"Your Highness, in order to thank you for your contribution to the friendship between the United States and Germany, while I bring you the most sincere blessings, I also bring you the due reward, and also to congratulate you on becoming the **** of the Kingdom of Bavaria. The Government of the United States is willing to provide Bavaria with an interest-free loan of no more than US$20 million each year. Starting from 1903, it is expected to be ten years." After a wave of greetings and courtesy, Benson gave His Highness Ruprecht**** a big gift!

This is not to say that the relationship between the United States and Germany is more real than real money. The fundamental reason why Americans agreed to give Bavaria a loan is that Bavaria imports a lot of non-ferrous metals and oil from the United States every year. In order to expand imports, Americans must of course give some benefits. Otherwise, if nothing else, once the oil fields in the Mesopotamia are exploited, Americans will have no advantage in oil.

The prince naturally would not refuse the money delivered to the door. After some thanks, both sides quickly got to the point. The Americans hoped that the prince could convince the German Emperor to give more help to the United States and Russia in the Far East, while the prince hinted that the Japanese took action in advance, and the United States also needed to prepare in advance.

"Your country is preparing to provide Russia with a batch of new warships before the war between Japan and Russia begins?" the prince asked.

"It's like that. We plan to provide Russia with 2 battleships and 2 cruisers by loan within one month before Russia declares war. In this way, the number of main fleets of the Russian naval forces will reach 20. Under the command of General Makanov, we have a full chance to defeat Japan in the naval battle and then resolve Japan once and for all." Benson said.

"But one month is not enough for the Russians to adapt to new warships. It is best to have about three months in advance. In this way, there will be time for both familiarity with the warships and arrangements for tactics." The prince suggested.

"We have also thought about this issue. There is no problem with early delivery, because these warships are our active warships, but such behavior will definitely stimulate the British, and they can also use the same method to deal with us. So our plan is to deliver them to the Russians immediately. Then before Britain replenishes warships to Japan, the Russian fleet will take the lead in a decisive battle with the Japanese fleet. We all know that the scale of the British Far East fleet is limited and the warships that can be provided to Japan are even more limited, so we can use this time difference to lock in the victory!" Benson explained.

"The idea is good, one by one, one by one, taking into account the British's reaction and preparation time, and avoiding himself being directly involved in the war. It's really good." The prince gave a half praise to the Americans in his heart. As for the fundamental reason for not giving a praise, they did not think about what if Japan started war early? Although from a diplomatic perspective, Japan is trying to repair relations with Russia and ease the conflict, only the prince knows that the more smiling the Japanese are, the closer the sword they hide is to you!

"What if Japan launched an offensive in advance like in the Battle of the Philippines?" the prince raised a very sharp question.

"We can send the fleet to Vladivostok. It is impossible for the Japanese to launch an attack in winter because the northeast is too cold. If our four battleships meet with the four Liurik-class battleships of the Vladivostok squadron, they can still pose a great threat to Japan. And we don't mind the war lasting longer." Benson showed a hint of sneer as he said.

"None of us is good." The prince made an expression that you and I understand. "But have you ever thought about this? The Russian fleet was ambushed by the Japanese on the way to the Far East?"

"This is unlikely, the Japanese army is not ready yet, and the Russian fleet can travel to the Far East in May next year. It is impossible for their navy to start a war if the army disagrees." Benson vetoed.

"Whether the Japanese Army is ready, it's just that you think it's not possible. It's hard to say what the situation is. And even if the preparation is not good, from a strategic perspective, if the Russian fleet can be severely damaged as soon as the war begins, then it doesn't matter if the army is prepared at all, because Japan is an island country and can allow the army to temporarily lose. Even if it is suppressed on the Korean Peninsula at the beginning due to poor logistics, it doesn't matter, because there are two destined to be on the battlefield, one is the Korean Peninsula and the other is the Liaodong Peninsula." The prince said.

"But we still don't think the Japanese will do this." Benson's words were already very explicit. In other words, the less nice statement is: "Maybe what you said makes sense, but sorry, for some reason, we can't do it."

"Okay, this is a matter between the United States and Russia, and I am not convenient to intervene, but I hope that after the Makanov fleet enters the South China Sea, even if the United States cannot deliver all the warships, it is OK to deliver a part of it." Wang Ziyan finished this. As for whether the other party listened or not, it depends on theirs.

"I will convey your opinions to Congress and consider them seriously." Looking at the prince's serious and serious expression, Benson hesitated and said, in fact, the United States and Russia have finalized various details of cooperation. The Russian fleet set off in May. If the Suez Canal walks, it can arrive in the Far East in June, and then wait until August, when the Americans hand over the ship. If the plan is in advance, there will be too many changes. This is not something Benson can decide.

"That's all, you can do it yourself." The prince could no longer say anything. He could help anyone who could. He couldn't stop, and God could do nothing. Relatively speaking, the prince still needs to make his own things. If nothing unexpected happens, the heavy artillery created by Skoda should be about to get ready now, right?

Regardless of whether Germany takes defeating Russia and then forcing Britain and France to pacify Britain and France as its strategy, the troops deployed on the Western Front must be the big one. This is determined by the pressure faced by the Western Front. The pressure brought by Britain and France is much greater than that of Russia. Even if it is in a defensive state, the Germans still have to deploy a large number of heavy artillery and troops on the Western Front. Most of the railway transportation capacity will be concentrated on the Western Front. Even if the German Emperor leans against the Eastern Front, in general, it is almost impossible to fight a firepower battle on the Western Front, and a war will kill tens of millions of shells. Therefore, the prince has been considering how to use his heavy weapons more effectively.

Artillery combat does not depend on how many artillery you have, but how many artillery you can use on the front line. A few heavy artillery with a longer range and easier maneuverability are even easier to use than those bulky but more numerous artillery! After all, there are not so many bunkers on the Western Front for you to fight, and as a great power, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was equipped with enough train guns and heavy artillery (after all, there are almost no super heavy artillery in Russia.) So the prince positioned his artillery to maneuver and range!
Chapter completed!