The Rise of the Empire

"Your Highness, you seem to be very happy recently." When Ruprecht stepped into the Sanssouci Palace again, he happened to meet Tirpitz, Minister of State for the Navy. The latter greeted the prince very friendly.

"Winning a game will make people feel better after all." The prince said with a smile. And as a close minister of the Kaiser, Tirpitz naturally said that his Majesty the Emperor made a bet with this ****.

"I'm also very happy recently. Being able to recognize the weak nature of the country next to me has reassured me a lot." Tirpitz said with a smile.

"In fact, judging from the situation at the time, General Makanov's response and handling can be scored more than 8 points. Don't judge a hero by success or failure. There are not many people in this world who can do better than him." To be honest, the prince I really didn't expect that Makanov could take away 3 Japanese battleships and more than 2 dozen destroyers and torpedo boats. You must know that Japan suffered a total of 700 casualties in the Tsushima Sea Battle in history. Its escort fleet caused the Japanese to kill more than 1,400 people!

With such a disparity in strength, it is not easy for Makanov to escape. This is different from the battle between the British and German fleets during the Jutland period. The Germans were not far from their bases, and their own strength was relatively strong, while the Russians were different. First of all, they were always exhausted and did not have enough troops. Escort warships, even coal and ammunition are not enough. The Japanese intercepted their return at the outset, and they had thousands of nautical miles to go after the battle was over. This difficulty can be called hell level!

The prince took care of Tirpitz's face this time. In a slightly remote place, the prince answered the Secretary of the Navy in this way. Russia is very weak, but it is absolutely impossible to underestimate Russia, and even in World War I, when the Russian Baltic Fleet was almost out of proportion to the High Seas Fleet, Russia's mine warfare and submarines still caused a lot of trouble for the German Navy.

"But our biggest enemy is still the British, isn't it?" Tirpitz sighed: "To be honest, my purpose of building this fleet is not to defeat the British at sea, it's just a bargaining chip, a deterrent, I hope that the British will face up to the strength of the German navy and make concessions. But now it seems that the British choose to respond to threats with military expansion.”

The news of a large number of warships being built in Germany cannot be hidden from anyone. As a large number of warship hulls were completed and launched and outfitted, the British intelligence network in Germany quickly estimated that the size of the new German warships was about 4 to 5, but the specific How the model is not sure. The British quickly made adjustments after being shocked. According to the intelligence of the Germans, the British Parliament passed a new naval expansion bill. The new batch of warships will build 6 to 8 ships, which is almost according to the British estimates of the German fleet. Calculated at twice the size.

The British did not hide their actions. They even told the Germans through diplomatic channels that in this new arms race, the British government will never back down! "It is irrational for Germany to try to have a powerful force at sea, and it is even more ridiculous to try to blackmail the British Empire in this way. If your country builds one capital ship, then the British Empire will build two ships to maintain sea power. Above all, the British Empire will never back down." The British envoy said bluntly to Tirpitz.

Tirpitz knew that his plan had failed. The so-called risk fleet is simply a bluffing fleet. If the opponent is afraid, then the natural goal has been achieved, but if the opponent is not afraid, then you have to "educate" the opponent with facts, but It's a pity that even Tirpitz didn't have the confidence to defeat the fleet of the British Empire.

At the same time, I don't know how to defeat such an enemy! In the prince's view, Germany needed a fleet in World War I, but how to build this fleet, how to use it, and how to hit the British with sore feet is the key!

"Do you feel a little confused now? You know the plan of the British, and you know that the British will not back down but there is no better way to deal with it, so you want to continue your fleet plan so that you can expect the British to fight in the future. Maybe surrender? Are you betting right? You don't even know how likely you are to win?" said His Royal Highness ****.

"But you also have no way to defeat the British, can you? From this point of view, there is no difference between us." The Secretary of the Navy pointedly said.

"The possibility of us destroying the British fleet is very small, but it does not mean that we have nothing to do with the British sea power. The British can use the fleet to restrict our use of the sea, and we can also use submarines to deal with the British. People's merchant ships, wars are inherently consistent. You put too much emphasis on the confrontation on the main fleet, but I focus on the use of sea passages based on the interests of the sea. This is the first difference between us. Submarine warfare is a brand new Crisis, a crisis that has never appeared before, I can't guarantee whether it will be useful in the future, but when it first came out, its lethality was huge."

"As for the main fleet, we are also different. How should I put it? You are more like a politician. You only consider the relationship between construction cost and quantity. What you care about is how to build a large-scale fleet with limited funds. Fleet, but did not consider whether this fleet is suitable for fighting the British, nor how to fight it. It is impossible for us to defeat the British. Even if we can achieve it in time, the High Seas Fleet will be wiped out. It's bad for both sides."

"My navy's main fleet plan has three goals. First, this fleet must be able to ensure the safety of the German coast. Second, this fleet can help us gain control of the sea along the Baltic Sea and assist the army in operations. Third, This fleet can scare the British by attacking the Grand Fleet. Your goal is to intimidate the British to give up, and my goal is to consume the British fleet through actual actions."

"By the way, one more thing to add is that my fleet's strength can be well aligned with the national strategy. In my plan, the navy is to assist the army in operations. Submarines force the British to fail to obtain sufficient resources. This is to help the army , and the confrontation between the fleets is to shake the determination of the British to fight, and this is also to shake the determination of the British to fight. I have a complete and feasible plan, but you don't. You just saw the increase in the number of battleships, and He didn’t consider more important strategic issues.” Mrs. Lu Presit felt that it was necessary for him to have an explanation with the Secretary of the Navy before participating in the meeting, and he needed to make the other party consider issues more realistically and comprehensively.

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