The sun was shining, the sky was blue, and the red sun had risen to the high area near the middle of the sky.

In the following period, Fang Yan gave Raeder a detailed description of the post-war European landscape. Although Germany was ceded one-eighth of its land at the Treaty of Versailles and lost all its overseas territories, its congenital conditions were several notches lower than during the Imperial period; But with the disintegration of Austria-Hungary and the secession of the Red Soviet Union from European capitalism, Germany was left with a small group of countries whose population and industrial potential were far less than their own. With the handshake between Germany and the Soviet Union in the Treaty of Rapallo, the land situation in Germany has improved greatly compared with any previous period. Poland, which was supported by France and placed in the east to contain Germany, was the first to bear the brunt of the attack of two great powers: this country, which had only become independent after the end of the war, had deep grievances with both Germany and the Soviet Union, and the German-Soviet alliance made it difficult to even protect itself, let alone contain Germany on the eastern front.

When Poland was under pressure from the Soviet Union and it was difficult to look westward, the only thing that France could use to contain Germany was Czechoslovakia in the southeast. However, even though the country inherited 60% of the industry of the former Austria-Hungary, its population and land area were far from those of the vast dual empire; After the collapse of Austria-Hungary, the numerous tariff barriers caused by the independence of various countries have greatly restricted the economic development of Czechoslovakia, making it difficult for this "poor soldier" to really "fight". As a result, the country's containment of Germany is also quite limited. In fact, Fang Yandu had already exaggerated the role of Czechoslovakia to Raeder, because in a dozen years, Hitler would annex the country without bloodshed, and instead draw the sword that France had placed on the flank of Germany and use it as a help for his own conquest of the world.

As for France and Belgium, they are also just paper tigers with strong foreign powers. France suffered even more trauma in the war than Britain, with nearly 1.7 million dead and 4.3 million disabled, a catastrophic situation for a country with a total population of less than 40 million before the war; Almost a generation of able-bodied men in the grinding discs of the Western Front, and France shed his blood in order to wear the empty aura of this victor. Although Germany suffered huge casualties and was bullied by land reparations after the war, its local industrial structure was not destroyed, and it still retained the potential of the former European fire. As long as there is a period of stable development, it is only a matter of time before Germany returns to the top of its economy and industrial aggregates; At present, the continuous promotion of the Dawes plan provides such an opportunity for Germany!

"It is foreseeable that Germany will re-emerge in this favorable continental situation and become the most powerful country on the European continent once again. At that time, our rebuilt naval fleet will once again face the old adversary of Britain. Although Britain's arrogance against other countries will certainly be subdued after its crushing victory in the world war, we must also be prepared for a war. Fang Yan's voice was still clear and clear, unaffected by the long communication. A sharp light bloomed in his eyes, and he said, "This time, we want to make up for the strategic shortcomings that existed in the risk fleet in the past, and truly let this theory bloom with its due brilliance." ”

"Is there a strategic flaw...... "Raeder said thoughtfully, frowning slightly.

Fang Yan nodded and said, "Before the World War, the entire operational concept of the German High Seas Fleet was based on the British Fleet would implement the strong process blockade strategy that it had always pursued since the Sail Age. In this way, we will be able to use torpedo boats, submarines, mines, and other coastal defense weapons to consume part of the enemy's capital ships in battle, and then mobilize the whole army to fight a decisive battle. However, the British adopted a long-range blockade strategy that made better use of their innate geographical advantages during the war, and turned the entire North Sea into a cage besieging us by stationing troops in North Scotland. Due to geographical factors, the fleet trapped in the North Sea can hardly attack the opponent's sea lines of communication, and cannot protect our transport ships, and in the end can only be completely insulated from sea power. This situation, in which there was absolutely no way to counter the British supremacy of the sea, was the biggest strategic flaw of the former risky fleet. ”

Speaking of this, Fang Yan's expression became solemn, and he said word by word: "It needs to be made clear that because the sea is vast and immense, it is impossible to achieve absolute control over a certain area through the division of boundaries like the land; One of the most direct examples of this is that when the Allies in 1918 had achieved overwhelming superiority over the German navy, our submarines and camouflaged assault ships were still able to roam and hunt in the oceans far from home. Therefore, it is extremely inappropriate to define 'sea power' as the right to control the sea, and the most accurate description should be the right to use the sea, and the most direct embodiment of the right to use the sea is undoubtedly the sea shipping line composed of many merchant ships. For Germany, sea power is a necessity for the continued capital development of our small domestic market after it has reached saturation, and for Britain, sea power represented by sea shipping lines is their lifeblood! ”

"This was the crux of the German Navy at the time of the last war. When Britain adopted a long-range blockade, our huge fleet did not reach the heart of British sea power at all, the sea lines of transport; Even a decisive battle with the other side, as in the Battle of Skagerrak, and a narrow victory, would not change Britain's monopoly on Atlantic sea power. Although the submarine warfare achieved some success, it also went bankrupt with the introduction of the opponent's escort fleet system. Manpower and resources from the United States and the world were transported to Britain and France through the Atlantic Ocean almost endlessly, forming an unshakable absolute numerical superiority of Germany. ”

Fang Yan paused and said, "Therefore, in the future naval construction, it is necessary for us to put the destruction of Britain's wartime maritime transportation lines in a very high position. Only by destroying Britain's right to use the sea can we get rid of this greatest cancer that has plagued Europe for centuries. If, as in the past, we continue to fight only for the purpose of a decisive battle near the sea, then it will be difficult for us to have victory at all. ”

Raeder let out a long breath, with his naval skills, listening to Fang Yan's words, he actually had a faint jerky feeling that it was difficult to keep up. There was silence for a few moments before he finally spoke again, "Student Jonas, I must admit that you have a great strategic mind. Your search for the reasons for the development of the German Navy in the past, your in-depth analysis of the European landscape of the past three decades, and your new understanding of the concept of sea power are all shocking sounds that can wake you up from your sleep, and I will surely take to heart what you say today. However, in response to your last point, I would like to raise some personal objections to you. You need to know that the Navy must not only conform to the national strategy, but also meet the existing objective technical conditions. ”

Raeder stood up, led Fang Yan to a huge world map, and said, "If we want to effectively destroy the British sea transportation lines, then we must go around the North Sea, through the Faroe Islands or even the Danish Strait to enter the North Atlantic, which will be more than 3,000 nautical miles back and forth. Taking into account the daily cruising and backup needs, even in the case of camouflaged oil tanker replenishment, the endurance of the battleship itself needs to reach at least 7,000 nautical miles in order to effectively carry out the operation of breaking the exchange. According to the design of the ship, this kind of ship with high freeboard and long endurance will inevitably make significant compromises in other performance, which will eventually cause a serious decline in the combat effectiveness of the warship. We are still in the heavy shackles of the Versailles Contract, and it is impossible to brazenly rely on increasing tonnage to ensure combat performance and trigger an arms race. Once the combat performance of these broken ships is low, the opponent only needs to send a small force to guard the convoy; However, we will not dare to attack because we are deterred by the escort ships of the other side. After all, as long as our warship is damaged by a break or more, it will become extremely dangerous in the open sea without a base, and if there is a large stall, it will be almost no different from sinking. ”

Fang Yan had a strange look on his face, which made Raeder, who was originally sighing and sighing because of Germany's congenital geographical disadvantage, couldn't help but be stunned. After a while, Fang Yan coughed lightly and said, "Your Excellency, regarding the design of the battleship, I don't think you need to worry about it anymore. Just the previous summer, we at the Brom-Fox shipyard had already made a revolutionary breakthrough in ship design, saving more than 15% tonnage while maintaining virtually the same performance. In addition, we have fully cooperated with the Ansal shipyard in Italy and obtained their excellent power technology to further improve the performance of the warship. If you can't believe what I'm saying, I can ask the shipyard to send me a copy of the design drawings so that everything can be understood. ”

“15%？” Raeder's heart was shocked, his face was full of astonishment and horror, he had worked in the navy for most of his life, he undoubtedly understood the terrifying meaning of this value, which was enough to turn a warship into magic! If someone else told him this data, Raeder would only treat the other party as a delirious nonsense, but in the face of the teenager in front of him who had already caused too much shock to him, it was difficult for him to doubt him anymore!

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