Chapter 2008： After the meeting

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"What about our peace talks with the British?" Prince Albert asked.

"Of course, at least for now," the prince replied. "I was not prepared to reach any agreement. The conditions that I put forward at the end of the meeting were not even all of my conditions. The British were not prepared for hemorrhage at all. If we want to get enough benefits, then we have to be severe. Beat the British several times!"

"Then how do you think the British will respond?" Prince Albert asked.

"After returning, they will first analyze every word we said in the meeting word by word. Then wait to see the situation." The prince said with a smile.

"If you regard the British as your greatest enemy, why are you now mobilizing a considerable part of the elite troops to the center line to target the French?" Prince Albert changed the subject. "Many generals on the front line. The injection of General Crook and others has indicated that the number of armored units used for assaults is already a bit nervous. You once said that a battle should not have two unrelated targets."

"I don't like to take tricks in war. Because this kind of victory is not reproducible and has limited value at the level of campaign and tactics. But sometimes, at critical moments, I also choose to use methods other than military means to solve problems. For example, this time. Remember one sentence, the key to whether we can successfully encircle the British is not only in the combat effectiveness of our army, but in whether the French cooperates! If the French do not cooperate, then the offensive against the British will be next. The stage is unfolding. And the main task of this stage is to blast the French!" When he said this, Ruprecht's tone revealed a wave of killing.

"Is this your last chance for the French?" Prince Albert asked.

"Yes, this is the last chance. The French have never been so passive! If they do not choose to compromise with the empire at this time, it means that the policy of gentleness is not suitable for the French! At that time, we can only Resolute attitude to deal with the French!" The prince nodded and said.

"So what is the deadline?" Prince Albert asked.

"Considering that it is difficult for the French to make a decision, they can make a choice before completely killing the French, because as long as the French give up the defense, we will solve the most difficult and most important breakthrough stage of the battle. The reason why I arranged for a considerable part of the elite troops to be deployed in front of the French is to remind the French to recognize the situation.” Ruprecht said.

"Is it a threat?" Prince Albert asked.

"It's not intimidation, but actual hands-on! As I said, it is difficult for the French to make a decision, and pure intimidation is not enough. I want to hit the French really hard!" Ruprecht Said. When the Crown Prince and Prince Albert finally coordinated their positions, the British Foreign Secretary Balfour and the former Navy Secretary Prince Mountbatten also returned to London, and as soon as they returned to London, the British Prime Minister Asquey Si received the two!

"The results of the negotiations were very bad. The Germans asked for higher prices than we thought. They wanted the whole of Southern Africa. And the crown prince was very clear about what we were most worried about. He claimed that when necessary, he would send a high seas fleet and The big fleet is fighting a battle of jade and stone! This idea is crazy." After meeting Prime Minister Asquith, Balfour said with lingering fear.

"Wait a minute, let me take a look at the meeting minutes." Prime Minister Asquis said calmly, and then he began to study the meeting minutes without passing any punctuation. "The most common situation encountered during negotiations is alarmism and blackmail. The first thing we need to do is to see if what the other party says is false, and those words are true! Sometimes, the other party recognizes certain key points. But it may not be done. After a while, General Jericho will come to our meeting and he will put forward a professional opinion."

half an hour later. "General Jericho, you have read the documents I sent you before. Now I have two questions that you need to answer professionally. Your answers are related to the survival of the British Empire. I hope you can be cautious." Prime Minister Asquith paused.

"First, with the current strength of the Royal Navy, if a large-scale battle with the High Seas Fleet breaks out, what will be the outcome of the battle between the two sides under almost equal conditions?"

"Second, based on what you know about Crown Prince Ruprecht, will he engage in a battle with the huge high seas fleet and the large fleet." Prime Minister Asquith said.

"On the first question? I can only say that the big fleet has a certain advantage on paper, but if we want to fight in action, then our advantage is definitely not as great as on paper." Jericho's haggard face is deep. Worries. "Did you know? With the current large fleet having terminated all ocean-going training, our fuel inventory can only be maintained for about 10 days! Our destroyers are not even allowed to run above 18 knots, and ours Capital ships can only sail at an economic speed of 12 knots Warships that use kerosene mixed fuel for power can only use coal now, because we need to supply fuel to aircraft carriers and Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, these pure fuel warships."

"I don’t know what kind of state you said in a fair situation, but as far as the current situation is concerned, the other party has a very large advantage in mobility. If uncontrollable factors such as weather are excluded, after the two parties meet, the other party will There will be a greater advantage in the formation." Jericho said.

"The German fleet also has slow-speed warships. And even if there is a disadvantage, we can still evade the opponent's attack temporarily by releasing smoke and other means. As long as we can switch to the battle line to fight, the number of our battleships and the amount of projection It has a clear advantage. In addition, Mr. Churchill once said that the battle of capital ships is actually two eggs smashing each other with a hammer. In this case, we should have a great advantage." Belfort thought for a while and said.

"This problem is very complicated. Smoke can indeed provide shelter for the fleet, but do you know how long the entire battle line is when the large fleet is deployed? If the fleet is deployed, we can draw a battle line that is more than 10 kilometers long. , You can’t expect the smoke canisters on the battleships to cover such a long battle line? And if a large amount of smoke is released in such a long battle line, it will directly affect the command of the fleet. Although we have radios, But the fleet still has to be coordinated through semaphores."

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