Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Some people may think that half of the control of the Strait of Gibraltar is in the hands of the Iliban Kingdom?

Based on the relationship between the three alliance countries and Ilibia, it should be possible for the warships of the Kingdom of Italy to pass through the side controlled by Ilibia.

But the thing is, it would be nice if it were really that simple.

The John Empire built a large number of forts in the Port of Gibraltar. The artillery in these three cannons was enough to block the entire sea.

At the same time, because the entire strait's outlet to the sea is only fifteen kilometers at its narrowest point.

When necessary, John's Empire can block the entire sea with mines.

Maybe some friends will say that since water cannot work, then use submarines. After all, in reality, the Hans Empire also has records of submarines passing through the Strait of Gibraltar.

How should I put this? There is indeed such a record.

Moreover, the submarine passing through the Strait of Gibraltar has not been discovered by the John Empire.

But such behavior is very dangerous and is only suitable for the passage of a small number of submarines.

This is mainly because the John Empire has installed sonar in the Strait of Gibraltar. One or two submarines may pass through without being discovered.

And this requires the use of surface vessels and the cover of their own engines to pass.

What's even more terrible is that due to ocean currents and seafloor topography, it is difficult to get out of the Mediterranean Sea.

It is a bit difficult to enter the Mediterranean from the Atlantic Ocean.

At the bottom of the Strait of Gibraltar, there is an undersea mountain range that isolates the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean.

When coming out of the Mediterranean Sea, the submarine can take advantage of the ocean currents and swim along the ocean currents into the Atlantic Ocean.

If you want to enter the Mediterranean Sea from the Mediterranean Sea, you need to start the engine.

What's even more terrible is that the Mediterranean ocean current flows close to the bottom of the sea and into the Atlantic Ocean.

To put it simply, it is easier to get out of the Mediterranean Sea. You can use the ocean currents and motor to swim into the Atlantic Ocean, which is a long distance from the water.

But if you want to enter the Mediterranean from the Atlantic Ocean, that's not possible. You have to start the engine, and due to ocean current problems, you can only keep a certain distance from the seafloor currents.

As a result, it can only pass in very shallow places below the sea level, making it extremely easy to find.

Therefore, the Strait of Gibraltar is really not that easy to enter and exit. Otherwise, the John Empire would not have gone to great lengths to occupy the Strait of Gibraltar.

Some people may ask, why did Franco not take the opportunity to take back the sovereignty of the Port of Gibraltar during the Iliban Civil War?

Let's put it this way, the John Empire can accept the failure of the National Defense Forces they support, but they will not accept the change of ownership of the Strait of Gibraltar.

Once Franco really dares to take the initiative to attack the port of Gibraltar, it will be tantamount to declaring a full-scale war with John's empire.

Even Adolf was unwilling to have a full-scale war break out at that time.

Therefore, during the Iliban Civil War, not even a shell fell here.

Therefore, it is really not that easy for the warships of the Kingdom of Italy to enter and leave the Mediterranean.

At the same time, according to the agreement of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, the Hans Empire and the Gallic Empire did not need the warships of the Kingdom of Italy to leave the Mediterranean.

After all, there are still large colonies in Africa, and those colonies need local supplies.

Therefore, the navy of the Kingdom of Italy only needs to control the Mediterranean Sea and ensure the smooth passage of the three countries to Africa.

The Kingdom of Italy agrees with this.

They are very clear about how much their naval power is.

The Italians would not agree to let their navy fight against the John Empire, but if it only protects the shipping lanes of the Mediterranean, the Kingdom of Italy said it can still do it.

With the confirmation of the Triple Alliance Treaty, the John Empire, Millikin and the Rhineland Republic have already smelled the smell of war.

At the same time, in response to the Triple Alliance, the John Empire, Millikin and the Rhineland Republic also signed a three-country mutual protection treaty.

The treaty stipulates that if any of the three countries is attacked by a third country, the remaining two countries will provide it with materials, funds and other assistance.

And, when necessary, the other two countries will provide military assistance.

This assistance includes, but is not limited to, weapons, equipment, ammunition, etc.

They can even directly send troops to help resist the attack.

To put it simply, if one of the three countries is attacked by another country, the other two countries will also enter the war.

According to the treaty between the three countries, the countries called the John Empire, Millikin and the Rhineland Republic as the new treaty countries.

Correspondingly, the Hans Empire, the Gallic Empire, and the Kingdom of Italy were called the Central Powers.

However, although the treaty only refers to the Three Kingdoms Treaty or the Triple Alliance, it does not mean that there are only three countries.

For example, in addition to the Empire of Hans, the Empire of Gaul, and the Kingdom of Italy, the Triple Alliance Treaty was signed by the Kingdom of Hungary, the Kingdom of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Romania, the Kingdom of Croatia, etc.

In addition to these countries, there are also potential allies such as the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Finland, and the Kingdom of Sweden.

One thing that makes people wonder is, given the current friendly relations between the Hans Empire and the Republic of Budapest, why did the Kingdom of Finland choose to join the Three Kingdoms Alliance?

You must know the original historical time and space. Finland joined the Three Kingdoms Alliance entirely because the Buddhism Republic beat him and he was not convinced, so he chose to join the Three Kingdoms Alliance. He wanted to use the power of the Three Kingdoms Alliance to regain the land stolen by the Buddhism Republic.

But sometimes, things are just so amazing.

Because in this time and space, the Hans Empire took a fancy to the resources of the three Nordic countries, and took the initiative to mediate before the war between the Republic of Bupai and the Kingdom of Finland started.

After a relatively fair ruling by the Hans Empire, the Bupa Republic also considered its current international status. Except for the recognition of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, other countries did not recognize it.

Therefore, when the Hans Empire proposed to establish a demilitarized zone to buffer the conflicts between the two countries, both the Kingdom of Finland and the Republic of Budapest agreed to the Hans Empire's suggestion.

Originally, between the Republic of Budapest and the Kingdom of Finland, to put it bluntly, it was just because Finland was worried about the penetration of the Republic of Budapest into its own country, so it stationed troops on the border.

Seeing the Kingdom of Finland stationing troops, the Budapest Republic felt that its St. Petersburg was seriously threatened, so the situation gradually moved towards war.

Now, the Hans Empire mediates and allows both sides to establish a demilitarized zone. Neither the Kingdom of Finland nor the Republic of Budapest will station troops on the border between the two countries.

And after the Republic of Budapest also promised not to penetrate the Kingdom of Finland, this contradiction disappeared.

After eliminating the suspicion of war between the two countries, the Hans Empire smoothly pulled the Kingdom of Finland into the Three Kingdoms Alliance.

It is worth mentioning here that although the Budapest Republic has an excellent relationship with the Hans Empire and has signed a trade treaty between the two countries, the Budapest Republic has not officially joined the Three Kingdoms Alliance.

This also laid the foundation for some subsequent events, which almost caused the Hans Empire to collapse.

Of course, this is all a story for later.