1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 622, Wolves (4)

Although the British screamed in the attack this time, they can’t wait to immediately encourage United States to join the Allied Powers to fight against the Allied Powers. However, the response to this incident in United States is rather limited. For a long time, United States people have a very bad impression of the United Kingdom. When the war just broke out, the Associated Press conducted a poll. The results of the survey showed that most of the United States people hoped that the Germans would beat up severely. The British had a meal, and most of the people in the United States opposed the United States joining the war.

As the war continues, this tendency to oppose United States’ participation in European wars has become more and more obvious. At this time, almost any politician, as long as he dares to let the children of United States go to the European battlefield, is afraid. The approval rating will plummet immediately. The reason for this result, of course, is that when newspapers in the United States reported on the war in Europe, they were all focused on reporting the barbarity and cruelty of the war. For example, the New York Times has repeatedly reported various situations of the crazy use of chemical weapons by both sides in the war. The shocking figures and pictures in those reports, especially those soldiers who were poisoned by mustard gas, were rotted and covered with skin. The picture of herpes with a big soybean has made the United States people who are still far away from the war more and more opposed to any proposal to let the United States join the war.

Under such circumstances, people in United States generally come to a conclusion that Europeans are all beasts, and the war in Europe is a group of bastards biting each other. As noble and virtuous voters of God, how can they jump to Europe to join a group of demons and beasts in the war? So, if the Europeans want to fight, let them fight it by themselves. It’s up to us in the United States. This view has naturally become a common concept among the people of United States.

Therefore, although the British vigorously promoted that the Germans would kill innocent people, and even dared to kill the peaceful United States, among the people of the United States, the Germans said that the British deliberately lured the Germans to attack the passenger ship in order to pull the United States in. In the United States, more people believe in the fire pit of war.

Of course, the Germans must also do the necessary expressions. So poor Captain Hafs naturally became a scapegoat and must be punished. But this punishment must not be too heavy. For one thing, in Germany, most people sympathize with Captain Hafs, especially in the submarine force, most of them hold Captain Hafs. Great sympathy, if it is really severely punished, it will seriously damage the morale of the submarine force. Secondly, since the Germans claimed that this incident was a British conspiracy from beginning to end, then Captain Hafs’ problem was not to slaughter civilians in violation of the convention, but to fail to see through the British conspiracy, which caused the empire to suffer. It should be a loss. And considering that Hafs is only a captain, it is really difficult for him to see through such a conspiracy. So of course the punishment for him should not be too heavy, because this is not because Hafs is incompetent, but because the British are too cunning. In addition, if Hafs is severely punished, isn’t it in a sense to indicate to the people of United States that we should really bear the main responsibility for this matter?

Therefore, the hapless Hafs was just kicked into the reserve. Even this kick to the reserve is a joke, because this reserve force will soon become active, and then Captain Hafs will naturally become an active officer again. It’s just that promotion or something will definitely be affected.

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“You have determined that the German navy captain named Hafs would be a good target?” Scrooge asked.

“Yes, this German is very frustrated after being served in the Razor Reserve, because he is quite ambitious. Although this punishment is not heavy, it will interfere with his future path. So he is very confident that he will be able to make him meritorious in the future. Any chance of becoming famous will be very tight. On the other hand, his previous performance in the German Navy was actually good. Although he was punished this time, he actually won more attention and sympathy. When he returned When in the army, he will have more opportunities.” Greystone replied.

“Then contact him according to your plan.” Scrooge said, “In addition, I have one more question for you.”

“What’s the matter, Dad?” Grey Stone asked. He was a little worried whether he was not doing well enough in any aspect.

“The propaganda department in your hand has performed very well recently. However, you must pay attention that in the future, we will gradually prepare to change the tone of propaganda.” Scrooge said, “In addition, if the German High Seas Fleet Just fight to death with the British.”

Scrooge said this because the United States will join the war sooner or later. If it doesn’t join the war, how will it participate in the carve-up of Europe in the future? In the original history, the joining of the United States gave the Germans the final fatal blow. However, in the subsequent Paris Peace Conference, United States did not obtain a position suitable for his strength. Even the international alliance established later, the United States as the proponent, was actually squeezed out by Britain and France. The various interests in Europe were also divided up by Britain and France, and the United States people got quite limited. There are many reasons for this, but the British Navy still occupies the advantage is the most critical reason. It would be great if the Germans were willing to use their fleet to play with the British once. Although the current German fleet cannot beat the British fleet, historically, the German High Seas Fleet fought against the British Grand Fleet in Jutland. In that battle, the Germans took advantage of the bravery of the British and used battleships. A lesson for the British battlecruisers. Then, after the British fleet arrived, he hurried back to take advantage of the opportunity of darkness. In the end, calculating the exchange ratio, the Germans also have a clear advantage. Therefore, many people in later generations who have little knowledge of military affairs, after “studying” the exchange ratio of this battle, came to the conclusion that if the Germans were not so intimidated in the Battle of Jutland, they were heroic. If you fight the British to the end, then the ultimate victory will be Germany, and once the British fleet is annihilated, Germany will surely win the First World War.

However, Scrooge knew that anyone who said such words could use the lines in an old movie to describe it, that is: “You are not a soldier, and you don’t understand tactics.” Because the Germans’ beautiful war damage is more than actual. The above is based on the use of battleships to bully battlecruisers. As for the battle between battleships, it is another matter. More importantly, in wars, the meaning of quantitative superiority is not understood by those military novices. It’s like fighting on the street. Five people fighting with four people are likely to lose both. Everyone’s losses are similar. But if fifty people hit four people, those four people will never have the chance to injure each other’s four people before being beaten to the ground. In other words, the result should be that all four people were put on the ground, and there were no casualties over fifty people. The number of battleships of the German High Seas Fleet has reached two-thirds of the large fleet, but if it chooses to fight the large fleet to the death, it will be a miracle that it can kill one-half of the large fleet at the cost of annihilation. .

Of course, if the German Navy is willing to play this way once, although failure is certain, the British loss is not small. At that time, the status of the United States Navy will be greatly ascending, and the national status of United States will also be greatly ascending, so that the United States businessmen will naturally have a greater say in the future carve-up of the European market. Therefore, it would be great if the German navy could come out and fight the British.

Of course Greystone knew what Scrooge meant, but it was not that easy to get the German fleet to follow the United States baton.

“Dad, what can you do?” Grey Stone asked.

“If you ask about a way to deceive the Germans, I don’t have it.” Scrooge said, “Germans are not fools, they are not so easy to be fooled. But in a sense, it should be possible to guide them appropriately.

For Germany, what they would like to see most is of course that we, United States, join the Allied Powers. Of course, you know this is unlikely. One of the reasons is that we can find a way to make the Germans think that we are worried about the British navy. So if they lose half of the British navy, we don’t have to be afraid of the British navy, and it is possible to stand on the German side. Moreover, if the German Navy always stays at the Kiel military port, what is the value of its existence? As the blockade continues, Germany will only get weaker and weaker. I heard that after the Battle of the Marne, Little Mochi told their emperor that the war had been lost. If the blockade continues and the situation cannot be opened on the land battlefield, Germany’s defeat is almost inevitable.

So the Germans should also consider the situation after the defeat. Isn’t it? Scrooge smiled and said, “At that time, the situation of the world will be different again. The British and French will definitely weaken Germany significantly. They will carve up German colonies and demand huge compensation. In short, the French definitely want to completely’harmlessize’ Germany. The British may be relatively tolerant. They still need to keep Germany and contain France to a certain extent. But obviously, at that time, the United States was the only one who could and was most willing to speak for Germany, because we hope that Germany can help us contain the United Kingdom. However, if the British navy is still that powerful, it is difficult to say how much we can say in the United States. Therefore, even for the sake of Germany after the war, they should weaken the British navy as much as possible before surrendering. ”

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