"When will our Queen Elizabeth-class battleships be ready to attack?" Churchill asked eagerly. "In just a few days, three Spanish battleships have caused chaos in the entire transportation line, and we have lost supplies worth tens of millions.

Sterling. And they are still acting recklessly. The government and the people need the navy to come up with a solution."

"To deal with three Moltke-class battleships, we need at least two Queen-class battleships, and this is still if we can bite each other. But currently, Malaya and Balem are being repaired and improved in the dock. We

Only 2 can be used. In addition to our fast battleships, we also have New Zealand and Tiger.

, but the formation of these two battleships was unable to fight against the three Spanish-class fast battleships. What's even worse is that the escort system we established in the North Atlantic suffered a devastating blow, and we were unable to even stably track the enemy ships.

Going out now is undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack." Jericho frowned and said.

"And more importantly, I cannot guarantee that the Germans will not come to trouble during the dispatch of the fast fleet. Judging from the results of the last naval battle, in the face of a fleet with tight defense and aircraft cover, pure land-based aviation

The efficiency is not very high. And if we mobilize a large fleet to encircle and suppress Spain,

If the Japanese say it, it is possible for the German High Seas Fleet to rush out of the North Sea directly, but at this time our fleet is scattered..." Jericho's words revealed his intention to mobilize the main battleships for encirclement and suppression.

Churchill was very dissatisfied with his opponent's hesitation. In his view, this was a sign of cowardice.

"Our ancestors once defeated the Spanish Armada to a pulp. But today, we are allowing the Spanish fleet, which is far inferior to the Grand Fleet, to become arrogant. Don't you think this is a sign of dereliction of duty and cowardice? This is not just what I mean.

It is also the intention of the Admiralty and even the Cabinet! We must use clean and neat means to solve this crisis. The Spanish warships have been sailing at sea for more than ten days and they are very tired. We can even block them in a certain port.

!" Churchill shouted.

"Sir, everything you and I say will be used as evidence in court! I refuse to weaken the main fleet when the strength of the Grand Fleet is equal to that of the German High Seas Fleet! I will not allow any capital ship to go to the Atlantic for random operations.

Purposeful search! Unless I am not in this position!" Faced with Churchill's insulting question, Jericho's reaction was quite fierce. In history

In the war, facing the unrestricted submarine warfare of the Germans, Jericho opposed strengthening the escort force at the expense of weakening the Grand Fleet. It was precisely because of this that Jericho was dismissed by Prime Minister Lloyd on Christmas Eve in 1917.

George was dismissed. This time, Jericho also used the same excuse to reject the British government's proposal to strengthen the escort force and threatened to resign.

To be fair, the decision made by Jericho in history was indeed biased. After all, the United States had entered the war at the end of 1917, and the powerful Grand Fleet and the American fleet had enough power to blockade the High Seas Fleet on that plane.

In the North Sea, even without the US fleet, there are already 5 Revenge-class battleships and 5 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships.

The British Grand Fleet was enough to defeat the German High Seas Fleet, which had only two ships that could be called super fearless. In other words, the force used to defend the German High Seas Fleet was already very excessive. In this case, part of the force was mobilized for communication lines.

Escort was a very correct choice, and Jericho's dismissal cannot be called an injustice. After all, the pressure on British maritime transportation was very high at that time.

But in this plane, there is nothing wrong with Jericho making the same decision. After all, the German High Seas Fleet is too powerful in this plane, and the British Grand Fleet after repeated bloodletting is too weak. Although Jericho

He didn't know when the German fleet would regain the ability to fight decisively, but Jericho didn't dare to bet. Under the current situation, even if one less ordinary super-dauntless one was missing, it would be a challenge to the naval battle.

It will have an impact, and if all the fast fleets go out to capture the Spaniards and the German fleet comes out again, then the British will have no choice but to give up the defense of the coast and the blockade of the German fleet. In Jericho's view, the British fleet is now in

The mainland can at least ensure that the Germans cannot leave the North Sea, but if the fleet is dispersed, why should the weak British fleet block the High Seas Fleet?

"The only way is to let Magiffin's American fleet return to the Atlantic and give up the encirclement and suppression of the Allied fleet in the Mediterranean. First deal with the Spanish, and then return to the Mediterranean. Even if the Fortress of Gibraltar is lost, the powerful American fleet still has the freedom to pass

The ability, everything must be done quickly, as long as the Americans can quickly kill the Spanish fleet, then everything will not be a problem!" Looking at the pale Churchill, Jericho proposed his own solution.

"From a geographical point of view, Spain has only a few ports facing the Atlantic Ocean. As long as the U.S. fleet can lock the Western Mediterranean and prevent the Spanish fleet and the Italian fleet from joining together, and at the same time, as long as the Spanish fleet's foothold is known, then the U.S. fleet can completely

Wait for the Spanish fleet to return to port before taking action. While the Spanish fleet is replenishing, head there at full speed

port, sinking them in the naval port. What is truly terrifying is not the Spanish fleet's destruction of maritime transportation lines, but the convergence of the Spanish fleet and the Italian fleet. Our v1500 can even take off from France to monitor most of the ports in northern Spain.

As long as they come back, they will never escape our control." Jericho continued to explain.

Objectively speaking, the wily Jericho did propose a more realistic and quite feasible plan. He saw the key to the problem at a glance, that is, the Allied Mediterranean fleet must not merge with the Spanish fleet, otherwise they will merge in one place and control the entire

The new Allied fleet in the Mediterranean will have the strength to fight the US fleet. At the same time, the US fleet must not leave the Mediterranean easily. Only when it is determined that the Spanish fleet has entered the port for repairs and will be unable to move in a short period of time, can it move directly as quickly as possible?

Attack the port and take out this fleet.

If the Western Mediterranean is easily abandoned, then the other side will have the ability to enter and exit the Atlantic at will. This will undoubtedly release the devil for the Allied Powers. Now the Allied Powers only need to deal with three battleships scurrying around, but if the other side joins

, then the Allied Powers will have to deal with a group of battleships scurrying around! And it is equivalent to selling the entire North African Allied Forces, and the entire strategic situation will deteriorate extremely!

Jericho's idea is very good, but the only problem is that he can't influence the British government, and he can't influence the US government! At the same time, Magiffin, who is fighting in the Mediterranean, is also considering the next direction of the US fleet's action. Look.

has gradually been

Forced back to the homeland, the Allied Mediterranean Fleet could only survive under the cover of mine arrays and forts. Magiffin was also very worried that a transfer order from his own government would ruin all his previous achievements! Jericho now has the courage to go against the government, but Magiffin does not have this

Confidence!

Magiffin is now in a dilemma. Although the Italians are retreating step by step, their main force is still there. Once he leaves, the control of the Mediterranean Sea will definitely change hands. And if he continues to fight against his opponent, then the North Atlantic transportation line can be used

To describe it, there will never be peace. The Allied governments will never allow the other side to take advantage of it.

The blade turned his own blood vessels into a mess. As for the British fleet, Ma Jifen was very clear about the other party's difficulties. A slight mistake might put the British into a doomed situation. Therefore, the possibility of the large fleet directly dispatching the battleship is extremely small! Because he

Knowing that Jericho wanted stability, he would never do such a move that was close to seeking death.

At this time, Magiffin and Jericho had very similar ideas, which was to first make some changes to the maritime transportation line, such as moving the entire transportation line north to get as far away from the strike range of the Spanish fleet as possible. Or renting a large number of Chinese merchant ships for transportation

, the Allies did not dare to attack Chinese ships, and similarly, the Allies did not dare to attack. At the same time, the Navy used a large number of destroyers to start

Clean up the Spanish raiding ships and camouflaged supply ships on the sea. If the destroyer is caught, it will be bad luck for the Allied Powers. This almost bloody method will weaken the other party's ability to break diplomatic relations. At the same time, the US fleet can also choose to attack Spanish ports in retaliation. Of course,

The most important thing is to concentrate our forces to defeat Italy first, and at least a few key passages must be controlled with mine nets.

But it is a pity that neither Magiffin nor Jericho's ideas represent the opinions of the Allied senior leaders. Compared with Magiffin's highly offensive strategy, the Allied senior leaders are thinking about how to be more secure. The Chief of Naval Operations Ben

Sen finally formulated another plan with this as the guiding ideology. The core of this plan was to withdraw the U.S. fleet from the Mediterranean, give up control of the Mediterranean, consolidate the North Atlantic first, and then take advantage of the actions of the Allies. And this method

The case was undoubtedly appreciated by President Wilson. After all, it allowed the precious U.S. fleet to escape from the Mediterranean Sea unscathed. When the plan was sent to Magiffin, the leader of the U.S. fleet did not say much because he

He knew that he was powerless to change all this! Just like when he warned the U.S. government that the German High Seas Fleet was capable of challenging the British fleet head-on, although what he said was right, this time, he was still powerless to change anything.

"This allows us to temporarily solve the problem of the North Atlantic transportation line, but remember, doing this will make the war last for more than 2 years at least, and even in the end we can only get an unwinnable outcome! It is very likely that we will spend

Billions of dollars of wealth and the blood of millions of American youths have been lost without any substantial benefit," Magiffin said after signing the order.
Chapter completed!