Chapter 1138: The Big Picture
Chapter 1117 The Big Picture
Accompanied by a telegram, the news of the attack on the Suez Canal quickly spread throughout the world. The already tense situation in Europe became more and more unmanageable at this moment.
That very night, the Vienna government held a press conference, announcing that they vowed to fight against the mastermind behind the attack.
Although it was not explicitly stated, it was clear to all that, in addition to the British, there was no second master who could be blamed for the “mastermind”.
The investigation mission has just left, the Vienna government has not yet given the conclusion of the canal attack case, the two countries have already begun a step ahead of the civil war.
Armed conflict has not been limited to South Africa, East Africa, the Malay Peninsula have erupted in varying scales of war, both sides involved in the total force, has exceeded the 100,000 mark.
Such a scale of firefighting, actually has not declared war, the two governments of the tawdry operation, once again refreshed the European world’s cognition.
According to a certain dignitary who is not willing to disclose his name said: no loss is the hegemony of the country, the light of this “culture” (skin) is not a general country can have.
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Vienna Palace, at the moment Franz is caught Frederick this stinking chess basket to kill, the outside world of the flurry of disturbance completely did not affect here, as if it has been out of the world.
Transcendence is impossible, now this critical moment, can not be relaxed. But not affected by the Suez Canal tragedy, but it is true.
The reason for this is very simple: the blockage of the Suez Canal had no significant effect on the war.
To borrow a phrase from the press, “The Mediterranean is our inland sea, the great Holy Roman Empire will shine on the world, this is our time.”
It’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s still basically true. The Mediterranean Sea, as it is now, can indeed be considered the inner sea of the Holy Roma.
With both the Circum-European-African-Middle East Railroad and the Bathtub Sea Transportation, the core territory of Godroe was still firmly in the hands of the Vienna government, enough to ensure the normal supply of raw materials.
Basic plate stabilized, Franz natural heart not panic. Not to mention the Suez Canal was blocked for a few months, even if it has been blocked, the Holy Roman Empire can withstand.
As for the strategic impact, can not go east, for the time being, do not rush east. When all the warships in the dockyard are commissioned, it is not too late to seek the bad luck of the British.
In contrast, it is the crude oil leakage that brings more harm. Tens of thousands of tons of crude oil gushing out, not only pollute the river, I guess the whole Red Sea will be followed by disaster.
If Franz did not react quickly enough, the first time after receiving the news, ordered to clean up, intercept, or maybe the Mediterranean Sea will be affected.
Frederick: “Father, since the British planned this attack, they will definitely take themselves out of the picture, and the investigative mission is afraid that it will be difficult to make any gains.”
Neither Britain, nor the Holy Roman Empire was alone, and the war was fought in groups.
If you want to start a war, you don’t just have to stand on your own point of view, but you also have to be mindful of the reaction of the populace within the ally’s country.
Like soldiers disappeared and other old-fashioned routine, a glance can distinguish the true from the false, people will not buy the account.
Of course, you can force the allies to pull on board, but then pulling in is not an ally, but a group of resentful pig teammates.
Originally this time on the convergence of the whole of Europe’s pig teammates, if you do not make good relations with the masses, the back of the Vienna government can not bring.
Not to mention, just borrowing other people’s airports and harbors will require the cooperation of the local people.
Otherwise, if the local snakes do something randomly, or delay the speed of transportation of supplies, it can cause the failure of the battle plan.
As a matter of fact, one of the major reasons for the delay in starting the war was the lack of a reasonable excuse for the war.
The attack on the Suez Canal was undoubtedly a good entry point. Although the economic life of the canal was in the hands of the Vienna government, it was most of the European countries that benefited from it.
As soon as it was proved that the attack was planned by the British, it was only logical to start a war in retaliation.
“Don’t worry, it will definitely pay off. Even if it really has nothing to do with the British, we can still get them involved.
The current investigation is just going through the motions. Inviting countries to send representatives along is nothing more than getting them to follow along with the endorsement.
Of course, a fake is a fake after all, and no matter how perfect the setup is, there will always be traces left behind.
If possible, it would be best to find out the real evidence. Otherwise it would be a big trouble if the future wore out.
If you encounter similar things in the future, just leave it to the cabinet government to operate. As monarchs, we have to learn to play dumb when appropriate.”
It was human nature to tend to the pros and cons, and being an emperor was no exception. Especially for this kind of unseen operation, it was a case of hiding as far away as possible.
As long as he didn’t get involved, even if he really got into trouble in the future, he would be able to cope with it by saying “I don’t know”.
Although it is to go through, but the investigation still has to pay attention to. For example, the duration of the investigation depends on the anti-British propaganda of the governments.
When the anti-British sentiment of the European public was mobilized, it was time to wrap up. Only when the whole population is in favor of the war is the best time to launch it.
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Sulawesi, Austrian Viceroyalty of the South Seas. A group of military and political dignitaries gathered together, the year into the middle of the year Prince William at the moment is excited to discuss the battle plan with the crowd.
The British want to sneak attack the South Seas Fleet, the South Seas Fleet also want to sneak attack the Royal Navy’s Far East Fleet. Both sides are counting on each other, the result is no result.
Southern Ocean Fleet Commander Arest: “Your Highness, we have failed to lure the enemy many times, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to get results even if we continue.
Either the British are aware of our plan and simply won’t fall for it, or the British have too big an appetite and can’t see past the small profits and want to swallow us in one go.
It’s unlikely that the plan will be leaked, and there aren’t many people who know about it. In the latter case, we’ve got it all wrong from the start.
The biggest problem is that the war didn’t break out, otherwise we could have formed an allied army with the Spanish, Dutch, and Portuguese, and had a good chance of winning a direct battle with the British.”
William asked doubtfully, “Although the number of our warships is less than the British, we still have a carrier fleet. If we directly engage the Far East Fleet head on, don’t we have any chance of winning?”
Only to see Admiral Arest shaking his head, “Your Highness, although the carriers have shown good attack power in maneuvers, real battles are different and there are more factors to consider.
We lack experience in the use of aircraft carriers in real battles, we can’t even find a single reference case in the world, and the specific tactics are still being groped for.
Out of responsibility for the empire, I dare not overestimate the combat power of the carrier formation before it has been in actual combat.”
The mainstream naval ideology these days was still big guns and huge ships, and the Shen Luo Navy hadn’t been able to make an exception. Even with the Emperor’s support, the carrier faction was still at a disadvantage.
The biggest problem with the carrier faction being the underdog in the battle of ideas was the lack of actual combat cases to back it up. Everyone supported the giant ship cannon theory, not entirely for the love of it, but more for the sake of insurance.
It’s not scary to make mistakes in the military, what’s scary is that everyone else is on the right track and you’re the only one running off course.
Since other countries are playing with giant ships and cannons, it is straightforward to follow. To be wrong everyone is wrong together, which is equivalent to no one being wrong.
The biggest problem with new ideas that are hard to promote is uncertainty. Even if the carrier concept can be proven to be correct, it doesn’t mean that the carrier fleet is combat effective.
A correct concept is just the equivalent of taking the road in the right direction; but there are many forks in the same direction, and if you’re not careful, you’ll run off course.
It is still mainly limited by aircraft technology, and it is only after the technological breakthroughs of the last few years that the process of carrier development has been pulled off.
Before that, although there is also research and development, but the investment efforts, far from being able to compare with the battleship.
There is no way, need to invest in too many places, more military spending will not be enough to spend. Before being able to be sure that the aircraft carriers could come together, it was definitely necessary to put more resources into the battleships.
After a pause, Admiral Arest added, ”In fact, the role of the carrier formation is not necessarily in a duel, I think it is more effective to use it for sneak attacks.
It’s similar to the Air Force’s Bull Hunting Plan, concentrating a group of bombers to strategically bomb enemy ports and shipyards.
In the Far East, the British had limited anti-aircraft firepower and basically posed little threat to the quad bombers.
If we can figure out the layout of Cam Ranh Bay, the chances of a successful sneak attack should be high. After the bombing is over, we can then go up and fight the enemy, and the chances of victory will be greatly improved.
Unfortunately, the timing is not right now, and the Air Force’s plan went bankrupt early when we did so.
Unlike us, the Air Force has more fighters and has plenty of bombing experience. If the Bull Hunt Program is successful, it will bring far more benefits than defeating the Far East Fleet can.”
“The big picture”, this is a mandatory lesson for every senior general. Both are raids, hitting the British Far East Fleet hard and hitting the British Home Fleet hard are not at all in the same class.
Defeating the British Far East Fleet will, at most, make the Southern Fleet famous; while defeating the British Home Fleet will be a change of hegemony.
The national interest is important, the local battlefield must give way to the overall situation. Even though there are many thoughts in his mind, Admiral Arest can only hold them in his stomach.
“Your Excellency the Commander, this idea is excellent. Preparations can be made now, and we’ll start implementing it as soon as the air force moves.
Even if it fails, it doesn’t matter, the British can’t chase airplanes with warships, right? Think of it as a bombing training exercise to gain experience for the next time.”
After discussing for most of the day, a reliable plan was finally born, and William naturally would not mince words.
As the future King of the Southern Ocean, William also needed to accumulate prestige and merit. Although the Holy Roman Empire hadn’t developed to the extreme of “merit is only taken on the horse”, war was still the best way to accumulate merit.
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(End of chapter)