Holy Roman Empire

Prior to this, the aircraft carrier built was mainly to carry aircraft for reconnaissance and intelligence, and it was not considered for combat at all.

There are many reasons, mainly in two aspects.On the one hand, the performance of the aircraft these days cannot keep up, and the hit rate is impressive when bombing moving targets; on the other hand, the sea is rough and the aircraft on board are prone to collisions.

With the advancement of science and technology, aircraft have overcome the technical difficulties of dive bombing, the hit rate has been greatly improved, and the actual combat attack power has been greatly improved.

Although the problem of the aircraft carrier's resistance to wind and waves has not been completely solved, it has also been greatly improved.It can't withstand the strong wind and waves of magnitude ten, but at least it won't sink in the face of wind and waves of magnitude eight or nine.

The technology can reach this step, and it has full practical value.Severe weather with strong winds and huge waves is always very rare. If it happens, you can only consider yourself unlucky.

Most of the time, the carrier is capable of combat effectiveness.As long as you don't go to the stormy sea area, the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier and battleship combination must not be underestimated.

In contrast, the secrecy of submarines is not so high.The whole world knows that Shinra has a submarine formation, but no one has ever known the exact size.

The outside world doesn't pay much attention to this killer hidden in the deep sea, and it can even be said to ignore it.

On the one hand, due to the limited cruising range of submarines, it is difficult to participate in the main naval decisive battle; on the other hand, the submarine situation is complex and inherently daunting.

In the past years, it was mainly France and Austria that spent a lot of money to develop submarines.With the defeat of France, all these technologies fell into the hands of Shinra.

In line with the principle of low-key and cautious, Shinra's submarine force has rarely shown up for a long time, and the impression left to the outside world has always been mysterious.

If it weren't for the breakthrough in power system technology in recent years, the cruising range of submarines has been greatly improved, and it is estimated that this mysterious force will continue to be mysterious.

Needless to say, the cruising range on water will not be worse than that of ordinary warships. The key is the cruising range under water.

At present, the Sea Wolf equipped by the Shinra Navy has an underwater cruising range of nearly [-] nautical miles, and can lurk underwater for three days.

Compared with such data, nuclear submarines with almost unlimited endurance and only affected by the psychological factors of officers and soldiers in later generations are naturally not worth mentioning.

But now, it is a qualitative breakthrough.It has already been used in actual combat, especially when used to attack merchant ships.

"Okay, I will implement it later."

After a pause, Frederick asked, "It's just father, are our preparations really useful?"

It is no wonder that Frederick had doubts. The aircraft carrier and submarine that Franz invested heavily in building now are different from the mainstream of the contemporary navy.

There is no way. The combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers and submarines has not been proven in the military. On the contrary, battleships have traveled across the ocean for many years.

If the money for the development of aircraft carriers and submarines is spent on battleships, the Shinra Navy can add more than a dozen capital ships.

Franz shook his head and said, "I don't know! But it's better to be prepared than to be unprepared. The Royal Navy has such a huge advantage, how can it be surpassed without some new gadgets?

It's not like you don't know how closely the British keep an eye on us. It can be said that every addition of a capital ship will cause a storm. "

This is not a complete lie, Franz really does not know whether these preparations will work.

If the Shinra Navy is lucky enough, it will be overturned in one go in the decisive battle.

Royal Navy, these preparations are useless.

These preparations will only be effective if the Armageddon is lost.Reduces Britain's war potential by attacking British sea trade lines.

Of course, these words fell into Frederick's ears, and they were interpreted differently.

After all, no one can accurately judge the future development direction of the navy if it is not a traverser.Aircraft carriers and submarines that have not proven themselves in naval battles naturally cannot give people enough confidence.

……

London

Despite the mental preparations, the atmosphere of the British government became tense when the news came that the tsarist government had decided to side with Shinra.

At this moment, Prime Minister Campbell's mood is the same as the weather in London-"Looking out the window, it is full of smog."

Since becoming Prime Minister, Campbell has sighed more times than in the past few decades combined.

"If you are not in charge of the family, you don't know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt; if you are not the prime minister, you don't know how bad the British Empire is."

The British Empire, which is in full swing in the eyes of the outside world, is left with "rotten" in Campbell's eyes.

There is no way, there are too many people who care about the advantages of Britain; as the prime minister, Campbell can only care about the shortcomings of this country.

It's not that Campbell is biased, it's mostly duty. "Finding problems and then solving them" is the function of the government itself.

Thinking of Britain as "rotten" is mainly because Campbell found a problem but couldn't solve it.

In order to prevent the situation from deteriorating further and to maintain Britain's world hegemony, he can only take the most extreme measure - war.

For a politician, making such a choice is undoubtedly a failure.But the reality is in front of him, and there is no room for Campbell to hesitate.

An arms race had begun, and the longer it dragged on, the worse it would be for Britain.

"The situation in Europe has become clear, and with the Russians standing in line, the neutrality movement we have created will soon be shattered.

Next, we can only speed up the pace, otherwise we will fight against the entire European continent when Vienna settles the European countries.

How far has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' actions progressed, and which countries will support us once war breaks out? "

The heavy voice spoke of Campbell's inner unrest.

The topic of war is too heavy, especially a war with a big country, no one dares to take it lightly.

As the foreign minister, Adam looked even more depressed at the moment.

It was expected that the Russians would join Shinra. After all, their differentiation strategy was only halfway through, and they hadn't had time to drive a wedge between Russia and Austria.

Even if it is to be held accountable, logically speaking, it should be held accountable by the ex, or the ex-ex.Because of their inaction, the Russian-Austrian alliance continued.

However, politics are cruel.Whether it's the ex, the ex-ex, or the ex-ex-ex, they all landed safely, and he will take the blame for this.

If it's just this one bite, that's all. The problem is that the Russians' standing in line has brought about a chain reaction, which directly affects the standing of other countries.

With so many pots thrown down together, no one can afford to put them on his shoulders. Adam only feels that his life has "no bright future".

At this point, Britain still has hope of winning the war, but as Britain's foreign minister, Adam has absolutely no room for turning around.

Accidentally became the most wronged foreign minister of the British Empire, and now Adam regretted it.

Obviously, the resignation letter had been handed in long ago, but it was a pity that the parliament refused to approve it, and he insisted on taking the blame.If he had known it would come so quickly, he would have resorted to extraordinary measures.

Look at the Minister of War who proposed the war before, just because he fell off his horse and was injured while inspecting the barracks a few days ago, he is now his deputy.

No matter how sad the heart is, the work still has to go on.Even for the sake of a stable life for the rest of his life, Adam had to give it a go and use his merits to whitewash himself.

After adjusting his mood, Adam said slowly: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has successively signed secret treaties with eight countries including Japan, the United States of America, the Republic of Colombia, and Chile.

If necessary, we can form a nine-nation coalition to deal with the Austrians together.

In addition, we have contacts with the Russian Empire, Spain, the Netherlands, the Nordic Federation and other countries.

Although we failed to win them over, we still alienated the feelings of countries and the Holy Roman Empire.At least it can be guaranteed that after the outbreak of war, countries will not fully support the enemy. "

Such a result is obviously not satisfactory to everyone.But to be able to achieve this step, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has really tried its best.

Regardless of what you say, when countries make strategic choices, they will always give priority to "interests" and "strength".

Britain has an advantage in sea power, so it is naturally invincible in overseas diplomatic actions.However, there are also conflicts among overseas countries. If you win over one country, you cannot win over another.

Otherwise, even if an alliance is formed, it will be an alliance full of contradictions, and it will be busy with internal friction every day.

Let alone in Europe, let alone their limited voice on the mainland, there are people everywhere who have hatred against Britain.

Pulling the enemy to fight another enemy, this kind of magical operation is really not something ordinary people can accomplish.

Especially the enemy we are facing now is also a diplomatic power with rich experience in pulling allies, so it is even more difficult to operate.

As an insider, Campbell will naturally not deliberately make things difficult at this time and destroy the unity of the leadership team.

He opened his mouth to ease the atmosphere and said: "The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still good, and it is enough to be able to achieve this step.

Next, it depends on the performance on the battlefield. As long as the navy can show its prestige in the early stage of the war, I believe that European countries will choose again.

The unrighteous behavior of the Holy Roman Empire relying on the threat of force to coerce countries will eventually be punished by God..."

"Ding ding ding..."

Before Campbell could finish speaking, the phone rang suddenly, and everyone's eyes were drawn to it.

You must know that the cabinet meeting is strictly confidential, and any idlers are prohibited from disturbing it during the meeting.

Unless there is a particularly important matter to be contacted, the outside staff can call the special line on the desktop.

Undoubtedly, such coincidences rarely happen, and even if there is an urgent matter, it is not impossible to wait for an hour.

So this special line phone is almost a decoration, and it may not ring once a year.

Precisely because the phone seldom rings, every time it rings, there are earth-shattering events.

Picking up the phone casually, Campbell's indifferent voice sounded: "This is Campbell, please tell me something."

"Your Excellency, something happened in Africa..."

Chapter 123 A Murder Case Caused by a Cow

At the same time that the British government received the news, the Vienna government also received an urgent telegram from Africa—the conflict between Britain, Austria and South Africa broke out.

According to the telegram, the cause of the incident was that one of the Viscount Aguirre's family, the South African lord of Shinra, was grazing in the border area and was shot dead by the British farmer Jorge on the opposite side.

Negotiations on claims failed, and the angry Viscount Aguirre directly led people to ransack the other party's farm, and killed a few unlucky ones by the way.

It's not surprising that in the colonies where the weak prey on the strong, similar bridges have long been common.

The colonists these days are all desperadoes, and it is a basic operation to start if there is a disagreement; the fief nobles of Shinra are also violent, and they are all killed on the battlefield. Whoever coaxes is the grandson.

Especially if there is a conflict of interest between the two parties, it is even more unbearable.Since we can't reach an agreement, we should follow the colonial rules - to resolve it by force.

Originally, this was nothing. Killing people in colonial conflicts has long been commonplace in the colonies.

It's just that Viscount Aguirre was out of luck. On the way to retreat, he encountered the British army who had heard the news, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

With his rich combat experience, Aguirre successfully blazed a trail, but his identity was still exposed.

Everyone has always done this kind of thing secretly. As long as they don't get caught for evidence, no one will lift the cover.

It's different now. The British have confirmed the identity of Viscount Aguirre, which is unbearable.

It is naturally impossible to hand over people. Shinra is the overlord of Africa, so naturally he will not care about the protests of the British.

I don't know if they ate explosives or what happened. After the communication failed, the British army chose a sunny day to attack Viscount Aguirre's territory.

According to the British, this is to catch the murderer.Obviously, the Shinra side will naturally not buy this statement.

Viscount Aguirre was not alone. After the territory was attacked by the British army, the surrounding nobles immediately mobilized and sent troops to rescue.

After defeating the invading British army, Viscount Aguirre, who felt humiliated, discussed with the noble lord who came to help, and decided to ask the British for an explanation.

Then, everyone started calling friends.Half a month later, a coalition army of over [-] people was assembled, and they marched mightily towards the Cape of Good Hope.

At this point, the incident has gone far beyond the boundary of "armed conflict", and it is obviously more appropriate to describe it as war.

Shinra's noble private army and the British colonial government started fighting, and everyone knew that the matter was serious, and neither side could cover it up, so the country could only come forward to solve it.

It was reported only when it could not be covered up. Naturally, it was not that the South African Governor's Office was so slow in responding, nor was it deliberately covered up. It was mainly caused by the characteristics of the times.

With the advent of the colonial era, colonial conflicts became commonplace.Taking the Holy Roman Empire as an example, on average, more than three-digit disputes occurred with neighbors every year.

It can be as small as quarreling and wrangling, and as big as fighting with each other.

In this context, if the central government is required to intervene in every conflict, it is estimated that the Vienna government will not have to do anything, and will be busy with the aftermath every day.

In order to improve administrative efficiency, Franz could only redefine colonial conflicts according to the actual situation.

All those who did not fight were ignored directly, and the local government took care of it by itself, and there was no need to report it.

If armed conflicts have broken out, but the number of participants is less than [-] and the number of casualties is less than [-], just report the results directly.

If the Vienna government needs to personally intervene, it must be a large-scale conflict. The local government is really uncertain, and the central government will intervene.

It is because of these constraints that incidents of conflict have been delayed until now.

……

Prime Minister Chandler: "The above is the general story of what happened. Analyzing the incident as a whole, Viscount Aguirre's extreme behavior is the main reason for the outbreak of this conflict.

However, there was a reason for this. Viscount Aguirre was only trying to protect the sanctity of private property. Although the means were a bit extreme, it was understandable to deal with robbers.

If it weren't for the British army's unauthorized cross-border invasion, which intensified the conflict, there would be no subsequent large-scale military conflicts.

The government believes that the British need to bear the main responsibility for the conflict.The counterattack of the aristocratic coalition forces is only safeguarding national sovereignty and security. "

It can be seen that Chandler is avoiding the most important and taking the light of the light, pushing four, five, six.But politics has always only looked at the pros and cons, regardless of black and white.

Don't say that the aristocratic coalition forces have just sent troops to retaliate. Even if the Cape of Good Hope has been captured, the Vienna government will blame the British.

The responsibility for the war belongs to the British, so there is no need to pursue it within Shinra.What's more, it is not accurate to define it as war now.