Chapter 2248 Military and Political One

At this moment, he decisively decided the fate of Lieutenant General Bernie and most of the remaining auxiliary warships—fight to the end! And leave the chance of life to Thomas.

"Your Excellency, Admiral, it is my honor to fight to the death for the British Empire in this great war. I hope you can transfer the battleship immediately. General Thomas has sent a signal, and I hope you can board his flagship." Lieutenant General Burnie said .

"You mean let me go?" Jericho said with a complicated expression. "My subordinates, the fleet, and the expectations given to me by the empire have all disappeared on this sea. You let me go?"

"I have become a sinner of the empire, but I don't want to be nailed to the pillar of shame forever. My fate is already doomed. I will not leave here, nor will I become a prisoner of the Germans." Jericho said extremely firmly : "I will take all the blame, I hope more people can live."

However, just when Jericho was preparing for his "funeral affairs". Ruprecht is also thinking about how to deal with a very important issue. In a small way, this issue is to leave a few ships for the large fleet. And speaking to Dali, it is to determine the future status of the United Kingdom and the international situation! War has never been a purely military contest, it is more of a fusion of politics and diplomacy, and fighting on the battlefield is always a part of war!

"Your Highness, should we leave part of the fleet to destroy the Vengeance-class battleships, and then the main force will pursue the Thomas fleet?" Admiral Scheer reminded.

"Don't worry, let them run for a while, I need to think about some things, non-military." Ruprecht shook his head and said.

"That will delay the opportunity of the battle." Admiral Scheer said boldly.

"It doesn't matter. From a military point of view, we can allow the large fleet to withdraw no more than 10 capital ships, but is this our goal? No, if this is the case, we may have to face very high pressure in the future. The British Grand Fleet cannot be finished, which is not in line with the interests of the empire!" Ruprecht frowned and said: "Okay, tell everyone, everyone is quiet until I give the order. There is a telegram If so, put it on the table."

"Have you killed the Grand Fleet? If this is a game, I'm afraid you can unlock the highest achievement in the First World War - the fall of the empire, right?" Although it didn't appear on the surface, deep down, Rupreshi Still very proud of this result! After all, being able to defeat the Grand Fleet is something that any traverser would be proud of! But as I said to Scheer before, it is not in the interests of Germany to completely kill the Grand Fleet! Because there is still an America in this world!

In layman's terms, if Germany and Britain are two tigers, then after World War I, Germany killed Britain, so who is the biggest beneficiary? It is definitely not Germany, which is so tired that it even has to eat slowly, but the United States, which has not contributed much! Therefore, from this perspective, Britain cannot die yet, and must have the power to maintain its bottom line! And the large fleet is an indispensable part of this force!

Germany must ensure that after the end of this naval battle, Britain's remaining power is sufficient to deter other maritime powers except Germany. Well, this is more clearly aimed at the Americans! The remnants of the British Grand Fleet must be able to pose a threat to the US Navy in the far East. This is one of the conditions to ensure that places such as Australia, New Zealand, and Malaya will not fall into the hands of the Americans!

Ruprecht must give the British a hope—a hope that the colonial system of the British Empire can continue to be maintained. Only in this way, the British will not fall to the United States, but continue to cooperate with Japan for their own interests and give the United States People are blocking!

Just imagine,

What if Ruprecht completely smashed the British fleet this time? First of all, it is certain that in order to prevent Germany from becoming too big, the United States will never allow the Germans to land on the British mainland. In the case of huge losses, Germany cannot start hostility with the Americans. It's not necessary, and it's a big risk! And since Britain cannot be completely destroyed, for Germany, preventing the reconciliation between the United States and Britain and the United States from obtaining Australia's ports are the most important strategic goals!

And if Britain does not have a large fleet, then obviously, if the United States wants to obtain some ports in Australia or British Guinea through violence, then Britain and Australia will absolutely not be able to stop it, and this will reduce the importance of Germany! In the war against Japan, without the springboard of Australia, it would be impossible for the United States to defeat Japan independently without full mobilization, so German support is a must! But if Australia is used as a springboard, then the United States will perform much better, and the importance of Germany will naturally decline. According to the principle of interest, the Americans will not pay an extra dollar to the German ally whose value has been greatly reduced!

And this is not the worst. The worst case is that after losing the Grand Fleet, the British realize that they have become a sunset empire. , then it will naturally sell part of its interests in exchange for the support of other powerful countries, so as to make up for the war deficit and ensure its future status, just like the British practice in the Cold War in history!

And now, there is only one superpower that can accept Britain and help Britain, and that is the United States! Although there is a lot of hatred between the United States and Britain, when the past opponents are willing to give in, and are willing to pay enough compensation, and even willing to be a younger brother, when Germany has a growing trend, the United States will naturally consider accepting Britain. , because, as the largest colonial power in the Far East, the British can provide Americans with too much help! For example, ports, materials, and even manpower and military power. It can be said that if the British are willing to help the Americans, then the Americans can get rid of Germany and go it alone!

Because Britain's surrender didn't just mean that the Americans had a good forward base. It also means the severance of Japanese foreign aid! The Germans will not help Japan, and the French have insufficient manpower, so the British are definitely Japan's best ally in terms of colonial geography, resources and capabilities! And once Britain loses its sincerity to the United States, it means that Japan can only rely on its own strength to fight against the United States. This is actually a good choice for the United States and Britain, but it is definitely not good news for Germany!

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