This meeting was very different from history, which was held by the victors of World War I to balance their strength and ease their conflicts. And on this plane, because the two sides were drawn, it was said that the Entente and the Allied bloc participating in the meeting were hostile, and the hatred and strife between the two sides did not dissipate because of the end of the war. Instead, they treated the meeting as a battlefield without gunpowder, an opportunity to weaken their opponents! As for Huaxia? In the eyes of both sides, they are objects that can be co-opted, and relatively speaking, both sides believe that China has no intention of expanding at sea, except because of a small fight with the United States over the former German Pacific Islands, (which is also because of Japan's misdirection.) The actions of China at sea during the 1 World War can be described as completely dull. And because of Huaxia's super strength, the two sides believe that it will be a very wise choice if they can win over Huaxia to formulate a more reasonable move for their side.

The Germans believe that although there were intrigues between the two sides during World War I, on the whole they were more cooperative than confrontational. In this case, it is natural to continue to cooperate with China to limit the Entente, and the Entente countries think that before World War I, it is normal for Huaxia to lean towards the Allied bloc for its own interests, but now, the Allied bloc is further expanded, and it is inevitable that there will be conflicts with Huaxia on some issues, so it is impossible for Huaxia to support the Allied countries as much as before, and when Switzerland was negotiating, Huaxia took action to disrupt Germany's deployment, and it can be seen from this that the adjustment of Huaxia's policy.

And within the two major military blocs, the Central and Entente powers also began to coordinate their internal positions. Among them, as the most powerful of the Allied powers. As the undisputed leader of the alliance, Germany had convened a meeting in Berlin three months before the meeting, together with representatives of Austria-Hungary, Italy, Turkey, and Spain, to study countermeasures. Although Italy has made some changes, it is considered an important member of the Central Powers. One more ally and a little more voice when this kind of mouth cannon is played. Although Italy was wary of Germany, it could not fall out with Germany at present, so the Italians, represented by Tycho, participated in the conference on the coordination of the positions of the Allies in Berlin, Germany.

"I have to admit that this is an opportunity, an opportunity to put us on the same starting line as our opponents, and it is no longer possible for the British to maintain their position as the number one naval force in the world. In the midst of this negotiation. We must adhere to the principle of reciprocity, and the German navy should have a naval strength equal to that of the United Kingdom, both in terms of tonnage and the country's future industrial potential. It is also the most powerful sea power in the Mediterranean. Italy should have comparable maritime power with France. With that, Marshal Tirpitz smiled and gestured to Admiral Tycho.

"Austria-Hungary should have at least half the combat strength of the Italian navy, Spain is an important guarantee for our maritime rights and interests in western Europe, and the Austro-Hungarian navy is to be ready to go south into the Indian Ocean. Support the Turkish Navy. Therefore, it is necessary to have strong combat effectiveness. Tirpitz's words are clear. In negotiations. The Allies would adopt a "stalking" approach, emphasizing reciprocity, and that the German navy must have a tonnage comparable to that of the British. Although the French navy is now far inferior to the Italian navy, considering the industrial strength of France, the Allies cannot relax, and must pass the Guò treaty to control the pace of expansion of the French navy. As for the other three countries. Tirpitz's demand was to have at least half the tonnage of the Italian navy, which of course would be difficult for Spain and Turkey to achieve. But Austria-Hungary had a chance, after all, the industrial level of Austria-Hungary was half a pound and half that of Italy. And after acquiring large territories from Russia, the power will increase. Even considering that Austria-Hungary was a right-of-way country, it was still capable of building a relatively powerful fleet.

"What about the United States? The Entente were 3 great powers. Britain and France have nothing to fear, but the United States will be our worst enemy, both industrially and strategically, stronger than Britain and France combined. Soon, the Austro-Hungarian representatives discovered that Tirpitz seemed to have forgotten about his worst enemy.

"The United States is facing two oceans, they can't concentrate all their maritime power in the Atlantic, and in the Pacific direction, they need to face another country that has the hope of attacking the throne of sea power, as long as China is always on our side, even if it is not a military alliance, the Americans will not be able to focus all their energy on Europe. And if we can inflict heavy losses on Britain and France before the Americans enter the war, then what if the US Navy comes? Just like in this war. Tirpitz said after a moment of contemplation. The United States is too powerful, although the Americans' appearance on the battlefield is not very good, but the strong national strength of the United States makes the allies fearful. Germany cannot have the same national strength as the United States, this is not only a problem of industrial output, but also a problem of natural resource endowment, even if Germany owns a large area of land in Eastern Europe, but compared with China and the United States, it is still a dick in terms of land and natural resources!

"What does the marshal mean to use China to contain part of the forces of the United States? And even, in the right circumstances, let Huaxia have the same tonnage as the United States? If that were the case, Germany, China, the United States and the United Kingdom would all have the same tonnage? Tycho, who had not spoken all this time, asked curiously, and as a result, there were four countries with comparable naval strength in the world at the same time.

"It's the best outcome." Tirpitz said helplessly, if before the start of World War 1, Britain was the first and Germany was second, and no other country in the world could compare with the navies of these two countries, then after the war, Germany really gained the same sea power as the British, but when he turned his head, the other two behemoths caught up! Even, relying on the strong national strength of these two countries, they have the ability to have a stronger fleet. Is this the so-called snipe clam competing for fisherman's profit?

And while the Allies were thinking about how to limit their opponents in terms of tonnage, the Entente were not idle, and the Entente triumvirate had to sit together and think about how to confront the increasingly powerful Allies. However, unlike before the war, this time the boss of the Entente is no longer the John Bull who planted the rice flag all over the world, but his cousin the United States! With the massive blood loss of World War I, and at the same time there is no war dividend to compensate, Britain, which has lost blood strictly, no longer has the hard power to compete for the world's first sea power country, and similarly, this point is also suitable for France, even if there are no treaty restrictions, let them build as they please, I am afraid there is no money to build more warships, and the United States can, in order to better make the overall strength of the Entente rise, the Entente has formulated two sets of response plans.

I have to say that the brains of the British are indeed much more active than the Germans, the Germans only know how to limit their opponents in tonnage, but the British know how to limit their opponents in terms of renewal! The British representative Jericho proposed such a plan, that is, the dreadnoughts of various countries and the warships in front of them need to be decommissioned, and all super-dreadnoughts cannot be replaced with new warships before they reach 20 years of service! And the difference in ownership caused by the total tonnage minus the remaining tonnage is the tonnage of the newly built battleship! And Jericho also proposed that existing warships cannot be replaced with naval guns of a larger caliber! This does not seem to be a big deal, but after careful calculation, the representatives of the United States and France couldn't help but give a thumbs up. What's the secret? It's about the quality of the warships that are currently blessed by both sides!

Let's talk about Britain first, if you calculate it in this way, the remaining few dreadnoughts can certainly be decommissioned, and then set aside new tonnage to build new ships, while a few first-generation 13.5-inch warships will be retained, but because they were completed earlier, they can be retired earlier. This can save some tonnage, and the same applies to France, which has two capital ships, and can almost replace them with a completely new set of ships under the restrictions of the treaty, and the same is true for the United States. After the retirement of a small number of Dreadnoughts without reference, it is also possible to update a batch of battleships. But what about the Allies?

First of all, Germany, Germany is no longer dreadnought, so it means that all the battleships participating in the war must be retained, so that the remaining tonnage is relatively small, and there are relatively few new battleships that can be built, and Germany's Caesar-class and King-class battleships have experienced many major wars, all of which have more or less faults, and their combat effectiveness must be discounted. From the current point of view, the Germans had 4 more 15-inch battleships with main guns, and the British had 7! Coupled with the newly commissioned Admiral-class fast battleships, the British have a huge advantage in the caliber of the main guns, Caesar and the King not only occupy the service tonnage of the new ships, but the caliber of the 14-inch guns is too small! There is little threat to the newly commissioned warships. As for the ban on changing guns? And against the two Russian warships in the hands of the German Navy! If the two Izmail-class battleships replace 12 14-inch guns with 8 16-inch guns, the combat effectiveness will be upgraded to a higher level! The British had suffered from the Germans on the issue of changing their guns, and this time they couldn't afford to lose! Of course, the issue of changing guns may also limit the United States, but the US Navy says it has no plan to change guns. This question does not exist zài.

In the same way, Italy must also retain 4 super dreadnoughts, so that there will be fewer new 16-inch warships that can be started, so even if the Entente does not have an advantage in terms of tonnage, but in terms of actual combat power and artillery caliber and ship age, the Entente still has a great advantage! The British Empire can stand for hundreds of years, and it has survived many ups and downs, not only by its national strength and navy, but also by its absolute top in terms of political negotiations. Saving money and hitting the opponent hard, it can be described as killing two birds with one stone!

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