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Chapter 1742 Scheer and Hipper

"The German Emperor's representative is coming tomorrow. Rudendolf and Marshal Tirpitz come together. It seems that we must come up with a plan." In the office of the commander of the High Seas Fleet, General Scheller looked at the commander of the German Rapid Fleet sitting opposite him and said.

"I still keep my original opinion. This period is not suitable for attacking. We have no advantage. We are fighting at home. And most importantly, the situation within our fleet is not suitable for fighting! The people in the Navy Office are willing to carry out personnel transfers, and they are part-time accomplices of the British!" General Hippel said angrily.

The so-called war is a continuation of politics, and this statement cannot be miscalculated. Although the conflict between Prussia and Bavaria was temporarily suppressed, the result after the last secret war still had a certain impact on all aspects of Germany, especially for the navy. Under the instruction of the German Emperor, the upper class of the German navy began to consciously clean up some Bavarian personnel within the fleet. Of course, this kind of cleaning is at most a change of positions. However, this has caused the unstable people in the high seas fleet itself and the decline in quality!

War is a science, and the attitude towards science must be honest. He will not change because of the so-called "revolutionary needs" or "Yamato Soul" and deviate from this line. The army must always kneel. As a concentrated area of ​​the "Bavarians" in the high seas fleet, the German Rapid Fleet, this situation is particularly serious. After a group of middle and low officers were replaced, the combat effectiveness was even worse. If Hippel had not had high power and strong positions and deep foundation in the army, Scher tried his best to protect him, I am afraid that this admiral from Bavaria would have left the fleet to sit in the office.

Of course, there are exceptions in everything. The aviation forces in the German high seas fleet aircraft carrier fleet did not receive any impact. The reason is very simple. These troops were considered to be "seconded" to the high seas fleet by the Kingdom of Bavaria. The internal personnel relations belong to Bavaria, not Prussia, and Prussia has no right to interfere in personnel affairs.

"Major General Rodhart and the air force he commanded refused to join the war." After a while, Hippel said.

"Why? Because the relationship between the two countries is now awful?" Schell showed incredible.

"If you want the reason, Major General Rodhart can compile countless items, but in the final analysis, there are two points. The first point is that Major General Rodhart's air force belongs to the Bavarian Air Force, and the high seas fleet does not have the right to direct command. The reason why he could command before was because His Highness the Crown Prince was the Marshal of the Navy. The other is that the Major General believes that it is not appropriate to attack now, and is not fully prepared in terms of equipment or tactics." Hippel said.

At this time, don’t mention the “military power” of the General Staff of the Prussian General Staff. This thing can only be used theoretically. In reality, we need to analyze the specific situation in detail. If the German Emperor really dares to revise the command system of the entire aviation team, then let’s not talk about whether there was any extreme reaction from Bavaria. Anyway, this aviation team is completely useless...

"I'm afraid your Majesty may not be willing to listen to our explanation this time." Schell said worriedly.

"It doesn't matter. If William II wants the title of me as the commander of the fleet, then give it to him." Hippel was very calm.

"Shipel, you have become a little confused. You are not the one I was familiar with and admired before. You gave up your career in your life, you gave up your glory and duties!" Schell was finally angry. "We are not fighting for a certain individual, we are for the empire, and for all Germans."

"You should tell William II and the noble Junker that he is the initiator of this matter. They are not thinking about how to make the cake bigger, but how to grab the cake from others into their own hands! What I despise the most is this kind of person." Hippel did not hide his dissatisfaction and anger in his words.

"Okay, let's put this question aside first. This is a matter of the top management, and it has nothing to do with us." Schell tried to ease the atmosphere. "I don't agree to attack under the current situation. So far, I don't even have a complete plan in my mind. How can we break this blockade? It is not realistic for the fleet to attack the Shetland Islands. The biggest possibility is that while we attack the Shetland Islands, we were snatched the back path by the large fleet. We fought at the opponent's home court and strength that was obviously stronger than our fleet. This is a matter of ruining the High Seas Fleet."

"To be honest, I think the premise for the high seas fleet to attack is that Crown Prince Ruprecht takes over the actual command of the fleet again, otherwise, no one can lead this fleet to defeat the British." Hippel said.

The only consensus reached between Scher and Hippel in this conversation was that under the current circumstances, the German high seas fleet should not attack. Scher was preparing to draft a document to describe the current difficulties. Hippel was responsible for stabilizing the emotions of the current Bavarian high seas fleet personnel. After all, regardless of whether the fleet attacked or not, Scher and Hippel were unwilling to allow the adverse political influence to spread to the fleet.

"There are also many rumors from the Social Democratic Party guys, and many rumors are coming from their mouths, not only the fleet, but also the staff of the port. They have been active a little too much recently, and we can't lock them up!" At the end of the talks, General Hippel suddenly remembered something and said.

"Is the Social Democratic Party? They have a big fuss in the parliament. Some people in the fleet are also connecting. If it were the ones I didn't care about their actions before, but now, when the conflict between the two countries begins to highlight, there is indeed a problem with this unhealthy trend." Admiral Schell said with a frown.

"This must be taken seriously. I once mentioned this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he believed there was a conspiracy." General Hippel said.

"It seems that our pressure is not only from the British and the German Emperor, but also from our enemies in the parliament building in Berlin." Schell shook his head and said. "I will pay attention, but at least for now, we must first deal with the German Emperor's envoy. In addition, if possible, I hope you can communicate more with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. After all, the current blockade has made the empire weak. Even if we cannot fundamentally solve the problem, at least we must make the blockade line less tight."

"As for the Emperor of Germany, I will be fine," said General Scher.
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