The Rise of the Empire
Chapter 567： Dialogue with Tirpitz
"His Royal Highness, you seem to be very happy recently." When Ruprecht stepped into Sanssouci Palace again, he happened to ran into the Secretary of State of the Navy Tirpitz. The latter greeted the prince very friendly.
"Winning a game will eventually make people feel better." The prince said with a smile. As a close minister of the German emperor, Tirpitz made a bet with his emperor.
"I'm also very happy recently. Being able to recognize the weak nature of the country next to me makes me feel relieved a lot." Tirpitz said with a smile.
"Actually, judging from the situation at the time, General Makanov's response and handling can be scored by 8 points or more. Don't judge heroes by success or failure. There are not many people in this world who can do better than him." To be honest, the prince I really didn’t expect Makanov to be able to take away 3 Japanese battleships and more than 2 dozen destroyers and torpedo boats. You must know that in the history of Tsushima battle, Japan killed 700 people, and this time, Asama and Its **** fleet killed more than 1,400 Japanese in battle!
With such a huge disparity in strength, it is not easy for Makanov to run away. This is different from the battle between the British and German fleets in Jutland. The Germans are not far from their base and their strength is relatively strong. The Russians are different. First of all, they are always tired and do not have enough. To **** warships, even coal and ammunition are not enough. The Japanese blocked their way back from the very beginning, and they still have thousands of miles to go after the battle. This difficulty is called **** level!
The prince still took good care of Tirpitz's face this time. In a slightly remote place, the prince answered the Secretary of the Navy like this. Russia is very weak, but it is absolutely impossible to underestimate Russia, and even in the first World War, the Russian Baltic Fleet was almost not proportional to the high seas fleet, Russian mine warfare and submarines still caused great trouble to the German Navy.
"But our greatest enemy is still the British, isn't it?" Tirpitz sighed: "To be honest, my purpose in building this fleet is not to defeat the British at sea, but just a bargaining chip, a deterrent. I want the British to face up to the strength of the German navy and make concessions. But now it seems that the British have chosen to expand the army to deal with the threat."
The news of the large number of German warships could not be kept from anyone. As a large number of warships were completed and launched into the water and began outfitting, the British intelligence network in Germany quickly assessed the size of the new German warships to be about 4 to 5, but the specifics How uncertain about the model. The British were shocked and quickly made adjustments. According to German intelligence, the British Parliament passed a new naval expansion bill. The new batch of warships will be built 6 to 8, which is almost based on the British estimate of the German fleet. Calculated by twice the scale.
The British did not hide their actions. They even told the Germans through diplomatic channels that the British government would never back down in this new arms race! "It is irrational for Germany to try to have a strong force on the sea, and it is even more ridiculous to want to use this method to threaten the British Empire. If your country builds a capital ship, then the British Empire will build two ships to maintain sea power. The British Empire will never retreat.” The British envoy said straightforwardly to Tirpitz.
Tirpitz knows that his plan has failed. The so-called risk fleet is simply bluffing the fleet. If the opponent is afraid, then the natural goal is achieved, but if the opponent is not afraid, then you have to "educate" the opponent with facts, but It is a pity that even Tirpitz has no confidence in defeating the fleet of the British Empire, nor does he know how to defeat such an enemy! In the eyes of the prince, Germany needs a fleet in World War I, but how to build this fleet, how to use it, and how to hit the British with sore feet is the key!
"Are you feeling a little confused now? You know the British plan, you know that the British will not back down but there is no better way to deal with it, so you want to continue your fleet plan to expect the British in the future May yield? Are you betting right? You don't even know how sure you might win?" His Highness said.
"But you also can't beat the British, can you? From this point of view, we have no difference." The Secretary of the Navy said tit-for-tat.
"It is very unlikely that we will destroy the British fleet on the front, but it does not mean that we have no way to deal with the British sea power. The British can use the fleet to restrict our use of the sea, and we can also use submarines to deal with the British. People’s merchant ships and wars were originally neatly integrated. You emphasized the confrontation on the main fleet too much, but I focused on the use of sea channels based on maritime interests. This is our first difference. Submarine warfare is a brand new one. Crisis is a crisis that has never appeared before. I can't guarantee whether it will be easy to use in the future, but when it first came out, its lethality was huge."
"As for the main fleet, we are also different. How do you say? You are more like a politician. You just consider the relationship between construction cost and quantity. What you care about is how to build a large-scale one with limited funds. The fleet, without considering whether this fleet is suitable for confronting the British ~www.novelhall.com~ and how to confront it, it is impossible for us to destroy the British, and even if it can be realized in time, the high seas fleet will be wiped out. This end of the same death is not good for both parties."
"My main naval fleet plan has three goals. First, this fleet must be able to ensure the safety of the German coast. Second, this fleet can help us gain control of the Baltic coast and assist the army in combat. Third, This fleet can terrorize the British by attacking the large fleet. Your foothold is to intimidate the British to give up, and my foothold is to consume the British fleet through actual actions."
"By the way, one more thing is that my fleet strength can fit well with the national strategy. In my plan, the navy will assist the army in combat operations. The submarine forces the British to not obtain sufficient resources. This is to help the army. , And the confrontation between the fleets is to shake the British determination to war, this is also to shake the British determination to war, I have a complete and feasible plan, but you did not, you just saw the increase in the number of warships, and Did not consider more important strategic issues.” Lo Presett thought he had to talk to the Secretary of the Navy before attending the meeting. He needed to make the other party consider the issues more realistically and comprehensively.
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"Winning a game will eventually make people feel better." The prince said with a smile. As a close minister of the German emperor, Tirpitz made a bet with his emperor.
"I'm also very happy recently. Being able to recognize the weak nature of the country next to me makes me feel relieved a lot." Tirpitz said with a smile.
"Actually, judging from the situation at the time, General Makanov's response and handling can be scored by 8 points or more. Don't judge heroes by success or failure. There are not many people in this world who can do better than him." To be honest, the prince I really didn’t expect Makanov to be able to take away 3 Japanese battleships and more than 2 dozen destroyers and torpedo boats. You must know that in the history of Tsushima battle, Japan killed 700 people, and this time, Asama and Its **** fleet killed more than 1,400 Japanese in battle!
With such a huge disparity in strength, it is not easy for Makanov to run away. This is different from the battle between the British and German fleets in Jutland. The Germans are not far from their base and their strength is relatively strong. The Russians are different. First of all, they are always tired and do not have enough. To **** warships, even coal and ammunition are not enough. The Japanese blocked their way back from the very beginning, and they still have thousands of miles to go after the battle. This difficulty is called **** level!
The prince still took good care of Tirpitz's face this time. In a slightly remote place, the prince answered the Secretary of the Navy like this. Russia is very weak, but it is absolutely impossible to underestimate Russia, and even in the first World War, the Russian Baltic Fleet was almost not proportional to the high seas fleet, Russian mine warfare and submarines still caused great trouble to the German Navy.
"But our greatest enemy is still the British, isn't it?" Tirpitz sighed: "To be honest, my purpose in building this fleet is not to defeat the British at sea, but just a bargaining chip, a deterrent. I want the British to face up to the strength of the German navy and make concessions. But now it seems that the British have chosen to expand the army to deal with the threat."
The news of the large number of German warships could not be kept from anyone. As a large number of warships were completed and launched into the water and began outfitting, the British intelligence network in Germany quickly assessed the size of the new German warships to be about 4 to 5, but the specifics How uncertain about the model. The British were shocked and quickly made adjustments. According to German intelligence, the British Parliament passed a new naval expansion bill. The new batch of warships will be built 6 to 8, which is almost based on the British estimate of the German fleet. Calculated by twice the scale.
The British did not hide their actions. They even told the Germans through diplomatic channels that the British government would never back down in this new arms race! "It is irrational for Germany to try to have a strong force on the sea, and it is even more ridiculous to want to use this method to threaten the British Empire. If your country builds a capital ship, then the British Empire will build two ships to maintain sea power. The British Empire will never retreat.” The British envoy said straightforwardly to Tirpitz.
Tirpitz knows that his plan has failed. The so-called risk fleet is simply bluffing the fleet. If the opponent is afraid, then the natural goal is achieved, but if the opponent is not afraid, then you have to "educate" the opponent with facts, but It is a pity that even Tirpitz has no confidence in defeating the fleet of the British Empire, nor does he know how to defeat such an enemy! In the eyes of the prince, Germany needs a fleet in World War I, but how to build this fleet, how to use it, and how to hit the British with sore feet is the key!
"Are you feeling a little confused now? You know the British plan, you know that the British will not back down but there is no better way to deal with it, so you want to continue your fleet plan to expect the British in the future May yield? Are you betting right? You don't even know how sure you might win?" His Highness said.
"But you also can't beat the British, can you? From this point of view, we have no difference." The Secretary of the Navy said tit-for-tat.
"It is very unlikely that we will destroy the British fleet on the front, but it does not mean that we have no way to deal with the British sea power. The British can use the fleet to restrict our use of the sea, and we can also use submarines to deal with the British. People’s merchant ships and wars were originally neatly integrated. You emphasized the confrontation on the main fleet too much, but I focused on the use of sea channels based on maritime interests. This is our first difference. Submarine warfare is a brand new one. Crisis is a crisis that has never appeared before. I can't guarantee whether it will be easy to use in the future, but when it first came out, its lethality was huge."
"As for the main fleet, we are also different. How do you say? You are more like a politician. You just consider the relationship between construction cost and quantity. What you care about is how to build a large-scale one with limited funds. The fleet, without considering whether this fleet is suitable for confronting the British ~www.novelhall.com~ and how to confront it, it is impossible for us to destroy the British, and even if it can be realized in time, the high seas fleet will be wiped out. This end of the same death is not good for both parties."
"My main naval fleet plan has three goals. First, this fleet must be able to ensure the safety of the German coast. Second, this fleet can help us gain control of the Baltic coast and assist the army in combat. Third, This fleet can terrorize the British by attacking the large fleet. Your foothold is to intimidate the British to give up, and my foothold is to consume the British fleet through actual actions."
"By the way, one more thing is that my fleet strength can fit well with the national strategy. In my plan, the navy will assist the army in combat operations. The submarine forces the British to not obtain sufficient resources. This is to help the army. , And the confrontation between the fleets is to shake the British determination to war, this is also to shake the British determination to war, I have a complete and feasible plan, but you did not, you just saw the increase in the number of warships, and Did not consider more important strategic issues.” Lo Presett thought he had to talk to the Secretary of the Navy before attending the meeting. He needed to make the other party consider the issues more realistically and comprehensively.
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