"You're not going to do any more designs, are you? Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" A few question marks popped up in the prince's mind.

"It's a design, or an idea." Wilhelm II smiled and went back to see. Maybe you already have a similar idea.

After going back, Ruprecht **** took a closer look, this time Wilhelm II did not take a piece of paper to draw a battleship or anything, nor did he get any other ships, but made some suggestions for breaking the blockade of the British.

No matter how the Germans destroyed the British sea transportation lines, but their own communication lines were almost cut off by the British, it is impossible to import materials in large quantities, but a large number of them are not good, a small amount is still possible, and Germany also relies on substitutes, imports from neutral countries and smuggling for 4 years, because of the **** reasons, the German high-level has a certain understanding of the future situation, and the shortage of materials makes the German high-level feel like a pin. In fact, the Germans finally built this super-large submarine similar to the Deutschland and went to the United States to exchange chemical products, precious stones, and precious metals for rubber and non-ferrous metals, which can be seen in Germany's material dilemma.

Grain, such as bulk low-value goods, could be substituted by Germany or obtained from the Allied system, but after all, there were some things that could not be obtained from the system, such as rubber, a large amount of copper, tin, manganese, and so on. The demand for these things is not as great as that of food, but if it is lacking, it will inevitably lead to the poor operation of German industry, so the Kaiser is also thinking about how to break through the British blockade of German strategic materials.

Don't think about all the ships flying the German flag, which will never be able to travel between the German mainland and neutral countries in the first place, even if they are not purged by the British Royal Navy in the first place. As for the camouflage assault ships that fly other neutral countries, what to say? It may be okay if you go in and out less times, for example, the Wolf has gone 2 times, and the Seagull has gone 4 times, but if you go too much, it won't work, after all, you are fake, you can be deceived for a while, but you can't be deceived for a lifetime.

The only ones that can really cross the blockade line with less risk are truly neutral ships. The punishment for the British for the transportation of contraband by historically neutral merchant ships was confiscation or forcible purchase. The prince did not know exactly what was considered contraband, and whether it was forcibly confiscated or forcibly purchased by which countries, but one thing is certain: maybe the goods may be gone, but the ship can still be saved.

The Kaiser's meaning is very similar to that of the prince, that is, Germany invests in a shipping company in other neutral countries, especially the United States, and an important task of this company in times of war is to secretly deliver supplies to Germany. Bad luck, the worst is confiscation. If the British were afraid of the power of the United States, they would probably buy it forcibly, and it would be ...... to recoup some costs. The prince could think of this, and he did, and the Kaiser went further, and this time, in this document, the Kaiser proposed to break through directly with high-speed ships!

This seems a little unimaginable at first glance, but after thinking about it carefully, His Royal Highness **** thinks that what the Kaiser said this time really makes some sense. First of all, high-speed cruises are a strategic resource in both World War 2, because they are too fast! Don't look at some light cruisers that are theoretically faster than high-speed cruise ships, but in the high sea state environment of the North Sea, how fast they can run is really a question. And it was impossible for the British to use a large number of light cruisers for the blockade of the entrance to the northern tip of the North Sea, for the simple reason that the battle line was too long, and the British had a limited number of light cruisers.

And the light cruisers themselves are not suitable for long-term patrols in the north, because their endurance is relatively small, and they have to carry a large number of supplies and boarding personnel, in the case of the old cruiser Edgar class of almost 8,000 tons, such ships are actually not enough, and the excessive supply and personnel have led to a deterioration in the living environment, morale and efficiency have been greatly affected. How can most light cruisers of about 5,000 tons have such a large endurance for blockade?

In fact, the blockade of the British on the northern front of the North Sea in history was also these slow ships, think about it, such as the Edgar stream, which had been in service for more than 20 years by about 1914, and how many knots could it run in the case of overload? You must know that the high-speed civilian ships in this era run more than 23 knots and play, and it is not difficult to run at high speed throughout the whole process. As long as it's not particularly unlucky, just rush over. Did Edgar really count on catching high-speed merchant ships over 23 knots with old artillery and reservists? What do you think?

And this is still a genuine merchant ship of the neutral United States, if you really sink it, something will happen, the relationship between the United States and the British in this plane is not good, and Britain will overstimulate the United States when it goes to war with the Allies? What do you think?

Although such a mode of transportation could not fundamentally reverse the blockade of German supplies, it would at least greatly improve some high-value goods. And in fact, if Germany could use submarines or other warships to continuously attack this blockade line, it would also increase the cost of maintaining the blockade line for the British, and at the same time, it would also make this blockade line more porous.

For the German Navy, in fact, the minimum limit is also very low, as long as it can ensure absolute superiority in the Baltic Sea, and ensure that the coastal waters will not be broken by the British, it can still bear some losses. To some extent, it is still ...... profitable to exchange a submarine for an auxiliary cruiser. Although the statement is somewhat cruel, but is it war? It's just to some extent.

For the Kaiser's proposal, the prince is supportive, and the prince himself has also revised this proposal, when necessary, if there are more merchant ships arriving at one time, then the German battlecruiser or light cruiser can also choose to go north at the right time and sweep the blockade of the North Sea with the submarine, of course, the voyage will be longer, the risk will be slightly greater, but if successful, the benefit is obviously not small, in the eyes of His Royal Highness the prince, at least than going to the British mainland to bombard undefended cities is much more cost-effective.

Think about it, a fleet of battleships, at the risk of being blocked by the British BC, at the risk of possible mines in the coastal waters, just to run to the edge of the other city, bombard a few buildings with expensive shells and fuel, and kill a few civilians, except for bringing some political pressure to the British Navy, other functions are very ordinary.

But it is not the same to ensure that a fleet of fast transport ships can successfully break through the blockade line, according to the Kaiser's vision, how can each transport ship have a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, right? The cargo is at least 5 figures, right? Not to mention some high-value resources, even 10,000 tons of wheat and rice are also of great significance.

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