Chapter 341: Open Fight and Secret Fight

"You may not know that in the Royal Navy we always thought that you currently had 10 battleships. www.biquge.info And such a fleet is simply more terrible than fifteen French or Russian battleships, they are agile, powerful, and all new! I've always wondered why the Mainz-class armored cruisers can't be called battleships of the 2nd rank? It can even be called a battleship of the first rank. Do you say? ”

As a veteran Royal Navy officer, Fisher naturally did not let down his guard against the Germans because of a few words from the prince, and he even pointed out some small actions made by the prince rather vaguely. The content of these words may not have much malice, but Fisher does not like others to fool himself with some ambiguous concepts!

"Well, this is just a matter of concept, it is not wise for us to argue about what a battleship with 10-inch guns is, but I think there is a question that you should be clear, whether in your eyes we have 6 battleships or 10 battleships, does it make a difference for the Royal Navy?"

There was a hint of hostility in the words of the British, which made the prince very unhappy, but the situation is stronger than people, Germany needs time to develop and prepare, and it is inevitable to take the initiative to admit it at this time, not to mention, the current fleet really cannot be compared with the huge Royal Navy. However, the necessary counterattack is still needed.

"I think the Royal Navy should pay more attention to the Russian Navy than to the German Navy trapped in the North Sea. The Russians are sincere, and our return gift is just as sincere. The prince said with a smile.

"Huh." Fisher smiled slightly embarrassed. He naturally knew very well what the prince was talking about, that is, the imaginary picture of the Rurik Type 2 armored cruiser that had been pasted in the most conspicuous position in his office! Fisher still remembers how surprised he was when he got this imaginary picture!

"4 12-inch guns, 8 10-inch guns! 17,000-ton battleship! You can still run 20 knots?! Is this really fake? "The intelligence capabilities of the British were really good, and shortly after the construction of the Russian warships began, some rough data was sent to the desks of the British Navy's top brass. At the time, Fisher was quite skeptical of the report, because the data on it was too talkative!

This time the Russians did not hide it either, not "defining" Rurik 2 as an armored cruiser, but as a fast battleship, as the Germans suggested! This thing is terrifying! If the British can deceive themselves when facing battleships such as Asama, so the other side can't beat me, then in the face of Rurik 2, the British division is really afraid! This thing is the strongest and largest warship in the world right now!

After learning of this news, the British expressed through diplomatic channels the dissatisfaction of the British Empire with the German government's sale .....of warships to Russia, of course, it was of no avail. No one is going to have trouble with money. And this time, when the prince mentioned it again, Fisher began to think about more questions. For example, if the sale of Rurik 2 to Russia was due to economic factors, would there be a clear political inclination now?!

"What do you mean?" Fisher looked at the prince with some oddity. Looking forward to his next steps.

"To tell you the truth, the strength of the Asama class is a thing of the past, and I am afraid that the glory of the naval battle of Sulu will not appear again, to be honest, I think that the great power that has the best relations with Germany in the whole of Europe now is Russia, he is hostile to your country, and most importantly, he has limited interest in Europe, don't you say?" The prince's smiling face seemed so terrifying to Fisher!

This has been said very clearly, at least from the linguistic analysis, Fisher can come to the conclusion that Germany is willing to support Russia's expansion in the Far East, and the Russians put their energies in the Far East, then Europe will naturally be overwhelmed, and on the European continent, the Russians are silent, so who can compete with the powerful Germany and Austria?

If this comes out of the mouth of the German Prime Minister, then he is not afraid, because the current Prime Minister's influence is very limited, and it is not too much to say that it is the Kaiser's echo worm, but if it is said by this prince, it will be different, because this person's performance in recent years is too shocking, and he belongs to the kind of person who has the ability, has ideas, and can do it when he thinks about it, and most of them can still succeed!

Fisher had spent a lot of time studying this prince, and he found that although this prince did things inexplicably, even without consideration, he did it by all kinds of coincidences! At a time when the Kaiser began to transfer the military factories and shipyards under the imperial family to the capitalists, the prince decided to engage in the military industry himself, but he did not expect to be able to do it in just a few years of hard work! Both hardened armor and rapid-fire guns have brought Bavaria's economic power to a new level.

The rest of the content is even more chatty! Stirring up casually, Japan paid a terrible price in the Qing-Japanese War, and then stirred up again, pitting the United States and Russia once! That's right, it was the United States and Russia, and Fisher's intuition told him that this prince actually hoped that the United States would lose to Japan in the Philippines! Because it's all such a coincidence! 4 battleships were finally delivered to the Japanese! And then turned around and used it on the Americans.......

In addition, the recent dispute between Germany and Portugal is said to have been the result of this prince's plan. Therefore, Fisher believed that this prince had the power and power second only to the Kaiser in the German upper echelons, and could easily influence the political leanings of Germany, and if Germany and Russia really reached some kind of understanding, it would undoubtedly be a very bad thing for Britain!

"These words of your remark do not seem to have much to do with me, and you should say this to the British Empire's ambassador to Berlin, so that your intentions may be more easily conveyed to the upper echelons of the Reich." Fisher said.

"The British Ambassador? He knows me, I don't know him! Besides, professional issues such as the Navy naturally have to be discussed with professional people. Just 3 days ago, I received a telegram from home that the Russians had ordered a fourth Rurik 2-rank battleship. And the next loan from the Americans will soon be sent to Russia, plus this time the French. Russia has enough money to order two more, so I would now like to ask you, how much additional costs will it need if Japan wants to win? ”

The prince's smile was still bright, but it made Fisher shudder! The so-called threat, naturally to make people feel the danger, then this threat is useful, since it is a matter of the navy, the prince will naturally tell the knowledgeable Fisher, because he understands, he cares, he knows the severity. And it won't take long for this guy to return to the Admiralty! Steward, the best use! What does it have to do with the British ambassador?

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