"I think Your Majesty must have consulted the admirals on the question of the Austro-Hungarian navy, and their opinions, as you should already know, are absolutely no future for the Austro-Hungarian fleet in the Adriatic, but if it has access to the Black Sea, it will be of great importance to ensure that we receive supplies from Turkey and a blockade of the Russians. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"If I had commanded the Allied legions, a landing battle against Istanbul would have been launched after the eastern and western fronts had been temporarily stabilized, and if the Entente could open the Dardanelles into the Black Sea, it would have been disastrous for us, and the manpower and depth of the Russians, together with the guns of the British and French, would have turned the whole war for the worse. For this sake alone, I believe that the issue of cooperation between the navies of the two countries should be considered. ”

"More importantly, in addition to ensuring the blockade of Russia, we can also completely suppress the Black Sea Fleet, at this time when the Black Sea Fleet is at its weakest, we can easily obtain the control of the Black Sea, and even land directly in Ukraine It is possible, and at that time, Ukrainian grain will form an important help for us."

The prince is actually not very optimistic about controlling Ukraine and getting food during the war, and he can get some, but how much is a question. But after all, it is a report to the above, and if there is no temptation, how can the Kaiser adopt it?

The prince felt that his report was well-founded and modest, and that it would certainly have the support of the Admiralty, so he sent it out with confidence, and the Kaiser was also very simple, and the telegram was photographed back on the third day, and the content was very simple: "What if Austria-Hungary does not agree?" ”

"Then it depends on what Germany intends to offer." The prince said leisurely. If there were not enough interests, Austria-Hungary would naturally not agree, and it was interesting enough for Austria-Hungary to agree to help Germany temporarily resist the Russian attack on the Eastern Front, and it was easy to hold back the fleet and be stationed in the Black Sea. How can people say yes so easily?

And in this matter, the prince was embarrassed to come forward, after all, he was the son-in-law of Emperor Fritz, and he had to avoid suspicion at this time. Therefore, in the reply to the Kaiser, it was only mentioned that some benefits around the Black Sea could be promised to Austria-Hungary when the situation permitted.

"Give Austria-Hungary some benefits?" After reading the telegram, the Kaiser muttered to himself and handed the telegram to the German Chancellor Bernhard next to him. Feng. Bullo. "Maybe it's time to promise Fritz some good." So far, Germany has only made Austria-Hungary obliged, but has not said anything about giving it benefits on the Eastern and Western Fronts in the future. The Western Front was next to Germany, and Austria-Hungary could not touch it, so naturally there was no benefit. And what about the Eastern Front?

"On the Eastern Front, there are nothing more than three main territories, Russian Poland, the Baltic coast, and Western Ukraine. From a geopolitical point of view, Russian Poland is close to Germany and Austria, and we are bound to share it. The countries bordering the Baltic Sea do not have a border with Austria-Hungary, we can completely eat it, as for Western Ukraine? How so? Although we border it, we are too far away and difficult to control, but we are closer to Austria-Hungary. "There is one more thing that Chancellor Bullow has not said, and that is that he is not sure that the German Army is capable of eating Western Ukraine.

"And what about Transcaucasia? Do you really have no idea at all? That's the world's largest oil-producing region outside of the United States! The Kaiser looked at the map and asked without turning back.

"It's too far, and I think that even if the empire solves the Western Front, it will definitely not be possible to hit the Caucasus!" Prime Minister Biaoluo thought for a moment and said.

"That is, parts of Western Ukraine are paid by Austria-Hungary, and the Caucasus is a blank check?" The Kaiser said thoughtfully.

"I think that since Ruprecht thinks that the addition of the Austro-Hungarian fleet has the ability to improve the war situation in the whole of Ukraine and the Caucasus, and that Austria-Hungary will also fight on the Eastern Front in the future, then it is better to promise them these areas, and we must give our allies some benefits, right?"

According to the plan of the Germans, the Baltic coast and later Belarus were favored by Germany, and most of Russian Poland was also in Germany's pocket, but after the end of this war, the allies could not be left without a share, right? So after thinking about it, it was decided that the land of Western Ukraine was good, it was big enough, and Germany was not easy to control, so it was good to throw it to Austria-Hungary. Caucasus? In the eyes of the Prime Minister, it's really a joke, you have the ability, you can take it yourself!

Western Ukraine in this era and Western Ukraine in later generations are not the same concept, geographically speaking, Austria-Hungary originally controlled part of the territory of later Western Ukraine, so this area is smaller. It is far away from Germany, and most of it is an agricultural area, with a large population, which is not very easy to control, and Germany is not very interested, so the Kaiser also agreed to give this part of the chicken ribs to his allies.

"Well, then you can make contact with Austria-Hungary in the name of the Empire, the Ukrainian regions and the Caucasus, they can occupy as much as they want!" The Kaiser made a decision.

"And what about the Turks?" The Prime Minister thought for a moment and asked.

"Turkey? The deserts of the Middle East are not enough for them to occupy? And the colonies in North Africa, as long as we win, we will force Italy to give up. "For the Kaiser, Austria-Hungary was an important partner, and even the only ally that was okay. So it must be kept, it must be given enough benefits to woo it, as for Turkey? Then it can only be hehe. Had it not been for Ruprecht's insistence, the Kaiser would not have even considered giving Turkey help and support.

"What's more, the deployment of the Austro-Hungarian fleet to Istanbul is, to some extent, a move in favor of Turkey, and from this point alone, they have no reason to object, are we helping him, and we are going to give them benefits?" The Kaiser said.

"Okay, I will immediately contact the Austro-Hungarian ambassador to convey your opinion, and besides, who is better to help Austria-Hungary build its navy?" The Prime Minister asked.

"Do you need to ask about this? Naturally, he was a good son-in-law handed over to King Fritz, who was the best choice both from the point of view of Germany and from the point of view of Austria-Hungary. The Kaiser said with a smile.

"Yes, I think Emperor Fritz would have agreed with that. But I'm afraid the prince will be very busy lately. The Prime Minister said with a smile.

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