"What do you seem to be preparing? I have always thought that the current US-Japan relations are largely your purpose, but now it seems that your purpose is more than that! It's just a milestone, what are you preparing for, and what do you want to do? Bismarck thought about it, but still couldn't figure it out.

"The US-Japan war is indeed only one of the purposes, so that the Americans will focus more on the Far East, and when they think that the Far East is their main strategic goal, they will relax elsewhere. Of course, it is more important to make the United States and Britain hostile. I need to keep this hatred going for 20 years! At least 20 years. The prince said solemnly.

"In 20 years, it seems that the fate of Germany will be decided in 20 years. Who is Germany's opponent? French? Briton? And the Russians? Bismarck asked.

"If the United States does not have a bad relationship with Britain and Japan, we will have to add an American. The empire has reached a plateau, and confrontation with other powers is inevitable if it is to develop further, especially our crown prince and his close retainers, who are eager to solve the problem through war. We have to be ready. The prince was vague, but Bismarck understood it somewhat.

"So you're trying to divide the world's great powers? This is indeed a solution, but Britain, France and Russia are strong enough. Even if we, Austria-Hungary and Italy can win, we will pay a great price, war is not child's play, it is the interweaving of blood and fire! And the battle of the two great power blocs, no matter who wins, both sides will bear the cost of the stage, and if I can, I hope to avoid this. Bismarck said with a sigh.

"This matter is not for you or me to decide, or even for the future Kaiser to decide, we can only think about how to deal with it, the so-called leniency of the enemy. We have to think about how to face this war. You don't see the day anymore, and I have to think about it. ”

"The United States will be an important bargaining chip to affect the strength of both sides, but fortunately, Britain does not particularly value the United States now, and their primary purpose is to contain Russia, and Japan is more valuable in the hands of Britain than the United States. It's an opportunity, don't you say? Of course, this is not to say that the relationship between the empire and the United States can last for 20 years after this incident, but at least both sides have a good start. The prince said.

"If you're the Prime Minister of the Empire, then I'm reassured. But alas, you are the prince of Bavaria, and the princes of the three kingdoms and the direct line of the royal family cannot be the prime minister of the empire. Bismarck had already somewhat agreed with the prince's suggestion when he said this.

Bismarck's behavior in recent years has made Bismarck quite critical of it, and this time the British are more isolated than ever. At least in the future, when the two sides negotiate in Samoa, Germany will have a certain advantage, and the conflict in the South American market will also be eased. Even if it's to help the younger generations. Bismarck's only regret was that the prince in front of him could not be the prime minister of the empire. This is the unspoken rule of the empire, the Prussians and the princes of the principalities can, but the direct line of the kingdom is impossible. The vision and means of the prince in front of him are enough. It's just that the status is a little embarrassing.

The situation in Germany is really bad now, and Germany is getting stronger and stronger. However, internal problems have not been resolved, and the political, economic and religious independence of countries remains great. Externally, the development of the Germans attracted more and more fear, and when this fear reached a certain level, military conflict was no longer inevitable. Bismarck had seen the firestorm that swept Europe in his dreams more than once, but he never had the ability or time to solve it all!

And what he didn't expect was. Now some people in the new generation of Germany have begun to think about this problem, and they have begun to take action, and as soon as they make a big move, they have directly planted a nail in the future relations of many countries that is almost impossible to pull out! This means and heart are really admirable! At least Bismarck admitted that there were things he couldn't do. Many of these plans come from a very clever prediction or even speculation of the situation! There are things that were not foreseen before that, and as a result, someone thought of them, which can be described as prophecy!

"So what do you think. How do we do that? Bismarck asked.

"Quite simply, before the war, we provided the necessary supplies and maintenance to the American fleet, and allowed them to station on our islands along the Pacific Ocean. And after the war, we can do some humanitarian help, and that's enough, the British can't say anything, and the Americans have to thank us even more. In addition, in order to guarantee the interests of the Reich in the Pacific region, we recently need to send two armored cruisers to the Far East, and I would like to recommend three people. The prince said with satisfaction.

"Who would you like to recommend? Let's talk about it. Bismarck said with some curiosity. I'll guess first, your fellow Bavarian must be among them, and the Count of Spee is one too. Who's the other one? ”

"Reinhardt. Scheer. The prince said a name.

"Who is this person? I've never heard of it. What department is he? "Scheer was only the commander of a battleship detachment before the First World War, and at this time I am afraid that he is still a colonel-level officer. It is normal for Bismarck not to know about nature.

"I don't know much about this, but the name is told to you, so it shouldn't be a problem to find out and send it to the Far East, right?" Ruprecht wiped a cold sweat, his heart was a little weak, he had just remembered this matter, he hadn't done any homework beforehand, he didn't even know what department Scheer was in, what he was doing, what rank he was in! "Or forget it?" The prince muttered to himself.

"It's not a big deal, just give me an order, wrap it up on me. I'll let you know if there are duplicate names. Bismarck waved his hand, thinking that it was not a matter at all. Horizontal and vertical but arrange a colonel-level officer to travel abroad, what a big deal.

So, in Bismarck's study, the last barrier of the American fleet into the Far East collapsed, and the conflict between the United States and Japan would be inevitable at this moment! It took the Americans half a year to finally pave a passage for their fleet from the west coast of the United States to the Far East, and they had established good relations with Russia, the snake of the Far East.

At this time, the Spaniards were also preparing, but the tragic thing was that this country that was already declining could not be compared with the two emerging countries, although the deployment of the Far East was made, but before February 1898, Spain could transfer only three main warships to the Far East! They are the 9,000-ton armored cruiser Carlos V, two old armored cruisers of more than 6,000 tons, Princess Maria and Okundo, which have just been repaired and are in good condition, while the other two Munich-type armored cruisers Biscaya and Cologne are going to the shipyard for repairs. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Spanish fleet before the war has invisibly shrunk by about 4 percent!

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