According to this line of thinking, the British had to use a nearshore blockade against the French, because the French ports in the Atlantic direction could easily enter and exit the Atlantic, so the British had to spend time and effort to deploy the fleet at the doorstep of the French. But for Germany www.biquge.info they don't have to, because the North Sea is a semi-enclosed sea, and they can ensure the safety of shipping routes just by blocking the Danish Strait. ”

"That's why I think the high seas fleet is strategically limited at the moment, our position is so bad that if we can't defeat the British fleet, then we can't get into the Atlantic, and the former is a bit difficult for us, I don't think anyone here can ignore that, right? Therefore, the British did not need to approach the blockade at all, they only had to deploy the Grand Fleet at the northern end of the British Isles to watch the cage in the North Sea like a jailer. The prince said.

"But what if we attack the British coastal cities? The British will not sit idly by. Tirpitz thought for a moment and said. This was also the main operation of the so-called limited sortie of the German Navy after the start of the war.

"Well, I'll make my thoughts clearer. If I were a British high-ranking officer, I would divide the fleet into three parts, first, I would concentrate the most powerful battleships and deploy them at Scarpa Bay and Cromety, and impose a far-reaching blockade on the German Navy, as long as the German Navy could not go out of the North Sea, then it would not be able to threaten the safety of British shipping, and if you want to come, then well, the British main fleet is very welcome to come. ”

"Secondly, most of the fast warships and old capital ships will be deployed in the southern ports of Portsmouth, Portland, etc., and the old warships will carry out the tasks of laying mines and covering the British Expeditionary Force in the English Channel. And the fast fleet is responsible for protecting the security of the British coastal waters. Of course, this alone does not guarantee the effectiveness of this blockade, and while deploying their own fleet, the British need to know about our dynamics! ”

"Therefore, I will form a fleet of light cruisers and a small number of fast capital ships to approach the German coast, and keep an eye on the movements of the High Seas Fleet, which is swift and erratic, like wolves, and may come up and bite when they find a small fleet. And when a large fleet is discovered, they will immediately rule the British mainland, so that they will form a stage of the net. ”

"By the way, and one more point, in addition to defending the fleet, they will deploy another fleet of old cruisers sufficient to inspect merchant ships, and access to the North Sea will be mainly by two waterways, a 65-kilometre waterway between the Orkney Islands and Shetland, and a 165-kilometre waterway between Shetland and the Norwegian coast. The northern part of the North Sea has always been known for its bad weather and low visibility, and if you use capital ships, not to mention attrition, there will be insufficient numbers, and of course, more importantly, you will not be able to use them! So, I would divide it into zones and block and inspect them with old cruisers. The prince said.

"Wait, there's a question, what about the British if we transport it by neutral ships? In addition, in addition to the war countries, there are also neutral countries that need to import supplies, and if we buy supplies through neutral countries, how can the British cut them off? Tirpitz asked.

"It's simple! The British can limit the import of neutral countries to the pre-war level, and the import of these materials is only enough for the neutral countries themselves, if you were a neutral country, would you sell them to Germany again? Or was it because of this issue that they decided to side with Germany and go to war with Britain? **** sneered.

"Think about it, the Great Fleet of Great Britain is so strong, do you choose to be honestly neutral and get enough quota for yourself, or do you side with Germany and get nothing?" This answer from the prince left Tirpitz speechless.

"As for neutral country supplies, what to do? The British had too many ways to deal with it, such as the fact that contraband destined for Germany could be confiscated, or that could be forcibly purchased by the British. And in order to ensure that they are not deceived, the British can also set up a boarding team composed of one or two officers and a communications corps, as well as a number of armed seamen, to monitor the movement of civilian ships, rest assured, under the strong suppression of the British Crown, no one dares to resist! ”

In fact, in history, the British adopted the prince's approach in the implementation of the material blockade, and the results can be very significant, each auxiliary cruiser carries more than a dozen boarding groups, they intercepted and inspected a total of 12,979 ships from the beginning of the war to the end of 1917, 1,816 ships were protected by arms, and another 2,039 ships took the initiative to be inspected, and only 642 ships slipped through the net, only about 4.1% of the total! And the price of the British auxiliary is only 9 auxiliary cruisers and 1165 lives! Just block the German supply channels to death!

This blockade is definitely a classic use of sea power by the British Royal Navy, and these auxiliary cruisers, which were converted from dozens of merchant ships, maintained the blockade of Germany with the support of the Grand Fleet in a very economical but efficient way.

In general, His Royal Highness has informed the German top brass of all the methods and tactics used by the British in history, and this strategy is very efficient under historical conditions! Even on this plane, at least none of you here can figure out how to crack this strategy! Whether it's Tirpitz or Bohr, it's an economical, viable and efficient solution!

Of course, if the British were to be asked if they thought about continuing the nearshore blockade? Then **** can tell him that he really thought that even in history up to 1911, the cause and effect of Admiral Arthur. Sir Wilson still holds to this view. But then it turned out that the cost of such a blockade was too high for the British to bear, so this plan would be made after Churchill came to power, of course, it should be noted that the British Grand Fleet is not an otaku, they will regularly cruise in the Black Sea, usually about 2 weeks apart.

"In doing so, the British were a brutal war of cruelty to women and children, and they trampled on international conventions to do so against neutral ships. It's incredible! Admiral Liao Le wiped a handful of Han with a handkerchief and said.

"What's so incredible about that? His Excellency Moltke the Elder said a long time ago that there is only strength between nations, and what is public international law? The prince said helplessly. In fact, the actions of the British in history did violate the public international law of the time. When the British accused the Germans of shelling undefended ports, in fact, the British also violated the laws they signed!

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