Chapter 543 Moving the Capital
Chapter 543 Moving the Capital
At Zhanjiang Port, Shao Quanzhong cut the red silk, firecrackers rang out, and the 100,000-ton "Liangguang" aircraft carrier officially entered service in the Daxia Fleet.
This is just the beginning. In the huge dry dock of Zhanjiang Port, the keels of two Guangdong-Guangxi-class aircraft carriers are being laid at the same time, and eventually ten ships will be built.
"Marshal, we now have more than 70 warships and 500 carrier-based aircraft in the three aircraft carrier groups of Shengjing, Fujian and Zhejiang, and Guangdong and Guangxi. This is enough to dominate the world. In the future, if we build ten aircraft carrier groups, all the oceans will belong to us."
Shao Quanzhong's strength was enough to sweep across the world. However, he had understood many years ago that occupying by force was useless. Without the support of the people, it would eventually be lost.
The experiences of Genghis Khan's descendants have given the people of Daxia enough experience.
Germany, after all, does not have a long history and is still repeating the mistakes of its predecessors. But Waldersee is not my son, so why should I remind him?
"Report to the Marshal, Waldersee sent someone to deliver the new artillery captured on the French front as a thank you for your continued support."
Shao Quanzhong stood with his hands behind his back and looked at the two new cannons that the Germans had transported by train. "They're not that good. They're 75mm in caliber. What's the use of them? I think the thicker the barrel, the more powerful it is. Why did Waldersee send this thing to me from afar?"
"Marshal, please take a close look at its anti-recoil mechanism."
Shao Quanzhong took a closer look and said, "Fuck, Miss 75, this is something interesting. Hydraulic reset, rounds per minute, much faster than retreating the gun. Have the French figured it out now?"
After all, Zhang Siwen was theoretically still the Privy Councilor of the French Empire. Although Alfonso I no longer needed him to take charge a few years ago, the good foundation he laid for France was still there.
Shao Quanzhong sighed, "Relatives are useless. My brother-in-law Alfonso I kept this technology in his hands and didn't give it to me, his brother-in-law. He is not as sensible as Waldersee. Shouldn't this thing be given to Haoguozi Company? Why was it sent to Zhanjiang?"
"Marshal, Waldersee sent us ten captured Miss 75 guns. Good Fruit Company has begun to modify all our active artillery. These two are sent to the Navy for inspection."
Liao Rong, who was standing by, immediately gave the order, "Suspend the plan for the new aircraft carrier formation to go to Cyprus, recall all the warships, and convert the naval guns to hydraulic recoil ones. I think those recoil guns have long been tired of it."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Eh? Who is this? Isn't this Evan? Why is he rolling and crawling with snot and tears coming over here?
Evan ran to Shao Quanzhong, knelt down and hugged Shao Quanzhong's thighs, rubbing his snot and tears on Shao Quanzhong's pants, "I almost couldn't see His Majesty."
"What's wrong? Who dares to bully my people?"
"Wardsee went crazy and started to order the massacre of my people. Even though I had a good relationship with him, I might not be spared. Fortunately, I saw the opportunity early and ran back at the first opportunity."
"Did you lose a lot of money?"
"Well - before I fled, I transferred all the money from my account..."
This is Evan. He values money over life. Even something as urgent as escaping has to take precedence over transferring money.
"But - I couldn't move my soap factory, so it was a complete loss. They confiscated my soap factory and continued to make soap with special raw materials..."
After listening to Evan's rambling, Shao Quanzhong, who was a murderer without blinking an eye, became angry, "Evan, are you here to ask me to avenge your people?"
"No, I want to ask you to contact Waldersee. My soap factory was confiscated. Can you give me some compensation by transferring it to me? 20% off - no, 15% off is fine."
Shao Quanzhong: ...
Shao Quanzhong turned around and raised his voice, "Brother Le!"
Le Sen appears out of nowhere.
"What's up with our immigrants in France?"
"Report to the Marshal, only a few of the conscripts died in the artillery fire and bombing, because France surrendered too quickly, and the number of Han Chinese killed did not exceed 200." "The German army respected the Daxia immigrants and did not harm them at all."
Shao Quanzhong glanced at the two Miss 75 cannons again, thinking, "It seems that Waldersee is just a madman, but not a fool. He is quite sensible and knows who not to mess with."
Shao Quanzhong sighed, "Since the victim Evan doesn't even mention revenge, I'm embarrassed to turn against Waldersee."
"Brother Le, go contact their leader called Stork and ask him to pay Evan some money for my sake. There's no need to alarm Waldersee about this little thing."
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On Waldersee's side, while using a special method to get rid of the "burden", he sent troops to suppress the guerrilla resistance in the occupied areas, and at the same time waited for the aircraft carrier to be put into service, but he did not delay the attack on the British mainland.
Although they could not cross the sea for the time being, the bombers that crossed the English Channel visited London every day. The remaining 2 V rockets were unceremoniously poured down on the citizens of London. The bombers also carried out intensive bombing on the industrial city of Coventry.
After ten years of recovery, London was once again struck by devastation.
Even though a centipede is dead, it still has the dignity of a great power. Fifty thousand young volunteers crouched on the beach every day with radio transmitters in their arms, forming a "human radar" and reporting immediately when they saw the shadow of a German bomber.
The people of London immediately took refuge in the subway and bunkers. The buildings on the surface were in a mess and no one cared about them.
The bombing lasted for more than three months. Suddenly, even worse news arrived at Prime Minister Cecil's desk.
"Report, in Pascual Bay, the Orkney Islands in Scotland were bombed by a group of German bombers. While avoiding the bombing, the Royal Oak battleship was accidentally hit by a torpedo from the German U47 submarine and sank."
"While patrolling the Denmark Strait, the battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS Hood encountered a large German fleet. The Hood was hit by the German battleship Bismarck in the ammunition depot and sank."
This is all normal naval battle...
On the way back, the aircraft carrier "Glory" encountered two German battlecruisers, "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau".
Because of the strong winds and waves in the Atlantic Ocean, the planes were hidden in the hangar and not on the deck, which is understandable.
But they didn't release reconnaissance planes to evade the enemy's battlecruisers, which means they just started using aircraft carriers and didn't know how to use them. Moreover, the British aircraft carriers didn't have a formation or escort ships...
As a result, the Glory was hit by a 283mm armor-piercing shell on the deck, and could not take off or land aircraft. It was chased and sunk by two battlecruisers. Only 900 of the 40 people on the aircraft carrier survived, and Captain Hughes sank with the ship...
Cecil was so angry that he gnashed his teeth. The Royal Navy didn't know how to fight a naval battle. If that Hughes hadn't sunk with the ship, I would have sent him to a military court!
The German Navy is very arrogant. Is it preparing to cross the sea to attack? "Come on, let the Royal Navy fight against the German Navy and strike down their arrogance."
"Report, the German army has four 30,000-ton aircraft carriers in service at the same time, gathering five aircraft carrier formations at once, launching a large-scale naval attack and besieging the Portsmouth naval port."
"The Courageous aircraft carrier fleet was completely wiped out in the direct battle. The old battleships, cruisers, destroyers and frigates were hit by large-scale air attacks by enemy ship-borne dive bombers and torpedo planes. After losing more than half of their fleet, they surrendered. The Royal Navy Commander-in-Chief, Lord John Hay, committed suicide."
Cecil was stunned. What? The British Empire Navy was destroyed?
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In the basement of Windsor Castle, Prime Minister Cecil crawled in and bowed to the still dignified Queen Victoria. "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened. The main force of the Royal Navy has been destroyed, and all the cargo ships we gathered for the Dunkirk evacuation have been captured by the Germans."
"According to the latest intelligence, German General Staff Chief Moltke the Younger has mobilized 5.5 million troops and is crossing the English Channel. Your Majesty, please quickly march west to avoid their attack."
On July 1889, 7, the Windsor royal family fled to Dublin by boat, borrowed the Irish Navy's light cruiser "Queen Jessica", crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and headed to North America. The British Empire announced that its capital would be moved to Ottawa.
On July 7, German troops landed on the British coast on a large scale.
(End of this chapter)