Chapter 1019： End of paragraph (1/2)
Chapter 1019
”This result is quite good, at least, it won us half a year to solve the Balkan problem!” Looking at the battle report sent by the earl, Prince Rupresit nodded in satisfaction. With the confluence of the two fleets of the Allied powers, the Allied naval forces in the Mediterranean have finally regained a fist, and the supplies and accessories brought by the Austro-Hungarian fleet also created favorable for the future Dardanelles campaign and the invasion of the Black Sea. condition. Of course, more importantly, Earl Spey’s actions bought ample time for the entire battle. To a certain extent, Earl’s actions made the entire Eastern Front and the Balkan Front a whole new look!
The French fleet was hit hard, and several severely damaged warships had to be repaired back home, and the remaining fleet was not enough to maintain absolute superiority. In front of Earl Spey, who was almost a high-speed battleship, he might be able to fight, but An awkward situation that can't be run. For the sake of safety, the French fleet will definitely shrink back to homeland temporarily.
Of course, the British may also send a battleship squadron to provide support, but it will certainly not stay for too long. Otherwise, if the British fleet does not return after the eighth Bavarian battleship is put into service, the prince will have some ideas... . And the ninth Bavarian-class battleship can enter service next month at the earliest, which is less than 30 days!
Once the French fleet withdraws from the Eastern Mediterranean, the entire Indian Ocean-Mediterranean-Atlantic route will be completely cut off. The blockade of submarines and capital ships can easily cut off this route! From this point of view, strategically, the Allies already have a great advantage!
Another advantage is the clarity of the Balkan situation. After the withdrawal from the Eastern Mediterranean, the Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean and Adriatic will become the back gardens of the Allies! Serbia, Macedonia and other foreign aid and supplies will be cut off! This will make the Austro-Hungarian army on the southern front very much better, and the attitude of Greece may also be different. There are two more to say whether to join the Allies. It can be said with certainty that before the French fleet returns to the Eastern Mediterranean, the Balkan prince does not have to worry about it! The prince can put all his thoughts on the Eastern Front and get ready for the upcoming Polish Pocket Operation!
It may take at least 4 months for the French and Japanese fleets to fully recover. In addition, it will take at least half a year for preparations and stable conditions in the Eastern Mediterranean. The first game the prince launched against Russia was to consume opponents and tentative attacks. The main campaign will begin in 1 week, and the limited offensive on the southern front in Silesia will also begin in 2 weeks. According to the plan, the entire Polish pocket attack will take no more than 4 to 5 months!
That is to say, after solving the Polish pocket and seriously injuring the Russian army, you can rest for a month and then join forces to go south! At that time, it shouldn't be a big problem to destroy Serbia by destroying the Gula, and even the bloodletting of the Allies in the Battle of the Dardanelles is all right! Once the enemy forces in the Balkans are completely resolved, then the communication between Germany and Austria and the Middle East will be smoother. The oil, food and other materials in the Middle East will be very helpful to support the long-term fighting of the Allies.
As for the so-called joy and sorrow, just as the prince was ambitiously planning the next phase of the battle, the British were considering how to wipe the French.
”What? Are the big men in the cabinet crazy? Ask us to send a battleship detachment to the Mediterranean to help the French stabilize the situation?! Didn't the Japanese fleet just go to the Mediterranean?” When Jericho saw the Secretary of the Navy After Churchill sent the telegram, he was taken aback.
”The situation in the Mediterranean is very bad now. Two Japanese battleships have been hit hard because they encountered an overwhelmingly superior enemy. According to the French feedback, Fuso and Hyuga will have to be carried in the dock for at least four months, and the French fleet is also the same. The loss was heavy. In the anchorage near Crete, there were 4 warships that were severely damaged or bottomed. The number of battleships available to the French fleet is not even as large as that of the Allied fleet! And if you want to change this situation, We must at least cover the French with the heavily damaged warships from the Eastern Mediterranean to return to the mainland, right?”