"What, the supply ship Brigend was sunk! Didn't it mean that the German fleet was preparing to enter the Indian Ocean, why did it run to the South Pacific again?" In the London Prime Minister's Mansion, Prime Minister Asquis threw the telegram to the Minister of Navy Churchill with a calm face. After Churchill took a look, he immediately put Lord Fisher sitting next to him.￥f,.

Fisher obviously had a plan for the activities of this Spee fleet, and immediately stood up and reported to the Prime Minister who looked bad at this moment, "Your Excellency, Sir Dirt has led the Battle Patrol Squadron to the South Pacific. Our strength in this sea area is enough to annihilate the German fleet, but it is obviously still necessary... In addition, we all believe in private that the Chinese seem to be secretly giving the Germans help!"

"The Chinese... will definitely help the Germans. Just as the United States has joined our camp, there is no doubt about this... The problem is that we cannot force the Chinese into the Germans' camp on the Far East and Pacific issue. If that happens, in the Far East, we will not be able to stop the Chinese from the north and east of India! We also need to consider whether the Chinese will land in Australia, or even Africa... They have too much population and military potential!" Prime Minister Asquith frowned, patted the table heavily, and gave a conclusion that surprised Fisher.

Churchill obviously immediately understood Prime Minister Asquith's intentions. The Spey fleet has become a major problem for China to test the maritime military strength of the Royal Navy and Allies. If the results of intimidating China cannot be given, it will be more difficult for Britain to reach a further European war consensus with this emerging Far East military power.

He patted Fisher on the shoulder lightly, then turned to ask, "Prime Minister, I suggest communicating with the US government as soon as possible, and after the Second Squadron of the US Pacific arrives in the South Pacific, it will launch an encirclement and suppression of the Spee fleet. This will ensure that the Chinese will not take dangerous actions! But what I am worried about is whether the Spee fleet will enter the Indian Ocean again or enter the French Jiaozhizhina colony that is now fighting... The Chinese are likely to let the water on this issue!"

Prime Minister Asquis made a decision soon, but although the senior British politician had evaluated China's strength very correctly, he had deviations in the evaluation of Spee's fleet and old man Spee...

"This old Shi has a few tricks, and he is still playing around with a sound attack... It should not be underestimated! He actually made such a bold plan! Report this news to the headquarters and Beijing immediately!" In the Hawaii military port, Liu Hetu, commander of the Changan battleship and commander of the Hawaii squadron, stood in front of the chart. While clicking on the chart, he pointed to the notes of the British and American fleets and Spee fleets on the chart, and said with emotion to Shi Biao, the chief of staff of the fleet who was reading the telegram.

Major General Shi Biao, chief of staff of the South China Sea, was also a veteran of the South China Sea. However, the soldier who had gone from the gun officer to the position of senior officer finally chose the fleet staff. Instead of the battleship commander, he obviously found the stage for him to perform. He took out a measuring ruler and outlined it on the chart, and then said with certainty: "British people, Americans should find it difficult for the Americans to predict the movement of the Spey fleet, which is enough to cause great panic in the entire United States of America. However... I am afraid that if Spey does not pass through our defense zone, it will be difficult for him to escape the interception of the two American squadrons!"

This inference made Liu Hetu obviously not satisfied, and immediately asked: "We helped to hit the outpost. The time difference between running at night can't let the Germans return to South Taiping?"

"It's very difficult. Moreover, the British and Americans are not fools, so they may encounter big trouble!" Shi Biao drew several fleet search circles on the chart. The Spe's fleet was far away from the United States and the British fleet, and arrived at the 300 kilometers west of the French Polynesian island in northwest of New Zealand. The Germans did not attack this small colony this time, obviously to hide their whereabouts.

Shi Biao frowned. Earlier, Spe's fleet rushed from the Indian Ocean to the South Pacific and hid near the Samoan Islands to rest. It also relied on the Chinese Navy to provide timely information. On the way, the Germans even sank several British and American merchant ships, escorting prisoners, and at the same time, they used a large number of night flights to avoid the eyes and ears of various countries!

However, this method can only work if the United Kingdom and the United States do not realize the direction of the Spey fleet, otherwise the other party will search in the same sea area. You will find that a large number of Chinese fleets are also doing the same thing, which will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble... This is a problem that the South China Military Region Command repeatedly emphasized to avoid... After all, China has not announced its participation in the war yet, so it must not cause diplomatic passivity because of these small details.

"That means... Spey also regarded this action as a major adventure!" Liu Hetu stood at the window and said thoughtfully, then turned around and gestured back and forth in front of the chart for a while, "No matter what, let the destroyer team help Germany look at the wind first. At least don't let the Americans notice it!"

Just when the Beijing Military and Political Department received a telegram from the Hawaiian squadron and learned that the Spee fleet had changed its planned attack on the Australian coast because it was unexpectedly intercepted in New Zealand and turned to the west coast of the United States to prepare for a big fight, Xu Shoushan was obviously very surprised. In the original plan, the Spee fleet would break the diplomatic relationship in New Zealand to attract some American and British fleets, and then carry out medium-scale ambush along the coast of Australia to try to annihilate some Allied fleets.

But the unplanned accident obviously made Spey make another decision. Of course, Beijing obviously never put its strategy on the German squadron. For the entire China strategy, dragging the United States and Britain's maritime power in the Far East made the United States unable to join the European war sequence calmly. This is the most important result.

The Spey fleet is obviously moving in this direction, but giving up its current target and attacking the weaker West Coast of the United States, although it is a wonderful game, it also brings huge risks. The voyage from New Zealand to the West Coast is more than 6,000 kilometers, which almost exceeds the maximum range of most German warships in a single trip... Of course, this can be accomplished by capturing coal ships and free port supplies.

The greater risk is that long-range radio communications, which are now more popular, have long-term radio communications, have long been used for militarization, which means that if a hostile warship is encountered on the way, the Germans' plans are likely to be leaked...

"What's wrong with leaking?" Xue Chao, who is participating in the reorganization of the new army in the Military and Political Department, gave an answer that Xu Shoushan also recognized. "The American fleet has all gone to help Australia. Apart from the Thunder, there is no fleet that can be shown on the West Coast. The time for them to react is very limited. At most, what can be done is to strengthen their vigilance... But this can prevent the 13.5-inch gun barrel from exerting its power!"

Xu Shoushan actually admired Xue Chao's big mouth. This guy can see the key points. The value of the Spey fleet lies in their ability to expand military conflicts in the Far East. China's intervention in the European war is actually a matter of time. However, as the highest military general who formulates the entire grand strategy, it is actually very difficult for him to make this decision. Once he joins the war, he loses warships and military equipment is second, but the entire country will bear huge pressure. How many soldiers sprinkle blood on the battlefield is where he makes a difficult choice.

Just as he and a group of senior officers were discussing how to deal with the new changes in the Pacific, Qin Kai walked in surrounded by more than a dozen officers, which immediately triggered a small commotion. Fortunately, Qin Kai signaled that there was no need to salute and continued the topic, which made the discussion focus on the Pacific again.

The big moves that the Spey fleet is now making are also expected by Qin Kai. After the German army joined the French Jiaozhina War, thanks to the riots of the South Vietnamese rebels and the French vassal army, in the past two months, the remaining French troops were almost quickly suppressed in the coastal city of Rachagan, less than 50 kilometers south of Longchuan. If the German fleet had not run away, the French would not be able to defend this city near the sea.

After almost complete control of French Jiaozhichina, the Germans had begun to reorganize the South Vietnamese Servant Army and Resistance Army, and continued to march towards the Kingdom of Cambodia. They received support from the Cambodian Resistance Army and began to attack towns controlled by the French army on a large scale. The development of the war was almost a replica of Jiaozhichina, and the French were defeating step by step.

The failure of the French is attracting great attention from Britain. You should know that once the Kingdom of Cambodia breaks away from France's rule, this means that this Far East army controlled by the Germans will be able to cross Thailand through Cambodia to attack part of the British-controlled Myanmar territory. At that time, Britain will have to face the bad situation of starting a jungle war with Germany... Behind this bad situation is a powerful Chinese Empire in the Far East.

Of course, the reason why Qin Kai was able to come to the Ministry of Military Affairs today was naturally the North American offensive that the Spee fleet was about to detonate. According to the intelligence compiled by the Intelligence Department and the Ministry of Military Affairs, the entire west coast of the United States, except for the San Diego Military Base in California, is estimated that other coastal cities will encounter fatal artillery baptism. The only problem is how many artillery shells Old Man Spee brought... And this problem is actually easy to solve, it depends on whether Lu Han is willing to give some money.
Chapter completed!