The Kingdom of Prussia agreed to cooperate, which temporarily lifted the crisis of the Kingdom of Belgium. The two countries began to unite and after they were ready, they would launch an attack on the Kingdom of Dutch to break the siege of Britain, France and the Netherlands on the Kingdom of Belgium. At this time, Britain, France and the Netherlands did not know that the Kingdom of Belgium had already planned to take action first, and still followed the orderly plan and completed the mobilization, they attacked the Kingdom of Belgium and destroyed the hard supporter of the Chinese Empire.

Of course, even if the military strength of the British Empire is not as good as China, it cannot be underestimated. In particular, the Royal Navy of the British Empire is still at a disadvantage compared to the Chinese Navy. However, it is undoubtedly a giant in the whole of Europe. When the British Army planned to join forces with France and the Netherlands to fight against the Kingdom of Belgium, the British Navy was also planning to attack another die-hard ally of the Chinese Empire.

In the building of the British Admiralty,.

"Your Excellency, according to the information we have obtained, the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy has passed the Suez Canal and is rushing towards Spain. At this time, it is very dangerous to still leave the Mediterranean Fleet there. Once the Chinese Navy arrives, the Mediterranean Fleet is no match for the Chinese Navy at all. I suggest that in order to preserve our strength, we can withdraw the Mediterranean Fleet first!"

.The Mediterranean Fleet has only four battleships, and it does not have any advantage against the eight battleships of the Chinese Navy's 1st Fleet. Now, the British Navy is already behind the Chinese Navy. If the Mediterranean Fleet is lost, it will undoubtedly add insult to injury. At that time, the strength of the British Navy will be further weakened.

"But, can we leave the Mediterranean to the Chinese easily?" If we cannot control the sea in the Mediterranean, then the Chinese will be able to transport troops and war materials to Europe continuously through sea routes.

"Your Excellency, but we have no choice now. Unless we put the entire local fleet into the Mediterranean and have a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy in advance!"

"What if we are going to fight the Chinese Navy now? Of course, I mean when the Chinese Navy has only one fleet in the Mediterranean, we should concentrate our efforts to defeat them first. In this way, we may be able to reverse the situation." Although the strength of the Royal Navy of the British Empire is not as strong as the Chinese Navy, this does not mean that they cannot change the strength comparison between the two sides through other methods. It will take at least two years to build a battleship. If the enemy's battleship can be sunk, then the strength comparison between the two sides will change.

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"Your Excellency, if we gather the local fleet and the Mediterranean fleet, we may be able to really defeat the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy. They only have 8 battleships and dozens of small battleships. If our two fleets are combined, we can have 12 battleships. Even in terms of performance, it may not be as good as the Chinese Navy's battleships. However, the numerical advantage of the four battleships can give us an advantage!"

"Well! Then, the local fleet will be ready to go to the Mediterranean and fight the Chinese Navy's 1st Fleet. This is a rare and good opportunity and must not be missed!"

"Yes, Your Excellency. However, before this, we have to let the Mediterranean Fleet solve the Spanish Navy. The other warships of the Spanish Navy do not pose much threat to us. However, the two "Qin-class" battleships will not pose little threat to us. Once the Spanish Navy joins the battlefield when we fight the Chinese Navy in a decisive battle, it will be a huge threat to us!"

"Well, let him lead the Mediterranean Fleet to first deal with the Spanish Navy, then join with the local fleet, and fight a decisive battle with the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy!"

"Yes, yourselves!" His eyes were full of fighting spirit. If this plan could be successful, then the British Navy might be able to turn the situation around. Even if both sides were defeated in the decisive battle with the Chinese Navy 1st Fleet, they could still buy enough time for the subsequent service of the warships. In this way, the comparison between the Chinese Empire and the British naval strength will gradually change. It is not impossible for the British Navy to gain an advantage again.

The British Navy immediately sent the combat plan to the Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet in Gibraltar, the home port, and asked their Chinese Navy to resolve the Spanish Navy before arriving, creating opportunities for the decisive battle.

"Haha! I knew that the Minister would not admit defeat so easily. This time, we will definitely be able to beat those yellow-skinned monkeys to the point of being beaten!", laughing.

"Commander, then we have to go out immediately. The Chinese will come in a few days!"

"Well! Order the fleet, get ready!".

Originally, the British Navy had a plan. Once the main force of the Chinese Navy entered the Mediterranean Sea, in order to preserve its strength, the main force of the Mediterranean Fleet would retreat to its homeland. The navy of the British Empire would retreat without a shot, which would make his face stand! Fortunately, the British Navy made timely adjustments.

The British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet now has four battleships, namely two "Rare Class" battleships, the "Roar" battleships and the "Triumph" battleships, two "Ajax-class" battleships, namely the "Agamemnon" battleships and the "Apollo" battleships. In addition, the Mediterranean Fleet also has four "Nelson-class" battleships, eight "Orlando" battleships and 14 "Pearl-class" cruisers. Such strength is already very powerful.

The Spanish Navy has two "Qin-class" battleships ordered from the Chinese Empire, four "East Zhou-class" battleships, six "Western Zhou-class" battleships, six "Solar-class" cruisers, eight "Tiangang-class" destroyers and 12 old "Xia-class" cruisers. The number of battleships is smaller than that of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, especially the powerful battleships. Even if the performance of the "Ravage Class" battleships and the "Ajax-class" battleships are poor, they can still beat the "Qin-class" battleships in the case of two-on-one.

Because of this strength comparison, he confidently believed that the strength of the Mediterranean fleet alone was enough to defeat or even annihilate the Spanish Navy.

On July 31, 1854, the battleship "Agamemnon". Then dozens of warships from the Mediterranean Fleet emerged from the port and prepared to go to a decisive battle with the Spanish Navy. Before the decisive battle with the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy, the Spanish Navy will be eliminated.

The Spanish Navy was originally divided into the Atlantic Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet. However, with the outbreak of the war, the Spanish Navy knew that the scattered fleet was no match for the British Navy at all. Especially in the Atlantic direction, it was impossible to compete with the British Navy. Therefore, the Spanish Navy Minister Duke Aguilera ordered the Atlantic Fleet to be dispatched to the Mediterranean to garrison. In addition, the name of the Spanish Navy's Great Fleet has also changed. The Atlantic Fleet was named the 1st Fleet, and the Mediterranean Fleet was named the 2nd Fleet. The two "Qin-class" battleships, 6 "Sulfurious" cruisers and 8 "Tiangang-class" destroyers ordered from the Chinese Empire were named the 3rd Fleet. Among the three major fleets, the 3rd Fleet, which are all new ships, is undoubtedly the most powerful.

After the war broke out, Spain also strengthened its surveillance of Gibraltar. When it was discovered that all the British Navy Mediterranean Fleets had left the port and entered the Mediterranean, they immediately reported the information to the Navy. The Minister of Navy Duke Aguilera ordered the Spanish Navy to enter combat readiness and was ready to fight against the Mediterranean Fleet at any time.

Although the Spanish Navy's strength was slightly inferior to the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, the Spanish Navy was not afraid. Because their allies, the powerful Chinese Navy's 1st Fleet, were on the way. When the Chinese Navy's 1st Fleet arrived, the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet had no way to die.

It only takes less than two days to travel from Gibraltar to Benidorm, the Spanish Navy's base. According to the intelligence obtained by the British, it will take five days or even longer for the Chinese fleet to arrive in Spain. Therefore, the Mediterranean fleet has enough time to defeat the Spanish Navy. When the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy arrives, they will find that the Spanish Navy has been destroyed. At that time, the British Navy will be able to gain a certain advantage! r1152

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