The Rise of the Empire

"What do you seem to be preparing for? I always thought that the current hostility between the United States and Japan is largely your purpose, but now it seems that your purpose is not only that! This is just a phased goal. What are you preparing for, and what do you want to do?" Bismarck thought for a while and still couldn't figure it out.

"The hostility between the United States and Japan is indeed only one of the purposes. Let the Americans focus more on the Far East. When they think that the Far East is their main strategic goal, they will relax appropriately elsewhere. Of course, the more important thing is to make the US and Britain hostile. .I need to let this hatred last for 20 years! At least 20 years." The prince said seriously.

"20 years, it seems that the fate of Germany in the future will be decided within 20 years. Who is Germany's opponent? The French? The British? And the Russians?" Bismarck asked.

"If the United States does not turn against Britain and Japan, we will add another American. The empire has developed to a bottleneck. If it wants to develop further, confrontation with other major powers is inevitable, especially our crown prince and His close ministers are eager to solve the problem through war. We must be prepared." The prince said very vaguely, but Bismarck understood somewhat.

"So you are trying to divide the big countries in the world? This is indeed a way, but the strength of Britain, France and Russia is already strong enough. Even if we, Austria-Hungary and Italy can win, they will pay a high price. War is not Children's play is intertwined with blood and fire! In the battle between the two major power groups, no matter who wins, both sides will bear the price of the stage. If possible, I hope to avoid this situation." Bismarck said with a sigh.

"This matter is not something you or I can decide, not even the future Kaiser can decide. We can only think about how to face it. The so-called leniency of the enemy, we must think about how to face this war. You can't see it The day has come, and I have to think about it."

"The United States will be an important bargaining chip that will affect the strength of both sides, but fortunately, the United Kingdom does not particularly value the United States. Their primary purpose is to contain Russia, and the value of Japan in the hands of the United Kingdom is higher than that of the United States. This is an opportunity, you Do you mean it? Of course, it doesn’t mean that the relationship between the empire and the United States can last for 20 years after this incident, but at least the two sides have a good start,” said the prince.

"If you are the prime minister of the empire, then I can rest assured. But unfortunately, you are the prince of Bavaria, and the princes and direct royal families of the three kingdoms cannot be the prime minister of the empire." Bismarck already agreed with the prince's suggestion. up.

What Britain has done in recent years has caused Bismarck to criticize it. This time the British are unprecedentedly isolated, so it is also possible to consider helping the Americans. At least when the two sides negotiate in Samoa in the future, Germany will have some advantage, and the conflict in the South American market will also ease. I am dying, and I can't see so far. Even if you help the younger generation. Bismarck's only regret is that the prince in front of him cannot be the prime minister of the empire. This is the unspoken rule of the empire. The Prussians and princes of the principality can, but the direct line of the kingdom is impossible. The vision and means of the prince in front of him are enough, but his status is a bit embarrassing.

The current situation in Germany is indeed not good. Germany is getting stronger and stronger, but internal problems have not been dealt with neatly. The political, economic and religious independence of various countries is still very large. Externally, the development of the Germans has attracted more and more fear, and when this fear reaches a certain level, military conflicts are inevitable. Bismarck has seen the flame storm sweeping across Europe more than once in his dreams, but he still has no ability or time to solve all this!

And to his surprise,

Now some of the new generation in Germany have begun to think about this issue, and have begun to take action. The first move is a big deal, directly planting a nail that is almost impossible to remove in the future relations of multinational countries! This means and heart are really admirable! At least Bismarck admitted that there are some things he can't do, and many of this plan comes from extremely clever predictions or even guesses about the situation! Some things had no warning before, but someone thought of them in the end, which can be described as prophecy!

"And what do you think. What should we do?" asked Bismarck.

"It's very simple. Before the war, we provided the necessary supplies and maintenance to the American fleet, and allowed them to station in our islands along the Pacific Ocean. After the war, we can do some humanitarian assistance, that's enough, British There is nothing to say, but the Americans should thank us even more. In addition, in order to ensure the interests of the empire in the Pacific region, we need to send two armored cruisers to the Far East recently, and I would like to recommend three people." The prince said with satisfaction.

"Who do you want to recommend? Tell me." Bismarck said curiously. "Let me guess first. Your fellow Bavarian must be one of them, and Earl Spey is one of them. Who is the other one?"

"Reinhard Scheer." The prince said a name.

"Who is this person? I haven't heard of it. Which department is he in?" Scheer was only the commander of a battleship detachment before the First World War. At this time, he is probably a school-level officer. It is normal for Bismarck not to know nature.

"I'm not too sure about this, but I've told you the name. It shouldn't be a problem to find out and send it to the Far East, right?" Ruprecht wiped off a cold sweat, feeling a little guilty in his heart. He just remembered this The thing is, he didn't do any homework beforehand, he didn't even know which department Scheer was in, what he was doing, and what rank he was in! "Why don't you forget it?" the prince muttered in his heart.

"It's not a big deal, just give me an order, and leave it to me. If there is a duplicate name, I will notify you." Bismarck waved his hand, thinking that this is not a problem at all. Anyway, it's just a matter of arranging a school-level officer to travel abroad, what a big deal.

So, in Bismarck's study, the last barrier for the US fleet to enter the Far East crashed down, and the conflict between the US and Japan would be inevitable at this moment! It took the Americans half a year to finally pave a passage for their fleet from the west coast of the United States to the Far East, and they have established a good relationship with Russia, the leader of the Far East.

At this time, the Spaniards were also preparing, but the sad reminder is that this declining country is really no match for the two emerging countries. Although it has made a deployment to defend the Far East, before February 1898, Spain can There are only three main battleships transferred to the Far East! They are the 9,000-ton armored cruiser Carlos V, two old-fashioned armored cruisers of more than 6,000 tons, the Princess Maria and the Okendo. These two warships have just been repaired and are in good condition, while the other two Munich-type armored cruisers are more The Scaya and Cologne will enter the shipyard for maintenance. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Spanish fleet before the war has shrunk by about 40% invisibly!

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