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Chapter 227: John Bull's New Far East Fleet

Leaving aside the deep-seated thoughts Comrade Steel has, but the current John Bull really has a feeling of Twilight of the Empire.

Although the current John Bull is still the world's hegemon, John also knows that his hegemony is already very unstable. If you want to think about what John Bull was like before the First World War.

Not to mention anything else, let’s just talk about the John Bull Navy’s two-power standard (the navy of country Y was the number one in the world at the time, and the two-power standard means that the navy of country Y must be able to deal with the combination of the world’s second and third navies at the same time.) So what? The domineering, but after the end of World War I, with the weakening of John Bull's national strength, and the bald eagle's approaching step by step.

The John Bull Navy can only lower the original standard. The current strength of the John Bull Navy is only about the same as that of the Bald Eagle Navy. It can be said that the John Bull is getting more and more powerless.

However, by virtue of owning the world's largest colony, John Bull is still one of the most powerful countries in the world.

At this time, in the Far East, the largest port owned by John Bull, Li (Xin) Jiapo Naval Port, another huge fleet slowly sailed into this port.

Because John Bull has a vast colony, his navy is also divided into several large pieces, including the most powerful local fleet and the Mediterranean fleet, and the weakest Far Eastern fleet.

Since China had never had a strong navy before, the strength of John Bull's Far East Fleet has not been very strong, and most of them are old ships with very low combat effectiveness, but in their opinion, it is basically enough.

And when they reacted, the Huaxia Navy was already the overlord of this sea area, so it wasn't until a problem that was almost impossible to resolve peacefully between Huaxia and John Bull not long ago that they realized that their Far East fleet was almost A fleet existed, so it began to draw troops from the mainland and the Mediterranean to form a brand new Far East fleet.

The core force of this brand-new Far East fleet is two Queen Elizabeth-class and two Vengeance-class battleships, as well as some heavy cruisers and supporting light cruisers and destroyers.

The two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are the Queen Elizabeth and the Malaya, and the two Vengeance-class battleships are the Revenge and the Royal Oak.

That's right, it was the most unlucky battleship in World War II, the battleship sunk at its anchorage by the U47 submarine driven by Prien, the captain of Santoku's schedule.

But now that the battleship has come here, his fate is uncertain. After all, the battleship Royal Oak has never been to the Far East in history.

And the current flagship of this fleet is the unlucky battleship Royal Oak in the future, and the commander of this fleet, Vice Admiral Abraham Hebrew, is standing on the bridge watching his fleet.

Although this fleet was very powerful, Abraham did not dare to relax at all, because he knew very well that his enemy was also very powerful, and the enemy's warships were far more advanced than his own.

Beside Abraham, his adjutant Armstrong stepped forward and said, "Commander, aren't you very happy to see you, are you worried about the next war?"

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Beside Abraham, his adjutant Armstrong stepped forward and said, "Commander, aren't you very happy to see you, are you worried about the next war?"

Abraham nodded and said: "That's true. The Huaxia people really surprised me. They can build such a powerful country in just a few years, and their navy is definitely better than that in terms of hardware. We have the advantage, although I don't know their level, but I'm still a little worried!"

"That's true. Their Warring States-class strategic ships are indeed the most advanced in the world. Although our warships have undergone certain modifications, they are already somewhat outdated. If their sailors are very powerful, our combat mission this time I'm afraid it will be very difficult." Armstrong looked at the slightly old Royal Oak under his feet, and said somewhat unwillingly.

Abraham on the side didn't care too much and said: "Don't worry too much about the warship issue. Before we came here, the Admiralty had already held a meeting and decided to expand the current establishment of the Navy, and the Ministry of Finance has allocated a special fund to use it. Let's build battleships."

Armstrong was very surprised and said: "Don't we need to continue to abide by the naval treaty? Will this have any impact?"

"Don't worry, don't you think we are the only ones who don't want to watch Huaxia rise? The Yankees also think the same way. Although they didn't say it clearly, they will have some ideas after all, and those dwarfs in the Far East , They are also ready to move, and the naval treaty is about to expire!" Abraham shook his head, looking at the innocent Armstrong and explained.

Armstrong nodded and didn't know if he understood. Slowly, the entire fleet sailed into the port. But what none of them knew was that, on the sea not far from the port, what they had forgotten to slowly He came out to observe the situation here.

Then, without their knowledge, the periscope slowly retracted to the surface of the sea.

Under the surface of the sea is an ocean-going submarine of the People's Liberation Army, which came to this area to perform reconnaissance missions, but did not expect to catch a big guy here this time.

The captain of the submarine slowly put the periscope back, and then said to the surrounding crew members: "¨` Go down and leave this sea area. This time the mission is basically completed."

The weapon operator next to him whispered, "Boss, what is the size of John Bull's Far East fleet? It should be much stronger than the previous one."

"It is indeed much stronger. There are four battleships alone. (Nuo Zhao Zhao) But if we really want to deal with it, it shouldn't be a big problem. After all, our South China Sea Fleet is also quite strong. Come on, come on." Get ready to return." The captain thought for a while and then said.

"Four battleships are indeed quite a lot, but if HNA is allowed to play that thing, it will be the master of the sea. Hey, I'll go to work right away, don't get excited!" The weapon operator muttered there Seeing that the somewhat impatient captain was going to come up to teach him a lesson, he immediately hurried to work again.

"You boy, you just need a beating, hurry up and go to work." The captain looked at this guy a little funny, but he was not really angry, but went to the other side to busy with his work.

The submarine took the information it had collected and boarded its way back, and the next time they went to sea was waiting for them to be the real battlefield.

Chapter 228: Another Arms Race

The news that John Bull's reorganized Far East Fleet has successfully arrived in Southeast Asia has already spread, regardless of how this news will affect the surrounding countries, but another piece of news has indeed caused this world, which is struggling in the economic crisis, to have Other waves.

In the white house in the Bald Eagle Capital, President Hoover, who is known as the philanthropist for a while now, is in his office, staring at the documents. At this moment, one of his subordinates Staff came in from the outside.

Sitting at the edge of Hu Fu's desk, he tidied up his clothes, and then said in a very uneasy manner: "Our relatives in Obaro are not very peaceful, we are afraid now There's trouble again!"

Hu Fu said without raising his head: "How much trouble can there be, how much they have to do with us, the current strength of the Federal Navy is sufficient, and the most important thing is that we don't have any extra funds to go Form a new fleet."

The staff said unwillingly: "That's a total of eight battleships. Once the construction is completed, John 060 Niu's naval strength will once again surpass ours. This is not good news for us? And they are also ready to move in China now. Ah, the strength of the navy is no worse than that of the island nation, and if it continues to strengthen like this, it will be a bad thing for us."

Hu Fu put down the documents in his hand, raised his head and said very tiredly: "This is not a big deal. With our military production capacity, let alone eight strategic ships, even 20 ships can be built within three to five years. Now The only trouble is that we have no money."

When it comes to having no money, Hu Fu also twitches the corners of his eyes. He has racked his brains on this problem, but the economic crisis has not been alleviated, and there is even a tendency to continue to deepen. This makes Hu Fu, who works hard every day, also feel There were bouts of weakness.

"As for the issue of the Huaxia people, there is no need to worry too much now. After all, if Huaxia becomes stronger, the most anxious people should be the islanders and Mao Xiong. It will not be easy for John Bull, after all, the ones on their queen's crown That pearl is too close to Huaxia, and there won't be any big conflicts between us and Huaxia in a short period of time, (cace) and we still need Huaxia to help us solve certain economic problems, after all, Huaxia now The relationship with our economy is really too complicated." When it comes to the issue of Huaxia, Hu Fu is not particularly worried, after all, in his opinion, even if there is a conflict between Huaxia and the Bald Eagle, it will be a long time later thing.

The staff on the side didn't say anything after hearing it. After all, what Hu Fu said was the truth. If nothing else, it was just an economic issue. It is impossible for the current Bald Eagle to build any battleships. After all, the current Bald Eagle's economy Basically on the brink of collapse.

"I hope so, I always feel that our real enemy in the future may be this Huaxia now." The staff said with a wry smile.

Hu Fu shook his head and said indifferently: "What we need to consider now is not this issue, but when our economy will recover. As for becoming an enemy, who can know?"

After speaking, Hu Fu began to lower his head and deal with the documents. After all, he doesn't have so much time to take care of so many things now.

The rest of the countries have also received the news that John Bull is going to build another batch of battleships, and the reactions of all aspects are also different. Hans Cat is firmly restricted by the Treaty of Versailles, and the economic crisis is also deliberate. powerless.

As for the chicken in the foot pot, there is no way to be forced by Huaxia now. Although the economy is very tense, they have to tighten their belts and continue to develop the military. This kind of pathological development has made the entire island country a bit abnormal. , The whole country is filled with an atmosphere of madness.

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