"And you're going to elaborate on that plan at this meeting now?" Said the Minister of the Admiralty. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info"What you just said is still too simple, I need more arguments. You can't convince me now, and for a while, I hope you can do better, I'm really confused, but that doesn't mean I don't have my own mind. ”

Shortly after the end of the conversation between the two sides, with the arrival of the Kaiser, the high-level meeting of the German Navy officially began, and this time the discussion was not just a question of naval expansion, but a question of the future German naval strategy, the Russian fleet had failed, and if their land forces also failed, then the Russians, who had been frustrated in the Far East, would definitely turn their attention back to Europe, and by that time, under the temptation of the franc and the pound, the Russians would most likely be on the opposite side of Germany, which was thought of by Wilhelm II very early, And when all this becomes a reality, it will be the most dangerous time for the Confederate system!

"You know what? Ruprecht, in the future of Europe, there will be a war that ends all wars, we may defeat the old empires, and then let the German Empire succeed in reaching the top, or they will bring us down and let the whole empire sink and fall. We have weakened Russia with the help of the Japanese, but our situation is still not optimistic. I need you to come up with a solution. In a letter from the Kaiser to ****, it was written. And this time, the two sides will discuss maritime issues.

"The Russian fleet has failed, and from now until quite a long time the threat from the Baltic side will disappear. However, after the end of this war, Russia will side with Britain and France, and Britain and France, with the support of Russia, may arrogantly believe that their power is enough to overwhelm the German Empire, and they will force us, even threaten us with force. And this is something we absolutely cannot accept! Alright, now tell me, Pillars of the Imperial Navy, do you have a solution? Or if the system has considered this issue, please tell us your opinions! "Wilhelm II's opening remarks suppressed the audience and made everyone present sit in a precarious position!

"To be honest, I still can't understand how the centuries-old rivals of Britain and France came together, with all their conflicts over colonies, trade and finance, and now they are sitting together. It's a bit hard to understand. Admiral Liao La said.

"Honorable Bavarian **** Highness, solve all doubts as we say, and tell your plan, I have lost hope in our Admiralty, they just have to do what we planned." Wilhelm II said with some dissatisfaction. The fact of the Russo-Japanese War once again convinced the Kaiser of His Highness's military and overall foresight, and made him even more dissatisfied with the entire Admiralty. And in the end, he finally decided to let Ruprecht **** fully intervene in naval affairs. After all, for Germany, it is also possible to let the Grand Duke of the state be the Prime Minister of Prussia, and it is also possible to involve the **** of a kingdom in the naval program.

"Interests, everything in the world revolves around interests, between people, between groups, and even between countries and countries! There are two reasons why the British can sit with the French, the British who sit almost half the world, let the sun never disappear from the territory, and the British who have the world's sea power have too many bargaining chips to exchange, for the British, even if they give way to France in Africa? The British also have India, which is an important source of raw materials and dumping markets for the UK, as well as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. These supplemented the financial deficiencies of the British and provided a large amount of manpower. ”

"The loss of part of African interests is not fatal for Britain, but the rise of hegemony on the European continent represented by the German Empire is quite fatal, think about it, since the British picked up the trident that heralded sea power, any dominant country on the European continent is an enemy of the British, France in the era of the Sun King, France in the era of Napoleon, Russia seeking the interests of the Black Sea and the Far East, and now the German ...... A united Europe is not something the British want to see, and he wants to prevent everything from happening. It was necessary to cooperate with other powers on the European continent, so from the point of view of the British, this proximity was a historical necessity. ”

"And then there's France, well, the Franco-Prussian War is actually half of our goal, we have established the German Empire, we have brought the former powers to the ground, we have obtained territories and received huge reparations, but we have not obtained hegemony in Europe, because of our conditions, we have become mortal enemies with France. We underestimated the resilience of the French and their determination to take revenge. Since then, we have been under pressure on both fronts. Our country has been unstable since its founding, because we and other great powers have enemies that cannot be dissolved. And when the French could not stand against the increasingly powerful Germany, he naturally chose allies, and the British unleashed goodwill, and thus, a powerful alliance was born! Ruprecht **** said with regret.

"Alright, now that the political counseling is over, let's talk about the tactics of the British Navy, what we are going to discuss must be realistic." The Kaiser said with a wave of his hand. "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to ask a question, if you are officers of the British Royal Navy, how will your fleet be deployed and used in the event of a war between Germany and Britain and France?"

"Based on the historical performance of the British, they may choose to send a fleet to blockade our ports in close proximity, as they did during the Napoleonic Wars, whether it was the military port of Toulon or the military port of Saint-Nazaire, the French warships were blocked in the harbor and did not do anything." Admiral Ball thought for a moment and said.

"If I were British, I wouldn't have to work so hard." The prince shook his head helplessly and said. "The fundamental reason why the British have to blockade France is that the French have easy access to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, two places that are vital to Britain! The British Navy needs to ensure two points, first, the other side cannot use the sea for transportation and dispatch, and second, the British can use the sea for transportation and dispatch. ”

"Think about how the British started, when the British were far less powerful than the Spanish, they fought with the Dutch at sea, striking the Spanish shipping ships, the most famous of which was the attack on the silver fleet, the British could not control the sea at that time, so they used the breaking of diplomatic relations as a tactic. When the British rose, they ensured that they were strong enough to overwhelm their opponents, and at the same time began to actively use the sea to connect the homeland and the colonies, and they began to fight piracy and limit privateers. ”

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