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The news of the construction of the first battleship by the Chinese Navy had an impact far beyond the expectations of Feng Yong, the initiator. In modern times, the Chinese Navy has never been in the stream, and the bullish Beiyang Fleet in those years was only dominant in Asia, and it is still not in the world. After all, the main warships of the Beiyang Fleet are basically purchased from abroad, and the country does not have the ability to build ships to support them. The war potential naturally cannot be compared with other naval powers. Defeat in a major war is a catastrophe, and after the First Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese navy has been completely reduced to a symbol of incompetence.

But now it's different. Chinese mainland actually appeared a self-built world-class battleship, although the various forces did not get accurate information from China's official, but the widely circulated battleship photos still gave Britain and France a lot of consideration. Battleships in this era are like aircraft carriers of the XXI century, moreover, nuclear-powered. China has one of the world's most advanced battleships, which indicates that China has the ability to produce such world-class large warships. The Chinese Navy has the potential to grow into a world-class navy. Moreover, China has a vast land and resources, and almost all kinds of resources can be found, and once it has the technology, the follow-up products will continue to be created, just like the United States. So, the countries of the West are finally starting to pay attention to China.

After the German Emperor Wilhelm II had a super-dreadnought in China, his first feeling was that it was impossible. No one in the West knows China's industrial base better than him, and he would not be too surprised if China is now able to produce small and medium-sized surface ships such as destroyers of several thousand tons, cruisers, and even submarines with good performance, but world-class battleships are too fantastic. Germany still attaches great importance to this potential ally in the Far East, but if China really has the ability to produce first-class battleships, then China's weight on Germany will skyrocket.

Wilhelm II personally contacted the German ambassador to China and asked him to investigate the matter carefully. Soon, the German ambassador to China will be able to collect all the information he will be able to collect and send back to China. The world-moving photograph is one of them.

When he got the photo, the German emperor immediately summoned the admirals to analyze it. It came to the conclusion that this is indeed a photo of a battleship, and not of any kind in the world now, but it is not known the specific parameters and its combat effectiveness cannot be determined.

"From the looks of it, can you get any useful information?" Wilhelm II said expressionlessly.

"Your Majesty, judging from the appearance of this battleship, it should be borrowed from the current battleship technology of various countries in the world, but from the style of the turret, it should be based on the technology of Spanish battleships." An expert on naval ships said that experts are experts, and as soon as they open their mouths, they get to the crux of the matter.

"That's right. After the reunification of China, four heavy cruisers, four light cruisers, as well as eight destroyers were purchased from Spain. And China dismantled many of these ships. It seems that a lot of technical information has been obtained. Wilhelm II nodded and said. He did not understand ship construction, believing that China's technology for building battleships should have come from these ships.

"But the technology of battleships is very complex, and without key technology, it is useless to disassemble more cruisers and destroyers. I don't know how China solved this. The ship expert said with some interest. With each new type of battleship came a lot of new technology, and if they could get a diagram of the ship's construction, they could improve the German battleship. Although Germany is the world's top country with a high level of science and technology, there is still a big gap between it and an old naval power like Britain in terms of ship construction. Otherwise, Germany would not have focused its efforts on submarines. With Germany's financial resources, it was not difficult to build battleships, but if the technology could not reach it, it had no choice but to choose other aspects. "I'm afraid there are other problems in this matter, but since China can leak this kind of photo, it shows that they must have made a great breakthrough in the construction of battleships." If they can be pulled onto the Empire's chariot, it will be a big boost. The German emperor said.

"Your Majesty, China is currently facing a blockade by Japan's huge navy, and even with a single battleship, it may be difficult to break the situation. Moreover, China is too far away from us to support the Empire's war. Said the German Chief of Staff.

"This matter cannot be seen in this way, because of the civil war in China, the identity of the allies of the Entente is in name only, otherwise it would not have established diplomatic relations with our Germany. Now China's combat effectiveness has certainly been taken seriously by the Entente camp. In the final analysis, Britain and France and other countries attach great importance to the navy, especially the United Kingdom, as an island country, China can build advanced battleships, and has the qualifications to become a world-class naval power. If we don't act sooner, I'm afraid Britain and France will do it. Wilhelm II's eyes flashed.

Wilhelm II had a very keen sense of smell, and when the German ambassador was moving, Britain and France also informed their ambassadors to China and contacted the Beijing government. It is necessary to implement the declaration of war during the Beiyang government and completely draw China into the alliance camp.

The visit of the British, French, and German ambassadors suddenly made the Chinese government jump from the edge to the brink. Faced with this tricky situation, Feng Yong also felt embarrassed. He didn't expect a shadowless battleship to be able to cause such an impact.

Now the war in the West is still deadlocked, and if there is no internal rebellion in Germany, it will definitely be able to hold out for a long time, but Feng Yong does not dare to bet, he does not know whether his butterfly effect has affected the democratic parties in Germany. And there is no certainty that they will carry out a coup d'état. But no matter how long Germany can hold out, its defeat is irretrievable, and it is simply impossible for China to show that it is on Germany's side. However, joining the Entente and breaking off diplomatic relations with Germany, Feng Yong was also a little hesitant. You know, there are a lot of German engineers and experts in China right now. Some were recruited by China, and some were sent by the German government. If the Chinese government had re-emphasized the declaration of war on Germany, there would have been a lot of these people gone. How to choose, Feng Yong was a little difficult.

On this issue, the opinions of the top level of the Beijing government are also different. Those led by Feng Delin and Li Jun suggested that China maintain the status quo and maintain a semi-independent state. But Jiang Baili and Cai Ye disagreed, believing that China should join the side and have a place in the future when the new world is formed. There are reasons for what both sides say. Since ancient times, during the great changes, the grass on the wall has not achieved good results. In the end, Feng Yong decided to trust his own judgment.

The Chinese government officially announced its life and confirmed its identity as an ally of the Entente. And promised to provide part of the food support to the allies of the Entente countries in the Western theater. The British and French ambassadors were overjoyed by the Chinese government's statement, and the resentment accumulated some time ago disappeared. The German ambassador was disappointed. After the news was transmitted back to Germany, the German Emperor Wilhelm II was furious, believing that China was treacherous, decisively tore up the agreement, recalled those military experts to China, and telegraphed to sever diplomatic relations with China.

China was also helpless about Germany's fierce reaction. At present, China does not yet have great strength, and cannot follow its own interests, so it can only judge the situation and choose the victorious side in order to obtain a better living environment.

Now that he has decided to join the Entente, with Feng Yong's character, he naturally will not live in such a confused way. The Beijing government immediately proposed to nationalize China's tariff rights and cancel the lease of Western countries in China. and to negotiate the land that China had been usurped by the Entente powers. ..., this series of means were used, and the British and French ambassadors were immediately confused. China is too good at taking advantage of the fire. But it is almost impossible to get Britain and France and other countries to give up their colonial power.

The British and French ambassadors resorted to delaying tactics on the grounds that the war years were not suitable for negotiations.

Britain and France delayed, but the Chinese government was not ambiguous at all. The Chinese government immediately introduced a policy of appointing officials to set up a customs department to take over all the powers of the Chinese customs and formulate a new tariff system. The Chinese Navy also left the Bohai Sea and began to patrol Chinese waters. At the same time, contraband such as opium is strictly prohibited from entering Chinese mainland.

This series of measures has shaken the whole of China again. In order to urge the implementation of these policies, the Defence Forces dispatched regular troops to bomb coastal cities. At the same time, China took advantage of this opportunity to send troops to recover the concessions of all countries except Britain, France and the United States in China. In the face of the ruthless expulsion of the Wehrmacht soldiers, the countries of the West were greatly shaken. Several countries, also allies of the Entente, sent messages protesting the Chinese government's brutality. Britain, France, and the United States also sent telegrams to China, hoping that the Chinese Government would be able to deal rationally with the issue of concessions in Western countries.

The Japanese reacted the most to this incident, because of the interference of Western countries, after China unified the whole country, it never moved the Japanese concessions in the southern coastal cities. But now it's different. Feng Yong really made up his mind this time, if he didn't want to offend Britain, France and the United States now, the concessions of these three countries would not have been saved. Japan waved the banner of defending the Japanese concession and was ready to defend its rights by force, and the Korean army took the lead in creating incidents on the border. The Yalu River, which had been stable between China and Japan for several months, was once again lively. After the strength of the Japanese and Korean armies was expanded to 350,000 troops, a group wanted to find a battle that almost tested the newly formed imperial army. The current Korean army consists of twelve divisions. The weaponry has also been strengthened, and it is the time to sharpen your fists and want to be ashamed.

The Wehrmacht was not afraid at all, and during this time, in addition to strengthening its forces, hundreds of heavy artillery pieces were deployed on the banks of the Yalu River. Thousands of howitzers. As soon as the Japanese provocative troops appeared on the Yalu River, the Chinese troops opened fire mercilessly, facing intensive artillery fire. The Japanese retreated in disarray. Coupled with the timely mediation of Britain and France, Japan had no choice but to withdraw. But the situation in North Korea has once again become extremely tense.

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