The blue big union, a fleet of 7 battleships, 10 cruisers, 11 destroyers, 5 torpedo ships and several auxiliary ships are sailing.

This is a squadron of the British Empire's Indian fleet, which is cruising from Kolkata to Singapore. Because relations with the Chinese are becoming increasingly tense, every time they cruise in Malacca, the British fleet will gather a force enough to cope with any challenge in case of wars that may break out at any time.

The supreme commander of this squadron is General Tegel. At this time, he was in the command room of the "Queen Honor" and issued instructions to each ship. He was about to reach the Strait of Malacca. This time he went to Singapore, he was also carrying out a secret mission. The British Empire was ready to declare war on China and could declare war on China at any time. According to reliable information, a Chinese troop transport fleet from Southeast Asia to South Africa will pass through Malacca in the past few days. If this fleet can be intercepted, he has received an order to open fire first, and the British Empire will officially declare war on China.

The British naval fleet advanced in five parallel columns, and in front of them, there were fast and mobile reconnaissance ships opening the way. This was completely in wartime. General Tagore was very cautious. Since he could attack the Chinese fleet and provoke war, the Chinese could also take the lead. If the Chinese and British navies meet today, it is not surprising that who will fire first.

The "Queen Honor" is a heavy battleship with a displacement of 12,400 tons. This new battleship launched last year uses composite armor and high-power steam engines. Armstrong heavy artillery can have a range of more than 10,000 meters under strong charge, and its terminal speed is still 360 meters per second.

The deterrent power of this heavy battleship can rank among the top three in the Royal Navy of the British Empire.

However, it all became history.

The war broke out suddenly, and the reconnaissance ship in the front of the Indian fleet was first sunk. Although the large number of Chinese warships suddenly appeared with a melodious voice horn, they simply read the declaration of war against Britain issued by the Chinese emperor, of course, it was not the full text of the declaration of war. It was just two simple sentences, indicating that my emperor and the empire had declared war on you, but the subsequent artillery fire strike was so fierce.

The Chinese fleet knew about the outbreak of war earlier than the British Navy through radio. In the Indian Ocean, a huge fleet of 10 battleships, 6 heavy cruisers, 11 light cruisers, 15 destroyers and 24 torpedo ships carried out unprecedented artillery bombardment on the Tegel fleet, because it was quite close to China's Dayach Naval Base, which also allowed the Imperial Navy to use more torpedo boats to support operations.

Almost all the military force of the Chinese South Ocean Fleet and nearly half of the British Indian fleet broke out in the Indian Ocean. It is the largest flight in human history. The total tonnage of warships invested by both sides exceeded 300,000 tons.

The smoke filled the battle, and the battle continued from morning to late at night. The two sides chased and fought, and the first collision of heavy ships and giant cannons in Andaman's history was held.

The tactics of both sides are almost the same. They use torpedo gunboats, that is, destroyers to drive the torpedo boats that approach their main battleships, and use the main battleships to bombard the slower battleships, while the cruiser focuses on attacking the opponent's destroyers. The torpedo boats take advantage of the opportunity to close the opponent's main battleships and give them a fatal blow.

It’s just that the Chinese fleet was so efficient that it was a battle between radio command and flag-speaking search lights. No matter how well the British Empire naval officers and crew were well trained, the command system was always slower than the Chinese fleet, and the tonnage was completely disadvantageous. So shortly after the battle began, Tegel had ordered his fleet to retreat.

Generally speaking, retreating on the flight means the end of the battle, but the Chinese obviously do not think so. The second battlecruiser squadron in its battleship squadron rushed from the northern seas to join the battle. If the British navy wants to retreat quickly, they can only pass through the formation of the Chinese squadron.

The sea quickly turned into a fog, with clouds left by the roar of artillery and smoke cast by British destroyers to cover their actions.

When Tegel thought his fleet would successfully leave the battlefield, he realized that he was very wrong. In the white smoke, the wolf pack of Chinese torpedo boats suddenly rushed into the fire coverage of the British destroyer. Torpedoes drew countless white lines on the sea surface. A suicide attack, two torpedo boats exploded and sank in the destroyer's artillery fire, but the battleship "Brave" was hit by two torpedoes, and the huge explosion sounded inside its hull foreshadowed its ending.

Two torpedo ships against one battleship, 1,000 tons of steel was exchanged for 9,000 tons of steel.

The world's number one navy has never encountered real challenges or fought a real war in the past century. Looking at the Chinese torpedo boats gradually sinking on the sea, Tegel was a little confused. Are the Eastern nations really aggressive? Every time it comes to life and death, the dangerous and terrifying potential in its bones will be revealed.

The attack of torpedo boats also seriously delayed the deployment of the Tegel fleet to withdraw from the battlefield. After the "Brave", the "Giant" battleship also raised black smoke from the artillery fire of the Chinese battleship rapid-fire guns. The battleship formations of both sides were intertwined on the sea surface of hundreds of square kilometers, strangling and fighting.

When the sunset was golden on the sea, the battle was coming to an end. Admiral Tegel had to give up the seriously damaged "Queen Honor" and boarded a cruiser to evacuate the battlefield.

In fact, two hours later, the cruiser formation he carried passed by the same Chinese battleship squadron. The British cruiser formation started at full speed and quickly broke off contact.

Andaman Airlines, the British Indian fleet lost five battleships, including the Queen's Honor, 2 heavy cruisers, 9 destroyers and all 5 torpedo boats, with a total tonnage of more than 60,000 tons.

Because its destroyers and torpedo boats were not as fast as Chinese destroyers, they encountered Chinese destroyers chasing when they evacuated the battlefield, and suffered heavy losses. Instead, they were not hit hard by the Chinese fleet. Most cruisers with strong ships, sharp guns and low speeds escaped the bad luck.

The Chinese Nanyang Fleet was sunk with one battleship, two cruisers, three destroyers, and seven torpedo boats, with a total tonnage of less than 20,000.

When this war made headlines in news and newspapers around the world, China's friendly countries and enemies were completely different. Although China took the lead in going war, the British navy was also prepared. There is no doubt that the Chinese achieved brilliant results and even broke the myth of the invincible navy of the British Empire.

In fact, on the same day, when the Chinese emperor issued a letter of war on Britain spread throughout the Eurasian continent, the whole world was shocked. The fierce collision of the most powerful empires in the East and the West may become a passionate chapter of praise from many bards. But this war is like a war between two gods from the East and the West. As long as the creatures living in the Eurasian continent are almost inevitably involved in this storm.

And this is not wrong.

On April 20, 1883, Russia declared war on Eastern Russia, and on the same day, China declared war on Russia.

On April 25, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Russia. On May 1, the United Kingdom declared war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire in accordance with the secret military agreement between Britain and Russia. On May 1, the United Kingdom declared war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On May 1, the United Kingdom declared war on Russia.

The war between the two major military groups broke out suddenly in April and soon spread to every corner of the Eurasian continent.

Asian countries, North Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Gurkha were the first to declare war on Britain, France, and Russia, followed by Japan, then the Khanate, the Bukhara Khanate and other countries, and Iran began to expel merchants from Britain, France and Russia.

The Chinese army invaded India from the Pamir Mountains, South Tibet and Myanmar. In the early stage, it was unstoppable and encountered almost no decent resistance. The Eastern Army gradually approached Kolkata, the most important city in India.

Singapore was occupied by the Chinese team on the second day of Ammanda Airlines' outbreak. Singapore immediately announced that it had established the Singapore Autonomous Administrative Region and elected the House and the Prime Minister of the Government. According to the constitution passed on the ** day, Singapore was a constitutional monarchy, the Emperor of the Chinese Empire was the head of Singapore, and Singaporeans elected the members of the parliament and government.

In this way, in the two months after the war began, the Allied Powers Group, with China, Germany and Austro-Hungary as the core, was unstoppable. However, gradually, bad news came one by one and the situation began to reverse.

The bad news comes from the joint forces. The Chinese Sea Fleet, the largest of the three major fleets, suffered repeated setbacks in the battle with the British Pacific Fleet. In mid-June, the Chinese fleet's supply station in Honolulu was destroyed by the British fleet, the Kingdom of Hawaii surrendered, and the achievements of China's 20 years of operation in Honolulu were destroyed.

In Europe, the British and French fleets completely controlled the seas, the British local fleet blocked the North Sea, making the German navy a decoration, and the French fleet patrolled the Mediterranean. Several coastal cities in Spain among the allies were shelled or occupied. Portugal, which was originally declared neutral, could turn to the Allies at any time.

The British Mediterranean Fleet crossed the vast ocean to join the Indian Fleet, and the situation of the Chinese South China Fleet became increasingly difficult.

In the African Strait, the Chinese fleet's battle with the British Atlantic Fleet is not optimistic.

Obviously, even if the Chinese are slightly ahead in technology, the British Navy, which has hundreds of years of heritage, is still better than this emerging power, and the war since July has conveyed this message to the world.

...

Buckingham Palace, England, is gorgeous.

"cheers!"

Queen Victoria smiled for the first time in months, her ivory face was hidden in a high lace collar, and her spiral cloak was covered with jewels and gold wire. The 64-year-old queen is still elegant and can quickly forget her age.

Standing under the throne and gently clinking the cup with the Queen was British Prime Minister Gladstone, one of the most outstanding prime ministers in British history, and the political dramas staged with Benjamin Disrael, the leader of the Bill Party, also made the Empire full of vitality and vitality.

At this time, Prime Minister Gladstone also smiled, "Your Majesty, Lord Witt has arrived in Rome, and I believe he can convince the Italians to join us in the evil German-Austrian alliance."

A few days ago, two exciting news came from the East. The first good news was that the Ottoman Empire declared war on Bulgaria, which meant that the Turks had officially turned to the Allied Power. Obviously, the Turks resumed their rule over the Balkans from the victory of the Allied Power. Next, Iran declared war on the Ottoman completely smashed the only warmth between the Turks and the Chinese.

The queen and his ministers discussed that Iran declared war on the Ottoman without the Chinese's consent in advance. Iran's king Nassedin was a talented and stubborn figure. Iran had always had a disagreement with Ottoman Turkey, but he was forced to do so because of his lack of strength. Now he declared war on the Turks. This is to take advantage of the chaos☆The Chinese had to accept such a result and stand on his side.

The good news comes from Myanmar. Myanmar, which has not made any statement during the battle between the two major groups, finally declared neutrality and withdrew from the Southeast National Group. It will no longer allow the Southeast Alliance to pass through his borders.

Obviously, as the British Mediterranean Fleet and the Indian Fleet form an overwhelming advantage over the Chinese South China Fleet, Myanmar believes that only by leaving the Southeast Alliance can the danger of national demise be avoided.

In this way, the Chinese Army's operations in India lost the Myanmar supply line and could even cause the Chinese to collapse without fighting.

If the Italians turn to the Allies again, they can even foresee the dawn of victory.

It's no wonder that the Queen and the Prime Minister have smiled for the first time in months.

Queen Victoria gently shakes the wine glass, and the amber liquid shines brightly under the gorgeous chandeliers.

She looked at Dongfang and thought about the young monarch in Dongfang, the young man, who was the most dangerous person she had ever encountered since she came to power, oh. Maybe she shouldn't be called a young man, it seems that she is almost fifty years old. It's just that in my impression, he and his empire have endless energy, and are always so vital, and they are also dangerous like a poisonous snake.

Is he always unsatisfied with power? He conquered the East and wanted to conquer the world? Sometimes, I really want to chat with him face to face, and I think that the pursuit and possession of power gave him infinite charm.

...

Room 2, which is extremely wide on the top floor of the Empire State Building, is Ye Zhao’s wartime command center. The sound of telegrams and phone rings rings from time to time. The young officers and female telephone operators entering and leaving fully demonstrate the changes in the empire over the past 20 years.

Walking beside the hanging maps, Ye Zhao was thinking about something.

In fact, the battle with the British Empire put the empire under unprecedented pressure, and trade stagnated, and bad news from all walks of life came frequently.

The largest Chinese naval fleet among the three major fleets could have overwhelmingly defeated the British Pacific Fleet and occupied Australia in the early combat blueprint of the empire, making the eastern seaside of the empire a smooth road, so that it could free its hands to fight against the British navy on the Western Front. Who knew that the British navy was more difficult to deal with than imagined. The commander of the Pacific Fleet, General Lewinster, was even more cunning as an old fox. Several voyages caused the Chinese navy to suffer losses. Now that it has captured Hawaii, one of its squadrons has gone to the west coast of the United States to rest.

Although the Americans have been under British rule, their early citizens were British immigrants, and the two countries have the same clan and origin, but they are actually very close. Twenty years ago, during the British-France-Russian War, Australia had just developed and was not yet in a state of climate. The British fleet used the ports on the west coast of the Americans to replenish supplies.

The same is true today, more or less, most Americans still sympathize and support the UK.

The three major fleets all face their own difficulties, and the difficulties will continue in a short period of time.

To help the Navy get out of the predicament as soon as possible, we must send it to the Army.

Ye Zhao looked at the map again. The current army war zone is divided into three major battlefields, the Russian battlefield, the Indian battlefield and the South African battlefield.

In fact, after the Empire declared war on Britain, the British had begun to withdraw troops from South Africa. The Empire and the Boers coalition had entered the British Cape Heng Province. It is optimistic that Cape Town can be conquered within one month. However, if the navy fails and loses the supply line, these results will be gone, because after the supply line is lost, the strategic materials hoarded in Maputo over the years will sooner or later be consumed. With the resources of Maputo Heng Province, the coalition forces will not be able to support the supply of the coalition for many years, let alone weapons and ammunition.

The Russian front was the least concerned, but also the most concerned, because the Russian battlefield was the most tragic. The empire gathered 10 armies with more than 500,000 troops. In addition, the main army of Eastern Russia, with a total of about 600,000 people fighting with Western Russia. Although they were victorious, they were also struggling step by step. After all, this was not the Siberian battlefield back then, but entered the heart of Russia, facing the Russian people who were extremely hostile to the Chinese.

On the Indian battlefield, the Empire attacked three routes, among which the main legion was four armies, supplemented by Tibetan armed forces, Gurkha, Vietnam, Cambodian armed forces, a total of 200,000 military forces entered India. So far, there has not been a real resistance. However, the Imperial team is busy appeaseing the Indian tribes and looking for alliances to fight against Britain, so the march speed is not very fast. Now, this move is done right. If some Indian locals cannot be used for their own use, and if the supply line is lost, the Imperial team will fall into a dangerous situation of being alone.

Thinking about it, Ye Zhao said slowly: "The key point is still in India. This is the fatal point of the British. When it is pointed, it is as mentioned in the legend of Xianxia. The British meridians will not be opened from now on."

Standing beside Ye Zhao, Zhao Sanbao nodded slightly, believing that once Kolkata and the port cities run by Britain in India, what if his British Mediterranean fleet comes? Without these harbor docks and supply points, the British would have no foothold in the Indian Ocean. If they rely solely on the isolated island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), their huge fleet would not last long.

Zhao Sanbao snorted coldly: "The Burmese people are ungrateful, the emperor, they are afraid of provoking the British to destroy the country. I am now generating electricity and arresting his king."

Ye Zhao waved his hand slightly. Although sending troops to Myanmar can be an excuse for his treason, it is an invasion after all. Moreover, even if the Myanmar access is opened, there is no local Burmese people who will do their best to help you, but will make trouble and destruction for you. After all, it is not the best choice.

"I'll think about it again." Ye Zhao looked at the map again.

"Where are Americans?" Zhao Sanbao mentioned the Americans' faces were extremely gloomy.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "There is no wonder they are the same roots and species. Didn't they protest? Just use a stern wording."

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There are many days when the break is over. Many friends may have forgotten about the establishment of the imperial ** business. Let me briefly introduce it. The Imperial Army Group Army is generally three divisions with about 50,000 people. Of course, it includes auxiliary forces such as kitchen squads, health teams, transportation troops, etc., but these auxiliary forces can also participate in the battle. Therefore, they are different from civil servants. Including military forces, the book does not yet list how many civil servants, cattle, horses, vehicles, etc. have been requisitioned. We will introduce them later.

Today I would like to thank Xiamipi for her support. I saw you gifted chapters, rewards, etc. almost every few days. I have never spoken much and never replied to your post. I would like to say thank you here. In addition, there are many friends who have always supported you but have not communicated much in the comment area. Actually, I know that I just don’t know how to express my gratitude. Thank you together.
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