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"The other road is to cross the Denmark Sea, enter the Norwegian Sea, and then return to the local area through the blockade line in the northern British. Although we do not have to face minefields and submarine ambush, it has exceeded the cover range of our aviation power. At the blockade line in the North Sea, you may encounter attacks from British aviation power based on the Shetland Islands, and it is very likely to face interception by the British fleet. If so, the main fleet must go forward to respond." Admiral Schell analyzed.

Admiral Schell's analysis makes sense. The situation facing the Mediterranean fleet is very similar to the situation of the German Navy before Operation Thunder Thunderbruce in two battles in history. Both fleets want to return to Germany, and the routes are the same. Both routes have their own advantages and disadvantages. Walking through the English Channel is mainly to face submarines and mines, while walking through the North Sea is to face interception by British aviation power and the large fleet.

"I tend to take the Denmark Strait-Norwegian Sea route. If we plan it properly, then we have hope to break the British fleet on a battlefield that is beneficial to us!" said Ruprecht.

"You mean, will the Mediterranean Fleet serve as bait to attract the British fleet when necessary?" asked Count Spee. "If my sacrifice can be exchanged for the destruction of the British fleet, then it is my honor."

"It's not that bad. We'll try to help the Mediterranean Fleet, and may even include an aircraft carrier, not a half-cargo cargo used by the Suxiong Fleet in the Indian Ocean, but a real aircraft carrier. It may not be able to provide much sea output, but it's still enough to provide reconnaissance and air defense for the fleet." Ruprecht said.

"A real aircraft carrier? Could it be an American?" asked Earl Spee.

"Yes, the Americans want to get on the last bus before the end of the war. Train their fleet. You will meet in the Atlantic Ocean and then join France, where you will have about two weeks to get familiar with each other," Ruprecht said.

"This is really good news. I can go back and prepare for the fleet to enter the Atlantic Ocean now," said Earl Spey.

"Don't worry, we have some other things to do. And it may take some time to complete these things," Ruprecht said.

On the afternoon of the end of the meeting, Ruprecht held talks with former Norwegian representative Gunar Knusen, who had just arrived. This was the first time Ruprecht had a talk with the representatives of this Nordic country, and the content of the talks had a very important impact on the exhibition of the entire war situation and the form after the war.

"Dear Crown Prince Ruprecht, His Highness, Regent of Austria-Hungarian Empire, I came to Germany this time to show you Norway's attitude. We have no intention of getting involved in the confrontation and game between any major powers. We are just a neutral country. Your request is to send an air force to Norway and build a large temporary airport, which has broken our country's neutrality." Gunard Knusen said carefully. The war situation is now very clear. Faced with the German Empire, which is about to rule the entire European Great Six, Knussells is very scared! If it is not necessary, he will not be willing to offend the crown prince of the German Empire and the regent of the Austria-Hungarian Empire.

"The German Empire respects the legitimate rights of any country. Even in war, we protect the neutral rights of the Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland and other countries. But compared with these countries, I personally think Norway is not completely neutral. Your actions have crossed the boundary of neutrality. We even position your country as an ally of the British in this case. In this case, I think your country should use century-old actions to clear away its suspicion. After all, some of Norway's actions have indeed affected neutrality." Ruprecht said calmly.

Ruprecht wanted to let the air force enter Norway, and it was naturally obvious that he wanted to use Norway as the phone number at the air base, then the German fleet could always obtain air force cover after entering the Atlantic from the Jutland Strait. The German high seas fleet not only did not have to worry about the small number of aircraft carriers owned by the British fleet, but even the 6-base air fleet was not afraid of. Under the cover of the Norwegian base, the German fleet could smoothly enter and exit the North Sea! In this way, the entire strategic situation was completely reversed!

Of course, in the eyes of Norwegians, this behavior undermines Norway's neutral status and legitimate interests. But in fact, if you really refer to the legal terms, some of Norwegian behaviors have undermined the neutral treaty!

"I believe that before you arrived in Germany, you have studied the relevant legal provisions. So it's great. Is it okay for us to discuss some issues now?" Ruprecht took out a document.

"This is a fishery purchase contract signed by our country and your country before the war. It clearly stipulates that the fishery goods you should provide to our country last year and this year. It also emphasizes that as long as there is no direct war between the German Empire and Norway, the contract cannot be interrupted. But what is the situation now? Half a year after the war broke out, your country signed a fishery product underwriting agreement with the United Kingdom, and the government forced all the fishery goods to the United Kingdom. I wonder if this is considered a violation of the neutral clause? The agreement we signed before was invalidated? Your country has not given us a suitable answer so far!" Ruprecht's words were already a little cold.

(In history, similar agreements did exist between Britain and Norway in World War I, and Britain included all fish products exported by Norway.)

"This is a list of goods reported by your Norwegian-American shipping company to the UK. After the British changed the standard for judging prohibited materials for war from the principle of cargo ship destination to the principle of cargo destination, in this artistic conception trampled on international conventions, your country not only did not object, but cooperated with the British's actions. You handed over the list of cargo ships and cooperated with the British's unreasonable inspection! So please tell me, is this behavior really neutral?" Ruprecht said that there was no concealing his anger here!

(The so-called cargo ship destination principle means that as long as the cargo ship itself does not go to a hostile country, it is a neutral ship, and the British Navy cannot intercept it. The so-called cargo destination principle means that no matter where the cargo ship is, as long as the cargo on it is possible to enter Germany, even if it is contraband, the order of the British Privy Council obviously violated the international law at that time. When the war broke out in history, the Norwegian-American Shipping Company did provide the British with a list and cooperate with the inspection. This seemed to the Germans to violate neutrality.)

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