5303 Staff George
In the Admiralty, Fisher had a new understanding of the pride of the British Empire at this moment. He thought alone in the Thames, and everything he was worried about was so ridiculous and redundant in the eyes of many staff members.
When the Prime Minister requested the revision of the combat plan, the General Staff would start to deduce it again. This deduction that relies entirely on manpower will inevitably have personal emotional impact.
This emotion will affect everyone involved in the deduction. There is not much nervous expression on their faces. On the huge sand table, the topographic map of East Asia is clearly visible.
Small warships made of tin iron were divided into ports one by one, and soldiers from the Dabai Fleet and the Army and Navy were assigned to guard them at various important ports.
Brunei, Luzon, Annan... until Taiwan #wan, at this time, the Great White Fleet had been divided by one-third of its troops, and the remaining two-thirds were directly attacking Naha and Shanghai like a sharp knife.
The arrows began to be scattered here, and the two combat plans were carried out cheaply by General Fisher, and all the staff members determined that the largest naval battle would break out here.
One possibility is to approach the East China Sea near Shanghai, while the other possibility is to approach the sea area near Naha, that is, the Ryukyu Sea area in the East China Sea.
Fisher frowned when he watched from the sidelines.
Although he knew very well that two-thirds of the Great White Fleet was stronger than the Chinese Navy, his natural intuition as a naval general made him nervous involuntarily.
Time passed minute by minute, and smoke filled the staff room. Some staff members were so busy that they were dizzy, and even treated the coffee cup as an ashtray, and the cigarette butts were stuffed into the coffee without knowing it.
Everyone is fighting against the various possibilities of naval warfare. People are grouping in chaos, sometimes playing the British navy, sometimes playing the Chinese general, and many stenographers and speedmakers constantly calculate the battle loss rate and casualties.
The results will never change after deduction. The British Navy won a great victory, was full of prosperity, and forced the Chinese to flee... All kinds of results are good news. Not to mention that there was no failure, even the result of a miserable victory was not deduced.
The more people count, the more relaxed they are. When the sky gradually brightens, the war chess deduction has reached Dagukou and the artillery has begun to bomb the Northern Industrial Special Zone.
"General... aren't you going to take a break? What's so good about this calculation? There are six more rounds of deductions during the day. Wouldn't you just look at the final result?" A trusted staff officer sent Fisher a cup of coffee and asked with concern.
Fisher took a sip of espresso and rubbed his temples. "Why is the water so smooth? Didn't there even be a miserable victory? There is no draw? Is the Chinese really that easy to deal with?"
The confidant smiled, "Does the general have any doubts about the strength of the Royal Navy? Hahaha... God, those are Chinese! How can they defeat us if a backward nation who has just touched the threshold of the ocean strategic threshold? "
"Since the Prime Minister has changed his strategy, we can just arrange it according to the Prime Minister's strategy. Not to mention the two-thirds of the Great White Fleet, even if half of the troops are divided, the Chinese are not our opponents!"
"Ah... are you so confident?" Fisher held the coffee cup. "Our Navy pursues a two-strength strategy. The Navy is a very slow-settlement army. It is difficult for him to detonate the soldiers in a short time!"
"So we must be careful in every battle, keep our strength... we must ensure an overwhelming advantage and wipe out the enemy's troops!"
"A navy, if one defeated a crushing army, will fall for decades, so I have to be careful!"
Unexpectedly, Fisher's caution was really unnecessary in the eyes of his confidants. He shrugged, "Yes! That's why we have to perform many deductions! We have already shown the motivation to deal with France, Germany, and Tsarist Russia. Isn't this enough?"
"But the result is this, we will win... The result is this, which means that the strength is like this. General, you are really tired, please take a rest!"
Fisher's own subordinate suddenly asked in a low voice, "George...I remember your grandfather's family is engaged in the machining business? It also involves some arms production?"
The staff officer was stunned, "Ah! Yes... General, you remember correctly, but my mother's family first started with textile trading. Although there was no textile factory, they were a family that started with the middlemen's trade link..."
"Well...and I also heard that your grandfather doesn't have a grandson, he likes you the most... In the future, you will be the number one heir to his family business? Is that right..."
George nodded embarrassedly, "My ideal is to serve the Royal Navy, not to be a businessman... So I am not interested in the business in the family, nor am I a greedy person..."
"Haha... OK, OK, my George, you don't have to pose in front of me. I'm not old-fashioned!"
"I believe you say you are not greedy for money, but if you say you don't know how to enjoy it, I don't believe it... This cup of St. Helena coffee is your own inventory, right? I don't believe that the Admiralty can now supply you with such high-end goods!"
"And your own horse farm, how many more horses have you purchased this year? It cost tens of thousands of pounds?"
Fisher put down his coffee and sighed, "St. Herana... the place where Emperor Napoleon was exiled, and he didn't expect there would be such a good taste of coffee... My George, can your salary in the Admiralty support such enjoyment?"
St. Helena Island is actually the island of St. Helana, the place where Napoleon III exiles. People say it is a barren land, but there is a very high-quality but extremely low-yield coffee here.
This St. Helena coffee is second only to the price of civet shit coffee. It has always been priceless in the international market. Once the output is sold out every year, it will be wiped out.
George can afford such luxury goods, and it is absolutely not enough to rely on the Navy's salary alone, and it must be supported by the family.
George has his own horse farm, and more than a dozen excellent horses are not only for riding themselves, but also participate in several fox hunting exercises a year. The best of them can also participate in horse racing.
Not to mention his country estate, he also has a very good whiskey winery. It is a secret to how much the price of aged whiskey is!
The Admiralty Officer, a baron's title, can these support his enjoyable life? It is certainly not enough. Behind him is actually the capital power of his mother's family.
This grandson works in the glorious naval force. He can participate in the war and get a seniority when he is old. Such an excellent child is the pride of the family in his grandfather's heart.
George doesn’t have to do anything, and he has to get the most dividends every year for the family industry dividends! My grandfather said in one sentence, the higher you work in the Navy, the higher your position in the future, it will be to help the family!
Don’t think about money, the wealth of the entire family is your backing!
Chapter completed!