Germanic Empire: Please call me Wilhelm III

The main forces of the High Seas Fleet of the Imperial German Navy returned to the Wilhelmshaven naval base after an armed cruise in the North Sea. Afterwards, return to Kiel Port Naval Base via the Kiel Canal.

At the same time, the Germanic Imperial Navy Task Force returned to the Kiel Harbor naval base.

Emperor August personally went to the naval base in Kiel Harbor to welcome the safe return of the officers and men of the Far Eastern Fleet.

“Your Excellency, Count, officers and men of the Far Eastern Fleet, welcome home. God forbid, you have finally returned to the empire safely. Thank you for fighting for the empire on the ocean, the empire will not forget you and will always remember your merits! August delivered an enthusiastic speech in the port, so that every sailor of the Far Eastern Fleet could feel the Emperor’s concern for them.

This also made the officers and men of the Far East Fleet and even the entire navy extremely excited. He is particularly admired and supported by His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire.

“Your Majesty, there are only two light cruisers left in the Far Eastern Fleet, and the losses are great, and I have the trust of Your Majesty!” Count Spee looked ashamed.

“Your Excellency, don’t say that. You were able to return safely, and you were able to bring back most of the officers and men of the Far Eastern Fleet, which is already a great merit. I grant you two months off before returning to the Navy. Next, we will also receive a large number of capital ships. You and the officers and men of the Far Eastern Fleet, there is still a lot to do.

Although, from now on, the establishment of the Far Eastern Fleet is temporarily lifted. However, I can assure you that the Far Eastern Fleet will definitely be rebuilt. When we win this war, the Far Eastern Fleet will be rebuilt. Moreover, the Far East Fleet will be even more powerful in the future! ”

August said to the crowd.

“Long live Your Majesty! Long live the Empire! The officers of the Navy shouted.

It can be said that the Germanic Imperial Navy won a great victory in this operation. Not only saved the Far Eastern Fleet, but also took out three battle cruisers at the cost of one heavy cruiser.

The Germanic Imperial Navy can be said to have made a lot of money this time!

The biggest loss is naturally the Royal Navy of the Empire where the sun never sets. Not only did they lose three battle cruisers, but they were also deterred by the Germanic Imperial Navy. More importantly, the safe return of the German Imperial Navy task force undoubtedly slapped them in the face.

So much so that both the Gallic State and the Tsarist Empire sent special telegrams asking whether they could deal with the Germanic Imperial Navy?

If the Royal Navy cannot complete this task, then this war against the Germanic Empire may have many variables.

The top echelons of the Sun Never Set Empire had to assure the Gallic Kingdom and the Tsarist Empire that this time it was just an accident. The Royal Navy of the Sun Never Sets Empire has enough strength to blockade the Germanic Empire and deal with the Germanic Imperial Navy.

After dealing with the interrogation of the Gallic Kingdom and the Russian Empire, Prime Minister Asquith, the Prime Minister of the Empire that never sets, naturally became furious, summoned the Minister of the Admiralty, Sir John Fisher, and scolded him again.

Prime Minister Asquith has claimed that this can never happen again. Otherwise, Sir John Fisher will resign himself.

You know, Sir John Fisher is the soul of the Royal Navy of the Empire over the years. His will is implemented in the overall shipbuilding concept of the Royal Navy, and he has a great influence in the Royal Navy.

Prime Minister Asquith directly said such heavy words, which shows how dissatisfied he is with the Navy’s performance this time.

After Sir John Fisher returned to the Admiralty, he naturally conveyed the pressure of Prime Minister Asquith to the top brass of the Royal Navy.

“Gentlemen, Your Excellency the Prime Minister is very dissatisfied with the performance of the Royal Navy this time. We not only lost three battle cruisers, but also lost face fiercely. As you can imagine, the whole world is laughing at us now. This will never happen a second time. Sir John Fisher was in the middle of the meeting, his face gloomy throughout.

“Sir, we will definitely keep an eye on the Germans next, and we will never let their capital ships slip into the North Sea, let alone let them slip into the Atlantic. The main force of the Royal Navy will always sit in Scapa Flow! Marshal William May said through gritted teeth.

“Yes, Your Excellency. The main forces of the Royal Navy have all gathered in northern anchorages such as Scapa Gulf. The Germans will definitely not have another chance. With the commissioning of our ‘Avenge-class’ battleships, ‘Valorant-class’ battlecruisers and other more powerful capital ships, our numerical advantage over the capital ships of the Germans became greater and more obvious. The Germanic desire to defeat us in a naval battle is simply delusional! Admiral Hedworth Moox also said.

Sir John Fisher nodded.

“Okay, so be it. Next time, the Royal Navy must give the Germans a little color, let them know how tragic the end of the Royal Navy is. We must not let them succeed again! Sir John Fisher said.

“Yes, Your Excellency!” Marshal William May and Admiral Hedworth Moox answered.

Sir John Fisher was also acutely aware that the Royal Navy’s capital ships were larger than those of the Germanic Navy.

However, in terms of single-ship performance, the Royal Navy was no match for the Germanic Imperial Navy. So that the Royal Navy faced the Germanic Imperial Navy without numerical superiority, and it was difficult to have any superiority. It will even cost a lot.

The sinking of three ‘Invincible-class’ battle cruisers is already the best example.

Of course, Sir John Fisher had never thought of using the ‘Invincible-class’ battle cruisers against the battle cruisers of the Germanic Imperial Navy.

The Invincible class battle cruisers were designed to deal with the Germanic light and heavy cruisers.

But who knew that the Germanic Imperial Navy would actually secretly send two battle cruisers into the Atlantic?

So much so that the sun never sets, and the Royal Navy of the Empire paid a heavy price.

After that, Sir John Fisher ordered that construction of two ‘Nelson-class’ battleships and four ‘Admiral-class’ battlecruisers begin as soon as possible.

Among them, the Nelson-class battleships were armed with 406 mm guns. The Admiral-class battle cruisers were armed with 381 mm guns.