With His Majesty William II, Admiral Tirpitz, Commander-in-Chief of the High Seas Fleet General Ingnoll, Admiral Heinrich, Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Base of Kiel, General Heinkel, Commander of the Second Battleship Squadron, Lieutenant General Scheller, and Major General Hippel, the Battlecruiser Fleet, these senior generals were in front of them, and King Heidi and Redel, who had the rank of lieutenant colonel, naturally became dispensable people. The otaku was not discouraged. He hid leisurely and comfortably in the crowd of officers to observe the British warships carefully.

The Royal Navy and the German Navy had a long honeymoon period. Since 1898, everything has changed: since the Congress's Navy Expansion Act, the German Navy has grown rapidly with geometric expansion speed. From New Guinea, East Africa, the Carolina Islands to Jiaozhou Bay; from Nassau-class, King-class to Caesar-class battleships, the German Navy's development speed from nothing and its expansion and aggressiveness have made the conflicts between Germany and Britain increasingly intensified, and confrontation and suppression have become the theme. In the situation where European wars are about to break out, there are few opportunities to investigate the only and only enemy of the High Seas Fleet - the preparation level and combat characteristics of the large fleet.

"Redel, I never believe in the olive branch hanging in front of the gun!" The otaku squinted his eyes and refused to let go of any detail of King George V of England. It seemed that those steel monsters were his best lovers.

"It's a pity that gun is in the hands of the British!" Compared to Wang Heidi, Redell, who was born as an intelligence official, was much more professional. He would not pay attention to those fancy things, and he always focused on the size of the British fleet's artillery, armor thickness, the application of optical instruments and radio telegraphs, the level of ship maintenance and the morale of the sailors on the ship.

"The problem is, we are not ready..." The otaku looked at the stubborn and conservative old guy Tirpitz, frowned and complained endlessly: "At the Berlin Military and Political Conference in December 1912, the emperor foresaw that the war might break out soon. Chief of the Army General Staff Von Moltke demanded a war as soon as possible, and Tirpitz insisted on postponing the date until the end of the Keel Canal widening project. A year and a half passed, we have 15 dreadnoughts, 5 battlecruisers, 22 front dreadnoughts, while the British 21 dreadnoughts, 9 battlecruisers and 40 front dreadnoughts. Our strength is far less than that of the British fleet. What's more terrifying is that

As front-line commanders, we still cannot understand the ocean strategy and preparation plan of the Ocean Fleet: the veterans and the emperor tried to solve everything with the army's quick battle. The navy was only trapped in Wilhelmshaven as an existing fleet, while the young and strong team hoped to use torpedo mines to consume large fleets and wait for a Trafalgar-style maritime battle; the Navy was determined to let Earl Spey's East Asian fleet carry out a powerful attack in the vast Pacific Indian Ocean waters, dragging the British and French Far East Fleet, but did not consider the impact of the British-Japanese Alliance on the East Asian fleet at all. Also, what should the Mediterranean Squadron in the Adriatic Sea do? Where should the German East Africa small fleet go?"

On December 8, 1912, German Emperor William II held a military and political conference in the Berlin Palace, which had a far-reaching impact on future generations. Marshal Tirpitz, Minister of the Admiral, Lieutenant General Auguste von Helingen, Chief of the Army General Staff General Von Moltke, Prussian Army General Josias von Helingen, and Minister of Military Cabinet Morris von Linker attended the conference. The diplomatic talent, German Emperor William II, rarely demonstrated his diplomatic talent at the conference, with accurate predictions.

It was expected that the aftermath of the first Balkan War that had just ended was not over, and a large-scale European war would definitely sprout in that chaotic place. Moltke tried his best to persuade the emperor to start the war as soon as possible, but Tirpitz expressed his opposition. He believed that the navy had not completed its preparations, and the reopening of the Shakir Canal in 1914 was the best time for war. Although later historical materials vaguely spoke about this meeting known as the "War Committee", it was not a big secret among the top leaders of the German Navy and Army at that time.

The war finally failed to break out before 1914, not because of Tirpitz's dissuasion, but because the risk of provoking the European war was too great. Facing the roulette game that bets the future of the entire nation, anyone would feel hesitant. Even if the Germans were not afraid of war, they supported the empire to break the old order and gained a better living space for Germany, but this does not mean that the Germans were dealers selling war!

"Why don't you submit a report to the Admiralty?" Xileme has the reputation of being a master of naval strategic talents. Redel has had twenty years of friendship with him. It is not an exaggeration to overestimate the strategic knowledge. Redel frowned and said dissatisfied: "Xileme, this is a national war and cannot tolerate any hidden personal information!"

"Do you think I'm not worried? You know that Oden is still in the East Asian fleet, and Gunther Lütjens and Karl Denitz, who I know, are in the dangerous Mediterranean." The scattered love, long-lasting friendship, selfless family affection, unknowingly, the cold traveler has already rested with the magnificent land of Germany, and breathed and shared the fate. As a half-German, he predicted that Germany's defeat in the war, how could Wang Heidi, who had broken the soul of the Ocean Fleet, hide his own privateness? But some things were not something that he could accomplish with a humble identity. The otaku raised a middle finger and said angrily: "But can I expect the conservative and short-sighted Admiralty to make changes, or the emperor's verbal in response to Ingnore, or the stubborn and stubborn Tirpitz who had been giving in for half a lifetime to admit his mistakes and surrender?"

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Tirpitz and Fisher were introducing their colleagues and subordinates to each other. The small dock was filled with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Under this peaceful aura, there was a two-person fight openly and secretly. This strange phenomenon was not that no one could understand, but that the two marshals who had the strength to reconcile and alleviate this embarrassing scene were also rampant with each other.

In 1898, Tirpitz became the Minister of the Navy of the German Empire. At that time, Tirpitz was full of enthusiasm and ambition and proposed the famous Z plan. According to Tirpitz's plan, the German Navy would build a batch of battleships in a short time to make the German Navy's main battleships approach the Royal Navy in terms of quantity. Tirpitz waved a big stick, and Fisher, the First British Navy Secretary, was not a vegetarian. The first dreadnought and the first battlecruiser were launched one after another.

The appearance of the Battleship of the USS Defence made all the battleships that were already in service, built and on the design drawings, and forced Tirpitz to a corner, directly bankrupting his risk theory. Fisher and Tirpitz's beams formed and became a lifelong enemy.

"This is Lieutenant General David Betty, the commander of the Royal Navy's first battlecruiser squadron." Fisher introduced with a little pride.

"David Betty, the fastest officer of the Royal Navy to obtain flagship qualifications in a hundred years, the adjutant of Minister Churchill, the youngest commander of the battleship fleet, and the star of the future of the Great Fleet. Sir Fisher, my generals complained to me more than once that their subordinates lacked outstanding players like David Betty." The enemy was particularly jealous of meeting them. Tirpitts compliments him with no soft or hard, and the implication was to mock the Royal Navy for being weak and let the young general take the lead.

"Betty?" Wang Heidi, who was stuck in the crowd, vaguely heard a familiar name. She stood on tiptoe and looked up at her old friend David Betty. She looked happy and said, "Hey, why is this guy here?"

"The Royal Navy has only one David Betty, but you have the three musketeers of Kiel's Sea School and the two empire strategic masters: Bernhard von Oden's talent, Heidi Sileme's genius, Erich Redel's omnipotent, and Wolfgang Wegener's vision." Fisher obviously understood Tilpitz's voiceover and retorted quietly: "Oh, Your Majesty William, Sileme has returned from the desolate Istanbul?"

Fisher was obviously mocking the German Navy for its ignorance of talent and allowing a group of geniuses in their twenties and thirties to wasted their lives. Fisher even implicitly satirized that the High Seas Fleet was just a toy of William II.

Although the German Navy changed from an optional offshore defensive force to the world's second navy in a very short time, the awesome John Bulls still despise the German Navy.

William II was insulted in his ship reading ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his grandmother Queen Victoria's ascension to the throne. As we all know, Emperor William was an unyielding in diplomacy, and his words were as famous as the German fine Krupp cannon. The reason why the world was so turbulent at the end of the 19th and early 20th century was that Emperor William II of Germany made an indelible contribution, and German Foreign Minister Kidren had a deep understanding of this.

In 1910, Romanian diplomat Tucker Ionescu, a friend of Kidren, recorded a vivid and interesting conversation. He asked Kidren what the Germans were pursuing to go to extremes in their arms activities. A largest army and naval power meant to rule the world, and that would never be possible. The Germans would arouse resistance from the whole world.

Kidren replied painfully: "I hope to be as far as you say, but I can't do it. I've said everything you just said, maybe it's not as touching as you said. I've said to Tirpitz, but he just sat where I'm sitting now, and I'm sitting where you sit."

"How about it?"

"I can't convince him."

"Where is the emperor?"

"He was on Tirpitz's side."

It is impossible for Emperor William to expect extreme and inferiority, suspicious and suspicious to end this "secret battle" with hidden murderous intent. In fact, His Majesty the Emperor was already angry, and his left hand holding the white glove was trembling helplessly. If nothing unexpected happens, the reporters present can exclaim and write a big book again.

Tirpitz could not count on it. If it weren't for the wrong airport, Tirpitz would have thrown his white gloves to the British Empire in front of many reporters and shouted for a duel.

"His Majesty William, Marshal Tirpitz, I don't know who the three musketeers of the Kiel Sea School are present. I can't wait to talk to them about the past." Seeing that the situation was wrong, the handsome Lieutenant General David Betty stood up, moved forward slightly, and stood quietly between the two commanders who were vaguely facing each other.

"Oh?" Although Emperor William was a politician, he was still a politician after all. He suppressed his anger, tightened the white gloves he was wearing on his hand, turned his head to look at Lieutenant General Betty with an expectant look, and asked with interest: "You know my young men?"

The strong smell of gunpowder disappeared instantly, and the nervous and depressing aura came to an abrupt end. Most of the people present breathed a sigh of relief. The reporter of Citigroup, who was afraid that the world would not be in chaos, was a little disappointed, but who cares?

"I have been good friends with Silame and Oden a long time ago." Betty breathed a sigh of relief and explained patiently: "His Majesty William, we have all served in the Far East, participated in the 1900 war of rescue, and were fortunate to visit the famous eight major alleys in Beijing together."

"The young men have indeed served in the Far East Fleet, but I forgot about this..." Emperor William shook his head and laughed at himself for a few words, then turned around and asked his generals curiously: "But, where are the Eight Hutongs? Are there very famous attractions in the Far East?"

"Cough cough..." Tirpitz, who had served as the commander of the Far East Fleet and directly commanded the battle to invade Qingdao, China, raised his gray beard and covered his mouth and coughed violently. "I'm sorry... Your Majesty... Cough cough cough... I'm rude..."

William II looked at Tirpitz, whose face was flushed and coughing continuously, and became even more puzzled. Tirpitz did not answer the emperor's questions, but gave His Majesty a very lewd expression.

"God..." Emperor William was stunned for a moment before he reacted and laughed out loud: "These lawless bastards!";
Chapter completed!