appointed Ren Kecheng as Jingbian envoy, responsible for stabilizing many chieftain forces, and Li Mo as governor, responsible for restoring the province's work
, Gu Pinzhen served as deputy commander-in-chief of the bandit suppression army, assisting Han Yong in sweeping away bandits everywhere, while Luo Peijin, who had been captured earlier, became Yunnan's Minister of Public Security.
These people were all capable officials, and order in Yunnan was quickly restored. In Qiao Yu's mind, there was no other way to continue to use officials from Yunnan. Since the southwest had been unified, large-scale adjustments to the official system were necessary to break the barriers between the three provinces and establish
He set up a local government, and while he was thinking about how to build a new administrative system, shocking news came from Europe. It turned out that Britain and Germany had launched a decisive battle in the Ridland Sea, and both sides suffered heavy losses.
Qiao Yu was stunned when he saw a series of names on the telegram. The Friedrich the Great, the Kaiser, the Kaiser Wilhelm, the Nasa, and the Rhein. Germany had lost a total of five elite dreadnoughts, and
Britain was even worse, losing eight dreadnoughts, namely the Iron Duke, HMS Courage, HMS Conqueror, HMS Thunderbolt, HMS George V, HMS Culgent, HMS Giant, and HMS Hercules. These were the most powerful ships of this era.
The powerful war weapons actually all sank into the blue sea. What's even more terrible is that all the flagships of both sides were sunk, which shows the brutality of the battle. The losses of the remaining ships were even more shocking. The total number of sunk warships on both sides was enough.
There were more than sixty ships, and the number of injured warships was even more astonishing.
When the two scarred fleets returned to the port, everyone who witnessed the situation couldn't help but exclaimed. The majesty of the British Empire at sea was finally challenged. The broken bodies of the giant beasts on the sea were telling the story of the war.
Cruel, the navy officers who were in their prime in the past were all dejected and without any spirit. The roar of the cannons had burst many people's eardrums. Now they seem to have lost their souls. Their withered bodies still exist in the world, leaving everyone
Witness their decadence.
The same is true for Britain, and so is Germany. Although they seem to have lost fewer ships, they still failed to break Britain's maritime superiority. Moreover, the poor supply situation made those injured warships beyond repair. After the First World War, the High Seas Fleet was also destroyed.
Without martial arts, the morale of the navy also plummeted.
The losses of the participants in the war on both sides were even more severe. The British lost more than 20,000 sailors, while the Germans suffered more than 12,000 casualties, accounting for more than 30% of the total number of participants. These people were members of the two navies.
Jinghua, it can be said that after the First World War, the navies of the two countries were severely damaged, and even their vitality was severely damaged. This life-and-death collision also made the world tremble. Cannons and giant ships became the best way to determine the fate of the country.
Weapons, the United States and Japan and other countries that had benefited from the war began to desperately build battleships. It can be said that this naval battle affected the world trend in the next few decades.
Before the war began, Britain and Germany had the world's largest and second largest naval fleets. Britain, a traditional maritime power, had a considerable advantage, and the British relied on this advantage to firmly block Germany's High Seas Fleet inside the port.
Doing nothing, the Germans were helpless in the face of the vicious dog-like British fleet, and did not dare to challenge the British maritime hegemony rashly. However, as the land war reached a stalemate, the blockaded Germans had to try to break through the British naval blockade.
Already.
At this time, high opinions from the East also reached the ears of the Germans. Germany would still be Germany without the High Seas Fleet, and Britain would be nothing without a huge fleet! How correct this is, although Qiao Yu will next say something about Germany
The criticism made the ambitious Emperor William II feel very harsh, but Germany, which was in trouble, had to start to examine Qiao Yu's judgment. After careful argumentation, the Germans had to admit that Qiao Yu's judgment was reasonable.
Yes, even if the German navy is completely wiped out, as long as it can destroy more than half of the British navy, the British world hegemony will be shaken, which will affect the British courage to continue the war. In this way, the Allied Powers will face the risk of rupture, thus allowing
Germany gets out of its current predicament.
The Germans finally decided to make a desperate move and fight to the death with the British navy. The British relied on the German naval codebook obtained from the Russians to decipher the German telegrams and knew the Germans' plans in advance. The British soon discovered that this was
It was the best time to destroy the damn German navy. He immediately made a tit-for-tat plan and prepared to fight the Germans to the death.
Compared with history, this naval battle occurred one month earlier. Chinese trainee officers were also fortunate enough to participate in this life-and-death battle at sea and witness this life-and-death contest. These young officers later became the backbone of the Chinese Navy. In the 20th century,
Years later, they led their own maritime fleet to defend the country's maritime borders to the death.
Chen Shaokuan originally came to serve on the British largest seaplane carrier HMS Campania under Qiao Yu's special arrangement. Chen Shaokuan didn't like this warship that was converted from an old cruise ship at all, but Qiao Yu made this arrangement
There must be some deep meaning, so Chen Shaokuan did not dare to neglect and paid great attention to the battles in which the naval aviation force participated.
Soon Chen Shaokuan discovered the important value of naval aviation from a combat example. It was thanks to the reconnaissance of aircraft that the British Navy successfully sank the light cruiser Königsberg. The British also believed that the effectiveness of aircraft afterward
Investigation plays a decisive role. With this news, Chen Shaokuan finally saw one of the merits of the aircraft carrier.
You must know that there are no satellites or radars in naval warfare in this era. You can only rely on a pair of eyes to find opponents in the vast sea. The original mission of a ship like a cruiser is to find the enemy fleet and then guide your own main force to launch an attack.
But after all, the search range is limited. Sometimes two fleets pass by each other without realizing it. If you have an extra pair of eyes in the sky, you can see farther and more clearly.
There is no doubt that in this way, he can firmly seize the opportunity and usher in an important opportunity for the decisive battle. From then on, Chen Shaokuan worked harder to study naval aviation. His studiousness and intelligence won the respect of everyone on the warship.
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On April 30, Jericho, the commander of the British Home Fleet, received intelligence that the Germans would launch operations tomorrow. Jericho also hurriedly ordered the Home Fleet to prepare for the war. Betty led the battlecruiser detachment to do the same.
Well prepared, this British general who had participated in the Eight-Power Allied Forces, like most British generals of this era, had a blind superstition on the power of the Royal Navy.
After receiving Jericho's order, Betty led the advance fleet and set off towards the vast sea. The smug Betty did not know that this was his journey to death. He was destined to be a war criminal who had participated in the war of aggression against China.
The corpse sank to the bottom of the sea and was eaten by fish and shrimp.
Jericho led the local fleet and set off subsequently. The main force of the Royal Navy was dispatched. However, Jericho forgot to notify the Campania. At this time, the deck of the Campania had been refitted. The aircraft carrier
There are a total of twelve carrier-based aircraft, and they are also equipped with initial missile launchers that can directly take off carrier-based aircraft. It can be said that this aircraft carrier has the ability to participate in war.
At this time, Jericho forgot the Campania in the port. Chen Shaokuan was serving on the aircraft carrier. He was able to get some extra supplies from the country, so his hands were better than those of other British soldiers.
The officers were much more generous. With some tobacco and alcohol, Chen Shaokuan became friends with many British officers and knew that they were about to go to war, but his warships did not receive any notice.
Chen Shaokuan immediately found Captain Oliver: "Mr. Captain, our fleet has gone to sea to fight, but we have not received any notification. Don't you think this is the most ridiculous thing!"
Oliver is also a proud and arrogant person. When he heard the news, he immediately became furious, "Do these damn bureaucrats have horse manure in their heads? Don't they know our value? We have planes and we can soar into the sky."
Looking down at the ocean, we are the force that changes naval warfare!"
"Mr. Captain, that's right. We actually don't need to throw out a decoy fleet to lure the German main force. As long as we have us, we can discover the German fleet first and occupy a favorable position. However, the commander has forgotten us.
, there is no aircraft carrier in his heart at all!"
"This is absolutely not possible. We must participate in this sea battle that is destined to be famous in history. Chen, what do you think?"
"Mr. Captain, this is the most correct choice. We will definitely become famous all over the world and let those who dare to underestimate us admit their mistakes in front of us!"
Less than half an hour after the departure of the Home Fleet, the Campania set off at full speed and sailed out of the Scapa Flow anchorage. At the same time, Oliver sent a telegram to Jericho, requesting to join the war. Only then did Jericho realize that
I actually forgot about such an aircraft carrier, but since I caught up with him, I let him join the battle!
The Campania, which was originally forgotten by Jericho, participated in the Battle of Ridland. Together with Chen Shaokuan, a total of ten Chinese trainee officers were fortunate enough to participate in this naval battle, allowing the world to feel the power of an aircraft carrier for the first time.