The Rise of the Empire

This operation can be described as perfect. The sea wolf's sea mines are just the beginning after destroying a regiment of the Italian army. The 500 rounds of various sea mines deployed near Sicily are time bombs. Know when to hit. The ship then rushed out of the Strait of Messina and sailed out of the Mediterranean Sea, preparing to intercept warships bound for Italy. \u003c/p\u003eThe Swordfish separated from She after leaving the Bay of Taranto, and marched north into the Adriatic Sea mine. After completing the laying, he will enter the port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire under the guise of a neutral merchant ship for supply and maintenance, and wait for an opportunity to dispatch again. Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire expressed neutrality, everyone knows the actual attitude. \u003c/p\u003eAs for Scheer's Prince Albert armored cruiser, it successfully entered the Dardanelles and sailed to Istanbul with the help of Turkish pilots. \u003c/p\u003e"The Italian fleet will return soon. In order to prevent them from blocking the navy's exit with mines, I hope that the Turkish naval artillery and minelayers will act quickly." requirements, but now the Turkish Navy has limited mines, and its ability to deploy mines is even more limited. It can only barely form a not very thick defensive minefield outside the exit of the western end of the strait. It can barely organize the siege of the Italians, but it wants to prevent the opponents Offensive mining is a bit more difficult. \u003c/p\u003eAs for the No. K bait ship, the British are far more interested in it than the Italians. The British never thought that the Germans would have such a power test ship with a speed of over 24 knots. What a terrifying thing it would be to assemble the experimental power on a battleship. The conscientious Captain Wells tracked all the way to collect more intelligence. But under the speed advantage of up to 4 knots on the opposite side, the decoy boat K quickly disappeared from the British's sight! \u003c/p\u003e"That is to say, in just one day today, the German fleet lost us more than ten ships of various types, two warships worth 1.8 million pounds were destroyed, and more than 4,000 casualties were Is that so?" When the Italian Prime Minister sent the loss report to King Umberto I, looking at those dazzling figures, the King of Italy was completely angry! \u003c/p\u003e"We didn't expect that the Germans would send a fleet, let alone that they would pass through the Strait of Messina. We fell into a fixed mindset..." The Prime Minister explained terrified. \u003c/p\u003e"The British can recognize the bait at a glance. The German fleet also came to Italy, why can't we distinguish this warship? Why is there no mine in the Strait of Messina? These things should not happen, Abu Qilu must take full responsibility!" The furious king didn't want to listen to these explanations at all. \u003c/p\u003e"I want to know where those German warships in Turkish skin are now! When will the Navy find them out and kill them!"\u003c/p\u003e"Kill them? We now have a total of this German fleet I don’t know how many ships I have! How to kill them?” The Prime Minister was a little confused at the time, but as an old fritter who has been in politics for many years, he still made up a general situation based on intelligence and his own assumptions. \u003c/p\u003e"The Germans should have two battleships, one of which is the No. 3 ship Prince Albert of the Mainz-class armored cruiser. This battleship has entered the Dardanelles, and our fleet cannot Enter the strait to pursue them. But our fleet has successfully blocked them, and this warship can no longer cause us any harm."\u003c/p\u003e "As for the other warship, after attacking the port of Taranto I went to mine in the Sicily area, and now our fleet is looking for it, but unfortunately the target has not been found, and it may have left the Eastern Mediterranean.

"The Prime Minister thought for a while and said.\u003c/p\u003eYes, until now the Italians have not figured out how many German warships participated in this operation. The Sea Wolf was very successful in hiding. Aside from dropping a few mines in the place I felt, the others were no different from a merchant ship! After evacuating from the Strait of Messina, they even lost their whereabouts, and at this time the mines deployed in the Adriatic Sea were still there. Without any results, the Italians naturally did not expect that the Swordfish had already arrived here!\u003c/p\u003e "Okay, let the navy keep an eye on this warship, and at the same time strengthen the protection of the transportation line. We only need to walk a few steps to North Africa. I can't believe that the navy we spent so much lira on is so useless! Order the army to deal with those Turks as soon as possible, we don't have so much time and money to waste in a wasteland in North Africa! "Umberto I said.\u003c/p\u003eYou can say that Italy is not strong enough, or that the army's combat effectiveness is coffee table, but it is not enough to give up because of a disastrous defeat! Although this time the loss is huge, it is not fatal. For Italy, it was just an accidental bump. If you want to convince the Italians, I am afraid that something like this will happen ten or eight times...\u003c/p\u003e"I knew it would be As a result, the Italians have too much appetite, but they don't have a good set of teeth! "The Kaiser put down the documents at hand and said to his close ministers with a smile.\u003c/p\u003e"The fleet built up by the Italians for decades proved to be a paper tiger. There is no essential improvement. If not, then the value of this ally is really mediocre. If we go to war with France, we might have to send troops to protect them! "Earl Schlieffen on the side echoed.\u003c/p\u003e"Well, these things are insignificant in the first place. Let's get down to business now, Ruprecht and Princess Mary are getting married soon? If I remember correctly, it's about a week away. "The Kaiser turned around and said.\u003c/p\u003e" That's right. Prince Heinrich will join me at the wedding as a representative of Prussia. "Calipme said on the side.\u003c/p\u003e"Well, this time you have to bring the goodwill of Prussia, but at the same time, you must also demonstrate the control of the empire. This is not for Bavaria, but for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Now I kind of agree with Bismarck's theory that a powerful country cannot be kidnapped by its allies! "The Kaiser said with some displeasure.\u003c/p\u003e The Kaiser has been a little annoyed with Austria-Hungary recently, not only because he regards this marriage as a test for Austria-Hungary to influence Germany's internal affairs, but also because the Austrian Emperor did not Agreeing to attack Italy together with Germany. In the past, Germany tried its best to meet the conditions of Austria-Hungary, but this time, why did Austria-Hungary refuse so simply? The Kaiser is very dissatisfied!\u003c/p\u003eThanks to the book friend, the first guard Tank Brigade, 2013, Wu Yue, yyajy2304, Sea Boundary\u003c/a\u003e~~~, and book friends who refuse to pretend to be b, Lost Battle Song, 2013, Wu Yue, jhb315, sagittar\u003c/a\u003e a\u003eSupport~~~! There are still three updates today, please subscribe\u003c/a\u003e~~~!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e