"The situation no longer allows important positions such as the Chief of Staff and the Third Sea Secretary to continue to be vacant, so the Navy Department decided to appoint John Jelico as the Chief of Staff and David Betty as the Third Sea Secretary!"

The Navy Headquarters Building in the north section of Whitehall Street in London is like a glamorous star, and is the focus of world media people. It is spread all over the military restricted areas of Orkney Islands and was never in the mainstream sight of the world before the outbreak of the European War. Even if the large fleet gathered in Scapa Bay after the outbreak of the European War, this attention has dropped sharply due to the continuous failures of the Royal Navy.

On May 17, 1915, boring soap operas gradually emerged, and the shocking reversal that shocked the world was staged gorgeously. The remote and desolate Orkney Islands appeared on the front pages of major media around the world, enjoying the scenery and attention far beyond the London Navy headquarters.

The king of submarine Otto Vedigan made his promise, and the crazy British released the scapegoat for the Battle of Scarglake. After the naval trial, British local reporters hurriedly sent a telegram to London. Two hours later, the first number appeared on the streets of London. Four hours later, except for the world where the cannibalism and the warlords fought, the whole world followed the British.

Is the British official who is acquitted and responsible for the Battle of Scarglak Strait a innocent person or ignores the undead of the heroic soldiers? Was Arthur Belford, the Secretary of the British Empire's Navy, turning the tide or judiciary fraud? Is the British Empire's bloodthirsty tigers or the beginning of the same?

There are too many accidents and too many possibilities. Countless editors and experts from newspapers have quarreled in the page. Apart from the two major media, most neutral newspapers believe that this is a meaningless show by Arthur Belford. In addition to appeaseing the negative impact and gains of the naval battle of Portsmouth, David Betty, the British Empire is still sinking in the abyss.

There are also a few media people on the side of Belfort: the responsibility for the crushing defeat in the Battle of Scarglake lies in the wrong naval strategy rather than specific command. This sincere and fair trial is not only a correction of the wrong route, but also a large number of commanders with practical experience.

The American cowboy who was happy to see the madness of the British, naturally did not sting to praise the words and slapped his thighs and shouted to be satisfied. Although the possible judicial fraud in the trial of the British Navy in the century made the contractual Americans frown, they were even more happy that the British strongman David Betty could make a comeback, and once again staged the beginning of ice and fire in the splendid North Atlantic with the talented German Heidi Silem!

"It's really a beginning!"

St. Petersburg, two time zones away from the British Empire, was wearing a dark blue dress with Russian naval style, high boots and low-brimmed hat, sitting on the bench in the VIP waiting room of the train station, holding a piece of hard bread in his mouth, and flipping through the newspaper in his hand.

"The last trial ended at 10:20 am London time. The Naval Court at Scarpa Bay Base in England released thirteen naval commanders accused of malfeasance and crimes in one breath. At 10:30 am, British Navy Secretary Belford held a meeting and brazenly announced the re-activated Jelico in front of reporters from major newspapers in London. Betty and other generals who were determined to end their military career.

After the Battle of Scarglake Strait, the British were committed to restoring their naval strength. In early May, two King Kong-class battleships set off from Japan, and the Canadian battleship was officially delivered to the navy. The recovery speed of the Royal Navy was delightful, but this unconvincing naval trial may undermine the efforts of the British. John Jelico may be a wise man at a certain height. However, his soft personality made it difficult for him to withstand the pressure from both domestic and foreign countries. David Betty may be the boldest commander of the British Empire and certain tactical qualities, but this powerful general lacks a view of the overall situation. History has proved that they are not those suitable for the Royal Navy, but Belford still put them in an important position. So we can conclude that the Royal Navy went to the forthcoming and then returned to the starting point. The next cycle, the ending is imagined by readers."

Mainstream newspapers in St. Petersburg have looked down on the British Navy's action, but Kolchak, a senior Russian naval officer, disdained this. On the contrary, he believed that Belfort had found a shortcut to save the British Empire's maritime hegemony. This naval trial was a prelude: You should know that not only the fate of the scapegoat battle in the Scarglake Strait has been changed, but more young people who were declining and depressed and unsuccessful were restarted. They came from various departments of the British Navy and their resumes were also different, but they had a common title - Fisher Gang!

"Mr. Belfort, change everything that is so sank, you will surely become the greatest figure in the history of the Royal Navy!"

The sound of the train entering the station and the sound of the station reporting by the platform conductors came one after another. Kolchak took out his handkerchief to wipe the bread crumbs beside his mouth and hands, and without thinking about Russia, he put the appointment letter of the commander-in-chief of the Black Sea Fleet into his trunk. He stood up slowly.

The nobles, merchants, businessmen, and government officials in the VIP waiting room flocked to the platform, and Kolchak stuffed most of the newspapers that satirized the British Navy's minister into the trash can. He turned his head and looked at St. Petersburg, which was deep in the night outside the glass window, smiled faintly, and his straight body penetrated the passage.

The train from Murmansk stayed in St. Petersburg for nearly half an hour, and after adding water and coal, the destination was the war-torn North Caucasus. Travelers worried about bread did not know that the North Caucasus defense line was on the verge of collapse, and Kolchak, who headed to the Krim Peninsula, did not know that this was his last memory of St. Petersburg.

(--Gorgeous dividing line--)

The secretary led Wang Heidi and Wegener into the core area of ​​the Army Headquarters and pushed open the thick oak door. The choking smell of smoke came to his face. The elderly Chief of General Staff met the energetic navy.

As usual, it is the etiquette of soldiers. The two empires in war with each other have high prestige, and even stomping their feet can trigger the Berlin earthquake. They also talked about some unnutritious words with the cold generals and praised each other. The one-armed general stood in an inconspicuous place, like a matte plan that cared for his children, without saying a word.

The secretary of the Army Chief of Staff sent coffee to refresh his mind. Facing the tilted sunset, three imperial generals sat on the sofa.

Testing is a good idea. Falkenhein, the Chief of Staff of the Army, always had a little unpleasant condescending voice, asking about the physical condition of the naval veterans from the army one by one, as if recalling the historical relationship between the imperial naval army and the army's blood is thicker than water, but it also seemed to remind young people that the elders were brave enough to do it alone.

Hostility. Inexplicable hostility. Major General Wolfgang Weigener, who was temporarily serving as the General Staff of the Ocean Fleet from the beginning of his entry, clearly felt the indifference and alienation behind Falkenhein's polite words. In Germany, the Navy did not have any contact with the Army. Sireme and Max Hoffman of the Army were old friends, and Weigener also had close contact with many middle-level officers of the Army because of his family's origins. In Weigener's view, although the Imperial Army was a bit arrogant and encountered a little trouble on the Western Front battlefield, the Navy and Army could still maintain trust intimacy. However, during this trip to the Army headquarters, the one-armed general was unexpectedly hostile.

Wang Heidi introduced the recent situation of naval veterans with army background to Falkenhein. He is not the demons in ordinary time travel novels who were late when the battlefield broke out but still could gain a foothold and get promoted. He served in the German Navy for twenty years, which was enough for him to systematically understand and deconstruct this contradictory country.

Wang Heidi won the respect of the Chief of Staff with his neither humility nor arrogantness. It is rumored that the navy is undefeated Ares is a young man who ignores tradition and is arrogant. However, in actual communication, Falkenhein clearly felt Wang Heidi's down-to-earth and steadyness.

"Maybe he is not the heretic in Prince Henry's mouth who may subvert the Hohenzollern dynasty." Falkenhein touched his beard and thought to himself.

"The Battle of Doger Sands has confirmed my title as a first-class naval tactical commander. The Battle of Jutland has promoted the world's evaluation of me from a strategic genius to a strategic master, but I know how lucky I have to get my reputation..."

The Chief of Staff, who was tortured by the Western Front deadlock and was likely to be dismissed, has been reluctant to lead the topic to the right track. Perhaps Falkenhein believes that whoever speaks first will fall into a bad momentum, but neither Wang Heidi nor the Ocean Fleet intends to compete with the Army.

He traveled through time and was forced to join the navy. The limelight in 1898 was arriving from 16 years of wandering and dismal drift, as well as the victory after the war and the game with the high-level officials of the empire. His ups and downs of life were enough to keep Wang Heidi away from being favored and disgraced. What's more, two political storms woke up Wang Heidi. He experienced the cruelty of the war and never wanted to go to another world war, so he made a move in the complex chess game. The Army was the target he actively fought for.

As for the Ocean Fleet, its attitude is easier to understand. Even in the era when Tirpitz was most favored, restraint and implicit were still the tradition of the navy. What's more, with commanders like Scher and Hippel who believed in pure Germanism, the navy would never ruin the unprecedented good situation of the empire after the Battle of Jutland with a momentary intent.

Wang Heidi took the lead in stopping Wuwang's confrontation and used a humorous tone to dissolve the tense atmosphere.

"Just like the Battle of Portsmouth, which aims to weaken the potential of Britain's war, interfere with and disrupt the British naval recovery plan, I only saw fleeting opportunities for the Mediterranean Rescue Fleet to reinforce the British mainland. But I did not expect that the feint of the Baltic Sea blockade fleet would bring uncertainty to the Army's Battle of Gorzeli on the Eastern Front."

The Admiral did not shy away from mentioning his mistakes in the Battle of Portsmouth.

In addition to the inherent contempt for civilian commanders, some senior army officers' dissatisfaction with the navy stemmed from the trouble caused by the feinting of the Baltic Sea blockade fleet. Falkenhain, deeply influenced by Prince Henry and Juncker landlords, thought that young people would claim to be victorious and ignored the army's complaints. However, he never thought that he could find sincerity and apologies in King Heidi's eyes.

"It's not all the Navy's fault..."

Falkenhein used stiff and official vocabulary perfunctory words. However, the Chief of Army Staff's sitting position leaning against the sofa and turning the wedding ring on his ring finger can be seen with the true thoughts of the Chief of Army Staff.

Even the powerful chief of staff of the Army, Falkenhein can still be simply attributed to a typical Imperial Army officer. He has noble gentlemanly character and dares to take responsibility to admit his mistakes, but also has a stubborn and unreasonable side. After his rage, the top leaders of the army could easily figure out everything: perhaps the Russians had long planned to go south, and the naval action was just an inducement. However, even if the army could not let go of the 200,000 Russian troops, they would never admit that the army, which had been unable to achieve decisive victory in the face of the Jutland Naval Battle, had been buried in their hearts with uneasiness and anxiety.

"In fact, the Naval Battle of Portsmouth may not be a good thing for the Army."

Wang Heidi took the conflicting attitude of the Chief of Staff in his heart. He tried hard to hold back his smile and finally expressed his trump card.

"That is the key to open the deadlock on the Western Front?" Falkenhein asked quietly.

Wang Heidi winked at Wegener, who nodded and handed the ambitious plan to the Chief of Staff.

The cigar that had just smoked a small part and was stared at the old smoker King Heidi with a little distressed eyes, and was pressed into the ashtray. A light blue smoke column rose slanted, blurring Falkenhein's vision. The Chief of the Army's Staff slowly opened the plan, which was incredible. Wolfgang Wegener complained about "operation-overlord" (Overlord Plan) that "a mouse ruined a pot of soup."

"Log in Normandy?!" The Army Chief of Staff stood up with his eyes shining and rushed to the continental map against his desk several times. His fingers moved down from the northwest of France, where he was intertwined, and finally frozen on the beach of Normandy that was defending the empty defense. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!