"Which of the Hullgran-class fast battleship is the best, and which one is the fastest?" the prince thought about it and asked. After all, he was on board this time. If something unexpected happened, what would he have worked hard for decades... That was too unfair, so he considered it and decided to add another battleship.

"The best one is the Oldenburg, which is the latest ship of this class, with a speed of more than 25.5 knots and can keep up with the Bavarian-class battleship. Moreover, the training quality of this battleship is very good. It has won the Emperor's Cup artillery competition trophy twice."

"Then add it, in addition I need two complete light cruiser squads and at least three lightning streak squads of torpedo boats." The prince thought for a while and said.

Judging from the scale of auxiliary warships, there is a huge gap between Germany and the Royal Navy. During the Battle of Jutland, Hippel had only one light cruiser squad, which is 4. Scher's fleet was not many light cruisers in its headquarters. On the contrary, the British light cruiser squad was very powerful. Not to mention the large fleet, Betty's fleet had three light cruiser squads, which had 12, and there were no light cruisers that were the lead ships of the destroyer!

"If the operation is carried out within one week, there will be more light cruisers on your side, so there will be fewer General Hippel's side. Our number of light cruisers is limited, and some fleets have been performing combat missions in the direction of the Baltic Sea." General Von Boer said.

"I can choose some ships with a slightly slower speed. His Highness helped me attract the attention of the British. I will be less pressure here." Hippel said.

Hippel made a concession because of his identity as a prince, but because after many entanglements with Betty's fleet, the British Royal Navy's light cruiser troops left him a very difficult impression. There are many and tough styles. When the British fleet is weak, it can cover the fleet's retreat, and when it is strong, it can hinder the German fleet's actions.

If the prince wants to chase the British, then there must be enough light cruisers to defend against the opponent's lightning strikes and interference. According to what Hippel saw, the Betty fleet is usually accompanied by two teams of light cruisers, that is, at least 8. (The destroyer's lead ship may also be light cruisers). If the large fleet is allocated to Betty a battleship squad, then it is normal to send a light cruiser formation.

If that were the case, Betty would have at least one dozen light cruisers in his hand. If the prince wanted to bite Betty, it would not be enough without two light cruisers. So at this time, although Hippel also had to attack, he was willing to give up the light cruisers troops in his hand.

"First work hard to prepare. I hope that when I attack, my light cruiser number will be no less than 8, and General Hippel can be assigned 4. That's it." The prince was only truly impressed by Hippel at this time. It was rare to give up the fleet that could have been assigned to him during the war. But when he thought of the actions of Hippel in the Battle of Jutland in history, Hippel rushed towards the fleet with the already scarred battlecruiser team, the prince had to say he admired! After all, Hippel faced the most powerful battle line in human history!

There is not enough warships, and even gods can do anything. Although the German Navy's light cruiser unit in this plane did not suffer huge losses due to the destruction of the Spee fleet and the British counter-breaking war. Although the German light cruiser lost some of it in the Battle of Hurgland Bay, it was far less than history in general. However, because the performance and cost of this plane's light cruiser has increased, the number is smaller. Now, including all light cruisers, the number of German fleet light cruisers is less than 20. If the ship's condition and speed are limited, the number will be even smaller.

"Well, if the number of light cruisers cannot be guaranteed, then I hope that the number of lightning strike ships in my hands should not be less than that of the British, that is, there should be more than 25!" The prince looked at the helpless Admiral Tirpitz and General Von Pole and said.

The number of destroyers is also based on history. In the Battle of Jutland, Betty's two battle cruisers and Thomas's fast battleship team were equipped with 4 destroyers, a total of 27 destroyers. In the Battle of Dogel Sands, because of the support of the Haric Fleet, there were as many as 34 destroyers in Betty's fleet!

It is true that the German high seas fleet's auxiliary warships are weak. The prince does not require these auxiliary warships to treat the opponent's fleet. But at least it should be said that? There are 3 destroyer brigades, each brigade has two brigades under its jurisdiction, with 4 to 5 destroyers each. This is the minimum requirement.

"There is no big problem between lightning warships and destroyers. We can assign you three most powerful lightning strike brigades, with the number of destroyers reaching 30. However, the tonnage may be slightly smaller." Tirpitz said.

"There are also submarine cordons and airships. We need to monitor Forth Bay and the waters from Shetland Islands to Forth Bay. I do not require the submarine force to pose any threat to the British Empire fleet. I just hope that you can provide a basic early warning. The airship force is also this requirement." The prince said.

"At present, the number of submarines we can mobilize is about 32. The Navy can provide you with more than 20 submarine deployment cordons. There are 6 airships that can be used." Tirpitz replied. Although history has proved that the warning effect of the airship in the 1st World War is very bad. (The author doesn't know why, but the false alarm rate in history is relatively high.)

However, based on the principle of using it, Ruprecht still required the deployment of airships. As for the submarine cordon, this is even more necessary. It is difficult to ambush the large fleet by ambushing it, but if hundreds of warships sailed by the submarines together, the submarine would not be unable to be discovered. As long as it can play the most basic early warning role, the prince's requirements are not high.

"That's good, prepare now. Let's take a break now, and then we start the next issue." The prince estimated that the fleet's ratio was approaching the limit. Although the High Seas Fleet was the second in the world, it was very difficult to squeeze out something.

However, even so, this fleet can definitely be regarded as the largest work of the German Navy since the war started. It is a huge fleet of 6 Bavarian-class battleships and 1 Hurglan-class fast battleship, more than 6 light cruisers and nearly 30 destroyers, and a warning network composed of more than 20 submarines. If it is used to deal with Betty, it really looks down on him!
Chapter completed!