Chapter 1093 Hipper's Emergency
The prince was really worried. If Major General Hall did not mention the sea transportation line, then the prince might be hesitant about whether to launch an offensive against Romania immediately under severe consumption. However, when the North Sea transportation line was hit and the British Royal Navy gradually recovered, any resources were very important, let alone Romania, which is the Balkan bread basket and the largest oil field in Western Europe! Therefore, even if the losses are greater and the troops are exhausted, this battle should still be fought! And the prince decided to hand over this matter to his uncle.&1t;/p>
On the one hand, Prince Leopold's level is sufficient, and he can get the German Iron Cross. Can he be the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front be the second? What's more, he is still fighting a weak chicken among the Balkan countries. He has enough airplanes, cannons, and tanks, so how can he lose?&1t;/p>
On the other hand, it is also a reward for his uncle. To be honest, the prince is definitely a little sorry for his uncle. When farming, his uncle helped him clear the way. If his father supports him in industry and politics, then the prince's greatest support in the military is his uncle. In order to implement the prince's plan, Prince Leopold has put forward constructive opinions many times, and at the same time withstands the pressure from all sides.&1t;/p>
After the war started, the prince was in full swing, while Prince Leopold took over some dirty and tiring work. At the border battle, the prince commanded the most elite legion against the Russians, while Prince Leopold blocked the Russians' attack in Bohemia and cooperated with the encirclement. He went to the western front to deal with the French, and the prince guarded the house in the east. In this battle, he and Markens were all out of the limelight, while the prince brought only the third Bavarian division to provide cover.&1t;/p>
Although everyone is a family and does not speak two families, the prince believes that the glory of killing Romania should be left to his uncle, which is also a reward for him. To be honest, the prince believes that this reward is far from enough! Since the prince has decided, according to the previous practice of the Bavarian Legion, the General Staff has no right to reject it. It is not only power, but more importantly the absolute authority formed by long-term victory!&1t;/p>
"Your Highness, General Schmidt asked for a visit." The attendant bowed and said.&1t;/p>
"Then let him come in. Shouldn't he be on duty at this time?" the prince murmured in a low voice.&1t;/p>
"Your Highness, this is an urgent call from Lieutenant General Hippel. This is just transferred from Munich. Please check it out." Lieutenant General Schmidt was not polite after coming in,&1t;/p>
"Holding the grass, what's the situation? Hippel sent the telegram to Munich and then transferred from Munich to here? What international joke?" The prince was shocked and felt that things were very abnormal. It would definitely be unusual to make Hippel spend such a lot of effort in the telegram and even risked to find himself at the risk of being overthrown!&1t;/p>
"Call me the liaison officer of the Admiralty immediately, and let the communications department prepare. The telephone and telegrams of our Admiralty, Port Kiel and Port William must be kept open. In addition, we will send Wilhelmshaven a telegram first, and let Hippel hold me to the phone. After I read it, I will contact him immediately. Tirpitz will also notify me." The prince was also notified and immediately ordered. In fact, although the prince has temporarily given up the command of the high seas fleet, the German emperor's order is still valid. Large-scale operations must be approved by the prince, and some extraordinary things must be reported to the prince, and the Minister of Navy Tirpitz is directly responsible. Logically, Hippel cannot skip the Admiralty to contact the prince directly.&1t;/p>
However, since the prince returned from Vienna, the Admiralty Department has not given the prince important telegrams. But now, Lieutenant General Hippel, who is the front line, suddenly sent the telegram to Munich and then transferred it to the prince. There must be a big deal here. The prince believes that with Hippel's character and courage, he should not play tricks on himself. Therefore, in order to deal with a big and unclear matter, the prince needs to establish contact with the Admiralty Department.&1t;/p>
"Your Highness, it's already 11:30 p.m.," Major General Hall reminded.&1t;/p>
"I haven't even rested yet. Why should Tirpitz rest? Execute it to me immediately! Even if it's okay, Tirpitz won't want to sleep tonight!" the prince said unambiguously. Then he opened the telegram.&1t;/p>
"Your Highness, I hope you can immediately call the Admiralty Department to allow the express fleet to which I belong to will leave the port for mission." Seeing the first sentence, the prince felt his brain buzzing. The first reaction was that Hiper, you are crazy, are you crazy? I have no rights anymore. Even Tirpitz and General Boer, who are in power now, can't say that they will send out a main fleet. This is what the German Emperor allows.&1t;/p>
Then, the prince continued to browse the following content and finally knew the general reason. Three days ago, the battlecruiser Blücher and Moltke battlecruiser of the German Express Fleet went to the North Sea blockade line according to the scheduled plan to carry out combat missions. After severely damaging Betty's fleet, the large fleet contracted in Fors Bay in central Britain, and the entire North Sea blockade line was in name only. Therefore, the German battlecruiser relied on the principle that those who could beat me could not escape me, those who could catch up with me, and those who could catch up with me, and those who could not beat me. (It seems that the British fleet should not be able to catch up with Moltke now.) He was very comfortable at the North Sea blockade line.&1t;/p>
But this time, the situation seemed to have some surprises. Since the last telegram from the two warships the day before yesterday, Hippel could not receive any news from the two warships! And not only that, the radio signal station located in Emperor William's Port suddenly received a strong radio interference clutter! Although it did not interfere with normal communication, this made Hippel very uneasy. According to the technician's estimates, the signal source should be near the Shetland Islands. If there is a German fleet, it will be difficult for his radio signal to be sent to Wilhelmshaven!&1t;/p>
"This is a conspiracy!" The prince finally knew the rough thing. The British Royal Navy seemed to have taken action! In fact, looking at the time, it has been 4 months since the last Thunder-Sherbruce operation. The four queens of Thomas fleet have returned and have completed maintenance and maintenance. During this period, the new queen has also been launched into the water and served. After the fast fleet is restored, it is normal for the British Navy to take action. It seems that the British have taken action, but the top leaders of the German Navy are still looking depressed! Not only the top leaders of Tirpitz, but even Hippel are a little careless.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!