"Your Majesty, if we send a warship to Morocco, this may further intensify the situation, causing French to overreact, making the situation even more tense." Foreign Minister von Kidron? Wachth was a little worried.
"If it gets intensified, it gets intensified. What's the big deal? French, do you still dare to really start a war with us?" Wilhelm II said indifferently. Indeed, although France is Germany's old enemy, with Germany's industrial strength, military strength, population and other factors able to crush France, Wilhelm II believes that France is no longer a concern and cannot threaten Germany at all. If Britain and Russia hadn't supported France, Germany would have beaten French to the ground in minutes and made them kneel on the ground to learn how to behave.
Of course, it is precisely because of the support of Britain and Russia that French is so arrogant and dares to provoke Germany again and again.
"Your Majesty, France is certainly nothing to worry about. But we have to consider the attitude of Britain and Russia. Especially the Britain people, they are already quite concerned about our vigorous development of the navy. We are dissatisfied. If we escalate the situation at this time, the Britain people will definitely react accordingly. Once the gun goes off, the situation will become uncontrollable," Prime Minister Bernhardt von Bülow said.
"Should we just do nothing? Let Empire's interests be shamelessly stolen by French!" Wilhelm II was a little dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty, it is very necessary to express Empire's attitude. But at the same time, it is best not to trigger a war. After all, our war preparations have not been completed yet." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz also said.
"Your Excellency Tirpitz, if we start a war with the Britain people now, can the navy defeat them?" Moltke the Younger suddenly asked.
Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz was stunned, thought for a moment, and then replied, "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, our 'Kaiser class' Battleship and 'Derfflinger class' Battlecruiser will not be able to serve until the end of the year. 'Bavaria-class' Battleship and 'Mackensen-class'Battlecruiser is about to start work. If we only rely on our existing Capital Ships and British Navy, we are about 50% sure of defeating British Navy. Of course, no one can say clearly about the naval battle. There are too many factors that will affect the outcome of the decisive battle at sea."
Wilhelm II nodded with satisfaction. German Navy has a 50% chance of winning against British Royal Navy. This is undoubtedly very impressive. It is true that he has been strongly supporting the development of the navy over the years. Otherwise, German Navy would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to catch up with British Navy!
Of course, Wilhelm II also understands what Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz means, that is, it is best to wait until 'Bavaria-class' Battleship and 'Mackensen-class' Battlecruiser are in service before starting a war. In that case, Germany will have two levels of ten Battleship equipped with 380mm Main Gun, and two levels of six Battlecruiser equipped with 380mm Main Gun. This will give German Navy a decisive advantage over the top-level Capital Ships. The possibility of German Navy defeating British Royal Navy is undoubtedly higher.
"50% certainty, that's already very high. Your Majesty, although we are not ready for war yet. But similarly, Britain people are not ready for war either. If we take this opportunity to go to war with them, our chances of winning will not be too small." Moltke the Younger suggested.
Obviously, Moltke the Younger's proposal is another crazy proposal. Neither Wilhelm II nor other Empire senior officials thought about starting a war now.
For everyone, it is too hasty to start a war now that is related to the fate of the Empire and the nation. After all, once the war starts, it is impossible to stop before the winner is determined. Therefore, everyone is very cautious about whether to go to war. No one hopes to be defeated in the end and become a sinner of the Empire and the nation. Even the headstrong and arrogant Wilhelm II is cautious about this issue.
"It's too early to start a war now. Let's wait and see how the situation develops before we say anything!" Wilhelm II said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Moltke the Younger nodded, but there was a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.
Oscar saw all Moltke the Younger's reactions. He is very clear about Moltke the Younger's thoughts. As Oscar's influence in the military grows, the living space of Moltke the Younger and his group of people is being squeezed. Moltke the Younger Even as the Army Chief of Staff, I feel tremendous pressure. If the war could break out earlier, these pressures could be effectively eliminated.
"Father Emperor, the navy can first send a light warship to Morocco to see how the situation develops before making the next decision." Oscar suggested.
Wilhelm II nodded and adopted Oscar's suggestion.
After the meeting, Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz issued the order for the gunboat "Leopard" to go to Morocco. Oscar After learning about this, he shook his head speechlessly.
"It seems that history's ability to correct mistakes is still very strong! Even though the world has been changed by me, it has still returned to its original trajectory bit by bit." Oscar thought secretly.
In another time and space, Germany was also the Morocco sent by the Leopard battleship. However, in the end Moroccan Crisis failed to evolve into a war. Therefore, Oscar believes that although the situation this time is very tense, it is still unlikely to trigger a war.
So far, Germany's war preparations have not been completed. Likewise, preparations for Oscar are not yet complete. Various advanced weapons are still being prepared. Oscar Of course I hope that these preparations can be completed before the war breaks out. In this case, the chances of winning in future wars will be greater.
The 'Leopard' gunboat is a 'Iltis-class' patrol ship belonging to German Empire Navy. In the past, it mainly served in Germany's overseas colonies. Such a small warship is not even qualified to participate in large-scale naval battles. However, it is precisely because of such a small warship that the international situation has become increasingly tense.
French reacted extremely violently to Germany sending warships to Morocco. French government clamored that if Germany did not withdraw the warships, they would send more troops to Morocco. This also made the relationship between France and Germany very tense and tense.