The Rise of the Empire

"Your Highness, in order to thank you for your contribution to the friendship between the United States and Germany, while I bring you the most sincere blessings, I also bring you the due rewards, and at the same time, I also want to congratulate you on becoming the *** of the Kingdom of Bavaria *. The government of the United States is willing to provide Bavaria with an annual interest-free loan of no more than 20 million U.S. dollars. Beginning in 1903, it is expected to be ten years." After a burst of greetings and courtesies, Benson offered Ruprecht*** *His Royal Highness sent a big gift! \u003c/p\u003eThis is not to say that the relationship between the United States and Germany is more real than real money. The fundamental reason why the Americans agreed to give Bavaria a loan is that Bavaria imports a lot of non-ferrous metals and oil from the United States every year. In order to expand imports, the Americans must of course give some benefits, otherwise, among other things, once the oil fields in the Mesopotamia are exploited, the American oil will not have any advantages. \u003c/p\u003eAs for the money sent to the door, the prince will naturally not refuse. After some thanks, the two sides quickly cut to the chase. The Americans hope that the prince can persuade the Kaiser to give more help to the United States and Russia in the Far East, while the prince It implies that the Japanese will do it in advance, and the United States also needs to prepare in advance. \u003c/p\u003e "Your country plans to provide Russia with a batch of new warships before the war between Japan and Russia?" the prince asked. \u003c/p\u003e "It is like this. We plan to provide Russia with 2 battleships and 2 cruisers by way of loans within one month before Russia declares war. In this way, the number of the main fleet of the Russian Navy will reach 20 ships. Under the command of General Makanov, there is every chance to defeat Japan in a naval battle, and then solve Japan once and for all." Benson said. \u003c/p\u003e"But one month is not enough time for the Russians to adapt to the new warships. It is best to advance this time by about three months. In this case, there is time for both familiarizing with the warships and arranging tactics." The prince suggested. \u003c/p\u003e"We have also thought about this issue. There is no problem with early delivery, because these warships are our active warships, but such behavior will definitely irritate the British, and they can use the same method to deal with us, so Our plan is to deliver it to the Russians immediately, and then before the British replenish warships to Japan, the Russian fleet will take the lead in a decisive battle with the Japanese fleet. We all know that the British Far East fleet is limited in size, and the warships that can be provided to Japan are even more limited. Therefore, We can use this time difference to seal the victory!" Benson explained. \u003c/p\u003e"It's a good idea, one loop after another, taking into account the British response and preparation time, and avoiding being directly involved in the war. It's really good." The prince gave half a thumbs up to the Americans in his heart , As for the fundamental reason for not giving a like, they never thought about what would happen if Japan went to war early? Although from a diplomatic point of view, Japan is trying to repair relations with Russia and ease conflicts, but only the prince knows that when the Japanese smile, the closer their hidden knives are to you! \u003c/p\u003e "What would you do if Japan launched an offensive in advance like it did in the Battle of the Philippines?" The prince asked a very sharp question. \u003c/p\u003e"We can send the fleet to Vladivostok. It is impossible for the Japanese to launch an attack in winter, because the northeast is too cold. If our 4 warships join the 4 Rurik-class battleships of the Vladivostok Squadron, It can still pose a great threat to Japan. And we don't mind the war being longer." Speaking of this, Benson showed a slight sneer. \u003c/p\u003e"Everyone is not a good person." The prince made an expression that both you and I understand. "But have you ever thought about this situation? The Russian fleet was attacked by the Japanese on its way to the Far East?"\u003c/p\u003e "This is unlikely, the Japanese army is not ready yet, and the Russian fleet will be attacked in May next year." You can go to the Far East.

It is impossible for their navy to go to war without the army's consent. "Benson vetoed it.\u003c/p\u003e"Whether the Japanese army is ready or not, it's just that you think it's not possible. It's hard to say what the situation is. And even if the preparations are not good, from a strategic point of view, if the Russian fleet can be severely damaged as soon as the war starts, then it doesn't matter if the army is poorly prepared, because Japan is an island country, and the army can be allowed to lose temporarily. Even if it was suppressed on the Korean Peninsula due to poor logistics at the beginning, it doesn't matter, because there are destined to be two battlefields, one is the Korean Peninsula and the other is the Liaodong Peninsula. "The prince said.\u003c/p\u003e "But we still don't think the Japanese will do this. "Benson has already said this very blatantly. In other words, it is not very pleasant to say: "Maybe what you said makes sense, but sorry, for some reason, we can't do it." "\u003c/p\u003e "Well, this is a matter for the United States and Russia, and it is inconvenient for me to intervene, but I hope that after the Makanov fleet enters the South China Sea, even if the United States cannot deliver all the warships, it is possible to deliver some of them. "That's all the prince said. As for whether the other party listens or not, it's up to them."\u003c/p\u003e "I will convey your opinion to the Congress and seriously consider it. "Looking at the serious expression of the prince, Benson hesitated and said. In fact, the United States and Russia have finalized various details of cooperation at this time. The Russian fleet will set off in May. If it goes through the Suez Canal, it will be ready in June. Arrive in the Far East, and then wait until August for the Americans to deliver the ship. If the plan is advanced, there will be too many changes. This is not up to Benson to decide.\u003c/p\u003e"Enough words, you can do it yourself. "The prince can't say anything more. If you can help, you can help. If you don't stop, God can't help it. Relatively speaking, the prince still needs to do his own things. If there is no accident, the heavy artillery made by Skoda It should be better now, right?\u003c/p\u003e Regardless of whether Germany regards defeating Russia and then tying Britain and France as its own strategy, the number of troops deployed on the Western Front must be the largest. This is determined by the pressure on the Western Front. The pressure from Russia is far greater than that of Russia. Even in a state of defense, the Germans still have to deploy a large number of heavy artillery and troops on the Western Front. Most of the railway capacity will also be concentrated on the Western Front. Even if the Kaiser tilts towards the Eastern Front again, overall In other words, it is almost impossible to fight a firepower battle on the Western Front and destroy tens of millions of shells in a single battle. Therefore, the prince has been thinking about how to use his heavy weapons more effectively.\u003c/ p\u003eArtillery combat does not depend on how many cannons you have, but how many cannons you can use on the front line. A small amount of heavy artillery with longer range and easier maneuverability is even better than those heavy but more numerous artillery! After all, the Western Front There are not so many bunkers such as the Liege Fortress for you to fight, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as a great power, has enough train guns and heavy artillery. (After all, there are almost no super heavy artillery in Russia.) So the prince gave The positioning of your own artillery is mobility and range!\u003c/p\u003eThe second update is here~~~! Please subscribe\u003c/a\u003e~~~!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e