"How does it feel? Mr. Major General! STANDING ON THE DECK OF THE ARMORED CRUISER MUNICH, LEANING ON AN 88MM ANTI-LIGHTNING GUN, PRINCE RUPRECHT ENJOYED THE SEA BREEZE COMFORTABLY, THEN OPENED A BOTTLE OF WINE AND TOOK A SIP.

"I feel the shame! The mighty Germans were so powerless in this operation that the British didn't even have to use their fleets to leave us helpless. Tirpitz said with a gloomy face. Your attitude is surprising, and you don't seem to care. ”

"Do you care? Does it work? How do you want the world to work the way you want it to? Are you God? Ruprecht glanced at him. You're too young and your ideas are too simple! Looking at the rear admiral, who was much older than himself, Ruprecht said these words triumphantly.

"Some things are destined to be unstoppable, and forcing them up can only be crushed by the wheels of history! You have to know how to make trade-offs, there are some places that we can't touch, then stay away, the Far East is like this, the future hegemon of the Far East may be Russia, it may be Britain, it may be Japan, but it is definitely not Germany! ”

"I don't agree with you, don't the British just occupy the four seas? Why can't Britain do it? Germany's future is at sea! Germany without sea power will decline sooner or later! The most intolerable thing about Tirpitz is that his dreams are seen as some kind of futility by the other party, and Ruprecht's words just reveal his scars!

"The British rose with only one Spain and one declining Portugal. And even then, it took the British hundreds of years to build such an empire, and now? How many naval powers are there in the world, and you are sure to defeat them all? ”

"As a de facto maritime superior, the British have too many leverage at their disposal, even if Russia is an ally? Didn't you flinch in the face of Britain's powerful sea power? Believe me, when a conflict breaks out between Germany and England, no one will really be on our side! ”

"In addition, you should admit by now that it is really more useful to build cruisers than battleships! You say, don't you? Ruprecht took a sip of wine and asked with a smile!

"Alright, let's get down to business! The above handed over the affairs of the Far East to us, what do you think? In short, I just want to find a way to make trouble for the Japanese! That's how I understand it. Ruprecht made a stop gesture to indicate that the millennium's ridicule was over, and he was down to business!

"Selling weapons? Sending instructors? You can't let the German army play, right? Tirpitz said helplessly: "We can't help Qing Guo in vain, let alone lose money." The Qing Dynasty's tragic financial system made it impossible for them to buy many weapons, and the quality of the Qing army, even with the weapons we provided, was not necessarily better than that of the Japanese. Add to that the rotten tops, and they have no chance of winning! ”

"The direction is wrong, what is our purpose? One is to gain benefits, the other is to teach the Japanese, now let the Qing Kingdom win unless you are God or a prophet! ”

"Compared with the Beiyang Army, their navy is stronger, at least there is a professional team of officers and soldiers, and the will to fight is also stronger. They just need some good gear! Of course, there is also a very crucial issue here, and that is the lack of money! ”

"If they are willing to borrow money, they can raise a certain amount of money, and of course they may have to use customs duties as collateral or some other right. That's not what we care about. I think Russia and France are willing to lend the Qing war money in order to control the country. Ruprecht said.

Ruprecht did not think that the Qing Dynasty could rely on its own strength to come up with enough funds to purchase warships, nor did he think that the Qing Dynasty could win the Sino-Japanese War without a traverser. According to historical records, the Western powers were still able to provide a huge amount of borrowing, after all, through borrowing, they could control the economic lifeline of the Qing Dynasty! I'm afraid that's all I can do for this land!

"You mean to say that let the Qing State use the loan to buy warships? Which one to buy? Tirpitz asked.

"I think Mainz is good, £650,000! The Qing government is absolutely acceptable! Then there are rapid-fire guns and shells, boilers, water pipes, and other spare parts to be added to other warships of the Beiyang Naval Division, which cost 1 million pounds, which is enough to give the Japanese a headache! Ruprecht's words took Tirpitz by surprise!

"That's our new ship! You're selling? Are you crazy or did I hear it wrong? Tirpitz said with wide eyes, as if he didn't believe his ears!

"Then do you say that the empire can still provide warships that are more suitable for the Qing country? No, the other old ships don't have any combat effectiveness! And I remember I told you that the Munich-class armored cruisers were just a transition. Since we want to hurt Japan, we and Qingguo have to pay for it! ”

"And I'm telling you, it's a hammer deal! We can sell the battleship to the Qing State, and the British can naturally sell the battleship to Japan, and considering the current relationship between Britain and Germany, the final result is likely to be that everyone will only sell it once, and then neutral! So, in order to realize our plan, we must provide Qing with an armored cruiser! Ruprecht explained.

"And then? That's all? A simple battleship cannot form combat effectiveness, I don't know if Beiyang can make up enough personnel, and it will take time to form combat effectiveness. Tirpitz looked at Ruprecht, and accepted the seemingly somewhat talkative plan for the time being.

"That's why we have to be staffed! And to fight the Japanese according to the plan we have developed! I don't trust the heads and brains of the Beiyang Sailors at all! ”

"Sss Tirpitz gasped! "You're a creative idea."

"I have already figured out how to ensure the safety of the German fighters to the greatest extent and how to hit the Japanese as much as possible, and I will tell you when the time is right."

"What's the right time?" Tirpitz asked.

"After visiting the Beiyang Fleet!" Ruprecht said with a smile.

"That's all you planned?"

"It's just one step, the other plan has little to do with the navy, after all, the empire hasn't fought for more than ten years, this is an opportunity," Ruprecht's plan is very grand, making trouble for Japan is only one aspect, if the plan is fully realized, then the situation in the entire Far East will change drastically, even affecting distant Europe, and even the whole world!

"Japan can win the First Sino-Japanese War, but it is difficult to say how much benefit it will gain if it wins! Who will fill this hole? UK? Or is it some other unlucky country? Ruprecht thought, trying to pry the whole world with a lever!

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