In fact, up to now, rationally speaking, the British government has already wanted to fight. The comparison of naval strength between the two sides is the most favorable time for them. So far, the number of perfect battleships of the British Royal Navy has reached sixteen, and even if the German Navy
In addition, Sweden has only built ten ships. If you include those of their respective allies, France currently has four ships, and Russia currently has six ships. The Allied Powers have a total of 26 ships. In the Allied system, there are four ships from Austria-Hungary and two from Italy.
The total number of ships is only sixteen.
And if a war really breaks out, the Italians are very likely not to join the war. From their performance in the Moroccan crisis, it can be seen that the Italians are obviously not so firm about their alliance obligations. If there are appropriate benefits, it is not without them.
The possibility of betraying Germany and Austria.
In this way, the Allied Powers Group can almost ensure twice the maritime superiority over the Central Powers Group. Although Germany is indeed powerful in terms of army, it is definitely not powerful enough to crush France at will. The results of the Vietnam War do not prove anything. France* fights far away from homeland.
The * team, tortured by disease and war weariness, would be good if it could exert half of its combat effectiveness. What's more, due to transportation problems, the French army entered the battlefield in three batches, and after the failure of the naval battle, it lost supplies and was suppressed by the Chinese Army.
Beaten.
But fighting on your own land is definitely different. The national hatred between France and Germany is enough to guarantee the will of French soldiers to fight. Their nearly one million troops block the German army on the German-French border, and the Russian army storms Germany and Austria from the east.
, the Royal Navy ensured sea control and cut off Germany's resource supply. In the end, William was beaten to death. As for the Austro-Hungarian Army, although it was not small, it could only be used to bully small countries. There were too many ethnic groups in this country.
Moreover, almost all ethnic groups have their own conflicts to a greater or lesser extent. In the event of a real war, it is hard to say how many people from other ethnic groups will actually serve the Habsburg dynasty! Soldiers in the same army use several pronunciations.
, this one is very fatal.
Besides, even if Italy joins the war, Prime Minister Balfour is not sure whether he needs to treat them as an opponent because of the glorious history of the European powers being beaten by the Ethiopians for their humiliation. They really deserved to be beaten by the niggas.
, instead of being beaten violently by the Germans like the British troops in Nigeria.
It can be said that now is the best time to start a war. If the war is not started now, once the German Navy's warships are completed and their crude oil production is on track, it will be much more difficult to win.
But a war sweeping across Europe is not something he can fight if he wants. In the final analysis, the Moroccan crisis is a matter between Germany and France. The alliance between Britain and France is only a defensive alliance. Before the negotiations between the two sides break down, he cannot fight it.
This was the reason for provoking a war, but the French were unwilling to break up the negotiations. Britain was ready, but France was not. After all, the French still had not emerged from the shadow of the Vietnam War. Their army believed that
Even now, it cannot defeat the Chinese Army, and the German Army's combat effectiveness is stronger than that of China. Even Yang Feng admits this.
In addition, it is impossible for the British Parliament to agree, especially under the current situation, those members are even more worried.
The Germans bit to death the treaty of 1880. All countries had equal rights in Morocco. This was unanimously agreed by Austria-Hungary, Italy and the Ottoman Empire, especially the latter's opinion which was no longer acceptable.
Ignored. The Ottoman Empire, which had just won the Balkan War, was already the representative of the Muslim world. In addition to having an army of 800,000 people, it also had a powerful navy including two perfect battleships. In addition to industrial strength, alone
In terms of military strength, it surpasses Italy in every aspect. As for the issue of industry, it can be completely ignored because of the support of China.
More importantly, this is still the world's largest oil exporter. Kirkuk's crude oil accounts for 30% of the British crude oil supply. If it continues to help France annex Morocco, it is very likely that this country will be destroyed because of this.
The Baghdad Railway Plan was extremely dissatisfied with the British and pushed directly into the arms of William. If a war really broke out, if Hamid II could not control his emotions and joined the Allied Powers group, then as his ally, Yang Feng would probably not miss this
The chance to take back Vladivostok from the Russians was then the real trouble.
It is obvious that France is unreasonable in the current situation. If it strongly supports them, it may offend countries that are not very close to Germany. China's representative Tang Shaoyi made it clear that he does not want Morocco's sovereignty to be damaged. Although Spain did not say anything clearly,
But it is obvious that Canovas will not offend William for Morocco. Even if France shares the interests of Morocco with them according to the previous secret agreement, in fact the French cannot give them much. This is not unclear to the Spaniards.
Now that they have obtained it, even if they don't have a secret agreement with the French, no one can snatch the land from them.
He wanted to fight, but he didn't dare. If he didn't fight, he was afraid of missing this rare opportunity. At this time, Prime Minister Balfour was very torn.
Like his entanglement, German Prime Minister Bilot was also entangled. Although he supported the expansion of territory, it was obvious that the timing was not good for Germany. It should be said that William's impulse caused him a lot of trouble. If he continued
In half a year, all the second batch of fourteen perfect battleships of the German Navy will be put into service, bringing the total number to twenty. At that time, he will have more confidence. Twenty ships versus twenty-two, the German Navy will gain control over the British Navy.
Minimum gap. Due to this idea, although the two sides were at war with each other, Germany also did not put its words to death. The meeting of the great powers in Madrid turned into an endless war of words due to the hesitation of the Allied Powers group and the deliberate delay of the Allied Powers group.
Fortunately, these are what diplomats are good at. If necessary, they can do it even if it takes ten years. But outside the venue, all parties have actually begun to prepare for war, and now the air is filled with the smell of gas.
, all it takes is a little open flame, even a cigarette butt will completely detonate it.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Emperor Yang. After the first oil well in the Schleswig Oil Field produced oil, the Great White Fleet that stayed in Gothenburg finally left Europe and set sail for the United States to continue their show of force. The whole of Europe also
Heaving a sigh of relief, on the same day that the Great White Fleet left, Young Shipyard delivered the remaining four battleships they built to Germany to the German Navy. With these four ships, Germany already has fourteen ships, although Britain also received two.
, but the gap between the two sides is no longer so huge.
But at the same time, the British also ended their war in Nigeria. The Sudan of Sokoto led a small number of black people to flee to Cameroon. The British conquered northern Nigeria. For this unexpected war, the British army has paid more than
Twenty thousand casualties were suffered, but the war has not completely subsided. Resistance activities in southern Nigeria still occur from time to time, especially attacks on oil fields. In order to protect the oil fields in the Niger Delta, the British had to station an entire division there.
The remaining 150,000 British troops fighting in Nigeria began to retreat back to the country in batches. Two consecutive colonial wars left the British physically and mentally exhausted and war-weary. In addition, the Moroccan issue itself had no impact on either the British people or the capitalists.
vital interests, so the British Parliament became increasingly hesitant about whether to go to war.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Emperor Yang. He is in a happy mood now because his two aircraft carriers have been launched. These two giant ships are designed to have a full load displacement of more than 30,000 tons. They are almost completely copied from Ethiopia.
The Max class uses four steam turbines and four-axis propulsion. Since the beauty's mechanical manufacturing technology level is definitely higher than that of the Americans during World War II, the power of a single unit is slightly greater than that of the original version, and the total power can reach 160,000 horsepower.
Although the shipbuilding technology is definitely a level lower than that of the Americans during World War II, since many anti-aircraft artillery are not installed, the total tonnage is not much different from the original version. In this way, even if there is no sea trial, according to Emperor Yang's estimation, the speed will not be lower.
On the thirty-third chapter.
Of course, this is just launching, because some things have not been installed yet, so the sea trial has not yet been carried out. If it is completely completed, it is estimated that it will take two years, which means that from the start to the completion, the two aircraft carriers will take six years.
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"This is really a long project!" Looking at the white hair of Zheng Qinglian and others around him, Emperor Yang couldn't help but sigh.
"Your Majesty, it can be said to be a miracle that our shipbuilding industry can stand at the top of the world in six years." Zheng Qinglian said with a smile. His words came from the heart, although the significance of these two warships in future naval battles is
It’s not that I’m not sure as His Majesty the Emperor said, but in terms of tonnage alone, these two are already the largest battleships in the world, with a tonnage almost twice that of a battleship.
When they built the 2,000-ton Pingyuan fifteen years ago, they never imagined that just fifteen years later, they would already dominate the world in the shipbuilding industry.
"How many more years will it take?" Emperor Yang pointed to the other two giant ships in the two shipyards nearby. These two ships are scheduled to be launched in three months. In fact, these two ships are the main construction tasks of Zheng Qinglian and the others.
More than three-fifths of the workers at Dalian Shipyard serve these two warships.
"That will take at least three years." Zheng Qinglian looked at the two super battleships he was building with the eyes of worshiping gods, and said respectfully. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!