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I originally wanted to use the traces of the wind, but I felt that it was not domineering enough, so I would use the emperor's trembling first

"Novalis, if you drive faster, maybe I will transfer you out of the Navy Department's service department and arrange for service on my First Reconnaissance Fleet Battle Patrol."

The traffic in Konech Square was full of traffic. Wang Heidi took out his pocket watch and couldn't sigh at the portrait of being removed, urging in a low voice.

In the empire, Emperor William presided over many military emergency meetings. The most famous ones were the "military and political conference" on December 8, 1912 that made historians around the world rack their brains to figure it out. The secret conference on the eve of the declaration of war on France in 1914 and the revocation of General Moltke's post as Chief of Staff of the Army at the end of 1914 and the appointment of Falkenhein's Army Conference on the Army at the end of 1914 and the appointment of Falkenhein's Army Conference on the Army

From the perspective of the imperial system, William's keenness to preside over military conferences violates the tradition of this militarist country

Unlike the constitutional monarchy of the empire's empire, the German parliament and civilian government were considered to lack constraints on imperial power because of the Junker landlords and the military corps: the former controls the financial lifeline of the empire, while the latter controls the country's most precious wealth - the army that has been through war

Junker landlords and officer corps cannot be simply defined as the two fulcrums of imperial power, because in Germany, Junker landlords and officer corps are two-sided relationships. Many officers who control the army are nobles themselves, while many merchants who control national finance are basically retired officers or were born in a military family. The integration of Junker landlords and officer corps also allows the imperial team to consciously safeguard the imperial power, because ensuring the glory of the Hohenzollern family is to guarantee their own interests.

In addition to the same interests, the traditional influence of the Teutonic Knights is also amazing. Members of the Imperial** official group have vowed allegiance to the king for generations. Since their birth, they have regarded defending the country, loyalty to the king and staying away from politics as a belief. After the establishment of the General Staff, Hard-Von Schánhorst and Auguste von Gernexonau carried forward this tradition that most sought the inner pure of soldiers.

Any traditional inheritance that has been passed down for thousands of years will become a habit of permeating the bone marrow, so this ancient belief has also become an element to maintain imperial power.

Interests and beliefs guarantee the existence of the emperor, but not every monarch is a military genius, so Hard-vang Scharnhorst and August von Gernexonau founded the General Staff for the purpose of command errors. Therefore, from the system, the German Emperor William had no right to point fingers at the military plan of the General Staff, but he left him to the old emperor with the elders, "You old fools"; he ignored the laws of party politics and insisted on eliminating the Social Democrats, Catholics and Freemasons; he threatened to "eat a bullet on his head" for Prince Alexander; with a moment of intention, the second Moroccan crisis caused Britain and France, who had previously had conflicts, to abandon their past grudges and go united. No matter how unexpected their emperor William did, his subordinates were used to not blame the emperor for interfering in military operations.

Wang Heidi did not attach importance to the military meetings of the emperor who was very happy with merits. It was just that the decree of the Admiralty Department was unclear, which made Wang Heidi, who had always been thrusting these days, worried that the situation at sea might have some changes that were unfavorable to Germany, so Wang Heidi had to urge the driver to add.

The earliest speeding party of the Admiralty Department started to rush on Charlottemberg Street and Bodhi Street. It took only ten minutes. The military vehicles with insufficient body strength fluttered violently and turbulently in front of the Navy Headquarters Building on Bendler Street.

The strong wind that forced into the gap in the window disappeared. Wang Heidi wiped away the cold sweat from her face. She wanted to get out of the car tremblingly but was pushed back to the rear seat by a pair of powerful hands.

On the other side, Weigener did not "enjoy" the same treatment and was eager to escape from the car. He was breathing a sigh of relief. He bumped into the admiral with three generals hanging on his epaulette. Only then did he find that the Navy Minister Reinhardscher, who went to inspect the construction progress of the first ship of the Deflinger-class battleship and the Bavarian-class battleship, led the Ocean Fleet to cruise the Baltic Sea, General Franz von Hippel, who had been cruising the Baltic Sea Fleet, had been commanded by Prince Henry, the commander-in-chief of the Baltic Sea Fleet, and the Chief of Staff Hugo von Pole, who was suffering from severe depression, stood on the steps early and waited for them.

"Wegener, stay at the Navy Department, pay attention to receiving and organizing the information transferred from the Navy Intelligence Department. After the emergency meeting of the Charlottemberg Palace ended, I hope you will give me an assessment report." Reinhardscher and Hippel squeezed into the military vehicle carrying Wang Heidi. Prince Henry and the chief of staff in poor spirits got on another military vehicle.

Two military vehicles carried the confused Wang Heidi again, targeting Charlottemberg Palace not far from the Army headquarters of the Plaza Cornegie Square

The one-armed general looked at the taillights of the car and quietly approached Erich Redel, deputy chief of staff of the Navy Staff.

Weigener heard that Erich Redel, who was trained by Hugo Von Pole, who was trained as the next chief of staff of the Navy, would be transferred to the commander of the Second Battleship Fleet in the second half of the year. However, the one-armed general could not find the joy he deserved on the face of his old friend Wolfgang Weigener elbowed Radel's arm with his elbow, and nodded in the direction where the military vehicle disappeared, asking indifferently:

"Haha, with such a big battle, are those British guys on the other side breaking the sky?"

"Congratulations, General Wegener, you guessed it right." Redell, former first deputy director of the Navy Intelligence Department, showed the keenness that intelligence officials should have and smiled bitterly: "The British have just fooled the whole world. They acquitted all officers such as Jelico and Betty."

"So what?" Weigener, who lost his arm in the Jutland Naval Battle, disliked the British from the bottom of his heart. He turned his gaze to the west and said confidently: "Since we can defeat Jelico and Betty once, we can naturally defeat them again."

"The problem is not here..." Redell ignored Wegener's confident declaration. He took out a wrinkled list from his pocket and worriedly said: "Belford re-activates the Fisher Gang, including Jelico and Betty, which is a dangerous signal."

"This is a dangerous signal."

As soon as Hippel finished speaking, Wang Heidi grasped the core of the problem

The reason why the relatively weak Ocean Fleet was able to win a series of maritime warfares was the reason why the British Empire despised warship protection, pursued excessive artillery number, aviation and firing degree, and unstable performance of artillery shells and drugs, etc., was also a human-made disaster.

The Battle of Helgolan Bay, the commander of the Haric Fleet, Brigadier General Reginald Tiritt, had only one bold and simple plan, and dared to go deep into Helgolan Bay alone. If Betty's Battlecruising Fleet was not supported in time, I'm afraid the Haric Fleet would have ruined the Battle of the Dogers, the Battle of the Sands of the Empire. The performance was a shame to the Royal Navy; the Battle of the Falkland Islands, Major General Moore had three cruisers and killers-the battle cruisers were not dared to give up. As for the Battle of Jutland, it was a complete disaster. Although the Royal Navy officers and soldiers performed bravely, the naval battle was ultimately an art that paid attention to rationality and rigorousness. The rough English guys made frequent mistakes and played the disadvantages of weapons unsurpassed.

In fact, the failure of Britain at sea is ultimately due to problems in their system. The Royal Navy has not lost for hundreds of years, which is an honor and a burden. It makes the British people stick to their own system and tactics. It is the best. Officials are blindly arrogant and conservative in their thoughts. The agencies are floating in personnel and bureaucratic atmosphere, and they are slow to respond to technology and tactics.

The British had the opportunity to save all this on October 21, 1904, John Fisher was appointed the British First Sea Minister, the energetic Fisher and his supporters did not hesitate to offend the powerful conservative forces, reformed the naval system, and started the dreadnought competition.

Unfortunately, the British themselves ruined the opportunity to change everything. In January 1910, Fisher resigned and stepped down while shouting and shouting. His followers were transferred from the front-line departments one after another. On October 25, 1911, Winston Churchill, who was a poor financial speculator, a soldier, and even a simple war correspondent, took office as British Navy minister, and had extraordinary political wisdom. Churchill realized the aura accumulated by the navy and knew the shortcomings of his lack of details. Therefore, he was unwilling to spend time and work hard to do the thankless but able to consolidate the foundation of the British Empire's naval foundation. He just resumed John Fisher as a stopgap, and made up his mind to let Fisher rush forward, and then took the opportunity to steal the credit of the reformers.

Churchill's utilitarian attitude is naturally not enough to support the reform to continue the battle of Helgolan Bay. The wartime reform had to be suspended again because reform designer Fisher announced his resignation.

Germany is happy to see this scene, because although Lord Winston Churchill has a reputation, his military literacy is lacking very poorly after the Battle of Jutland, Arthur Belfort came to power, and the Imperial Navy Intelligence Department searched through the old man who was thin but had a straight waist and back for decades, but he did not find anything that had any intersection with the navy. Therefore, the top naval leaders including Wang Heidi breathed a sigh of relief and pushed the date of the rise of the Royal Navy backward again and again.

In fact, even though Arthur Belford had extremely high military qualities and extraordinary iron fist, he lacked the talent that could be entrusted to the British Empire's Admiralty. John Bull became stubborn, even King Arthur's strict military orders would be useless.

"It's almost a game of death, but Belfort can still find a chance of life. Arthur Belfort may be the savior commander the Royal Navy needs at this stage. The date of the resurgence of the fleet may be ahead of schedule."

Get out of the military vehicle and walk on the ingenious garden path between the palaces connected to the Charlottemberg Palace. Wang Heidi does not hide his admiration for the British Navy Secretary.

Although the emperor and the conservatives within the navy were in disarray, he had a high morale and complete combat power, and the unconditional support of his colleagues in the navy. Wang Heidi believed that his hand was much better than Arthur Belford, who had hurry to take over as the hot British Navy Secretary after the defeat in the Battle of Jutland. However, even if the situation was as severe as in 1915, Belford was able to regain some of the initiative and make a soul-stirring reform of the tumultuous Royal Navy with unprecedented determination.

If Belfort completes this reform, even if the British Empire loses the entire war, the Royal Navy will still rise quickly. This is a feat that will last forever.

William's attendant pushed open the door of the conference room in the main palace, light was cast from the luxurious and expensive crystal lamps. The long conference table made of high-quality wood was placed with coffee grinding from Central American coffee beans and nameplates for attending the conference. Wang Heidi quickly found her own position in the center of the right side of the long conference table.

Wang Heidi walked slowly forward, pretending to pass by the audience inadvertently, so he saw the German Emperor William sitting in his master's position with great enthusiasm.

"You all advised me to ease my relationship with His Majesty William. I have tried my best to do it, okay, I am about to become Olenge of Germany."

Prince Olenz is the famous tragic founding father of the Netherlands. The 1568 icon-breaking movement unveiled the prelude to the Netherlands' resistance to Spanish rule and strive for the best. Prince Olenz William resolutely cut off his complex with the Spanish royal family, gave up his noble status and lived a prosperous life, and fought side by side with the Netherlands. In 1587, the Dutch were ready to support him as the king, but two days before he ascended the throne, he was assassinated by assassins.

The reason why Wang Heidi has this unknown premonition is nothing more than the faces attending the emergency meeting.

The people who could appear in the Chalottemberg Palace conference hall were almost the dominant of the empire. Only five Navy members attended the meeting. Among them, there were Prince Henry, the commander-in-chief of the Baltic Fleet, who had a high status but no real power, attended the meeting. The Army was all veterans who could cause a German political earthquake even if they stomped their feet. It was not known whether it was intentional or unintentional. Except for the "owner" Falkenhein, the other veterans happened to be opposed to Wang Heidi and the navy's continental armyists. The imperial government cabinet and the emperor's cabinet had the prime minister and three other civil officials attended the meeting. The imperial prime minister, Bateman Holwich, who was known for his moderateness, sat on William's right hand. This was the object of respect for Wang Heidi, but the other three civil officials, Wang Heidi could completely attribute them to the emperor's disciples.

If Wang Heidi is a little more mean, he can even name the big guys here "the loose political alliance against Heidi Sileme"

"Don't worry, Silame, the Navy has no handle in their hands, this may be an accident."

Hippel also realized that the situation was not good. He looked at the Navy Minister Schell and saw shock from each other's eyes.

After sitting down, the meeting began, and the emperor who felt good about himself took the lead in speaking

"Generals and gentlemen, the emergency military meeting of the Navy and Army is mainly to study the current land and sea battlefield situation and decide the military actions the empire will take in the next stage."

The clever but conceited emperor William did not realize that his behavior had violated the tradition of the empire and was imaginative by his own nature:

"Marson Hindenburg defeated the Russians with a devastating offensive on the Eastern Front battlefield, but because of the lack of troops and supplies, it was unable to succeed; on the Western Front battlefield, we launched the Second Battle of Ypres, pushing the front several kilometers towards Paris, but that's all; at sea, the British released a large number of officers such as John Jelico, David Betty, and Jason Lampard, who were supposed to be imprisoned. These officers have rich experience in naval combat, and they will inevitably have a significant impact on the empire's maritime situation. Therefore, I think it's time to modify the imperial** strategy."

As soon as the emperor finished his fierce words, the third Marshal Hindenburg, who was sitting on William's left, suddenly opened his eyes, stood up with the eaves of the conference table, chattering endlessly to exaggerate the weakness of the Russians, and demanded that the empire focus on the attack on the eastern front and concentrate troops to destroy Russia.

The commander of the Western Front was naturally unwilling to give up. He quarreled with the generals on the Eastern Front and soon became a mess in the conference hall. At this time, the emperor with an extreme personality and a grumpy temper rarely jumped out to be a peacemaker and shifted the topic to the navy.

"Silem, David Betty is not inferior to you in terms of fame and ability. Dogel Sands Battle, if it weren't for a little luck and General Hippel's timely support, you might have already failed in Dogel Sands." William brushed his white gloves' hands across the smooth council table, "This time, David Betty is back, are you ready?"

"Of course" Wang Heidi, who was sitting in the center of the right side of the conference table, was jumping with her eyelids. She was about to answer William's question, but Prince Henry's sarcastic interruption came from nearby: "Although General Silame is a sand of the union that is mixed with the high-level officials of the empire, his abilities should not be questioned" to be continued)

Chapter 13 of the Great Power Sea Soul: The Emperor's Thrill
Chapter completed!