Chapter 1256 Disposal

Chapter 1256 Disposal

"Your Highness, this is news from the Mediterranean Fleet. Since 7:30 this morning, our fleets deployed in Constantinople, Ereli and Bulgaria have been attacked by the British Air Force at the same time. The Russian Black Sea Fleet Also took the opportunity to launch an attack From the current point of view, at least two of our fast battleships have been severely damaged."

"Your Highness, the interceptor air force deployed by the Bavarian Air Force in Constantinople conducted an interception. Both sides suffered heavy losses. So far, Earl Luckner's fleet has confirmed the loss of one armored cruiser."

"With the support of the air force, Earl Spey's fleet in Ereli withstood the attack of the British and Russians, and almost wiped out the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Now the Earl has decided to continue the pursuit."

Telegrams were quickly forwarded from Constantinople to Kiel. And from 10 am to 8 pm, after ten hours of work, the prince finally had a general understanding of the sea-air battle that took place thousands of kilometers away.

"It seems that Earl Spey's fleet has been severely damaged. When the French fleet and Japanese fleet enter the Eastern Mediterranean again, then Earl Spey may only be able to hide in the Black Sea. The situation is a bit bad, and this may cause the neutral countries in the Balkans to act Some wrong decisions." Tirpitz on the opposite side put down his eyes in his hands, rubbed his numb temples, and said in frustration.

"It was really unexpected. I originally thought that the British would throw their bombs at Wilhelmshaven first. This really surprised me. The Earl made no mistakes." The prince also put down the pen in his hand and said.

"Well, we lost three fast battleships after all. The two fast battleships in Constantinople may not be able to go into battle this year. Your Majesty is very angry." Tirpitz said carefully. As an old fritter, he has already heard the words of shirking responsibility for Earl Spey from the prince's words just now.

"We have indeed underestimated the Balkan theater. When we were caught off guard, we were able to kill the Black Sea Fleet and keep half of the warships in the face of the British bombers and the Russian Black Sea Fleet. I think this is a credit rather than a fault. I will explain this matter to the Kaiser. Before the dust settles, I don’t want too many rumors to spread within the Admiralty. That’s it.” The prince is not interested in entangled in this issue, and he is not purely for Spey The earl excused, but because it is really not easy for the earl to achieve this level, and the war is about to start, if it is a temporary change at this time, it is definitely not a good thing for the Mediterranean fleet!

"So what about the Mediterranean Fleet now? We can't leave those warships alone, and Turkey's conditions are really bad." Tirpitz asked.

"Haven't we already occupied the port of Constanta in Romania? It is said that the port is not bad, let the remaining warships gather here,

Let the relevant departments draw up a plan to provide the necessary personnel and material equipment for the Mediterranean Fleet, first repair the three lightly damaged battleships, and then consider transporting some small submarine parts by rail. We need to deploy more submarines in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, and at the same time call Prince Leopold to arrange the air defense of the surrounding areas. "The prince thought for a while and said.

It is unrealistic to repair all the battleships. Now we must first ensure the combat effectiveness of the three relatively intact battleships. If it is convenient, we will repair the Reshardier. The remaining two heavily damaged Austro-Hungarian fast battleships will be used first. The pontoon was salvaged, and then Constantinople was repaired to see if it could be towed to the port of Constanta. This maintenance is a long-term process, and there is no rush. Submarines are crucial to the Battle of the Dardanelles. In history, several former Dreadnoughts of the British and French coalition forces were killed by submarines. For this kind of business with small investment and high returns, the prince must do it.

"By the way, there is one more point. Supplement some mines to the Turks. These things are also necessary for defense. In addition, send 2 interceptor squadrons and 2 fighter squadrons to replace the Scimitar and Night Scythe squadrons. We must try our best to Keep the skies above Istanbul safe," the prince added at last.

In this war, while the Bavarian Air Force achieved an astonishing record of shooting down 88 aircraft of the Royal Air Force, it also suffered heavy losses. Although the British machine guns were relatively small, there were too many of them. After a battle, the two squadrons lost 70% of their aircraft, most of which were shot down, another part was forced to land because they ran out of fuel, and a small part was scrapped directly after flying back to the base. And the loss of personnel has reached 40%! According to general standards, these two squadrons can withdraw from the battlefield and return to the rear to recover blood.

However, the sky over Constantinople had to be fortified. To be honest, this bombing not only caused heavy losses to the Allied Mediterranean Fleet, but also frightened the Turks. The forts and mine arrays are enough to hold the enemy, but these bombs that fell from the sky broke the Turks' dream, and this kind of panic must be solved. The Kaiser can't count on it now, and the prince in charge of the Eastern Front can only help the hole first at his own expense. Plug up...

"Contact me with His Majesty the Kaiser. I need to report some things that year. It is best to meet within three days." The prince had a premonition that his Polish pocket plan might not go well. The Battle of the Dardanelles will unfold according to the historical trajectory, and it may be bigger. After all, the bombing by the British is a very obvious signal. They intend to make a big news in the Balkans!

After arranging these things, the prince fell into deep thought. Everything hastily arranged today is just a temporary plan, which can temporarily stabilize the situation, but it may not be easy to completely solve the problem here. After this battle is over, it may only be a matter of time before Greece falls into the arms of the Allied Powers. This is not only because the British have built their muscles this time to make Greece more optimistic about the Allied Powers. More importantly, the fact that the British can make such a big move is because Greek support….

Greece's entry into the Entente will balance the impact of Bulgaria's entry into the Allies. And if Britain and France plan to make a big deal, Turkey alone can't stop it. According to the original plan, the Bavarian Army planned to besiege the five Russian armies in Poland after the spring.

"If the Polish Pocket Project and the Balkan Campaign are launched at the same time, there will be some trouble!" the prince said in his heart.

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