Chapter 1256： Dispose of (1/2)
Chapter 1256
”His Royal Highness, this is a message from the Mediterranean Fleet. Starting at 7:30 this morning, our fleets deployed in Constantinople, Ereli and Bulgaria were simultaneously attacked by the British Air Force and the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Also took the opportunity to launch an attack. From the current point of view, at least two of our fast battleships have been severely damaged.”
”His Royal Highness, the interceptor air fleet deployed by the Bavarian Air Force in Constantinople intercepted, and both sides suffered heavy losses. So far the fleet of Count Luknar has confirmed the loss of an armored cruiser.”
”The Earl of Spey's fleet in Erreli, with the support of the aviation force, withstood the attack of the British and Russians, and almost completely wiped out the Russian Black Sea Fleet. At present, the Earl has decided to continue the pursuit.
A telegram was quickly forwarded from Constantinople to the Port of Kiel. From 10 in the morning until 8 in the evening, after ten hours of work, the prince finally had a general understanding of the sea-air battle that took place thousands of kilometers away.
”It seems that Earl Spey’s fleet has been severely damaged. When the French and Japanese fleets enter the Eastern Mediterranean again, then Earl Spey may only be able to hide in the Black Sea. The situation is a bit bad, and this may lead to neutral countries in the Balkans. Some wrong decisions.” The opposite Tirpitz put down his eyes and rubbed his distressed temples and said in frustration.
”It was unexpected. I originally thought that the British would throw their bombs at Wilhelmshaven first. This really surprised me. The earl did not make any mistakes.” The prince also put down his pen and said.
”Well, we finally lost 3 fast battleships. The 2 fast battleships in Constantinople may not be able to go into battle this year. Your Majesty is very angry.” Tirpitz said carefully. As an old fritters, he had already heard the words of shirking responsibility for Earl Spey from the prince's words just now.
”We did underestimate the Balkan theater. When we were caught off guard, we could kill the Black Sea Fleet and save half of the warships in the face of the British bombers and the Russian Black Sea Fleet. I think this is a credit rather than a fault. I will explain this to the Kaiser. Before the dust settles, I don’t want too many rumors to spread from within the Admiralty. That’s it.” The prince is not interested in entangled in this issue, and he is not purely for Spey. The earl excuses it, but because it is really not easy for the earl to achieve this level, and the war is about to begin. If it is temporarily changed at this time, it is definitely not a good thing for the Mediterranean fleet!
”So what about the Mediterranean fleet now? We can't leave those warships alone, and the conditions in Turkey are really terrible.” Tirpitz asked.
”Didn’t we have already occupied the Romanian port of Constanta? It is said that the port is not bad. Let the remaining warships be concentrated here, and let the relevant departments draw up a plan to provide the necessary personnel, materials and equipment for the Mediterranean fleet. Repair the three lighterly damaged battleships, and then consider transporting some small submarine accessories by rail. We need to deploy more submarines in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, and at the same time call Prince Leopold to make arrangements. Air defense in the surrounding area.” The prince thought for a while and said.