Chapter 1000: Yin Germans
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"Oh? Sir Fisher, is the Navy so sure? You're kidding us, aren't you? Prime Minister Asquith was in good spirits, but then asked with some hesitation.
The other ministers of the British Cabinet also looked at John in amazement. Sir Fisher, it is not clear why the Royal Navy has such a strong foundation. Everyone knows that the strength of the Royal Navy is now slightly superior to the German Navy, but it is a bit too arrogant to say that it will be able to defeat the German Navy! If you wait until the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships and the 'Vengeance-class' battleships are all in service, then everyone will still believe it. But now? Everyone was a little suspicious.
"Don't worry, of course I'm not going to make fun of you. Before, there were a lot of things that needed to be kept secret, so it was always the Admiralty that was doing it in secret. Now? Our decisive battle at sea with the Germans is about to begin, so there is no need to worry about secrecy! "John. Sir Fisher said confidently.
"Wait, Sir Fisher, you said that our decisive battle with the Germans at sea was about to begin, did the Admiralty already know the time of the decisive battle between the Germans and us?" Prime Minister Asquith asked.
"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister. According to the information we have received, the German Navy will launch an attack on the Royal Navy at the end of this month, on May 30. The aim was to defeat the Royal Navy and gain naval supremacy in the North Sea and even the Atlantic. "John. Sir Fisher affirmed.
"Sir Fischer, I wonder how the Admiralty could have known the Germans' plans so detailed that they knew even the date of the war." Secretary of War Winston. Churchill asked.
"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Ministers, it is so. In February. One of our light cruisers spotted a German destroyer off the coast of Norway. After a fierce battle, it was the German destroyer that ran aground off the coast. Moreover, they did not have time to destroy the codebook of the German Navy. Our men took the codebook and destroyed the German destroyer once and for all. After more than two months of deciphering, we have basically mastered the code of the German Navy. After testing, the correctness of the codebook was basically verified. It is for this reason that we know that the German Navy will launch a decisive battle with the Royal Navy at the end of the month! "John. Sir Fisher explained.
"If that's the case, that's great!" Chancellor of the Exchequer David . Lloyd's. George said first. The war is completely about burning money, the war of almost a year. The government has already been heavily indebted. If it weren't for the British Empire's hundreds of years of accumulation, and the vast colonies that could be exploited, he would have not known how to survive.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I am very sorry. In order not to be known by the Germans. So I ask the people below to keep it a secret all the time, I hope you can understand! "John. Sir Fisher took the initiative.
"Sir Fisher, it is understandable that the Admiralty should be cautious on this matter." Although Prime Minister Asquith is a little dissatisfied, it is not easy to have a seizure now. After all, Sir Fisher did this to win the war, for the benefit of the British Empire.
Prime Minister Asquith did not delve into this issue. Then other people won't be bothering about this issue anymore.
"Sir Fischer, you said before that the Royal Navy had prepared a trap for the German Navy, which, if successful, could inflict heavy damage or even annihilate the German Navy in one fell swoop? Now can you tell us a little bit about the plans of the Admiralty. It can also put our minds at ease! "Colonial Chancellor George. Nathaniel. Marquis Curzon said. Britain's strong navy was an important guarantee for maintaining Britain's overseas colonial system. Therefore, he was also very concerned about this decisive battle of the navy.
"Of course! Everybody. The plan of the Admiralty is like this. Since the specific plan of the German Navy was to encircle and annihilate the battle cruiser detachment of the Royal Navy first, and then concentrate all its efforts on the decisive battle with the main force of the Royal Navy. So. The Royal Navy decided to take the plan and destroy the German Navy's battle cruiser detachment first, and then use superior forces to launch an attack on the German Navy and completely solve this trouble! "John. Sir Fisher said.
It's just that John. Sir Fisher said it in a very general way, which made everyone a little confused. Although, the specific plans of the Navy have to be kept secret, which is understandable. But let everyone know how the Royal Navy was able to defeat the German Navy!
"Sir Fischer, why would the Admiralty assert that the German Navy would be fooled. Moreover, even if the German Navy is really fooled, with the combat power of the German Navy, the Royal Navy will probably not be too easy to defeat the German Navy, right? The German Navy's 'Bavaria-class' battleships, the Royal Navy doesn't have that battleship to compete with now, right? "War Secretary Winston. Churchill asked.
"Who said that the Royal Navy did not have battleships against the battleships of the 'Bavaria-class' of the Germans? Our 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships are more than enough to compete with the German 'Bavaria-class' battleships! "John. Sir Fisher said.
"But aren't the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships still in outfitting? It will take some time to complete. And after completion, there will be sea trials, and after joining the Navy, there will be run-in, and I am afraid it will not be completed in a few months! Churchill asked with a brow of brows, puzzled.
"That's true. However, this was nothing more than a spy for the Admiralty to confuse the Germans. In fact, the Admiralty began to respond to the current crisis two years ago. To this end, we accelerated the construction of the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships, and even used some of the materials used in the 'Vengeance-class' battleships to the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships. This has greatly strengthened the construction progress of our 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships. Now lying on the slipway is nothing more than a 'revenge-class' battleship. As for the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships being outfitted, they were just models to confuse German spies. "John. Sir Fisher said.
"What? How so? Everyone was dumbfounded, and everyone had no idea that the Admiralty had secretly made such preparations.
"Sir Fisher, that is, our 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleship is finished?" Prime Minister Asquith asked in a trembling voice, if this is really the case, then the British Navy is very likely to win in this decisive battle at sea. The British Navy now had thirty-five battleships, and with the addition of five 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships, there were forty, which was significantly ahead of the German Navy's twenty-nine battleships.
"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister. Our 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleship was actually completed two months ago. For the sake of secrecy, now these battleships are in the Irish Sea. When the time for the decisive battle comes, they will secretly go to the North Sea. I think these treasures will give the Germans a surprise that they will never forget! "John. Sir Fisher's eyes flashed with excitement, and since becoming Lord Chancellor, his responsibility has been to lead the revival of the British Navy. And now, the British Royal Navy will step on the corpses of the incompetent Germans to strengthen Britain's position as the supremacy of the seas.
"Sir Fischer, this is wonderful!" The ministers cheered. Now it seems to everyone that it should not be very difficult for the British Navy to defeat the German Navy when it has mastered the plans of the German Navy in advance and the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships are put into service ahead of schedule. As long as the British Navy could win this decisive battle, it would be able to completely cut off the ambitions of the Germans. When the time came, it was fighting to pull Italy and the countries of the Balkans into the Entente. Britain was soon able to defeat Germany and win the war. After defeating Germany, the Entente gathered all their forces to defeat the evil China in the East and let the development of the world return to the past. In that case, the British Empire would remain the hegemon of the seas and the hegemon of the world, and Britain would continue to rule the whole world.
"Sir Fisher, although the early commissioning of the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships has brought our naval strength to a new level. But the strength of the German Navy was not weak. If you want to win this decisive battle at sea, there may be no problem. But it would be a little difficult to inflict heavy damage or even annihilate the German Navy! After all, the Germans are not fools either, after seeing our 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships put into service, once they fall into a disadvantageous position, they will definitely take the opportunity to retreat and will not fight with us forever! "Winston. Churchill said. He believes that the Royal Navy may not have won so easily and cleanly.
"Of course, the German Navy is not weak, but the Royal Navy is fully prepared. I promise that this time, if not annihilated, the German Navy will suffer an irreparable heavy blow and will never again pose a threat to the British Empire! "John. Sir Fisher said with great certainty.
Everyone looked at John curiously. Sir Fisher, awaiting his explanation. Everyone wants to know, why does he have so much self-confidence, and where does his confidence come from?
"Ladies and gentlemen, don't forget that among the Entente countries, apart from us, our allies are not weak. I have already communicated with the US Navy, and this time we will fight a decisive battle with the German Navy, and the US Navy will also join. The condition is that when China repairs the Panama Canal and enters the Atlantic, the Royal Navy will cooperate with the US Navy to defeat the Chinese Navy! "John. Sir Fisher said!