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Chapter 285
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“The British fleet is going to apply for a visit to our Hans?”
Just when he was sure that the British fleet was not coming for him, he immediately received a telegram from the British government.
He didn’t know what the British were thinking. Did they want to show off their military power or to scare the enemy?
In short, Mainz thought that the British proposal was not well-intentioned!
“At least that’s what they said. Who knows, they might take this opportunity to launch a sneak attack on our port or our shipyard!”
Foreign Education Minister Ribbentrop didn’t have a good impression of the British Empire, so he treated the British Empire’s application with a high degree of vigilance.
This attitude made Mainz very satisfied, but he thought that the possibility of the British Empire attacking Hans’ homeland was almost zero.
If the British Empire really did this, Hans would definitely fight them to the death, and then the British Empire would once again fall into the quagmire of Europe, and by then their biggest enemy, the Eagle Sauce, would wake up laughing in his dreams, right?
“Do we need to reject their request?”
Whether the British really wanted to visit or not, Ribbentrop thought that the other party’s application should be rejected. There was no need to take risks.
“No, let them dock in Wilhelmshaven. Oh, and get the Bismarck and Tirpitz ready!”
“”Ah? Are we going to fight them?”
Mainz’s commander, Admiral Dönitz, became nervous! The British Navy dispatched 12 battleships, including super battleships like the Hood. Hans currently only has two battleships. If a fight really breaks out, Hans will probably suffer a lot, right?
“Of course not, why should we fight them?”
Mainz was amused by Dönitz’s words. Hans’s current family background did not allow him to fight the British Empire head-on. If the British Empire took the initiative to provoke a war, Hans could still rely on the convenient conditions of the Kiel Canal to deal with them.
But taking the initiative to attack with a small number of ships against a large number of ships, isn’t that courting death?
Even if the Bismarck and Tirpitz were more powerful, they would not be able to defeat four hands when they were besieged by 12 enemy ships, and they would definitely be sunk in the end!
“Of course not, aren’t they going on a visit? Then let’s go with them!”
Mainz showed a wicked smile on his face, and everyone immediately understood what he meant when they saw his expression.
“Haha, General, this is really a mean trick of yours!”
Goebbels was the first to understand Mainz’s intention, so he laughed out loud.
“Hehe, I’m afraid that the reason why the British Empire is so anxious to organize a fleet to go on a visit is to show their strength to countries all over the world and let them know that the British Empire is still the world’s number one. In this case, we will send our two cutting-edge battleships to visit with the British Empire, and then other countries will be able to compare the warships of our two countries intuitively!”
“At that time, it will be clear at a glance whose battleships are better and whose battleships are more powerful!”
After hearing Goebbels’ words, Dönitz’s eyes lit up:”This is a good way to show our strength to the world!”
“That’s right, and it’s a great way to ride on the popularity of the Never Sets show for free!”
“General, I understand, my platoon!”
Now that he had understood General Mainz’s intention, Dönitz did not delay any longer and immediately returned to the port of Kiel to plan this round-the-world voyage.
Unlike the British Empire, Hans’ overseas colonies had been robbed at this time, so if they visited foreign countries, they had to seek the support of the countries they visited.
However, due to the large tonnage of the Bismarck and Tirpitz, the full load displacement of these two big guys exceeded 50,000 tons. This tonnage could not be docked at any random port, so if they wanted to visit various countries, they had to contact the local ports and determine their port conditions. , and then discuss the issues of supply and reception.
These things are very cumbersome and will take at least several days to complete!
On the other hand, after getting Mainz’s approval, Hans’s Foreign Education Department officially replied to the British side, allowing their fleet to visit Hans’s Wilhelmshaven.
The British side was originally preparing to set off directly from the Fairy Tale Kingdom to Gaul. They didn’t expect Hans to agree at first. After all, they made this request just to scare Hans and give Hans a warning!
But who knew that Hans was so brave and agreed to their request directly. Now the British side is in a bit of a dilemma!
“”Should I go or not? That is the question!”
This is a sentence from Shakespeare, the famous writer of the British Empire. Now this question is facing the British Empire people!
“”Secretary of the Navy, what do you think?”
The Prime Minister looked at the Minister of the Navy, intending to listen to his opinion.
The relationship between Hans and the British Empire has always been not very good, and the high seas fleet that Hans had spent several generations of hard work to build was destroyed by the British Empire, so the people of Hans must hate the British Empire in their hearts!
In this case, the British Empire sent the main fleet of the Royal Navy to visit Hans. If Hans wants to take action against them, then their 12 battleships will be very dangerous!
And these twelve battleships are the last trump card of the British Empire Navy. If these battleships have any problems, then the Royal Navy will be completely finished!
Therefore, going to the port of Hans to visit their old rival is a dangerous gamble. Once they lose the bet, they will have nothing.
“If I consider it only from my standpoint, I don’t think we should take this risk!”
The Minister of the Navy shook his head, thinking that the risk was too great. Although there was no war between Hans and the British Empire, no one knew whether the two countries could maintain peace in the next moment. In this case, driving 12 battleships into other people’s ports would be like sending sheep into the tiger’s mouth. Their fate would not be decided by themselves!
“What if it was from another perspective?”
The Prime Minister was also very nervous, but he heard the hidden meaning of the Navy Minister’s words.
The Navy Minister just said that he would make such a decision from the perspective of the Navy Minister, but what if he was from another perspective?
Would his answer be different?
“From the perspective of the entire empire, I think we must go, and we must send the entire fleet without reservation!”
As soon as this sentence came out, those who had originally planned to send only some warships into Port William were blocked from saying anything.
“Oh? What’s the reason?”
The Prime Minister was very curious about the Navy Minister’s opinion. He didn’t know why the other party was so sure.
“The reason is simple. The reason why we want to sail around the world is because we need to show the world our naval strength. At this time, we have not left Europe yet and are at our doorstep. If we dare not accept Hans’ invitation under this circumstance, then all countries in the world will see our cowardice, and our subsequent round-the-world voyage will be meaningless!”
“The key to maintaining the dominant position of the British Empire lies in confidence, including the confidence of our people in ourselves and the confidence of other countries in the world. If we escape from the battlefield and dare not go to Hans’ homeland, this confidence will soon be gone!”
“Therefore, I think we must show enough courage to bear the risks brought by this action!”
It must be said that the words of the Minister of the Navy touched everyone present. From their perspective, they could indeed think of the serious consequences of not accepting Hans’ invitation.
Therefore, they all expressed their support for the Royal Navy to visit Hans Wilhelm Port.
After all, even if something really went wrong or encountered any danger, it had nothing to do with them, after all, they were not in that fleet!
“Very good, in that case, call Hans back!”_
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