"The situation in the Mediterranean has reached a very critical moment, and if we cannot come up with a solution within two months, then the Allied Mediterranean Fleet will have to retreat to the Adriatic Sea and hand over to someone else the sea control of the Mediterranean, which has been acquired for nearly two years. The Italian side has repeatedly asked for reinforcements. The army can free up about 50,000 elites, but the navy can't help it. After all, we can't let the battleship fly over Europe and land in Italy. Scheer said, holding the telegram from the Count of Spee.

"We can transfer the naval aviation that is being formed. There are also some stocks of materials that can also be appropriately selected and sent over. "Although Tirpitz knew that doing so would delay the fleet's recovery, the situation in the Mediterranean has reached a critical moment, and the high seas fleet must also obey the overall situation." And the torpedo planes and bombers we ordered from Huaxia should also be sent over, the British will not hit our doorstep, and we will not need them for the time being. ”

"I'm afraid that's not enough, isn't there a better way up there?" Scheer pondered for a moment and then thought for a moment and said. These things can only be said to be a drop in the bucket at the moment. As long as the Americans keep sending supplies to the Mediterranean...... Then the gap between the two sides will only get bigger and bigger.........

"Naturally, there will be a way to deal with it. Time is not necessarily on the opponent's side. As long as this plan can be successful, not only the entire Mediterranean, but even the entire situation of the war will change radically. Tirpitz said with a smile. Also, I feel like you've been more cautious since the last naval battle. ”

"Oh, I always felt that the fleet that we had worked so hard to run for nearly 20 years should not end up as scrap metal at the bottom of the sea. What do we get in the end by doing so much? Wouldn't it be nice to choose a suitable time to reap the fruits of victory? Scheer said calmly. Although it has not been broken, the intention of the truce and peace talks is already obvious.

"Very good, you finally know the meaning of the army, the meaning of the army's existence is not to fight, but to obtain benefits, when the benefits are not proportional to the pay, it is time to think about how to end. But now is clearly not the time, if before the United States enters the war. We can also negotiate with the Entente. But when the United States entered the war, they would not negotiate with us until they realized that they could not win. We've been doing it for 3 years, can't we keep going? Tirpitz replied.

"If that's the case, I'd like to see the plan to turn the battlefield around the battlefield executed soon." Scheer said helplessly. At this point in the war, even if he received new aid from China, Scheer was still not very optimistic about the prospects of the war. Especially in the current situation in the Mediterranean, in the French battlefield, the Allies are on the offensive, while in the Mediterranean they are on the defensive, and the most important thing is how the Mediterranean Fleet of the Allies can carry through this period of time, and if this problem cannot be solved, there is no need to talk about it! …。

Didn't Wilhelm II see this? Apparently he knew that, too. And his plan is indeed formulated in response to the situation in the Mediterranean, but this plan is not to mobilize the existing alliances. Rather, it is an attempt to do it with the help of someone else's strength. Could it be that there are fleets of other countries in the world that can challenge the American fleet? The answer is as it stands. With the exception of the Chinese fleet, there is no other fleet that can be put into battle that can be compared with the American fleet, and the former has decided to be neutral. Since you can't take advantage of the frontal battlefield, you can only look elsewhere. And this place is called Spain!

It turned out that Wilhelm II's solution was to find a way to draw Spain to the side of the Central Powers. And once Spain suddenly entered the war, the most critical fortress in the entire Mediterranean, the fortress of Gibraltar, would be under the attack of the Spanish army, and if this fortress could be captured, then the entire American fleet would be completely blocked in the Mediterranean! All foreign aid channels by sea will be cut off! Although the U.S. fleet could theoretically continue to fight with its back to the military ports in southern France, the British would not agree to say whether the Americans would be willing to keep all their elite in the same place, even if the Americans decided to continue fighting in the Mediterranean. After all, the British also planned to use the power of the American fleet to strengthen the defense line in the North Sea! After the end of this naval battle, the British Admiralty was still very jealous of the German Navy. In order to ensure the foolproof nature of the homeland, the British still had to do everything possible to pull the American fleet to the North Sea! …………。

And if Spain launched another attack from the Spanish Sahara, the Entente African Korps would be in an extremely disadvantageous position. North Africa's problems will be solved. And if Spain attacked southwest France from the north, it would definitely make France, which was already close to exhaustion, even more overstretched, although it did not know much about the combat effectiveness of the Spanish army. But the power of the whole country can at least contain France's energy! Since Spain was very important to the status of the Central Powers, it was now only one question left, namely, whether Spain would join the Entente. Or in other words, why should people help you!

This plane is very different from history, at least for Spain. Life is not bad now, thanks to the crossers, Cuba and the Philippines are still under Spanish control, and the Spanish government and merchants can still reduce wool from the colonies. But at present, it seems that the good days are coming to an end, for the simple reason that the United States is a member of the Entente bloc, and as long as the Entente wins the war, then the Americans will not hesitate to bring Cuba under their control. Will there be any other choice for Spain?

Another factor has to do with Huaxia...... Although Huaxia only makes money doing business in the Philippines, using it as a dumping ground for raw materials and commodities. But Spain was still very afraid of this behemoth. So he always wanted to pull a backer to help him hold the colony. Needless to say, the Entente is the only one left that can make the superpower of China jealous, and Germany does have the idea of returning to the Far East. Although the colony that was sold will definitely not be recovered. But if you can use Spain to show your presence, it is also a good choice. And Spain does have the meaning of a fox and a fake tiger! Therefore, the two sides still have a basis for cooperation on this point. Of course, if China is really hostile to Spain, will Germany make a move, the answer is almost certainly not to move, but something is better than nothing! …。

Because of the above two reasons. Spain and Germany actually have a basis for cooperation. After careful study and bargaining with the Central Powers, Germany finally pulled Spain into the Central Powers on the condition that it would secure its colonies in the Americas and Asia, and that it would be willing to help Spain gain territory in French North Africa.

Judging by the current war situation, the Allies had a huge advantage on the Western Front. In the end, the battle line was maintained only 80 km from Paris. The feeling for Spain is that it can be defeated with more effort. And although Spain is not a great power, it still has some family background, and it is not a problem for the army to mobilize 800,000, although the equipment is poor, but at least the absolute number is quite a lot. As for the naval side? The Spaniards also had 3 Spanish-class battleships! Similar to the British and German battleships of the same name in history, because of Xu Jie, the Spanish-class battleships are also much stronger than in history. So much so that in this plane, this class of battleships still has a certain combat effectiveness!

Because Cuba and the Philippines are still in Spanish hands. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain a fleet that is still on the table. From the economic point of view, Spain, which was still in the colony at this time, was indeed much stronger than the Netherlands, which lost its colony and was bleeding a lot, so the Spanish Admiralty set a technical standard for the new battleship to be at least not lower than the Dutch's new Amsterdam-class fast battleship, and at the same time, the Spaniards also realized the finality of the speed for this relatively weak fleet, so in the end, the three Spanish-class battleships on this plane were transformed into super dreadnought fast battleships..........

With the idea of revitalizing the country's shipbuilding industry, creating jobs, and not flowing into the fields of outsiders. The Spanish-class battleships were eventually built at a shipyard in China, but the design drawings and some of the subsystems came from abroad. This type of battleship was modeled after the German Moltke-class fast battleships. Originally, the commander of the Spanish Navy, Cervera, wanted to use the overseas consular battleships of China as a model. However, because the cost was too high, and the speed was not up to the standard required by the Spaniards to absolutely throw off a threatening battleship, it was finally abandoned. The Spaniards positioned this class of battleships as guerrilla warfare, capable of fighting and running, rather than fighting to the death. The requirements for speed are a bit higher. …。

(In fact, the cost of armor is very high, the average hardened armor is worth about 110 pounds, if you take the German battleship as an example, at least accounting for about forty percent of the cost, and on the contrary, the cost of the power system is not particularly high, the reason why the cost of BC is high, is because the power system takes up a lot of space to elongate the hull, and the elongated power compartment needs additional armor protection, although the thickness has not gone up, but the total weight of the armor is still very high.) For example, the armor weight of the historical battle cruiser Ryutsov was more than 9,000 tons. ）

On the principle of absolutely not getting along with money, the German Volken shipyard agreed to provide technical support to the Spaniards, and the construction of three battleships of this class was carried out in 1910 and 1911. It was expected to enter service in 1914, but due to the outbreak of the world war, the Germans themselves were overwhelmed, so naturally they could not provide turret artillery to the Spaniards as planned. As a result, the Spaniards ordered weapons systems from China, and although there were several setbacks and delays, the three battleships were finally completed in 1916. And now this class of battleships is like a sharp blade that has just been opened, which makes people shudder! …。

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