The Rise of the Empire

　　 What is a saying? If it is possible for things to develop in a worse direction, then it will definitely develop in a worse direction! When the fleet was stationed in Shanghai, Tirpitz suddenly ordered the armored cruiser Mainz to go north into the Bohai Sea. On the one hand, he completed the diplomatic mission of visiting the base of the Beiyang Fleet, and at the same time brought the supply ship Cormorant to Tianjin Port to replenish coal. .

There is a shortage of coal in the south, and because the British Far East Fleet seems to have plans to go north, the Shanghai British Concession Authority purchases a large amount of coal. After the German fleet entered Shanghai, it suddenly found that there was not enough coal for the fleet. The only way was to buy coal in the north. The best coal in the north is naturally the Kailuan Coal Mine in Tangshan.

　　This coal mine under the control of Beiyang is naturally willing to provide fuel for the German fleet, but the premise is that you have to go to Tianjin Port to pull coal yourself! And considering that it is already May 1894, the situation between Qing Dynasty and Japan is very tense, it is obviously not good to let a supply ship go alone! So it was decided that Tirpitz would let the Mainz perform this **** mission!

Although Ruprecht knew that Japan would surely come out of the world, and even though he knew that 80% of the merchant ships that suffered this unwarranted disaster were German ships, the prince believed that the possibility that the Japanese would take action before the German fleet left the Far East was very small. After all, the British were Japan. Behind the scenes boss, if you do something and others take care of it, it will be fine. The Germans are different. If something happens, how will the Japanese end up?

　　 And as a traverser from the future, His Royal Highness really hopes to see his hometown in Northeast China and see the compatriots who fought for the Chinese nation at sea in that era. Originally, Tirpitz planned to let His Royal Highness stay in Shanghai. The cruiser Mainz visited the Beiyang Fleet as a courtesy greeting. The level should not be too high. Just let Herbert go. It is enough to be the chief of staff representative. His Royal Highness has gone personally a bit too much, not to mention the current situation in the Yellow Sea is very bad! What if something happens?

"I will finally embark on the path of ancestors. My uncle can brave the rain of French bullets and fight. His Majesty Frederick III won the reputation of Prince Shotgun in the Franco-Prussian War. And I flinched because of a little danger. If you do, I think everyone who is doing it will despise me, glory and safety, I choose the former!"

　　 The prince’s awe-inspiring righteousness made all the generals admire present. At the insistence of the prince, Tirpitz could only agree. Of course, before setting off, Ruprecht also specifically mentioned this sentence: "Although the probability is very small, if there is an accident, I think it is difficult for Captain von Ingenor to shoulder his due responsibility."

There is a reason for this. The German fleet and the British fleet met for the first time in the history of World War I. The Germans had an overwhelming advantage. As a result, this buddy made a decisive argument. Even the captain of the fleet at that time bluntly said to follow this. This commander could not win the battle, and later the commander of the High Seas Fleet was removed from his post. If something happens, a little hesitation will lead to unforeseen consequences, the prince is very worried!

"It doesn't matter. Colonel von House is my representative. He will have the highest command of the fleet. I will let him discuss some things. But you must remember that you should not intervene in military matters. Your diplomatic strategy and The crisis management method is correct, but the navy is best left to professionals.” Tirpitz said very seriously.

After several years of contact, Tirpitz admired the prince’s knowledge and ability. As a general, he commanded the fleet to perform normal tasks, but when dealing with emergencies and facing major political issues, Tirpitz is still a bit worse now. Although the prince was young, his experience and insights from the two lives made him look at problems far beyond ordinary people, and he was born in the emperor's house since he was a child, and he was exposed to and learning about this every day!

　　 After some explanations, a squadron consisting of an armored cruiser and a supply ship officially went north, while the main force of the German fleet remained in Shanghai, and the British fleet was on the opposite side. Major General Tirpitz and Feilimante, commander of the British Chinese Squadron, had a friendly and sincere exchange.

Ruprecht and his party entered the Yellow Sea from the East China Sea. At this time, the surface of the Yellow Sea was already full of gunpowder. The Japanese fleet and the Beiyang fleet frequently appeared in the Yellow Sea. The nerves of both sides were tight. I don’t know when it will be. The gun went off, and as time went by, the Japanese finally couldn't sit still.

　　 If there is really a God in this world, then the prince believes that he must have planned the following things with his own hands. Everything is doomed, even if the probability is small, the event will inevitably happen. However, the prince looked very openly afterwards. After all, even crossing this kind of thing that violates the laws of nature and objective law has happened. What is the difficulty of some other things happen to happen?

　　 The maximum coal reserves of a Munich-class armored cruiser is 1,500 tons. For 4 ships, it is 6,000 tons. Because after the Qing Dynasty supplies it, it will go to Vladivostok and then cross the Pacific Ocean to the west coast of the United States. There is no replenishment point. Therefore, the Cormorant coal supply ship must be filled with up to 6,000 tons of reserve coal. It is obviously not possible to fill up so much coal in the backward Tianjin Port in a day or two.

The coal ship can be loaded slowly in the port, and von Haus believes that the warship should not just waste time like this. Under his command, the armored cruiser Mainz began to wander in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea directly... . This is not only for sea training, but also for the **** of passing German merchant ships. According to the words of Colonel Von Haus~www.readwn.com~, as an imperial fleet, we must guarantee the interests of Germany abroad. This is the mission!

The Yellow Sea is just a small place. The so-called look up and see you down. No, the armored cruiser Mainz, swaying on the sea, found a ship coming from the northwest in the waters close to North Korea, and the lookout confirmed his identity. Later, the Germans knew that this was a Northern Squadron and they were escorting the hired German ship Haisheng to North Korea!

"Look, that's our latest armored cruiser. I saw it just last year! It is so beautiful and so powerful. There will be no such powerful warship in the entire Far East." The captain of the Haisheng pointed out. Said to the armored cruiser Mainz, which was approaching them in the distance.

　　 "Greetings with a light signal, just fire a salute, after all, the situation here is very tense." Von Ingenor looked at the approaching Qing fleet, and then ordered.

　　 The fleets of the two sides had a face-to-face meeting at sea, and went on their own, but at this time, the prince standing on the bridge could not help but feel a little throbbing in his heart. When the two fleets passed by, the Jiyuan and Guangyi that appeared in front of him gave him a feeling of deja vu!

　　 "I suggest that all personnel be in a level 2 combat readiness state, and all command personnel should go to the conning tower." The traverser immediately said to Colonel Von House.

　　 "Well, this is too nervous, right? The two sides did not declare war..." House was a little inexplicable.

　　 "Trust my intuition, I always feel wrong." The prince had no good reason to persuade the opponent, but he still took his adjutant Hipper up to the control tower, while a group of senior officers still stayed on the bridge.

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