"Your Majesty, is the Empire going to attack those merchant ships of the Americans? As long as His Majesty gives the order, we can leave and carry out the operation. "Fun,www.biquge.info" said Marshal Count Tirpitz excitedly.

You must know that whether it is the Imperial Navy's broken fleet or submarine forces, they all salivate over those American merchant ships in the Atlantic. In particular, almost all of these American merchant ships were transported to Britain with war materials. This obviously caused great damage to the interests of the German Reich. The officers and men of the Imperial Navy had long wanted to deal with these American merchant ships.

It's just that because of the international situation, the Imperial Navy has never dared to act rashly. But now, the time is ripe. The empire no longer has to worry about the Americans. Then, the Imperial Navy will naturally not have to endure it anymore.

"No, a direct attack on American merchant ships is an extreme way, which will have a certain impact on the reputation of the empire. Even if the empire doesn't care about these reputations, there is no need to talk about it. Before Wilhelm II could say anything, Qin Tian spoke.

"Oscar, is there any way you can teach these Americans a hard lesson?" Wilhelm II asked.

"Your Majesty, I propose that the Empire declare a no-sail zone in the western and southern seas of the British Isles. Ships of other countries are prohibited from entering that area. If you want to enter, you must apply to Germany. Otherwise, they would be regarded as enemies of Germany. The German Navy could sink any ship that had not been reported to the Reich. In addition, ships of any country were forbidden to transport war materials to Britain and France. The specific categories of war materiel are listed by the Admiralty. Battleships of the Imperial Navy, which will be inspected in the Atlantic. If a vessel is found to have violated German orders, it can be seized. If you encounter resistance, you can sink it directly! Qin Tian said.

Everyone was shocked, and they couldn't help but think that Qin Tian's words were too arrogant. This is simply to use the power of Germany as one country to face other countries! Of course, they all agreed that it would be very beneficial for Germany to do so.

"Your Highness, isn't our attitude a little too arrogant? In this case, I am afraid that it will arouse strong opposition from other countries. Prime Minister Bilow said.

"If you oppose it, you will oppose it! It doesn't matter. For the Empire, there will be no losses either. As long as we can win this war and become the world hegemon. Well, it's all worth it. Qin Tian said.

"Your Highness, we are clearly deliberately targeting the Americans by doing so. Will this cause discontent among the Americans and go to war directly with us? "Feng? Kidren? Washitt also said.

"They don't have that guts. Of course, I am afraid that this will cause our relations with the United States to fall to a freezing point. However, I don't think it has anything to do with it. Anyway, after we win this war, we will also go to confrontation with the Americans. We need to win this war at the lowest cost, so that we can have an advantage in the future confrontation with the United States. Qin Tian said.

"No-sail zone, that's a very good name. Since the Americans wanted to transport supplies to Britain and France, pit the empire. Well, the empire simply forbade their ships to go to these two countries. All war materiel is prohibited from entering these two countries. In this way, the Empire will be able to win this war. Well, that's it! "Wilhelm II finally made the decision.

On February 18, 1915, the German government officially issued a proclamation. In view of the fact that the British coast has become a war zone, in order to avoid accidental injuries, a no-navigation zone has been established along the British coast. Vessels of any country shall not be present in the no-sail zone. Once you break in, you do it at your own risk. In addition, the transport of grain, oil, steel, aluminium ingots and other non-ferrous metals, as well as weapons and equipment and ammunition, to Britain and France by any country is prohibited. Once discovered, it will be regarded as an enemy of Germany. Germany will use all means to defend the interests of the German Reich!

This announcement by the German government immediately caused an uproar around the world. Britain and France, two hostile countries to Germany, accused Germany of making such an arrogant announcement, arguing that Germany had no right to do so. You know, even when the British Empire was at its strongest, they were never so arrogant! What's more, Germany did this to target these two countries respectively, wanting to completely cut off their overseas trade and directly trap them. Especially in the UK, once overseas trade is completely cut off, then they are really not far from death. Of course, they will strongly disagree. It's just that the German Empire has never cared about their opposition.

The U.S. government's-for-tat response to Germany was also very angry. They know that this is Germany's response to their previous reply. The Germans did this in order to prohibit the United States from transporting supplies to Britain and France. Germany's hard-line attitude naturally made some people in the US cabinet waver. They are undoubtedly afraid that if they do, it will lead to the United States being drawn into the war. Although, the senior officials of the US government all want to replace Britain and become the future world hegemon. But if they are to be put at the cost of participating in the war, they will probably have to think twice.

However, in Woodrow? Under the strong impetus of President Wilson, the US government was not intimidated by the Germans. The US Government has publicly stated that such an arrogant and unreasonable move by the German Government is a flagrant sabotage of free trade and a violation of freedom and human rights. The United States will absolutely not abide by the so-called no-sail zone demarcated by Germany, and the United States has the right to trade with any country, and no other country has the right to interfere. At the same time, the U.S. government also said that the U.S. has sufficient military strength to safeguard their interests. If their interests are damaged, the United States will take all measures and means to protect their interests, including war.

The U.S. government's response has undoubtedly made the international situation even more confusing. Many countries are not stupid, and naturally understand why the United States and Germany are confronted. At the same time, however, they are speculating whether the United States will be drawn into the war.

Germany's no-sail zone has also had a certain impact on other countries. It's just that, due to the great strength of Germany, they dare not speak out, and can only wait to see the reaction of other countries before deciding what to do next.