May 20, 1917, AD 2758.
Hanking, Strategic Intelligence Office of the Presidential Palace. .
A group of senior officials led by Wen Desi once again gathered in this sci-fi-like hall, gathered around the laser holographic map, and listened to the introduction by Chief of General Staff Xin Jie.
"Comrades, this is the latest situation in Europe."
Xinjie adjusted the map to the British Island: "Currently, the German army has completely occupied Greater London, Bristol, Southampton, Poole and other places.
The northern latitude of the British Island Most of the area south of 52nd Degree and east of Cheltenham was occupied by the Germans."
Wen Desi pointed to the lower left corner of the British Isles, which was still yellow, and said: "The Cornish Peninsula hasn't been lost yet, right?"
Xinjie replied: "Yes, there are still about 2 divisions of British troops defending the front line in Wellington, but they probably won't last long.
If the Germans occupy the Cornwall Peninsula, then they will completely control the northern part of the English Channel.
In this way, they will The warships can be in Daxi The German army knew this very well, so after occupying the London area, they began to transfer their forces to southwest Britain.
If the British army could not reinforce the Wellington line, they might not be able to hold on.
Half a month."
"The situation in Ireland is not optimistic either.
They have all moved to Northern Ireland," Zhang Lizheng said, looking at the map.
On March 5 this year, with the instigation and support of Germany, another uprising broke out in Ireland.
The Easter Uprising broke out in Ireland on April 24 last year.
This time it was also planned by Germany.
Ireland even decided to welcome Joachim, the youngest son of William II, as king after the uprising was successful.
However, at that time, Germany was busy with the war and only provided these rebels with a shipload of arms and no other help.
Tens of thousands of British troops were sent to suppress the rebellion.
Two divisions of British troops surrounded the center of Dublin and bombarded the areas occupied by the rebels.
This farcical uprising was suppressed within a few days.
In early May, more than a dozen leaders of the uprising were tried and executed by British military courts.
At the beginning, public opinion in Ireland was not very supportive of the uprising, but the brutal suppression by the British changed the direction of public opinion and aroused the patriotism of the Irish people.
Therefore, the situation in Ireland has been unstable since then, containing at least eight divisions of British troops.
But this time it was different.
The Germans took action personally.
The Germans, who had annihilated the local fleet, could transport their troops to Ireland in a big way.
On the contrary, the British now depended on the Germans' expressions when taking the sea route.
On March 4, with the cooperation of the Irish, two German infantry divisions landed in Dublin, and they also brought a large amount of supplies and weapons.
The next day, the Irish revolted again.
Some time ago, in order to fight Germany, Britain transferred five divisions of the British troops originally stationed in Ireland to the British Isles.
While the five divisions were still on their way back to Britain, they were attacked by German submarines, and a third of them were fed to the fish.
The remaining three divisions are not the main force, and their combat effectiveness is average.
Coupled with the fall of the capital, heavy losses of friendly forces, and the isolation of transportation, morale is very low.
At this time, the strength of the two sides was reversed.
On March 6, the German army and the Irish rebel army successfully defeated the British army that came to suppress them, annihilating one and a half divisions of the other side, and soon swept the entire island.
Now the remaining one and a half British divisions and British expatriates have shrunk to the Belfast area and are struggling to support themselves.
The situation is very dangerous.
The hatred between the Irish and the British is truly as high as the sky and deeper than the sea.
Needless to say, last year's Easter Uprising, the Great Famine in Ireland half a century ago, due to the British adding insult to injury, reduced the population of Ireland.
Nearly half of them have died.
Such hatred is really difficult to wash away even if you pour all the water from the Three Rivers.
So under the instigation of the Germans, the anger of the Irish was raging, and those British who had no time to escape to Belfast were out of luck.
The angry Irish vented their anger on these British people.
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As for what the British would encounter, I will not go into details.
Anyway, according to subsequent statistics, more than 150,000 British people were killed in this uprising.
But in this way, Ireland also formed a deadly feud with Britain.
Of course, on the other hand, these 4.2 million Irish people have been firmly tied to the German tanks.
As for what will happen in the future, I don’t know.
Anyway, now you can burst the opium cow to your heart’s content.
"How long can the British in Belfast hold on?"
Wen Desi asked.
"It's hard to say.
If we don't get support, we can probably last for half a month to a month."
Xin Jie said.
Air Force Commander-in-Chief Meng Shu said: "Why haven't the American reinforcements arrived yet?
According to time, they should have arrived in the UK long ago."
Navy Commander-in-Chief Wang Tiechui explained: "Because the threat from German submarines is too great, the American fleet does not take the Atlantic route directly, but takes the Northern Route, from Canada, Greenland, and then to Iceland.
They have now Having taken control of Iceland and carrying out large-scale construction, they are preparing to build Iceland into a forward base and then attack from here.”
Rossi said: "However, Germany now controls the Shetland Islands and Faroe Islands in the north of the British Isles.
It is not easy for the Americans to attack from here.
Why don't they go to France first and join forces with Britain, France and Japan before acting together?
” "I guess this is also intended to distract the Germans.
It's better to have two attack bases than one."
Xin Jie thought for a while and said: "I think the Americans will take action by the end of this month at most, otherwise the situation will be dire.
Too passive."
"How is the morale of the British now?
Can they still hold on?
Their current shipping has basically been cut off."
Wen Desi looked at the map and asked.
Zhang Lizheng said: "According to our ambassador to the UK, the public sentiment in the UK is not bad and the morale is quite high.
As for material issues, after all, the British have been the overlord for many years.
Although shipping has been temporarily cut off, there are still a lot of domestic reserves to support the situation."
Two years shouldn't be a big problem.
Besides, the American fleet will move soon.
As long as a route is opened, lives can be saved."
Wen Desi looked at the situation on both sides marked on the map again, and said thoughtfully: "Well, now it seems that the situation on the eastern and southern fronts is still stalemate, and the French battlefield on the western front is similar.
The key is on the British side.
It seems that the United States and Germany will have a fight here in the Faroe Islands."
Wang Tiechui nodded: "Mr.
Wen, this is very likely.
The German navy is now divided into two groups.
One group is in the English Channel to watch the French and Japanese fleets, and the other group is deployed in the Shetland Islands.
The Japanese fleet is absolutely not They will take the initiative.
The French fleet is not strong enough and will not act alone.
Now only the United States cannot sit still. " The United States is worthy of being a wealthy country.
After the declaration of war, almost all their navy was dispatched, escorting a huge fleet carrying ten reorganized divisions and sailing to Europe in a mighty manner.
It's just that although the Yankees were full of momentum, they did not sail directly to the British and French mainland, which were in urgent need of assistance.
Instead, they ran along the northern route to live in Iceland.
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There is currently a large-scale construction project on the island.
According to their plan, this is called steady and steady progress.
But the Americans can afford to wait, but the British really can't afford to delay.
They are urging them with several telegrams a day.
Some people may ask, isn’t this Iceland the territory of the neutral country Denmark?
Well, that’s true, but to a big gangster, what does it matter?
What’s yours is mine.
Why don’t you come here if you want to borrow it for a few days?
Hit me.
Denmark has nothing to do except shout a few words.
Anyway, the Faroe Islands were "borrowed" by the Erdezi.
Now "borrowing" Iceland to the Yankees is nothing.
They have become accustomed to borrowing and borrowing.
"The British were even more ruthless.
Before the fall of London and Portsmouth, they blew up most of the shipyards and factories.
Even the two Nelson-class battleships that were still under construction were blown up."
Wang Tiechui was somewhat agitated.
Said regretfully.
"Well, then they still have four Nelson-class battleships under construction in several shipyards in the north, and the Hood-class is almost completed."
Wen Desi thought for a while and said helplessly: "Since the United States entered the war, Now there is another wave of shipbuilding in the world.”
"I plan not to build battleships starting next year.
This thing is too expensive.
Now we have a lot of battleships.
With the four Yue Fei-class ships started this month, we already have twenty super-dreadnought battleships.
We should It’s enough for us.
Next, let’s go all out to build an aircraft carrier.”
He looked at Wang Tiechui and said, “Well, the navy has no problem.”
"Well, Mr.
Wen, although aircraft carriers represent the future, battleships are still indispensable at this stage.
Especially battleships are no longer a simple weapon and have a huge boosting effect on national morale.
And today's The general view of the world is that if a powerful country does not have a sufficient quantity and quality of battleships corresponding to its national strength, it will not be recognized."
"Well, what you said is true.
The current trend is really bad.
Everyone likes giant ships and cannons."
Wen Desi smiled bitterly and said, "Then, how many more battleships do you think are needed?"
Wang Tiechui replied cautiously: "Mr.
Wen, this still needs to be determined by the situation of other countries.
At least we cannot be too much less than them.
Next year we can only start building two or one battleship, and the rest of the force will be used to build aircraft carriers." " Before the United States declared war on Germany on April 2, it mobilized the main force of the Pacific Fleet to the Atlantic Ocean.
Immediately after the declaration of war, a two-ocean task force was formed, consisting of twenty-two battleships, two Raider-class regular aircraft carriers, four Tennessee-class armored cruisers, and thirty-three protected cruisers and light cruisers.
A huge fleet composed of one hundred and sixteen destroyers, seventy-two large and medium-sized submarines, and dozens of auxiliary ships.
In addition, the United States has deployed a total of more than 700 gunboats, coastal defense ships, torpedo boats, and small submarines on the east coast.
Of course, these ships are theoretically under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard and are not counted as naval ships.
And it doesn’t stop there.
Before the declaration of war, the United States started construction of six South Dakota-class super-dreadnoughts, two Lexington-class battlecruisers, two Raider-class aircraft carriers, twenty cruisers, and sixty ships at the same time last year. destroyers and more than forty submarines.
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This crazy shipbuilding plan fully demonstrates the powerful strength of the earth's largest industrial power.
After the Battle of Jutland, the U.S.
Navy discovered that the battlecruiser was actually a weak and powerful thing, so they decided to continue to unswervingly follow the correct path of the "Iron Turtle".
Not only was the follow-up plan for the battlecruiser canceled, but the two Lexington-class ships under construction were also converted into aircraft carriers.
This year, after declaring war on Germany, the United States announced the start of construction plans including six North Carolina-class super-dreadnought battleships, two Yorktown-class aircraft carriers, and hundreds of cruisers and destroyers.
It is full of local tyrant style.
To be honest, as soon as the U.S. shipbuilding plan for the past two years was announced, all countries were frightened.
Although Britain can start construction on nine battleships at most, there are definitely not so many other ships.
Now that the United States has officially joined the Allied Powers, it is certain that the Allies can't sleep.
However, Britain and France, who are also Allied Powers, especially Britain, which considers itself the world hegemon, are also very afraid of the United States.
In Opium Niu's view, this Yankee cousin is much more terrifying than the Erdezi once he exerts his strength.
In response, after the Germans started construction of five Bismarck-class ships last year, they announced plans to build five more Bismarck-class ships after the United States declared war.
Not to be outdone, Opium Niu announced that they would increase the number of their latest Royal Power-class ships to seven.
France also announced the start of construction of two Dunkirk-class ships this year.
Even Japan has announced plans to start construction of two Kaga-class battleships and the Ryūjo aircraft carrier.
In this warship tide sweeping the world, China's announcement on April 16 that it would start construction of four Yue Fei-class super-dreadnought battleships this year seems not to be very eye-catching.
Compared with several other big gangsters, although China's battleship construction has been relatively small, it has also started construction of four Shanghai-class aircraft carriers at the same time.
So far, China started construction of two Xia Dynasty-class aircraft carriers Zhou Dynasty and Qin Dynasty in 1914, and two Sun Wu-class battleships Sun Bin and Wu Qi were also commissioned in April.
China's capital ships increased to fifteen. 8 Fuxi class, 4 Sunwu class, 2 Qinling class, 1 Hanoi class, the aircraft carrier increased to five, 1 Yuchao class, and 4 Xiachao class.
In addition, 4 Sun Wu battleships and 4 Han Dynasty-class aircraft carriers are under construction.
It’s not that the ambitious British don’t want to build more battleships, but that they don’t have the ability for the time being, because their shipbuilding town and important naval base, Portsmouth, finally couldn’t resist after holding on for more than three months.
The steel torrent that housed the Krauts fell on March 23.
Coupled with London, they have now lost two shipbuilding centers and can still start construction of seven ships.
It is already quite difficult
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