If he has made arrangements on his own, it depends on Hippel's side. This opportunity is rare, so the prince naturally wants to take the opportunity to make more. Fighting with Betty's fleet is only one aspect. Mobilizing the large fleet and allowing it to move south, thus creating a severe damage to the opponent's North Sea blockade line for Hippel's fleet. In a sense, Hippel's combat effectiveness may be greater. Because he may make the blockade line unable to close for a considerable period of time, thus creating opportunities for the transport fleet leading to Germany.

"I will first introduce the basic situation of the North Sea blockade. From the current perspective, it is unrealistic to open a breakthrough between the Shetland Islands and the Orkney Islands. Even if the large fleet leaves, it is not realistic, because not only are there various patrol ships, but mine nets, shipwrecks and airships are also arranged. If the British do not want others to pass through here, a fly cannot fly." Brigadier General Von Ruit, who has been in charge of reconnaissance of the North Sea blockade, said.

"The only option we can do is the area with a straight width of 165 kilometers between the Shetland Islands and Bergen. Here, the British deployed seven blockade areas. Generally, the British carried out the blockade mission was the British's 10th cruiser fleet, commander General Descher. His fleet mainly consisted of old protective cruisers and auxiliary cruisers improved by merchant ships, ranging from 25 to 27."

"These cruisers generally perform missions in fixed patrol waters. We have attacked them with submarines and camouflage attack ships, and have achieved some results, but they have also lost some ships and personnel. From the current point of view, the exchange ratio between the two sides is around 4 to 3, and we have a slight advantage. However, after the British transferred armored cruisers and destroyers into the blockade area, the situation was different."

"The British armored cruisers were originally known for their strong endurance. They were very suitable for long-term blockade missions. The powerful firepower made our camouflage attack ships unable to cope with them. The existence of destroyers also made our submarine ambush more dangerous." Brigadier General Von Ruit said.

"In other words, in the face of such a blockade, we can only let the Hippel fleet execute? In addition, I have a question: If the Hippel fleet succeeds this time, how long will it take for the British to restore the blockade?" Tirpitz asked.

"We estimate that it will take at least three months. Perhaps the British did not lack ships, but it is very difficult to change these ships into suitable auxiliary cruisers and equip them with personnel, because to accommodate more supplies and personnel, each auxiliary cruiser needs to be equipped with personnel exceeding the quota. Moreover, these ships are ships with large tonnage, and ships with displacement of more than 10,000 tons are everywhere. If these ships are lost, it will be difficult for the British to get them together in a short time." Brigadier General Von Ruit said.

This is true. In history, the tonnage of the auxiliary cruiser with the largest displacement in the 10th cruiser fleet reached 30,000 tons (just one). There are more than one dozen large auxiliary cruisers with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons! And 8 6-inch guns are almost the standard configuration of these auxiliary cruisers!

"But the British still have auxiliary cruisers that rotate in ports, and it may be difficult for us to search for the other party's auxiliary cruisers in this range." Tirpitz said.

"First of all, we cannot strike these auxiliary cruisers in one place. At this stage, we can only weaken our opponents so that more ships can pass through and make the British heal more blood. Even if one more ship docks, it can provide thousands of tons of supplies for the empire. This combat plan is cost-effective. In addition, for the issue of searching for British auxiliary cruisers, we have equipped each battle cruiser with seaplanes, and at the same time, a seaplane aircraft carrier will also accompany the battle. We have roughly figured out the scope and route of patrol of British auxiliary cruisers. It is not difficult to find these big guys with a displacement of ten thousand tons on a not-wide battlefield."

"After entering the battlefield, we will operate separately. Each battlecruiser will bring a light cruiser and several destroyers to attack the British auxiliary cruiser. After dispersing, we will be more efficient. After all, if we are dealing with auxiliary cruisers, whether it is a battle cruiser or a battle patrol team, the difference is not big." Hippel said.

"The fleet is used in a dispersed manner? This is too risky. I would rather not perform this mission than put the precious battlecruiser in crisis." General Feng Boer said.

"Actually, this is not dangerous. If everything goes according to the plan, the time we enter the North Sea blockade zone should be after the large fleet leaves the Shetland Islands. The British cannot get the news so quickly, and they cannot care about us after getting the news, because the Betty fleet on the southern front is fighting against His Royal Highness the Prince, and the auxiliary cruisers are far less valuable than those battle patrols." Hippel said.

"In order to hide the whereabouts of the fleet as much as possible, we will not set out from Port Wilhelm, but choose to pass through the Skagrak Strait between Denmark and Norway, where our minefields and submarines provide cover, and it is very close to the North Sea blockade. When the British discovered us, we had already taken action against the British auxiliary cruisers."

"Okay, since you are so persistent, then execute it. Don't break the warship." When Tirpitz said this, he suddenly found that the prince stared at him with a sinister face, which made him tremble. Ruprecht had to sigh in his heart, why did this sentence sound so familiar?

"We can assign General Hippel's fleet a light cruiser formation and two lightning brigades. Although the number of lightning ships is smaller, they are all the latest large lightning ships in the high seas fleet, and the range can meet the needs. The seaplane and motherships that are assigned can also be in place. Do you have any other needs?" Tirpitz dared not be bothered about whether it is worth it, because this is not about Hippel, but about being uncomfortable with Prince Ruprecht next to him. So, he decided to take a step back.

"If there is nothing else, everyone can prepare and we will attack soon, and I must first get familiar with my fleet." Speaking of this, the official content of the meeting has basically ended, and the prince has closed the documents in his hand and is ready to flash people.

"Your Highness, please wait a moment." After the meeting, Hippel called Ruprecht.
Chapter completed!