ALL NOVEL Chapter 175
On January 1, 1935
, a huge fleet stopped at the Qingdao military port.
Among them was a huge warship, the Huaxia super battleship that was about to sail to Europe and the United States on behalf of the Chinese Navy.
Its size and force can be called a super battleship.
At least no battleship in the world can rival it.
To a certain extent, it can even represent the Chinese Navy.
"Woo woo woo......."
As the warship's whistle sounded.
Under the towing of several tugboats, the battleship of more than 90,000 tons began to leave the port.
Following closely behind were four nuclear-powered Aegis cruisers of more than 20,000 tons and nine assault-class destroyers.
There were also three ocean-going comprehensive supply ships waiting for them in the South China Sea.
Soon this visiting fleet disappeared from everyone's eyes.
The first stop of the visiting fleet after departure was Guangzhou.
Why choose to stay in Guangzhou? The navy also has two meanings.
The first meaning is naturally to let the Chinese people see the powerful naval fleet of their country.
Their own things must be shown to their own people first. How can we let foreigners see them first?
The second meaning is also very clear, that is, to show it to Hong Kong.
In any case, these two places must be recovered this year.
If England doesn't buy it, then we can only use force.
However, using force will cause serious diplomatic incidents.
Although 28 said that Jiang Fan is not afraid of the so-called world's first power.
But you have to admit that the other party has the largest market in the world.
There are also many allies.
The world's main waterways, the Suez Canal, the Strait of Gibraltar, and the English Channel are all in the hands of the other side.
If the other side is beaten too badly, the other side will directly impose an economic blockade.
Chinese merchant ships may not be able to reach Europe, let alone do business there.
The consequence of this is that China's industrial development will be slow.
Of course, if the British want to use this to threaten China, then they are very wrong.
Even if they don't want the market there, they must take back Hong Kong.
The place chosen for the second stop is also very good.
It is the Bangkok Port in Siam.
The fleet will stay here for a day.
Then it will pass through the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and then arrive at the Port of Rome in Italy.
Italy is one of the potential customers for China's weapons.
After all, it is one of the industrial powers and is quite rich.
Then it will directly cross the English Channel and arrive at the Port of Hamburg in Germany.
This is the end point of the fleet.
The fleet will stay here for half a month and then start to return.
If it were not for the absolute confidence in strength, this behavior would be quite risky.
However, even if they were given the courage, they would not dare to attack this fleet.
The battleship Huaxia is enough to deter all those with bad intentions.
When the navy announced the cities where the ship would stop, the citizens of Guangzhou were excited.
Later, it attracted widespread attention from all over the world.
The confidentiality work on the Huaxia side was really too good.
Since the last time a blurry photo was released to whet the appetite, there has been no relevant news.
With just a blurry photo, they can't analyze anything at all.
It is precisely because of this that they are more curious about this mysterious battleship of Huaxia. They also sent a commissioner to Huaxia for investigation.
And this investigation team is now in Hong Kong.
This investigation commissioner is also very interesting.
Because his name is Winston Churchill.
In the original history, Churchill served as the Prime Minister of England twice.
If it weren't for this prime minister, England's fate in World War II would be even worse.
But even now, this fat man Qiu is one of the figures of the times in England.
In 1910, at the age of 35, he served as Home Secretary.
In 1911, he was transferred to the position of English Navy Minister.
After the outbreak of World War I, due to the unfavorable war situation, Fatty Qiu was dismissed and squeezed out of the political circle.
He went to the French front as a battalion commander and personally commanded the battle.
In 1917, he was reinstated again and served as Minister of Munitions.
Tanks and airplanes were promoted and developed under his promotion.
After that, his political career was ups and downs.
Until 1929, when MacDonald became Prime Minister.
Fatty Qiu never held any position again.
However, he was not at peace during this period and had been highly opposed to the policy of appeasement.
This time, England launched an investigation into the mysterious battleship of China.
Fatty Qiu was selected by them and thrown directly to the Far East, so that they could be quieter.
That's why Fatty Qiu came to Hong Kong in the Far East.
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) This was also his first time to set foot on the territory of China.
After arriving in the Far East, Fatty Qiu did not sit idle.
Instead, he wandered around.
During this period, he entered China many times under the pretext of tourism.
He left his traces in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Yanjing, and Shenyang.
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You can imagine how fast this guy can run.
After running to so many places, Fatty Qiu came to a conclusion.
"Napoleon was right. This is a sleeping lion, but now it has woken up, baring its fangs and staring at everyone with its ferocious eyes. It won't be long before we can hear the roar of the Oriental lion in Europe."
At the same time, he also began to write the book"My Journey to China".
In this book, he described in detail his previous prejudices against China.
And how the development of China has broken these prejudices step by step.
He also emphasized���He wrote about the shock he felt when he first saw the Chinese battleship.
The appearance of the Chinese battleship not only shocked him, but also the whole world.
This fleet seemed to be afraid that people in Hong Kong could not see clearly, and the route they were sailing on was less than 10 kilometers away from Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong.
It can be described as being within reach.
Fatty Qiu had already stood at the highest point next to Victoria Harbor.
High-powered telescopes were also set up here, so that the Chinese fleet could be seen clearly even from a long distance.
However, these telescopes of his did not play any role.
Because the Chinese battleship appeared, from far to near, it appeared in everyone's eyes.
The huge battleship crashed through a cloud of fog on the sea, and its huge figure was revealed to the world.
It suddenly jumped out like a beast on the sea and broke into everyone's sight.
"this.......Is this a Chinese battleship?....How is this possible? God, I must have seen it wrong."
When everyone saw the Huaxia battleship, they were shocked.
Even though they were more than ten kilometers apart, they could still feel how huge it was.
The Aegis cruisers and assault destroyers following it were like little guys.
Especially for Fatty Qiu, who had served as a naval commander.
He was very familiar with naval ships.
Although he didn't know how big this battleship was.
But he knew that it was bigger than all the battleships he had ever seen, and much bigger.
And the other side deliberately raised the muzzle, as if they were afraid that they couldn't see it.
It seemed to be showing them its power.
"What the hell is this monster? Who knows how big it is?"
"I'm afraid only the Chinese know, but from the ships around it, we can probably judge that the opponent's displacement is at least 60,000 tons, and the caliber of the main gun is definitely more than 400 mm."
"No, it's more than 60,000 tons, it should be more than 70,000 tons."
At this time, Fatty Qiu finally spoke.
This data is not just made up by him, but also obtained through comparison.
480 However, his data is already close.
"God, how could anyone in this world be able to build such a large battleship, this is simply unreasonable."
Fatty Qiu said faintly:"The current China itself is unreasonable, and there are too many unreasonable aspects of their development.
Although this battleship seems unreasonable, it is reasonable for China today.
It seems that the rise of China has become an established fact, and no one can stop it."
At this moment, in his pupils, there was only the figure of the Huaxia battleship.
He stared at the Huaxia battleship, and the shock in his heart could not be suppressed at all.
For a battleship, size can represent combat effectiveness.
Their largest battleship is the Nelson-class battleship.
The full load displacement is only more than 40,000 tons.
And one of them sank in the Battle of the Gulf of Siam.
At least 70,000 tons, what on earth is this concept.
Although he didn't want to admit it.
But with the current shipbuilding capacity of England, it is impossible to build a battleship of such a large tonnage.
At least it is the case now.
After all, after more than ten years of restrictions under the Washington Naval Treaty.
The shipbuilding capabilities of various countries have degraded.
It is hard for Fatty Qiu to imagine , when this battleship appeared in front of the European masters, how much shock and sensation it would cause.
Its appearance also means that China has risen, at least it has the qualifications to be on an equal footing with them.
In Victoria Harbor, when the crowd saw the Huaxia battleship and more than a dozen ships behind it, they also cheered.
Some people even laughed and shed tears.
They have been waiting for this moment for too long.
The appearance of the Huaxia battleship seemed to inject infinite courage into their bodies.
When they face foreigners in the future, they don’t have to be so humble.
Because there is also a powerful country behind them.