Seeing that the sinking of the landing ship had completely sunk the evidence against them, the two German cruisers became even more arrogant. While angrily accusing Britain of sinking a legitimate German merchant ship, they sent a telegram back to Dar es Salaam, stationed there.
The remaining four German warships there, including the large armored cruiser Bismarck imitating the Princess Astraas class, all rushed to reinforce.
Naturally, the British were not to be outdone. They also called in their own helpers. From the battleship HMS Sovereign in Cape Town, they came over with a group of men and women. By the afternoon of the next day, the large-scale confrontation between Britain and Germany at sea had already begun.
Expanded in Portuguese colonial territorial waters.
This news quickly shocked the world. The boss and the second boss were about to fight, making countless countries behind them cheer secretly. Of course, on the surface, each of them put on a sanctimonious face and called for restraint from both sides, but in their actions, it was obvious that
To add fuel to the flames, for example, France suddenly canceled its military exercises in the northwest and gave many officers and soldiers a holiday, and Russia suddenly and inexplicably invited Archduke Ferdinand, the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to visit Moscow.
"Look how good the British are!" Emperor Yang sighed as he sat on his throne, rubbing his head.
"Let them fight. We use neutrality as an excuse not to give them diesel engines and let these guys consume all their original strength. Especially the British, who have so many colonies in their hands. Once their strength is greatly weakened, France, Russia, and even
Countries like Italy will not miss the opportunity, and when the time comes we can take advantage of it together." Li Yuncong said excitedly from the side, and this news also made the Chinese side excited.
I have to say that the prospect he painted is indeed very attractive, but unfortunately, the British and German governments are not that stupid. If they really fight, they will find that each other is not easy to mess with, and maybe it will cool down the current good situation. The reason why World War I is
The fight has gone on to the point of death, largely because all the major powers have participated, so there is no need to worry about anyone taking advantage of the opportunity to achieve great development. But even so, the United States and Japan have risen, and the European powers will want to stop when they think about it.
It’s already time to stop.
If you want to simply let Britain and Germany fight to the death, you would be underestimating the political wisdom of these guys. Behind every pair of countries that have defeated each other in the history of European hegemony, there is someone who has made a lot of money. After so many years, they have fought against each other.
It has been clearly seen for a long time that either they will not fight or they will swarm in if they want to fight. Among the six families of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Austria and Italy, it is impossible for any two to turn into a decisive battle alone, otherwise the French would not have fought in the Fashoda incident.
I was willing to lose face, and the war between Britain and Germany would not drag on until 1914.
Judging from the current situation, if France and Russia do not participate in the war, the land war between Britain and Germany will not be fought at all. It will be fought at sea at most. However, with the current strength of the German navy, it is completely unqualified to challenge the United Kingdom. The main force in William's hands is nothing more than four ships.
Brandenburg-class steam-powered battleships, four Frederick III-class diesel-powered battleships, and four Bismarck-class armored cruisers. These are greatly enhanced compared to the original ones in history. Originally, he only built Wilhelm II at this time.
World number.
Let’s look at how scary Britain can be. There are eight Sovereign-class ships alone. The last two ships are still experimental models of diesel engines, two light-weight, high-speed diesel-powered Bafleur-class ships, and one heavy-duty Prestige class. And then there are a total of eight ships.
A finalized version of the Majestic class, which means that the British have eleven diesel battleships alone. This kind of strength can completely crush the German Navy. Even if William wants to fight, how can he fight? What's more, there are two more in the Americas. If they really fight,
There was no way the British could get them to withdraw.
Maybe a failed war will extinguish this guy's ambition.
"No, we must not let them start a war. We must not start work without sufficient steam pressure." After thinking about it, Emperor Yang immediately said firmly.
There is no point in summoning the minister to express concern anymore. The two companies must be given real action. Just as the confrontation between Britain and Germany entered its second day, the Swedish Young Power Systems Company announced a temporary freeze on the supply of military diesel engines to Britain and Germany.
The 500,000-horsepower super diesel engine that was to be shipped to the two countries was stopped.
"We love peace and do not want war. We do not want the products we produce to be used in war, especially such critical products as diesel engines. Until the crisis between Britain and Germany is resolved, the Yang Group will suspend cooperation with the two countries.
All military-industrial cooperation is the decision of His Majesty the Emperor of China, the president of the consortium, and the decision of the consortium's 1.5 million employees." The solemn voice of Ericson, general manager of the Yang Consortium, echoed on the radios in various European countries at the same time.
"Your Majesty, you can't do this!" Dou Nale ran to the palace angrily and shouted to Yang Feng. He never expected that Yang Feng would actually freeze the supply of diesel engines, although he also froze the supply of diesel engines to Germany.
From the point of view of supply, this guy does have good intentions and does not want a war in Europe. This is normal. He has a lot of assets in Britain and Germany. Of course he does not want the two countries to fight, but his good intentions will lead to bad things, at least
This is true for the UK.
This time Britain really wanted to give Germany a beating, letting William know that even though his grandma was older, he, a junior, could not provoke her. At the same time, he took the opportunity to put the brakes on Germany's naval power. But if Yang Feng could do this
How can we continue the fight once they are all mixed up? If it freezes the diesel engines of Russia and France, Britain can consider continuing the fight.
"Your Excellency, Minister, I hope you can understand that my desire for peace in Europe is sincere, but you ignore my sincerity, so I have no choice but to adopt this method. In short, I will not do it until Britain and Germany end the confrontation and understand each other.
The supply of diesel engines will be restored, and I hope your government will seriously consider my wishes." Yang Feng said seriously.
What else can Dou Nale do? His diesel engines are in Sweden. He can't send troops to attack Sweden to grab them, right? That would make Britain a real public enemy of the world. Besides, it's just a packaging base. Anyone who knows the details will
It is clear that the key parts of Yang Feng's diesel engines are not produced in Sweden, but in a place that no one can guess yet, neither China nor the United States, including his so-called oriental holy medicines.
This is understandable. Good things like this must be coveted by everyone, so naturally they have to be hidden deeper.
What's more, Sweden's own strength is not weak. The Swedish government has long understood that although the Yang's Consortium is a treasure, it will definitely bring them more than just benefits. It is absolutely impossible without sufficient capabilities to protect it. Therefore, over the years, it has only relied on the Yang's Shipyard.
Dozens of battleships were ordered, and there were even two offshore battleships specially designed for them. Apart from being slow, their firepower and protection were not inferior to those of perfect battleships.
Dou Nale left with helplessness, and then Haijing came to the door, and was sent back by Emperor Yang with the same words.
Yang Feng's decision triggered a large-scale anti-war wave in Europe. In both Britain and Germany, a large number of celebrities came out to call on the two governments to exercise restraint. For a time, Emperor Yang's image among European people directly rose to that of a saint.
He is so high that some people even asked the Pope to make him a saint. The Pope has no objection to this, but considering that although he has many things that can be regarded as miracles, he himself admits that they are scientific inventions, which cuts off his own direction.
Path to the altar.
At this time, Chinese Foreign Minister Zhang Quan, who was negotiating with other countries in Europe on tariff issues and extraterritoriality issues, actually proposed a solution to the conflict between Britain and Germany during an interview. In fact, it was very simple. Both sides took a step back. The British accused
Germany intervened in the Boer War, but the British had no evidence to prove that the Germans who appeared on the battlefield were sent by the government, nor could they prove that the Germans provided arms to the Boers.
The German side accused the British fleet of sinking the German merchant ship, but there is also no evidence to prove that the British claim that it transported arms to the Boers was false. In other words, the mutual accusations between the two sides are based on an uncertain reason.
In this case, let's just pretend that these two things never happened and understand each other.
"The sky is brighter when we step back!" said the Chinese Foreign Minister, who is currently rising to fame in Europe, in front of a reporter from People's Radio.
It should be said that he proposed the best solution. The British really could not explain their accusations against Germany. Unless the Germans who fought with them among the Boers came to admit it publicly, a word of "volunteer" could put Germany to death.
Putting it all aside, the Germans also have no reason to explain why their merchant ships suddenly ran into Mozambique's territorial waters, especially the strange traces left on the landing site on the coast.
Therefore, after his proposal was made, the anti-war voices in Europe became louder, which made both governments hesitate, especially Germany, which understood the gap in strength between itself. After all, the British's twenty battleships were not decorations.
At this time, a decision by the US government prompted William to wake up first.
After discovering that this was a good opportunity for them to take a breather, the U.S. government refused to blow up the Newport News Shipyard, currently the largest shipyard in the United States, on the grounds that it was a private enterprise and that they had no right to demolish it without the permission of the factory owner.
The battleship manufacturing base, including the two battleships under construction, also refused to be blown up on the grounds that they did not yet belong to the U.S. Navy and were still the property of the shipyard.
And at the same time, the British naval fleet stationed in the Americas was also heading north. This fleet, which had been strengthened to four diesel-powered battleships, was obviously prepared to deal with Tirpitz and his American fleet once war started. (To be continued.