The first thousand and ninety-six chapters give up the East
"The Prime Minister, the fighter jets jointly developed by our country, France and the United States have been finalized and mass production has begun. It is expected that by next month, it will be sent to the front line to compete for air supremacy with the Germans. However, it will take some time for the bomber to take place.
Only then can mass production!” John.
Sir Fisher said. Originally, the Navy was not very urgent for aircraft, but after all the main battleships of the Joint Fleet were wiped out under the attack of the Chinese Navy's aviation force, John.
Sir Fisher has understood that not only the Army needs aircraft, but also the Navy needs aircraft, and it is more urgent than the Army needs.
"This is very good. Can our planes compete with Chinese planes?" Prime Minister Asquith came to his spirits. Although the United Fleet's crushing defeat made him feel distressed, Britain has encountered several times in the past twenty years.
If it fails, with the British background, such losses are not unacceptable. As long as you can come up with a way to counter the opponent, it will be not too late.
"Prime Minister, we are much later than the Chinese in the development of the aircraft. The first fighter was named Hurricane, [fighter,], and in terms of performance, is slightly worse than that of the Chinese FB, Haidongqing, Haidongqing.
One thing. But it is not without resistance. The new Hurricane and Pi fighter are also under development. After the development is successful, the performance will definitely not be worse than that of the Chinese FB Haidongqing, the fighter jet.
!” John.
Sir Fisher said.
"Very good, then let the major factories run full power to produce fighter jets! The sky cannot belong only to the Chinese, but also to us British!" Prime Minister Asquith said.
“Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister.
In addition, regarding the navy's battleships, although the joint fleet lost all the main battleships under the attack of Chinese aircraft, this does not prove that the battleships are useless. First of all, the reason why the main battleships of the joint fleet were defeated miserably
·Because all warships of the Combined Fleet do not have air defense weapons. The Navy has planned to install anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns on all warships, whether they are destroyers, cruisers or main battleships. At that time, the Chinese will use aircraft to
If they attack our main battleships, they will not be able to succeed so easily. Second, the combat radius of the aircraft is limited and must be supported by the airport. The remaining warships of the joint fleet are fleeing about 200 kilometers from Sicily
After that, there was no longer any attack from Chinese planes. Therefore, we speculate that the combat radius of Chinese planes was about 200 kilometers. As long as this distance is maintained, the battleships will still be the main force of naval battles. Therefore, the Navy plans to
At the same time, the battleships and aircraft are developed. Five Revenge class, battleships will continue to be built as planned, and all warships of the Navy will take turns to install air defense weapons. In addition, new aircraft, including bombers, will also be increased research and development.
He strives to come up with weapons to deal with it as soon as possible!" said Sir John Fisher. These are the solutions he came up with on his way to the Prime Minister's House.
Prime Minister Asquith nodded, for John.
Sir Fisher's reply was basically satisfied. Although the United Fleet's defeat made him very angry, he could understand it after learning the truth of the failure. After all, it was not that the United Fleet was too different, but that the Chinese were
It's not the first time that the Chinese used conspiracy to defeat the powerful navy of the British Empire. From the initial Battle of the South China Sea, to the later Battle of the Red Sea and to the current Battle of the Mediterranean, the Chinese rely on
The despicable tactics won the victory again and again, causing heavy losses to the British Navy.
"Come here, go and invite all the cabinet ministers!" Chief Asquis said to his secretary. All the losses of the main ships of the joint fleet are, how should we deal with such a big deal? We must come up with a solution.
.It must also be made known to other cabinet ministers.
Half an hour later, the British government's cabinet ministers rushed to the Prime Minister's Office. Most of them were having dinner or something, but when the Prime Minister summoned them, they could only come quickly. However, because the Navy issued a closure order, they did not get it.
The order was not allowed to reveal the disastrous defeat of the Joint Fleet before, so these cabinet ministers were still wondering what had happened.
"Everyone, I want to announce a bad news to you here! We received a war report from the Joint Ship two hours ago. In the Mediterranean Battle that began this morning, the Joint Fleet suffered a crushing defeat and lost all the main ships.
Other warships of the United Fleet are retreating to Gibraltar!” Prime Minister Asquith said.
"What? How could this be? The powerful joint fleet was defeated and lost all the main battleships? How could this be possible?" Army Secretary Winston.
Churchill jumped up first.
"Prime Minister, is this true? How could the joint fleet fail? Is this a mistake?" Foreign Minister Edward.
Sir Grey followed closely, and George, the colonial minister.
Nathaniel.
Marquis Curzon also looked at Prime Minister Ahhoquis nervously.
"I wasn't kidding, this is indeed true. In this naval battle, the United Fleet had failed!" Prime Minister Asquith said with a dark face. He was unwilling to believe that this is true, but the truth is that
!
"God! What the hell is this happening? The United Fleet has 16 main battleships, and the Chinese only have 8 battleships in the Mediterranean. Could it be that John Jelico was so dazed by the last victory that he was not sure.
?” Army Secretary Winston.
Churchill said.
"No, Lord Churchill, this failure has nothing to do with General Jelico. All this is a conspiracy of the Chinese. The Chinese set up a complete set in this naval battle, and the joint fleet fell into the trap.
Among them, he was defeated in disastrously!" Navy Secretary John.
Sir Fisher said.
"What does it mean?" Winston.
Churchill asked in confusion.
"The Chinese used aircraft to attack warships in this naval battle, and all the main battleships of the Joint Fleet were their targets. The Chinese deployed a total of hundreds of aircraft in Sicily. As a result, all the main battleships of the Joint Fleet were the targets.
Among them, five battleships were sunk, three battleships were sunk, and the rest of the battleships were also injured. In the end, these damaged battleships surrendered to the Chinese!" John.
Sir Fisher said with a somewhat ugly face. After all, the Navy lost so many battleships and so many battleships surrendered to the Chinese, which was a complete shame for the British Royal Navy.
"Airplane attacks the warship? And also sank the main battleship? How is this possible?" The British cabinet ministers who attended the meeting exclaimed. The main battleship is the most powerful warship in the navy, but is now attacked by a small plane
It's sunk, how can they believe it.
"This is indeed the case. These Chinese aircraft are very advanced and carry heavy bombs and heavy torpedoes. Although the navy's main battleships are powerful, they cannot withstand the attacks of heavy bombs and heavy torpedoes!" John.
Sir Fisher said.
Only then did the other cabinet members understand that it seems that the Navy lost unjustly. However, this result still makes everyone very uncomfortable.
"Prime Minister, what should I do? If the joint fleet is defeated, then we will lose control of the Mediterranean. Now the Italian navy has also been eliminated by the Chinese navy. The Austro-Hungarian navy is attacking the coastal areas of Italy.
Italy posed a great threat, and they had to reduce their troops sent to the north to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire and deployed them to coastal areas. In addition, the attitudes of the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Greece would probably be greatly affected by the strength of this naval battle.
They had already tended to join the Allies and launched an attack on the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But now, they may continue to remain neutral!" Foreign Minister Edward.
Sir Grey said with some disappointment. In order to bring the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Greece into the Allies, the British Foreign Office made great efforts. However, due to the failure of the Joint Fleet, all of this was ruined.
"Sir Edward, there is nothing we can do about it. After all, no one expected that the result of this naval battle would be like this. As for the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Greece, try their best to win them over to join the Allies! If they don't want to, then
There is no way. However, try to keep them as much as possible so that they cannot join the Allies!" Prime Minister Asquith said.
"Yes, Prime Minister, I understand!" Edward.
Sir Grey said. Although he was very dissatisfied, he had become like this now and had no other way.
"Prime Minister, what should India and Australia do? The signs of Chinese people taking action against India and Australia are already very obvious. It is expected that they will take action against India and Australia soon. Now we can only take action by detouring the Cape of Good Hope and India
Contact Australia. However, if the Chinese really start attacking, we may be hard to resist!" Colonial Minister George.
Nathaniel.
Marquis Curzon said.
Prime Minister Asquith also knows that India and Australia are very important colonies for Britain. Losing these two colonies will greatly affect Britain's war potential. However, Britain can't stop the Chinese at all now.
These two colonies are like ripe peaches, and they can be easily picked if the Chinese want to. And Britain seems to have no other way except to give up these colonies in the East!