Chapter 965 Mediterranean Sea

Generally speaking, Count Spey's situation is the worst. The fleet is at a disadvantage, being restricted to a smaller Eastern Mediterranean area, and the logistics situation is a bit bad. Don't look at Su Xiong's Faao Port, which is also not good. land, but there are only 2 ships, while Count Spee has 4, and Su Xiong only needs to face the British battleships that occasionally come over. In the Mediterranean, the French fleet goes up almost three times a week! The pressure is not ordinary!

"I always feel that if the Allies want to take action, they will choose me first." Count Spee, who was under great pressure, wrote in a telegram to Prince Ruprecht.

"I think so. And it will probably be soon." The prince wrote very simply in his reply to the earl.

"I'll wipe it, when, what should I do?"

"Be prepared to play a big game first. I'm thinking of a way. If you can't solve this problem, the Kaiser and I will come forward." After just writing the telegram, the prince let out a long sigh and said to himself, Spey Classmate, why is it that no matter in history or now, you are always the one who suffers the most?

Not to mention history, Count Spey, who led the Far East Fleet, was surrounded by the British and Japanese fleets, and finally hated the Falkland Islands. Although things are better now than in the past, he is the only one who is stuck at home all day, and may later face his hometown being attacked by the other side by land and sea.

Count Spee's concerns are justified. From a strategic perspective, Earl Spee's overall supply situation is the worst, the space for maneuver is the smallest, and the fleet gap is also very large. Three disadvantages accounted for three! It is the weakest link in the entire Allied naval strategic chain, and the cost of breakthrough is also the lowest! Because on the North Sea, the British wanted to break through and defeat the High Seas Fleet first. Looking at the Bavarians' 15-inch gun muzzles, the British felt a little vain. Although Su Xiong's fleet in the Indian Ocean is not strong, he is naughty. Chasing Su Xiong in the entire Indian Ocean, and even the Atlantic Ocean, is not that difficult.

Only the Mediterranean! Count Spee can't be beaten or run away. Let's not talk about the battleships. The count gets a headache when he thinks about the opponent's dozen or more 10,000-ton armored cruisers and 6 Dantons. These things move together with the battleships. If you dare not run away, , wait for the deck to be washed by high-explosive bombs! Although it can't damage the core area, just one rain of bullets is enough for the battleship to return to the dock and lie down for three months. It's not that the damage is too serious, but that the conditions in Turkey are too poor!

Recall the recently intercepted telegrams within the Allied Powers. Russia strongly requested Britain and France to launch a large-scale offensive on the Mediterranean defense line in order to open a channel to the Black Sea. As a time traveler, what the prince can be sure of is that Britain and France will definitely launch this offensive, and judging from the posture, it will probably be even larger than in history! Because Britain and France can now get a large amount of Japanese army cannon fodder and naval support!

The prince read Hans von Seeckt's battlefield reports and summaries. The situation was as expected. Facing Europe's first-class army, the Japanese with backward tactical thinking and poor equipment were defeated.

But this is just the beginning. With the improvement of equipment and the baptism of long-term war, even a domestic pig can evolve into a wild boar!

And judging from the performance of the Japanese navy, the prince also felt that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese combined fleet was a bit weak. The Japanese fleet coming to the North Sea will bring some trouble to the prince. Because the Japanese fleet also focuses on fast battleships, the battleships are very powerful. And if it goes to the Mediterranean, it may bring more than just trouble to Earl Spey! It's possible to get severely injured if you don't do it right. And if once the Battle of the Dardanelles is launched, if something happens and the Black Sea channel is opened, it will be simply devastating to the Allies' strategy! Imagine if Russia obtained sufficient weapons, its combat effectiveness would be improved by several levels!

Therefore, no matter from which aspect, if there is no problem with the internal coordination of the Allied Powers, whether it is at sea or on land, the next stage of breakthrough will definitely be in the direction of the Mediterranean! Although the Battle of the Dardanelles failed in history, 40% of it can be boiled down to the fact that the Allies were not fully prepared and underestimated the enemy.

Without a complete strategic plan, various fueling tactics and other problems, all the mistakes that could be made were made! And the prince doesn't know what will happen to this plane. In line with the principle of showing leniency to the enemy, the prince needs to make the Turkish and Spey fleets better prepared! If necessary, the Bavarian Army may have to let go of Russia first, transfer some of its troops to the Balkans, and then open a land passage to Turkey.

This is an opportunity for the Allies to break the situation, and the same is true for the prince! After all, launching a large-scale landing battle is quite laborious, and this is an opportunity to reduce the pressure on other fronts. Preparations on land can be done a little later, after all, the Balkan countries are too good at it. Not very difficult to fight. It will take a long time for the British and French armies to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops, but the navy must prepare as early as possible. It seems that at this time, the prince still needs to find his father-in-law.

Thinking of this, Ruprecht wrote another letter to the Kaiser. The content was very simple, allowing Tirpitz to have time to visit Prague, and then go for a walk in Vienna with him. Some things should be talked about, and by the way, Fritz should agree to the Austro-Hungarian fleet rushing out of the Adriatic Sea to join Count Spee. This is the only thing he can do now. For Count Spee, he may get additional battleships, or he may also join them. It all depends on his operation and luck!

"When will the British and French take action in the Mediterranean?" Tirpitz asked when he came to Prague to meet Crown Prince Ruprecht.

"After the Japanese fleet arrives in the Mediterranean, they will take action! They will completely compress the count's fleet into the Black Sea, and then start preparing for landing operations." The prince answered very simply.

"So we must convince Emperor Fritz to agree to our plan before the Japanese fleet comes to the Mediterranean, and Count Spee must join the Austro-Hungarian fleet to fight out of the Adriatic Sea?" Tirpitz asked.

"Is such that."

"So what warships will the Japanese fleet send? What if they choose the Indian Ocean first?"

"I really don't know about this, because we don't know if the Japanese will take other actions when they send their fleet into Europe. As for operations in the Indian Ocean, it would be best. Let them find Su Xiong slowly. " said the prince.

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