In 1914, the situation in Europe became more and more turbulent, and the long-term arms race and numerous diplomatic disputes have exhausted the diplomats of big countries. The interests of all countries in the European continent are getting deeper and deeper, and even a little spark may provoke the sensitive nerves of all countries, thus triggering the bony Miller effect and setting off a bloody affair from Europe to the Far East colonies.

At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 2nd century, world diplomacy developed with the conflict between Germany and Britain. Britain was unwilling to wage war subjectively, and Germany was not ready to wage war. Therefore, German and British diplomats ignored the fact that the two navies ranked first and second in the world were hostile to each other and dominated the political show of "friendly visit to warships" which was against the hearts of soldiers.
"I wish we could do something about Mr Bateman-Hollwich 2." Major General hippel, who is famous for his rational and calm admiralty, glanced at William II, Marshal Erpitz and Commander Ingenohl in front of the officer corps, and made a meaningful pie pie.
When Major General hippel and Wang Haidi were whispering, the pilot ship of the port with the flag of the German Empire and the flag of the German Empire Navy was the first to enter the port, followed by the pilot ship of the Royal Navy visiting fleet composed of four cruisers, including the King George V battleship Southampton and the Berhan.
"King George V, Ajax, Centurion, Bold …" For the number one imaginary enemy of the high seas fleet-the British fleet staff officer Wang Haidi is naturally a few treasures. Wang Haidi looks at those huge ships with colorful flags wrapped in artillery clothes, imagining the pride of Johannes singing "The Song of England" and whispering, "What the hell is the royal navy that has been in the seven seas for hundreds of years?"
"West Lyme complaining and jealousy is not our German character." hippel took off his hat and white gloves and gently wiped his hat and navy emblem, and then put on his hat and said to the grumbling otaku lightly.
The battleship "King George V" took the lead in approaching the dock, although it was under the banner of friendly visit, but it was after all lies deliberately created by diplomats and politicians. The fact that the Atlantic Ocean was rich in sturgeon, Whale Rider, Newfoundland, Vikings and Oceania was not doomed to have a nation on the throne as declared by politicians!
The bow of the ship "King George V" was lean and strong. The British sailors took a heavy cable with a little provocation and threw it to the shore without any effort. Naturally, the German sailors refused to show weakness and skillfully took the cable and tied it.
Seeing the wonderful performance of German boys, Admiral of the fleet Erpitz of the German Empire couldn’t help smiling. At this time, the gangway was released, and Erpitz’s lifelong enemy-Marshal John Abbas Nott-Hill, commander of the second battleship sub-fleet, George Warren vice admiral, and commander of the first light cruiser, Brigadier General Goodenough, led a group of senior British naval officers.
"I didn’t expect Marshal’s old rival Hill to come. It seems that the British want to make a field trip to assess our war potential." hippel’s eyes followed Hill, the former first minister of the Royal Navy, frowning at the path.
John Hill took the post of British Secretary of the Navy in 1994-1991, and the technology was advancing with each passing day. In the 2nd century, the Royal Navy of the British Empire was lifeless, except that the British Navy had just set up a telegraph antenna in the naval headquarters building. Hill, a new naval minister and reformer, was determined to change all this. He took on the post of Secretary of the Navy, and the functions and strength of the various British fleets were reorganized. The first feared ship and battle cruiser saved the endangered Royal Navy with the emergence of Hill’s fruitful reforms, leaving the ambitious Erpitz in the hands of Hill. He had to hold his nose and admit in his memoirs
"Marshal Hill was spoiled by Qiu Pang. Do you think the British are self-destructive?" Different from Hippel’s nervous otaku, he didn’t look left and right, and he even had the idea to provoke the British.
Hill Germany has a high reputation, but the British people don’t like him. When Churchill, the British Navy Minister, complained that "the national ships are at his disposal, and even the keys to the national treasury are almost at his disposal." Compared with the young German Navy, the Royal Fleet of the British Empire has a history of hundreds of years. Hill’s reform of various stereotypes has harmed many people’s interests, which is also the root of his 191 Taiwan.
In the distance, the Krupp cannon of the coastal defense fort temporarily acted as a salute, accompanied by the choking smoke, the majestic military music, and the solemn salute sounded. The British battleship gunners skillfully handled the auxiliary guns in accordance with diplomatic etiquette.
Outside the sailor cordon, British consulate clerks, expatriates and sailors staying in Kiel Port whistled and waved colorful flags, and Marshal William the Emperor Erpitz led a group of diplomats and senior naval officers to meet them. Ordinary German citizens and sailors who took a break from the high seas fleet did not understand English or understood German, and warmly welcomed these guests from afar. Journalists from all over the world rushed together with guns and pens to try to freeze this intriguing scene and opportunity.
Emperor William wore a Admiral of the fleet with no rank and his sword pinned to his waist, and his left hand was still very elegant. Before waiting for Fat Churchill, Hill first gave the emperor a military courtesy, and then took off his hat and caressed his chest in accordance with the etiquette of European nobles to see the royal family.
Emperor William is the founder of the high seas fleet of the German emperor, the sworn enemy of the British Empire, but at the same time he is the nephew of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the honorary marshal of the Royal Navy.
"Don’t be ill, General Hill." Emperor William nodded slightly and gestured to General Hill.
It wasn’t until Emperor Hill’s etiquette was finished that Marshal Erpitz greeted his lifelong enemy and gave him a military salute. Later, he gave a symbol and marked the modern cultural etiquette-shaking hands to express the greetings sent by two peoples to each other. Reporters fiddled with cameras and bulky machines flashed several white lights, and the two wheels of fate were about to collide head-on, and they were about to compete in blood and fire.
[Notes]
1 Kiel Sailing Monday A sailing festival with a long history is usually held once a year in June.
Bateman-Hollwich, Prime Minister of the Second Reich of Germany (199-1917)
In 319, Queen Victoria made Kaiser Wilhelm the honorary marshal of the Royal Navy, which was widely regarded as unwise.
[Ps] I admit that I was touched by what I wrote. It’s a bit melodramatic, but it’s also a true portrayal of my mood. The theme of the article written here is finally revealed. There is indeed a great power for hegemony, and love, betrayal, politics and brothers are indispensable. But I want to describe the sea soul of a big country, a land power and a big country!
The German navy lost a tragic way to end World War I, and the German navy still lost World War II. The artillery continued from the North Sea to South America, but after all, the failure ended. But did the Germans really lose? Think about it. One day, China’s thousand-year history just took a tentative small step to the ocean. After the end of the Yellow Sea and ahava, it seems that the soul of the sea has been lost, and the backbone has been broken, and no longer dare to take the second step. There are modern days in China, such as 52B, 52C, 93 and 94, and Su-3. But can you say that China is a naval power? Look at the South China Sea boasting about Filipino maids and stopping its solemn protests, and you will know that you can’t expect what "Soul of the Sea of the Great Power" can do, 】
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There are William II Bi, Admiral of the fleet Erpitz, General Ingenohl, Commander-in-Chief of the High Seas Fleet, Admiral Heinrich, Commander Henkel of Kiel Naval Base, Lieutenant General Schell, Commander of the Second Battleship Sub-fleet, and Major General hippel of the battle cruiser Fleet. These senior generals, Wang Haidi and Lei Deer, naturally became respectable otaku, and he was not discouraged. He was leisurely hiding in the group of officers and carefully observed the British warships.
Royal Navy The German Navy once had a long honeymoon period. Everything has changed since 19 years. Since the Congress "Naval Expansion Act", the German Navy has been like a loose prison, and the expansion rate has grown rapidly from New Guinea, East Africa, Caroline Islands to Jiaozhou Bay. From Nassau-class, King-class to Caesar-class battleships, the German navy has developed rapidly, and its expansionary aggression has intensified the contradiction between Germany and Britain, and the confrontation has become the theme. The explosive situation of European war is rare. It is rare to have a close look at the characteristics of the only and only enemy of the high seas fleet-the big fleet preparing for horizontal warfare
"Lei Deer, I never believe in the olive branch before hanging the gun!" The otaku squinted and never let go of a detail of King George V. It seems that those steel monsters are his best lovers.
"It’s a pity that the gun is in the hands of the Englishman!" Compared with Wang Haidi’s intelligence officer who was born in Lei Deer, he is much more professional. He doesn’t pay attention to fancy things. He always pays attention to the size of British fleet guns, armor thickness, optical instruments and wires, and reports the maintenance level of the ship and the morale of the sailors.
"The problem is that we are not ready yet …" The otaku took a look at the stubborn and conservative old guy, Erpitz, and frowned and complained endlessly. "In December 1912, the emperor of the Berlin Military and Political Conference foresaw that the war might break out soon. Feng Mao Qi, the chief of staff of the army, demanded that the war be launched as soon as possible, and Erpitz insisted on delaying the date until one and a half years after the Kiel Canal widening project ended. We had 15 dreaded ships and 5 battle cruiser ships. 22 former dreaded ships, while the British have 21 dreaded ships, 9 battle cruiser and 4 feared ships. Our strength is far less terrible than that of the British fleet. We are the first-line commanders. We still can’t figure out the ocean strategy of the ocean fleet. The old-timers and emperors tried to solve everything quickly by the army. The navy was only trapped in Port William, and the young generation hoped that torpedoes and mines would consume the large fleet and wait for a Trafalgar-style sea battle. Admiralty is determined to make Count Spee’s East Asian Fleet show a powerful attack in the vast Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, but it doesn’t consider the influence of anglo-japanese alliance on East Asian Fleet at all. What about the Mediterranean sub-fleet in the Adriatic Sea? What should the small fleet of German East Africa go from? "
In December 1912, Admiral of the fleet Erpitz, Minister of the Admiralty, Lieutenant General Auguste von Heeringen, General von Mao Qi, Chief of Staff of the Army, and General Josias von Heeringen, Minister of the Prussian Army, were summoned to the Berlin Palace, which had a far-reaching influence on later generations. Maurice von Linker, Minister of the Military Cabinet, attended the meeting. In the meeting of German Emperor William II, a diplomatic mediocrity, he rarely showed his diplomatic ability. He accurately predicted that the aftermath of the first Balkan war just ended would sprout in chaos before the large-scale European war. Xiaomuzhi tried his best to persuade the emperor to start the war as soon as possible, but Erpitz expressed his opposition. He thought that the new general rules of the Shakir Canal in 1914 were the best time for the war. Although the later historical materials were vague about this meeting, it was nothing at the top of the German navy and army at that time.
After all, the war did not break out before 1914, not because of Irpitz’s discouragement, but because it provoked the European war. It was too risky to face the roulette game in which the whole nation was betting on the future. Even if the Germans were not afraid of war, they supported the empire to break the old order and Germany won a better life. But this does not mean that the Germans are peddlers of war!
"Why not submit a report to the Admiralty?" West Lyme has the reputation of naval strategy Shuang Jie, Lei Deer, and he has a friendship of 20 years. The strategic knowledge of West Lyme can’t be overestimated, but Lei Deer frowned and dissatisfied. "West Lyme is a national war, so you can’t hide private interests!"
"Why do you want me to be refrigerated by the Admiralty? ！” The otaku put up a middle finger and said angrily, "You can’t fall in the same place twice!"
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Erpitz is introducing their colleagues to Hill. The small pier is filled with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and this peaceful atmosphere is an infighting between two people. This strange phenomenon is not that no one can understand it, but that the two marshals have the strength to reconcile and alleviate this embarrassing scene.
In 19 years, Erpitz was the Minister of the Navy of the German Empire. At that time, Erpitz was ambitious and made the famous Z plan. According to Erpitz’s plan, the German Navy will build a number of battleships in a short time, so that the main ships of the German Navy will approach the Royal Navy from the number. Erpitz waved a big stick, and the British First Minister of the Navy Hill was not a vegetarian. The first feared ship and the first battle cruiser were connected with water.
The appearance of battleship dread made all the battleships in service, under construction and design drawings in the world fall behind, and also pushed Erpitz back to the corner, directly bankrupt his risk theory, and Hill and Erpitz Liang became lifelong enemies.
"This is Lieutenant General David Betty, Commander of the First Fleet of the Royal Navy’s Earth Fleet," Hill said with a little pride.
"David Betty, the Royal Navy’s fastest flagship officer in a hundred years, Churchill, the minister’s adjutant, the youngest battleship’s fleet commander, and the great fleet’s sun star. I have heard of Sir Hill, and my generals have complained to me more than once that there is a shortage of outstanding people like David Betty." When enemies meet, Erpitz is particularly jealous. A few words are meant to laugh at the royal navy’s lack of success and let the teenagers take the lead.
Betty?’ In the crowd, Wang Haidi vaguely heard a familiar name. When she looked up, she saw her old friend David Betty with a smile on her face. "Hey, why is this guy here?"
"The Royal Navy has a David Betty, but you have the Three Musketeers of Kiel Sea School and the imperial strategy Shuang Jie bernhard von Auden, Heidi Selim, the genius erich Lei Deer and Wolfgang Wei Gena’s vision." Hill obviously understood Erpitz’s words and retorted, "Oh, William Selim has come back from desolate Istanbul?"
Hill is obviously mocking the German navy’s knowledge. A group of 20-and 30-year-old geniuses wasted their lives. Hill also implicitly satirizes that the high seas fleet is a toy of William II.
Although the German navy has changed from a viable offshore defense force to the world’s second navy in a short time, it is still arrogant and arrogant, and the contempt for the German navy remains the same.
William II was once insulted when he commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of his grandmother Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne. It is well known that Emperor William was an out-and-out imbecile in foreign affairs, and he was also known as the German elite Krupp cannon. The world situation was so turbulent at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, and Emperor William II of Germany contributed a lot. German Foreign Secretary Kiderlen knew this very well.
Tucker Joscu, a Romanian diplomat and friend of Kiderlen, once recorded a vivid and interesting conversation in 1991. He asked Kiderlen what the Germans were pursuing when they went to extremes in their armament activities. The largest army power and naval power meant ruling the world, but that could never be achieved. The Germans would arouse world resistance.
Kiderlen painfully replied, "I wish I could do what you said, but I can’t. I said everything you just said, maybe not as touching as you said. I told Erpitz, but he sat where I am sitting, and I sat where you sat."
"How about it?"
"I can’t say him."
"Where is the emperor?"
"He’s on the other side of Spitz."
It is impossible to expect the extreme inferiority and suspicion of Emperor William to come forward to end this "dark war" of hidden dangers. In fact, the emperor has already become angry, holding white gloves with his left hand to help him tremble, and the reporters can make a big fuss again.
I’m afraid Erpitz would have thrown his white gloves at his arch-enemy Lord Hill in front of many reporters and shouted for a duel if it wasn’t for the right time and occasion.
"Marshal William Piz doesn’t know what the three musketeers in Kiel Sea School have, and I can’t wait for them to catch up." Seeing that the situation is not right, Lieutenant General David Betty moved forward slightly, and the color was faint. Among the two commanders,
"Oh?" Emperor William, though extreme in character, was still a politician after all. He pressed his anger and put on white gloves to look at his face. Lieutenant General Betty asked with great interest, "Do I know the boys?"
The strong smell of gunpowder dissipates instantly, and the tension and depression of the gas field come to an abrupt end. Most people take a long breath for fear that the weather will not be chaotic. Citigroup reporters are a little disappointed, but who cares?
"I, Selim and Auden have been good friends for a long time," Betty explained patiently with a sigh of relief. "William and I both served in the Far East, participated in the movement to save the war for 19 years and had the honor to visit the famous Beijing Hutong together."
"The boys really have served in the Far East Fleet, but they forgot this crop …" Emperor William shook his head and laughed at himself for a few words, then turned to his generals and asked curiously, "But what is the big alley? Is the Far East a famous scenic spot? "
"Ahem ….." Once took the command of the Far East Fleet and directly commanded the invasion of Qingdao, China. Erpitz heard that Hu Yiqiao was gray and coughed violently while covering her mouth. "Sorry … pursuit … ahem … rude …"
William II looked at his face flushed and coughed, but Erpitz was even more puzzled. Erpitz did not answer the emperor’s question, but gave him a very slutty expression.
"Emperor …" Emperor William froze for a moment before he reacted and burst out laughing. "This bunch of French-born bastards!"
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[There is a bug in Chapter 1. David Betty became the commander of the first battle cruiser sub-fleet in 1913. I left it out as a mistake of the first fleet …]