Chapter 900: Mediterranean Shadow One

"Well, for these things, you can actually contact the Austrian Emperor, and then just tell the General Staff." Xiao Maoqi is really a bit speechless, and even more speechless, the German Emperor seems to be very interested today. Gao, after solving the army problem, the long-lost navy soul is burning again...

"Your Majesty, Marshal Tirpitz and General von Boll have arrived and are waiting." The attendant came to the Kaiser and said softly.

"Well, very good, let them in, Ruprecht, before returning to the Eastern Front, what else do you have to say to the navy, you can tell them together. Let them do it," the Kaiser said. Therefore, Xiao Maoqi, who had been in the meeting for 4 hours, could only continue to sit next to him. As the background, this time was a meeting within the Navy. He, the Chief of Staff of the Army, could only sit aside and accompany him...

"Well, we must first look at the choices of the British. If the large fleet is concentrated in the Shetland Islands, then we can naturally let go of our hands and feet in the southern North Sea, such as launching some attacks on the eastern coast of England, or even taking off in the English Channel. Offensive minelaying or sending submarines or torpedo boats to attack. Either. But they should not be so stupid. Jericho’s large fleet is very likely to be stationed in the Gulf of Forth, replacing the heavily damaged Betty fleet to maintain pressure on the high seas fleet. In this case, we can target the North Sea blockade."

"The production of submarines and the training of related personnel need to be strengthened. Our number of submarines needs to continue to increase, especially for ocean-going submarines. We can try to develop the submarine hunting area from the coast of England to the west coast of France. The production of battleships is the best. Step by step, I am looking forward to the majestic appearance of the 12 Bavarian-class battleships on the sea." The prince said with a smile.

"Also, increase intelligence work. To be honest, I am not very satisfied with the current intelligence work. The navy’s access to intelligence is too passive. Continued operations near the North Sea blockade are dangerous, so I hope to strengthen submarines and aviation. The intensity of the investigation is to ensure that the British fleet is always under our surveillance."

"The actions of the battlecruiser Cedric are worthy of recognition. Before the British fleet returns to the Shetland Islands, the battlecruiser squadron can regularly appear in the North Sea Blockade. The value of your battle lies in the assurance of The German transport ship can deliver as much material as possible to the mainland during this period of time. With this alone, you have done what the army cannot do. "At this time, the prince did not forget to help Edman. The colonel said something nice.

"As for the main fleet? I think we should always keep the fleet active. We can launch some offensive operations in the Baltic Sea to clean up Russian warships and transport ships in the Baltic Sea. At the same time, we must strengthen the mine blockade on the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Riga. "Finally, the prince made some pre-arrangements for the actions he was going to launch in a few months. "I will make a plan for relevant action guidance. You can study it."

"By the way, there is one more thing, I want to know, how did Count Spey do in the direction of the Mediterranean recently? He has 4 super-dreadnought warships in his hands. I am afraid it will be difficult to suppress it with the French navy alone?" It suddenly occurred to me that the Allied Mediterranean Fleet seems to have been quiet recently.

This shouldn’t be. Judging from the pre-war intelligence, the French fleet should have not served a super-dreadnought, and on this plane, the British dreadnought and super-dreadnought are in the homeland, and Italy did not participate in the war. France The navy should have no other advantage besides the tonnage advantage. According to Earl Spey’s ability, why don’t you say that you have made a big news like Su Xiong? You have at least two headlines, right? But why is it so quiet now? The prince wanted to understand why the earl’s performance was so abnormal.

"This, because the naval forces of the two sides are not as we initially imagined. Although Italy remains neutral in name, it has provided a part of the capital ships for France. After the outbreak of the war, the Italian navy transferred the two super fearless ships it belongs to. In the battle sequence of the French Navy, at the same time, some auxiliary warships such as destroyers and submarines were also turned over.” Tirpitz said on the side.

"What's the situation?" The prince frowned and said.

"Italy’s official explanation is that during the war in North Africa, Italy owed a large amount of loans to Britain and France, and these warships were used to repay the loan principal and interest. Moreover, the Italian government stated that all their actions were completed before the war. It's just that the handover coincided with the outbreak of the war. These two and five boys, a group of profit-seeking villains!" Tirpitz's words were full of anger towards Italy.

"This thing is a bit difficult." The prince put his hand on his chin. He was not very clear about the accident. It was impossible to say that it was impossible to come up with a specific plan in a hurry.

"In addition to the French Navy, it seems that at the Sevastopol Fortress, the Russians have also completed two battleships. Although they are fearless, the 12 12-inch guns above cannot be underestimated. Although Count Spey did not launch a major operation. , But with the help of auxiliary warships and minefields, the fleet still firmly controlled the northern Aegean Sea. The French fleet has been stationed in Alexandria. At the same time, there is also a squadron deployed on the island of Malta, using mines and submarines. The blockade of the Adriatic Sea, as you said ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ There is really no room for the main force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Adriatic Sea." General von Boll said.

"It seems the situation is very complicated." The prince sighed. It took Tirpitz and General von Boll about two hours to give an overview of the Mediterranean. The situation of the French fleet is similar to that in history. At the beginning of the war, there were only 4 dreadnoughts of the Gupa class and 6 quasi-dreadnoughts of the Dandong class. But now, two Brestani-class battleships have been in service, and these are the six Dreadnought-class battleships.

In this case, in the face of the 6 super-fearless lineups of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Turkey, the French did not actually have the advantage, but at this time, although Italy declared neutrality, the 2 extra-fearless ships built for the French broke. The situation in the Mediterranean!

According to the intelligence reality, these two battleships were almost built according to the Brestagni class battleship as a template. Italy only completed the three battleships according to the French drawings. As for the repayment of the previous loan, this is also It is possible, but judging from the actions of Italy, the two or five boys are still inclined to the Entente.

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