Chapter 203: Help me one last time
"What do you seem to be preparing? I have always thought that the current US-Japan relationship is largely your purpose, but now it seems that your purpose is more than that! This is just a phased goal. What are you preparing, and what do you want to do?" Bismarck thought for a while, but still couldn't figure it out.
"The friendship between the U.S. and Japan is indeed only one of the goals, to allow Americans to focus more on the Far East. When they consider the Far East as their main strategic goal, they will relax appropriately elsewhere. Of course, the more important thing is to make the U.S. and Britain live in a relationship. . I need to let this hatred last for 20 years! At least 20 years." The prince said solemnly.
"Twenty years, it seems that the fate of Germany will be decided within 20 years. Who is Germany's opponent? The French? The British? And the Russians?" Bismarck asked.
"If the U.S. does not engage with Britain and Japan, we have to add an American. The empire has developed to a bottleneck, and if it wants to develop further, confrontation with other big powers is inevitable, especially our crown prince and His courtiers are eager to solve the problem through war. We must be prepared." The prince was vague, but Bismarck understood a little bit.
"So you are trying to divide the big powers in the world as much as possible? This is indeed a way, but the strength of the three countries of Britain, France and Russia is already strong enough. Even if we, Austria, Hungary and Italy can win, we will pay a high price. War is not Children's play is the interweaving of blood and fire! And no matter who wins the battle between the two big power groups, both sides will bear the price of the stage. If possible, I hope to avoid this situation." Bismarck said with a sigh.
"This matter is not something you or I can decide, or even the future Kaiser can decide. We can only consider how to face it. The so-called lenient expectation of the enemy, we must consider how to face this war. You cannot see This day is coming, and I must think about it."
"The United States will be an important bargaining chip influencing the strength of both sides, but fortunately, the United Kingdom does not particularly value the United States now. Their primary purpose is to contain Russia, and the value of Japan in the hands of the United Kingdom is higher than that of the United States. This is an opportunity, you Say yes? Of course, it's not that the relationship between the Empire and the United States can last for 20 years after this incident, but at least the two sides have a good start." The prince said.
"If you are the prime minister of the empire, then I can rest assured. But unfortunately, you are the prince of Bavaria. The princes of the three kingdoms and the royal family cannot serve as the prime minister of the empire." Bismarck already agreed with the prince's suggestion. Up.
What the UK has done in recent years has caused Bismarck to criticize it. This time the British are unprecedentedly isolated, so it is also possible to consider helping the Americans. At least in the future when the two sides negotiate in Samoa, Germany will have a certain Advantages, and the conflicts in the South American market will also be eased, and I will not be able to see that far. Even help the younger generation. Bismarck’s only regret was that the prince could not be Prime Minister of the Empire. This is the unspoken rule of the empire. Prussians and the prince of the principality can do it, but it is impossible to directly link the kingdom. The prince's vision and methods are enough, but his position is a bit embarrassing.
The current situation in Germany is indeed not good. Germany is becoming stronger, but the internal problems have not been cleaned up. The independence of political power, economy and religion of various countries is still very large. Externally, the development of the Germans has attracted more and more fears, and when this fear reaches a certain level, military conflicts are inevitable. Bismarck has seen the flame storm sweeping across Europe more than once in his dream, but he still has no ability and no time to solve it all!
What he did not expect was that some of the new generation in Germany had already begun to consider this issue, and started to take action. They made a big deal and directly planted a nail that is almost impossible to remove in the future relations of many countries! This method and nature are really admirable! At least Bismarck admits that there are some things he can't do. Many of this plan comes from a very clever prediction or even guessing of the situation! Some things were not foreseeable before this, and as a result, some people thought of it. This can be described as a prophecy!
"So what do you think. What should we do?" Bismarck asked.
"It's very simple. Before the war, we provided the necessary supplies and maintenance to the American fleet, and allowed them to be stationed on our islands along the Pacific Ocean. After the war, we can do some humanitarian help. That's enough, the British Can’t say anything, and the Americans want to thank us even more. In addition, in order to ensure the interests of the empire in the Pacific, we recently need to send two armored cruisers to the Far East. I would like to recommend three people.” The prince said with satisfaction.
"Who do you want to recommend? Tell me." Bismarck said curiously. "Let me guess first, your Bavarian fellow must be among them, and Earl Spey is also one. Who is the other one?"
"Reinhardt Scheer." The prince said a name.
"Who is this person? I haven't heard of it. Which department does he belong to?" Before World War I, Scheer was just the commander of a battleship squadron. At this time, I am afraid he is still a school-level officer. Bismarck didn't know that nature was normal.
"I'm not quite sure about this, but I have already told you the name. It should be no problem to find out and send it to the Far East?" Ruprecht wiped a cold sweat, feeling a little guilty in his heart. He also just remembered this one. What happened, he didn't do any homework beforehand. He didn't even know in which department, what did she do, and what rank he was in now! "How about it?" The prince muttered in his heart.
"This is not a problem~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Just give it to me. If there is a duplicate name, I will notify you." Bismarck waved his hand, thinking it was not a problem at all. Is it just a matter of arranging a school-level officer to travel abroad? What a big deal.
So, in Bismarck’s study, the last barrier of the US fleet to the Far East collapsed. The conflict between the US and Japan will be unavoidable at this moment! It took half a year for the Americans to finally pave the way for their fleet from the west coast of the United States to the Far East, and they have established a good relationship with the snake Russia in the Far East. Now there is almost a gunshot, and the two sides have started!
At this time, the Spaniards are also preparing, but the sad thing is that this country, which is already declining to the west, can’t be compared with the two emerging countries. Although it has made a defense against the Far East, Spain could do it before February 1898. There are only three main battleships transferred to the Far East! They are the 9000-ton armored cruiser Carlos V, and the two 6,000-ton old armored cruisers Princess Maria and Okendo. The two battleships have just completed repairs and are in good condition, while the other two Munich armored cruisers The Scaia and Cologne have to enter the shipyard for repairs. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Spanish fleet before the start of the war has shrunk by about 40%!
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