On that day, a majestic transport fleet sailed from Cape Town, transporting more than 20,000 British troops on their way to Canada.
The strength of the British lies not in its army but in its navy.
The warships escorting this time include two Dignity-class first-class battleships of more than 15,000 tons, the 'Brilliant' and the 'Prince George'. I believe that as soon as Holland's submarine emerges from the water, the 343mm main gun will fire
If the gun goes down, the submarine will fall into pieces.
As the British fleet sailed across the Atlantic, this conversation was also taking place at the German Imperial Palace in Berlin.
Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was searching for colonies under the sun all over the world, was always paying attention to the movements of the British.
The Canadian naval battle between the Fenians and the British aroused his great interest. Although the British Pacific Fleet only lost a few dilapidated warships, the ships used by the Fenians were small submarines with a displacement of no more than 100 tons.
It is truly of great significance for the Germans to learn from small things and achieve great results.
William II was ill when he was a child and his left arm atrophied, making his left hand slightly shorter than his right. At this time, he leaned on a long sword with his left hand to hide this defect.
In front of him stood Tirpitz, later the father of the German Ocean Fleet and now the Minister of the Navy of the German Empire.
The Naval Law Amendment Act he proposed last year planned to make the German Navy into a fleet including 2 flagships, 36 battleships, 11 large and 34 small cruisers within 17 years (1900-1917). There is no secret.
He wanted to build a fleet that could rival the British Royal Navy, which intensified the naval arms race between Britain and Germany. The British were stimulated by him, and the design of the Dreadnought-class battleship was put on the agenda.
"Alfred, how is the performance of the submarine designed by Norden?" William II asked aloud.
Norden is a German scientist who has designed and built submarines and has a certain reputation in Germany.
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Tirpitz's face. Before, he paid more attention to the surface fleet and had no interest in developing submarines. Norden once sold him submarines, but he didn't take Germany into his heart at all.
The Navy does not have official submarines.
"Your Majesty, Norden is designing a submarine for the Russians. The submarine he designed should not be as advanced as the one designed by the Fenians." Tirpitz replied honestly.
"What do you think of the development potential of submarines?" William II admired Tirpitz's courage and ambition and wanted to hear his opinion.
"Maybe we can give it a try. The British navy is too powerful. All surface ships are more advanced than our German ones. It would be a good thing if we can find another new and effective attack method." Tirpitz did not.
Speak to death.
"Well, let Norden also design a submarine for the Imperial Navy. It must be able to attack under the water. At the same time, let the Far East Fleet send people to Canada to have secret contact with the Fenians. It is best to purchase the submarine design from them.
Drawings." Wilhelm II made a decision.
The Germans occupied the Jiaozhou Bay in Shandong Province in East Asia, named Qingdao, and had a small Far East fleet there, which is currently Germany's closest armed force to Canada.
The whole world has focused its attention on Canada, but this time, they are not looking at the Chinese, but the Fenians. In their eyes, Liu Zhenming is not even a supporting role this time, if it were not for the fact that Liu Zhenming had assassinated before.
U.S. President McKinley is probably not even considered a walk-on in the eyes of other countries.
A minor role in the eyes of foreigners, he became the only protagonist in the eyes of the Indians around Chinatown. Liu Zhenming ruthlessly used his fictitious identity as a god to win the common worship of the seventeen Indian tribes around Chinatown.
In the wooden house of the chief of the Sekwepike tribe, seventeen Indian tribe chiefs, all wearing eagle feather crowns on their heads, were sitting at attention. Liu Zhenming was sitting at the front. In front of everyone, there was a copy of the alliance.
The full name of the agreement is the "Agreement of Alliance between Chinese and Indians"....
The content of the agreement can be seen from the name. Seventeen Indian tribes jointly elected Liu Zhenming as their leader, leading all Indians to resist the invasion of white people, calling on all Indians in the Americas to revolt and drive the white people out of the Americas.
mainland.
According to the content of the agreement, Liu Zhenming had the right to recruit troops from various tribes and command the Indians in combat. In addition, in Chinatown, Chinese and Indians were equal under the law, and the Chinese were not allowed to bully the Indians at will. Chinese and Indians
Respect each other's customs and habits, etc.
There were a total of eighteen agreements, all written in Chinese and English. The chiefs solemnly drew symbols or seals representing their identities on the agreement. Liu Zhenming solemnly signed his name on the eighteen documents.
More than ten days of hard work finally bore fruit, and there was no need for him to keep pretending to be a ghost here.
"Everyone, let's drink to victory!" After the chiefs carefully collected the agreement, Liu Zhenming picked up the bowl and looked at everyone with a smile.
"For victory!" The chiefs looked at Liu Zhenming with deep admiration. They had witnessed Liu Zhenming's magic these days.
That night, Liu Zhenming led his soldiers back to Chinatown. Liu Zhenming had received news from the Fenians, and time did not allow him to stay here any longer. Fortunately, the matter ended successfully.
Following Liu Zhenming back to Chinatown, there were hundreds of Indians, all of whom were from the Sekwepike tribe. Only 200 of them would join the Indian Self-Rescue Army that was about to be formed. The rest were from Checheba by Liu Zhenming.
There are farmers who want to cultivate land, raise horses, and take care of fisheries for themselves.
More than a dozen other Indian tribes will successively select warriors ranging from dozens to one or two hundred to join the Indian Self-Rescue Army.
Liu Zhenming thought: After pacifying the rear area, there are Indians planting crops for him, and he can develop outside with peace of mind. This should be the greatest victory of my trip!
In addition, after the task of conquering the Indians was completed, the Indians from 17 tribes, about 80,000 people, earned Liu Zhenming more than 400,000 merit points, which restored Liu Zhenming's total merit points
With 420,000 yuan, Liu Zhenming felt confident enough to cope with the upcoming war.
The crystal skull has a sacred status in the hearts of Indians. Liu Zhenming found that after possessing it, his luck value increased by 10 points, and the total luck value became 108 points.
This gave Liu Zhenming a glimpse of some ways to increase luck.
Liu Zhenming estimated that acquiring national treasures and sacred objects from various countries or ethnic groups should increase luck, such as digging up Huang Taiji's tomb, destroying Japan's Ise Shrine, obtaining Catholic sacred objects, etc.
In addition, changing the fate of some important figures may also increase your own luck. For example, killing Roosevelt, killing Mu Ren, and accepting Yuan Shikai or Sun Yat-sen as your younger brother should all increase your luck.
The reason why the assassination of US President McKinley did not increase the luck value last time is probably because McKinley would have died on the same day. Liu Zhenming did not change his fate. If he was saved, the luck value would probably be increased. Killing him
Dropping him is just following the trajectory of history.