[The first climax is coming, Xia Yu is about to explode the plot. Today, we will see how many foreshadowings Xia Yu has laid in the early stage!]

"Your Majesty, Austrian Special Envoy Shiceni is waiting for you in the small living room."

On the snow-white walls are portraits of the two greatest emperors of the Hohenzollern family, Fitreau and William I. The conceited emperor, as always, wore a marshal's uniform without a military rank, hung a knight's sword that had been passed down for centuries, and held a white glove in his hand, standing in front of the portrait of his ancestors silently.

The pointers flew away in the study, and the Hellingen brothers, Navy Cabinet Secretary George Von Muller, and the Chief of Staff of the Army Moltke stood on the side of the desk and looked at each other. No one could guess what the emperor was thinking. At this time, the Chief of the Army Moltke stood up and whispered to remind him.

In 1888, the young emperor took over the authority of the empire from the old emperor William I. This was not only a supreme glory, but also a great burden. The emperor was a proud and conceited man. He tried to expand Germany's territory and surpass the great achievements of his father. But when things came to an end, he was like a gambler who was furious and red, fearing to lose all his belongings. In 1914, William's German Empire had been kidnapped by the wheel of fate, and the war machine rushed on an unknown road like a wild beast with a reins. The emperor was looking forward, fearful, and confused.

"Hugo Haze [1] declared that Congress would not oppose the war. Ditrich Schefel planned a pan-Germany blueprint for me [2]. Professor Treschke told me that everyone was waiting for my order. General Moltke, you vow to win at your fingertips. So I will endorse the foolish old emperor Franz of Austria. Even if the situation develops to the extreme of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's war with Russia, Austria can still be guaranteed that Germany is in its usual loyalty as an ally and will stand on Austria's side!"

On the luxuriously furnished desk was a book called "Germany and the Next War" written by General Friedrich von Bernhardt in 1911. The emperor's spirit was a little depressed. He picked up the book full of blood and incitement between the lines and turned a few pages, turned around and said lightly: "General, I have an unknown premonition that we will become the sinners of Germany..."

"No, your majesty, you will only become a hero of Germany." Chief of the Army General Staff Moltke replied in an unquestionable tone.

"As you said, my general." William II looked at his chief of staff and handed a written reply to Foreign Secretary Kidren, saying a pun.

The emperor with an extreme personality walked into the book "Germany and the Next War". General Moltke seemed not to understand William's pun, and a calm smile always hung on his face, watching the emperor leave. Just as the emperor's figure was about to disappear at the door of the study, Moltke vaguely heard the emperor's sigh of loss.

"Asymmetrical combat, Ocean Fleet... Maybe... I should believe that kid!"

****

On July 23, the old emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire stopped hesitating after receiving William's endorsement. He proposed extremely harsh conditions to Serbia, including arresting the murderer, suppressing anti-Austrian activities and removing anti-Austrian officials, and limited the Serbian government to reply within 48 hours. The Serbians endured humiliation and sought completeness. Except for the Austrian side sending personnel to pursue the trial of the murderer, all other conditions were accepted, but unfortunately it was too late.

On July 25, Serbia began to issue a general mobilization order. The Ocean Fleet received the news

On July 27, France recalled its troops in Algeria and Morocco.

On July 28, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia on the pretext that it did not receive a satisfactory reply. France issued a general mobilization order.

On July 29, the Tsar issued a general mobilization order. The Tsar's cousin Kaiser immediately stopped his journey to the North Sea and begged to the Tsar: "Don't take any reckless actions, I ask you!" Nicholas II was moved by his request and took back his general mobilization order, but still maintained partial mobilization for the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

On July 30, the Tsar reissues a general mobilization order, and Germany demanded that Russia stop mobilization, but was rejected.

On July 31, the Vienna Royal Force issued a general mobilization order. Berlin submitted an ultimatum to Russia and France respectively. In an ultimatum to Tsarist Russia, Germany asked Russia to withdraw its general mobilization order "within 12 hours of receiving the ultimatum". The ultimatum to France required Paris to announce within 18 hours that if a war broke out between Russia and Germany, France would remain neutral. If France remain neutral, it would have to hand over the fortresses of Turkey and Verdun to Germany as a guarantee of neutrality and return it after the war was over. Russia did not want to respond at all, but France made a brief reply: "We must act according to our own interests."

On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia, and the general mobilization order was immediately issued. The huge machine equipped and transported 2 million people began to operate. The second battleship squadron led by Lieutenant General Reinhard von Schell arrived in the North Sea. At this point, all the forces of the Ocean Fleet converged at Cape Jedd, the Bay of Helgoland.

On August 2, the UK issued an ultimatum to Germany: "Respect Belgium's highest status, otherwise Britain will join the war." At the same time, the German army entered the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and German Minister to Brussels Bello submitted an ultimatum to Belgian Foreign Minister Davignon.

On August 3, France rejected Germany's neutrality demand and Germany declared war on France.

Just as the whole of Europe was panicked by the changing situation and the horn of war that was about to come, the Ocean Fleet had already begun to act.

On July 25, the Ocean Fleet, which was exercising in Norwegian waters, learned that Austria issued an ultimatum to Serbia, so the fleet began to return. In addition to the Second Battleship Squadron, the main force of the High Seas Fleet gathered in Wilhelmshaven.

On July 29, Ingnoll, commander-in-chief of the Ocean Fleet, rushed to Wilhelmshaven. The British Royal Fleet began to enter a state of combat readiness. On the same day, the Ocean Fleet also began to mobilize locally.

On August 1, Lieutenant General Reinhard Schell's second battleship squadron arrived in the North Sea, and all the main forces of the Ocean Fleet gathered in Cape Jed.

"Notify the commander of the cruisers, destroyers, lightning strikers squadrons under the Defense Circle Command, the coastal defense forces and marines of the Helgoland Islands, the Elbe, the Ames, the Wies and the Jade Rivers, and the commander of the submarine and airship squadrons of the coastal defense for a meeting. Lieutenant Hiller, I need detailed weather and hydrological maps of the Helgoland Bay, please send them before twelve o'clock; Lieutenant Keith, inform Otto-Wegendy

The captain came to the headquarters immediately to report; Captain Lauren, I need you to redistribute the three-layer guard circle based on the existing forces of the headquarters and the intelligence sent by the Naval Intelligence Department. The guard forces in each defense circle must have three reserve patrol routes and be able to support each other. At the same time, the headquarters must maintain a reserve fleet that can be put into combat at any time. I have written the detailed requirements, so please be sure to submit the draft before 3:00 this afternoon."

The wide desk was filled with various investigation reports, the newly drafted preparations, drawings, pencils and measuring tools, and the huge Beihai chart nailed to the walls were marked with data and information. The otaku was wearing a messy hairstyle, his beard was covered with bloodshot eyes, and his dark black lieutenant colonel's military uniform was rolled up very high. He held the pen in his mouth and handed a draft plan to Captain Lauren. Captain Lauren looked at the title page densely packed with precautions, and left with grinning and bitterness.

The Ocean Fleet went to sea to train in mid-July. Old friend Wolfgang-Wegener and tens of thousands of naval officers and soldiers had to carry out arduous training and sweaty exercises in the Norwegian fjords, and then was tortured by the wet and hot cabins and the rumbling sound of steam engines. However, all this has nothing to do with the otaku.

The newly appointed Wang Heidi often cruised between the Helgoland Islands, Wilhelmshaven and the Elbe River. Occasionally, he would take a plane and airship to take a ride in the vast Helgoland Bay, take Captain Otto Vedigan's U-9 submarine to accompany the sturgeon, and discuss wolf pack tactics with the talented Lieutenant Karl Denitz. In short, Wang Heidi, the deputy commander who was responsible for the establishment of the Helgoland Bay Defense Circle Command, was able to finally get rid of the heavy fleet affairs and take a breath.

However, the good luck of the otaku ended when the Ocean Fleet returned to Wilhelmshaven, because Major General Franz von Hippel fell ill.

Major General Hippel is quite busy. As the commander of the battlecruiser squadron, he bears unshirkable responsibilities for the morale and combat effectiveness of the entire fleet. Since the battlecruiser squadron is called "reconnaissance", Major Admiral Hippel must often lead his fleet to conduct dangerous fire reconnaissance on British naval forces. Now the position of Commander-in-Chippel in the Admiral Helgolan Bay Defense Circle has also been thrown to Hippel, which makes Hippel quite unbearable and soon falls ill. In recent days, Hippel has even had to take a large amount of calming drugs to deal with his weak nerves.

The seriously ill Hippel was unable to hold three positions, so he recommended his beloved general Heidi Sileme to the Admiral. Although the resume of the otaku was terrible because of Tirpitz's deliberate suppression, the reputation of the three heroes of the Kilsea School and the two heroes of naval strategic were not in vain. Under Hippel's activities, the preparations for the Helgolan Bay defense circle fell on Wang Heidi's head.

So Wang Heidi turned around and was promoted to Navy Colonel, only a short distance from the dazzling generals. The commander of the Helgolan Bay Defensive Circle became a new position for the otaku.

Without Hippel's care and Redel's information, he had never studied MBA management in his previous life. He was promoted to the office and started his own business. He had thousands of officers and soldiers under his command and the otaku who was responsible for guarding the Bay of Helgolan was somewhat nervous and frightened. However, in the subsequent actual operations, the otaku found that this was not a challenge.

The post of Secretary of the Navy Headquarters Office and Turkish Navy Instructor, and his 20 years of tragic life experiences allowed the Otaku to handle interpersonal relationships well; the experience of the Navy liaison officer of the Kiel Shipyard in 1898 and the Baltic Reserve mobilization staff in 1902 gave him a considerable understanding of ships and mobilization, allowing him to prepare more reasonable guard plans based on the performance and service status of the ship; the experience of the Skunk gunboat in 1899, after serving as the commander of the German East African Marine Corps in 1907,

The Qing Dynasty's anti-rebellion war and the position of Chief Staff Officer of the Ocean Fleet's First Reconnaissance Fleet trained the leader temperament of the otaku, allowing those arrogant soldiers and generals who belong to different systems to fall to the personal charm of the otaku. As for the new weapons that German naval officers are not very familiar with, otaku can make them more like fingers. After all, otaku is the pioneer of the "asymmetric concept" and is also a tactical master for the use of new weapons such as submarines, airships and aircraft. otaku is even a thought that makes him laugh and cry when dealing with endless problems:

"Is it possible that the 20 years that are unbearable to look back but are quite useful? Although the boy Wolfgang-Wegener, who is as famous as me, did not propose such an abnormal and advanced concept as 'asymmetric combat', it is not uncommon to advocate for new weapons. There is no reason why I was exiled by Tirpitz in refrigeration and he was safe and sound?"

Just as the otaku was thinking about it, Captain Vedigan arrived in turmoil.

"Sir, are you looking for me?" Weidigan closed his heels and gave a standard military salute.

Wang Heidi smiled bitterly, took back those funny and ridiculous random thoughts, reached out to bring Otto Vedigan, the rich and handsome son, and pointed to the chart that was enough to make civilians who did not understand military, spit out the pencil in their mouths and introduced:

"The British Navy has entered a state of combat readiness. The Strait fleet consisting of old-fashioned dreadnoughts, light cruisers and lightning strikers guards the Dover Strait, preventing the Ocean Fleet from moving south, protecting the Belgium and France flanks; the large fleet is stationed in Scarpa Bay in the Orkney Islands, and David Betty's first battlecruiser squadron has repeatedly traveled south for sweeping and fire reconnaissance; the Harrich fleet stationed in Port Harrich in the central part of the British Isle consists of light cruisers, destroyers and submarines, responsible for cruises and alerts in the southern North Sea and protecting the eastern coastal areas of the British Isle. According to the intelligence of the Navy, Sir Reginald York-Tirrit's Harrich fleet patrol ships often follow this route..."

The otaku's words were interrupted, and Captain Lauren rushed in with a thin telegram and panted: "Col. Navy Headquarters urgently: Germany declares war on Britain, long live Germany!"

Berlin, August 4, 1914.

The fanatical atmosphere of war spread and spread in the solemn Capitol, and a strong wave of patriotism almost overturned the roof of the Capitol. Hugo Haze, the leader of the German parliament, announced the high votes of the military's emergency military appropriation budget, the army has all rights in Congress during wartime, and all parties in Congress reached a political truce, and the party struggle was temporarily suspended.

The rain in Berlin was pouring, and there were crowds of people in front of the palace gate of Charlottemberg. Members of Congress lined up to enter the palace and sat down in the Whitehall. The imperial emperor wore a helmet and hat, held the hilt of the sword with one hand, shouting, "We draw our swords out of the sheath, have a clear conscience, and have clear hands." At the same time, the first wave of earth-gray waves set off at Gemmerich, 48 kilometers away from the Liege Fortress, rushed across the border between Germany and Belgium, and Belgian soldiers opened fire from the outpost.

The Berlin people cheered and were ecstatic, holding high the national flag and marching in front of the Brandenburg Gate and the Empire State Building. The members of the society-Democratic Party, and the leader of the Kiel trade union, Blunt, also wore old military uniforms and sang the sea of ​​joy. The army began to move to the front line, and reserve soldiers from all over the country began to assemble, and countless female students and children followed the army in the moving forward singing the national anthem and sprinkled flowers. The University of Berlin founded by the Humboldt brothers fell into a commotion. The young students and the old professors with gray hair obviously had a deeper enthusiasm for war than their deeper quest for knowledge, and they were looking forward to the day of victory. From Schleswig to Bavaria, from Alsace-Lorraine to East Prussia, the whole of Germany began to run at high speed like a tense clockwork.

The final elegy of the giant ship and cannon came like this? Who can win the soul of the Anglo-Saxons, which have been soaked in the bones of the seven seas for hundreds of years, and the Royal Navy, which has been well-equipped for hundreds of years, although they are mainland nations, but they are brave enough to explore the Germanic nation and the Ocean Fleet, which is a weak but has the courage to fight to the death, can win the throne of the North Atlantic?

Wang Heidi put down the telegram and patted Captain Otto-Verdigan's shoulder, who was still digesting information, and pressed his calloused fingers tightly on the chart, and said coldly:

"Harric Fleet, that's it!"

****

"Marson, I'm going to tell you, there's actually no naval plan at all... Even if there is, it will only be in the emperor's mind!"

Time did not allow Ingnore's straightforward precipitation and disappearance. The shocking news was still free and old Tirpitz's ears, making the veterans who devoted their entire lives to the navy and the German nation thrilled.

Tirpitz took out the book "Germany and the Next War" from the drawer, which was seriously defective due to frequent reading, and found the two letters sandwiched in the pages from Istanbul and Kiel's retirement application. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle and swept the name of the sender on the envelope.

【Note】

1. Hugo Haze: The leader of the largest party in the German parliament at that time - the Social-Democratic Party.

2. Dietrich Schefel: German nationalist, vigorously advocates pan-Germanyism.;
Chapter completed!