Chapter 1404: Scheer's reaction
According to what Deng Jieqian said, the battle took place yesterday, and now 24 hours have passed, and there is no timeliness, so he just needs to personally inform him.
It would take several hours to get from the port of Hamburg to Berlin, even for the newly built railway, and Djokov hurried to get to the Admiralty in a hurry, and it was almost time to get off work.
The German Admiralty, the recent calm and calm, the submarines have returned, and even the confrontation in the North Sea is a little less, Germany is waiting for submarines, the most critical is the 8 Bavaria-class, only when the strength is the strongest, is the time for the decisive battle, the airship sneak attack, but can not be repeated, obviously, the British side, has done a good job of protection, a large number of sounding balloons were raised at night, these things, for the airship to block the effect is not small, once hit, special balloons, there will be a special reaction, There is no way to carry out the sneak attack.
Fortunately, this unexpected sneak attack, coupled with the submarine forces supported by the Chinese side, completed the task very well, at least in 1916, Germany's advantage is obvious, even if the current Entente side, try their best, it is only to replenish this year's supplies, want to expand the troops, improve the strength, it is basically impossible.
In the winter of 1915, in order to cope with the growth of the Allied combat effectiveness, in fact, Germany was increasing its strength, 155 artillery, body armor, and the addition of Chinese individual soldiers and team weapons, the combat effectiveness of the German army was improved, if the Entente only increased the number of troops, but did not increase the combat effectiveness, in 1916, the German side would be under much less pressure.
1916 was a better year, and of course Germany could not have the luxury of expecting it, and it would be the same every year for the next few years, and the United States was also rapidly strengthening as the war continued, which was also the source of increasing pressure on Germany.
In Germany's view, 1916 was a critical year, their harvest in 1915 a large amount of land, East Prussia, Poland and Kiev, as long as digested these lands, so that these lands have a relatively constant output, at that time, Germany's grain self-sufficiency, this is the most critical, until the arrival of the war, Germany's food self-sufficiency is only about 74%, food problems, has always been the most important problem in Germany, even after the outbreak of the war, because of the transfer of a large number of people, Under the cultivation of the Chinese Corps, the grain self-sufficiency rate is declining, but with East Prussia, Poland and Kiev, the hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land are different, and the vicinity of Kiev and Poland are relatively traditional grain-producing areas in Europe.
In fact, among the new territories occupied, the most critical is Baku, which is located in Central Europe, next to the Caspian Sea, will be a new growth point for the German economy, countless materials and equipment were sent to Baku, according to the estimates of Chinese designers, in the second half of 1916, the output will be as high as 50 million tons.
Any kind of thing, when it rises to the number of 50 million, the wealth brought is very terrible, oil, which is used more and more frequently, more and more important minerals, 50 million tons, is also a huge number, Baku in the hands of Russia for 5 years may not have so much production, but for Germany, just a year, although each ton of oil, less than 100 US dollars, but can not stand the large amount, even if 80, it is enough 4 billion US dollars, this is still an annual output, At least 30 years is inexhaustible, which is the best title for finance.
Between Germany and other countries, what is lacking is this, especially with China, China's industrial production capacity is huge, Germany wants everything, but it is their things, China does not have much to like, now come out one, as long as it is the crude oil produced, China wants, the more the better, 50 million tons does not matter, even if it is 500 million tons, even if it is not used up in a short period of time, it is good, China's huge population base, the future consumption of oil will be very amazing.
Such a good business, even Germany can't help but fight Bulgarianism, where is not far from Baku, the most important thing is that oil resources have just been discovered, if on the basis of Baku, even if it is increased by one or two million tons each, it will be a huge wealth for Germany.
There have been no wars lately, and even if the High Seas Fleet and submarines are still active, they have only had sporadic successes, and the most important thing in 1916 was to meet the Bavarian class, and depending on the situation, to order a few more ships within the limits of financial allowability.
When Djoko arrived, he was meeting most of the people off work, especially Scheer, who was about to go home to rest after a busy day's work, and when he saw Djokov, he was a little surprised, and quipped: "You guy, it's not good to be in Hamburg, what are you doing here!" ”
"Commander Scheer, I have an emergency report!"
Urgent? Scheer glanced at Djokov, and as far as Djoko looked like a dusty man, he knew that he had come all the way from Hamburg, and that there was any urgent military situation, and he had to send it over in person instead of reporting it by telegram, which was not timely.
With some doubts in his heart, Scheer still took the document sent by Djokov, glanced at it, even the steady Scheer was shocked, China not only sent submarine forces to support Germany, but most importantly, China sent 4 warships of the emperor, and the surprise attack on the United States caused an unprecedented blow to the United States, almost destroying Wall Street.
Raid on the United States, this is what Germany wants to do, but did not do, the United States joined the Entente, the impact on Germany is huge, if it is not for Germany's tenacity, maybe, the first time the news comes, the whole Germany will collapse, so to speak, the United States brought abundant manpower advantages, plus materials, it can be said that the United States joined, so that the material level of the entire Entente countries, I don't know, even if Germany seized the opportunity and strengthened a lot, A series of victories in 1914 and 1915 only bridged the gap between the two sides, and the gap even widened as the United States gradually adapted to the battlefield environment over time.
This is also the fundamental reason why China entered the war, so that Germany rejoiced, in the eyes of Germany, can be compared with the United States of industrial countries, but only China, made in China is not a derogatory term, is an absolute compliment, can support the industrial production of the whole world, such a country, how not terrible, the most important thing is China's mobilization capacity, the population is equivalent to the whole of Europe plus the United States, such a country, or has completed industrialization, can produce all weapons in the field of weapons, is Germany's largest, Also the best ally.
It's just that China passively participated in the war, and Germany knew very well how much they had prepared for the war, even the first to strike, which only achieved the advantage of Europe, and stabilized the situation with huge plundered wealth, and kept pressing the Entente to fight, China may not be ready for war, maybe in 1916 continue to look for opportunities in Russia, and only after opening up the connection with Germany, will it intervene in Europe.
What he didn't expect was that China had already intervened, and 31 submarines had directly stabilized the precarious submarine situation due to the appearance of sonar, and now, it has sent 4 warships to attack the US mainland, which has dealt a huge blow to the United States.
The Emperor class in the Schell fleet is the most powerful in the entire German fleet, whether it is attack power, firepower, tonnage, protection ability, and even speed, it is ranked among the German fleet, it is an absolutely perfect battleship, such a battleship, for the unguarded New York of the United States, it is simply a nightmare.
Schell closed the document, took Djoko back to his office, and while looking at the document seriously, he asked about the specific situation, Djoko didn't know much, it was all told to him by Deng Jieqian, but the war report was quite detailed, one of the symbols of the United States, the Statue of Liberty, was destroyed, this is just a symbol, and it can be regarded as a war feat, proving that it can easily attack the mainland of the United States, but the destruction of New York Harbor and 200 ships, this is not bad, this is almost equivalent to the amount of a submarine's attack in a month, as for the after, a lot of arsenals, supplies, and even Wall Street.
Wall Street, the famous financial center of the United States, especially after the United States became the world's first industrial country, a large amount of gold flowed into the United States because of industrial transactions, and the ability of Wall Street is improving, especially the concentration of Jewish consortiums in the United States, which has further strengthened the power of Wall Street, although London is the undisputed financial center of the world, but the role of Wall Street is also increasing
Now that such a place has been attacked, it is great news for the Germans, the root of the strength of the United States lies in commerce, and after a country's financial center, stock market, and even banks have received a devastating blow, what will be the result, just like Germany, if the German financial center is hit now, I am afraid that Germany will lose the courage to resist.
Germany did not dare to think about it, did not dare to do it, but was easily done by the Chinese, even if the Germans do not know how the Chinese did it, but do not delay the worship of the Germans, as for the problem of submarines, it was originally the pot that the Germans were willing to carry, this is one of the ways to increase Germany's deterrence, 300,000 tons, 7 mounted cruises, 12 heavy cruises, are more than 10,000 tons of big guys, such a record, I am afraid that the entire German high seas fleet combined, the total number of sunk numbers is not so much, The Chinese are really powerful, and at such a critical moment, they have given Germany great help. (To be continued.) )