"Dad, the German fleet and the British fleet fought a battle in the North Sea." In Scrooge's office, Gray Stone and Donald report to Scrooge what they knew.

"The result?" Scrooge asked.

"As far as we know, the result should be that the Germans sank one battlecruiser, and an old battleship, and the British sank two battlecruisers, and then the German High Seas Fleet withdrew after discovering the Grand Fleet." Donald replied.

"That's it? Did the two sides engage only the avant-garde fleet? Scrooge was a little surprised, judging from this result, the intensity of the battle between the two sides was even less than the Battle of Jutland in the original history. Moreover, in the original historical Battle of Jutland, the German fleet was able to successfully escape, to a large extent, due to the element of luck.

"Yes, Uncle Scrooge. The Germans did not fight the British Grand Fleet at all. Donald replied, "After the encounter between the two avant-garde fleets, the German avant-garde fleet began to retreat, and they seemed to want to draw the British avant-garde fleet into the circle of fire of their main fleet." The British battlecruisers went into pursuit, and in the process, damaged one German battlecruiser. Then they fell into the trap of the Germans and sank two battle cruisers. The British avant-garde fleet was forced to retreat, but the British fleet arrived immediately afterward, and the German fleet immediately retreated. In the process of retreating, the battlecruiser that had been heavily damaged fell behind due to severe damage and a decrease in speed, and was sunk, in addition, several old battleships of the Germans, because of the speed problem, had to risk escaping through a minefield, as a result, one of the ships hit a mine and sank. ”

"We don't think the Germans nor the British want to fight a real life-and-death battle." Gladstone took over the topic and said, "For the German Navy, they simply did not want to fight this battle with the British, because in their opinion it was simply a death sentence." And I don't think the British really want to go to a battle of life and death, although in such a battle, they will definitely win the final victory, but it will definitely pay a huge price. If the price paid is too great, it will even affect Britain's position in the post-war period. And if the Germans were willing to withdraw to the Baltic themselves, I am the British commander, and I am not willing to really pursue them. Anyway, if they stay in the Baltic Sea, it is no different from sinking in battle. ”

"You have a point, whether the Germans or the British, they don't want to fight hard." "But for us, it would be nice if they could work hard." Well, Greystone, you're going to continue to work on the propaganda in the next step, right? ”

"Yes, Dad. We have secretly bought a few German newspapers, and these newspapers have always taken an extreme stance, and some of them are the Germanic and Aryan supremacy that the far-right camp likes to promote in their daily lives. There are also some who are quite left-wing, and usually like to talk about opposing war plots or something. Of course, these were all newly established, and the original newspapers were seized. Their articles are all more radical, so a few nonsense words are not easy to attract attention. I'm going to get the left-wing newspapers to publish articles that satirize the waste of money in building Germany's navy, and then let the far-right newspapers jump out and refute it, and be pig teammates. "The term pig teammate was naturally invented by Scrooge, and after using it a lot, the children also learned to use it.

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"Mr. Heywood, would you like to see if this article should be revised before publishing?" An editor holds a manuscript and hands it to Heywood, the editor-in-chief of the Silesian Workers' Daily.

"Ah, let me see? Well, "The Imperial Navy"? Do you think this topic is too harsh? Aren't they vigorously promoting the Navy's victory? Just taunt them and tell everyone that the king is not actually wearing clothes. Heywood replied.

"This article is quite good, very powerful, especially the question pointed out at the end, 'In the past, the last copper plate of the people was squeezed away by the reckless military force, and under the banner of patriotism, such a navy that had exhausted the people's fat and cream, but now it is useless, why didn't you use this money to improve the people's lives in the first place?'" You know, the people of Silesia don't even have enough to eat! If we hadn't wasted all our money on these useless armaments, if we had invested this money in improving people's lives, would there have been such cruel and senseless wars? What's wrong with the country? Isn't that worth thinking about? That's a good point. Mr. Heywood sighed.

"But Mr. Heywood, isn't this article a little too sharp? We're going to be banned if we post articles like this, right? The editor said.

"Yes, it may be closed, seized or something. But Raschel, are we being seized less often? Anyway, I'm used to it, it's nothing remarkable, just seize it, anyway, there is no money in the name of the newspaper, and if it is seized, it will be a big deal for us to change the name. Heywood replied.

Indeed, it is not once or twice that something has been shut down, and if a small newspaper like this does not take a firm stance and has a fierce attitude, it will be difficult for it to survive in the market. If you want to put on a peaceful and neutral attitude, then you might as well read the big newspapers.

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The article was sent out smoothly, but after it was published, there was not much repercussions, because the newspaper had a small circulation and a limited audience. Because of this, the seizure did not come to the door. But that changed a day later, as the far-right newspaper Nation published a rebuttal to the article.

Of course, the far-right rebuttal article is actually nothing new, it is nothing more than scolding the article of the Silesian Workers' Newspaper as treason or something, plus it is to wash the ground for the German Navy, what navy is not their own fault, mainly because the Turkish navy is not strong, Italy has become a traitor, so that the British do not need to worry about the Mediterranean: the navy did its best, and he is not to blame for this. To blame his teammates, it's all big fools. The local chicken dragged its feet and rebelled. There is also Austria-Hungary, which is also the scum of war. You say he can't do it, you can do it!

Such bullshit articles must of course be refuted. Therefore, the Silesian Workers' Daily immediately published a rebuttal article in response to this article, citing various facts, which fully proved that the navy did not dare to fight a tough battle with the British navy. Then other newspapers joined in, and strangely enough, this time, there were far-right newspapers that sided with the Silesian Workers' Newspaper, saying that the Silesian Workers' Newspaper was stupid, but the German Navy was sorry for their cost. "If we had known that we had given the money to the navy to the army, we might have marched on the Champs-Élysées", "The army is a hero, but the navy is a bad breed", "It's all the fault of the navy's delay, or we would have won earlier" and other sayings have also kept popping up. What is even more strange is that the German government has not done anything but quietly watched these newspapers tear up there.

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"General Scheer, is it true that the Navy can't strike again?" German Emperor Wilhelm II asked. These days, His Majesty the Emperor is feeling a lot of pressure from the Army. The Army is already quite unconfident in the future of the war, and it can even be said that they are already a little desperate, and in such a situation, it is natural to start thinking about who should bear the blame for the defeat in the future. Of course, the army was unwilling to bear this pot, so they naturally concentrated their firepower and began to attack the navy. Even the German Emperor Wilhelm II was secretly accused of spending a lot of money on the navy.

The power of the army in Germany is not comparable to that of the navy, and from the time of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Junker military aristocracy was the most basic supporting force of the country. Not to mention the navy, even the emperor could not compete with the entire army and the Junker military aristocracy they represented. Nowadays, the army's dissatisfaction with the navy is very great, and in the army's view, if the navy is unwilling to fight with the British, but relying on the army, let alone winning the war, it will be very difficult to achieve a "decent peace". As for the Navy's assertion that they were powerless to compete with the British Grand Fleet and that a decisive battle with the British was a matter of death, first of all, this is absolutely a non-national defeatist argument, which should be absolutely criticized. Secondly, for the sake of victory, or for the survival of the empire, anyone has the obligation to make sacrifices, and the army has already sacrificed so many people, why can't the navy be sacrificed? If victory can be obtained, and even, if a "decent peace" can be obtained, the sacrifice of the Navy as a whole will be worth it. As the saying goes: "The second life and death of Gou Lide are not because the British ships avoid it." "This is the spirit of the German army.

"Your Majesty, the gap between our fleet and Britain is too great, and even if we all fight it out, it will not be able to deal an effective blow to Britain's sea supremacy." General Scheer replied.

"Could it be that the Imperial Navy, which has spent so much money, is not useful at all? Doesn't the Navy understand the urgency of today's situation? Wilhelm II asked sternly.

"Your Majesty, of course the navy has the will to kill the enemy and serve the country, but it must also consider reality. If peace comes, and Germany has no navy, what will Germany gain from the peace? Moreover, after the last voyage, the ships need to be maintained, and in the short term, it will be difficult for the high seas fleet to make large-scale sorties. In fact, the reason why the navy has limited achievements is entirely because the navy is artificially tied, and if His Majesty can let go of the constraints on the navy, the navy can also win victory for the empire. ”