On the day of the heavy damage of the Bristani, the Italian Navy did send 4 capital ships to cruise near the waters of Gibraltar, but this had nothing to do with the submarine's operations, and it can be said that it was a complete coincidence. But it was precisely because of this coincidence that the top of the Entente made astonishing inferences about the next strategy of the Italian Navy in the Mediterranean!

"At present, there is no fleet in the Mediterranean that can contain the actions of the Central Powers, in this case, the fortress they most hope and the last step to take is the fortress of Gibraltar, and once the opponent succeeds, the Entente fleet will be locked out of the Mediterranean forever, even the powerful American and French fleets will not be able to contribute here, after all, the other side still has 12 capital ships! This is fatal for us, North African supplies and manpower cannot reach Europe, and our army cannot support our comrades who are fighting the enemy in the deserts of North Africa. Even the appearance of the Italian fleet in the Atlantic Ocean would be a fatal blow to the safety of the Atlantic routes, and perhaps we are not afraid of a decisive battle with our opponents, but if we want to catch the fast battleships that are flowing over the sea...... But it was almost impossible, because the American and French fleets did not have a single fast battleship! The representative of the French Navy said this at the conference of the Entente navies in London..........

The words of the French made the American representative very embarrassed, what a fool! Almost all of the world's first-rate naval powers had fast battleships, not to mention Britain and Germany, whose fast fleets had already fought in the North Sea for n rounds. The Huaxia Navy's new Longwu-class battleships were not as fast as the battle cruisers, but they were still faster than the fundamentalist battleships. Among the four most powerful naval powers in the world, the United States has made an iron turtle with a vote, which has a relatively strong ability to fight to the death, but lacks speed and maneuverability. If, as the French representative said, the Italian Navy really fought its way out of the Mediterranean, then the Allied Mediterranean Fleet with 4 fast battleships would definitely make the Entente side scramble!

"The subtext of the French is that they want reinforcements! A once maritime power has now been reduced to such an extent. It's sad. "Betty, who was present at the meeting, had a complete contempt for the French in her heart. He even doubted that today's meeting would create unexpected problems for the Grand Fleet. Because the British are also very concerned about the gains and losses of the Strait of Gibraltar. And in order to really stabilize the situation, in the case that the French fleet cannot fully assist the US Navy, it is inevitable that the Americans will retreat, or rather. Will the Americans and the French work together to force Britain to send a fleet to the Mediterranean once again?. …。

"The American fleet, under the command of Admiral Magifin, is confident of destroying the Allied Mediterranean Fleet, but we lack fast warships, and even with the addition of the French fleet, our advantage is relatively limited, so I hope that Britain will be able to draw a few warships from your precious fast fleet to the south. In this way, our Mediterranean fleet can achieve overwhelming superiority. And as long as the Allied Mediterranean Fleet is destroyed, then we can concentrate our forces with the North Sea. Lock up the German High Seas Fleet and turn them into a waste force that can only stay in the harbor. As Betty expected, the Americans demanded that the British fleet draw fast warships to support the Mediterranean.

"The Grand Fleet has 5 Queen-class fast battleships and 2 overseas consular fast battleships. 1 battlecruiser Tiger and 2 Amsterdam-class fast battleships, while the German High Seas Fleet now has only 2 Moltke-class fast battleships left, and in terms of strength, the British Empire has at least about 5 times the advantage, in this case. Isn't it too much to mobilize some warships to the Mediterranean? The representative of France continued.

"The toughest German high seas fleet we need to deal with, the last year's fighting has not brought this behemoth down, and now, replenished with fresh blood, they will be even stronger, and in just one year the Germans have acquired six battleships even stronger than the Vengeance class, of course. Two of them are from the heritage of our allies. Although the Grand Fleet had inflicted heavy losses on its opponents last year, the losses they had inflicted were far less than the replenishments they received. We are under more pressure, and how can we now deploy troops? "The representative of Britain took a holistic view and tried to persuade the other side to abandon his proposal. …………。

"Sir, I need to remind you that the Grand Fleet has 20 super dreadnoughts. And your enemy has only 16 ships, you have up to 10 15-inch gunboats, and the other side has only 4, I do not deny the strength of the Izmail-class battleships, but they have just been taken over by the Germans. The combat effectiveness formed is very limited, they will not act immediately in the North Sea, and the Italians are already planning to knock on the door of the Atlantic! We are fighting for Gibraltar in the British Empire, and your country is so stingy! The representative of France said righteously.

"It seems that I can't be good today. If it does not make some gestures, Britain will be in a very passive position in future negotiations. The British delegates soon realised that they were going to take advantage of this opportunity to attack the British. And the reasons they found were good, making it difficult for the British to refute. However, as a representative who has no decision-making power, he cannot guarantee anything, only that the British Royal Admiralty will seriously consider this matter...... And give a proper answer.

At the end of this meeting, there were two opinions within the British top brass on the current situation, one of which was naturally to refuse to divide forces and wholeheartedly squat in the pit to block the German high seas fleet. In the opinion of this group of people, as long as the Americans and the French take it seriously, then the Allied fleet after the combined forces still has 13 super dreadnoughts, and this force is still enough to fight against the Allied Mediterranean Fleet that has just gone through a major war, after all, the Allied fleet that appeared near the Strait of Gibraltar this time is just a detachment, and according to their speculation, the current Italy does not have the ability to fight a decisive battle again. So don't be in a hurry ..........

On the other hand, the other faction believes that if the United States and France agree to take the initiative to attack in the shortest possible time, it is still possible to consider appropriately allocating a few warships to the other side, which is to make a time difference, and before the German fleet can react, quickly strengthen the US and French fleets and inflict heavy damage on the opponent. Transferred back to the UK. And after several naval battles, the British Royal Navy has certain concerns about its combat effectiveness, not only because of the failure caused by the partial inferiority of the warship's performance, but also the decline in combat effectiveness caused by a large number of experienced officers and soldiers. Tens of thousands of Royal Navy officers and men have been killed in all naval battles. This faction believed that relying solely on the British Grand Fleet was no longer enough to guarantee superiority in the North Sea, so their suggestion was that in this case, the naval battle on the southern front should be resolved first, and then turn to the northern front, only in this way could the combined naval forces of Britain and the United States lock the Germans to death!

Both factions have their own reasons, and they are at loggerheads for a while. Just when the British themselves were making trouble, Jack, who was silent at this time the commander of the Dutch fleet, who had been destroyed, suddenly proposed to lead the fleet to the Mediterranean. Two Amsterdam-class fast battleships will participate in the Mediterranean war as the main force of the avant-garde reconnaissance fleet of the American and French fleets. And this hand is a bit of a drain for the British. But in the face of the Dutch's demand, the British could not refuse! …。

Although the Dutch fleet was included in the battle sequence of the British Grand Fleet, they still obeyed the orders of the Dutch government-in-exile. People want to leave, can the British say no? However, the British found some very bad signs in this, and if it were only the Dutch government, the British government believed that the provisional government in London could be easily put to rest by all means. And the British thought that the Dutch would not be so uninteresting. And now that the Dutch have done so, there can only be one reason, someone is behind him. Whoever this person can think of with his knees, it must be the United States and France who made a wish to the Dutch behind their backs, so that the Netherlands felt that it was better to hand over the fleet to Britain and France than to Britain, which was undoubtedly a blow to the British, who had always dominated the distribution of maritime forces in the Entente! …。

"Damn the Dutch, damn the French. The Grand Fleet had just fought to the death with the Italians for the sake of France, and now they have come to repay us like this! In the just-concluded World War I, we lost several super dreadnoughts in exchange for the betrayal of our allies! It is absolutely unacceptable that the good sons and daughters of Britain shed their blood on French soil and provided the French with a lot of supplies and help, while the French were plotting behind their backs for the sake of 2 fast battleships! "Churchill after learning the news. Roared angrily! However, there was no way to accept it, and after receiving orders from the Dutch Provisional Government, the two Dutch fast battleships quickly left England for the western ports of France, preparing to join the American and French fleets ..........

"The scales are tipping...... The final equilibrium was broken, and the fleet was ordered to assemble at once. As soon as the Dutch arrived, we immediately headed for the Mediterranean, and, then, told Myers, to bring his former dreadnought fleet along. We will force the Entente Mediterranean Fleet to fight a decisive battle with our army! When he got that the Dutch fleet was about to fight side by side with him, the commander of the combined fleet of the United States and France, Magiffen, was not as ecstatic as people imagined, but had a serious face, and his iron-blue face made his deputy Sims a little frightened.

"Is it really that serious?" After retiring the others, Sims asked tentatively.

"After the loss of two super dreadnoughts. The British Royal Navy had only 24 warships, of which only 18 were super-dreadnoughts, and if the Germans had really completed the improvements, then they would have 22 super-dreadnoughts! In this case, purely from the capital ships, the Germans had an even greater advantage. And once the Grand Fleet makes a mistake, I can only say that everything will go in an uncontrollable direction. Magifen replied.

"But the British still have a large number of armored cruisers and destroyers, and the British have an absolute advantage in auxiliary warships!" Sims realized that Magiffen was definitely not alarmist this time. It is true that Magiffen is not popular in the US Navy, and there will indeed be some amazing moves, but his judgment of the battle situation is very accurate, and there are rarely major deviations ..........

"It's useless, the British don't have enough manpower to run these battleships, and now the only way is to see who moves faster, whether we defeat the Italians first, or the Germans who attack the British first!" After Majifen finished speaking, he looked at the fleet outside, this is the fleet that the United States has spent 20 years building, and now this sword is finally about to be unsheathed!

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