Chapter 376: Fighting against the British and Austrian Support for Hejaz
The British Mediterranean Fleet and the High Seas Fleet are both the main fleets of its navy. The combined total tonnage is three times that of the Yellow Sea Fleet, which has the highest total tonnage in the Far East Navy. Li Ningyu understood this without thinking about what the British did.
Their intentions, but they underestimated the Far East Group and Li Ningyu's ability too much.
And I still don’t know enough about Li Ningyu’s character. If ten years ago, when Li Ningyu just took over the defense of North Korea, the Sun Never Sets Empire sent these two fleets to block the transportation lines and sea lanes in the Far East, then
Li Ningyu will definitely grit his teeth and endure it.
But times have changed, and the Far East Group is no longer what it used to be. Although the Far East Group's maritime power is mainly in Asia, it does not mean that Li Ningyu will give in. So after seeing the message, Li Ningyu's face turned pale with anger, and he said on the spot
Sent a top-secret telegram to Li Xihua, the supreme commander of the Western Theater Command.
After receiving Li Ningyu's handwritten message, Li Xihua immediately began to mobilize the second army unit to enter the Middle East, and at the same time issued orders to the naval fleet in the Far East Theater. Then Bismarck, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Far East, issued an announcement to all countries in the world announcing that Far East Somalia
The naval fleet will conduct a three-month live-fire exercise at sea in the Gulf of Aden. It is hoped that warships of various fleets will keep a certain distance from the Far East navies.
As long as all interested countries are quietly paying attention to the development of the situation in the Middle East, everyone is also watching the actions and alliance between Britain and the Ottomans. It is obvious that they are jointly putting pressure on the Far East.
But in the content of the Far East announcement, Foreign Minister Bismarck also announced a set of data, including the specific coordinates and scope of the exercise sea area, as well as the number and tonnage of ships participating in the exercise. Of course, there is nothing special about these, but there is still a place for
Countries could not help but be shocked, because a new term appeared on the list of warships for the Far East exercise, the Typhoon-class strategic submarine, with a tonnage of 8,000 tons and a number of 20 ships, which means the total tonnage exceeds 160,000.
Seeing Bismarck's announcement, various countries immediately raised questions. They directly asked Bismarck if he had got the numbers wrong, because currently, only the Americans have made submarines with a tonnage of more than 1,000 tons in the world. The Typhoon-class strategic submarine announced by the Far East,
The tonnage was actually as high as 8,000 tons, which was equal to the tonnage of a heavy cruiser. It completely surpassed the vision of everyone in this era.
However, something happened that disappointed all countries. Bismarck solemnly told them that the Far East Typhoon-class strategic submarine had an underwater tonnage of more than 8,000 tons and had been deployed in the Gulf of Aden.
At this time, the Far East once again became the focus of discussion among various countries, but soon representatives of several restless countries stood up and clamored. However, Bismarck did not answer, but only invited representatives from several countries, hoping that they would come to visit the Far East together this time.
Maritime exercises, and they will be allowed to enter the Typhoon-class strategic submarine in person for a field visit.
Whether it is a fictitious rumor or whether it is true will only take a little time to prove, but it still has an impact on Britain. The British authorities are still positive about the creative ability of the Far East. From the early days
Wireless, mortars, grenades, and then attack submarines and special armored vehicles, the Far East has proven its strength by surpassing it time and time again.
So this time, Edward VII chose to support Li Ningyu against all odds, believing that there was such a secret weapon in the Far East, so that the British Mediterranean Fleet and High Seas Fleet slowed down their assembly speed towards the Gulf of Aden, but the Ottoman Empire's naval fleet
But he continued to move forward without knowing the situation.
In the eyes of the rebel Hamid II, the Far East was simply deceiving itself, trying to delay time and buy itself more time. You must know that an 8,000-ton submarine is not an 8,000-ton warship, so in Hamid
In the eyes of De II, the Far East was just nonsense. He did not believe it at all, and believed that the Far East was at the end of its rope and had reached the point where there was nothing that could be done.
Therefore, Hamid II never dreamed that the first Typhoon-class strategic submarine in the Far East was already on its way to the Gulf of Aden. But Li Ningyu was not originally prepared to keep such a secret weapon, so what did Li Ningyu think?
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Li Ningyu has carefully thought about this approach. Something as big as the Typhoon-class strategic submarine will one day be hidden, so it is better to use good steel on the blade.
The maritime military power of the Far East can only dominate Asia at present. It is impossible for Li Ningyu to mobilize the Asian fleet to support him because of the situation in the Middle East. Not to mention the waste of time and resources, so he borrowed the Typhoon-class strategic submarine
Deterrence is the best method.
It can make all countries retreat without firing a shot, so why not do it.
The most important thing is to gain enough time and ensure the safety of transportation lines. After all, the British and the Ottomans have already stood together. It is only a matter of time before they want to annex the Kingdom of Hijaz. For this, the Far East must have its own
The position is to fight against the British and Austrians and support the Hanzhi.
But the resistance must be selective and wide-ranging. Let’s not talk about Britain’s strength in the Middle East. Just the friendship between Li Ningyu and Edward VII. Li Ningyu knows that it is not the time to completely fall out with Britain. At the same time, with the Ottoman Empire
By way of illustration, the primary enemy in the Far East is the Ottoman Empire.
Whether it is from the special forces that attacked Li Ningyu or the actions of the rebel Hamid II, the main enemy of the Far East has been determined. Of course, the Far East’s most important goal is to control and obtain the oil resources in the Middle East. There is no
For these reasons, Li Ningyu was unwilling to stir up this muddy water.
The most uneasy person about the actions of the British Empire and the Ottoman Empire was King Duleazi of Hejaz, so he also took the initiative to approach the door, hoping to form a strategic alliance with the Far East to jointly resist the Anglo-Austrian coalition, but was immediately rejected by Li Ningyu
Because Li Ningyu only wanted to get what he wanted and was not prepared to launch an active offensive against the British and Austrian coalition forces.
However, it can provide more help to the Hanzhi Kingdom. After hearing what Kong Xiaoping said, Duleazi still accepted Li Ningyu's answer. The Far East can help them train new soldiers and provide them with more and better weapons.
Weapons and equipment, and a field army will be sent to defend the periphery of the main cities of the Hijaz Kingdom.
After receiving so much assistance from Li Ningyu, Duleazi was almost moved to death on the spot, and almost prepared to give up the last of his wealth.
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