March 16, 1915, Berlin, Naval Ministry. Imperial Crown Prince Oscar, Field Marshal Count Tirpitz, the First Sea Lord, Chief of Naval Staff Marshal von Boll, Commander of the High Seas Fleet Reinhard? Scheer Admiral, Chief of Staff Franz? von? Vice Admiral Hipper, Commerce Raiding Fleet Commander Mark Similian? von? Vice Admiral Spee, all gathered in the Naval Ministry.
Today, their task is to choose an effective combat plan from among the many combat plans.
"Everyone, the next battle will be a decisive battle between us and British Royal Navy. This is directly related to whether we can defeat British Navy and become the maritime overlord. For decades, Imperial Navy has been preparing for this decisive battle. Now, the time is finally ripe." Oscar said, looking at the senior generals of the navy.
Indeed, German Navy has been preparing for a long time in order to unseat British Navy. Especially after Wilhelm II came to power, he provided unreserved support to Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz, which made German Navy begin to catch up with British Navy. The emergence of Oscar has made up for the shortcomings of German Navy, allowing them to surpass British Navy in just over ten years.
"Through one naval battle after another, we have successfully gained an absolute advantage. Then, next, it is time for us to turn our advantage into victory. Empire will win this battle. I hope everyone can have confidence in this." Oscar continued.
"Your Highness, everyone has been looking forward to this day for a long time. I think that with such a huge advantage, it would be inappropriate if we all lost the war. Of course, I also think that we cannot lose." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz said.
Others also expressed their opinions that German Navy will definitely win this time. Everyone is full of confidence in this battle.
"Admiral Scheer, High Seas Fleet, have you finalized the specific battle plan this time?" Oscar asked.
"Your Majesty the Crown Prince, after our discussion, we have finalized the battle plan. Three days later, on March 19, the main force of the Imperial Navy's High Seas Fleet will leave Wilhelmshaven and head straight for Scapa Flow. If the British are bold enough to go out to sea and fight us, that would be great. If the British If people dare not go to sea to fight, then we will force them to go to sea to fight. All the battleships of the breaking fleet will return to cooperate with the High Seas Fleet in this battle. General Spee will lead six battlecruisers. Among them, General Spee will lead the battlecruisers to launch an attack on the northern coastal cities of England. Go to sea for a decisive battle. General Hipper will lead the remaining six battlecruisers to closely monitor the British's movements. After discovering the British battlecruiser formation, he will immediately attack and cripple them. After the main force of the British navy goes to sea to fight us, the High Seas Fleet will have a final decisive battle with the British navy. The cruiser formation will participate at the appropriate time to attack the rear of the British Navy to ensure that the Imperial Navy can win this battle. In addition, the Imperial Navy's aircraft carriers will also attack the British capital ships to further weaken the strength of the British Navy."
The battle plan chosen by German High Seas Fleet was unremarkable. To put it bluntly, it is to use the powerful strength to directly crush British Navy. There was no use of tactics or anything like that.
Oscar agrees with this. After all, when German Navy has such a huge advantage, why is there any need to use tactics? With its powerful strength, it can crush British Navy.
"What if the Britain people insist on avoiding war? Then we can't just wait like this, can we?" Marshal von Boll, Chief of Naval Staff, asked.
"If the Britain people still avoid fighting, then we will destroy all the Britain people's coastal cities from north to south. Even London will also conduct shelling. I believe that by then, the Britain people will never be able to be cowardly turtles anymore. Even if they want to continue The Britain people will not allow it to continue. Besides, if the Britain coastal cities are destroyed by us, will the Britain people still have the strength to continue this war? "Reinhard? Scheer said.
Britain Most of the most important cities are in coastal areas. Even London is at the mouth of the River Thames river. As long as German Navy's Capital Ships team knows the forts along the coast, they can directly use Naval Gun to start bombarding London. Even his own capital was under bombardment, how could British Navy still cower? Besides, destroying all the shipyards along the coast can further weaken British Navy's war potential.
Although, destroying all the coastal cities in Britain seems a bit too bloody. However, each of these generals knows that in order to win, it is worth paying no matter how high the price is. Not to mention just turning the enemy's city into ruins.
"Do you have any questions about this?" Oscar asked.
"Your Highness, it might not be good if too many civilians die." Marshal von Boll said.
"Indeed, if too many civilians die, it will have a certain impact on the Empire's reputation. However, compared to winning the war, even the damage to reputation is worth it." Oscar said.
Marshal von Bohr nodded and said nothing more. He can also understand, after all, Germany has made a lot of efforts for this victory. Now, he is finally about to win, so naturally he won't care about it so much.
"Everyone, in this battle, we must not only defeat the Britain people, but also win at the lowest possible cost. After all, our enemies are not only the Britain people. on the other side of the ocean Americans, although we were forced to retreat, but that was just a temporary retreat. If we suffer too much loss in the decisive battle with the Britain people, they will definitely show up immediately." Oscar emphasized.
"Yes, Your Highness." Everyone nodded.
German Navy is stronger than British Navy. However, Capital Ships does not have an overwhelming advantage in terms of quantity. Therefore, in this battle, German Navy had better lose less Capital Ships. Otherwise, it will not be conducive to German Navy consolidating its subsequent sea power.
Defeating British Navy is just the first step for German Navy to seize sea power. Next, we have to convince the navies of other countries. If you are not careful, the acquired sea power may undergo unexpected changes.