s: Sorry, I had something to do at home two days ago, so I didn’t have time to write.
I will make up for it, and this is the first chapter.
February 24, 1919, AD 2760, Benghazi Port, Libya.
The Port of Benghazi originally belonged to Italy, but after Italy was violently beaten by the Allied Powers in North Africa last year, the entire Libya was lost and was brutally divided between Britain and France.
Benghazi was occupied by the British.
I am afraid that the port of Benghazi has never been as lively as it is today.
Thousands of ships can be seen inside and outside the port, with sterns and boats like mountains, and cannons standing like trees.
In this not too big port, there are actually dozens of battleships moored.
These battleships are flying the naval flags of China, Britain, France, Poland, and Siam.
Obviously, this is the Mediterranean Combined Fleet of the Allied Powers.
There are sixteen dreadnought battleships in it.
These are the pinnacle crystallization of human industrial civilization.
They are lined up neatly at this time, and there are as many as twenty pre-dreadnought battleships. .
In addition, there are aircraft carriers, which have become the new favorite of the navy in recent years.
There are as many as six of these ships that have been active in recent naval battles.
In addition, there are three temporary aircraft carriers from France.
Such a large fleet cannot be stopped based on the capacity of Benghazi Port.
Even if all civilian ships have been driven out, at least half of the ships are still outside the port.
The fleets of China and the People's Revolutionary League only arrived in Alexandria, Egypt, on February 21, and they only arrived in Benghazi today to join the British and French.
The voyage from Cam Ranh Bay to Alexandria is about 13,000 kilometers.
If we follow the normal sailing speed, we should arrive in about a month.
If we travel faster, we can arrive in 20 days.
But obviously, the Chinese navy was not so active.
They spent two months on the road, leaving Britain and France waiting eagerly.
Of course, China also has reasons.
After all, they are escorting a large number of merchant ships.
How can they run at high speeds and do anti-submarine warfare?
Although the German submarines in the Indian Ocean are far from comparable to those in the Atlantic Ocean, they are not without them.
The Chinese navy sank two German submarines while on the way.
Everyone knows that once the fleet has anti-submarine work, it will naturally not be able to speed up.
This is really not our intention to work as foreigners.
You have to understand.
Of course Britain and France understand it, but it’s okay if they don’t understand it.
But thank God, the Chinese have finally arrived.
Before the Chinese fleet entered the Mediterranean, the British and French fleets in the Mediterranean were mainly composed of two Guba-class dreadnoughts, 40 pre-dreadnoughts and 16 armored cruisers.
On the other hand, the Italian and Austrian fleets on the Allied side were Mainly eleven dreadnoughts, seven pre-dreadnoughts and six armored cruisers.
Although it seems that the Allied Powers have much more capital ships than the Central Powers in terms of number and tonnage.
But most of these battleships are pre-dreadnoughts, while Italy and Austria have four super-dreadnoughts.
What will happen if the pre-dreadnoughts run to fight super-dreadnoughts?
I believe the Japanese Navy has the best experience.
As Japan's "dog embroidery gold" Samar", of course the British also know it.
If they want to use these large numbers of pre-dreadnoughts to defend the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal with the cooperation of aircraft, coastal defense heavy artillery and torpedo boats, the British think it is not a big problem, but if they are to go directly to the Italian-Austrian fleet to engage in a conflagration, they I don’t have the confidence yet.
The two disastrous defeats in Jutland and Corsica not only destroyed a large number of British fleets and elite naval officers and soldiers, but also dealt a more serious blow to the confidence and morale of the British, especially the naval officers and soldiers.
The British are unwilling to stand up, and the French are even less able to stand up.
They have less wealth and can't help but make troubles.
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Therefore, before this, the balance of power between the two sides was that the Entente was slightly inferior, and the Entente was on the defensive in the Mediterranean.
Although Italy and Austria have the upper hand, the two feuding Italian and Austrian countries have their own agendas.
In addition, they also suffered heavy losses in the battle of Gibraltar and have given up their plan to completely control the entire Mediterranean.
Besides, they Nor did it have the ability to completely destroy the British and French fleets.
The situation at that time was that the Allies controlled most of the Mediterranean, while Britain and France still maintained a considerable presence.
Although they were at a disadvantage, they were not completely powerless to fight back.
Italy and Austria, who had suffered from airplanes, would not foolishly run to the shore and be bombed.
Therefore, although the shipping of the Allied Powers in the Mediterranean was greatly affected, it was not completely cut off.
Iao would like to, but unfortunately they don't have the ability.
The Allied Powers cannot tolerate this situation.
The Mediterranean routes are too important to the Allied Powers and cannot be overemphasized.
That’s why Britain takes the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal so seriously.
In the later generations of the original time and space, Britain was so weak that it almost lost all its overseas colonies and refused to give up the Strait of Gibraltar.
Not to mention the Suez Canal.
In order to keep this place, Britain even enlisted France to resist the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.
In the end, it had to give up this place under the threat of the nuclear sticks of the United States and the Soviet Union.
For Britain and France, it would be absolutely intolerable for the Mediterranean to remain controlled by the Allies.
But at that time, the fleet in the Mediterranean was not strong enough, so we could only hold our noses and endure it.
The British and French fleets in the Atlantic have to keep an eye on the two virtues.
That side is directly related to the existence of the nest, which is of course more important than the Mediterranean.
For example, the three Dutch Monarch-class ships the British "bought" from the Netherlands last year are All were deployed in the Atlantic and incorporated into the new Home Fleet.
Several Nelson-class and Admiral-class dreadnoughts completed in the past two years were also incorporated into the Home Fleet.
As for the American and Japanese fleets, they cannot be transferred over.
Britain and France alone cannot stop the Germans.
Besides, the strength of the Japanese fleet is average, and if they are all mobilized, there is no guarantee that they can overwhelm Italy.
Moreover, the performance of the Japanese in the last battle of the Strait of Gibraltar fully demonstrated their unwillingness to die.
As for the Americans, in the past two years after the Battle of the Faroe Islands, they have added eight super-dreadnoughts, four regular aircraft carriers, as well as a large number of cruisers, destroyers, submarines and various auxiliary ships.
The temporary aircraft carriers have exploded.
With a total of 24 ships, its strength once again ranked first in the world.
If the Americans were allowed to go to the Mediterranean, the maritime power consisting of twelve super-dreadnoughts and six regular aircraft carriers would certainly be enough to challenge Italy.
But Britain and France had to consider the political impact.
Both Britain and France have mixed feelings about the United States, a powerful ally.
On the one hand, they are happy to have more cannon fodder, but on the other hand, they are worried that these Yankees are too involved in European affairs.
Even if Er Dezi is defeated by then, I am afraid that we will be faced with a situation where it is easy to invite the gods but difficult to send them away.
When a wolf is driven away, a tiger comes.
This result is not what Britain and France want.
The productivity of the Americans in the past two years has impressed them so much.
When they think of the Americans, there are still a dozen super-dreadnoughts under construction.
This year, they announced plans to build six more super-dreadnoughts.
The British and French Just can't sleep well.
I have never seen such a crazy country.
Creating a super fearless country is like making dumplings.
The United States has such terrifying power, even if it is an ally now, it makes Britain and France extremely worried.
After all, the relationship between countries is that they fall out whenever they fall out.
The so-called covenant is just a piece of paper and it is not reliable at all.
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Even if they don't fall out, if they rely on the power of Americans for everything, who will be in charge of Europe then and who will have the final say?
For these two established powers, the balance of power is the most important thing.
Especially the British guy who has been a troublemaker for thousands of years and is the best in the world in this regard.
Since the Allied Powers cannot find a force to balance the United States within the Allied Powers, they must introduce it from the outside.
Looking at the world today, only China can meet this requirement.
That's why they are willing to recruit China into the alliance at all costs.
This is not only to defeat the Allies, but more importantly, after defeating the Allies, there will be a force within the Allied Powers that can check and balance the United States.
Of course, in the eyes of Britain and France, China is also not a good friend.
This newly rising country's territorial ambitions are obvious.
However, in the past two years, they have successively conquered the Dutch East Indies, as well as those from Russia.
People "bought" the vast Siberia and Central Asia in their hands, and they were obviously full.
Moreover, China is a typical continental country, and they must invest a lot of energy on land.
Although with the strong rise of China, the influence of Britain and France in the Far East will definitely not be maintained, no matter how powerful China is, it will not be able to devote a lot of energy to Europe.
Relatively speaking, a well-fed tiger is obviously safer.
China is already full, but the United States is not yet.
Therefore, when it comes to the Mediterranean issue, Britain and France would rather have a harder time than let the Americans put their hands in it.
It would rather give up the interests of the Far East than drag China into the water.
After a series of mediation and transactions, Britain and France finally succeeded in drawing China into the Allied Powers group.
This was not only a diplomatic victory over the Allies, it completely changed the balance of power between the two warring parties, and it also added a powerful counterweight to the terrible United States.
Port of Benghazi, Provisional Headquarters of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet.
The British and French fleets only arrived yesterday.
After the People's Revolutionary Alliance fleet arrived today, the top leaders of the three parties gathered at this temporary headquarters for a meeting.
For Britain and France, they have had enough of sitting at home and guarding the gates, and now the Chinese reinforcements have finally arrived.
But with the addition of the Chinese fleet, the balance of naval power between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers in the Mediterranean has fundamentally changed.
The Allies, who are in an overwhelming advantage, must of course regain control of the Mediterranean, and the prerequisite for doing this is to eliminate or re-establish the mysterious maritime power.
There is an opportunity now.
Due to Turkey's "rebellion", the Allies, who were stimulated, sent the Italian and Austrian main fleet to the Aegean Sea to demonstrate in an attempt to get Turkey to change its decision.
Unfortunately, this trick was useless.
Kemal stood his ground, and as reinforcements from the Allied Powers, dominated by China, continued to pour into Turkey, Kemal became more confident.
Although the navy is not Italy's opponent, Türkiye's air force is very strong.
In particular, the Turkish Air Force has always been the direct army of the Turkish Socialist Party.
Kemal and the others have a more thorough grasp of the air force than the army and navy.
The equipment of the Turkish Air Force has always been the top priority, and the treatment and training are all top-notch.
Although It is not as good as China and other top powers, but it is stronger than many countries.
Now facing Italy and Austria's main fleet, the navy can't beat it, and the army can't reach it, so the air force will take over.
The Turkish Air Force is indeed very competitive.
It has been entangled with the Italian-Austrian fleet for more than a month and has fought more than a dozen times.
Although it did not sink any large ships, it also successfully prevented the Italian-Austrian fleet from shelling the Turkish mainland along the coast and fired back.
The sinking damaged many ships.
Now that the Italian-Austrian fleet saw that it could not take advantage of Turkey, and learned that the Chinese fleet had entered the Mediterranean, it planned to withdraw.
Now is the time when the Italian-Austrian fleet failed to harass Turkey for the second time and retreated in disgrace.
They stayed in the Aegean Sea for more than half a month and consumed a considerable amount of ammunition and fuel.
Due to the long-term air defense operations, the mental state of the officers and soldiers was also very tired. .
If they were blocked on their way home, they would undoubtedly have the upper hand in the subsequent battles.
Now the fleet commanders of China, France and Britain are gathered here to discuss this matter.
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As for the commanders of Persia and Siam, they are not yet qualified.
The largest warship they sent was a light cruiser, and the highest military rank was a colonel.
How could he be qualified to interfere in such a meeting?
"According to the intelligence gathered from all parties, the Italian-Austrian fleet has left the Aegean Sea and is returning.
Gentlemen, the Strait of Kythira will be the only way for them to pass through.
We will block them here."
Gao Yujie clicked on the map point, he was now the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet.
His rank of admiral was specifically promoted for this purpose.
Because Milne, the commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, is an admiral, it is not easy to send a lieutenant general there.
Admiral Milne, commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, looked at the map carefully, frowned and said: "It would be best if they could be blocked in the Strait of Kythira, but we may not be able to get there in time."
"Yes, the Allied fleet is closer.
With the speed of both sides being about the same, it will be difficult for us to stop them on the west side of the strait."
French Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Laperre also thought that he might not be able to catch up.
He paused and said: "Unless we leave behind the sluggish pre-dreadnoughts and other older ships" "It can't be like this.
It's taboo to divide the troops."
Milne expressed strong opposition to this idea.
The British Navy carefully analyzed the reasons for its disastrous defeat in the Battle of Jutland two years ago, and dividing its forces into multiple routes was the most important one.
Milne doesn't want to become a second Jericho.
Gao Yujie said with a smile: "Don't worry, you two.
We don't have to divide our troops at all.
They can't move fast under the harassment of our planes and submarines.
Our planes and submarines have deployed a large number of timed floating mines on their routes." , it will take them a lot of time to clear these mines, oh, it’s the No. 1 link mine invented by the Japanese.”
Before the Chinese fleet entered the Mediterranean, most of its submarines took the lead and ran to the Aegean Sea to wait.
After discovering that the Italian-Austrian fleet was preparing to flee, they laid a large number of mines on the route.
Of course, there is also the Turkish Air Force, whose heavy bombers also participated in this operation.
Although these bombers are extremely ineffective in attacking warships, they are still no problem in laying mines.
"Well, in this case, we will immediately make plans for the decisive battle," Milne said
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