The sun never sets.

The Allied frigates quickly arrived and used flag signals and clear-text telegrams to ask the German warships to leave the area. The German destroyers did not respond, but instead moved closer to the route.

Seeing this, the frigates deployed a battle formation and ordered the other side to leave again. However, the frigates were smaller than destroyers, and with a smaller tonnage, the gun barrels they carried were not thick enough, and the firepower was not strong enough. If a fight really broke out, the three frigates probably could not defeat the two German destroyers, and at most both sides would suffer losses.

However, the naval general commanding the frigate did not think that he could not win. He would fight even if he could not win if the other side did not withdraw.

"General, the Alliance frigate has issued another warning!"

Hans Benda did not put down his telescope, he was still observing the transport fleet in the distance. The officer was anxious and shouted: "Sir, the guns on the alliance warships are pointing at us!"

"Not urgent."

"The Bremen has spotted the Allied cruisers and destroyers on their way!"

Hans Benda then put down the telescope and ordered: "Tell them that we are conducting a scientific investigation here. If the alliance thinks it is inappropriate, then we will leave."

"Yes!"

Hans Benda was ordered to come here to inquire about the situation, and also to test the Allied Navy. Now it seems that the Allied Navy is not worse than the British Red Navy, and even not worse than the British Royal Navy back then.

The Royal Navy before the World War was invincible, but it was a bit like a mad dog. From the First Sea Lord to the fleet commander, everyone was clamoring to annihilate the German Navy and give the High Seas Fleet a "Copenhagen-style blow."

The so-called "Copenhagen Strike" mainly refers to the preemptive strike launched by the British Royal Navy against the Danish-Norwegian fleet in 1801. This combat method, which triggered international debate on the so-called "morality of war", has had a subtle influence on the development of military thought and strategic layout in later generations.

The British Royal Navy made threats, but they only dared to do so before the war started. The Allied Navy was much calmer and never said anything about destroying the German Navy, but after the encounter at sea, it behaved more fiercely than the British Royal Navy.

In the maritime friction just now, the Alliance Navy first issued a warning and then fired warning shots. If Hans Benda did not withdraw, the Alliance frigates would most likely come to the rescue.

Chapter 774 Agreement

The German Navy was stronger than the Allied Navy in overall strength, but the Allied frigates were extremely brave and not afraid of Hans Benda's destroyer fleet at all. It seemed that it was not the German Navy that had the upper hand, but the Allied Navy.

Hans Benda thought about it carefully and realized that the German Navy really had no advantage in the Indian Ocean. The Allied Navy needed to allocate some warships to the Pacific to guard against the US Navy, and the main force of the German High Seas Fleet also needed to stay in the mainland to cope with the pressure brought by the Anglo-French alliance.

The alliance transferred tank and aircraft production technology to the British and French alliances, and also worked with the British and French alliances to develop new warships. This made the Red Navy's strength recover quickly.

After losing its colonies around the world, the strength of Syndicalist Britain was weakened a lot. However, because there were no colonial interests around the world that needed to be maintained, the Red Navy was able to transfer all its battleships back to the mainland. In this way, the paper strength of the British Red Navy caught up with that of the German High Seas Fleet.

The French Red Navy, with the help of Syndicalist Britain and the Allies, was also building new battleships. There were not many super-dreadnought battleships on the slipway, but there were quite a few new destroyers, which were obviously aimed at the German submarine force.

The British Red Navy also vigorously built new destroyers to deal with the threat of German submarines.

The situation once pushed Britain into a desperate situation. If the United States had not stepped in to help, Britain might not have been able to continue to hold on.

Hans Benda brought the destroyers over to conduct hydrographic surveys in order to test the reaction of the Allied Navy. Judging from the results, the Allied Navy reacted very quickly. If the German destroyer formation was here to disrupt commerce, it would have to fight with the Allied frigates before reaching the target.

The Alliance's frigates are smaller than destroyers and have weaker firepower, but they are warships after all. The artillery they are equipped with may not be able to penetrate the destroyer's armor, but it should be enough to wash the deck.

Hans Benda also discovered that the frigate was equipped with equipment for launching depth charges. Since there were depth charges, there must be sonar systems in invisible places.

[People's Revolutionary League] Not only do they have more steel than Germany, but their technology is also not behind - many Germans do not recognize that the Alliance has a technological advantage - no wonder the Alliance's warships are so brave.

Affected by the Australian War, the Southeast Asian War and the Indian War, the Alliance's development speed slowed down a lot, but even so, the Alliance produced more than 1926 million tons of steel in 7600, more than twice that of Germany.

Every time Hans Benda thought of this fact, he felt like a huge rock was pressing down on his heart. More than twice the steel production, even if there was some water in it, it was not something Germany could easily deal with. What's more, the Union had a population of more than 7 million, more than ten times that of Germany.

Some people in the General Staff said that the alliance was a rickety house that would collapse if kicked. But was that the case?

Hans Benda felt that there were some problems within the Union, but they were certainly not that big. The Union and Germany had a honeymoon period, during which the two sides had large-scale exchanges covering all aspects of military and economy. Since there were in-depth exchanges, there would naturally be political comparisons.

Until now, the relationship between Germany and the League has begun to deteriorate, and the exchanges between the people have not stopped. Many German experts, scholars and businessmen have been to the League, and some have even been to Chang'an. They have witnessed the rapid development of the League. Many of them believe that the policies and systems of the League are quite desirable. Some left-wing people introduced Lin Yongchang's ideas to Germany, which had a great impact within the German Empire.

After the uprising launched by the German syndicalists failed, the Lin Yongchangists were also implicated, and many Germans fled to the Alliance. The German government took the opportunity to insert some spies, but they were just minor details. Some fled to the Alliance and Paris, and some stayed in Germany, which allowed the German people to know more about the Alliance.

Hans Benda put away those messy thoughts, ordered the destroyer formation to return, and then prepared to write today's log. Many times, the record must be made as quickly as possible, otherwise, many details will be forgotten.

"........The Alliance Navy reacted quickly and was eager to fight........When our warships entered the Gulf of Oman, Alliance aircraft appeared in the northwest........It is still impossible to judge the level of the Alliance Navy's artillery........."

Hans Benda's report did not cause much stir. At that time, the German government was busy giving blood transfusions to the Madras Republic to prevent the collapse of this puppet state supported in India.

The People's Republic of India, which had received strong support from the Alliance, came with great momentum. It ignored the Indian Dominion in the northwest and the princely royal alliance in the south, and headed straight for the Madras Republic, wanting to destroy this puppet state controlled by Germany.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Indian People's Army is not very good and is certainly not as good as that of the German Army and the Allied People's Army, the total strength of the Indian People's Army has reached 400,000. Except for the lack of tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft, it is almost armed to the teeth.

This huge army came like a flood, and the waves crushed the resistance of the Madras Republic. Germany had to urgently send volunteers and transport a large amount of weapons and equipment to the Madras Republic.

The German Empire also had no shortage of light weapons and ammunition. During the World War, Germany produced nearly 900 million rifles, so it was not difficult to carve out millions of rifles.

The war would consume a huge amount of resources, and the Germans were well aware of this. They did not want to turn India into a quagmire of war, so they directly dispatched 7 troops, prepared to fight to Calcutta with the assistance of the Madras Republic Army, and capture and hang Chandra Bose and others.

However, sending so many troops to fight in India requires ensuring the smooth flow of supply lines. Without supplies, the German Army will also lose its combat effectiveness.

The route to the Republic of Madras from land passes through Ottoman Turkey, the Kingdom of Iraq and the Persian Empire, and the land supply line is under the threat of the Alliance's Central Asian Military District; if you take the sea route, the Alliance's Indian Ocean Fleet can cut off the sea supply line at any time.

Hans Benda led several destroyers into the Gulf of Oman. In addition to testing the reaction of the Allied Navy, the biggest purpose was to negotiate with the Allied Forces. India was close to the Allied Forces but far from Germany. Germany hoped to reach an agreement with the Allied Forces - the two sides would not engage in direct confrontation, but would at most fight in India as volunteers.

Chapter 775 Benefits

The war between Britain and Australia had just ended, but war broke out again in India, and between the Central American Syndicalist Federation and the United States.

Has there ever been true peace in this world?

The volunteers of the Anglo-French alliance and the coalition's planes, tanks and artillery poured into Central America to help the Central American Syndicalist Federation fight against U.S. imperialism. In various countries in Latin America, such as Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay, armed struggles against U.S. hegemony broke out.

Americans once issued the "Monroe Doctrine", claiming that "America is America for Americans," but what the US government actually wanted to say was "America is America for Americans."

Well now, the Americans have risen up against the Yankees.

In order to aid the Central American Syndicalist Federation, the Anglo-French Alliance spent a lot of money. At first, the Anglo-French Alliance sent only 4 troops, then 6, 10, and by March 1927, the number of volunteers sent by the Anglo-French Alliance had reached 3, and they were still sending troops to Central America.

The US government was very troubled by this. They fought the war to make money, not for the sake of fighting. But what was the Anglo-French alliance doing? Was it selling blood to aid Central America? What benefit would it bring to the Anglo-French alliance by sending so many volunteers?

Because of the constant injection of the British and French alliance, the [People's Revolutionary League] had no choice but to start the military factories and continuously produce aircraft, tanks and artillery. Now the tanks shipped by the alliance to Central America are no longer outdated equipment like the "Type 24 Tank" and "Type Tank", but all "Type Tanks" and their variants.

The Anglo-French alliance had 35 volunteers in Central America. The volunteers sent by Latin America and the volunteers who brought their own food to fight in the war totaled nearly 10. Add to that the 140 million troops sent by the Central American Syndicalist Federation, and the number of troops on the Central American Syndicalist Federation side was close to 200 million.

In order to maintain the consumption of so many troops, the British and French alliance transported a large amount of ammunition, food and other supplies, and the alliance also gritted its teeth to keep up. Because of the agreement between the alliance and the United States, the alliance's weapons and equipment and food supplies were handed over to the British and French alliance, and the British and French alliance distributed them uniformly.

When the warring parties in the world war signed the treaty, some people said that it was not the end of the war, but just a 20-year armistice. Now it seems that saying "20-year armistice" is a positive thought, because before the 20 years had even passed, the world was already in a state of war.

The Central American Syndicalist Federation's army fought fiercely with the U.S. army in Mexico, with millions of troops concentrated on the eastern and western battlefields, separated only by the Gao Night Raid Group: 6949, 36135 Mountains. The density of troops was comparable to that of a world war, and the degree of cruelty was also comparable to that of a world war.

Both sides used various weapons including airplanes, tanks, artillery, poison gas bombs and flamethrowers, and tried every possible means to fight. At the end of March 1927, the US military launched a large-scale offensive, successfully broke through the enemy's two lines of defense, and once again approached Mexico City, preparing to replicate the success of the previous year's conquest of Mexico.

But this time, the U.S. military hit a wall. 40 U.S. troops, supported by 300 tanks and more than 4000 aircraft, fought against 55 Central American federal troops for more than 20 days, but neither side was able to do anything to the other.

The US government is troubled by the tragic casualties on the front line. Death is one thing, but the key is that military expenditures are rising rapidly. The dead need to pay pensions, recruit new troops, train troops, and repurchase weapons and equipment when they are worn out. When the cannon is fired, it costs a fortune!

Each heavy artillery shell fired costs tens or hundreds of dollars, and two shells can destroy one or two cars. The US government is already heavily in debt, and it has issued another wave of bonds to fight the war. The US debt level has reached a new high, leaving the alliance far behind and firmly ranking first in debt.

Although we have won the world's first place, I believe that politicians in Washington and members of Congress will not cheer for such a thing.

In order to solve the problem in Central America, the US military decided to use its naval advantage and formulated an amphibious landing plan in Macoria, preparing to cut off the enemy's supplies after the landing and completely defeat the Central American federal army.

The plan was perfect, but the execution turned into a disaster. The landing operation of the US military did not go smoothly at the beginning. Because they failed to seize air superiority, the US fleet was discovered by the enemy's air force as soon as it landed. Some people also said that the code leaked and the plan was known to the Central American Syndicalist Federation. Regardless of the reason, the landing US troops were bombarded by large-caliber artillery and constantly strafed by aircraft.

The US warships were close to the sea and provided powerful fire support for the landing troops, destroying many enemy artillery positions. However, the landing troops were in chaos due to the attack, and a large amount of heavy equipment fell into the sea. Many troops had nothing but rifles after going ashore.

Some troops had no place to resupply after running out of bullets, so they could only squat in hastily dug trenches and take the beating. Most of the troops had lost their organization, and most soldiers did not know where their superiors were. Similarly, the commander could not find where the troops he was commanding were. The landing site was in chaos, with shells falling from time to time and planes strafing back and forth. A whole day passed, and the chaos was not contained.

At night, US warships had to evacuate the coast and head deep into the ocean to avoid possible attacks.

This caused the army troops on shore to lose their fire support. From that night to the dawn of the next day,

There was a constant roar of gunfire from the direction of the landing field. The US Navy was almost as powerful as the German Navy in the world, and its firepower was unprecedentedly strong. When the 15-inch cannons fired in unison, the earth and the sky shook.

However, the American warships did not dare to fire at night because they could not see clearly in the darkness. If the shells fell on their own people - which was very likely - it would be a huge blow to morale.

When it was almost dawn the next day, a loud bang was heard nearly 20 kilometers from the coastline. Amid the violent explosion, an orange-yellow fireball shot up into the sky, followed by fragments that fell on the surrounding warships like raindrops.

A light cruiser was torn to pieces by a torpedo, and a battleship was hit by a torpedo, with a large hole of more than two meters in diameter in the front of the hull, and the hull tilted to the right. The captain urgently ordered water to be poured into the cabin, which prevented the battleship from capsizing and sinking to the bottom of the sea.

The amphibious landing operation failed, and the situation on the front battlefield was not opened. After the news was sent back to the country, it triggered a series of anti-war movements. The US government had to propose peace talks with the Central American Syndicalist Federation. After the negotiations, the United States spit out the Mexican territory swallowed in the last war, but did not pay war reparations.

The U.S. military was not defeated on the battlefield. Even though it lost a light cruiser and a super dreadnought battleship was damaged, the U.S. military still had the advantage. The reason they chose to cease fire was because there was no benefit in continuing to fight, not because they were afraid of the Central American Syndicalist Federation.

Chapter 776 Guidance

The US President claimed that he signed an armistice agreement with the Central American Syndicalist Federation in order to prevent more American youths from dying needlessly on the battlefield, not because he was afraid of the other side.

I don’t know if others believed it, but the President of the United States did.

The guys in the Anglo-French alliance were mad dogs. They traveled thousands of miles to Central America to fight the Americans and made the U.S. military suffer. The last time such a large army was sent to help another country without considering the cost or asking for anything in return was during the American Revolutionary War.

Once upon a time, the French army fought fiercely with the British army on the North American continent for the independence of the United States. The British and French armies that once fought to the death have now become the British Red Army and the French Red Army, standing together against the US army. The US government believes that the British and French coalition forces have been bewitched and brainwashed, otherwise it cannot explain the fighting enthusiasm of the British and French coalition forces.

There was also the People's Revolutionary League, which, although it did not take the lead, provided a large amount of aid materials to the Anglo-French Alliance and the Central American Syndicalist Federation, making the war almost endless.

After the U.S. military captured some positions, the various canned goods they seized had Chinese labels on them, or "made in China" was written on them. This made the U.S. government very angry and they protested to the People's Revolutionary League.

[Human Innovation Alliance] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims that everything is a commercial activity, and "if the US government is willing to pay for the supplies, the Alliance can also sell them to the United States."

This is nonsense. In order to support the just cause of the Central American Syndicalist Federation, the Alliance tightened its belt to provide blood transfusions. Every day the war lasts, the Alliance will have to spend an additional million RMB, which is enough to buy more than 2,000 BMW cars with the lowest configuration.

The Alliance's support for the Central American Syndicalist Federation is not as strong as that of the Anglo-French Alliance, but in terms of the size of its contribution, the Alliance is no less than that of the Anglo-French Alliance.

The war in America was finally stopped, and the alliance's special expenditures were cut in half. However, the fighting in India and Saudi Arabia became fierce again, and the alliance had no choice but to continue investing large sums of money in the two battlefields.

After the second five-year plan, the Union's production capacity was greatly improved, but the next few years were busy paying off debts, fighting two wars in Southeast Asia and Australia, and then providing large-scale foreign aid, which greatly affected the development of the Union and reduced the living standards of the people of the Union. Last year, prices rose by 4%, and in the first quarter of this year, prices rose by another 2.7%.

Prices have risen so much, but the wage level has increased very little, which is actually equivalent to a decrease in income. There are voices of dissatisfaction in the country, and no matter how the media controlled by the Union government publicizes it, it cannot change the fact that people's living standards have declined.

The People's Revolutionary League has become a major power in the world and has enjoyed the benefits that have come with it, but it will also have to pay a price for it. Now it seems that the price is a bit too high.

Lin Yongchang was fed up with endless foreign aid. "Liberating all mankind" was good, but he had to do what he could. In order to support the Central American Syndicalist Federation, the alliance sent more than 10 billion yuan worth of weapons and equipment, including the latest tanks and a large number of aircraft. Later, it would also send ammunition, food and other supplies to Central America, which was slightly cheaper because the British and French allies helped to share the burden.

However, this also placed a heavy burden on the People's Revolutionary League.

Many comrades in the party were excited about the establishment of the Central American Syndicalist Alliance and believed that the price paid was worth it. This is true. The United States suffered heavy losses in the war, not only in terms of manpower, but also in other aspects. The United States' upward momentum was interrupted, and the United States also lost control of the Panama Canal.

As long as the United States cannot control the Panama Canal, the U.S. Navy will be divided into the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the pressure on the alliance will be greatly reduced.

However, because of the aid to the Central American Syndicalist Federation,

The US government gradually moved closer to Germany. The United States was once popular with splendid isolation. Many immigrants to the United States fled to North America because they could not stand the endless wars in Europe. Therefore, isolationist sentiment in the United States was very serious.

Now that the flames of war have reached the doorstep of the United States, can Americans continue to live in glorious isolation? Probably not. The Central American Syndicalist Federation is so fierce, and the US government does not deploy hundreds of thousands of troops on the border. Isn't it afraid of being attacked by the Central American Federation army?

Out of fear, the United States could no longer maintain a "non-interference" mentality and had to look for allies around the world. Britain, which fled to Canada, France, which retreated to Africa, and Germany and Italy on the European continent were all targets that the United States tried hard to win over.

If Germany and the United States formed a military alliance, their combined naval power would be enough to pose a serious threat to the navies of the Anglo-French alliance and the People's Revolutionary League.

The global situation has become somewhat like the period before the World War. Two major camps have gradually taken shape. On one side is the United States + Germany, Austria, Italy and other countries, and on the other side is the Anglo-French alliance + the People's Revolutionary League. Although the two major camps have not yet been formally formed, many people are already worried about the next World War.

In the last world war, the main participants were European powers, Britain, France, Russia vs. Germany, Austria and Turkey, and the war was mainly fought in Europe. Judging from the current situation, if there is another world war, the war will not only be limited to Europe, but will also burn in Europe, Asia, America, and Africa at the same time, and Australia may also be added. Probably, except for the South Pole and the North Pole, the war will break out everywhere.

However, the situation had not yet deteriorated to the point where a world war was needed to solve all problems. It took nearly thirty years from the outbreak of the Anglo-German conflict to the formation of the two major camps of the Central Powers and the Entente, and then to the outbreak of the world war.

Now there are just signs of two major camps forming again. Even if a war really breaks out, there should still be 20 to 30 years of peace... right?

The Human Reform League did not agree to the terms of the "solution to the Indian problem" proposed by the German government, nor did it reject them directly, but adopted a delaying tactic. The League provided a lot of assistance to the BJP, but did not agree with the "quick victory theory" of Chandra Bose and other Indian comrades.

The Central Committee of the League believed that Indian comrades should first solve internal problems and complete "land reform" and stabilize the internal situation before liberating other parts of India. However, Chandra Bose and Indian comrades could not wait. Inspired by the world wave of syndicalism, they launched an attack on the Madras Republic.

According to some Indian comrades, they were prepared to liberate India first and then carry out "land reform".

Since the Indian comrades had already made their decision, the Central Committee of the League did not say anything more. After this incident, Lin Yongchang considered whether to establish a People's International to guide the People's Parties in other countries in their war work.

After careful consideration, he gave up the idea. If he wanted to guide the work of the People's Party in other countries, it would be better to simply turn it into a member republic of the People's Revolutionary League.

Chapter 777 Condolences

The alliance did not interfere with Chandra Bose and the BJP, but that did not mean the alliance center would turn a blind eye to India's war. When Chandra Bose commanded hundreds of thousands of troops to the west, the alliance's Southeast Asian military region had already mobilized, all officers and soldiers had their vacations canceled, ammunition was distributed to the troops, and they could enter India at any time to deal with emergencies.

It would be best if the Indian comrades could defeat the enemy; if the Indian People's Army was defeated by the German Army and the Madras Republic Army, the Alliance would send troops to help the Bharatiya Janata Party stabilize the situation.

Even if it means paying a higher price, we must not let India fall into the hands of Germany.

The Alliance's army was ready to go, and so was the navy. The Navy Department drew a large number of ships from the South China Sea Fleet and the Pacific Fleet and temporarily assigned them to the Indian Ocean Fleet. Vice Admiral Eisuke Yamamoto led the main force of the Indian Ocean Fleet into the Bay of Bengal and was also ready for battle.

Germany does not want to have a direct conflict with the alliance, and the People's Revolutionary League is not willing to fight with the German Empire now, but it still needs to be prepared for a full-scale war. It is better to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Only by being well prepared for war can we avoid it from actually happening.

In addition, the Air Force dispatched a large number of fighters, tactical bombers and naval bombers to the military base in Mascot. If a war breaks out, the Air Force will cooperate with the Navy to block the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden with mines to ensure that the German High Seas Fleet cannot reach the Indian Ocean in a short time.

The war in India could potentially trigger a major war between Germany and its allies and the People's Revolutionary League. At this time, Lin Yongchang should have been stationed in Chang'an or Moscow, but he now had to take time out to go to Tokyo because Emperor Taisho had passed away.

It may seem strange that Emperor Taisho was a staunch supporter of Hayashi's doctrine, but if you think about it carefully, it makes sense because he was Japanese. Emperor Taisho Yoshihito had always had a bad health and was prone to illness when the weather changed. He died of illness before the age of 50, which was not considered a long life.

Ito Hirobumi lived to be over eighty years old, and Wu Tingfang also lived to be over eighty years old.