If Xu Jie has now considered the question of what to do with China after the German Army becomes bigger, then the cooperative relationship between the German Navy and the Chinese Navy can be described as intimate. After all, the former is about whether Germany can become a great power in Eurasia, and the latter? Xu Jie was also afraid that the Germans would not be able to consume the strength of the British, and from now on, the relationship between Britain and the United States is gradually approaching, and it is possible for the United States to participate in World War 1 in advance, and with the powerful United States joining, the strategic balance between the two sides is likely to be broken. Therefore, for the sake of the interests of China, Xu Jie believes that it is necessary to continue to deepen the naval cooperation between China and Germany.

There is no need to say anything more on the German high seas fleet, that is, the violent warships of the two sides will then see after the main forces have been engaged again and again. The Mediterranean Sea is also useless, and there is basically nothing to do with the German Navy. Then the only thing that Xu Jie is worth worrying about and can have a certain influence on the war situation is the Middle East. Early on, Xu Jie reminded Germany that it should value the geographical location of the Persian Gulf and treat it as a sub-battlefield. This is the fundamental reason why Germany later decided to strengthen the Turkish navy and to transfer the Far Eastern Fleet to the Persian Gulf if necessary.

The Persian Gulf is too close to the British colony in India, which Xu Jie also knows, and even some things that Spee can think of, Xu Jie can basically think of, after all, as a traverser, his own experience is much more than that of the ancients 100 years ago. But even so, Xu Jie still believed that Germany must establish a relatively stable naval base in the Persian Gulf, although it was difficult. But if the Germans can gain a foothold, it will have a profound impact on the future of the war.

First of all, Germany needs to understand the outcome of gaining a foothold in the Persian Gulf. After the Turkish fleet and the Far Eastern fleet converged, relying on the mine arrays laid at the exit of the Persian Gulf, the safety of the military ports in the Persian Gulf could basically be guaranteed. The threat is too great. After all, not everyone is a U47 captain who can drive a U-boat into the British Navy's anchorage and sink the Royal Oak!

With a relatively stable base, then there are many things left to do. British ports in India were indeed very close to the Persian Gulf. At the same time, it is indeed easy to find out the whereabouts of the German fleet, but the question is, what if it is discovered? Unless the British fleet deployed in India was strong enough to completely suppress their opponents, the Germans could not do anything. But the German and Turkish fleets will have at least 4 or so more dreadnoughts. If the British want to completely suppress it, why should they need 8 ships, put 8 precious dreadnoughts in India, and divide the troops in the Mediterranean theater, then the Grand Fleet left behind in the British mainland may be overstretched, right?

If the British had done this, even if the German and Turkish fleets had stayed in the harbor, it would have been strategically superior on the German and Turkish sides! But if the British were not strong enough to do so, they would not be able to completely prevent the German fleet from entering and leaving the Persian Gulf. It is even said that the German-Turkish fleet could be before the British fleet was in place. Let's blow up some ports first. These ports could not accommodate capital ships, so that the British would either not come or would have to choose other ports that were far away. Theoretically, the British could not have deployed such a powerful fleet in peacetime in the Arabian Sea.

If the German fleet went to sea, then it would be necessary to analyze the actions of the fleet and the countermeasures taken by the British, as well as the possible costs of such a countermeasure. As mentioned earlier, it is impossible for the capital ships to be responsible for the task of breaking diplomatic relations, and the last thing that the German Far East Fleet and the Turkish fleet lack is all kinds of old warships, and the Germans and Turkey will take out the King-type armored cruisers and those new light cruisers to break the diplomatic relations, as well as a large number of camouflaged assault ships, including almost all non-capital ships.

And in the face of this hodgepodge, the British are in trouble. For example, if the British know that they have only one light cruiser in this area, then after getting their whereabouts, you can exclude a few light cruisers for searching. But what would the British do if they knew that there might be an old patrol ship in this part of the waters? Do you dare to send a light patrol to attack so easily? Theoretically, you can run away at high speeds, but what if you can't? Hundreds of thousands of pounds were thrown into the sea. Even if it's an old cruiser. At least one new patrol is needed to deal with it. In this case, the cost of action for the British rose from a few light cruisers of hundreds of thousands of pounds to several ships of more than a million pounds! Of course, you can also take risks, and if you are confident enough in your RP, you can also give it a try.

That is to say, the more warships the opposing side has, the greater the risk for the British to judge the target and the strategy they have to devise. And the more force involved, the more force is involved. Moreover, the more friendly troops you have in a sea area, the more you can provide early warning and exchange information with each other, and if the British send out a large fleet and catch an attacking ship, then there is a certain probability that they can hear the telegram transmitted to other warships. This allows the simple safari to break the hand in the direction of the wolf pack. The efficiency gains are considerable. Even the Germans could arrange unarmed camouflage ships to provide supplies and intelligence specifically for the attack ships. And all of the above are just some of the threats and effects posed by warships. And the capital ships of the German-Turkish fleet have not yet appeared!

What is the purpose of the capital ship? Naturally, it will not be looking for merchant ships on the vast ocean, which is too inefficient and too cheap! The purpose of the dreadnoughts or super-dreadnoughts of the German-Turkish fleet was to carry out escort missions in these seas! All the ships that can be chased are on the hunt list of the German-Turkish capital ships! They will try to choose a lonely route, there will be auxiliary ships to provide intelligence, and then find the right prey to hunt! Because the overall strength of the British in this sea area will not be much higher than that of the German and Turkish navies, if it is really too high, then the British mainland will be tight.

In this case, when a small capital ship engages, various fortuitous factors and the individual performance of the battleship will play a very key role. For example, in World War 2, Bismarck and Prince Eugen should not be able to defeat Hood and King George V. But in the end, the other party was killed and injured. And if you rely on good commanders and warships to win in a skirmish, the result will have a significant impact on the situation in the seas. And if Britain loses its capital ships, then it will inevitably need to mobilize new warships from the mainland, so that it can create a favorable situation for the decisive battle between the High Seas Fleet and the British Imperial Grand Fleet!

All in all. The German-Turkish fleet in the Persian Gulf was not only a simple destroyer fleet, but also a powerful guerrilla fleet, capable of consuming the main combat power of the British fleet. And then affect the entire battle situation. Of course, there was also the possibility of losses for the German-Turkish fleet. However, as one side of the challenge, it must have the psychology of bearing losses, which depends entirely on the quality and level of both sides, relatively speaking, Xu Jie believes that the level of Earl Spee should be higher than that of most British commanders.

Now there is also the question of whether there is a better way to do it if we do not have the base in the Persian Gulf. Xu Jie also thought about it, but he really didn't think about it. If the Persian Gulf is abandoned, the Turkish fleet will be left with the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The Russian fleet in the Black Sea had few ships, and it certainly could not cross the Dardanelles. It's almost impossible to pay attention to dead fish. Then it is to join the Italian-Austrian fleet, the result of this is that the combined fleet of Italy and Austria-Hungary has a few more ships, and then greatly increases the difficulty of coordination, it is difficult to say what Italy and Austria-Hungary can do together, if you add a Turkey, it will be a bit chaotic, this situation does not have to be stronger than the miscellaneous combined fleet in Southeast Asia during the 2nd World War. And the Turkish naval base is again too far from Italy and Austria-Hungary. This is also problematic to coordinate.

More importantly, if you don't get a base in the Persian Gulf, the question of where the Spee fleet will go after the war starts, if there is a Persian Gulf, the Spee fleet will at least have a home, if not, whether it is to return home from the Indian Ocean or the Pacific Atlantic. Sooner or later, such a distance will be intercepted. The ship was damaged, and there was no place to repair it. And even if you get to the North Atlantic, there are only a few ways to go home, and if the Grand Fleet is blocked, it will almost be equivalent to looking for death! According to Jericho, even if you swim out of the North Sea, you have to report it to me! Although this is an exaggeration, no amount of exaggeration will make the Spee's fleet go back. Well, provided that the Spee fleet survives until then.

If it is said that only the Spee fleet is deployed in the Persian Gulf, and the main forces of the Turkish fleet are in the Mediterranean, it will not work. Not to mention Turkey in the Mediterranean, coordination and coordination with the Italian-Austrian fleet are problems. And if there is only the Spey fleet in the Mediterranean, the margin for error is too low, even if the German Far Eastern Fleet has 2 dreadnoughts? It is easy to be caught and killed if you go out alone, after all, the British are used to group beatings. As soon as there was only one battleship left, the restraining power against the British decreased considerably. In other words, the threat to the British fleet was rapidly amplified only when the strength of the fleet reached a certain critical level. It was so big that the British couldn't ignore it.

Just when Xu Jie was planning the future layout of the Indian Ocean for the Germans, and said that if necessary, the Huaxia Republic could consider accommodating the German Far East Fleet in terms of "supply" and "intelligence", the British were not willing to be lonely, and some people in the British Empire already felt a sense of foreboding. And this man is coming with Jericho to the battleship to the Far East! After repeatedly comparing the charts and intelligence of the Indian Ocean and the Far East, he believed that a series of tragic and protracted battles would take place in the Indian Ocean in the future, and this man was Rear Admiral Thomas, who had once commanded the most powerful battleship squad in the British Empire in history! The man who had saved Betty in the Battle of Jutland and was pitted by Betty had already sensed the crisis!

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