Chapter 854
"Okay, Sher, wait for me, I'll come here later." The prince hesitated for a moment and said to Sher who was waiting on the side. "If there is anything, we can say it at the meeting, rather than through private communication." The prince glanced at Hippel and said with a little dissatisfaction.
The prince knew very well that what Hippel said would never be passed at the official meeting, otherwise he would not need to find himself. If it was a private matter, the prince would help, it would be no big deal. But if it involved changes in the plan, even with the prince's identity and status, some responsibilities could not be taken.
"His Excellency Tirpitz said something. Our attack may sink a lot of auxiliary cruisers, but it is still not enough to completely tear the blockade line, and we cannot continue to put pressure on it." Hippel said carefully. "So we want to change the plan."
"Then you should make it clear at the meeting just now." The prince frowned, thinking that it was indeed the case. Hippel is really uneasy. Hippel has been known for being aggressive in history. In addition to the familiar Battle of Doger Sands and the Battle of Jutland, in fact, it has been historically the closest naval battle to victory by the German High Seas Fleet - in the battle to shell Yorkshire.
The German High Seas Fleet had 14 Fearless and 8 Former Fearless almost encountered 6 Fearless and 4 Fearless in the UK. As a result, the British Fleet Commander Von Ingnor retreated early in history and missed the opportunity. This time, the outbreak of the naval battle was only possible by Hippel's persuasion, so in the prince's view, Hippel's offensiveness was actually stronger than other German naval generals! And what Hippel insisted on telling the prince now is probably the kind of risky move that would never be passed at the meeting!
"Okay, let's not talk about it for now. Are you planning to let me take the blame for what you want to tell me?" The prince sat in his position again, synthesized his hands into a triangle and placed it on his chin.
"It's a bit of that." Hippel said embarrassingly.
"Okay, let's talk about it, what are your plans?" said the prince.
"Lieutenant Colonel Eidman, the captain of the USS Cedritz, made a suggestion that although it was a bit risky, it could cause continuous damage to the North Sea blockade line," said Hippel. "After the fleet completed its mission, Lieutenant Colonel Eidman wanted to continue to stay in the North Sea blockade line and the Norwegian Sea with his warships to carry out combat missions."
"What a joke? After we fought with Betty, the Fleet of Great Fleet may return to the Shetland Islands regardless of the winner or lose. You asked him to take a warship with a warship to hunt British warships only more than 100 kilometers away from the Fleet base. Do you really think the British are blind?" The prince was also shocked by Hippel and his younger brother's plan!
"We won't do it during the day. That's asking for death. Lieutenant Colonel Eidmann isn't that stupid," said Hippel. "We'll hide in the Norwegian Sea during the day, or in a bay on the winding coastline of Norway. Then wait until it's dark before entering the blockade."
"We will disguise the appearance of the warship, and in the nights in the North Sea, it is difficult to tell whether the other side is a warship or a large ship by the appearance of a ship."
"We have studied the capture process of the British. They usually choose to approach the target ship, and then give the other party a five-minute selection time, and send people to board the ship in a small boat."
"But as far as I know, they have changed their ways after we attacked with camouflage cruisers and submarines." The prince frowned and interrupted Hippel.
"Yes, the plan has changed, but because the British could not attack neutral ships at will, their so-called change was to organize two auxiliary cruisers into a group, one of which was alerted at a long distance and the other auxiliary boarding. This change was no threat to our battlecruisers, and it took no more than 10 minutes to send them to the sea. Moreover, the British auxiliary cruisers were not equipped with torpedoes," said Hippel.
"Please, can you be sure that the British cannot distinguish between battle cruisers and merchant ships? The Seedritz is more than 200 meters." The prince still thought that Hippel was messing around.
"You should believe our camouflage skills. This is the disguised Seedlitz. You can take a look." As he said, Hippel took out a photo. He began to introduce: "We added a fake chimney, and then erected a partition next to the main gun turret at the same time to connect with the bridge position. In this way, at night, it looks like a large ship from a distance. When used, the baffle can be placed down and exposed to the shooting range. After the shooting, it can be raised again..."
"And even if two ships conduct inspections, the auxiliary cruiser responsible for the alert will not exceed 5,000 meters above the target ship. At such a distance, there is no need to aim at it. Even at night, the lights on the opponent's ship are enough to guide us. It is very easy for our gunner to hit such a target. Just one volley can kill the opponent cleanly!" Hippel insisted.
"Okay, answer my other question, how do you guarantee that you can find the British? And how do you guarantee that the British will not send your information? I agree with your plan to solve these two problems." The prince had a deeper understanding of Hippel's persistence.
"How the British find the merchant ships of neutral countries at night, we can find the British." Hippel's answer was very artistic.
"Yes, it makes sense!" The prince also recalled that it was the British who came to find Germans, instead of the Germans looking for British people! How to say it, for example, British auxiliary cruisers are equivalent to urban management in the North Sea! They patrolled the blockade line day and night to crack down on all kinds of smuggled small vendors. Don't say that the efficiency is not bad. During the entire War 1, this urban management team searched 12,979 merchant ships. But only 642 were missing... In other words, 95.9% of the small vendors were searched by the urban management... With this efficiency, there is no need to worry that Sederitz could not find the British! You can always encounter it!
The Cedritz was like a tiger in cowhide. When they were waiting for the sheepdogs to come up to check, they suddenly burst out and directly killed their opponents...
"As for the radio communication problem, if it was a month ago, we had no choice, but now we have a brand new interference device, and one of the models is specifically aimed at the communication frequency of British auxiliary cruisers. Maybe the British will have a solution in the future, but it will definitely not work now!" Hippel said confidently.
"The things that come out for the first time are generally very useful." The prince said this and agreed with Hippel's words, which was also equivalent to agreeing with Hippel's plan in disguise.
Chapter completed!