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Berlin, the capital of Germany,.

After Qin Tian succeeded to the throne as Emperor Wilhelm III, he naturally could not stay at the front line forever. Fortunately, the victory of the German army on the Western Front had been completely established. This made Qin Tian not have to worry too much. Even if command is transferred to the General Staff, there will be no problems.

Being an emperor and being an crown prince are naturally completely different. Even if Qin Tian had fully delegated power, the cabinet was responsible for government affairs, and the War Department and the Navy Department were responsible for military affairs, he only needed to understand the final result. Even so, he was tired enough. However, this is also the fact that he has just succeeded to the throne, and many affairs are not yet familiar. After this period, it will be relatively much better.

On May 7, at noon, when Qin Tian was still having lunch, the waiter reported that the Minister of War and Chief of the General Staff, Feng ? Field Marshal Falkenhein, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Colonel-General Waldzer, asked for a meeting.

"Let them go to the office and I'll be right away." After Qin Tian finished speaking, he stuffed the steak into his mouth in three or two times, then drank the freshly squeezed juice in the cup, wiped his mouth, and rushed to the office. He knew that if it weren't for the urgency of the situation, Feng? Falkenhain and Waldze would not have come to see him at this time.

"Your Majesty!" After Qin Tian entered the office, Feng? Both Falkenhein and Waldzer saluted him. Although Qin Tian is still very young, he is already the emperor of the empire after all.

"You two, please be seated. Have you had lunch? If not, I'll let people prepare. Qin Tian asked.

"Your Majesty, we have already eaten." Feng? Falkenhein expressed his gratitude.

"Okay, bring me three cups of coffee." Qin Tian said one after another.

After the waiter withdrew, Qin Tiancai asked, "What happened?" ”

"Your Majesty, the battle of the 1st and 8th Legions against Le Havre has changed." Feng? Falkenhain said.

"What? How can it be? Qin Tian couldn't help frowning. The 1st and 8th Legions, with nearly half a million troops, were the most elite units of the Imperial Army. Attacking Le Havre, where more than 300,000 British expeditionary forces were stationed, should definitely be a sure thing, how could there be a problem? This really made Qin Tian a little unbelievable.

"Your Majesty, the British sent out the navy. They dispatched a large fleet of 21 former dreadnoughts and 13 armored cruisers off the coast of Le Havre and launched a heavy artillery attack on the 1st and 8th Army Corps, which were attacking Le Havre. Under the bombardment of the British's large-caliber naval guns, the 1st and 8th Army Corps not only failed in the attack, but also paid an extremely heavy price. "Feng? Marshal Falkenhein introduced.

Qin Tian's face suddenly became quite ugly. Although, he did not see it with his own eyes. But he could fully imagine that while the German infantry was attacking Le Havre, the British warships began to bombard hard. A large number of large-caliber naval guns fell from the sky and exploded in the ranks of the German troops, what kind of scene would it be. What is certain is that the Germans will inevitably suffer considerable losses under the shelling of the British naval artillery.

"How big are our losses?" Qin Tian asked.

"Your Majesty, the 1st Army Corps and the 8th Army Corps, in this attack alone, lost more than 10,000 men. In addition, several hundred cannons were destroyed by the naval guns of the British. The morale of the troops, after this battle, was even more severely hit. This will be very detrimental to our next battle. Admiral Waldzer said.

Qin Tian nodded, this round of offensive setbacks was indeed something that the German Army had never experienced since the start of the war. In particular, the 8th Army Corps, whether on the Eastern Front or the Western Front, has been constantly winning victories and has never been defeated. This time, it was beaten by the British naval guns and suffered heavy losses. This was indeed a heavy blow to the 8th Army Corps.

"General Crook and General Ludendorff, what are you going to do?" Qin Tian asked.

"Your Majesty, for the time being, the 1st and 8th Army Corps have withdrawn from the range of the British Navy's naval guns. However, if we want to attack Le Havre, we have to take into account the threat to us from the naval guns of the British Navy. If this threat cannot be resolved, the 1st and 8th Legions will probably not be able to take Le Havre, and will even pay even greater losses there. "Feng? Marshal Falkenhein said.

In this regard, Qin Tian agreed. The size of the fleet assembled by the British Navy is indeed huge. This is also the strength of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, which makes it easy for them to assemble such a powerful fleet. In other countries, I'm afraid it won't be able to do it at all. Although, those battleships are outdated old warships. But it turns out that there is no waste in this world, only misplaced resources.

"How are you going to deal with the threat to the British fleet?" Qin Tian asked.

Feng? Falkenhein and Admiral Waldzer looked, and then von? Field Marshal Falkenhain said: "Your Majesty, I hope that the High Seas Fleet will be able to send a fleet south, defeat the British fleet, and remove the British Navy from the threat to our land. ”

Sending a fleet south to defeat the British fleet was undoubtedly the safest way. However, the German Navy is now unable to send many warships.

"I'm afraid the Navy won't be able to send the main fleet now. Although, our Navy has already inflicted heavy losses on the British Navy. However, the blockade of Britain has now entered the most critical moment. Most of the warships were active in the western seas of Britain and the North Sea. In addition, the Admiralty discovered that the British, French, and Italian navies were secretly being transferred. They judged that the British were not resigned to defeat and were actively preparing a counterattack against the Imperial Navy. Therefore, the High Seas Fleet cannot act rashly. All capital ships need to be used to deal with potential threats. In that case, I am afraid that I will not be able to support you for the time being. Qin Tian said.

The naval movements of Great Britain, France, and the Kingdom of Italy, albeit secretly. However, it is also impossible to achieve complete secrecy. The German intelligence services, based on clues, speculated that Britain, France and Italy were most likely preparing to deal with the German navy. This made the German Navy like a great enemy and had to be vigilant to deal with it. The German Navy was able to have the current situation, but it was not easy to come by. It would be a pity if a good situation was lost because of an oversight.

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