"After a quiet and stable 1893, the turbulent year of 1894 is about to begin!" When the first day of 1894 was approaching, the traveler couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the days of making money were coming to an end, and from now until 1898, it could be said that the wind was surging! As a traverser, don't you mix it up and be worthy of yourself?

"Your Highness, the admiral's gown from Berlin. There is also a letter from Crown Prince Wilhelm. An attendant stepped up and whispered.

"Well, let it go." Although it is only an honorary admiral, but it greatly satisfies the vanity of the traverser, and the royal families of European countries in history have the privilege of receiving honorary titles, and also have the right to be awarded honorary titles, for example, William II is also a British royal family awarded many military ranks. And during the 1 war, the German royal family also granted the Sultan of the Ottoman Turkish Empire the title of Imperial Marshal.

The honorary rank of Admiral was specially awarded by the German Imperial Family in gratitude to the Traveler for his "outstanding contributions" to the German Navy.

"And it did!" Putting the gown aside, the traverser opened the letter and swept it with a satisfied smile on his face. The letter was simple, Prince Ruprecht could take part in the circumnavigation of the world by the German Navy! The traverser went as an admiral!

In 1894! The whole distant wind is surging. According to the understanding between Germany and Russia, it was necessary for the German government to flex its power in the Far East in order to guarantee its interests. Moreover, 6 armored cruisers have not yet sailed in formation after entering service. Germany also has islands in the Pacific Ocean, so this time the German Navy plans to draw 4 Munich-class armored cruisers and 2 supply ships to form an ocean-going formation for a global voyage!

This time, the destination is not only the Far East, but also the United States, Africa and South America! The fleet will begin to split into two groups, one of which will start from the North Sea, pass through the North Atlantic, then sail along the west coast of Africa, and finally round the Horn of Africa into the Indian Ocean. The other fleet will enter the Mediterranean, visit Spain, Italy and Austria-Hungary, and then enter the Indian Ocean through the Suez Canal.

Among them, in order to show respect for the old customers for many years and support for the Qing Kingdom, the armored cruiser Mainz will visit the military port of Arthur in the Beiyang. The fleet will then go north to Shanghai and visit the Russian Far East Fleet.

After leaving Asia, the fleet crossed the Pacific Ocean into the west coast of the United States. The visit to the United States is also a certain degree of deterrence. And the fleet will also go south along the west coast of America. Bypassing the Strait of Magellan and heading north, they will visit Argentina and Brazil, but these two places will not be accessible to the crosser, who will be on a state visit to the United States with government representatives. When the German fleet arrived on the east coast of the United States, it departed by ship.

The main purpose of the traverser this time is three, the first point is naturally to see his homeland, I am afraid it is very difficult to change history, and his honorary general is useless. The second point is to go to the United States, in addition to diplomatic visits, the traverser also wants to dig up someone! And the third point is to have a good relationship with the future senior of the Navy, and the people who participated in this voyage are amazing!

Rear Admiral Tirpitz served as fleet commander, and the captain of the armored cruiser Mainz was von Mainz. Ingnoll, the commander of the German fleet after the beginning of World War I, the commander of the guns was Count Spee, and Hipper also served in the fleet, because he was a Bavarian, and the traverser specially made him his lieutenant. When I thought that such an NB person was actually my little brother, the traverser was very proud in his heart! By the way, there is another person, that is Wilhelm's younger brother, Prince Heinrich, historically he was the commander of a German detachment at the beginning of World War 1, and this time he also came out with the rank of colonel, but the rank of the other person is real!

And in order to cooperate with this action of the Germans, the Russian Navy will also send the cruiser Hero of the Sea of Azov to accompany the German fleet and sail with the German fleet all the way to Vladivostok! The political implications of this are already obvious! Germany and Russia have common interests in the Far East, and their attitudes are the same!

What surprised the travelers even more was that this time France also wanted the two countries to show goodwill, saying that the Russian and German fleets could dock in French Indochina and get supplies! This was unexpected by the travelers, and it is not known whether it was the diplomatic work done by the Russians in place, or the French also felt that a newly rising country might threaten French interests in the Manchus!

On March 5, 1894, Prince Ruprecht finally boarded the deck of the armored cruiser Mainz. Four armored cruisers and two supply ships lined up in the harbor of Kiel, serving as the flagship of the fleet, the armored cruiser Munich, and also the ship of the fleet commander, Rear Admiral Tirpitz. The second is the armored cruiser Mainz, which is the ship of the Traverser. The third was the armored cruiser Königsberg, the ship on which the diplomatic representative Herbert was seated. The fourth armored cruiser Hamburg was Prince Heinrich's ship. Ship 4 will circle Africa with a supply ship, while the other three armored cruisers and a supply ship will join the Russian fleet and go directly to the Mediterranean, crossing the Suez Canal into the Indian Ocean.

Such a high-profile sortie of the German Navy naturally attracted practical attention, especially when the Russians expressed their willingness to go together, and even France, as an old enemy, showed a certain degree of goodwill, this signal can be described as shocking the world! Italy and Austria-Hungary were friends. The continent as a whole seems to be in agreement on one issue. This is a huge stress for the British!

"What the hell are they trying to do?" British Prime Minister Salspori said irritably after receiving the news. Supporting Japan's victory over the Manchus and then resisting Russia's eastward expansion was Britain's established national policy, and it was an important link in maintaining Britain's global hegemony, and Russia seemed to be aware of this, and they were entangled in almost all the European powers to show their power in the Far East.

"The strength of Russia, Germany, and France in the Far East will seriously affect the direction of this war, and Japan will definitely take action against the Qing State this year, and at this time, the German and Russian fleets will go to the Far East! It's hard for me to understand what exactly the Germans were aiming for? Chamberlain said with a grim face.

"The Germans only appeared at a sensitive time period, they had no interest in the Far East, the fleet would not stay in the Far East for a long time, and then they would complete the first global voyage of the German Navy's Grand Fleet. We have already communicated with the German Prime Minister about the situation, and Bismarck said that Germany only wants not to damage its own interests and will not directly intervene in the war. ”

The chancellor didn't think that the Germans would copy the guy himself, he was worried about what Germany would do after the war! After all, winning a battle doesn't mean everything!

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