The Second World War was no smaller in scale than the previous one. Major countries around the world are involved in this world war. The Holy Alliance, led by Germany, and the Peace Alliance, led by the Chinese Empire, engaged in a fierce battle. The main battlefields of the war were concentrated in Europe and the surrounding region. From this point of view, it cannot be compared with the last world war. However, the number of people involved in the war is no less than in the previous war.

The main battlefield of this war is still in Europe, which is divided into the Eastern Front and the Western Front. In addition, there is the British battlefield that hangs alone. and the Middle East theater dominated by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. It's just that, in comparison, the Eastern and Western fronts in Europe are more important.

On the morning of August 20, 1863, at Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, just outside the German capital Berlin, Kaiser Wilhelm I convened the senior officials of the German Empire to discuss the current situation of the war. However, the current situation of the war is clearly unfavorable to the German Empire and the Holy Alliance led by it.

First, the German-orchestrated right hook program ended in failure. Although the German Army had invaded the territory of the Kingdom of Belgium, it was not strong enough to annihilate the Sino-Belgian forces entrenched in Antwerp. In addition, the Belgian Army's troops deployed on the front line of the fortresses of Brussels and Liège also successfully resisted the German Army's attack. As for France, the nearly one million troops of the German Army and the one million troops of the French Empire could not defeat the Chinese, Spanish and French forces defending the south bank of the Seine, so that the entire Western Front was affected. Germany's strategic goal of sweeping across Western Europe before reinforcements from the Chinese Army arrived, could be considered a failure.

Secondly, Germany's allies were also extremely inadequate. On the battlefield of England. The British were unable to defeat the Chinese Army, as well as the Republic of Ireland and the Kingdom of Scotland, and not only could not help the battlefields on the European continent. Instead, the help of the German Reich was needed. The Kingdom of Italy only agreed to send 200,000 troops abroad to fight, which was a small army for a world war in which tens of millions of people participated. It's a drop in the bucket. The naval defeat of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the destruction of all capital ships made it impossible for the Ottoman Turkish Empire to threaten the shipping routes of the Mediterranean. At the same time, it also brought the Ottoman Turkish Empire to a stalemate in the land theater in the Middle East. In particular, the crushing defeat of the Ottoman Turkish Navy made the situation even more unfavorable for the Holy Alliance. The Chinese could easily use the Mediterranean route to transport troops and war materials to Western Europe, which would inevitably expose Germany to the risk of fighting on two fronts. And fight with China to consume. and control most of the world's China to fight consumption, and the fool knows that this is simply looking for death! In addition, another ally of Germany, Russia, was also bleeding on the Volgograd Line. It now seems impossible to rely on Germany to drive the Chinese Army west of the Ural River.

Therefore, the current situation of the war was very unfavorable for the German Empire. Germany's advantage is fast passing, and it may not be long before the tide of war is reversed and even more unfavorable to Germany. At that time, Germany will most likely lose the war.

Kaiser Wilhelm I looked very tired, and in any case, he was already 66 years old. Although, his body looks pretty good. But. Because the battle situation for many days was not smooth, this made his whole spirit also suffer a great blow.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the current situation seems to be very unfavorable for us. Everybody talk. Are there any other good ways to regain the advantage on the battlefield? William I said. If we didn't do anything else, the German Empire might not have a chance.

"陛xià. According to the information we have received, the Chinese transport ship has entered the Indian Ocean. In just over twenty days, their transport ships will arrive in Western Europe. This will put us at an extremely disadvantage. "Prime Minister Otto. Feng. Bismarck was the first to say. After all. As the chancellor of the German Empire, he knew that if he wanted to fight with the Chinese Empire, the German Empire would definitely not be the opponent of the Chinese Empire. Although, in terms of industrial scale, the industrial strength of the German Empire was not much worse than that of the Chinese Empire. However, both in terms of resources and population, the German Empire was far inferior to the Chinese Empire. If it is fought hard, the German Empire will definitely fail.

"Damn the Ottomans, they have the third most powerful navy in the world, but they can't even beat the Spaniards. If they had been able to defeat the Spaniards, perhaps the situation would have been completely different. "Frederick. Crown Prince William couldn't help but curse. After all, they had high expectations for the Ottoman Imperial Navy. As the saying goes, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. It was for this reason that after the defeat of the Ottoman Turkish Navy, the Germans were also in an extreme crisis.

"Your Highness, the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Navy has also done its best. The reason why they lost to the Spanish navy was solely because the strength of the opponent was too strong. Although, the battleships of the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Navy were given one more by the Spanish Navy. However, the Spanish Navy had four 'Don-class' battleships, while the Ottoman Turkish Empire had only two 'Caesars' that could rival them. Frederick III class battleship. In addition, there are too many other factors in naval warfare. Therefore, it is not incomprehensible that the Ottoman Turkish Empire lost the naval battle. "The Minister of the Navy, Prince Felix, stood up and spoke a word of justice for the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Although, the Ottoman Turkish Empire claimed to be the third navy in the world. However, that is only in terms of the tonnage of the capital ship. In terms of the overall strength of the navy, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was no match for the Spanish navy. The reason why the Ottoman Imperial Navy was used to deal with the Spanish Navy was that there was no intention of taking a gamble. After all, if the Ottoman Turkish navy had had luckier, they might have been able to turn the tables around. It is a pity that the Ottoman Turkish Navy seems to have had a little worse luck. This led to the crushing defeat of the Ottoman Turkish Empire's navy.

"Humph! The Ottoman Turkish Imperial Navy though had only two 'Caesars. Frederick III-class battleships, but they also had four 'Brandenburg-class' battleships. Although the Spaniards had four 'Tang-class' battleships, the other eight were all old-fashioned 'Qin-class' battleships and 'Western Han-class' battleships. In terms of the strength of the capital ships, it is still the Ottoman Turkish Empire that has the upper hand. "Frederick. Crown Prince William is not a novice in the navy who doesn't know anything.

"The Spanish Navy's 'Qin-class' battleships and 'Western Han-class' battleships are indeed old. However, these ships had been equipped with new 50-caliber 280 mm guns before the war. The power of this main gun is no less powerful than that of our 305-mm 45-caliber guns. Therefore, these two old battleships of the Spaniards were still able to exert extremely strong combat effectiveness. Even the 'Western Han class' battleships will not be much worse than our 'Brandenburg-class' battleships. Prince Felix said.

"Well, there's nothing to argue about on this issue. No matter what the process is, the ending is already out, and there is no point in arguing anymore. William I said. After all, the results of the naval battle between the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Kingdom of Spain have already come out, and even if they are argued now, it is no longer possible to change the outcome of the naval battle. With this time, it is better to think about how to deal with the current unfavorable situation.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Frederick. Crown Prince William and Prince Felix nodded hurriedly.

"In any case, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was an important ally of the Empire. Now that their millions of troops are fighting against the enemy, I don't want to hear any more slander against the Ottoman Empire. William I continued. Frederick. Crown Prince William is not young anymore. However, his personality is too impulsive, and such words are not a good thing.

"Yes, Father!" Frederick. Crown Prince William nodded. Although he was very resentful, it was clearly not the time to fight against William I. Because of the unfavorable situation of the war, William I was in a bad mood. If he doesn't let go any longer, won't he feel uncomfortable with himself?

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, does the General Staff have any plans for the current war situation?" William I asked.

"The present form is indeed very unfavorable to us, and it can even be said that in the early days of the war, our plan had failed. The right hook plan did not succeed, and our strategic goal of quickly conquering Western Europe may not be completed. The defeat of the Ottoman Turkish Navy made it impossible to cut off the Mediterranean shipping routes. Although, on the Eastern Front, the Russians were still storming the Volgograd Line. But, no matter how you look at it, the Russians are like going to die again. It is foreseeable that the Russians will soon suffer a crushing defeat as well. Count Moltke analyzed.

Although, what he said was the truth. However, listening to the ears of everyone, it is unacceptable to everyone. It sounded as if Germany was already losing the war. Although the current situation of the war is unfavorable, this has not made these high-ranking German leaders give up. After all, Germany has been preparing for so many years and will not be able to back down because of this. The current unfavorable situation is, at best, a minor setback, not something that cannot be overcome. (To be continued......)

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