Chapter 2248： Military and Political One

At this moment, he decisively decided the fate of Lieutenant General Bernie and most of the remaining auxiliary ships-fighting to the end! And left the chance of life to Thomas.

"Your Excellency, it is my honor to be able to fight to the death for the British Empire in this war. I hope you can immediately transfer the warship. General Thomas has sent a signal, I hope you can board his flagship." Lieutenant General Bernie said. .

"You mean let me go?" Jericho said with a complicated face. "My subordinates, fleet, and the expectations given to me by the empire have all disappeared on this sea. Will you let me go?"

"I have become a sinner of the empire, but I don't want to be nailed to the pillar of shame forever. My destiny is doomed. I will not leave here, nor will I become a captive of the Germans." Jericho said very firmly. : "I will bear all guilt, and I hope more people can live."

But just when Jericho was preparing for the "future". Ruprecht is also considering how to make a very important issue, this issue is to leave a few ships for the large fleet. In terms of Da Li, it is to determine the future status of Britain and the international situation! War has never been a simple military contest. It has more integrated politics and diplomacy. The battle on the battlefield is always a part of the war!

"His Royal Highness, should we leave part of the fleet to destroy the Vengeance-class battleship, and then the main force will pursue the Thomas fleet?" Admiral Scheer reminded.

"Don't worry, let them run for a while. I need to consider some things, non-military." Ruprecht shook his head and said.

"That's going to baffle the fighter." Admiral Scheer said boldly.

"It doesn't matter. From a military point of view, we can make the large fleet withdraw no more than 10 capital ships, but is this our goal? No, if this is the case, we may have to face high in the future. The risk of uncertainty, the British fleet can’t be finished, it’s not in line with the interests of the empire!” Ruprecht frowned and said: “Okay, tell everyone, everyone is quiet before I give the order. There is a telegram. If so, just put it on the table."

"Did you kill the Great Fleet? If this is a game, I'm afraid you can unlock the highest achievement in World War I-the fall of the empire, right?" Although it did not appear on the surface, but deep down, Ruprech I am very proud of this result! After all, winning the big fleet is something that makes any traveler proud! But as I said to Schell before, it would not be in Germany's interest to really kill the big fleet! Because there is another America in this world!

In layman's terms, if Germany and Britain are two tigers, then after the First World War, Germany killed Britain, who would be the biggest beneficiary? It's definitely not Germany, which is so tired that you have to eat slowly, but the United States, which has never done much! Therefore, from this perspective, Britain cannot die yet, and it must have the power to maintain its bottom line! And the big fleet is an indispensable part of this force!

Germany must ensure that after the end of this naval battle, the remaining power of the United Kingdom is sufficient to form a deterrent to other maritime powers except Germany. Okay, this is more clearly aimed at the Americans! The remnants of the British fleet must be able to pose a threat to the US Navy in the far Far East. This is one of the conditions to ensure that Australia, New Zealand, and Malaya will not fall into the hands of Americans!

Ruprecht must give the British people a hope--a hope that they can continue to maintain the colonial system of the British Empire. Only in this way, the British people will not fall to the United States, but continue to cooperate with Japan for their own interests and give the United States in the Far East. People add block!

Just imagine, what if Ruprecht completely destroyed the British fleet this time? First of all, it is certain that in order to prevent Germany from becoming too big, the United States will never allow Germans to board the British mainland, and Germany cannot be hostile to the Americans under the situation of huge losses. No need, and there is a great risk! Since Britain cannot be completely destroyed, for Germany, preventing the US-UK reconciliation and the US obtaining Australian ports are the most important strategic goals!

And if the United Kingdom does not have a large fleet, then it is clear that if the United States wants to violently obtain some ports in Australia or British Guinea, then Britain and Australia will absolutely not be able to stop it, and this will reduce the importance of Germany! In the war against Japan, without Australia as a springboard, the United States would not be able to defeat Japan independently without full mobilization, so German support is necessary! But if Australia is used as a springboard, then the United States will perform much better, the importance of Germany will naturally decline, and according to the principle of interest, the Americans will not pay an extra dollar to a German ally whose value is greatly reduced!

And this is not the worst The worst case is that after losing the large fleet, the British realized that they had become a sunset empire, so from the perspective of the UK, it was no longer sustainable When it is the first power, it will naturally sell part of the benefits in exchange for the support of other powers, so as to make up for the war deficit and guarantee its future status, just like the British practice in the Cold War in history!

And now, the only superpower that can accept Britain and can help Britain is the United States! Although there is a lot of hatred between the United States and Britain, when the past opponents are willing to be soft and willing to pay enough compensation, and even willing to be a younger brother, when Germany has a growing trend, the United States will naturally consider accepting Britain. Because, as the largest colonial power in the Far East, the British can provide so much help to the Americans! For example, in terms of ports, materials, and even human and military power, it can be said that if the British are willing to help the Americans, then the Americans can do it alone without Germany!

Because British surrender does not only mean that the Americans have a good forward base. It also means the severance of Japanese foreign aid! The Germans will not help Japan, and the French have a shortage of manpower, so whether from the perspective of colonial geography, or from the perspective of resources and capabilities, the British are definitely Japan's best allies! Once Britain loses its sincerity to the United States, it means that Japan can only rely on its own strength against the United States. This is actually a good choice for the United States and Britain, but it is definitely not good news for Germany!

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