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The Chinese expressed a certain degree of surprise at the arrival of the Great White Fleet. They had never seen such a huge fleet of 16 battleships and 8 lightning strike ships. Their surprise was just like the Americans when the United States first formed the Great White Fleet in November last year.

However, Major General Robbie Evans clearly felt that the Chinese were just surprised and did not regard the Great White Fleet as a threat. There were still welcome personnel from government organizations at the port, as well as American overseas Chinese. But more people looked at us with curiosity. Like the children entering the amusement park, they wanted to go and see it everywhere, without considering the huge power of the twelve-inch main gun!

However, Major General Robbie Evans immediately found some problems. Outside Shanghai Port, Robbie Evans met the "Emperor of China" - the "Long Live the Emperor" luxury cruise ship. The 42,000-ton cruise ship in China's artificial ship industry was the largest luxury cruise ship in the world at that time. "Dream Kingdom", no matter what kind of praise it is, it cannot describe its magnificence!

With a huge body, unparalleled five-smoke, a length of 240, and a terrible displacement of 60,000 tons, this huge ship means that if China wants to, it can build a super battleship with a displacement of 50,000 tons and a length of 240, and can be equipped with the most advanced 4 dual 15-inch guns, and the speed can easily reach 24 knots. Just thinking about it, I feel that it is not

After entering the "Long Live the Emperor", the major general keenly felt that this was definitely not a luxury passenger ship. Under his professional eyes, the prototype of this luxury cruise ship gradually turned into a huge battleship.

First of all, this cruise ship is too luxurious. Whether it is furniture or decoration supplies, each piece is very heavy. According to my own visual conclusion, the total weight of these furniture is nearly 10,000 tons, which is exactly the same as the armor of the battleship. In other words, this cruise ship is actually a test ship of a super battleship!

When I think of this, the major general's heart is cold. Although there are sixteen battleships, if China has such a super battleship, the Chinese will win in the end. The 15-inch landlord gun will easily knock out any American battleship, and the other way around) cannon cannot cause much damage to this super battleship. More importantly, this super battleship also has an extremely high speed, 24 knots, and 3. It will pass any battleship in the world.

When leaving the luxury cruise ship, Major General Robbie Evans had to admit that China has been at the forefront of the world in the construction of warships. On civilian ships, luxury cruise ships are a symbol of national strength. In order to prove their local skills and strength, Europeans have gone crazy for the Blue Ribbon Award.

The Germans created their "William the Great" World, and the British even created the "Celtic" to deal with it. The Americans. The major general did not see any action. Perhaps he should remind the President to encourage some large ship companies to build some super cruise ships to defend the honor of the United States, and at the same time obtain the data on the construction of super battleship lands. The sister ships "Lusitania" and "Mauritania" were built with the support of the British government, with the purpose of defending the honor of the British Empire.

As soon as the major general saw the Emperor, he knew China's ambition for the ocean and the ambition for the Western Pacific. Nothing can better reflect China's strength. The British sister ship "Lusitania" was far inferior. However, the major general only saw a part. In fact, this cruise ship was designed as a prototype ship of the aircraft carrier. The spacious straight-through deck and tall bridge are all the characteristics of modern aircraft carriers.

In Zhao Gang's understanding, the Chinese must once again burst out with great enthusiasm for the ocean, just like before 500. Moreover, China and the United States will definitely fight in the Pacific, not just because of maritime rights and interests. Due to the strong potential of the United States, China and the United States are destined to be unable to share the Pacific.

The Americans have an incomparable hatred towards China. Although China signed an alliance treaty with them, both the Chinese and the British have regarded this as waste paper. The Americans want to restore all their territory and will surely wave butcher knives at China, just as they did in history.

However, China cannot wield the first sword and leave a message to other allies. Therefore, these actions are very hidden, but the hidden things cannot be hidden from those who are interested. These clues also shocked those who are interested.

With a depressed mood, Major General Robbie Evans came to Lushun, the largest port in the East. The scene in front of him shocked him. Facing the Great White Fleet, China also sent a huge lineup, dozens of ships - the dreadnoughts in front of the ironclad ships and the old cruiser, the tonnage should be 300,000 tons, which is half more than the Great White Fleet.

However, such a fleet should go to a shipyard rather than a military port. If a battle really breaks out, Major General Robbie Evans is confident to solve these old garbage within half an hour. Because he is very familiar with these old ships, the latest ones are ten years old, such as the Olympia, but this latest ironclad ship is also covered in bullet marks and does not repair it and appears in the forefront with scars.

Two huge fleets of

Major General Robbie Evans then noticed that the injured major General Evans suddenly had a very strange idea. If the artillery fired at this time, could the old fleet be wiped out in one fell swoop?

Major General Robbie Evans was startled by his strange thoughts, and looked around with fear, fearing that several super battleships would suddenly appear and destroy the fleet. In fact, even if they could eliminate these warships, Major General Robbie Evans asked himself that there was no way to deal with the Lushun Fortress.

The Lushun Fortress was successively built by the Beiyang Fleet of the Qing Dynasty and the New China Navy. The fortifications were very strong, with large and large forts and forts scattered, and equipped with various artillery to control the entire fortress across the cross-control. It was impossible to suppress the firepower at all.

As a result, after a day, Major General Robbie Evans's psychological doubts became even bigger. Didn't the Chinese have a huge plan to build a ship? Why did they use these old ships to count? In the heart of the major general, he was always afraid of the "super dreadnought". He hid in the sea, aiming at the Dabai Fleet from afar, ready to give the Dabai Fleet a blow at any time.

This time, the Great White Fleet failed to achieve its original goal and did not see China's strength clearly. An unknown opponent is much more dangerous than the ones you know. It is already frightening to have so much uncertainty. However, what made Major General Robbie Evans happy was that China unexpectedly agreed to the United States' request to build the Panama Canal. Perhaps the Chinese saw the strength of the 16 battleships. And what is important is that our industrial strength can build more battleships. The Chinese have to respect this Great White Fleet, which is also a victory.

So Major General Robbie Evans happily returned to the United States on his way with the Great White Fleet. By the time he returned to his hometown, it was already 1909. What kind of interest negotiations were held between China, the United States, Britain and Germany around the construction of the Panama Canal. Sometimes, strength is not just what a fleet can represent. The United States, with the weakest national strength, paid the greatest price to obtain the right to excavate the Panama Canal.

Before this, the British envoy Churchill came directly to China to discuss the opening of the Panama Canal with China. Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi clearly rejected the British envoy:

"The Panama Canal cannot be built, there is no room for negotiation!"

Churchill looked at the elegant Chinese Foreign Minister and knew in his heart that what happened today would probably be worn out.

"The construction of the Panama Canal is the matter of the Panama government. Our country is just a suggestion. If your country does not agree, it will not interfere with Panama's internal affairs! Our British Empire will not tolerate such undemocratic things."

Tang Shaoyi was not angry after hearing this and replied:

"If the Panama Canal is built, our country will also build the Kra Canal. You know, building the canal is the internal affairs of our country, and you cannot interfere with it!"

Tang Shaoyi's words focused on Churchill's key points. If the Kra Canal is built, the British Strait of Malacca will become a useless strait and Singapore will lose its role as a strategic fortress. In this way, China's originally weak Central and Southern fleet will be much stronger, and the British Indian Ocean fleet will be greatly impacted. The consequence is that once a war breaks out, Britain will have to significantly strengthen the naval forces in the Indian Ocean to maintain India's security.

"This is not possible. India is the lifeblood of our country and cannot accept any threats, even from friends!"

Churchill had to bite the bullet and answer, he could almost know what kind of answer he heard:

"Since this cannot do it, that cannot do it either. Western North America is the lifeline of our country and cannot accept any threats, even from friends!"

"Is this really the case?"

Churchill was a little angry and his voice became louder

"If the western United States is really regarded as the lifeline, how could it be that more than 100,000 kilometers of railways would be demolished and then mined minerals in the next five years, seriously destroying the environment in the western region. If this is considered a lifeline, then the lifeline would be too valuable.

Since you have no intention of occupying the western United States, why don’t you give the conditions quickly and quickly? Minister Tang, you and I are both smart people, why don’t you be as straightforward as a man and show your trump card?”

Tang Shaoyi still looked graceful and said his trump card

"What our emperor means is that if Singapore does not give it to it, the Kara Canal will be built!"

A few hours later, Churchill looked pale and walked out of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a daze, he stepped on the air and fell down the steps. His secretary only caught one of his shoes, causing greater damage to him. Churchill, who had lost his balance, fell below his head and had to rest in Beijing for a few more days.
Chapter completed!