Iron Blood Germany: Rise of the Kaiser's Son
Chapter 1006

Island Nation's Lofty Ambitions (Seeking Monthly Votes)

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To counter powerful Germany, Britain and the United States were doing everything in their power to expand their armaments. Likewise, Germany's other enemy in the Far East was also desperately building up its military. Last time, Germany had beaten the Island Nation black and blue. Not only had it forced them to spit out all the South Seas colonies they had painstakingly seized, but it had also destroyed those major coastal cities within their homeland, inflicting grievous losses upon the Island Nation.

Fortunately, the United States had given the Island Nation tremendous support. It had not only provided a two-hundred-million-dollar loan, but also shipped in vast quantities of food, allowing the Island Nation to weather the crisis.

However, no sooner had the crisis passed than the Island Nation began rebuilding its armaments. After suffering such a crushing loss at Germany's hands, how could these islanders possibly let it go? Whether the senior officials of the Island Nation's Cabinet, the military brass, or even ordinary islanders, all of them were single-mindedly bent on avenging themselves against Germany. But Germany was simply too powerful; it was now the world's hegemon. If the Island Nation rashly sought revenge with its current strength, there would be only one outcome—they would once again be pinned to the ground and brutally beaten by Germany. Therefore, before their strength had grown sufficiently, or before an excellent opportunity arose, the islanders could only swallow their anger and endure.

Of course, if they were to one day take revenge on Germany, the Island Nation's military reconstruction had to be further strengthened. The Island Nation Navy had previously been almost wiped out under the blows of the German Expeditionary Fleet. But now, it was beginning to rise again. The successive commissioning of two Fusō-class Battleships had given the Island Nation

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