"What is the purpose of the Imperial Navy?" Prince Ruprecht asked. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"He is the sword of the empire, and he exists to achieve the interests of the empire." Tirpitz said.

"What are the interests of the Empire? You don't think it's to provoke Britain and France to get closer, right? The prince asked rhetorically. We have achieved our goal, seizing the colonies from Portugal, intimidating the French so that the British cannot ignore us. Are you satisfied with this result? ”

"It's a good result, but it's ......." Tirpitz was stunned, he didn't expect the topic to change so quickly!

"Remember, there's such a saying! You know? More than enough is too much! In this operation, our content against the British and French is over! If we continue to do this, it is very likely to lead to unpredictable consequences, we and the French are mortal enemies, and the British and French were enemies, I think you understand the difference, right? The prince said in a fierce voice.

"I understand what you mean, our next action is to stop the irritation of Britain and France, but we are going to enter the Mediterranean, and Britain and France cannot avoid it! This is very difficult! Tirpitz figured out what the other party meant, and the prince was worried that if he pressed again, it might lead to further proximity between Britain and France, and the performance of the British in this operation had already attracted the attention of the German high-level, and the Kaiser was also worried.

"England and France will be afraid of a Caesar. Emperor-class battleships? Or will you be afraid of a Mainz-class armored cruiser? The prince asked rhetorically. They will not worry, for a first-class naval power, their fleet has a clear advantage in both quality and quantity, so a smaller, but absolutely elite fleet will not deter opponents of this level of Britain and France, nor will it provoke the sensitive nerves of the other party! ”

"So, you mean to reduce the size of the cruising fleet? Is that so? Tirpitz asked.

"That's what it means, an overly large fleet doesn't do a better job than making enemies too early, we only need 4 ships! Two battleships and two heavy cruisers, two supply ships, and the remaining 6 battleships and 4 supply ships are ready to return! The prince said what he was going to do.

"The size of the fleet was just right, and the French had very few capital ships left in the Mediterranean. But four warships will not make the French nervous, and the British will not react much, and their Mediterranean detachment, a detachment of battleships, plus other warships attached to it, may be stronger than us, and even if we visit Malta, the British will not consider it a provocation. ”

"But!" The prince changed his words and continued: "This scale is enough for that restless little brother who is bent on restoring the glory of ancient Rome! The Italian fleet was mainly located in the ports of Taranto and Zablindesi, and our fleet could pose a serious threat to the Italian navy there when it sailed into any of them. You say, don't you? ”

"Do you have a big opinion on Italy's performance this time?" Tirpitz raised his eyebrows slightly. ‘

"Not very opinionated, very, very opinionated! I think it's very necessary to knock this restless ally! The prince made no secret of his disgust for Italy, and said indignantly!

Putting aside the fact that Italy is an anti-bone boy in history, simply looking at Italy's performance this time, if Italy is profitable, then it is understandable to support Britain and France and oppose Germany and Austria from their own standpoint. For the country, the core interests are the key.

But the problem now is that the struggle between Germany and Portugal and France for African colonies has nothing to do with you Italy! If you want to talk about Libya, the prince is quite understandable, but whether it is Angola or Mozambique, it can't fight with Italy! What good is it for you to oppose Germany? Is it just to show off your presence?

"This tendency in Italy must be corrected, and if we can't even settle the little brothers within the alliance, then the value of this alliance will be greatly reduced!" The prince said.

"There was a great deal of disagreement within the Empire about Italy, even the Marquis Bismarck thought that Italy was too arrogant, that they were far from strong enough to support their ambitions, and that their policies were unstable. This was a destabilizing factor for the Empire. Tirpitz nodded in agreement.

"Also, I think we need a new ally! We should take this opportunity to show our strength and goodwill to this ally. The prince paused.

"New allies? Do you mean the United States? Will this cruise also take Americans? Tirpitz said with some confusion.

"If the Americans are willing to come along, it is very good, no one will think that they have too many friends, but the new friend I am talking about is an old empire, yes, the Ottoman Turkish Empire! It is the country that was thought to be collapsing, but it never collapsed. ”

"They don't have any value compared to Italy." Tirpitz's words do not hide any contempt for Turkey, a country that has fallen on the sickbed of Europe, not to mention compared to the big European countries, even those small countries dare to point fingers at it.

"But he is at least a reliable ally, and he is also a great power with considerable potential, although he has many internal problems, even if there is a huge social change, it will not be able to cut off all bad habits, but just from his geographical location, it is impossible for us to give up on him!"

"Turkey must be fought for, whether out of precaution against Russia or for the realization of the grand plan of the Berlin-Baghdad railway, and you can tell the Kaiser my opinion, and it will be up to your Majesty to decide the matter."

The 3B railway is something that the Kaiser has always wanted to do, but has not done, and this plane will still be hindered, but as an additional product of this project, it is possible to get closer to Turkey. Turkey, although weak, has problems of one kind or another, but after all, it has won the battle for the Dardanelles in history, and has locked up Russia's supply channel from the West, and from this point of view alone, Turkey is more valuable to Germany than Italy! So the prince must fight for Turkey to his side!

"Even if we go to Turkey, it will be the last stop of our tour, and we have plenty of time to discuss it, so now we are tentatively going to visit Italy and Austria-Hungary?" Tirpitz asked.

"No, and the British Mediterranean Fleet! How can we come to the Mediterranean without greeting the most powerful naval power in the Mediterranean? Of course, we will not visit Gibraltar. We're going to give the British time to prepare, and we'll go to Malta. Maybe in the future, we will be enemies, but for now, it would be a good thing for both sides to ease the relationship. The prince thought for a moment and said.

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