The Rise of the Empire

If everything goes according to what the Japanese think, with the cooperation of the British, it is really possible for Japan to surrender without a fight. Among other things, at least the joint occupation of the United States and Japan is possible. As long as there is no fight, then together All can be negotiated. Americans are not stupid and know that at some point they can't do it. For example, in Samoa, the two sides have been entangled for more than ten years, haven't they been fighting without breaking up? But this result was unacceptable to Prince Ruprecht! How can you end a deadly feud if you don't fight hard?

Therefore, this cannot be done in this way, the Japanese must fail to deter, and at the same time, the Americans must feel that they have a chance! Therefore, the delivery date of these two warships must be postponed! If the Japanese Navy only has 2 second-class battleships and 2 10,000-ton armored cruisers in their hands, then facing the US fleet, what will they do? Or not?

Of course it is the former! It's all this time, what else can we hold back? The Japanese will definitely be there! And after learning that the Spanish-American War broke out, they may move faster than the Americans! Japan has troops stationed in Tainan. How long does it take to get from Taiwan to the Philippines? And Dewey at least had to wait for the domestic telegram. And this time the starting point of the US fleet is likely to be Samoa instead of Hong Kong!

What will the Americans do when the Japanese come first? It is not easy for Ruprecht to deduce this point. After all, this incident has never happened in history, and Japan can send a large number of troops to the island at the first time by relying on its geographical advantages, and then create an established fact. At this time, it is really hard to say what the Americans will do, but considering that the Japanese fleet has not yet obtained the two most important bargaining chips, it may not be very confident. And in the case of lack of confidence, but not at a disadvantage, the Japanese may take risks.

Maybe the Japanese government will be calmer, but radio is still not popular in this era. When the news reaches Japan, the Japanese cabinet holds a meeting and then spreads to the fleet. The day lily is cold. The Japanese fleet is likely to put all their eggs in one basket, after all, the strength of the two sides is roughly equal. At this time, whoever takes the shot has the advantage! Americans also have reasons for being intolerable. After all, in history, the American Army did not come until three months after the Battle of Manila.... If this is allowed to be occupied by the Japanese, the Americans will not have to come over in three months!

So both sides have reasons to fight, and the situation is that the person who strikes first has the advantage, in this case. His Royal Highness really can't guess who will strike first! Of course, it doesn't matter who fights first, as long as they can fight in the end! When both sides are bound to win, the possibility of peaceful coexistence is even smaller.

After all, what cannot be solved with the mouth must be solved with the fist. Japan, which has a geographical advantage, will definitely station troops on the main islands of the Philippines. And the Americans must stop all of this, so well, it will become inevitable to wipe the gun and fire! Because sometimes this thing cannot be controlled by reason, and you can't expect thousands of people in the entire fleet to be rational, right?

Of course, these two warships will eventually be sent to the Japanese. If Japan wants to have an enmity with the United States, what kind of enmity cannot be solved for the United States? Naturally, all Spanish colonies in the East fell into the hands of Japan. Therefore, according to the script arranged by His Royal Highness for Japan, it is like this: the process is tortuous, but the result is certain. The Philippines must belong to Japan!

So, according to this script. His Royal Highness intends to delay the delivery of these two warships. It is hard to say when. If everything is the same as in history, Ruprecht plans to deliver it in early April. After the Japanese and British arrange it, it will be April. In the middle of the month, and counting the return time, I am afraid that it will not be possible to return to Japan until around May.

At that time, it is estimated that the United States and Japan have already engaged in war. And what if it is different from history? Then it really just depends. The prince had no better choice.

As for the delay, this is too simple, such as a minor engineering accident. The warship tilted a little, or a certain part was missing, or it was simply not finished. Anyway, on the surface, the ship was also bought by Brazil. Brazil is not in a hurry, and it really can't afford to lose some money. It's really no big deal for Bavaria. And if it is really delayed until the war between the West and the United States, maybe the United States and Spain will really rush to buy it! At this time, His Royal Highness believes that with the strength of the Americans, they can still buy it at double the price! after all. At this time, there is no more suitable warship in the whole world! If Japan is sensible, don't make a fuss!

The script has been written, everything is ready, just waiting for the actors from all parties to arrive on the scene, and then start acting! Look at how many countries are involved, Japan, Britain, the United States, Spain! Ok. Wait, it seems like there might be an important actor missing. Thinking of this, Ruprecht set his sights on the north side of the map, that huge country that accounts for almost one-sixth of the world!

"Russia! And the Russians! They may also take action. Especially the longer the matter drags on, the more likely the Russians will do it!" Ruprecht said to himself. What country is Russia? As long as they are in a place where they can, they will always use various opportunities to fight for interests. Among other things, Russia's biggest enemy in the Far East has opened a movie with the United States. It is no wonder that the Russians can sit still! At least threaten with force!

His Royal Highness remembered what he said when he frightened the Russians back then. They should be very nervous now, right? Even the slightly obsolete battleship Nakhimonov was sent there, but anyway, this ship also has a displacement of 8,500 tons, and it also has the firepower of 6 8-inch guns and 5 6-inch guns. On paper it's still bluffing! If only Russia was the only one, it might not dare to confront the strengthened Japanese navy, but if Japan goes to war with Spain and draws against the United States at the same time, then it is not necessarily so. If Russia joins the war, what will Britain do? This is intriguing.

Regarding Russia's attitude, His Royal Highness is difficult to grasp, but now it is obvious that the Russians intend to restore relations... Although there is no intention to purchase new warships, it still provides a lot of discounts in terms of grain exports and army equipment. For example, grain sold to Bavaria is about 8% cheaper than grain sold to other regions of Germany.

Just as His Royal Highness was gradually refining the layout of the future Spanish-American War period, the Japanese personnel responsible for picking up the ship had already set off from Japan. I don't know if it was intentional by Japan, or it was a coincidence that the two people who picked up the ship this time were old acquaintances of the prince, one was Togo Heihachiro, and the other was Hikoyuki Uemura. acquaintance! Back then we fought in the Far East, and your two ships were sunk by my brother!

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