History has really become chaotic due to Xiao Letian's agitation. The Great White Fleet, which originally belonged to the United States, was snatched away from the naming rights by the British today!
It was clearly a global cruise fleet ordered by US President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, but now it was accomplished by the British decades in advance.
In real history, the United States began to increase its industrialization level at the beginning of the twentieth century, and their industrial capabilities have emerged.
In order to demonstrate the great national power of the United States and not want to fight anyone, Roosevelt built a Great White Fleet to cruise around the world!
This fleet consists of 16 battleships, several destroyers and supply ships. One of its important strategic tasks is to deter Japan.
Because Japan had just defeated the Tsarist Russian Navy in the Battle of Tsushima, it was a time of arrogance. At this time, it was still very necessary for the United States to send a fleet to patrol for deterrence.
The fleet on this patrol was all painted white, so history called it the Great White Fleet!
Of course, Benjamin didn't know what was happening in the other parallel world. He looked at the battleship in front of him and said coldly, "The Chinese always wear white clothes when mourning... Our fleet goes to mourn the Chinese! It's still white. That’s good!”
The captain of the Royal Dockyard and the surrounding officials suddenly realized, "Ah! So that's it...our fleet is going to the funeral of the Chinese!"
"Yes, it looks like it is right. Paint it white and bury it for the Chinese people! Send it off to Xiao Letian who drowned!"
Benjamin turned to the captain of the Royal Dockyard and the accompanying Lord Admiralty and said, "How is the performance of this Zhiyuan-class battleship? Is it really better than our other designs?"
"Yes, Prime Minister! This Zhiyuan-class warship, after our many sandbox calculations, the final result is that the design idea is very correct, and it is more suitable for actual combat than other styles..."
"Hmm...how many warships of this style can we build now?" Benjamin asked.
"Twelve ships, our British Empire's shipbuilding capability ranks first in the world. Although it is the first Zhiyuan-class battleship jointly built by China and Prussia, we struck later and now we have the largest number of battleships!"
"The Chinese currently only have eight ships, and Prussia has produced two test ships... It is said that Prussia is still producing three ships for the Chinese, and the design institute has four or five more ships on the drawing board..."
"Far inferior to our British Empire! Our naval shipbuilding technology is the best in the world!"
Benjamin looked at the sea in the distance and smiled, "Bismarck is an old fox! He tore off a big piece of French fat and chose to go back to his den to digest it instead of competing with us for ocean rights!"
"He is a strategist with a profound vision and a century-old vision! Do you know? Bismarck has written to Her Majesty the Queen and His Majesty the Prince many times..."
"The letter very humbly explained all of Prussia's naval strength, without any hidden secrets... and also sincerely requested that the UK allow them to build two battleships for experimentation!"
"Haha...hahaha...the purpose of these two experimental battleships is just to prove that they have it and that their steel technology is excellent. Can they fight? It's simply impossible!"
"As long as Germany does not develop its navy, it will never be our rival in the UK... But this Xiao Letian is so abominable!"
"You can just be a small warlord in Asia and maintain friendly relations with Britain! How dare you form a navy? You also publicly announced that you want to form a deep blue navy!"
"You deserve it too! Lowly Chinese people, do you also deserve to own the ocean?" Benjamin's face was full of flesh and blood, and he finally revealed his true intention before the war.
In the final analysis, it was Xiao Letian's marine plan that stimulated Britain. Just like in history, Bismarck began to pretend to be a grandson after fighting the Franco-Prussian War!
He kept a low profile in front of Britain and never dared to compete for the position of the boss. He successfully deceived Britain strategically and bought Germany precious time for development and digestion.
In real history, the period from the Franco-Prussian War to World War I was the period when Germany's comprehensive strength improved the fastest. According to the Chinese, it was to practice hard at home and never go to war with other countries!
Domestic technological breakthroughs in the steel industry, military industry, railways, electric power, chemistry, medicine, automobiles... and even aviation are all thanks to Bismarck!
Because Bismarck led Germany to win the Franco-Prussian War and tore off the interests from France. These interests are the first pass for them to develop comprehensive scientific and technological breakthroughs!
It is precisely because of this first pot of gold investment that Germany will have a comprehensive scientific and technological breakthrough later. During this period, Bismarck still needs to pretend to be a grandson in front of the British and dispel all the British wariness. Only then can he safely keep a low profile and bide his time. develop.
It is a pity that William II was young and energetic and could not understand Bismarck's strategic thinking that could span a hundred years. After coming to power, he began to vigorously develop the navy and expand the strength of the empire, which suddenly aroused the vigilance of his British cousins!
In the end, the relatives also broke up with each other, and a war broke out!
If Wilhelm II can have some strategic determination and survive for another twenty or thirty years, Germany can make more breakthroughs in science and technology, reserve more scientific talents, and reserve strategic resources for decades more.
Apart from anything else, if the number of engineers in Germany doubles again at that time, I am afraid that the pattern of Europe will really be rewritten!
In fact, Germany's final glory in the early stages of World War II was based on the policies of the Bismarck period!
Where do scientists come from? Where do engineers come from? Where do the talent reserves for so many industry technology experts come from? When a forest grows, you must study the earliest seedling stage!
The cunning Bismarck can paralyze the Queen and Prince of England. Now, isn't it easy to paralyze a British Prime Minister? The two battleships were branded as experiments, which made Benjamin completely relax his vigilance!
"Organize all twelve battleships into the Great White Fleet!" Benjamin waved his hand.
"How many more of these Reach-class cruisers do we have?" Benjamin asked.
"There are sixteen ships in total... and there are also some small destroyers, which are also the latest ones, twenty-one..." the Minister of the Navy replied.
"Very good! All formations together! Twelve battleships, sixteen cruisers, twenty-one destroyers...accompanying the army are four supply ships..."
"We are an empire on which the sun never sets. Let the governors of all colonies prepare the supplies we need in advance!"
"On June 1st, the Great White Fleet must set off!"
Hiss... everyone gasped, "This... new warship has been taken away, how can we defend the mainland?"
"Let our original old-model warships complete the mission of home defense... In this expedition against Xiao Letian, we are going to smash the eggs with a hammer!"
"One shot and two breaks up!"
