The prince’s opinion is that if you don’t move, you can play a big game. Moreover, most of the warships of the German High Seas Fleet are fast warships. They are at least a bit faster than the large fleet, so it’s better to come out all at once. When you encounter the British battlecruiser and the queen, you can harden the steel, and when you encounter the large fleet, run away directly... In this way, you can use your maneuver advantage!

Well, the prince suddenly found that his thinking was a bit problematic. He was taken to the pit by Tirpitz and began to pay attention to the PK issue of the main fleet of both sides. The prince originally meant to focus on breaking the diplomatic and anti-blocking operations. It is obviously impossible to solve these two problems after completely destroying the British fleet. Break diplomatic and submarines took the lead, plus two fast battleships patrolling the Indian Ocean and camouflaged attack ships that don’t know where. So now, the prince is most concerned about anti-blocking operations! It is clearer to say that it is how to break through the straight line between the Shetland Islands and Norway at the 75 kilometers North Sea exit.

"Do you know what I am most concerned about recently except for commanding the land battle?" After looking at the somewhat confused officer of the German High Seas Fleet, the prince continued: "The materials we imported through neutral countries this month are declining. We have lost 100,000 tons of materials. This is a very serious problem for the entire empire. Do you know why?"

"But this should not be the responsibility of our navy, right? We are..." Tirpitz said inexplicably.

"If it is not under the control of the navy, can it be under the control of the army?" Ruprecht angrily threw the documents in his hand on the table. "I have discussed the situation at sea countless times with you. After nearly ten years, you still don't know the difference between the purpose and means of fighting at sea with the British! Now, I actually want to repeat it to you again!"

"The purpose of the German Empire's Navy is to minimize the supplies obtained by the British through submarines and external warships. I think you should understand this, and another purpose is to break the British blockade of the German Empire!"

"But Your Highness, the blockade line set up by the British at the entrances and exits of the North Sea is very close to the large fleet, and it is impossible for us to send the main fleet to control it. In addition, one thing I need to make clear is that we are also ambushing the British warships on the blockade line through submarines and auxiliary cruisers. But now, the British have drawn a large number of armored cruisers and auxiliary cruisers to the North Sea blockade line, and our ambush effect is declining!" Tirpitz defended!

"I understand the questions you mentioned, but this is not an excuse! Before I tell my strategy, I will first explain the problems between the two sides in the blockade and anti-blockade operations in the previous stage. The British actually had two lines of blockade against the North Sea. The first was the auxiliary cruiser in the Norwegian Sea, and the second was the blockade between the Shetland Islands and Bergen. The first blockade was mainly inspected by auxiliary cruisers improved by merchant ships. These ships were slower, so for this line of defense, my strategy was very simple, using high-speed merchant ships hanging under the names of Americans to forcibly break through the barriers! As long as you arrive in Norway, you can transport goods to Germany through Norwegian railways."

"In fact, this effect is really good. From the start of the war to the present, the fast merchant fleet controlled by the Kingdom of Bavaria alone can ensure a monthly transportation volume of more than 100,000 tons! And this transportation line is still operating normally now. The British do not have so many high-speed ships to intercept these super-fast transport ships modified by cruise ships! This is a very important achievement for us to break through the British blockade."

As half an ally of the German Empire, before the official declaration of war, more than 20 large cruise ships and fast merchant ships distributed all over the world in Germany successfully became merchant ships under American companies. They hung the flag of the neutral country and some American merchant ships to transport vital materials to the German Empire. These ships traveled between the United States and Norway all year round. After they transported the materials to Norway, they completed the mission. What? What do you want to do with the British blockade? It’s easy! Isn’t the biggest advantage of high-speed merchant ships? It’s too easy for those transport ships with speed comparable to light cruisers to break through the blockade established by auxiliary cruisers modified by old merchant ships!

It makes sense that the United States can become the U.S. imperialist. Those improved transport ships can be described as BT. Take the American modified Lusitania as an example. (Does this name sound familiar?) The displacement of this merchant ship is 31,550 tons! The speed is 26 knots, which has almost exceeded 99% of the ships in the world!

However, the Americans still didn't feel enough. They first cleaned up all the things that were transported by the entire cruise ship, which reduced the weight of the ship by thousands of tons! At the same time, in order to defend against mines that may be encountered, the Americans added various fillings such as cork to prevent water inlets in the watertight compartment. After some improvement, the merchant ship can transport 25,000 tons of various materials and can ensure a speed of more than 27 knots in the Norwegian Sea!

What do you ask how this ship came out? The reason is very simple. After changing a luxury cruise ship into a transport ship, it could save most of the weight. Second, when you arrive in the Norwegian Sea, it is almost close to the destination, the ship's fuel is relatively small, so the load will become lighter, and the speed will naturally rise... And when facing such a ship, unless the British use tigers and lions, it is impossible for light cruisers to intercept in the Norwegian Sea, where the sea is not in good condition. Perhaps some cruisers can drive a speed of 27 knots, but that is still water. Under high sea conditions, small boats are generally not as fast as large ships!

Look, in the last "Norwegian Sea Rally", a British light cruiser targeted the smuggler, and a 10-hour rally broke out between the two sides! The British cruiser once increased his speed to more than 25 knots! However, in the end, because the coal-added personnel were too tired and several steam pipelines had to give up! The Lusitania successfully got rid of the British because they used chain furnaces and mechanical coal! Therefore, there would be no problem of insufficient manpower. At the same time, the potential of this ship was far from exhausted, and it was almost a playful attitude towards the British!

(It is normal for warships to sail at high speed to cause personnel to be exhausted or power failure. The Lion in the Battle of Dogel Sands was troubled by manpower to add coal, and the Goben also had problems with steam pipelines on the way to escape. At that time, the cruise ships could use chain furnaces to load coal, which had an advantage in continuous high-speed navigation!)

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