On June 26, 1887, the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne, the British Royal Navy will hold a grand parade, and Germany will naturally be invited. Crown Prince Frederick had a very good relationship with his mother-in-law, Queen Victoria, and traveled to England many times to meet Her Majesty. Crown Prince Frederick was originally going to go in person this time, but because he had just undergone laryngeal surgery, the doctor asked him to recuperate. Therefore, in the end, His Royal Highness Prince Joachim, the crown grandson, went to England to visit his grandmother in place of his father.

So on June 20, Jochen boarded the German warship that participated in the parade, the heavy cruiser Erin, which was completed on June 1, 1886, and was 99 meters long and 14 meters wide. The draft is 7.2 meters, the standard displacement is 4690 tons, the full load displacement is 5300 tons, equipped with 4 210 mm 35 times the diameter of the Krupp main gun, 6 150 mm 35 times the diameter of the Krupp secondary guns, 10 47 mm Hatch Chase rapid-fire guns, with 76 mm dome armor, the use of 2 three-cylinder three-expansion reciprocating steam engines, the speed of 18 knots, the endurance of 2600 nautical miles at the speed of 10 knots represents the highest achievement in the field of German cruisers at this time.

The order in Wilhelmshaven was orderly, and on both sides of the wharf, the naval officers in the port of Kiel lined up, and the sailors on the deck of the Erin stood on the slope to welcome the arrival of His Royal Highness, and in the company of the Admiralty Caprivey, Jochen shook hands with the senior officers of the port of Kiel, and then Caprivi introduced Jochen to the naval personnel who accompanied him on the trip. So Jochen saw the unique forked beard. Caprivi smiled and introduced the naval officer he valued to Emperor Xiang's grandson: "His Royal Highness Joachim, this is the commander of the North Sea torpedo boat unit, our excellent torpedo warfare expert, Lieutenant Colonel Alfred von Tirpitz. He will accompany you to the UK. ”

Jochen smiled and took the lead in reaching out his hand: "I've heard your name, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel. In a letter, my classmates praised you for your very profound and original views on torpedo attacks. Hopefully we can talk a lot. ”

"You're talking about Lieutenant Franz Hipper, who also has a deep understanding of torpedo attacks, and I have spoken to Lieutenant Hipper, who has mentioned some of your ideas for the application of torpedo attacks that I have benefited greatly from. I am also looking forward to communicating with His Highness. Tirpitz took Jochen's hand and smiled.

"Alright, Your Highness, your communication with Mr. Lieutenant Colonel can take place later, and now it's time for you to board the ship." Caprivi interrupted.

"Yes, Lord Caprivi." Jochen nodded.

After Jochen and his entourage boarded, the Erin whistled and slowly sailed away from Wilhelmshaven for Portsmouth, where the parade ships were assembled.

During the voyage, the captain of the Irene gave up his captain's room, and Jochen chatted with the future father of the High Seas Fleet in the captain's room.

During the casual conversation, Jochen learns that Tirpitz's life is no different from history, and that he was born on May 10, 1849 in Koschen, Brandenburg. He joined the Prussian Navy in 1865 and went on to fight in the Austro-Prussian War before becoming a cadet at the Kiel Naval School. In 1869 he was appointed commander of a small torpedo fleet. During the Franco-Prussian War, the weak German Navy did little action. After that he became inspector general of the torpedo fleet. He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1881, and during his tenure he became intrigued by the potential power of submarines in warfare. As Lord of the Navy, Caprivi was a supporter of torpedo warfare, and he was later promoted to lieutenant colonel.

Then the two naturally talked about the Navy.

"I've heard Alfred, you're interested in the combat effectiveness of a new type of ship like a submarine?" Jochen asked.

"Yes, Your Highness, a torpedo is a powerful weapon that can inflict great damage on enemy ships. But whether it is a torpedo boat or a cruiser, there is a great risk in carrying out a torpedo attack. And submarines can dive underwater, both offensive and defensive, with great concealment and suddenness. Tirpitz replied.

"So you once proposed to use submarines to raid the French Navy's home port of Cherbourg once we went to war with France, right? However, raiding the enemy's home port will face problems such as finding shipping lanes and avoiding reconnaissance, and it is not suitable for large-scale operations, the limitations are too great, and the results are limited. Occasionally, it can be tried as a special operation, but it is difficult to have a decisive result. I think it would be better to have an ambush on the enemy's route, then sneak attack and then break away, and then ambush again, so that the continuous cycle of strikes will be more effective. ”

Tirpitz lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said: "Your Highness's idea is indeed very feasible, the guò submarine constantly strikes the enemy's shipping lines and reduces the other party's access to material supplies, which can indeed have a certain impact on the war situation, and it is also very consistent with the current mainstream of the empire's navy to break the war." However, this did not help much in the overall engagement posture of the Navy. My idea was to sink the opposing warship with submarines, change the balance of naval power between the enemy and us, and then use the guò fleet to fight a decisive battle to gain maritime superiority in one fell swoop. ”

"Alfred, what you said is indeed reasonable, it is true that the battle will not help much to the overall situation of the navy, but the submarine can not only break the battle. And the single use of submarines is not the best means. In fact, we can gather several submarines and ambush them in advance on the channel where the enemy's main fleet will sail. Then our main fleet will be dispatched, the enemy will inevitably come out to fight, launch a sneak attack when the enemy is sailing, even if it is only to cause damage to the enemy's warships and return to port for repair, our main fleet will have to face fewer enemy main forces, which will also bring advantages to the decisive battle of the capital ships, and not only that, after the decisive battle of the capital ships, the enemy will inevitably be seriously injured and left behind, in this case, use submarines to ambush and attack them again, and completely sink them, so as to reduce the number of the enemy's capital ships. And we can also scatter a large number of submarines in the sea where the enemy may appear, when a submarine discovers the enemy fleet, through guò means of communication, call the submarines in the nearby sea area to act together, and then wait for the opportunity, preferably at night, so that the submarines can get the cover of the night, and then attack together. It is capable of inflicting heavy damage on the enemy's fleet, and this method of attack can be used not only against the enemy's main fleet, but also against large convoys with escorts. Historically, in 1888, with the arrival of a new Admiralty Chancellor, Alexander von Muntz, torpedo tactics were no longer valued, so Tirpitz was transferred to the Baltic cruiser fleet. Now it is estimated that Karl Dönitz's parents are not married, and no one in the German Navy attaches importance to the new technology of submarines, so he can't promote Aube's new naval school, so the problem of submarine application is estimated to have to find this torpedo warfare expert who will hype up the construction of battleships in the future.

"A submarine discovers it, then gathers its companions to attack it, so that even a stronger opponent can be defeated. It's like a wolf. Indeed, His Highness has a good understanding of torpedo warfare, as Lieutenant Hippel said. The idea of using a large number of lightning strikes to attack the enemy's main fleet to disrupt its formation, and then our main fleet takes the opportunity to attack it is also very valuable. Tirpitz lamented.

"Where, I'm just talking about it, and how to implement it still depends on you real commanding officers to perfect it." Jochen was modest, and then added: "So I also hope that an expert in torpedo warfare like Alfred can improve my thinking and have practical application value." And please remember that both the submarine and the high-speed large lightning strike ship that I once mentioned with Hippel are only for the sake of creating favorable conditions for the decisive battle of the capital ship. There is an old saying in the Qing Dynasty that 'Qi Zheng is in harmony, so that the weak can defeat the strong', which means that when legitimate means and abnormal means are used together, a strong enemy can be defeated with weak forces. And the decisive battle of the capital ship is that legitimate means, and submarines, mine-striking ships, and even various other advanced technologies that appear later are that abnormal means. So don't confuse priorities. ”

"This is natural, I will do my best to turn His Highness's ideas into real methods of warfare, but the Imperial Navy does not attach great importance to submarines, so ......" Tirpitz said again.

Jochen smiled incomprehensibly and said, "It's okay, if we don't know that we can see the submarine during this parade." For the first time, submarines appeared in the British Royal Navy parade, and when the time comes, it will be okay to use this gimmick to get the Admiralty guys to pay a little attention to submarines. ”

Tirpitz was stunned: "Which country will send a submarine to participate in the parade?" ”

Jochen smiled and shrugged, "Who knows." ”

On the ensuing journey, Jochen and Tirpitz exchange their ideas. In the short journey, both of them admired each other. Jochen lamented that the future father of the High Seas Fleet was indeed capable, thoughtful, courageous, and courageous, and was deeply influenced by Professor Stenchar's theory of offensive, and was as aggressive as ever an offensive soldier. Tirpitz also found that His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson was quick to think and had novel ideas, like a whimsical and antelope, and had unique views and opinions on naval tactics and technology. The two were able to have an equal and objective discussion on strategy, tactics, technology, technology, etc., which was a good help for the exchange of opinions between the two, which laid the foundation for the tacit cooperation between the two in the future. And this is something that the historical naval layman Wilhelm II did not have.

Two days later, on June 22, the Erin arrived in Portsmouth Harbour, where Tirpitz was impressed by the Royal Navy's in-port equipment and support services at the beginning of the Second German Reich. Looking at the large number of ships assembled here because of the parade, Tirpitz sighed: "Every time I come to Portsmouth, I envy what a powerful fleet this is. ”

Jochen, on the other hand, confided in his ambitions in front of the future father of the High Seas Fleet: "One day, the Empire will have a fleet as powerful as this." ”

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