The Austro-Hungarian Empire's own coastal areas needed the most basic defense forces, which would inevitably disperse the already weak fleet, and at the same time, the British would never allow the French navy to be defeated in the Mediterranean, and the British could still have a fleet permanent in the Mediterranean while suppressing the German high seas fleet. In the end, the prince underestimated the determination and perseverance of the British, and the number www.biquge.info of warships they produced was so large that the prince even thought that the size of the British fleet at the time of the war in 1912 in this plane might even exceed the size of the British fleet in 1914 in history!

And now the Russians are also talking about the purchase of dreadnoughts, and Germany should also be on guard in the Baltic direction, which means that it will not be easy for Germany to seek a breakthrough at the beginning. At the same time, it also means that in the Mediterranean direction, the French are very likely to receive assistance, of course, there is also a problem that Italy, the prince really does not know how Italy will make a choice this time, if it still defects to the Entente as in history, then even if the Allied Mediterranean Fleet can be formed, I am afraid the situation will be very difficult.

"Actually, if it weren't for the sake of being more deceptive, I think it would be more appropriate for the Allied Mediterranean Fleet to be called the Allied Black Sea Fleet. The most important and central issue of the entire fleet is how to completely destroy the Russian Black Sea Fleet and land in Ukraine and the Caucasus at the right time! That's the most important question, not thinking about how to take the whole Mediterranean, because it's not realistic, or it's hard to achieve at first. ”

"So, I hope that the two generals will keep this center in mind, that I am the head of the entire German-Austrian naval cooperation program, and that I have the right to suspend all matters related to cooperation. So I hope you will remember that. Ruprecht even emphasized in an almost tough stance.

In the end, on the issue of the Mediterranean Fleet, Germany and Austria reached the following consensus. First, Germany provided Austria-Hungary with technology and no less than 20 percent of the funds to help Austria-Hungary build a class of super-dreadnoughts modeled on the Helgran-class battleships, with a total number of four ships, all of which were to be built between 1908 and 1909.

Second, before the start of the war, Austria-Hungary took out at least two super-dreadnoughts, one quasi-dreadnought, two armored cruisers, plus a certain number of auxiliary warships and submarines to join the combined fleet of the Allied Mediterranean in wartime, and used Constantinople in Turkey as its home port.

Thirdly, the main combat mission of the fleet was to guarantee the suppression of shipping in the eastern Mediterranean region of the Entente, to ensure the security of the Aegean and Dardanelles, as well as to suppress the Black Sea Fleet, to prepare for a possible landing in the future.

This plan actually only formed a general framework and was not finalized, after all, now the construction of super-dreadnoughts in Austria-Hungary has not begun, the construction of the naval base in Constantinople has not yet begun, and the Turkish Navy has not yet built a plan ....... Judging by the current situation, it is still far from the size of the fleet in the prince's heart. Well, that's it.

"In fact, we are a little optimistic about our own situation, the Turks may not be able to build a strong navy, and even the construction of dreadnoughts will have to put a question mark, the strength of the fleet is the foundation, if the foundation is not reached, the Allied fleet will be inactive both in the Mediterranean and in the Black Sea. So, I hope that the Imperial Government can help Turkey to build a fleet, or simply send a Mediterranean detachment outright. Ruprecht wrote in a letter to the Kaiser.

And just when the three parties were still discussing the future Mediterranean Fleet of the Allied Powers, a message from Britain immediately changed the atmosphere of the whole meeting! The Royal Navy plans to resize the British Mediterranean Fleet in Malta within the next 4 years, and in this realignment, the Royal Navy will deploy at least one battle cruiser formation and one armored cruiser formation in the Mediterranean!

"The one who should come will come back after all!" After receiving the news, the prince said in a dark and serious voice. He then pulled back from the others and began to reconsider the layout, which had been feared by the prince for a continued British military presence in the Mediterranean, and now it seems that the British did intend to continue the historical deployment, at least initially, and this made the whole maritime situation very bad for the Allies.

If the Turkish Navy has not made great progress, then the Austro-Hungarian fleet will definitely not be able to defeat the French and British fleets, after all, the British have deployed the second battle cruiser detachment composed of indomitable, indomitable and tireless in Malta, as well as 4 10,000-ton armored cruisers, defense, black prince, Duke of Edinburgh, and warriors. Add in the French fleet, that's at least 7 dreadnoughts and above 2 or 4 ships fighting Austria-Hungary! If you add a quasi-dreadnought, you can't fight!

More importantly, the strength of the British and French navies in the Mediterranean will also affect Italy politically, and in Italy's current situation, joining the Allies may not be able to overwhelm Britain and France, but joining the Entente will be tantamount to putting the last nail in the coffin on the Adriatic Sea! Just as the captain of the Goeben in history, Rear Admiral Suchon of the German Navy said back then, entering the Adriatic Sea to join Austria-Hungary is forever blocked.

Soon, Admiral House and Earl Spee also got the news, and this news did surprise them, after the reconciliation between Britain and France in 1904, the British had begun to shrink their power from the world, and the same is true of the Mediterranean, once upon a time the strength of the British Empire's Mediterranean Fleet was the best in the whole army, and the part-time commander of the Mediterranean Fleet was the only way for the future naval leader. But now, the cutting-edge warships have been withdrawn from the Mediterranean Sea one by one, and when everyone thinks that the British are about to hand over the defense of the Mediterranean to France and are ready to leave, who would have thought that the British have once again updated the Mediterranean Fleet! Three or even four dreadnoughts directly gave the Entente absolute superiority in the Mediterranean.

"This may be the Entente's response to the Empire's construction of new battleships, right?" Admiral House said with a frown. It is no secret that Austria-Hungary is preparing to start construction of 4 battleships, in fact, once the construction starts, although the performance of the battleships may not be known, the number and size can still be determined. This move by the British was directly aimed at Austria-Hungary's plan to expand its military at sea.

"Looks like you're under a lot of pressure." The prince smiled bitterly and shook his head.

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