Chapter 542: Be fast, otherwise it's too late!

"His Royal Highness, in order to thank you for your contribution to the friendship between the United States and Germany, while I bring the most sincere blessings, I also bring you the reward you deserve, and also to congratulate you on becoming the Kingdom of Bavaria. United States Government Willing to provide Bavaria with an interest-free loan with a maximum amount of no more than 20 million U.S. dollars per year. Starting in 1903, ten years are expected." After a period of greetings and politeness, Benson gave a gift to His Royal Highness Ruprecht. !

This is not to say that the relationship between the United States and Germany is more real than real money. The fundamental reason why the Americans agree to grant Bavaria a loan is that Bavaria imports a lot of non-ferrous metals and oil from the United States every year. In order to expand imports, the Americans must of course give some benefits. Otherwise, let alone, once the oil fields in the Mesopotamia are developed, the Americans will have no advantage in oil.

The prince would naturally not refuse the money delivered to the door. After a lot of thanks, the two sides quickly cut to the point. The Americans hoped that the prince would persuade the Emperor to give more help to the United States and Russia in the Far East, while the prince hinted that the Japanese would advance. To do it, the United States also needs to prepare early.

"Your country is going to provide Russia with a new batch of warships before the war between Japan and Russia?" the prince asked.

"That's it. We plan to provide Russia with two battleships and two cruisers in the form of loans within one month before Russia declares war. In this case, the number of Russian navy's main fleet will reach 20. Under the command of General Huo, there is every chance to defeat Japan in a naval battle, and then solve Japan once and for all." Benson said.

"But one month is not enough time for the Russians to adapt to the new-style warships. This time is best to be about three months in advance. In this case, there will be time for both familiarizing with the warships or arranging tactics." The prince suggested.

"We have also thought about this issue. There is no problem with early delivery, because these warships are our active warships, but such behavior will definitely stimulate the British, and they can use the same method to deal with us, so our plan is Delivery to the Russians immediately, and before the British replenish the warships to Japan, the Russian fleet took the lead in a decisive battle with the Japanese fleet. We all know that the size of the British Far East Fleet is limited and the number of warships that can be provided to Japan is even more limited. Therefore, we can absolutely borrow With this time difference, the victory is locked!" Benson explained.

"It's a good idea, one after another, taking into account the British reaction and preparation time, and avoiding yourself directly involved in the war. It's really good." The prince gave the American a half praise in his heart, but not The root reason for a thumbs up is that they have not thought about what if Japan starts war in advance? Although from a diplomatic point of view, Japan is trying to repair relations with Russia and ease the contradiction, but only the prince knows that when the Japanese smile more, the knife they hide is closer to you!

"If Japan launches an offensive as early as it did in the Battle of the Philippines, what will you do?" The prince asked a very sharp question.

"We can send the fleet to Vladivostok. It is impossible for the Japanese to launch an offensive in winter, because the northeast is too cold. If our 4 warships and 4 Rurik-class battleships of the Vladivostok Squadron merge, they can still give Japan. It poses a great threat. And we don't mind that the war will last longer." Having said this, Benson gave a sneer.

"Everyone is not a good thing." The prince made an expression that both you and I understand. "But have you ever thought about this situation? The Russian fleet was attacked by the Japanese on its way to the Far East?"

"This is unlikely. The Japanese army is not ready yet, and the Russian fleet can go to the Far East in May next year. It is impossible for their navy to start a war without the army's consent." Benson rejected.

"Is the Japanese Army ready, but you don’t think it will work. It’s hard to say what the situation is. And even if it’s not well prepared, from a strategic point of view, if the Russian fleet can be severely damaged as soon as a war begins, then the Army’s preparations are okay. Because Japan is an island country, it can allow the army to temporarily lose. Even if it is suppressed on the Korean Peninsula due to poor logistics at the beginning, it does not matter, because the battlefield is destined to have two, one is the Korean Peninsula and the other is the Liaodong Peninsula." The prince said.

"But we still don't think that the Japanese will do this." Benson said this sentence is very explicit, in other words, it is not very pleasant to say: "Maybe what you said makes sense, but sorry, for some reason, We can't do it."

"Well, this is a matter for the United States and Russia. It is not convenient for me to intervene, but I hope that after the Makanov fleet enters the South China Sea, even if the United States cannot deliver all the warships, it will be possible to deliver a part of it." As for whether the other party listens or not, it's up to them.

"I will convey your opinion to Congress and consider it seriously." Looking at the prince's serious expression, Benson hesitated and said. In fact, the United States and Russia have already finalized the details of various cooperation at this time. The Russian fleet departs in May. If you take the Suez Canal ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, you can reach the Far East in the month, and then wait until August when the Americans will deliver the ship. If the plan is advanced, too much has to be changed. This is not something Benson can decide.

"Just say it all, you guys can do it yourself." The prince can no longer say anything, and help if he can. It doesn’t stop, and God can’t help it. Relatively speaking, the prince still needs to do his own things. If nothing else, the heavy artillery made by Skoda should be almost ready now, right?

Regardless of whether Germany considers defeating Russia and then flattening Britain and France as its strategy, the force deployed on the Western Front will definitely be the largest. This is determined by the pressure on the Western Front. The pressure brought by Britain and France is much greater than that of Russia, even in a defensive state. , The Germans still have to deploy a large number of heavy artillery and troops on the western front. Most of the railway capacity will also be concentrated on the western line. Even if the Kaiser tilts the eastern line again, in general, if you want to fight a Western line-like fire war, destroy tens of millions of shells in a big battle, that is almost Is impossible. Therefore, the prince has been considering how to use his heavy weapons more effectively.

Artillery operations do not depend on how many artillery you have, but how many artillery you can use on the front line. A small number of heavy artillery that has a longer range and is easier to maneuver is even easier to use than those that are bulky but more numerous! After all, there are not so many bunkers such as the Liege Fortress on the Western Front for you to fight, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a great power, and the train cannons and heavy artillery attached to it are enough. (After all, the Russian book has almost no super heavy artillery.) So the prince's positioning of his artillery is mobility and range!

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