Chapter 1134: It's Not Over 2
There was not a trace of compromise in the prince's words, nor a trace of concession! This made everyone in the room feel uneasy, and even a little afraid. Prince Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info was notoriously tough, and at first Krupp could only be said to be handy, and in order to promote his own ideas, he could even press the Prussian army, which was far larger than the size of the Bavarian army, to the ground on the training field, regardless of the face of the Prussian army and the Kaiser. This courage and determination made everyone here feel uneasy. It can even be said that in today's Germany, except for the Kaiser, no one has the ability to really get along with this prince.
And, even if you really plan to get by? Did what you did work? Yes, Prince Heinrich and Tirpitz and others could have given their report to the Kaiser and explained that they were not optimistic about naval aviation. It really makes the Kaiser suspicious.
But again, if the prince asked for another exercise, or even for the Kaiser to observe in person, it would have been possible! Not to mention anything else, the status, strength and achievements of the prince alone are enough for the Kaiser to come to Wilhelmshaven, and the Kaiser must give this face! The Kaiser could not give his brother face, and could remove Tirpitz if necessary.
But if the prince did write a letter with fierce words, the Kaiser would have to come to it whether he wanted it or not. Historically, when Schell was the commander of the High Seas Fleet, the Kaiser could come to the Navy and personally announce the delegation of command to Admiral Schell. What happened to the prince's request for the Kaiser to visit Wilhelmshaven during the winter months? Anyway, there won't be any big action on the east and west lines in winter.
"Your Highness, I think we should first focus on how to break the blockade of the British Navy on the North Sea, and this question of naval aviation can be discussed in the long run, after all, the Wittelsbach is still a few months away from service. So do you think it's slow? "Feng on the side. Admiral Ball also sensed that the limelight was wrong.
"I have my own arrangements, so you don't have to worry about this." After the prince finished speaking, he turned his gaze back to Prince Heinrich and Tirpitz, and the two eyes made them feel very uncomfortable like a double-barreled shotgun......
"Damn, something is going to happen!" Tirpitz felt a little overplayed, to be honest, this time the choice of target ship was actually that he did some tricks, not that he was prejudiced against the prince or had his heart on it. Rather, it was because he thought the prince was making some fuss. Retrofitting two high-speed cruise ships requires at least DM 50 million. Spending so much money to invest in an entirely new field, especially in times of war, is too risky.
But obviously he can't beat the other side, so he is like can he limit the size of the aircraft carrier by some other means, and then put the rest of the money into it, after all, the Germans are not British, and the funds on the naval side will never be enough! Therefore, he suggested to the people below to make "smaller" ...... when choosing a target ship. This matter is not a big deal in his opinion, but if the prince is made to hate himself, then no matter how small it is, it will become a big thing!
In fact, historically, Tirpitz has interfered a lot with naval armaments, such as the choice of artillery caliber, and German battle cruisers can actually use 12-inch guns or even 15-inch guns very early. (For example, the original Mackensen plan for 6 15-inch guns) but they were all abandoned because of his reasons. Tirpitz was more concerned about the budget, and had a very limited understanding of the performance of the battleship, so it can be said that Tirpitz was to blame for the problem of the German fleet's large ships and small guns. And this time, Tirpitz's old historical mistakes have been .......
But it's a pity that this time, Tirpitz is not facing his own subordinate deployment, nor the Kaiser, who is easy to fool, but a prince who is bent on making naval aviation bigger and stronger, and is ready to meddle in naval personnel work!
"Why don't you do that? We remain in the same position as we were and I will not mention the results of this exercise in my report. Two aircraft carriers, if you are willing to use high-speed merchant ships to change it, you can change it directly. ”
Prince Heinrich now really has a feeling that it is difficult to ride a tiger, to be honest, he did not collude with Tirpitz, this time he came here just to take a look, according to the Kaiser, that is, to look at this exercise from a neutral and fair point of view. And the prince directly asked the Kaiser to come in person, which already hid his dissatisfaction. So, now Prince Heinrich is wondering if everyone should take a step back, and then forget it?!
"Do you think I'm angry, I'm a Bavarian crown prince, and I'm okay to bet on you about this? Wrong! You're all wrong! I just want everyone to face up to the importance of aviation! I'll admit that I was right this time, so I just want to do it all over again. Is this excessive? Who of you thinks excessively, speak out. The prince said without backing down.
"Your Highness, this result is acceptable to everyone, and you still ensure that the previous plan can go smoothly. And we've saved ourselves some trouble. And if the Kaiser comes, and the second exercise is still not good, then the reduction of the tonnage and budget of aircraft carriers is an inevitable result, and you can't change it, have you thought about the risks? Tirpitz said.
"Then I admit it!" The Prince's answer was unusually simple!
"Okay, let's prepare, I believe that Your Majesty has a 70% probability that you will come to take a look, and neither you nor we should let Your Majesty down." Seeing that things have reached a situation where there is no return. Tirpitz had no choice but to agree, and the two sides went to prepare for the next back-to-back exercise.
Of course, this time Tirpitz will not signal the stumbling block again, and an unfriendly action may be forgiven, if he comes a second time, he will really become an enemy, the two sides are just different ideas, so they can't do it at all! What's more, in Tirpitz's opinion, if a battleship was really chosen as a target, then the situation would only be worse than it is now! After all, most of the German capital ships are fast battleships, and you can fight 8 knots of ships so badly, let alone faster capital ships?!
"What if His Royal Highness Crown Prince Ruprecht's projections deviate from reality again this time?" After a disappointment, Tirpitz walked up to Prince Heinrich and asked.
"Well, it probably won't be good, after all, the Navy still needs him to be in charge. Even if the next battle between the prince fails, His Majesty may not remove the prince from his naval position, after all, we cannot find a better person. Prince Heinrich glanced at Tirpitz and said meaningfully.
Today's two more ~~~! Regarding the update problem, the author can only say that there is no air conditioning in the computer room when the update is ..... night. A hundred-watt stove next to you--! What a sin this is--! In the last week or so, the average number of updated words does not exceed 4K--! I'm sorry, everybody--!