I have come to the naval port of Kiel many times, and I have not seen the large forces of the German High Seas Fleet anchored in the harbor once or twice, but this time, Prince Ruprecht really felt a majestic and hideous atmosphere, as if the long-sleeping tiger had opened its eyes, stretched out its claws, and was ready to pounce on its prey! Those warships moored in the harbor are no longer ornaments and decorations, but war machines built with the most advanced industrial and technological levels of mankind! These ancient giant-like beings are finally about to wield!

"The Empire's navy, which has been built for decades, is finally going to play its part, and we can have this day, thanks to you, honorable Prince of Bavaria." Feng beside him. Admiral Bol said from the bottom of his heart.

"Me?!" The prince was slightly stunned.

"Yes, before the outbreak of the Battle of Toshima, the Imperial Navy was actually in a state of confusion, we realized the importance of the navy, and spared no effort to build this navy, but we used it as a bargaining chip, not a weapon, we have always stayed in the idea of relying on the army to win the opponent, and then relying on the navy to deter the opponent. The navy is more of a political tool than a means of attack. ”

"But after the Battle of Toshima, you made us understand that the real deterrent power of the Navy is not just that they are parked in the harbor as a kind of presence fleet. What is more important is the determination and ability to use this force correctly, because your performance in the Far East made the world known for the first time the strength of the German navy, and at the same time strengthened the determination of the Reich to use it, and our plans fell from paper to reality. ”

"If it weren't for the Battle of Toshima, without you, I'm afraid that in this incident, the navy would still be trapped in the North Sea. Our value, the value of the empire building the navy will be overlooked. "Feng. Admiral Ball spoke with a hint of respect.

"I'm glad that the Empire has finally taken this step, but at the moment we are just a novice who dares to show our swords, and if we use this fleet, how to make this long sword match the Empire's strategy needs to be carefully considered. We have only taken the first step. The prince said meaningfully.

As far as the eye can see, the elite of the entire German High Seas Fleet gathers together! From north to south are Caesar's moorings. Frederick III, Caesar. William II, Caesar. The five battleships Wilhelm, Brandenburg, Weissenburg, these five battleships were the indisputable core of the battle line of the High Seas Fleet! If you look at it by the standards of the previous life, the Caesar-class battleships equipped with 6 12-inch L40 turret guns are almost close to the level of dreadnoughts, even if they are put into the first battle in history, they can barely fight on the battle line!

This was followed by the fast fleet of the Imperial Navy, with three Mainz-class armored cruisers and three Munich-class armored cruisers lined up a little further away. After the final negotiations, three Munich-class armored cruisers with an age of more than 6 years were ordered to stay on the mainland, and the main fleet will be accompanied by three Mainz-class armored cruisers, namely Mainz, Prince Albert and Lune!

These three German second-generation armored cruisers have surpassed the last armored cruisers in history, including Rurik 2, PISA, and Minotaur, and even the first-generation battle cruisers in history are not invincible. After all, the latter has only 6 inches of armor. After changing to a new armor-piercing bullet, there is also a chance if the distance is relatively close!

"Alright, guys, let's finalize our plans." Ascend to Caesar. After the conference room of the Frederick III, the prince said.

"Let's talk about our opponents first, in the current situation, excluding the battleship Charlemagne, which has been destroyed by us, and the battleship that remained in West Africa, the French still have about 10 relatively new battleships in their hands, and we will also have 10 capital ships after the Spee fleet goes north, a total of 6 battleships, and 4 armored cruisers."

"On the surface, the number of 10,000-ton warships on both sides is almost equal, and the French have a large number of cruisers as auxiliary forces, but fortunately, our individual ships are much higher in combat power than our opponents, and the French fleet is divided between the west coast of France and the Mediterranean. Judging by the current intelligence, the fleet located on the west coast of France had a total of 3 battleships and 1 armored cruiser. And two of the other 6 battleships are being repaired in the harbor, which means that only 5 battleships and a few cruisers can be mobilized in the entire French Mediterranean fleet! ”

"If, I mean, if the French choose to act irrationally, our fleet will have absolute superiority, provided that we can jam the Strait of Gibraltar and prevent the French fleet from converging!" Admiral Pol said.

Although the first task of the fleet this time was to sail the ships to the coast of Lisbon and then force the Portuguese to give in with naval guns, since this incident in Africa, God knows what kind of overreaction the French will have. Although the Germans do not want to have a direct large-scale PK with France, it is estimated that the French do not dare to PK with themselves on a large scale, but everything must be prepared for a while.

"The most important thing is the attitude of the British Mediterranean Fleet, although the British are at most verbally supporting France, but the powerful British Mediterranean Fleet still cannot be ignored, and the British Royal Navy has at least 10 or more first and second class battleships there."

"For the movements of the British fleet, we have arranged a relatively complete monitoring system, our camouflage notification ships have entered the Mediterranean, and Austria-Hungary has also expressed its willingness to help us monitor the British fleet in the Mediterranean, if the British take a change, at least we will not be unaware."

"And in order to ensure the connection between the fleet and the mainland, we have also negotiated with Spain that we can use the Spanish telegraph system to transmit our information. Of course, in addition to the intelligence transmission system on the surface, we also have radio relay ships as backups. Admiral Ball then explained the possible situation and the plan he had prepared.

"Now there is another very important question, how does His Majesty the Emperor arrange the movement of the fleet after the mission of shock and deterrence? His Majesty's two recent orders are somewhat conflicting, the previous one was to cruise the East Atlantic for a while, and the most recent order was to return as appropriate. ”

Various plans have been discussed several times, and the German naval top brass is already well aware of the current situation, but the most critical problem is that the German top brass's response attitude is not clear, and the Kaiser is still hesitating at this time, sometimes radical, sometimes retreating, which makes Boll and others feel very uneasy.

"Grass, what do you want me to do? I don't know what the Kaiser means! Looking at the executives present, His Royal Highness the Prince was also depressed, the Kaiser didn't make up his mind, and I didn't have a problem!

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