Chapter 313： How to do? (1/2)
”Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, Hipper's urgent call!” Just as Ruprecht and the Kaiser were preparing to have dinner with representatives of Austria-Hungary, the arrival of Tirpitz surprised everyone.
”General House is the representative of the Austro-Hungarian navy, and we have nothing to hide from our allies.” Looking at the admirable minister of the navy, William II said displeasedly.
”Your Majesty, Colonel Hipper's fleet encountered the French Navy when it landed near Cabinda, and then there was an exchange of fire between the two sides...”
With a snap, the wine glass in the Kaiser's hand was thrown heavily on the table. Red wine spilled all over the table. ”These nasty French guys! How dare they come! What was the result of the battle?”
”Under the command of Colonel Hipper, the Marquis of Bismarck and Hamburg successfully destroyed the French battleship Charlemagne the Great, the first-class cruiser Ryan Ryder, and the second-class cruiser Descartes. The loss of our fleet is small, as long as Replenishment of ammunition can quickly restore combat effectiveness.” Tirpitz replied.
”Hi...” This is a bit of a mess! Although the Kaiser hated the French, he did not expect that the German navy's attack was so sharp! I originally thought that it was just a matter of firing two cannons on both sides. Who knew that Hipper actually killed the three French warships cleanly! It also includes the flagship of the future French Atlantic Fleet-Charlemagne!
”Prince Ruprecht, I now suddenly find that the battleship is too powerful and sometimes it is quite annoying...” The Kaiser looked at the prince beside him embarrassedly.
”Hippel is not a reckless person, and the winner should not be blamed, Tirpitz, tell the whole process of this matter in detail.” The prince said calmly, as if the talk was not enough. The incident that caused a great uproar is discussing how tonight's dinner will be.
It took Tirpitz about half an hour to finally explain the whole thing clearly. In short, this thing was brought about under various unexpected conditions. The French strayed into the minefield and was bombed. Then the nervous French made a misjudgment, and then the two sides played against each other. The French lost every minute...
”Major General House, I am very sorry, we need to talk about related matters tomorrow, but we still hope that you can keep this secret, because this matter is too relevant.” After receiving the Kaiser's signal, Ruprecht Said to Major General House, the representative of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. And the latter has not recovered from the shocking news...but then he expressed his willingness to follow the arrangements of the German government.
”Let Calypume and Schlieffen come here immediately. And the Marquis of Bismarck, I need to listen to his opinion. Tirpitz, you can go out for a while.” After a moment, the Kaiser ordered.
”This matter is beyond our original plan. We are only planning to target Portugal, and we are not ready to go to war with France. After this incident broke out, we will be on the verge of riding a tiger! And how do you plan to solve this problem?” Said very dissatisfied.
”We didn't prepare the USS, the French were not even prepared, and the French fought us for the Portuguese? This is impossible. The most important thing is that we won the battle and easily damaged the French fleet! This makes the French even more aggressive. As long as we don't make any drastic actions, the French will not take action in a short time.” The prince said.