1890 King of Southeast Asia

"So, Your Majesty wants us to delay?" Xu Sunming lit a cigarette and looked at Zheng Lei.

"Who would have thought that the British Empire Royal Navy would be so useless that it would let the German fleet run away right under its nose."

"The British have revealed their bottom line. They are not so confident. Of course, the conditions must be changed. You stop here to make it easier for Minister Lin to negotiate terms."

Zheng Lei sent everyone away, including the secretary, and took out a piece of intelligence. This was a rough record of the battle by both Britain and Germany.

For outsiders, these records are strictly managed, but for internal control, they are not so strict.

In the war years when supplies were scarce, the intelligence personnel buried in the armies of both sides of China easily obtained a lot of records with a small amount of rare supplies (luxury goods).

This is a big risk, but it is worth it.

"The British knew the Germans' moves at least five hours in advance and set up a crude trap."

"The British had poor coordination among their units and were too proud. They could lose even when they were sure to win."

Zheng Lei shook his head. He only knew a little bit about naval tactics, but he also saw the loopholes in the British tactics in this battle.

On paper, the British completely defeated the Germans, with a numerical advantage of 14 to 9, as well as the geographical advantage of the British coast, and even some intelligence advantages.

But the result was greatly unexpected. The British were so anxious that they lost sight of the head and the tail, which led to the Germans being able to form a numerical advantage in a local area.

The experienced Royal Navy stumbled, and the young Germans won a tactical victory and made a big publicity.

"This is caused by the difference between the British and German concepts in warship design. There is nothing wrong with the choice of the British fleet commander, but he is too unlucky."

"Britain has vast colonies, spread across seven continents and four oceans. In order to maintain the colonies, they must maintain a certain endurance and speed. In addition, the British advocate offense, so they can only weaken defense."

"The Germans are different. Just like when we first started, our territory was only one island, Java. The navy wanted firepower and defense. After all, there were not many warships, and sailors were even more scarce. First of all, we had to ensure survivability."

"To some extent, it can be seen as the situation in the Second South Japan War when we went to the Sulu Sea to block the Japanese fleet."

"The main firepower of the Japanese could not penetrate our armor, but our main guns could easily penetrate their defense Defence."

"The price is that although our warships have a larger tonnage, they do not have enough endurance and cannot even advance to the Ryukyu Islands."

"That is why we asked for the Ryukyu Islands later. We needed a fulcrum to face the threat of the Japanese. Later, when our strength became stronger, we also needed a fulcrum to export our strength."

"From Java Island to Shanghai, thousands of nautical miles away, if there were no Ryukyu Islands as a fulcrum, we might still be called Nanhua now."

"And our navy is also developing in the direction of Britain because of the increase in land area, from the Arabian Peninsula in the west to the Hawaiian Islands in the east. If there are no fast warships with a long enough range, it will be difficult to rule."

Xu Sunming let the cigarette burn and said with a little heaviness.

"No way? I remember that the defense of the Arabia was set up to resist the same caliber cannons. Because of this, with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons, it was only equipped with 305mm guns, which was similar to the Germans."

Zheng Lei nodded subconsciously, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

The Arabia class is still named as a battlecruiser, while the later Java class maintains speed and endurance while being named as a battleship.

Of course, the Java class has increased its tonnage by several thousand tons, and it only carries a 356mm main gun, while the British battleship Queen class of the same tonnage carries a 381mm main gun.

The bigger the gun, the greater the difference in power. Zheng Lei knows this well. Just like the 152mm gun and 76mm gun used by the army, the caliber is twice as different, but the power of two 76mm shells is far less than that of a 152mm shell.

A 76mm shell warhead weighs five or six kilograms, at most seven kilograms, and a 152mm shell weighs more than forty kilograms to sixty kilograms, with a ten-fold difference in mass!

The warhead charge of the 152mm high-explosive shell alone is heavier than that of the 76mm shell, so the power difference can be imagined.

"The 305mm gun on the Arabia uses German technology. By the way, what's wrong with the dark circles under your eyes?" Xu Sunming changed the subject with a guilty conscience.

Originally, he wanted to bully Zheng Lei for not understanding the navy and pretend to be pitiful in front of him. If they met in the future when discussing military expenses, wouldn't it be better to discuss!

It is entirely possible that China has prepared for this war, and it is almost certain to join the war in the future.

When the war is over, the position of chief of staff must be replaced. Wang Yang has been promoted and no longer directly manages the army, and Yang Tao is also turning to political and logistics work.

Wang Xu has served in China and has a high qualification. It is highly likely that he will not come to the position of chief of staff. If he goes, he will go to the joint command.

Then, the position of chief of staff is between Zhao Dabao and Zheng Lei, so Xu Sunming wants to prepare himself in advance.

Who knows, Zheng Lei seems to understand the navy, which is not easy to deal with.

After the establishment of the Huaxia Empire, the importance of the Army suddenly over the Navy because of the sudden extra 10 million square kilometers of land. After all, the origin of the army was not large. If the effective rule alone, many people needed to be expanded.

In this way, even if the military expenses have increased in the past two years, the proportion of military expenses occupied by the Navy is constantly being reduced.

Moreover, the only fund, the design bureau and the Navy's ministry have taken away a lot of mysteriously, I do n’t know what mysterious ships have been built.

"The war is coming. Preparing all kinds of logistics work makes me can't eat it well. The Arabian side is full of sand. Today, I paved the road and was buried by the sand tomorrow.

"There is a railway in Mesopotamia. Although it is already half -cut, the standards are the same, and they can be used. They can only prevent the Ottoman from destroying the railway."

Zheng Lei painful vomiting.

"Then attack from Mesopotamia, there is no problem in transportation along the railway. It can be rushed hundreds of kilometers a day. Mesopotamia itself can also produce a lot of materials. Is it? "

Xu Sun Ming said easily.

He also knows that the situation in Arabia is sand everywhere. In addition to the desert is Gobi, and then some mountains, it is also very drought.

Ordinary cars can drive on the desert or Gobi. Even if there is no road, it can be traveled, but it is very easy to fail and fall into a sand pit to ensure that large -scale military supplies are not good, it is very expensive and wasteful.

The cars used by the Arabic garrison are specially made. Both the body and the tires have been transformed. Only in the desert areas are easy to use, and large -scale purchasing is not cost -effective.

Without the last moment, the Army was unwilling to waste military expenses here.

"Say lightly, don't understand!" Zheng Lei poked out the cigarette butt and stood up.

"I have left two people for you. If you want to turn around, tell them, but I advise you not to walk around during the day.

"I still have something to rush to Basla. Two teachers arrived tonight. I have to arrange it."

Zheng Lei took a big hat. The weather was hot and the hat was hotter, but it was not easy to sunburn. The best -selling goods in Arabia were undoubtedly a variety of big hats, and the army was distributed.

"Okay, you can go, you ca n’t go in those places, let your people have a number. The eyes of those British are poisonous. I will take them to see our combat reserve status, which can be regarded as helping Minister Lin. "

Xu Sunming stood up and sent Zheng Lei out of the door.

Although this is Zheng Lei's office ...

Nympho

Borneo, Xin Changan.

Silil heard that the observation group stopped in Arabia, and came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a hurry. Lin Anmin knew that he was coming and was waiting for him.

In other words, only Silil did not see the victory. This was beyond Lin Anmin's expectation. He thought that the two would come together, and he would not even be surprised that even the Russians came.

"Dear minister, I heard that the officer representative observation team had arrived in the Persian Gulf, but after the supply was completed, it did not set off. Why?"

"The Royal Navy is ready to launch a formal action. In order to wait for the observation group to postpone the operation, London is expressed dissatisfaction."

As soon as Silil came up, he began to test Lin Anmin, and he also thrown a bait -the Royal Navy will have a major action in the near future.

The news of the German victory is full of popularity, but countries that understand the navy strategy will not care.

What about the exchanges of one to two? The Royal Navy lost two, and the total number was still more than the Germans lost that one before that. Besides, the main battleship has not been dispatched.

The battleship is the representative of the national strength in this era. The battle cruiser said that in the end, it is just a battleship that cooperates with the battleships, but it has the firepower of the battleship. This news can only confuse ordinary people.

"Jazz, the boat and the car are to do it!" Lin Anmin did not say that he wanted to talk about the conditions, but coaxed him first.

This incident is unable to rush, and it is more beneficial to Huaxia.

"Half of the observation group is the army general. The continuous fast boats have severely harmed their bodies. After evaluation, they must take a break and then act."

Lin Anmin said to Silille with a smile.

"That's time, can't the Royal Navy keep waiting for it?" Silil's attitude was softened, but the language did not soften at all.

"Of course not. When they rest, they will naturally board the ship. The Persian Gulf is not far from Europe, soon."

"Just, after we discuss, Europe is too far away. If we join the war, we are going to attack the Ottoman Empire from the Arabian Peninsula. First, the Ottoman is driven out of the war and opened up the traffic line to Russia."

"I heard that the situation in Russia is very bad. Many places are making trouble, even famine."

"Just right, there are many British and French people who accompanied them. I have asked the Arabic Administration to arrange people to bring these foreign friends to take a look at our preparations for the war."

Lin Anmin is still cheerful. The more he laughs, the more he has a heart.

Lin Anmin threw out the word preparation for war. Silimming knew that it was a bait and had to be hooked.

Lin Anmin was right, the Russians' situation is already bad. Siril could not imagine what the battlefield would be after the Russians withdrew from the war.