What's the name of a saying? If there's a chance that things will go in a worse direction, then it will definitely go in a worse direction! When the fleet was stationed in Shanghai, Tirpitz suddenly ordered the armored cruiser Mainz to go north into the Bohai Sea, on the one hand, to complete the diplomatic mission of visiting the base of the Beiyang Fleet, and at the same time to replenish coal in the port of Tianjin with the supply ship Cormorant.

There was a shortage of coal in the south, and because the British Far East Fleet seemed to have a plan to go north, the British concession authorities in Shanghai bought a large amount of coal, and after the German fleet entered Shanghai, it suddenly found that there was not enough coal for the fleet, so the only way was to enter the north to buy coal, and the best coal in the north was naturally the Kailuan coal mine in Tangshan.

This coal mine under the control of Beiyang is naturally willing to provide fuel for the German fleet, but only if you go to the port of Tianjin to pull coal yourself! And considering that it was already May 1894, the situation between Qing and Japan was very tense, and it was obviously not good to let a supply ship go alone! So it was decided that Tirpitz would let the Mainz carry out this escort mission!

Although the traverser knew that Japan would definitely go out of the way, although he knew that eighty percent of the merchant ships that suffered an unwarranted disaster this time were German ships, the traverser thought that the possibility of the Japanese doing something before the German fleet left the Far East was very small, after all, the British were the bosses behind the scenes of the Japanese, and it would be fine if they did something, but the Germans were different, if something happened, how would the Japanese end?

And as a time-traveler from the future, His Royal Highness the Prince really hopes to see his hometown in the Northeast and see the time-travelers who fought for the Chinese nation at sea in that era. Originally, Tirpitz planned to let His Royal Highness the Prince stay in Shanghai, and the visit of the cruiser Mainz to the Beiyang Fleet was just a courtesy greeting, and the rank should not be too high, just let Herbert go, and a chief of staff would be able to represent it. His Royal Highness the Prince went there in person, not to mention that the situation in the Yellow Sea is very bad now! What if something happens?

"I am finally about to follow the path of my ancestors, my uncle who could fight against the bullets of the French, and His Majesty Frederick III who earned the reputation of Prince of Scattered Bullets in the Franco-Prussian War. And if I flinch because of the slightest danger, I think that everyone who is doing it will despise me, glory and safety, and I choose the former! ”

The righteousness of the traverser made all the generals present feel admired. And at the insistence of the traverser, Tirpitz could only agree. Of course, before setting off, the traverser also specifically mentioned such a sentence: "Although the probability is very small, but if there is an accident, I think Feng. Captain Ingnoll had a hard time taking his share of responsibility. ”

There is a reason for this, the German fleet and the British fleet met for the first time in World War 1 in history, and the Germans had an overwhelming advantage, but this guy decisively shouted, and even the captain of the fleet at that time bluntly said that he could not win the battle with this kind of commander, and later the commander of the high seas fleet was removed from his post. If something really happens, a little hesitation will lead to unpredictable consequences, and the traverser is very worried!

"It's okay, Feng. Colonel House is my representative, he will have supreme command of the fleet, and I will let him discuss something. But you must remember that military affairs are less involved, your diplomatic strategy and crisis management methods are quite correct, but on the naval side, it is better to leave it to professionals. Tirpitz said very seriously.

After several years of contact, Tirpitz admired the insight and ability of the traverser, and it was enough for him to command the fleet to perform normal tasks as a general, but when dealing with emergencies and facing major political issues, Tirpitz was still a little worse now. Although the traverser is young, the experience and insight of the two lives make him see the problem far beyond ordinary people, and he was born in the emperor's family since he was a child, and he comes into contact with and learns this thing every day!

After some explanations, a detachment of armored cruisers and a supply ship officially headed north, while the main force of the German fleet remained in Shanghai, opposite the British fleet. Rear Admiral Tirpitz and the commander of the British Chinese detachment, Felimant, had a friendly and sincere exchange.

The traverser and his party entered the Yellow Sea from the East China Sea, and at this time, the Yellow Sea was already full of gunpowder, the Japanese fleet and the Beiyang Fleet frequently appeared in the Yellow Sea, the nerves of both sides were tense, and they did not know when they would go off the gun, and with the retirement of time, the Japanese finally could not sit still.

If there really is a god in this world, then the time-traveler believes that he must have personally planned what will happen below, everything is already doomed, even if the probability of the event is small, it will inevitably happen. However, the traverser is very open in hindsight, after all, even the traverser's such a thing that violates the laws of nature and objective laws has happened, so what is so difficult about happening to happen some other things?

The maximum coal-burning reserves of a Munich-class armored cruiser are 1500 tons. 4 ships are 6,000 tons, because after the Qing Dynasty replenished tens of millions of Vladivostok, and then crossed the Pacific Ocean to the west coast of the United States, there was no supply point, so the Cormorant coal-fired supply ship had to be filled with up to 6,000 tons of coal reserves. It is obviously not possible to fill up so much coal in the backward port of Tianjin.

Coal ships can be loaded slowly in the harbor, while von. House decided that the battleship should not waste time like this, and under his command, the armored cruiser Mainz began to wander directly in the Bohai and Yellow Seas. This was not only for training at sea, but also to provide escort for passing German merchant ships. According to von. In the words of Colonel House, as the Reich fleet, it was necessary to guarantee the interests of Germany overseas, and this was the task!

The Yellow Sea is just such a place, the so-called look up and don't see down, no, the armored cruiser Mainz that was wandering on the sea found a ship coming from the northwest in the sea near North Korea, and after the lookout confirmed the identity, the Germans knew that this was a Beiyang detachment They were escorting the hired German steamer Haisheng to North Korea!

"Look, that's our newest armored cruiser. I just saw it again last year! It is so beautiful and so powerful that there will not be such a powerful warship in the entire Far East. Captain Willy of the Seasheng said, pointing to the armored cruiser Mainz approaching them in the distance.

"Say hello with a light signal, just fire the salute, after all, the situation here is tense." Feng. Ingnoll looked at the approaching Qing fleet, and then ordered.

The fleets of the two sides took a look at each other at sea and went their separate ways, but at this time, the traverser standing on the bridge couldn't help but have a little throbbing in his heart. When the fleets of the two sides staggered by, the Jiyuan and Guangyi that appeared in front of him gave him a sense of déjà vu!

"I suggest that all personnel be in level 2 combat readiness, and all command personnel should go to the command tower." The traverser immediately turned to von. Colonel House said.

"Well, you're a little too nervous, aren't you? The parties did not declare war. "House was a little baffled.

"Trust my instincts, I don't feel right." The traverser had no good reason to convince his opponents, but he still led his lieutenant Hipperle to the conning tower, while a group of senior officers remained on the bridge.

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