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Chapter 60 The British Bear It

It’s difficult, but it has to be done. Who makes you the government? On June 14, the Canadian government stood up and called on both warring parties to exercise restraint. On disputed territorial issues, League of Nations member states should sit down for negotiations with the South China Sea Federation.

We will come to the table and negotiate to resolve the dispute between the Federation and the Dutch government more thoroughly.

Once this statement was issued, it immediately attracted support from many countries, most of which were small European countries. Many other countries also spoke, expressing concern about the development of the situation and hoping that the two sides could negotiate as soon as possible.

After seeing this statement and the reactions of these countries, Liu Fu finally understood that as Commonwealth countries, Australia and New Zealand had rushed to the front line to help his eldest brother fight the Commonwealth, but Canada had remained silent and did not even declare war.

No war was declared, so they were waiting here. This was a back-up left by the British.

Watching the various performances of these politicians in front of him, Liu Fu really benefited a lot. Such sleek methods and such long-term considerations left the political novice Liu Fu, President Liu, beyond his reach. Liu Fu thought about it and thought about his own IQ.

, I thought about my age again, and finally came to the conclusion that this thing is professional and requires talent. An amateur player like me who became a monk half-way may not be able to learn well in his life.

Just a few days after Canada's peace declaration was issued, the Dutch government immediately stood up and announced its willingness to launch multi-party negotiations with the South China Sea Federal Government on the issue of the Dutch East Indies.

Faced with olive branches flying everywhere, the South China Sea federal government had to respond: Negotiations can be negotiated, but they cannot involve federal territory. The definition of federal territory is the location of federal troops and governments. In layman’s terms, it means federal occupation and actual

Everything controlled is considered federal territory.

In fact, what is the point of negotiation without negotiation? This is a step for the countries participating in the League of Nations to step down, especially the British. The British understand very well that if the Americans withdraw from the war, they will not be able to win the war by relying on their own strength. Even if there is peace in the end

The South China Sea Federation fights to the death. Both sides

If they are all crippled, what will happen to Britain's status in Europe? What will happen to so many colonies? At that time, will Britain be like Spain in decline, with all its colonies being divided up? And then it will be in

There are tears in the corners of Europe. No one cares.

Now, the steps are in place. Although the attitude of the South China Sea Federation is still very stiff, it is willing to negotiate after all. As long as it is willing to negotiate, the United Kingdom can withdraw from it. As for who belongs to the East Indies, let the Dutch negotiate on their own.

The Malay Peninsula and Singapore are the darlings of the United Kingdom, but they can't get them back yet. Looking at the posture of the South China Sea federal government, they look like a rogue upstart. You can say whatever you want, but they won't give you an inch of land!

On June 27, 1920, as the negotiation delegation sent by the Dutch government set off for Thailand to participate in negotiations with the South China Sea Federation, the armed conflict between some members of the League of Nations and the United States government and the South China Sea Federation finally came to an end.

The state and newspapers worked hard to downplay the devastation of both the British and American fleets in the conflict.

Instead, they talked a lot about the end of this conflict, the reconstruction of European and American countries after the war, the positive significance to the new international order, etc. As the actual victor, the South China Sea federal government did not make any unexpected remarks, no matter what the outside world said.

Evaluation: Anyway, the federal government won the battle and gained 2 more pieces of land, so keep a low profile.

Although this short war did not last long, it started from the South China Sea Federation's attack on East Malaysia in early March to the end of May, when the main forces of the British and American fleets were wiped out. It only took more than two months. However, this war had an important economic impact.

It has great influence both politically and militarily.

Economically and politically, Britain lost control of the Strait of Malacca, thereby losing its dominance over East and South Asia. It also caused British power to gradually shift from Southeast Asia to India and Africa; while the South China Sea Federation was driving away

French, Dutch and British

After that, it captured the Malay Peninsula and firmly controlled the Strait of Malacca. In addition to the previously occupied French Indochina, Dutch East Indies and other places, it became a big country that dominated South Asia, and could pass through Malacca.

The strait has seriously affected the pattern of East Asia.

Since 1920, Western forces have gradually declined in East and South Asia. Chinese forces, represented by the Republic of China and the South China Sea Federation, have gradually become stronger, and Japan, North Korea, Thailand and other countries have also begun to become Western countries.

Agents in Southeast Asia are slowly beginning to recover. In addition, there is a Soviet Republic with more than half of its territory in East Asia. They are still concentrating on their own domestic affairs and have no time to pay attention to Asia.

From a military point of view, this war officially announced that aircraft, as an independent force, have the ability to influence a war. As for submarines, after the Germans carried them forward, the South China Sea Federation once again proved to the world that playing games

The best ones are here.

Since then, countries around the world, especially the naval powers, have begun to pay attention to weapons such as aircraft, and have established independent air force services in many countries. The navies of various countries have also begun to deliberately thicken the defense when building main warships.

Mine armor and watertight compartments

, in order to strengthen the anti-strike capability of warships. However, aircraft carriers have not been much sought after. Countries are still competing for the tonnage, artillery caliber and armor thickness of warships, and aircraft are only regarded as a supplementary attack method for the navy.

and offshore defense means.

In order to further delay the attention and research and development of aircraft carriers by various countries, the Federal Navy has stipulated that several active carriers need to camouflage their hulls when they are not performing combat missions, whether they are disguised as cargo ships or supply ships.

, anyway, you can’t see the plane on the deck, and the deck can’t be so flat and exposed. As for daily flight training, don’t go to sea areas with dense waterways, whether it’s the Western Pacific or the Indian Ocean.

Practice in a place where no one is around.

Aircraft and aircraft carriers cannot be developed overnight, but anti-aircraft guns are not as difficult as aircraft and aircraft carriers. European and American countries have much higher attainments in artillery of various calibers than the Federation.

At that time, battleships had begun to be equipped with 381 mm main guns, but the Federal Navy could not even build 300 mm main guns.

However, this is not a problem of poor scientific researchers or manufacturing capabilities. It is because Liu Fu has not planned to develop these giant ship cannons. Since he does not plan to develop them, there is no need to spend money on development and production. As for the army's artillery

, 200 mm is enough. No matter how large the diameter is, it will be difficult to transport.

Although Liu Fu didn't like large-caliber naval guns, he still invested some money and energy in the development of artillery. However, the artillery developed was not for the navy, but for the design of tanks that the Federation was about to mass-produce.

gun.

There are three types of federal tanks that will be put into mass production this time, all of which were designed by the Federal Army Research Institute. However, Liu Fu also provided a lot of the initial ideas for the design, although he had never been a soldier in his previous life, let alone had any contact with them.

I have been through tanks, but I have never eaten pork, and I have also seen pigs running away. I only provided the general shape and design concept of a tank, and Liu Fu can still spit out lotus flowers.

These three types of tanks are the "Mountain Rat" light reconnaissance tank, the "Lynx" light tank and the "Cheetah" medium tank.

The "Mountain Rat" light reconnaissance tank is basically a tracked version of the "Mountain Rat" armored vehicle. The vehicle weighs nearly 6 tons and is entirely welded. The body is relatively low, 4.2 meters long, 2 meters wide and 2.1 meters high. The body is made of

Vertical armor, thickness 10mm, 15mm front turret armor, 12mm side and rear armor;

It has a crew of 2 and is equipped with an 85-horsepower diesel engine. It can reach a speed of 45 kilometers per hour on the road, about 25 kilometers per hour off-road, and a climbing angle of 30 degrees. Due to the use of snorkel technology, the "Mountain Rat" light reconnaissance tank has

The wading depth can reach 3 meters.

Since it is a reconnaissance tank, the "Mountain Rat" light reconnaissance tank is not equipped with a very powerful firepower system. It only has a 37mm direct-fire gun and a 12mm machine gun. (To be continued...)


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