After Germany demarcated the no-sail zone, for various reasons, there were many ships from other countries that forcibly entered the no-sail zone. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Among them, the most numerous are undoubtedly American ships. A large number of American merchant ships and oil tankers, in defiance of the ban on the German side, wanted to transport the supplies urgently needed by the British for huge profits.

The British made great efforts to provoke disputes between the United States and Germany for these supplies, and of course, more importantly, to provoke disputes. The price they offer to the Americans is very high. The price of a shipload of copper ingots or other non-ferrous metals has tripled before the outbreak of war.

It can be seen how crazy those American businessmen will be under the influence of such large profits. For the sake of these profits, they are not even afraid to kill their heads.

Of course, the consequence of the Americans' actions is that the fleet will reap a lot of benefits. On the first day of the operation, more than 50 American merchant ships were seized. The next day, it rose directly to more than 80 ships. Three days later, the number of American merchant ships forcibly seized by the German Navy had reached 200.

Even if the United States is a maritime power, the loss of so many merchant ships at once is enough to make them feel painful. Not to mention, in the face of the pursuit of the German Navy, there were still many Americans who resisted. In the process of escaping, several merchant ships were directly sunk, resulting in the death of hundreds of Americans.

Such drastic measures taken by the German Navy undoubtedly shocked the countries of the world. Many people are aware that the Germans are not just talking. Although the huge profits make them excited, even if they make more money, they have to spend their lives! Otherwise, no amount of money is useless.

This made many merchant ships who originally planned to forcibly break into the no-sail zone have to give up such ideas. For the sake of your own life, let's make a little less money!

"Your Highness, the phenomenon of merchant ships from various countries forcibly invading the no-sail zone has basically been controlled by us. Under our strong pressure, those guys are honest. However, I'd like to let those guys run for a few more days, so that we can get more merchant ships. Maybe even the merchant ships that the army needs to land on the British Isles in the future will be able to muster enough. Marshal Count Tirpitz smiled.

"Oh? So much, right? How many ships have we seized these days? Qin Tian asked.

It would be great if Britain could be completely trapped because of this. After being cut off from overseas trade, how long could the British last? Perhaps by the time the German Army landed on the British Isles, it would be possible to destroy Britain without much effort. As for the seizure of the American merchant ships, and the supplies transported on the merchant ships, it was a complete surprise.

"Your Highness, in just three days, we have seized more than two hundred American merchant ships. Together with the merchant ships of other countries, the number is more than 250. The value of those merchant ships alone is an astronomical amount. Not to mention, those merchant ships also transported a lot of the supplies we needed. Marshal Tirpitz smiled very happily. According to custom, those merchant ships and the goods on merchant ships, after being sold, belong to the navy. The Navy has free rein for this money. It can not only be used to improve the treatment of officers and soldiers, but also to build more warships, so that the strength of the German Navy can be raised to a new level.

"Well, the harvest is good. However, so many merchant ships were lost. The Americans are certainly not going to rest on their laurels. On the Foreign Secretary's side, some of them must be busy. Qin Tian said with a smile.

"Your Highness, no matter what, these merchant ships have already arrived in our hands, and they will not be returned to the Americans, right?" Marshal Count Tirpitz asked, he was a little worried that the boiled duck would fly away.

"Don't worry, Marshal. Now that those merchant ships have been seized by us, it is absolutely impossible to return them to the Americans. Anyway, they were the ones who violated our ban in the first place. Even if they protest, it's just a war of words with them. Anyway, this time we won't back down. Qin Tian said. The Americans, in defiance of the German ban, repeatedly challenged Germany. Then, naturally, they will have to pay for it. These merchant ships that were seized are the price paid by the Americans.

"What if the Americans don't?" Marshal Count Tirpitz said.

"Your Excellency Marshal, I think you wish the Americans would join the side of the Entente because of this, right? In that case, it will be the turn of the Navy to show its talents. When the time comes, the Imperial Navy will naturally be able to teach the Americans how to behave! Qin Tian said.

"Haha!" Marshal Tirpitz, who was guessed by Qin Tian on his mind, couldn't help but laugh.

As a matter of fact, the US Government was indeed very angry at the German Navy's forcible seizure of American merchant ships. Even with the capacity of the United States, the loss of so many merchant ships at once is a great headache for them. Those merchant ship owners are all rich people! They banded together to put pressure on the government, which immediately put the US government under tremendous pressure.

In addition, the German Navy not only seized American merchant ships, but also shot and killed many Americans, which was even more unacceptable to the US government. After all, this can already be regarded as Germany's disregard and slap in the face for the United States.

The U.S. ambassador to Germany immediately went to the German Foreign Office and urgently met with German Foreign Minister von Van? Kidren? Vahit, to whom the protest of the American side was expressed.

"Your Excellency Foreign Secretary, your navy's brazen attack on American merchant ships, causing a large number of casualties among innocent American civilians, is an act of war. Your country's unreasonable seizure of US merchant ships has caused a lot of losses to the United States. The U.S. government demands that the German government immediately stop this behavior, and at the same time, apologize to the U.S. government and compensate for the damages! The American ambassador looked indignant.

Still, von? Kidren? Vahit, on the other hand, looked indifferent, as if he did not take the protests of the Americans seriously.

"Your Excellency, your merchant ships, in defiance of the ban of the German Empire, have forcibly entered the no-sail zones we have demarcated to transport war materials to England, which are expressly prohibited. That's why the Imperial Navy seized those merchant ships. As for the sunken merchant ships, then I'm sorry. They tried to escape, and the Imperial Navy had no choice but to open fire. So, all this is because your merchant ships are at fault in the first place, and the Imperial Navy has to do it. "Feng? Kidren? Vahit blamed all the blame, and put all the blame on the Americans.