What kind of determination Prince Albert had made had nothing to do with Chen Mo. He just gave him a gentle push to change the possibility of the original incident.
As for how things will develop in the future, it has nothing to do with him, the king of Egypt, because what happens next is the British's own business.
Maybe Prince Albert will ask him for help, but he is obviously not suitable to directly intervene in this matter.
So after that, Chen Mo didn't bother about the matter anymore. Instead, he stayed in London for another two days. After everything was done, he left for Portsmouth, the largest military port and shipbuilding base in the UK.
The two aircraft carriers are already fully manned and are just waiting for a grand commissioning ceremony before they will become members of the Egyptian Navy.
This commissioning ceremony is related to a series of cooperation between the United Kingdom and Egypt, so both countries attach great importance to it. Not only will all members of the royal family and government officials be present, but the British side has also prepared a quite grand celebration ceremony.
Although the two aircraft carriers enjoyed a price discount because of Chen Mo's gift of a pair of mermaids to the United Kingdom, the order for the two aircraft carriers was a big deal for the Portsmouth shipyard and even the United Kingdom during the Great Depression.
A big deal.
Therefore, it is very understandable that the UK pays special attention to the matter of these two aircraft carriers.
In particular, these two aircraft carriers also involve the construction of an entire aircraft carrier battle group and the construction of supporting maintenance facilities. This is another big deal that even the British Empire cannot refuse.
The British government and royal family may still maintain gentlemanly dignity and sufficient reserve in this matter, but for Portsmouth Shipyard, the construction of a fleet is a temptation they cannot refuse.
In order to be able to get this big order, they sent their best ship designers and salesmen to London early to meet Chen Mo, hoping to make a good impression on him.
To this end, they also followed tradition and made two models of aircraft carriers using the same materials as warships, and presented them to Chen Mo as gifts.
Of course, Chen Mo still planned to give this huge order to Britain, but he was not very satisfied with the design produced by Portsmouth Shipyard.
Although the designer was the best designer at Portsmouth Shipyard, the British did not hide this order but used the best technology at their disposal. However, in Chen Mo’s opinion,
Still a little conservative and backward.
Of course, this is not a problem with the British, but Chen Mo's vision is too advanced.
Having witnessed the rapid development of human maritime power after World War II and the elimination of old-era hegemons such as battleships, Chen Mo, although he liked big guns and giant ships, knew that they could not keep up with the times.
The future is the era of aircraft and missiles, and World War II will be the last swan song of big guns and ships.
This is why he wants to build an aircraft carrier battle group instead of buying a battleship.
And there is another very important reason, that is radar.
Radar technology was invented by the British, who have strong technical reserves in this area. In the future air battle over Britain, the British will rely on the performance of radar to gain a huge advantage in the air battle.
Anyone with an understanding of modern military technology knows the importance of radar to naval warfare.
It was only in 1936 that the British built the first radar station, and now they obviously have not considered installing radar on warships.
The reconnaissance methods of warships in this era are no different from those in the age of sails. They all rely on lookouts using binoculars on the mast to conduct human searches.
This is also why the Japanese made their battleships look like illegal buildings. They wanted to raise the bridge as high as possible so that the lookouts could gain a higher field of view advantage.
Radar calibration, a technology that has become commonplace in later generations, is still something that no one even thinks about in this era.
Although the Yamato, the world's largest battleship built by the Japanese, is equipped with a radar, its main observation equipment is still the huge fifteen-meter optical rangefinder, the largest artillery scope in the world.
However, for Chen Mo, there is no radar on the warship, so it is obviously impossible to rely solely on sailors for physical reconnaissance.
Therefore, Chen Mo and the designers at Portsmouth Shipyard had great differences in the design of the warship.
However, this problem is not serious. It is just a matter of modifying the design drawings. This is not a problem for Portsmouth Shipyard.
Before leaving for Portsmouth, Chen Mo also had a secret meeting with Stanley Baldwin, the current British Prime Minister.
The topic discussed by both sides is naturally the current situation in Europe.
The British had obviously anticipated that Germany might launch a war, and the French had also been prepared, otherwise they would not have spent a lot of money to repair the Maginot Line.
Before the meeting between Chen Mo and Prime Minister Baldwin, Britain and France had actually discussed and negotiated on this issue. Both sides were also considering untying some policies for Germany so that Germany could regain some of its strength and avoid making any more decisions.
It would be irrational to start a war all at once.
It's just that the French also suffered heavy losses in the war, and they didn't want to just let the Germans go.
The United Kingdom has always followed a policy of continental balance. No country on the European continent can become powerful enough to threaten British hegemony.
Therefore, they neither want France to be too powerful, nor do they like the Germans to rise again. The best outcome for the British is that both Germany and France will suffer losses.
Therefore, untying Germany was permissible in the eyes of the British, especially since there was a red Soviet Union to the east of Germany. The British wanted the Germans to resist the Soviet Union.
Chen Mo had no objection to these calculations of the British. His only suggestion to Prime Minister Baldwin was that the British put pressure on Belgium and asked the French to block the Ardennes Mountains with bunkers and defensive lines.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I hope you can understand that if the Germans attack Belgium, the defense line that the French spent a lot of money and resources to build will be a decoration and will be perfectly bypassed by the Germans." Chen Mo took out a piece of paper.
The map was placed in front of Prime Minister Baldwin, pointing to Belgium on the map and saying: "Although the Ardennes Mountains have rugged terrain and dense forests, they cannot completely stop the Germans. If they really attack from here, the French will fight
It will collapse quickly because the Maginot Line is bypassed.
So if Britain hopes that France can still play a sufficient role in the war like it did during World War I, it'd better help the French fill this last gap, otherwise I'm worried that the French won't be able to hold on for even two months."
