"General Tycho, ahead is a British cruiser fleet, which will arrive at the port of Malta in a few hours." A major said to Lieutenant General Tycho, who was looking for the British with a telescope in the night. At this time, except for

Outside the Linxian, another big guy has been hidden in the dark night, and only a looming figure can be seen galloping on the sea under the moonlight.

"Malta is so close to us, but its ownership belongs to the British thousands of kilometers away. This has to be said to be a very ironic thing." Tycho put down the telescope in his hand and walked towards the wall hanging on it.

A huge chart of the sea, he said to himself. Malta Island

Alexandria and Gibraltar are the cornerstones of the British Empire's dominance of the Mediterranean, trapping the navies of all Mediterranean countries in this bathtub. It's not that the Italians don't want to make a difference, but that the British are too powerful and control

Most of the world's maritime fortresses.

But now it seems that there is such an opportunity in front of the Italians, that is, the already full-fledged Germans have finally decided to challenge the hegemony of the old colonial empires on sea and land at the same time. The powerful Germany and the populous Austro-Hungarian Empire are still

There are Turks, facing the overall strength

It may be slightly stronger, but the three countries of Britain, France and Russia are divided on two fronts. In the eyes of the Italian "government", the Allies really have a chance to win. So what role will the Italians play in this great change?

What about sex? Or what can Italy gain from it?

As a high-ranking naval officer, Tycho received far more information than the average person. Just the day before he led three Count of Cavour-class battleships to sail, a secret message made him feel the approaching war. "The Germans and Austrians

It has been agreed that Albania and Montenegro will be included under Italian jurisdiction after the war. Egypt will be completely included in Italian territory.

More importantly, the Austrians and Turks actually agreed to send no less than 100,000 troops into Egypt. Of course, all this has a prerequisite, that is, we can ensure smooth transportation in the Mediterranean. After the war,

All of Egypt, as well as the Suez Canal, will be under our control. We will have a key 'sexual' passage to the East."

Seeing this telegram, Tycho already knew what the "government" and the king meant, that is, sooner or later Italy would side with Germany, Austria and Turkey to challenge the old colonial empire, and there were only two factors that decided when Italy would join the war.

One is when all four of the Italian Navy's super-dreaded battleships will be put into service, and the other factor is that Germany and Austria must prove with their own strength. Prove that they will be the winner! However, at present, Germany and Austria seem to be still far away from this requirement.

There is a certain distance.

On the Western Front, the German Army seems to be quite strong against Joffre's defense. The Prussian Army, which used to move quickly and attack sharply, seems to be no longer capable of fighting after decades of baptism. The German Army on the Western Front is not so much

The attack was more like a test. Like the French, the Germans hid under the thick reinforced concrete cover. They hid their artillery and personnel tightly and were determined to defend the defense line.

You might say that the Western Front is more conservative. After all, the Germans are facing two powerful countries, France and Britain. However, it seems that on the Eastern Front, the Germans are still relatively slow to respond. Russia, which has entered a state of war, launched an attack from Russian Poland.

, attacked the Silesia region to the south, and attacked East Prussia to the north. Although the Germans had always vowed that Russia would soon fail on the Eastern Front, before the Germans took concrete actions to achieve results, the Italians

Still chose to wait and see.

If the Italians pay attention to Germany's war situation on land from an overall perspective, then whether the German High Seas Fleet can contain the British and allow them to move south is a matter of vital interest for the Italians! Faced with the victory of the war with a hundred battles,

Although Italy also bears the name of a great power and the title of a maritime country, despite the mighty British Navy, this great power and maritime country

Its gold content is simply incomparable to that of the United Kingdom! The only time it fought was in a naval battle. It was against the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which itself could only be considered a second-rate power, and its navy, which could only be considered a third-rate power. In the end, despite its superior strength, it still managed to win.

Lost! You said, with this record, even if the fleet is superior in strength, it is really uncertain whether the Italians can beat the British. The name of the "Fighter of Hundreds of Battles" is not just nonsense!

If Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire fight against France at the same time, the Italians think it will be easy and happy, but if the British fleet draws out a fleet to fight, Italy will not be able to mess around. Therefore, during the negotiations, the Italian Navy demanded that the German Navy must

The Grand Fleet will be firmly anchored in the North Sea. At least the Italians can be held back before they severely damage France. Of course, this is definitely not just talk, you have to show results! Although Hipper fought some time ago

A few British light cruisers were lost, but the Italians thought it was not enough![

Ever since, this has fallen into an endless loop. The Germans want the Italians to contain the British fleet and create opportunities for the High Seas Fleet, while the Italians do the opposite. Ordinarily, such negotiations cannot continue, but as a weak country,

Italy has an advantage in this negotiation. Germany urgently needs Italians to express their stance. At the same time, Germany can still obtain some resources from the outside through Italy, such as rubber, tungsten ore, etc. Therefore, in the end, it is Germany that needs to take practical actions first.

Prove your strength.

However, in order to show their sincerity, the Italians still made detailed war preparations. Well, this meticulousness was in accordance with Italian standards. First of all, the Italian Navy's first action was to cooperate with the Austro-Hungarian Navy to completely destroy the entire Allied fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean.

After cleaning up, in fact, there are not many Allied navies in the entire Eastern Mediterranean. They are just two French Dandong-class battleships and one Provincial-class battleship, at least for now, and there are also Greeks.

A battleship USS Constitution (formerly USS Chinese Dragon Battleship.) However, these few ships, together with a large number of auxiliary battleships and the British armored cruiser formation left in Alexandria, were enough to suppress the Austro-Hungarian Navy in Adria.

Yahai. The Italians lack fighting spirit, but their equipment is not bad. However, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has poor fighting spirit and equipment. The two Prinz Eugen-class battleships have just entered service, and there is no way to compete with their opponents.

strength.

Italy stated that after declaring war, after destroying and expelling the Allied fleet from the Eastern Mediterranean, it would launch an attack on the island of Malta and use it as a springboard to launch an attack on North Africa. The Italian Navy would then be responsible for intercepting the Allied fleet's eastward march.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Turkish Empire must take on the task of attacking Egypt, and finally

Finally captured the port of Alexandria and cut off the Suez Canal. According to regulations, Egypt will be an Italian territory after the war, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Turkey will naturally not work for Italy in vain. Italy promised to send a fleet after completing its suppression of the Mediterranean.

Entered the Indian Ocean and connected with the German-Turkish fleet to completely destroy the British squadron in the Indian Ocean!

As a participant in the plan, Tycho, although the war had not officially started at this time, still led his fleet to cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean, conducting reconnaissance on Malta, Crete and the coast of Egypt in order to prepare for future battles.

Prepare. At this time, the Allies would never dare to attack the Italian fleet.

Well, there is a saying in China that tigers and monkeys in the mountains are called kings. At this time, the situation in the Mediterranean can be described by this sentence. The Italian Navy, a fleet that is not particularly powerful to begin with, is at this time and place with

Unparalleled control! If he stands there, that side will have an absolute advantage!

People under the eaves have to bow their heads. Although the British do not know this saying, they certainly understand its meaning. Therefore, the British are only monitoring Tycho's fleet and cannot take any excessive actions.

At this time, Thomas was even more worried that the other party would suddenly attack and get rid of him, so he ordered the fleet to leave immediately. Fortunately, both the Defense and the Linxian were fast enough and disappeared from the sea soon.

"If the Italians side with the Germans, what will we do?" Being disturbed by the Italians, Thomas threw aside the half-written plan in a disturbed mood. At this time, he had already faintly felt that

The German-Turkish combined fleet in the Indian Ocean is actually not particularly scary. What is really scary is the Italian fleet! It is a regional power navy with 3 dreadnoughts and 4 super-dreadnoughts.

It is impossible for the Italians to break out of the Strait of Gibraltar at this stage, but if they cooperate with the army to enter the Mediterranean and move to the Indian Ocean, then they will be completely ruined! You can figure out the result with your toes in 4-on-11! What's more, the Italian Navy's

The arrival brought not only the main battleships, but also a large number of auxiliary battleships. Thinking of this, Thomas couldn't help but feel nervous.

Just when Thomas was worried about his future, Betty was leading the British Empire's fast fleet to sail comfortably in the southern North Sea. The Germans really did not expect the British to be so decisive, and they easily kicked the ball to the British.

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Without saying a word, the Chinese came directly with their own battleships, and 8 of them came at once! How domineering! At this time, Betty was thinking about how to use the light cruiser formation as a bait to lure out the German fleet and then attack

Sink several of the opponent's battleships.

Today, it seems that the opportunity has come. Betty's vanguard fleet discovered several vague figures, and from the appearance point of view, these things do not seem to be light cruisers! This discovery made Betty very excited, but because it was at night,

Therefore, in order to avoid stepping on a mine, and at the same time, in order to avoid making mistakes in the "chaos" at night and being tricked by torpedo boats, Betty restrained her excitement and just kept the light cruiser fleet in contact with the opponent and waited until dawn before taking action.

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