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Volume Three: War in the Far East Chapter 65: Fight or Retreat?

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    South China Sea

    A mighty and huge fleet of the British Royal Navy passed through the Strait of Malacca and conducted a brief replenishment in Singapore. At this moment, the Far East Fleet of the British Royal Navy has officially entered the South China Sea. Admiral of the Royal Navy Mi  Scheer stood on the deck of the Queen Elizabeth with a defiant look on his face. The waves rolled beneath him, whitecaps surged, and behind him there was a forest of masts and flags flying -_)

    Admiral Michel looked up and saw the blue sky, the gentle sea breeze, and the gathering of seagulls. The whole sea presented a peaceful and calm scene. From time to time, a few sea fish jumped out of the sea riding the wind and waves, following the British Royal Navy's Far East Fleet from afar.  After formation

    A proud smile suddenly appeared on Admiral Michel's face. This is the South China Sea. Why should such a vast sea be handed over to those yellow-skinned monkeys?  In this vast sea area, there are countless islands dotted here and there, as well as rich reserves of minerals. The South China Sea is really a huge treasure waiting to be developed.

    But why is this huge treasure in the hands of those yellow-skinned monkeys in China?  When he thought of this, Michelle felt bursts of jealousy in her heart.

    The confrontation on the sea in Fuzhou a few years ago is still vivid in his mind. The emergence of the Dauntless was a thorn in Michelle's heart all these years. He wanted to represent the British soldiers who died  He wanted to teach these despicable yellow-skinned monkeys a lesson, but he didn't expect that the appearance of the Fearless completely destroyed his hopes.

    He could only retreat to India in despair amid the peace talks between Churchill and Tang Jian. This made him feel extremely humiliated. The majestic ocean-going fleet of the empire on which the sun never sets actually had to bow to a fleet composed of Chinese.

    And now, he finally stepped into the South China Sea again, and could finally avenge his shame. Today, he could finally have a head-on naval battle with China's South China Sea Fleet. Thinking of this, Michelle secretly swore in his heart that he must let  These yellow-skinned monkeys know how powerful the British Royal Navy is

    Soon, the British Royal Navy's Far East Fleet led by Michel arrived near the Nansha Islands, which is not far from the Manila port in Luzon. This means that Admiral Michel may encounter the South China Sea at any time.  To China's South China Sea Fleet

    Michelle ordered to the left and right: "Let the fleet's lookouts keep their eyes open. Once the Chinese fleet is discovered, immediately prepare live ammunition and wait for orders to enter the battle."

    "Yes, Your Excellency General," the adjutant next to Michelle replied respectfully.

    An hour later

    "Reporting to the flagship, the port side lookout spotted an unidentified fleet at eleven o'clock." Suddenly, news came from Elizabeth's bridge command room

    Michelle was delighted, could it be China's South China Sea Fleet?

    What a God-given opportunity. Michelle originally thought that when the Chinese South China Sea Fleet heard that the British Royal Navy was about to enter the South China Sea, without follow-up support, the Chinese South China Sea Fleet would hide to avoid a head-on encounter with the British Royal Navy. However,  What Michelle didn't expect was that the Chinese South China Sea Fleet would actually come to his door. This really saved him the need to search for the South China Sea Fleet for the main decisive battle.

    Admiral Michel immediately ordered from the bridge command post of the Queen Elizabeth flagship: "Immediately confirm the identity of this fleet, and at the same time, each ship will immediately prepare live ammunition and prepare for combat." Michel was really impatient.

    Michelle raised a high-magnification telescope and slowly stared at the sea in the distance at eleven o'clock.

    Sure enough, five minutes later, a row of towering masts appeared in the eyepiece of the telescope in Michel's hand, and then, a huge fleet appeared in Admiral Michel's field of vision

    "Report to the general, it's the German fleet." Suddenly, the port side lookout reported back.

    "What?" Michelle was stunned on the spot, and her mind suddenly couldn't react. Why did the German fleet appear here?  It's really too strange

    "Let all ships pay attention and do not attack without my order, so as not to cause misunderstandings," Michel quickly ordered. Although the Allies led by Britain and the Allies led by Germany had deep grudges at this time, they were far from over.  The point of openly declaring war

    Now in the North Atlantic, the British Home Fleet and the German Home Fleet are facing each other across the sea, but no one dares to take the lead in firing. On the one hand, there is no excuse to declare war; on the other hand, no one dares to take the lead.  Responsibility for provoking war

    Therefore, even if the two sides are at war with each other, both sides try their best to maintain restraint.

    Before Michel came to the Far East, Prime Minister Chamberlain had told him that Germany still had an ocean-going fleet in the South China Sea, which was usually anchored in Guangzhou Port as a neutral country. Chamberlain asked Michel to look for the Chinese South China Sea Fleet.  While carrying out the decisive battle with the main force, we must avoid a head-on conflict with Germany, so as not to overwhelm the North Atlantic.?Two military alliances officially go to war

    Michelle rubbed her eyes vigorously, and after confirming again and again, she finally reluctantly admitted that the fleet's mast was indeed the German naval flag hanging high among the masts, and it was undoubtedly the German fleet.

    Michelle secretly regretted it. He knew that it would not be so easy to catch China's South China Sea Fleet from the beginning.

    Michelle ordered the flag carrier: "Ask the Germans, what are they doing here? The South China Sea is now a war zone. Let them leave this sea area quickly to avoid accidental damage."

    Soon after, the German fleet on the opposite sea sent back a message: "The German fleet is conducting joint military exercises here. Now the British Royal Navy is warned to leave this sea area immediately, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences."

    Michelle was shocked. The German fleet was conducting military exercises in this area?  Are you telling us to leave this sea area immediately?  This is simply a big joke

    Michelle felt extremely angry at the arrogance of the Germans. This is the South China Sea, not the Baltic Sea, not the North Sea. Why are the Germans so arrogant?

    Joint military ties?  Michelle suddenly felt an ominous feeling in her heart. Who should she join forces with?  Michel realized that today's affairs seemed a bit complicated, and immediately ordered the semaphore to ask the German fleet again, with whom were they conducting joint military exercises?

    Just after Michelle issued this order, a message suddenly came from the starboard lookout on the aft deck of the flagship Queen Elizabeth: "An unidentified fleet has been spotted again at the five o'clock direction of the fleet."

    "Another fleet?" This time, Admiral Michel's surprise turned into shock. He always felt that it was too easy to enter the South China Sea this time. At this moment, Michel realized that he had been blinded by his original arrogance and arrogance.  eyes

    After he entered the South China Sea, he suddenly encountered two fleets at the same time, one of which was the German fleet. This was by no means an accident, it was really unusual.

    ¡°It¡¯s the Chinese Navy,¡± the starboard lookout on the aft deck said in despair.

    Michelle ignored his own image, grabbed a telescope and hurried towards the back deck. He raised the telescope and took a look. Sure enough, above the towering mast of the fleet that suddenly appeared from the five o'clock position behind the formation.  All are flying the Yellow Dragon Sword Flag of the Chinese Navy.

    Looking at the three battleships leading the way, Michelle knew that these were China¡¯s South China Sea Fleet.

    Since Germany and China are holding joint military exercises in the South China Sea, have Germany and China already formed a military alliance?  Has China joined the Allies?  It¡¯s really weird that Michelle didn¡¯t know anything about such a big thing.

    "Your Majesty General, what should we do now? If we continue to stay in this position, it won't be long before we are surrounded by the German fleet and the Chinese fleet," Admiral Michel's adjutant reminded.

    "God, I know, of course I know, I don't need you to remind me." Michelle felt a little uneasy. Everything that happened today was so strange.

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    China South China Sea Fleet, flagship Typhoon bridge command room

    "General Sa, the British must be scared out of their wits," a young staff officer next to Sa Zhenbing said with a smile.

    Sa Zhenbing smiled slightly, put down the telescope in his hand, and said with a smile: "These British people came from India with great momentum. They never expected that the Germans would suddenly be on our side, and they did not dare to fire at the German fleet rashly. If they  If you don't run faster, you will soon be surrounded by two fleets. Once a war breaks out, the British fleet will be doomed."

    The combat staff nodded: "The president is still wise, he has fooled the British again."

    Sa Zhen said coldly: "Who told the British to stab us in the back? Let these British guys understand now that the South China Sea is not the place they should come to."

    Sa Zhenbing ordered: "Let the semaphores send a signal to the British Far East Fleet, saying that China and Germany have formed a military alliance a few days ago, and now is the first joint maritime military exercise between China and Germany after forming a military alliance.  At this time, the British fleet has broken into the sea area of ????the joint military exercise between the two countries, and now they are urged to withdraw from the South China Sea immediately. Otherwise, China will formally declare war with the British on the grounds of trespassing into Chinese waters. At that time, under the military alliance  Under the terms of the agreement, Germany will provide strong military support and does not rule out the possibility of using the German fleet to assist China."

    After seeing the news from the Chinese South China Sea Fleet, Michelle's face was filled with uncertainty. Under attack from both sides, the British Royal Navy's Far East Fleet had almost no chance of winning, and it also risked going to war with Germany.

    The British Empire is not afraid of going to war with China, but once Germany is involved, it will be a formal conflict between the two major military alliances, the Entente and the Allies.?If a war breaks out, a full-scale European war will be inevitable. Once a full-scale European war breaks out, the UK will lose a lot of interests.

    ¡°Your Excellency, General, should we fight or retreat?¡± the adjutant next to Michelle reminded him again.
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