"That's all we have to do with the British?" Prince Albert asked.

"Of course, at least that's the case now." The prince replied. "I was not ready to reach any agreement. The conditions I put forward at the end of the meeting were not even my entire condition. The British were not prepared for heavy bleeding at all. If we want to get enough benefits, we must beat the British a few times!"

"So what do you think the British will respond?" Prince Albert asked.

"After going back, they will first analyze every word we said in the meeting word by word. Then wait and see the situation." The prince said with a smile.

"If you treat the British as the biggest enemy, why are you now mobilizing a considerable number of elite troops to the center line to target the French?" Prince Albert changed the topic. "Many generals on the front line, General Crook and others, have already stated that the number of armored troops used for assaults is already a bit nervous. You once said that a battle should not have two unrelated targets."

"I don't like to take shortcuts when fighting. Because this kind of victory is not replicable and has limited value in the level of battle and tactics. But sometimes, at critical moments, I will choose to use methods other than military means to solve problems, such as this time. Remember one thing, the key to whether we can successfully encircle the British is not just the combat effectiveness of our army, but whether the French cooperate! If the French do not cooperate, then the offensive against Britain will be launched in the next stage. The main task of this stage becomes to blow up the French!" When he said this, Ruprecht's tone showed a sense of killing.

"Is this your last chance for the French?" asked Prince Albert.

"Yes, the last chance, the French have never been so passive! If they do not choose to compromise with the empire at this time, it means that the policy of gentleness is not suitable for the French! By then, we can only deal with the French with the most resolute attitude!" the prince nodded and said.

"What about the deadline?" Prince Albert asked.

"Considering that it is difficult for the French to make a decision, they can all make a choice before they completely kill the French, because as long as the French give up their defense, we will solve the most difficult and most important breakthrough stage of the battle. The reason why I arranged a considerable number of elite troops to deploy to the French front is to remind the French and recognize the situation." Ruprecht said.

"Is it considered a threat?" Prince Albert asked.

"It's not intimidation, but a real move! I said that it's difficult for the French to make a decision. Simple intimidation is not enough. I want to hit the French hard!" Ruprecht said. Just when the Crown Prince and Prince Albert finally coordinated their positions, British Foreign Minister Belford and former Navy Minister Prince Mountbatten also returned to London. As soon as they returned to London, British Prime Minister Asquith met the two!

"The negotiations were very bad, the Germans asked for more than we imagined, they wanted the entire southern Africa. And the crown prince knew very well what we were most worried about, and he claimed that when necessary, he would send the high seas fleet and the large fleet to a war of burning together! This idea was crazy." After seeing Prime Minister Asquith, Belford said with lingering fear.

"Wait for a moment, let me see the meeting minutes." Prime Minister Asquis said calmly, and then he began to study the meeting minutes, without letting go of a word or a punctuation. "The most common situations encountered during negotiations are alarmist and blackmail, and the first thing we have to do is to see what the other party says is lies and what the other party says! Sometimes, the other party recognizes some key points, but may not do it. After a while, General Jericho will come to attend our meeting, and he will put forward a professional view."

Half an hour later. "General Jericho, you have read the documents I gave you before. Now I have two questions that require you to give professional answers. Your answer is related to the survival of the British Empire. I hope you can be cautious." Prime Minister Asquith paused and said.

"First, with the current strength of the Royal Navy, if a large-scale fleet decisive battle broke out with the High Seas Fleet, what will the outcome of the battle between the two sides under almost equal conditions?"

"Second, based on your understanding of Crown Prince Ruprecht, will he tend to engage in a battle between the huge high seas fleet and the large fleet?" said Prime Minister Asquith.

"About the first question? I can only say that the large fleet has certain advantages on paper, but if we want to fight in practice, then our advantages will definitely not be as big as on paper." Jericho's haggard face was deeply worried. "Do you know? With the current situation where the large fleet has terminated all ocean training, our fuel inventory can only be maintained at about 10 days! Our destroyers are not even allowed to run at a speed of more than 18 knots, while our main ships can only sail at an economic speed of 12 knots. Battleships powered by kerosene can only use coal now, because we have to supply fuel to aircraft carriers and Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, these pure fuel warships."

"I don't know what the situation you are talking about is in a fair situation, but judging from the current situation, the other party has a very big advantage in mobility. If uncontrollable factors such as weather are excluded, after the two parties meet, the other party will have a big advantage in formation." Jericho said.

"There are also slow warships in the German fleet. And even if there is a disadvantage, we can still avoid the opponent's attacks by releasing smoke and other means. As long as we can switch to the battle line to fight, our main ships have a clear advantage in the number and projection of the main ships. In addition, Mr. Churchill once said that the battle between the main ships is actually two eggs smashing each other with hammers. In this way, we should have a very advantageous advantage." Belfort thought for a while and said.

"This problem is very complicated. Smoke can indeed provide shade for the fleet, but do you know how long the entire battle line is when the large fleet is unfolding? If the fleet is unfolding, we can pull out a battle line with a length of more than 10 kilometers. You can't expect the smoke tank on the battleship to cover all such a long battle line, right? And if a large amount of smoke is released in such a long battle line, it will directly affect the command of the fleet. Although we have radio, the fleets still have to coordinate through flag language."
Chapter completed!