Ten days of short peace passed in an instant, and the sound of gunfire almost gradually burned the whole world as the date change line advances.

First, four battleships of the Pacific Fleet's First Battleship Detachment, which Germany had spread around the Red Sea, suddenly disappeared from the British surveillance vision at the moment of May. The old warships left by the British army could not catch up with the new German battleships that had been with them all these days on the Red Sea coast. They had to trace their traces to the near-Arabian Sea, and finally lost their traces and had no choice but to return.

The next day, at around 0:00 a.m. on May 1, 1914, the British fleet that had just rushed back to his home port then ran from the telegram from the agency office that was still stuck in Kuwait. The telegram claimed that they had encountered fierce attacks from unknown forces. Judging from the enemy's firepower, the port's defense power is basically irresistible. Armstrong, the agency's business and diplomatic agency, stated in the telegram that he had sent a signal to demand surrender to the other party in order to avoid greater losses. He himself would lead all British personnel to evacuate to India through Persia, and agreed on the frequency of mobile radio stations to establish temporary contacts. British officials from Egypt and India received this telegram, as well as their dissatisfaction or complaints at the end of the telegram.

These British merchants who still stayed in Kuwait, who were in Kuwait, took on diplomatic affairs after the local British official evacuation shortly after the war began. Therefore, they had a semi-official identity. They once gained great commercial benefits because of this identity. Now, they also feel a great crisis in themselves because of this identity. This time, India has to travel through the Arab Kingdom now unfriendly Arab Kingdom, and it has to go to a place controlled by the royal army in the southern Persian country, which has always been friendly to Britain, to be considered safe. When they enter the Indian region, will it be really safe?

The answer was officially announced a few days later. The Second Front Army of the Chinese Empire in Myanmar immediately launched an offensive to the West. Judging from their war goals, they hoped to harvest land east of Bangladesh to ensure the security of their newly established Myanmar province. Although everyone knew that there was no force in Asia that dared to threaten the security of the Chinese Empire. But they had already said it, who could do that? In fact, after the British army adjusted its strategic subordinates in Asia, that place was actually within the scope of abandonment. Everyone knew that with the formal establishment of the Chinese Empire's Indian Ocean Fleet at Sittie Port, the entire east coast of India, including Bangladesh, was not safe, let alone where there was actually bordering Myanmar on land.

The German Navy officially occupied the Kuwait port without much effort. Here they officially renamed the Pacific Fleet to the Asian Fleet, which will become the third important military port for the German Navy outside Europe after Nagoya in Northeast Asia and Pontianak on the equatorial line in Southeast Asia. Although the German Asian Fleet has only six battleships, with the support of the real geopolitical relationship with China, it is not too difficult for them to control their existing interests in the Asia-Pacific region.

A series of changes are brewing throughout the South Asian subcontinent. From the day when a powerful country appeared on this earth, this change has been brewing for a moment. Whenever a powerful country that dominated the world weakened, the region that was originally shrouded in its halo would have many changes in its weakening process. After the split, the world once dominated one of the two superpowers in the later generations, many wars reborn as it fell. Today, Britain is playing such a role. Its power has long been unable to rule Asia. After a new and clear ruler appeared in Asia, many countries must be reshuffled.

The bourgeois revolutionary armed forces in northern Persia also launched a war to liberate the entire territory in May. Prince Nadir of Afghanistan launched a court coup. Some tribes in northwestern India who believed in Islam rather than enveloped Hinduism like most parts of India also began to brew dreams of independence and founding a country. This is not very strange. Some things do not require China to take the initiative. Naturally, some people with dreams will come to Beijing to find support.

Since the first half of 1913, people from Asia, even a small number of people from all ethnic groups outside Asia have found their own different ways with different purposes. Many offices in Beijing have emerged in the southwest of Beijing. For example, in this series of changes in May, according to my understanding, of course, some of them are the result of their active operations, and more are their actions after they have received the acquiescence of some powerful departments of the empire, because discerning people can see clearly that after Britain bid farewell to the status of global rulers, it is impossible to do anything in Asia without China's permission.

For example, the Australian Independence Movement's office in Beijing is also seeking China to become another important supporter of the Australian Independence Movement after the United States. In fact, this is in China's interests. After China, the United States and Germany nodded to agree that they were independent and founded, I think Australians will not foolishly put independent countries and do whatever they want to be subordinate to the British Empire's autonomous domination or autonomous state. Although most of their ancestors came from Britain, just as Americans would not help Britain in the face of a clear war situation because of this point, everyone who is sensitive to politics will not care about those vague and ethereal blood relationships at this time.

Besides, what's wrong with blood? The British have long occupied the position of world leaders and have long been accustomed to serving Britain in other places rather than the other way around. Australians, New Zealanders, Indians, and people from Africa who are fighting in Europe, who are not captured, know that they are just fighting for money or forced to die on the battlefield.

The Germans' new round of counterattack almost started when the Port of Kuwait began to float the German eagle-headed flag. The first thing they dispatched was their airship troops. Taking advantage of the cover of the night, ten more than a hundred airships arrived over London at the highest cruise altitude that the existing aircraft could not reach, and dropped dozens of bombs. After some explosions, the citizens of London who were called out by the explosion from their dreams discovered traces of God's blessing. Some German bombs did not emit anything that could take away life after the explosion, but some specially treated paper with heat.

The London Air Force set sail at night. Although one of the airports was also hit by a bomb, the air force still launched their counterattacks around the morning. It was just as the rumors said that the German airships flew very high, and their planes could only rely on the uplifting shells fired when they were flying to the limit to attack the huge animals in the air. Fortunately, several planes lucky enough to hit their targets, and the shells were flying.

The surface of the boat exploded, but they soon discovered that the airship did not fall rapidly as they imagined as a burning gyro, but just shook his body and continued to flee to the east. Even though they were angry, the fact that the pilots had to admit was that the incendiary bomb they fired, which was once high hoped by the Air Force and the senior management of the London Defense Command, could not achieve the expected results even if it hit the other party's airship. What was going on?

The research was quickly unfolded, and the preliminary judgment was that the Germans used an inert gas outside the airship, which might be nitrogen. Because they had never thoroughly studied the structure of Zeppelin to improve the airship, and of course there was no chance to capture the submarine in actual combat, and they could not get the answer quickly. Even a few days later, when news came from Europe that an injured airship was blown to the forest area in France due to strong winds, the British still did not feel too happy.

Because they are no longer facing threats that are limited to military levels, everyone knows that during the war period, especially in a war situation where there is a weak situation, the psychological endurance of the people is very low. The entire UK had been ruled by rumors for a period of time. Now, the arrival of the airship confirms a rumor, while also proving that other rumors are spread in the city of London.

Along with some intimidating words, propaganda leaflets such as "You British do not surrender, they will die...", were thrown down together with some photos marked with dates. In the photos, the Royal Navy cruiser asked the tame and leaned against the German salvage ship. On the platform temporarily set up on the sea, a drink party was being held, and the close-up of the smiling faces of German workers was full of a sarcasm. This set of photos fully proves how correct the rumors about the British Navy watching the German army salvage the British shipwreck in the Battle of West Friesia, and the Royal Navy turned a blind eye to it, as if this was a normal thing.

There is also the most powerful proof in this set of photos, which is the moment when the Germans took the battleship Fearless, which Britain once proud of, to the surface of the water. When it was pride, many people still remembered the unique hull characteristics of the Fearless, and now these characteristics are reflected in the photos that have just surfaced.

Angry questioning crowded to the Admiralty, and angrily asked them to hand over the incompetent captain who saw the Germans fishing boats in the day. The people raised several questions, including from the progress, the Germans' fishing process was far away. At that time, the Admiralty repeatedly claimed that the Germans had already started on the spot when they created a scam. Why did the Admiralty keep cheating the people? The Navy fleet spent a few dollars on taxpayers every year. Did they support them to lie comfortably in the military port to drink whiskey? And so on, the Admiralty had to cancel the regular press conference of the day and act like a evasive attitude.

Their attitude even more angered the citizens of London who had been ruled by panic and uneasy. Although the airship did not cause any serious harm to London, the bomb explosion killed more than ten people. Not only could the military not defend London's security, but even the Royal Navy, which was once the glory of the British Empire, is now like a turtle, watching the enemy expand their advantages.

While some London newspapers have brought new news on the European battlefield in a long period of days, they also announced the encounters of the reporters they sent on the naval cruiser on the first day of peace. When they were about to arrive at the scheduled waters, the reporters and gentlemen encountered an unreasonable officer. He used force to coerce the reporters to stay in the lower-level restaurant and restrict their personal freedom. This is an unreasonable offense to the freedom of the press, "in a nest", which is the latest evaluation of the London newspaper industry for the Royal Navy, which once had a good relationship.

Under such circumstances, the London military encountered unprecedented pressure, especially the Admiralty Department. The Navy Minister accepted unprecedented criticism, incompetence, shame, stupidity and other words in the House of Reich. The humiliation he suffered could of course be doubled to the Royal Navy's local fleet as soon as possible. Admiral Jelico received an ultimatum order. If he could not wash away the shame for himself and the Royal Navy within half a month, then he would lose the power to command the Navy forever.

Jelico, who had originally retained a hint of sanity, was forced to the corner. He returned from the Far East and had a certain degree of praise from the Admiral Betty, who had a certain degree of praise in the Admiralty, even in the parliament, had a considerable threat to him. He had reason to believe that if the Admiralty had not taken into account his own face, he would probably not have the last chance. He also knew that the Admiralty was also eager to find a scapegoat. If he could not achieve a quick record, he would unfortunately become the sheep.

The blockade system of the British and French joint fleet against Germany that he had been operating for a long time had to be demolished by him. In order to form an effective offensive to achieve large-scale results, he had to recombinate his fleet system. Now the ten existing battleships are divided into four battleship squadrons. At the Joint Staff Meeting that day, he proposed his offensive plan.

His plan was based on his long-standing understanding of the German exact cruise range and cruise habits. Although he had a clear and easy attack point in West Friesia's boat fishing point, and the hope of the Admiralty was that he could first remove the pillar of shame stuck in the face of the British Empire, he did not intend to put the large forces here. He knew that the Germans' naval generals who commanded the war must have arranged a trap waiting for him.

In order to be responsible for himself and the Royal Navy, he must weave a trap on the basis of this trap, so that the Germans can taste the feeling of being deceived. At the beginning of the meeting, his face was ashen as everyone present.

Taking advantage of the Germans' eagerness to lure the joint fleet to rush to the location of West Friesia's fishing boat, the small fleet first used the small fleet to create the momentum of the large fleet, and acted at night, using artillery fire and the large smoke columns cruised at full speed to disguise the large fleet, allowing the enemy to obtain false information. The main fleet caught the German main fleet at the calculated ambush site, and carried out targeted maneuvers under the cover of night to form a reasonable attack situation and launch an attack.

According to calculations, ten days later, that is, after the current preparation period for the fleet, the German main fleet should also be in Wilhelmshaven. Except for a few large warships patrolling the waters near Norway, all the main German forces will stay on the sea near the border between Wilhelmshaven and Germany and the Germans will always respond to the bait in West Friesia. If not unexpectedly, just like the British had spies outside Wilhelmshaven, the Germans had spies outside the Royal Navy's military port. They will send the time, quantity, direction and other information back to the country in time. Therefore, as long as either side is out of full bloom, the other side will not be able to stay in the home port obediently.

Therefore, on May 17, the night before the planned combat date, all the main ships of the Royal Navy will leave the port, creating the illusion that they will launch a major operation, and provide cover for the French to eat West Friesia's bait that day. The main fleet of the Royal Navy should reach the sea in the west of Denmark at full speed, waiting for the German fleet that was eager to find the French to retaliate. A small fleet will directly shell the German coastal cities, and a large fleet will hide in the night to find aircraft to attack, or wait for the German fleet to return exhausted and anxiously.

When Jelico submitted the combat plan, the Admiralty was still not satisfied with his performance. The Admiralty believed that the Royal Navy should actually be more proactive. At this time, we should first pay attention to public opinion, not anything else. Ten days are enough to happen. Jelico felt a deep threat.

So he had no choice but to agree to another plan proposed by Admiral Betty, which was to use the detention of the merchant ships from the warring country China to Germany to infuriate the German navy, and to use submarines and small fleets to launch a small war to ambush the German patrol fleet one or two times to slow down the pressure on the Navy. Although according to his personality, it was difficult for him to agree to such small conflicts in the past. This behavior not only did not gain much results, but also could easily lead to more cruel revenge from the German side. Because of the different coastlines, the coastline on the east of the British Isle was long and difficult to defend, and the German attack ships could easily penetrate the defense line and reach the coast to launch strikes on merchant ships and ports. This was even more unfavorable to the reputation of the Royal Navy, and the shelling of the port of Great Yarmouth was a good precedent.

But now he has no choice.

Since the Ao Guang incident, China's trade ships have rarely dared to go so far to trade. They are more focused on the United States on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Trade between China and the United States is now more active. Even though China and the United States jointly declared the inviolability of the right to sail on the high seas, since China and Britain have been in a state of war, no one dared to use their lives to gamble with their lives. The British will not use cannons to greet themselves. Therefore, the action proposed by General Betty to detain Chinese merchant ships is actually only very low operability. The trade routes between China and Germany have now mainly relied on land. Industrial and civilian products from the mainland are transported to Kulun by railway, and where to hand them over to

A Mongolian caravan supported by the New Mongolian royal family was transported to Yekaterin Arbor, and then sent to the German border by themselves or through transporters in Russia. This is actually a safe and efficient transportation route. A large number of aid materials between China and Russia were transported through this line. In fact, within China, some people have proposed to negotiate with Russia and New Mongolia to continue the construction project of the Russian abandoned Far East Railway. Of course, the route needs to be revised. What is more urgent is to build a railway connecting from Kulun to Yekaterin Arbor to establish a railway transportation line in the Eurasian continent, which is very necessary for commercial and political considerations. Minister of Health Sun Wen and Minister of Railway Zhan Tianyou are firm supporters of this plan.

But Russia is now busy calling out to those rebels, without any time or strength to fulfill their dreams of the late emperor. Since several consecutive large-scale wars with China and all failed, Russia has long lost its ambitions. Nicholas II currently has only three wishes. One is that his queen will give him less trouble, and the other is that his beloved son, the prince Alexey, can truly become a healthy person. Although his hemophilia has been miraculously recovered, his health has always been very bad, and His Majesty the Tsar has always been very troubled. The third is of course to be able to quickly clear the mud legs, and this is very dependent on the help of China and the seemingly distant Americans.

The Americans' hired troops were already on the way according to Xu Shichang's modified route, but the Tsar still felt that the far water could not quench the near thirst. He urgently hoped that China could also send support troops to help him fight against the red troops that were shamelessly launched attacks during the ceasefire. However, his request was rejected by the Chinese. China expressed its inability to send troops to form more practical support for the Tsar on the grounds that it was engaged in war, but it was only said that it could consider giving Tsar more material support to the aid plan for this year. And from a military perspective, he put forward opinions on solving the current problems, indicating that China has put more pressure on Germany within the diplomatic scope and demanded that they release more prisoners of war in custody to Russia. These were former soldiers. As long as they were slightly trained and equipped with enough weapons, it would be enough to form a considerable complete rebellious army.
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