In this way, after acquiring four Italian Dante-class battleships, the number of Allied capital ships in the Mediterranean has increased to fifteen, and they have actually gained control of the sea in the Mediterranean. This huge fleet then headed towards Greece, preparing to
First, use this little thing to vent your anger. The poor Greeks asked for help from everywhere, hoping that the surrounding allies would help them.
In fact, the current combined strength of the Allied Powers in the Mediterranean is enough to fight a decisive battle with the Allies. The Spanish Navy has four Spanish-class battleships, two are in the Americas, two are at home, the Austro-Hungarian Navy has six Combined Forces-class battleships, and the Ottoman Navy has four
The Hamid II class, plus the two Salamis class ships of the Greek Navy, bring the number of battleships to fourteen. Considering that the Allied fleet also has battle cruisers, and the vast majority of the Allies have Swedish high-speed battleships, the actual strength is
have the upper hand, and the Allies will add at most six more Russian battleships that cannot leave the Black Sea.
It's a pity that at this time, the Allies have begun to scheming within themselves. It is simply unbelievable to want Hamid II to send a fleet to rescue Greece. He hopes that the two Greek battleships will be sunk quickly, which were originally used to deal with him, so
The Ottoman Navy refused to participate on the grounds that it needed to guard against the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Emperor Joseph also disliked the two Greek battleships, and his six Combined Forces-class ships were not only slow in speed but also had poor seaworthiness due to special design requirements.
Naturally, the Strait of Otranto can be blocked by one man and cannot be opened by ten thousand men, but if you don't engage in a large-scale naval battle with high maneuverability, it will easily overturn.
However, considering that Greece was still needed to help him in Italy, the Austro-Hungarian fleet still had to go out, but the Spanish navy could not join at this time. Their Rota naval base was outside the Strait of Gibraltar, and the British set up a military base in Gibraltar.
A pile of destroyers are waiting for them.
Without the Spanish and Ottoman navies, Austria-Hungary and Greece alone could only muster eight battleships, eight against fourteen. This strength comparison did not have any hope of victory. In order to save their precious battleships, the Greeks simply continued to shrink.
The turtle allowed the Allied fleet to ravage its coast. As a result, domestic resentment arose and hatred against the Ottoman Empire became stronger.
Just when the British fleet was like a lion returning to its territory, scaring all the wild dogs and wolves in the Mediterranean into their dens, their Far East fleet had reached its end. This fleet consisted of two old-fashioned battleships and four steamships.
Powered armored cruisers, a fleet of eight protected cruisers, are actually engaged in a battle of honor. Of course, this is to put it nicely. To put it more realistically, they are like a few pugs with water brains rushing towards a group of
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Uh, a herd of elephants.
"Commander, just ask them. Maybe they will surrender. I really can't bear to do it. It would be too embarrassing to spread the word!" On the Chinese Navy battleship Helan, Captain Dai Wen'an looked through the telescope with a constipated expression.
Looking at the British Far East Fleet facing him seventeen kilometers away, he said to Sa Zhenbing, the commander of the Nanyang Fleet next to him.
Their fleet arrived from Cam Ranh Bay a day ago. In addition to four battleships and six battlecruisers, there were more than a hundred battleships of various types, the most important of which were thirty-two landing ships. The purpose of this trip
The land is not far away. Singapore, the capital of the British Straits Settlements.
"There's so much nonsense about a war, hurry up and give the order to fire!" Sa Zhenbing scolded rudely.
Devin'an reluctantly picked up the phone and gave the order to fire. With the control current transmitted from the latest firing director in the fire control room, the ten 280mm main guns on the battleship were all raised.
At the same time, the nine battleships behind it, Qingcheng, Taiyue, etc., also began to aim at the targets that were just visible in the distance. Soon, the lights in the turrets that prompted firing lit up.
But at this moment, Dai Wen'an suddenly shouted: "Stop!"
In the distance, on the mast of the battleship Hannibal, the flagship of the Royal Navy's Far East Fleet, a striking white flag slowly rose. In fact, the British came out to surrender. After all, their combined strength could not defeat even a Chinese ship.
battlecruisers, and they had nowhere to run. Returning to India was just to survive. Returning to China was equally impossible because China's Persian Gulf Fleet was still waiting in the Gulf of Aden. There was no shame in surrendering in this case, but it was just a miscalculation.
The Chinese warship's firing distance was exceeded, so the white flag was not raised until the Helan's main gun began to turn and aim through the telescope, and the white flag was raised in a hurry.
Not only did the British Far East Fleet surrender, but there was also a surrender letter from the British Governor of the Straits Settlements on the Hannibal. These British guys are very smart, and there is no point in resisting. No matter the navy or the army, the British military strength here is not enough to withstand it.
Even if the Chinese take the slightest blow, and they hold out only to wait for reinforcements, where will they wait for reinforcements? Britain's current population of more than 30 million people is not even dead, and more than 7 million people have been involved in the European war.
Even if you put them in a juicer, you won't be able to squeeze out anyone. Since there are no reinforcements and there are only a few thousand people, it's still a waste.
With this raised white flag, Singapore fell into the hands of China without bloodshed. Soon the huge fleet sailed into Changi Port, and then two marine divisions on landing ships took over the city. The British Governor of the Straits Settlements came under his command
The Governor-General's Palace handed over his sword to Admiral Sazhen Bing, commander of the Chinese Navy's Nanyang Fleet.
However, this result also made Emperor Yang quite depressed. He also wanted to see a fierce battle, but the British did not cooperate. In fact, so far, apart from a small street fight in Khabarovsk
In addition, the Chinese navy and army have not had a real war. Even in the Battle of Khabarovsk, Feng Guozhang, a usually stable commander, did not suffer any major casualties. The total casualties of the Chinese army from the beginning of the war to the present are only 500.
In Chita, the Russians were prepared to resist tenaciously, but unfortunately they encountered a shameless opponent like Wang Shizhen, who did not play with them at all and went straight to bombers to clear the ground.
But fortunately, he could finally enjoy a real battle next.
The Russian Governor-General in the Philippines gave up all the Negros, Samar, Mindoro, and Leyte islands that had been entangled with the Philippine guerrillas since the occupation, including the original fight for Indonesian islands such as Sulawesi.
All Russian troops scattered on these islands were withdrawn to Luzon Island, increasing the total strength of the Russian troops in Luzon to 100,000. In addition, all large and small warships of the Russian Far East Fleet were also withdrawn to Manila Bay, preparing to hold on here.
In other words, the next battle against Luzon Island will have to face a tough battle.
"Just fight. We don't need the Army. The Marine Corps will take care of all the work." At the Joint Chiefs of Staff meeting held by Yang Feng, Marine Corps Commander Lin Chaodong said, patting his chest. At this time, the total strength of the Marine Corps has been expanded to
Eight divisions, with a total of nearly 130,000 people based on 16,000 men per division. Except for one division assigned to the American Fleet, there are still seven divisions in the country because they cannot be used in northern operations.
Except for the two divisions sent to Singapore for reception, the rest were all assembled in southern Vietnam and on standby. Their strength was indeed sufficient.
"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Li Yuncong, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of the Army General Staff, asked Yang Feng.
"Okay, and it's time for our aircraft carrier to show its face." Yang Feng said. His two aircraft carriers and super battleships have been staying in the military port in Lushun after the voyage training. This time they were taken out for actual combat testing.
, and the Marine Corps lacks heavy weapons for attacking fortresses. Due to the distance, the bombers of the Army Aviation can only take off from Panay Island to provide support to them. However, there is only a small airport there and it is difficult to meet the needs. This attack becomes a fortress.
Manila will suffer greatly.
"After the aircraft carrier leaves the port, don't go directly south. Go around Dagokou to show it to our people and let them see how powerful our own army is." Yang Feng then added.
In this way, the landing plan for Luzon Island was officially established. The two aircraft carriers Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, which had been kept secret, officially sailed out of Lushun under the escort of two battle cruisers and a group of cruisers of the Beiyang Fleet.
Port. When these two giant warships with their decks full of combat aircraft appeared outside the mouth of Dagu, the whole world was once again stunned. Although many people had already speculated about what Emperor Yang had built in Lushun these years.
Something, but still no one had imagined that he could actually build such two behemoths.
Although the Chinese Navy's new round of shipbuilding plan had previously included the construction plan of four aircraft carriers, no one expected that Emperor Yang had actually built this thing long ago, and it was such a huge one.
Compared with these two aircraft carriers, the British experimental aircraft carrier Fury, which was converted from a cruiser, was like a pile of garbage floating on the sea. The aircraft parked on the deck were also given
All those who watched the two battleships were greatly shocked. It was obvious that these aircraft had never been seen before. When they took off one after another from the flight deck in the spotlight, countless people were already there.
I sighed in my heart, what does it mean to be a cunning person?
This is called being a cunning person. While others were bleeding rivers of blood in Europe, His Majesty the Emperor was already standing at the top of the world quietly.
Emperor Yang stood on the Dagu Fort with a satisfied smile. Amid the cheers of countless subjects, he watched the planes flying overhead. Now he was indeed enjoying this feeling, just like a man overlooking all living beings.
Just like the gods who control everything. (To be continued...)