"If that were the case, the Allies would have deviated from the original purpose of their original existence, when it was only to fight against the Entente bloc of Britain, France, and Russia, and now they seem to be a little carried away...... The situation in Asia is already very stable and does not need the intervention of external forces. It can't affect the interests of Huaxia! Xu Jie took a sip of tea and said calmly, if Vittorio is right, then Germany will meet the British in the South Asian subcontinent sooner or later. But now, it's still early, and Huaxia still has a lot of backhands to prepare, so there's no need to shout and protest or anything, the movements in the hands are always more deterrent than mouth cannons. But even so, Xu Jie still needs to show Huaxia's attitude, that is, if the allies have to enter South Asia, then Huaxia will not stand idly by! There is already a rift between Italy and Germany and Austria, and China needs to make Italy see the situation clearly.

"We are not interested in South Asia, but due to the strength of Germany and Austria, we have to do some things, I hope you can understand. We also hope that the Allies will be a defensive organization rather than an offensive one. "The purpose of Vittorio's trip has been achieved for the most part, that is, to find out China's attitude towards Germany's eastward expansion strategy...... As for the possible bottom line, as for getting some support from China against Germany and Austria, this task is almost impossible to achieve, on the one hand, China is too far away from Italy, and on the other hand, Germany and Austria are too strong, in Europe, they no longer have to look at anyone's face to act!. …。

"By the way, if you're in China for a longer time, then maybe next month you can meet with a delegation of the Royal Navy, led by Admiral Thomas, and if nothing else, they might visit the Dalian shipyard." Xu Jie said casually.

"Dalian Naval Shipyard? If I'm not mistaken, where should it be the construction plant of the Liaoning, the first aircraft carrier of the Huaxia Navy? Vittorio was startled, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. But then, normalcy returned. But deep down, he already felt Xu Jie's attitude and bottom line towards this matter, if Germany and Austria continue to develop in the direction of the South Asian subcontinent, Huaxia and Britain are very likely to join forces! And this time the British Royal Navy delegation came to China. The high-level reception arranged by Xu Jie is a very obvious signal! The great gods fought and the little ghosts suffered, and Germany was willing to conflict with China, that was their business, and Italy could not easily get involved.

"If you can go back and meet your German friends, I hope you can tell them about it. The problems of the South Asian subcontinent are very complex, and if we are not careful, something will happen, even in the current Germany. After all, Germany is a European country. With the addition of Austria-Hungary, it is only a bloc active in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, and the South Asian subcontinent is a little far away. Xu Jie thought about it and added. This can be regarded as the bottom line of China in Vittorio's eyes, you can take Persia, but the South Asian subcontinent is definitely not good!. …。

Speaking of which, the informal official talks between the two have come to an end. Then the rest is time to connect with feelings. For example, where is it better to play, which restaurant is more famous, or whatever. After an afternoon of talking. Vittorio was going back to his hotel. Because there is still a group of friends from the industry and the navy who have made friends in China back then, and they need to deal with it. And Xu Jie also has to go back and think about what the British Royal Navy will look at this time! The British can't fall!

At the end of the day, if Germany wants to enter the subcontinent, the navy is an extremely important pillar. If the High Seas Fleet in World War 1 was nothing more than a bargaining chip for Wilhelm II and the British, then in the current situation. The High Seas Fleet will be the premise and guarantee for the German army to smoothly launch military operations in the South Seas, not to mention the naval battles in South Asia, the transportation and supply of the army alone can not be supplied by land alone, and how much capacity can the entire Eastern Railway have? If Germany had deployed hundreds of thousands of troops and a large number of naval and air forces in the Middle East, land transportation would simply not be enough. And what if we continue to move eastward? Take control of Iran and then into India! With the lengthening of the supply lines and the backward land communications of Iran and India, it was simply impossible for the German Army to support the entire offensive by road and rail, so sea transportation was indispensable, and now Germany has the third largest total tonnage of ships at sea in the world, second only to Britain and China. Therefore, strengthening Britain from the navy was the cheapest and most efficient way to contain Germany. …………。

In fact, according to the previous plan, the British came, Huaxia just agreed to let the British visit the newly commissioned Huaxia flagship Tianjin, and did not have a plan to visit the construction of aircraft carriers, this sentence is just Xu Jie's temporary idea, and now, since Huaxia is ready to strengthen the British to restrict Germany and Austria, then it is really time to let the British look at some hard goods, at least let them build two large aircraft carriers better, don't end up with a whole thing that will sink as soon as it is blown up! In terms of attack power, the historical Stuka is a swoop that has dropped 8KG bombs, and the lethality is definitely quite powerful. Of course, this kind of help is definitely not gratuitous, even if the British may become Huaxia's comrades-in-arms, but Huaxia still cannot provide technology for the British for free, and Britain must provide some help to Huaxia in terms of aero engines, radios and electronic equipment. Of course, what exactly you want, it depends on the situation, and when the time comes, there will be people below to discuss, and Xu Jie will not be directly involved.

At the same time, the Royal Navy delegation, which had just arrived in Shanghai, did not know that their salaries had been raised, just as Xu Jie and Vittorio were talking. Thomas is working with key members of the delegation to lay out the work and arrangements for the next few days. In fact, this time Thomas came to China for the first political purpose, which was to repair the tension between the two countries in the First World War. The British understood very well that the Germans were able to hold out for a whole year...... In the end, it was impossible to force the Entente to level without China's assistance. Therefore, emotionally speaking, the first thing the British hate is Germany, and the second is probably China. But the British are very realistic, even if the other side has just yin against the British not long ago, but only now that the two sides still have the basis for cooperation, then they need to mend the relationship. And from the strategic point of view of the British, in order to ensure the security of the South Asian subcontinent, the help of China was indispensable. At the very least, Huaxia could provide a large amount of supplies to the British troops in India, without the British having to travel thousands of miles to transport ......... from the mainland.

Since it is a political icebreaker trip, the first person to lead the team must be of sufficient rank, Jericho is the marshal of the navy, but at the same time he has to manage the entire British navy. Betty? The official position is enough, but the British can't afford to let a guy who has hardly won a battle go to China with a little brother. Then choose and choose, and Thomas can, first of all, this guy has enough official positions, and his performance on the battlefield is not bad. There's no shame in pulling it out. The second is that he has a good personal relationship with the high-level officials of the Huaxia Navy, not to mention anything else, at least if he is allowed to lead the team, he will not be given a cold reception.

According to the agreement with Huaxia, the British Royal Navy will visit the battleship Longwu in Huaxia the day after tomorrow, and he is the same ship as the battleship Longxiang sold by Huaxia to Italy. Thomas was eager to see what the arrival of this class of battleship that had suffered so much was like. Two days later, Thomas will meet with Lin Yongsheng, commander of the East China Sea Fleet, on the Tianjin, the general flagship of the Huaxia Fleet, and take his younger brother to visit the first ship in the Far East. Thomas was very satisfied with this arrangement, not only because of the courtesy of the other party, but more importantly, because he felt the goodwill ......... released by Huaxia to the British.

Originally, this battleship was originally to be incorporated into the South China Sea Fleet and stationed in Longtai City (Batavia). If it is deployed in this way, the British Far East Fleet will have to look up and see this giant beast without looking down, although it may not be done, but the pressure is high, there is an elephant standing next to a rabbit, do you say that the rabbit can be without pressure? But then Huaxia redeployed the Tianjin to the East China Sea Fleet, which sent a signal that, at least for now, Huaxia had little interest in Southeast Asia.

"Your Excellency Admiral, may I ask, is our next stop to Dalian?" Finally, when Thomas was arranging for tomorrow's visit and was ready to rest, a colonel in his 3s walked over and asked in a low voice. It is said that there should be no intersection between a general and a colonel, but this guy named Andrew Cunningham has been a staff officer with Thomas since 1914. From the Indian Ocean all the way to the Mediterranean. Then to the North Sea and finally back to the Indian Ocean! After following for so long, there is no credit and hard work, and this guy does have the ability, he does things neatly and resolutely, not to mention anything else, at least in terms of efficiency, so Thomas values him very much.

"We have made an application, but Huaxia has not yet responded, and if nothing else, they will not agree, because Huaxia's first fleet aircraft carrier is being built there. Huaxia attaches great importance to this ship, and I am afraid that he does not want outsiders to see anything. So, our next stop will be Tianjin, and then Beijing, where we will talk with the top military and political leaders in Huaxia. Thomas replied casually..........

"That's a shame." Andrew Cunningham said with regret.

"Boy, be content, it's already a courtesy for us to be on board the new flagship of Huaxia, and if we want to see the construction of a new warship, it is a treatment that only allies can have. And we and Huaxia are definitely not allies now. Thomas said with a sigh. However, your suggestion is very good, if there is a chance in the future, I do hope that the two sides can have some exchanges in naval technology, especially aircraft carriers, I have a hunch that in the future, aircraft will eventually replace naval guns as the decisive force at sea! ”

Thanks to the book friend zhouyu1976 for the reward~~~, as well as the book friend Kuaifeng and Wang Baishi's monthly pass support~~~. The following chapter will be written about the aircraft carrier battle deduction, I hope you can like it~~. (To be continued.) (。 ))。