Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

Britain is a country that establishes diplomatic relations with warships. Many countries have been invaded by it. According to records and calculations in later generations, more than 90% of the number of independent countries in the world in the 21st century have been invaded by Britain. The countries that have not been invaded include Andorra between Spain and France in Europe, Belarus because it is close to Tsarist Russia and deep in Central Europe, and Liechtenstein, which is sandwiched between the three major powers France, Germany and Italy, and is now sandwiched between Austria and Switzerland. Or Germany, France, the neutral country of Luxembourg on the border with Belgium, the former colonies of Spain and France, Morocco, Sweden, and the Holy See and the Vatican;

In Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, which were within the spheres of influence of Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union, as well as Mongolia between China and Russia, and those in the Pacific Ocean were not involved because they were colonies of Spain, Germany, and the United States.

Latin America is the former colony of Spain, the center of the South American continent, and the United States is protected from invasion because of the Monroe Doctrine that the United States protested against the invasion of the Americas by countries outside the Americas, which made the United Kingdom wary. Paraguay and Guatemala are also protected from invasion for the same reason.

Africa is even more obvious. In addition to Morocco as mentioned earlier, France's colonies include Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Cod d'Ivoire, Mali, Sao Tome, Principe, the Democratic Republic, etc. These 22 countries have never been touched by the UK.

Although many people say that the British are cruel and greedy, in fact, more people secretly praise the British for their power. I believe that many people like to see their country conquer countless nations. The UK has only done things that other countries have not and cannot do.

This is Alfonso's logic. As a ruler, as a king, an emperor of a big country who rules tens of millions of people, he will not think that he can achieve peace by being kind and praying to God and Buddha every day to bless the people of the world. What he needs is to use his ability and means to Deal with any threat to the lives and property of your people. But now, everything he does is to protect his people from being conquered and mistreated, and he is willing to do whatever it takes.

And now, he is waiting for an opportunity to appear, a performance opportunity that can shock everyone in the world and make Spain a country that all major powers are concerned about. Many people wonder why people in many countries are more or less exposed to terrorist attacks, but not only the two countries have very few people, at least the proportion caused by the number is very small. One is the future China. Of course, even the hard-hearted terrorists will be influenced by China's tolerant policy. The most important thing is that China's power also makes many terrorists wary. The other one is the United States in later generations. Although the United States is not very popular in the Middle East, except for Afghanistan and other places, criminals in other places rarely choose the United States to commit crimes. Just look at the Somali pirates, because they understand , the United States cannot afford to offend them, because Americans may not know how to cut off their financial resources, and they will try their best to block them. The United States is very sensitive to harming their citizens, which is why The reason why they are the country with the largest number of immigrants.

Therefore, one is gentle and the other is tough, and this combination has become the two great combinations in the 21st century. Spain now does not have the strength that the United States did at that time. In addition to the United Kingdom, maybe Germany has it, and France is also one. At the same time, Spain does not have the kind of policy that China and China have. If they cannot fight back, they have to pray for it as hard as Tang Sanzang. Finally moved others. Spain does not have such a foundation, and there is no room for realizing such Confucianism and Buddhism in Europe. Finally, Britain couldn't bear it anymore. ….

April 1, 1908. Led by the two dreadnoughts HMS Dreadnought, it started from Portsmouth Naval Port in England and sailed southward less than 30 kilometers away from the coast of the Bay of Biscay on the Spanish side. The British state has already held a press conference to announce this incident, and even the time and place were clearly stated in the press conference. Therefore, the world including the Spanish and Portuguese were paying attention to this incident on this day. The British fleet was Every time they arrived outside a coastal city in Spain or Portugal, they would symbolically fire cannons on the opposite side of the city. After that, they would wait there for the accompanying band to play the British national anthem "God Save the King." Only after the song ends will it set sail again. Just like this, there was a pause, and finally the fleet came to Barcelona and gave Barcelona the same courtesy for the last time before heading towards Egypt.

The time before and after was 7 days. During these 7 days, the eyes of the world were looking at that fleet. Likewise, the eyes of the world were looking at Spain with pity and ridicule.

Just look at the Spanish navy and you will know that it is difficult for Spain not to compromise in the face of such a British fleet.

yes! They can't say it's wrong. What does Spain have? There is an obvious gap. The fleet sent by the British to patrol this time includes 1 dreadnought, 2 battleships, 5 pre-dreadnoughts, 5 armored cruisers plus other frigates and more than a dozen battleships. Their strength is even greater than what Spain currently has overseas. Even if all the main battleships are recalled, they will not be much better.

The renovated Pelayo has been transformed from a second-class battleship into a first-class battleship, and is now at the Cartagena naval homeport. Among the battleships there is the battleship Wellington, which returned with Alfonso and his party this time. In addition to these two battleships, there is also the dreadnought Alfonso XIII. Ironically, construction of this dreadnought began in 1906 and was launched in 1907 after the contract was signed with the British.

Speaking of battleships, although there are not many Spanish battleships now, they are not too few. After Alfonso's intentional and unintentional development over the years, although the number was not comparable to that of Britain, Germany, etc., by the end of 1907, the number of battleships in the US Navy had reached 11. These battleships formed two powerful fleets: one was the Atlantic Fleet, which was mainly composed of 8 battleships and some small battleships; the other was the Pacific Fleet, which was mainly composed of 3 battleships. At the same time, the United States also retains a small fleet in Asia to perform tasks in China's inland rivers. In terms of strength, the U.S. Navy ranked third in the world at this time, behind the British Royal Navy and the German Navy. The powerful U.S. Navy laid a solid foundation for the later formation of the "Great White Fleet".

Unlike 1898, the U.S. Navy at that time was about the same as Spain. What warships did the Spanish Navy have at that time?

There is a second-class battleship Pelayo, and the Carlos V, which was completed in 1898, and its combat effectiveness is not much different from the former. This was Spain's top fighting force at the time.

There are also several armored cruisers in the second class, Queen Maria Theresa, Princess Marie Theresa, Princess of Asturias, Bishop Snenos, Admiral Oquendo , Vizkaya, Christopher Columbus and other seven armored cruisers. In addition to these, Spain at that time also had the equally powerful Numancia and the old-fashioned protected sailing ship Victoria, and the armored cruiser Catona.

This was the main composition of Spain's original navy. In addition, there were 7 protected cruisers with limited attack capabilities and 10 unprotected cruisers.

During the same period, there were 9 British battleships and 4 German battleships. France had no battleships earlier due to other reasons, and only three were under construction at that time. The remaining ones in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Tsarist Russia are also under construction. But among armored cruisers, there are many of them. ….

The number of armored cruisers is 31 in the UK, 11 in Germany, 15 in France, 8 in Italy, 7 in Austria-Hungary, and 8 in Russia.

Those were all in 1898, and now, the world situation has begun to change again because of the emergence of dreadnoughts.

As of the beginning of this year, the United Kingdom has 4 dreadnoughts, while Germany has only one during the same period. Except for Spain, which built one with the help of the United Kingdom, the rest is a competition between pre-dreadnoughts and battleships.

There are 40 pre-dreadnoughts from Britain, 22 from Germany, 20 from the United States, 18 from France, 10 from Italy, 3 from Austria-Hungary, 6 from Tsarist Russia, and 18 from Spain.

The battleships have undergone some changes due to comprehensive competition. The United Kingdom has 19 ships, Germany has 15 ships, the United States has 11 ships, and France has 6 ships. Due to Alfonso's attention, Spain now has the same 6 ships as France. As for Italy, Austria-Hungary and Russia are waiting for other countries to help them build due to industrial technology reasons, so the current number is 2 from Austria-Hungary, 3 from Italy, and 2 from Russia.

As for the armored cruiser?

Let me make it clear first that I have been researching military news for a long time, and in the end I still came up with some sporadic information. It completely crushed me. Last night, I finally decided to use my own data to speak for myself. Many of them were quoted. The data from the first battle will only be able to increase the data from the first battle, so I have already surrendered to you in advance regarding the real data. Haha, now I can only ask you to give me some tickets for food and clothing. Alas, let’s not complain. It’s only right to continue working hard to update. One chapter at noon and one chapter at 10pm. It’s that simple.

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