Chapter 965: Mediterranean

On the whole, Earl Spey’s situation is the worst. The fleet is at a disadvantage, confined to a narrower eastern Mediterranean area, and the situation of logistics non-supply is a bit bad, regardless of Suxiong’s Faao Port. Land, but there are only 2 ships, and Earl Spey has 4, and Su Xiong only needs to face the occasional British battleships, while in the Mediterranean, the French fleet goes up almost three times a week! The pressure is not normal!

"I always feel that if the Allied powers want to do something, they will choose me first." The stressed Count Spey wrote in a telegram to Prince Ruprecht.

"I think so. And probably soon." The prince wrote very simply in his call to the earl.

"I wipe, when, then what do I do?"

"Prepare for a big game first. I'm thinking about the solution. You can't solve this problem. You need me to come forward with the Kaiser." The prince sighed and said to his heart after writing this telegram. My classmates, why are you the one who is the hardest in history and now?

Let alone in history, Earl Spey, who led the Far East Fleet, was surrounded by the British and Japanese fleets, and finally hated the Falkland Islands. Although it is better now than in history, he is stuck at home all day long, and then he may be the one who faces his hometown being attacked by land and sea.

Earl Spey’s concerns are justified. From a strategic point of view, Earl Spey’s overall supply situation is the worst, the room for maneuvering is the smallest, and the fleet gap is also very large. Three disadvantages account for three! It is the weakest link in the strategic chain of the navy of the Allies, and the cost of breakthrough is also the lowest! Because of the North Sea, the British wanted to break through and defeat the high seas fleet first. Looking at the 15-inch muzzle of the Bavarians, the British felt a little deflated. Although the Su Xiong fleet in the Indian Ocean is not strong, people are slippery. The entire Indian Ocean is chasing Su Xiong, even including the Atlantic Ocean. This is not so difficult.

Only the Mediterranean! Earl Spey can’t fight and can’t run. Let’s not talk about capital ships. The earl has a headache when he thinks of the enemy’s dozen or more 10,000-ton armored cruisers and 6 Dandong ships. This thing works with capital ships. If you dare not run away , Wait for the deck to be washed by high-explosive bombs! Although there is no way to damage the core area, it is enough to let the battleship return to the dock to lie down for three months. It is not that the injury is too serious, but the conditions in Turkey are too poor!

Recall the recently intercepted telegrams from within the Allied Powers. Russia strongly urges Britain and France to launch a large-scale offensive on the Mediterranean defense line in order to open up the passage to the Black Sea. As a traverser, the prince can be sure that Britain and France will launch this offensive, and looking at the posture, I am afraid it will be larger than the historical scale! Because Britain and France can now get a lot of support from Japanese army cannon fodder and navy!

The prince read Hans von Seckert’s battlefield report and summary. The situation was not beyond his expectations. In the face of the first-class European army, the Japanese with poor tactics and poor equipment were defeated. But this is just the beginning. With the improvement of equipment and the baptism of prolonged warfare, even the first domestic pig can evolve into a wild boar!

And judging from the performance of the Japanese navy, the prince also felt that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese combined fleet was a little fired. The Japanese fleet coming to the North Sea will cause some trouble for the prince. Because the Japanese fleet is also the main battleship of fast battleships, the battleship of the battleship is very strong. And if you go to the Mediterranean, I am afraid that it will bring more than trouble to Count Spey! It's possible to get hit hard. And if once the Dardanelles battle is launched, if something happens, the Black Sea channel is opened, then the strategy of the Allies is simply devastating! Imagine if Russia had enough weapons, its combat effectiveness would have to be improved several steps!

Therefore, no matter from which aspect, if there is no problem with the internal coordination of the Allies, whether it is sea or land, the next stage of breakthrough will definitely be the Mediterranean direction! Although the battle of the Dardanelles failed in history, but this thing boils down to the fact that the Allies were not fully prepared and underestimated the enemy by 40%.

Without a perfect strategic plan, all kinds of fueling tactics and other problems, all the mistakes that can be made have been made again! And the prince doesn't know how this plane will be. In line with the principle of leniency, the prince needs to make Turkey and the Spey fleet better prepare! If necessary, the Bavarian Army may also release Russia first, transfer part of its forces to the Balkans, and then open a land channel to Turkey.

This is an opportunity for the Allied Powers to break the game, and it is the same for the Prince! After all, it is quite strenuous to launch a large-scale landing battle, which is an opportunity to relieve the pressure on other fronts. The preparation work on land can be a little later, after all, the Balkan countries are too dishes. It's not hard to fight. It will take a long time for the Anglo-French army to draw hundreds of thousands of troops, but the navy has to prepare as early as possible. It seems that at this time, the prince still needs to find his father-in-law.

Thinking of this, Ruprecht wrote another letter to the Kaiser, the content is very simple, to give Tirpitz time to visit Prague, and then go to Vienna with himself. Some things should also be opened up, by the way, let Fritz agree to the Austro-Hungarian fleet rushing out of the Adriatic Sea to join the Count of Spey. The only thing I can do now is that, for Earl Spey, he may get an additional capital ship, or he may get himself in. It depends entirely on his operation and luck!

"When will the British and French start their hands in the Mediterranean?" Tirpitz asked when he came to Prague to meet Crown Prince Ruprecht~www.wuxiaspot.com~ After the Japanese fleet arrived in the Mediterranean, they would Take action! They will completely compress the Earl's fleet to the Black Sea, and then begin preparations for landing operations. "The prince answered very simply.

"So we must persuade Emperor Fritz to agree to our plan before the Japanese fleet comes to the Mediterranean, and Earl Spey must take the Austrian-Hungarian fleet out of the Adriatic Sea?" Tirpitz asked.

"Is such that."

"Then the Japanese fleet will send those warships? What if they choose the Indian Ocean first?"

"I'm really not sure about this, because we don't know if the Japanese will have other actions when they send their fleets into Europe. As for the action in the Indian Ocean, that would be great. Let them find Su Xiong slowly. "The prince said.

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