In the end, the British cabinet decided to take a two-pronged approach, on the one hand, try to improve relations with the East China Government. After all, if we can really improve relations with the East China Government, it will not only reduce Germany's strength, but also concentrate our efforts against Germany, which is of course better. So Changi Naval Base came forward and invited the East China Government fleet to visit, which was also a positive attitude to respond to the goodwill of the East China Government's visiting fleet in Siam to invite the British fleet to participate in the drill.

On the other hand, we can also test the attitude of the United States to see if there is any opportunity to pull the United States to fight against the East China Government. Although the relationship between the United States and the East China Government is still good now, the two sides actually have conflicts. First, after the East China Government acquired Borneo, it posed a threat to the US colonies in the Far East. Secondly, although the trade between the United States and the East China Government is very frequent, the rise of the East China Government inevitably forms a certain competitive relationship with the United States in the Far East. Therefore, it is not impossible to make good use of these contradictions and provoke confrontation between the United States and the East China Government.

Of course, the visiting fleet would not refuse the invitation to the British Changi Naval Base. After all, the East China Government does not want to completely get along with Britain and France, because Britain and France are currently major world powers and control most of the resources and strategic areas in the world. Moreover, from the experience of the old time and space, as well as the current international bureau, it is difficult to achieve the final victory in the confrontation between the allies led by Germany and the Allies led by Britain and France. Therefore, the East China Government cannot form an alliance with Germany at all. The best situation is to be unbiased and compete with each other.

So after the fleet ended its visit to Sanbaolong, it set sail westward to the Changi Naval Base in the UK, and officially visited the military port of the British Far East Fleet Command.

Zhangyi Naval Base, which is Singapore in the old time and space, guards the entrance to the Strait of Malacca, and its strategic location is very important, so the United Kingdom set up the headquarters of the Far East Fleet here.

Before the Far East War, the British Far East Fleet had a total of 8 battleships, two centurion-class and six old-man star-class. However, during the Far East War, the British Far East Fleet was severely damaged by the Navy of the East China Government in the Naval Battle of the Natuna Islands, 3 were sunk and 2 were severely damaged. Therefore, after the end of the Far East warships, the British quickly transferred 2 fast-class battleships to supplement the Far East Fleet. Now the two battleships that were severely damaged in the Natuna Islands have also been restored to the team. Therefore, the Far East Fleet still has 7 battleships in charge, and its strength cannot be underestimated.

After the visiting fleet arrived in Changi, the British welcome to the visiting fleet was obviously much worse than that in other places. Although there was no shortage of various etiquette and procedures, the British's attitude was obviously much colder than in other places they visited. Only the hundreds of Chinese who visited the fleet at the docks were very enthusiastic to welcome the arrival of the visiting fleet.

The visiting fleet only stayed in Changi for three days, and organized some interactive activities with the British Navy stationed in Changi and held a discussion on the strategic development of the navy. During the contact and exchange between the two sides, the British still respected the officers and soldiers of the visiting fleet very much, and were far less arrogant and arrogant. After all, this was an opponent who had defeated him on the battlefield. No matter whether he was an enemy or a friend in the future, he was respected.

Overall, this visit was considered a success. In fact, the content of the visit is not the focus. The important thing is the visit itself. The visiting fleet of the East China Government invited the British fleet to participate in the drill in Siam, and the United Kingdom turned around and invited the East China Government fleet to visit the Changi Naval Base in the UK. This good interaction indicated that both sides were willing to ease the relationship.

However, news of the East China Government fleet visiting Changi Naval Base in the UK soon spread. After Germany learned the news, it became a little uneasy, because Germany now relies on the support of the East China Government in the Far East to maintain it. Moreover, Germany is now thinking about bringing the East China Government into the Allies Star. Now the East China Government is obviously trying to improve relations with the UK, so Germany can still sit still.

But Germany is really hard to say now. After all, the East China Government and Germany have not formally formed an alliance, so it is reasonable for the East China Government to make friends with that country. Germany has no reason to stop it. Now the East China Government wants to improve relations with the United Kingdom, which is also the right of the East China Government. Germany has no room for interference. So after the German cabinet negotiated, it immediately ordered Sabah's Far East Governor Spey to invite him to invite the East China Government's visiting fleet to visit Friedrich. On the one hand, it looks at the attitude of the East China Government, and on the other hand, it also uses this visit to strengthen exchanges and contacts between the two sides.

Of course, the visiting fleet would not refuse the invitation from Germany. After all, the relationship between the East China Government and Germany is indeed in a very good stage, and the two sides have many cooperation projects. At the same time, the fleet's visit to Changi obviously stimulated Germany. Therefore, the East China Government also needs to appease Germany and express the attitude of the East China Government again, so it is definitely necessary to go to Friedrich.

However, the flight time of the visiting fleet at this time has been more than one month. Although it is only a visiting activity, it is also very hard. In order to avoid causing trouble, the fleet prohibited soldiers from going ashore when docking in Siam and Changi. Only in Semarang did the soldiers have a day off, allowing soldiers to move freely and let them go.

Staying on the warship for a long time will have a serious impact on the physical and mental health of the soldiers. Now that the fleet is docked in Pontianak, this is its own territory, it can naturally allow the soldiers to relax. Therefore, the fleet's commander Lu Kai ordered that the fleet will rest in Pontianak for three days. During these three days, all soldiers on the warship can take turns to go ashore to relax, but it is strictly forbidden to make trouble. At the same time, they must return to the warship before 7 pm, and it is absolutely forbidden to spend the night on the shore.

So in the past three days, restaurants, shops and custom shops near Pontianak have ushered in a small climax of business, because nearly a thousand soldiers come ashore, eat, and shop, almost every day.

Although the food standards on the warships are very high, the food can be stored for a long time. Most meat is pickled and lacks fresh food. From fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, and sea fish are available openly, almost every meal, but most soldiers are tired of eating it. Naturally, they have to have a big meal after getting ashore, especially fresh food.

Moreover, the warships have very strict control over alcohol. Only senior officers can provide a small amount of alcohol every day. Ordinary soldiers can only receive alcohol on holidays, and the portion is not much. First, the wine carried on the warships is not much, and secondly, they are afraid that soldiers will get drunk and misfortune. Most of the officials on the warships are young and middle-aged, and most of them have good alcohol content. The supply of alcohol on the warships is naturally insufficient. Therefore, after getting ashore, they naturally have to drink happily. Of course, before getting off the ship, everyone was also warned not to drink too much, and it was prohibited to bring the outside wine to the warships.

In fact, this is a behavior that is repeatedly banned every time a warship is docked. Many soldiers will try their best to bring a few bottles of wine to the warship and drink with their colleagues in the dormitory at night. Most of the soldiers who supervise turn a blind eye to this, because life on the warship is not only hard but also boring. Drinking with their colleagues in the dormitory at night is a rare pleasure for soldiers. Anyway, they drink in the dormitory and go to bed after drinking, and there is no big deal, so the soldiers go there.

Of course, there are still many soldiers who have to solve their physical needs, because young people are very young. Because they are married, they have endured on the warship for more than a month. They see that the old sows are going to be as good as Diao Chan. Moreover, the allowances of naval soldiers are higher than those of the army, so they naturally have stronger consumption capacity and are willing to spend money. Therefore, nearly a thousand soldiers naturally form a powerful consumption force every day, which makes almost all the shops near the port of Pontianak make a fortune. I just hope that fleets will dock in Pontianak every day.

Of course, soldiers can go ashore to relax and rest, but officers cannot. Because they are senior officers of the fleet, they still need many official duties and need external care, so there is no time to relax and rest.

Lu Kai and Luo Yue met in Pontianak, exchanged their respective experiences, as well as the fleet and Marine Corps, and at the same time discussed the arrangements for visiting Friedefsch, because this visit was different from visiting Siam, Semarang, Changi and other places, and also had the task of appeaseing Germany. Therefore, Germany must feel that the East China government attaches great importance to Germany, which is different from other countries.

Therefore, this time Luo Yue was going to lead the Marine Corps ships to visit with the fleet. On the one hand, Luo Yue was the commander of the Marine Corps and was among the senior officers. On the other hand, Luo Yue also has a special identity. He is the son-in-law of Qin Zheng, the second-person figure of the East China Government. Therefore, in a certain sense, Luo Yue joined the visiting fleet and could naturally improve the specifications of the visiting fleet. At the same time, careful arrangements were made in terms of the access content to strengthen activities that could enhance the interaction and mutual trust between the two armies, so that the relationship between the East China Government and Germany was different from other countries.

After three days of docking in Pontianak, the officers of the fleet were fully rested and relaxed, and were able to visit in close proximity to the best of their own. The fleet then set off again for Friedrich's visit.
Chapter completed!