[Okay, I won’t get the word count anymore, Falkland, Dardanell, pseudo-Albion, and finally Jutland, OK...]

Affected by the extreme front and the cold air mass, the bitter cold wind swept across Western Europe. The road leading to the East Prussian front was muddy, and goose yellow snow was fluttering over the Ruhr industrial zone. Bodhi leaves fell on the streets of Berlin, and Kiel's children started to play snowball fights vigorously. [..com]

The North Sea is windy and harsh, and many seas in the German coastline have accumulated a layer of sea ice. Although it will not affect the anchorage of the Ocean Fleet, Jed Bay, the Ocean Fleet has prepared anti-freeze early, and thick winter clothes and anti-freeze oil are carried onto the battleship in bundles.

The cold and long winter in Europe was raging, and under such conditions, the war on the surface of the North Sea came to an end. The navies of Germany and Britain stopped, licked their wounds and summarized the pros and cons, and actively prepared for the war to deal with the bloody and cruel 1915.

With the preparation of the "1914 Turning Conference" and a group of young people who were young and strong on the stage, all the work of the German Navy preparing for war is being carried out in an orderly manner.

The main ships were successively launched into the shipyard for modification. The tragic experience of the destruction of the five main turrets of the Moltkes in the Dogersal Sea Battle, the destructive armor of the main turrets of the Moltkes, which were not valued, strengthened the unscrupulous underwater fish**; the useless underwater fish** was dismantled and the remaining space was transformed into a supply compartment; the barrels that were close to their service life will be replaced after the Baltic combat training in late December and early January. The seaweed shellfish attached to the hull were removed and re-painted with German Navy off-white paint. The rust removal work and fire protection coating were in parallel; the ship's life rafts, single-person life-saving equipment, ship's damage pipes, fire extinguishing, anti-virus and medical equipment were also supplemented.

October-November is the time for the graduation of the Naval Academy. The addition of a large number of military students and sailors has made the combat effectiveness of the Ocean Fleet at the most embarrassing level since the war started. Fortunately, the Navy Staff has completed the new training outline. Based on the experience of naval battles in Helgolan Bay and Dogel Sands, this outline has added non-mainstream night battles, close combat and other contents, and the intensity of anti-submarine training and loss control training has also been greatly improved.

In order to restore combat effectiveness as soon as possible, General Hugo Von Boer, Chief of Staff of the Navy, transferred the main fleet of the Ocean Fleet to the Baltic Sea to carry out three weeks of high-intensity combat training, focusing on practicing long-distance artillery battles on the battlefield, anti-submarine and torpedo training, light patrol and torpedo boats to support combat tactics, night battles and melee battles, new subjects such as night battles and melee battles have also been taken seriously. However, General Boer's intentions are far more than that, and the Ocean Fleet has long been accustomed to it.

Earl Spey's East Asian fleet, Emden, Konisburg and Karlsruhe, had a fruitful battle between light patrols of light patrols. The submarine wolves represented by the Otto-Verdigen U-9 submarine gave the Admiralty a taste of the sweetness. The water surface displacement is 685 tons, and the water endurance is 8,790 nautical miles.

8 chapters, 80 nautical miles underwater

5 knots (under full battery conditions), the U-31 submarine equipped with 4 torpedo launch tubes accelerated construction speed. Under the tireless and unyielding request of Earl Lukner, Wang Heidi finally found a sail training ship at the Keil Naval Academy dock, and sent the sail ship to the shipyard to renovate like a hot potato. In the spring of 1915, the sail warship equipped with two electric lifts, machine guns and auxiliary steam engines, will leave the port with a complete set of copycat navigation logs and other supporting documents obtained by Wang Heidi to work hard.

In the cold winter of 1914, the Ocean Fleet supplemented and started construction of many new ships. The Battleships of the Border Governor and the Crown William were about to complete the final commissioning, and will surely appear in the battle sequence of the third battleship squadron in January next year; before 1914, two Gloudens-class light patrols were put into service and joined the second reconnaissance fleet; two Wiesbaden-class light patrols were launched, and construction of Strasbourg-class and Cologne-class light patrols have also started.

Of course, these small fish and shrimps are not as good as the peak work of the battlecruiser, the Markensen. According to convention, the launch ceremony of the main battleship was presided over by senior naval officers. The Navy Department ingeniously selected the former commander of the Battlecruiser fleet, Hippel and the current commander of the current commander Wang Heidi.

The Moltke and the German battleships, two King-class battleships are about to join the combat sequence of the Domain Ocean Fleet, the Deflinger-class ships, the Markensen battleships, and the Bavarian-class battleships will also be put into service one after another. The process from nothing to something, from something to strength is indeed exciting. After presiding over the groundbreaking ceremony, Hippel and Wang Heidi declined the retention of the director and manager of the Brom-Foss Shipyard with a little dizziness. Hippel will go south to Bremen Vissel Shipyard to inspect the upcoming Border Governor's battleships. Wang Heidi also plans to go to William Shipyard because the Deflinger-class battleships Hindenburg is about to be launched.

The passion of the strong army was still growing. Even the North Atlantic sea breeze whizzed through the semi-open windows could not be blown away or chaotic. The black military vehicle with a naval license plate slowly drove out of the Blom-Foss Shipyard gate, and the car was voluptuous. At this time, a large army officer rushed out, stopped the military vehicle, and forcibly interrupted the arrogant mood.

Wang Heidi got out of the car unhappily and hit the rank of major general in the other party's military uniform. She was stunned for a moment, and then she heard the powerful confession of the army officer:

"Erich-Rudendorf, Chief of General Staff of the Eighth Army."

Rudendolf took care of his military uniform, raised his right hand and saluted. His blue eyes were filled with the amazing German army-style as Bateman Holwich said.

"You are General Rudendolf who captured the Liege Fortress, planned and directed the battle in the Mazuri Lake District?!"

Wang Heidi looked at Hippel who had just got out of the car and saw shock and confusion from the eyes of the German Admiral.

In Germany, Major General Rudendolf's reputation is no less than the "undefeated Ares" King Heidi. In the battle to siege the Liege Fortress in Belgium, Rudendolf led the 14th Infantry Brigade into the fortress, playing a crucial role in seizing the fortress. Due to the cowardly and cowardly command of the Eighth Army Commander of the Eastern Front, General Pritwitz, the commander of the Eighth Army on the Eastern Front, were transferred to the Eastern Front battlefield, and the former became the chief of staff of the Eighth Army. Rudendolf planned and commanded the Battle of Mazuri Lake, and the Russian army was driven out of East Prussia and lost 300,000 people. The subsequent Ross battle further expanded the results. Although the disastrous defeats of Galicia and Bukovina of the Austro-Hungarian Empire offset the results obtained by Rudendolf, causing the Eastern Front to fall into a stalemate, this does not affect the German people's praise for Rudendolf.

"My glory is simply not worth mentioning compared to the battle between the Helgolan Bay and Dogel Sandbank under General Sileme and General Hippel!"

The cold sea breeze poured into Ludendolf's collar. The major general tightened Feng Ji buckle and laughed at himself. The beard trembled slightly and said tiredly:

"The Navy is facing the Royal Navy, which has not been defeated for hundreds of years, but you defeat the strong with the weak, and the proud Britons have repeatedly failed. And the Army has turned a quick battle that is determined to win into a terrible protracted war! According to Schriefen's plan, the Army concentrates its troops on the Western Front, strives to defeat France within six weeks, and then turn around to deal with Russia. Everything went smoothly in the early stage. We captured the entire territory of Belgium and won the victory of the border battle. The French Army

300,000 people were lost and the northern region was lost. In the subsequent Battle of the Marne, the army was in a rainbow of momentum and even came to the city of Paris. However, General Moltke was lost by victory and glory, and some of the army was transferred to East Prussia. Although the battle of the East Prussia was victorious, the army lost the Battle of the Marne, causing the battlefield on the Western Front to fall into a quagmire of positional warfare. Coastalline mobile warfare, our roundabout tactics were defeated again, and the situation on the Eastern Front was also in anxiety..."

"General, maybe we can go to the car and talk in detail."

There are still sporadic battles on the Eastern Front battlefield. Hippel does not think Major General Rudendorf stops them just to strengthen the friendship between the navy and army. The sea breeze in the port area is dry and cold. Hippel opens the door of the black military vehicle and drinks a ball of white water vapor at Rudendorf, inviting.

Close the door and window of the car, and a few cigarettes were dispersed. A few old cigarette guns swept away. Finally, a trace of heating and smoke appeared in the narrow carriage. Major General Ludendorf took off his white gloves and held them in his hand and said:

"The Army is reflecting on where we should focus on the two fronts. Chief of Staff Falkenhein believes that Russia is vast and cannot defeat it in full. Napoleon's eastern expedition is the best example, so the Army should focus on the Western Front and do its best to resolve Britain and France. Prime Minister Bateman Holwich, Austro-Hungary General Staff Conrad, General Hindenburg and I do not think so. Since the Western Front has entered a stalemate, it is better to end the Eastern Front battle and force Russia to withdraw from the battle."

"Although I don't know the army..." Wang Heidi, a historical idiot, frowned slightly and said tactfully following his personal insight: "But the idea of ​​giving up the Western Front battlefield makes me uneasy. Britain and France are not weak Russia. Although the poor mobilization mechanism caused them to suffer heavy losses in 1914, once they were given a chance to breathe, they could easily arm millions of troops."

"No, Russia is the weakest country in the Three Kingdoms Alliance. On their long front, we are Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire in the North Caucasus region. We should concentrate our troops to smash Russia and force it to make peace alone, let the swaying Balkans join our arms, let us end the terrible nightmare of fighting on both sides and concentrate on dealing with Britain and France! Although it is a bit risky, it is worth a try!"

Rudendolf took out a wrinkled map from his shirt pocket, pressed his hands on East Prussia and Austro-Hungarian Silesia, and moved his thick palms upwards, and finally closed in the heart of Poland.

"At that time, the prepared Northern Line troops will attack in the direction of Brest, and the German and Austrian coalition will attack in the direction of Lemburg, closing the two sides and encircling the main force of the Russian army in the 'Polish pocket'!"

"Is there anything that the Navy can serve?" As a navy, Wang Heidi has no room for no comment.

"The Army hopes that the main force of the Ocean Fleet will feint the attack on the Baltic coast of Russia and restrain Russian troops!" Ludendolf moved his finger up and pressed St. Petersburg, which the Russians were heavily guarding, and said as if he was light.

"Okay..." Wang Heidi seemed to have forgotten that he was just a lieutenant general. Admiral Hippel, who was sitting beside him, was the commander of the fleet. His fists were tightened in his pocket, his stiff body tensed a little. He stared at the direction where Wilhelmshaven was, and said freely: "The Navy has no choice but to assume that the Army can convince General Hugo von Boer."

"Mr. Bateman Holwich and General Hindenburg were able to convince General Boer." Rudendolf hurriedly put on white gloves and pushed open the car door. The biting cold air surged in, accompanied by Rudendolf's plea: "However, the feint of the Ocean Fleet in the Baltic Sea, I hope that Heidi Silem, the most outstanding strategic genius of the German Navy, and General Franz von Hippel, the most outstanding tactical commander."

It is not difficult to convince General Hugo von Boer, who is conservative. The difficulty is that if the real owner of the Ocean Fleet, the Empire Emperor William, was impressed by the guarantee of Hippel and King Heidi, Major General Rudendolph hurriedly jumped on the train to Berlin, and the black military vehicle was on the road again.

"Silem, what advice do you have for the feint attack on the Baltic?" Franz von Hippel leaned against the back seat of the car, his cold face full of smiles.

"How about let Count Spey's East Asian fleet go to German West Africa, and then let Karl-Donitz take a few ocean submarines to the Mediterranean?" Wang Heidi closed the window of the military vehicle and isolated the bleak winter scenery outside Hamburg, and said with great enthusiasm.
Chapter completed!