"The port of Kiel is a little deserted now." Ruprecht once again stood on the deck of the battleship Bavaria. The welcoming ceremony was not grand. After all, this time was not a public office, a purely private visit. Although some issues were discussed, it was Ruprecht who came to see his comrades who had fought together before returning to Bavaria, so there was no need for any grand ceremony. Sometimes various rituals and understandings were really uncomfortable!

"Yes, in the Norwegian naval battle, almost all armored cruisers sank, and there are 5 battleships of the battleship-level battleships including warship sinking and retired. Now there are only 18 battleships in the high seas fleet. In addition, Your Highness, in order to maintain the number of fleets, can we temporarily change the two severely damaged warships in the naval battle to seal them?" Hippel said suddenly.

Although in the document finally reported to the German government, it was mentioned that the German high seas fleet had lost a total of 5 main battleships, two of them were severely damaged, and they must be pulled back and then required maintenance and maintenance were carried out. To be honest, the situation of these two warships was better than that of Seidritz in history, and repairing them was actually useful. Therefore, in the end, although the two warships were removed from the combat sequence, they were still maintained and maintained to a certain extent and then sealed.

"Let the warships be kept first. You can keep the staffing. If the economy is under pressure, you can ask Count Schelling to help solve it." The Crown Prince thought for a while and said. Hippel was a Bavarian after all, and he has always stood firmly on the side of the Crown Prince. As long as his request is not too excessive, give some face.

The daily expenses for warship service include those used on warships and on them. It is somewhat difficult for Hippel to completely unseal the two warships. After all, the two battleships require a lot of financial support, and the money problem is relatively easy to solve. The biggest problem is political. The crown prince has expressed no interest in the central power, and it is obvious that he has to pass the government to unseal the warships.

Therefore, the crown prince is to give Hippel a face. The warship cannot be opened, but I can keep the staffing for you, even if there is no funding to give you a while, and if necessary, you can get a Bavarian military membership! Of course, the so-called retaining staff does not mean that there are thousands of people on a battleship, but in fact they are the main technical personnel, such as chefs and furnace stewards, are not reserved. Anyway, the latter can be found at any time...

"How is the fleet?" the crown prince continued to ask.

"Normal training is still underway. The aircraft carrier team is dismantled. There are 5 aircraft carriers in total, 3 of which are organized into the main fleet. One is responsible for training, and the other one is assigned to the ocean fleet to carry out ocean cruise missions. Among the 18 main battleships, we will take turns to draw 4 main battleships for ocean cruises. After all, the Empire's colonies need to be inspected, and the Imperial Navy will also go to ocean. However, once we start war with the Americans, the daily combat readiness and training tasks will be a little nervous." Earl Spee is now the chief of staff of the Navy, so he arranged the specific daily work.

"According to the previous agreement, we provide the Americans with 6 to 8 battleships and 1 aircraft carrier in terms of main battleships. These battleships can take turns to perform ocean-going deployment tasks. The remaining 10 main battleships are left. Apart from those that need to be maintained and improved in the port, there are only 2 battleship teams that can really fight at any time. Our light cruisers also suffer a lot, and this time our fleet cannot not send light cruisers teams to follow, right? So, in actual deployment, the fleet is indeed a bit stretched," said Hippel.

"The British are not worth worrying about. According to the treaty, some of their warships must be transferred overseas, and the remaining warship maintenance cycles will be very long. We always have absolute advantages. Even though we have held on in the most difficult situation before, we are still afraid that the British will not be able to do so?" Ruprecht said with a smile, and said in his words that neither soft nor hard.

The German navy still wants to expand the scale of the fleet. Yes, that's it. However, good relationships are good relationships, but there is no principle. So Ruprecht cannot be too indulged. The core issue of Germany now is farming and development, so the army naturally has to endure it! But to be honest, the port of Kiel is indeed a bit deserted now. The destroyers originally used for offshore combat have been sunk, and a number of submarines have also left. In addition, the fleet that went out to train, they are indeed a little thin.

"We are here today to discuss the planning of the future German naval cruiser. General Hippel, as the commander of the High Seas Fleet's reconnaissance fleet, you have the most say in this regard. I hope to put forward some valuable views in the next meeting." Marshal Schell said when he saw that the situation was wrong. Before the talks, the result of the negotiation between Schell and others was that if they could fight, they would naturally have to fight for some. If they could not fight for it, it would be fine. So, now we have to talk about the main things.

The people who attended the meeting this time were as follows. Marshal Scher, as the commander of the High Seas Fleet, naturally would participate. Hippel is the commander of the German High Seas Fleet. Considering that after the Norwegian naval battle, there were very few German battlecruisers left, some Bavarian-class fast battleships were assigned to Hippel. After all, in the future, it is estimated that the German fleet would not encounter opponents that needed 12 Bavaria to gather to solve! Earl Spee serves as the chief of staff of the High Seas Fleet and is one of the candidates for the next commander of the German High Seas Fleet. Admiral Su Xiong is the commander of the German aid fleet.

In addition to these four big shots, there was another person in the venue, that is General Rodhack of the aircraft carrier team. Such a person who was originally not attached to the gunboat appeared here, which surprised Hippel and others. However, after Schell explained that it was the crown prince's request, Hippel and others felt relieved. In their opinion, since the crown prince did this, it must make sense!

The crown prince did have his own considerations, but he had not said it before. If it were said, it might make officers from the main fleet such as Schell, who were born in the main fleet, feel uncomfortable or even dissatisfied, because Rodhack's aircraft carrier team will get a piece of the pie!

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