After Italy completed the negotiation of a new naval cooperation agreement, leaving the necessary staff to complete the formulation and implementation of the relevant plans, Xu Jie did not go to Britain with the fleet, but went directly to Germany by land with the personnel of the army investigation team and the industrial construction team, as for the fleet? It was handed over to Yang Yonglin and Deng Shichang to command, and asked them to go to Britain for a friendly visit first.

As for why Xu Jie chose Germany instead of Britain first, one of the most important reasons is that Germany has agreed in principle to be willing to provide a complete set of industrial equipment for the Beiyang Alliance, and the price is very low, which may also be in return for the Qing State has been purchasing German products for a long time. Of course, it is also possible to have other plans, after all, the overjoyed Kaiser Wilhelm very much wanted to divide the territory under the sun. And this requires Germany to have a sufficiently strong navy.

After Xu Jie arrived in Germany, in addition to the relevant project leaders, the rest of the German personnel who came to greet him were all German naval personnel.

"General Xu, the specific cooperation projects and implementation rules will be handed over to those technical personnel, we guarantee that your requirements will be met, and the addition will definitely not be higher than your tolerance, I dare to guarantee that in Europe, not in this world, you will never find a cheaper offer than this." We have more important things to talk about. After a brief politeness, Tirpitz whispered.

"Naval side? That's a great topic, but I'm still sticking to my priorities first. After all, my identity at this time is not just a soldier. Xu Jie smiled slightly and politely declined Tirpitz's invitation.

In the following five days, Xu Jie and his technical staff had a comprehensive exchange with the German personnel on the new construction and expansion of the Anshan Iron and Steel Plant, Anshan Machinery Bureau, Fuxin Coal Mine, and Tianjin Machinery Bureau, and made a few changes in a timely manner according to all the recent surveys of the Chinese personnel. In this regard. Joint ventures formed by Germany and China began to step onto the stage of history, such as Anshan United Internal Combustion Engine Plant. A number of factories such as Anshan United Power Plant and other factories that had a great influence in later generations began to plan at this time.

And just after Xu Jie finished the work at hand, Tirpitz and Scheer, who had been waiting for nearly a week, finally had the opportunity to have an in-depth discussion on the naval issue with the "Eastern Nelson" who led the Beiyang Fleet to defeat the Japanese Combined Fleet in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle. This is definitely an opportunity for Tirpitz and Scher, who are currently ambitious but at the same time unsure of what to do! "Your mission is to find a way out for the German Navy. It will be interesting to see if the German Empire and the Beiyang can find new points of cooperation in naval construction. "A few days ago. Kaiser Wilhelm II said this to Tirpitz.

"General Xu, do you remember the scene when you and I first met five years ago? At the time you were just a designer, and I was only a colonel, but now that you have the most powerful maritime power in the Qing Kingdom, I can finally plan the future of the German navy under the Kaiser. Tirpitz seemed to be reminiscing about the scene when he first met Xu Jie, and there was a strong nostalgia in his tone.

"Yes, it's been 5 years since I got my wish and led a fleet to defeat my enemies. I wonder if Mr. Tirpitz has found his way? Xu Jie said.

"General Xu, you are a genius. I have to say that the fleet designed according to your naval plan successfully defeated the Japanese Combined Fleet in the First Sino-Japanese War, and although its scale was not very large, its combat effectiveness made everyone dare not underestimate it. Just 6 warships can defeat the navies of two countries in a row. It's really impressive. Tirpitz's words were full of compliments, which were absolutely rare among Germans who were known for their seriousness.

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"But. Such a fleet might not be suitable for the German Empire, and the fleet planning you spoke of was only suitable for an offshore navy, not for Germany. Germany has its own naval bases in Africa, the Middle East and the Far East, and the aim is to project German naval power across the globe. At this moment, Scheer on the side suddenly interjected. This steel-willed, audacious guy played a double reed with Tirpitz. It is intended to deny Xu Jie's original positioning of the German Imperial Navy, after all, Tirpitz's target is the entire world.

"If you can't even break through the North Sea, even if you have more warships in various parts of the world in peacetime, you will only let the opponent break them one by one. Your ambitions are too great, I'm afraid you still want to get a suitable base in the Far East, right? Xu Jie sneered, not caring about Tirpitz's face.

"If European countries want to project their influence to the world through their navy, then it will have an inescapable adversary, since the defeat of the Spanish armada, whether it is the Netherlands, France, or now Russia, they have tried to place their navies all over the world, but what is the situation? Forget about the Netherlands, the sea coachmen were just a flash in the pan, and from the time of the Sun King to the later Napoleon the Great, France had always had a powerful navy, but it could not break through the naval blockade of the British, even if there were vast colonies? As for Russia now? It will not do better than the previous challenger. Xu Jie ignored the cold light in Scheer's eyes and continued.

"And, personally, I think that the seas of the Far East are chaotic enough, and that there is really no need for the German Navy, which can only be described as weak now, to enter the Far East, which will only cause dissatisfaction among the forces of all sides." Xu Jie's words were mixed with a hint of threat, which made Tirpitz and the others feel a chill, after all, he knew very well what level the German Navy was, if he really pulled it over to fight, without logistical support, the performance would only be worse than that of the Russians! After all, the Germans don't have many ships that can go to sea!

"General Xu, your words are very unfriendly." Scheer said dissatisfied.

"It's not unfriendly, it's pragmatic! Tell me, if Germany goes to war with a country, what can the lone army in the Far East or elsewhere do but be wiped out? You don't have ports and supply systems all over the oceans, the main fleet and the lone forces in various places are separated and cannot support each other, there are no shells, there is no place for repair, and even coal may be scarce, so tell me, are the capital ships deployed in the Far East or elsewhere combative? Xu Jie looked at the later commander of the High Seas Fleet with interest and asked.

"What Germany needs is not face, but a concentrated and efficient decisive battle fleet, and it is a wrong choice to place capital ships anywhere overseas until it breaks through the cage of the North Sea." Xu Jie looked at Scheer, whose face was pale and speechless, and a sense of satisfaction swelled in his heart, this is the cow who even the British Grand Fleet dares to challenge. (Although after Jutland, all Scheer did was to bully Maozi.) ）

"German industry was enough for the German Navy to have a powerful fleet." It took Scheer a long time to squeeze these words out between his teeth.

"That's what France thought back then, and what was the result? Sinking in the sand at Trafalgar. Germany is fundamentally a land power, and even if Germany's industry surpasses that of a certain country, the experience of being able to devote itself to the navy may not be comparable to that of the country that has sea power. Xu Jie looked at Tirpitz, who had been silent, then turned his head and said to Scheer.

"Compared with Germany, the biggest disadvantage of a certain country is its absolute dependence on sea transportation, in this case, he must deploy a very large fleet in various parts of the world, and Germany's advantage is that it can concentrate on the battle, but if Germany scatters its naval strength all over the place for the sake of pure show-off, I am afraid that once the war starts, the admiralty of a certain country will be very grateful to this guy who came up with this bad idea for the Kaiser." After speaking, Xu Jie smiled and took a sip of coffee, looking at the two German naval officers in front of him.

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"General Xu, it's a little late today, let's visit another day." Tirpitz, who had not spoken, stood up and said, for some reason, Xu Jie felt that Tirpitz was not angry, but had a sense of achieving his goal.

"Then I won't leave the two of you, and the two of you will walk slowly." Xu Jie did not get up, purely from today's talks, he already felt that there were still people in the German top who planned to have ideas from the Far East.

"It seems that Prince Henry's plans for the Far East may be hindered by the new Admiral of the Beiyang Fleet. At least in the Qing country, it is not easy to find a suitable port. Scheer said a little depressed. But General, you don't look disappointed, even a little happy. ”

"His Royal Highness doesn't understand the navy, why do we have to let someone who doesn't understand the navy point fingers? The Far East was so far away from Germany that it would be unwise to provoke a country thousands of miles away that could have been an ally for the sake of showing off. "Tirpitz was very unscrupulous to Prince Henry.

"But if that's the case, will the Imperial fleet only be able to swim in this fishpond in the North Sea?" Scheer said with some disappointment.

"If Britain could not be brought to its knees, the German fleet, even if deployed around the globe in peacetime, would be meaningless in wartime. At this point, General Xu analyzed it very well, just as he racked his brains to organize a decisive battle against the Japanese, the only difference was that the battle in Europe was on a larger scale. Tirpitz's tone contained awe.

"Remember, the defeat of the British Navy will be the task of the Imperial Navy of our generation! Only then will we have a chance to truly enter the ocean! Tirpitz said categorically.

Thanks to the light reward of Shuyoushan, and the support of the monthly pass with a breeze blowing by the book~~~ The last few chapters are a description of naval strategy, you can take a look~~~.