Republic of China: Our great warlord has many children and many blessings

Wren said again:"At the beginning of the war, the British resorted to a trick they had used before - a naval blockade. In

November 1914, the entire North Sea was declared a war zone. Any ship entering would do so at its own risk, and German shipping was completely blocked.

The British The blockade was very harsh, and even food was considered"war contraband". Many neutral countries also criticized it.

This also made Kaiser Wilhelm II very angry. He knew that Britain wanted to use starvation to force it to surrender, so he retaliated against Britain in kind. Anti-blockade.

On February 18, 1915, Germany declared the waters surrounding Britain and Ireland, including the entire English Channel, as a war zone. It would destroy every enemy merchant ship and could not guarantee the safety of neutral merchant ships. The

Lusitania was a British A luxury ocean liner, it was put into service in 1907 and had only been sailing for 8 years when it was sunk.

The cruise ship was very huge, with a displacement of more than 40,000 tons.

In order to avoid the Lusitania being targeted, the British The outer paint of the ship was completely replaced, no flags were hung, and the name of the ship was covered.

Even so, the Lusitania is very dangerous.

Our government has always promoted that American passengers are not allowed to board the ship, but what is even more exaggerated is that , and its passengers didn't care.

As a result, tragedy occurred. 1,198 people died this time. Of the 159 American passengers, 124 died, including 94 children and infants.

President Wilson is also now considering his strategy against Germany..

The American media criticized this, thinking that this was Germany's blatant contempt for the United States."

Hearing this, Shen Hao nodded.

This time should be the beginning of Germany's first"unrestricted submarine warfare".

In a battle without anti-submarine warfare, submarines would be really difficult to deal with.

Shen Hao did have an anti-submarine radar in his hand, but Shen Hao would not take it out stupidly. He wished that Britain and France would be attacked by German submarines.

None of these guys are good people. There is no friendship between countries, only interests.

Shen Hao comforted him:"It is estimated that Germany will make compensation. It is enough for Germany to fight Britain, France, and Tsarist Russia. If you, the United States, join the fight, you will not be able to resist it."

Ruien nodded. He was still confident about this.

Although a merchant ship was sunk and more than a hundred Americans died, good words could not persuade the devil to die.

The United States will definitely not go to war with Germany because of more than a hundred ordinary people. This is not in their interests.

If the United States wants to have the right to speak in the world, it must grow up in a cowardly manner, wait for Europe to fight dog-eat-dog, and reap the benefits by selling arms, food and supplies. This is the unified consciousness of the top leaders of the United States.

Of course, unless the war situation becomes clear, it is not impossible for the United States to bet on Stud with a high probability of winning.

However, Shen Hao knew that the reason that ultimately led to the United States joining the war was because Germany deceived Mexico into rebelling.

The United States learned that Germany had sent a secret telegram to Mexico (the Zimmermann Telegram) proposing that Mexico join the war and ally with Germany in exchange for U.S. southern territory. This made the United States feel increasingly threatened by Germany.

In addition, the United States loaned billions of dollars to the Allied Powers, but it was also afraid that the Allied Powers would lose the war and have no money to compensate.

Therefore, Shen Hao's purpose is to borrow more money from the United States, and the United States will definitely support Shen Hao when the time comes.

Shen Hao originally felt embarrassed that the one-time loan was too much, but Ruien had a huge appetite and took the initiative to help Shen Hao with the loan.

Originally, Shen Hao just wanted to buy a submarine, but Rui En was initially willing to give Shen Hao 20 million US dollars to buy a submarine.

But when the chat was about to end, Rui En said again:"General Shen, it was so pleasant chatting with you. I am willing to help you increase the interest-free loan amount to 40 million US dollars, but all of it will be used to purchase our H submarine."

Originally, an H-submarine costs 4.13 million U.S. dollars, but I can offer you a discount to 4 million U.S. dollars.

Just enough to buy ten submarines."

Shen Hao: I just thought it was outrageous. Is there such a promotion?

However, this price is indeed cheaper than the Degu U-submarine.

Seeing that Shen Hao was silent, Rui En said again:"Moreover, we can also help you transport it to eastern Guangdong for free, and we will bear the cost.

We will agree to the conditions you proposed before."

Although Shen Hao didn't understand what was going on in Rui En's throat What kind of medicine are they selling, but this thing is beneficial to me, with interest-free loans and door-to-door delivery.

He was willing, but Shen Hao still asked:"Is there something wrong with this batch of submarines? You are so anxious to sell them to me."

Ruien made a cross on his chest and said:"Shen, I promise in the name of God, H submarine, It is definitely the most advanced submarine at present.

There is no problem with Jedi.

Shen, this H submarine is also called"Holland-602 type" and was designed by the Electric Ship Company.

It is 45.8 meters long, 4.8 meters wide, and has an underwater displacement of 474.

Equipped with 2 475-horsepower diesel engines and 2 300-horsepower electric motors. The water speed is 14, the underwater speed is 10.5 knots, the endurance is 4,300 kilometers, and it can accommodate officers and soldiers.

The weapon is a 418-inch torpedo launch tube, 8 torpedoes.

In all aspects Its performance is similar to that of F-class submarines, with a slight enhancement.

Most of them are produced at Vickers Factory in Canada and British shipyards, and a small number are produced at our Fall River Shipyard and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in the United States."

Hearing this, Shen Haodao:"Mr. Rui'en misunderstood, how could I doubt you? It's just that you are so enthusiastic that I don't know what to do."

Rui'en said:"General Shen, we in the United States are very friendly to our friends. We support Yu Qingfeng. Such a warrior who fights for freedom."

Shen Hao sneered in his heart. This is really your usual style.

"" It's a pleasure to cooperate,"

Rui En said happily:"It's a pleasure to cooperate."

The two old foxes looked at each other and smiled, both satisfied. What

Shen Hao didn't know was that since Germany began to engage in"unrestricted submarine warfare", U-boats were frantically attacking Britain in the Atlantic Ocean. and neutral merchant ships.

Britain suffered heavy losses and urgently needed a large number of submarines to counterattack, but its shipyards were full of tasks, so it asked the United States to purchase"Holland 602" submarines, named H-class. The

10 built by Fall River Shipyard were The U.S. government seized it because the United States did not participate in the war and had to abide by the neutral country policy.

Therefore, it is difficult to sell this kind of submarine to the Allied Powers.

However, if it is not sold to the Allied Powers, this submarine must be sold after it is built. The Fall River Shipyard is like the White House in the United States. Protest. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

You took the order, and now you won’t let me sell it. Who can I ask to explain it?

The Fall River Shipyard even directly sued the White House, and the White House Department of Defense also had a headache. , looking for a buyer.

At this juncture, a tortuous battle broke out.

The United States turned its attention to Japan and Shen Hao, the patrol envoy of Guangdong and Guangxi.

The United States, which had long been dissatisfied with Japan, directly felt that it would cooperate with Shen Hao Even better, he could sell his submarine weapons and consume Japan, killing two birds with one stone.

So Rui En, as the minister to China, came to visit in person.

Shen Hao and Rui En discussed some details about the cooperation between the two parties, and the two sides talked for an hour. A strategic partnership has been initially reached, and subsequent transactions will be carried out by professionals.

At the same time, the commander-in-chief of the Wanwan Army, Chai Goro, began a fierce attack.

This time, the navy attacked from the north, and the army attacked from Keelung.

There was no rush this time, and The heavy artillery brigade seems to be annihilated in one fell swoop.

The army relies most on artillery.

Although the Japanese army at this time has the status of a Class A division, it can be regarded as an elite unit.

The number of team members is also larger than during World War II, but once During the war, the Japanese infantry unit was not equipped with light machine guns.

During World War I, the Japanese infantry unit (squad) consisted of 16 people, including 1 squad leader, 1 deputy squad leader and 14 infantrymen. The 14th infantry unit could be divided into two rifle groups, so in case of encounter When it comes to battle, the squad leader and deputy squad leader can each command a rifle group and cooperate in the fight alternately.

There are very few heavy machine guns.

Rifles and pistols alone cannot achieve limited fire suppression and can only rely on artillery fire.

Chu Yunfei learned the news , and did not panic.

Let the Wasps lead 10,000 people to guard the navy led by Kato Yusaburo in the north of Wanwan. He led 10,000 people to deal with the army Shiba Gorojo.