"General, before the Battle of Paris, it was an incomparable decision to be the commander of the Mediterranean Combined Fleet. However, when you only have one last step to win the Battle of Paris, you will become the most unpopular person in the Mediterranean powers. This is a step... bad chess!"

"Bad chess?" Wang Heidi asked back, laughed, and walked towards the conference room. "If even my assistant thought so, there is no reason not to win the Mediterranean Battle!"

(--Gorgeous dividing line--)

"The issue of the belonging of the Joint Fleet flagship?"

The conference room of the Taranto Joint Fleet Command was already in the downtown area under the neon lights of Rome. The Mediterranean powers refused to give in to each other, and the sound of shattering and cursing were heard one after another, almost overturning the thick roof.

The Italian naval intelligence officer who was sitting at the last seat stood up and said proudly: "Of course it is the battleship of our Royal Italian Navy's Cafur. Could it be your short fat man with ugly appearance in the Austrian navy?"

"In fact, the most suitable flagship should be the Yavos." Sorochin deliberately dragged a long voice, making others mistakenly think that the Turkish naval commander would stand up and say a fair word. However, after breathing, Sorochin, who had three general stars, reached out to knock on the conference table, stared at the blushing Italian intelligence staff, and emphasized: "As a battle cruiser, its maneuverability is the best in the joint fleet. As the sister ship of the "Unsinking Ship", its protection is no less than the joint forces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Your Kayo Durio, so the Ottoman Empire's Yavos battle patrol should become the flagship of the Mediterranean Combined Fleet!"

Sorochin's speech was loud, but the officials who could enter the Mediterranean Joint Fleet Command were all old foxes in the naval circles of their respective countries. Before Sorochin finished speaking, Anton Von House, the commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, took over the conversation and laughed and scolded the Turks.

"One of the founders of battlecruisers, Marshal Fisher of the United Kingdom, defined this weapon as a reconnaissance outpost in decisive battles against armored cruisers and battle lines."

Anton von House looked at Sorochin with a little provocative attitude and said seriously: "The Joint Fleet lacks modern cruisers. As the only battlecruiser in the Joint Fleet, we shouldn't put it on the battle line..."

House satirized the Turks who seemed to be overestimating in his opinion and turned his attention to Italy.

Before the establishment of the joint fleet, the Italian Navy had three ** fleets. The A fleet, with the USS Cafur battleship as its flagship, had all six Italian battleships, the B fleet included armored cruisers and the old poor Arc cruisers, with the most combat effectiveness, and the C fleet was four Queen Elena class, two Queen Margarita class, two Admirals class, and three former dreadnoughts of King Umberto.

As the initiator of the Joint Fleet, the Italians were most enthusiastic about the formation of the Joint Fleet: they disbanded the A and C fleets and transferred all six battleships, four Queen Elena and two Queen Margarita-class former dreadnoughtsmanships into the Joint Fleet.

However, the Italians are not completely suckers. Thanks to the Italian Navy's heinously slow ship construction cycle, the four Queen Elena class and two Queen Margarita class pre-dreadnoughts were relatively close, which made the old battleships of the United Fleet still have the upper hand against the old battleships of the British Mediterranean Fleet. However, in terms of cruisers, the Italians only sent three once famous but now old Garibal class cruisers to do whatever they wanted.

Italy refused to send the latest cruisers, and the Austro-Hungarians were rare to be generous once, but the four Hurglan-class cruisers completed around 1914 were just dome-armored cruisers. Their performance was not good. As for the Turks, they only had two cruisers. Except for the Mittier (formerly the German Cruise Braures), which had a certain combat power, the US-made cruiser Mechtier had long been overwhelmed.

The Combined Fleet originally had only nine cruisers, and only five dome-armored cruisers could be used. The service status of other warships was worrying, which led to the Combined Fleet lacking maneuverability and maritime reconnaissance capabilities.

"I agree with General Anton von House's point of view..." The commander of the Italian navy, Lao Shen, spread his hands and sighed without any pain.

In fact, the Italians are also very aggrieved. The Apennine Peninsula is directly across the sea from France. If all its troops are put into the joint fleet, what will Italy use to protect its west coast?

"What a joke! Dogel's Sands Battle. Heidi Silem, commander of the United Fleet, took the same type of ship Moltke of the Yavos battle patrol as the flagship, and led another battle patrol and a large armored ship to fight twice as much as his British battle patrol, achieving the reputation of the "Sinking Ship". General Hippel's three battle patrols and three British super-dreadnoughts were in a head-on confrontation with the Thor!"

General Sorochin stood up, his face full of anger:

"We Germans have long used facts to prove that the firepower and protection of German battle cruisers are not inferior to that of any country in the world! If we are afraid that the Avos will take away your limelight, please don't use the name of reconnaissance!"

"Ha, that guy Sorochin finally remembers that he is... German!"

The Italian glanced at General Sorochin and snorted coldly. At the previous contact meeting, Sorochin repeatedly scheming for the Turkish Navy. Who can imagine that he is a genuine German!

The farce is far from over, but the appearance of Commander Heidi Sileme still made the conference room quiet.

Although Wang Heidi does not belong to any of the three Mediterranean leaders, his team and foundation are no longer here. But obviously, there is his legend here. There is no need to open up dusty memories. Every naval officer present can list the classic cases that have been studied by nerds from the Naval Academy. There is no need to deliberately promote and incite. Just a glance during his visit in 1915 can allow the naval officers to piece together the coquettish posture of an Europa swordsman standing on the roof and drawing his sword and looking around.

Wang Heidi's face was lustful. He didn't need to show his emotions at all. The prestige he accumulated was enough to shock these rebellious local snakes in the Mediterranean.

The conference room finally looked like a meeting. Wang Heidi coughed lightly and began to preside over the meeting.

"The first issue of the 12th Navy Liaison Meeting is the marshalling of the eleven main battleships of the Joint Fleet."

Wang Heidi did not publish a long speech. In fact, the traveler who gradually moved closer to a certain height is still not good at these things.

"The Fleet Operations Department's opinion is that four Austro-Hungarian-class battleships were incorporated into the first team, and the United Forces served as the flagship of the Combined Fleet. The battleships of Dante, Kayo Durio and Andre Doria were incorporated into the second team, and the flagship of the team was Dante. The three Italian Cafur-class battleships were incorporated into the third team. The flagship of the team was Gafur. The Yavos battle patrol, the Mittier light patrol, and the four Austro-Hungarian-class cruisers were incorporated into the first reconnaissance team, and the flagship of the team was Arvos."

"I object!"

Sorochin jumped out immediately. Although Sorochin was on the Turkish side, he was still a German after all. It was unacceptable for Sorochin to remove the Avos battle tour from the battle line.

Wang Heidi just smiled faintly because he had a way to eliminate Sorochin's self-esteem.

"I object!"

The Italian navy commander jumped out.

The Italians felt that they had reason to be angry. The Italian Navy sent six dreadnoughts, six front dreadnoughts and three armored cruisers to the Combined Fleet, and they were responsible for almost two-thirds of the late supply. However, Wang Heidi's plan to organize the organization completely did not reflect the contribution of the Italian navy. In other words, the Italians made great efforts. However, Wang Heidi regarded it as a sucker.

The Italian gang in the joint fleet began to cause trouble. Wang Heidi was not in a hurry to calm the anger of the Italians, but looked at the Italian naval commander with intriguing eyes.

"I agree!"

In contrast to the Turkish and Italian gangs, the Austrian gang cheered. The Austrian Navy, which had only four main battleships, became the first team, not only completely confirmed the title of the first battleship of the Mediterranean in the joint force class, but also greatly enhanced the prestige of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire Gang looked at Wang Heidi and their eyes were blurred. They were almost holding Wang Heidi's cheek and kissing each other hard, but Wang Heidi quickly broke his beautiful image in the hearts of the Austrians.

"Then..." Others could hear a little hesitation from Wang Heidi's tone, but from his expression, it seemed that the same thing was completely different. "The third team and the first team were exchanged, and the flagship of the United Fleet was changed to the Cafur!"

The Turks were as frustrated as ever, but the Italians were dancing. The Austrian gang made a noisy sound, and Wang Heidi's face that was still kind just now suddenly became abominable in the minds of the Austrians.

“It’s time to act!”

Wang Heidi packed up his carelessness, turned her head and called the commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy to come over.

"General House, although the United Power cannot exist as a flagship, this may not be considered a bad thing for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Imagine the possible Mediterranean decisive battle, where the four main battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Empire are located on the battle line..."

General House's frown suddenly relaxed.

The battle line is not a simple combination of horizontal teams. Instead, it is based on the performance arrangement of the main battleships. The most elite battleships are often topped in front and the second most battleships are at the end. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire exists as the first team, they will have to face the three Brittany-class battleships of the French. However, if they give up their position as the first team, after the naval battleships break out, the four joint forces classes as the third team will definitely be at the end of the battle line, and they will face three Spanish-class battleships.

Everyone on earth knows that the Spanish-class battleship is a pocket battleship used by the Spanish to "masturbate". It faces a standard displacement of only 14,450 tons. It has a maximum speed of less than 20 knots and is equipped with eight 305mm cannons. The waterline has the main armor and command tower armor equivalent to the Spanish-class battleship of the armored cruiser. The Joint Power Class can completely defeat the opponent.

Looking at Wang Heidi, who was smiling, Anton von House understood that this was the exchange condition given by the commander. Although House did not like to do multiple-choice questions, sinking the three main battleships of his opponents has an unparalleled temptation to any naval commander, including House, who had an unacceptable attitude towards the Mediterranean naval battle.

"The Austro-Hungarian Navy is a navy with beautiful gentlemanly character!"

The Austrian naval commander winked at his subordinates and made the Austrian gang calm down. Although House was not optimistic that Wang Heidi could convince the Italians to give up other ideas and appease the Turks' resentment, this did not prevent him from agreeing to Wang Heidi.
Chapter completed!