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    "Dad, the German fleet and the British fleet fought in the North Sea." In Scrooge's office, Gray Stone and Donald were reporting to Scrooge what they knew.  "What was the result?" asked Scrooge.  "Based on what we know, the result should be that the Germans sank a battlecruiser and an old battleship, the British sank two battlecruisers, and then the German High Seas Fleet withdrew after discovering the Grand Fleet.  Go back." Donald replied.  "That's it? Did the two sides only engage in a battle with the vanguard fleet?" Scrooge was a little surprised. Judging from the results, the intensity of the battle between the two sides was not even as intense as the original Battle of Jutland in history.  Moreover, in the original historical Battle of Jutland, the German fleet's successful escape was largely due to luck.  "Yes, Uncle Scrooge. The Germans did not fight the British fleet at all." Donald replied, "After the vanguard fleets of both sides encountered each other, the German vanguard fleets began to retreat. They seemed to want to destroy the British fleet.  The vanguard fleet was drawn into the fire circle of its main fleet. The British battlecruisers pursued it, damaging a German battlecruiser in the process, and then they fell into the German trap.  Two battlecruisers were sunk. The British vanguard fleet was forced to retreat, but then the British fleet arrived, and then the German fleet immediately retreated. During the retreat, the battle line that they had originally suffered heavy damage.  The cruiser was severely damaged and fell behind during the landing, and was sunk as a result. In addition, there were several old German battleships that had to risk their way through the minefields to escape due to navigation problems. As a result, one of them  The ship hit a mine and sank. "We feel that neither the Germans nor the British want to engage in a real life-and-death battle," Graystone took over the topic and said, "As for the German navy, they don't want to fight the British at all.  This battle, because in their opinion, it is simply a matter of death, and I think the British are not willing to really fight a life and death battle. Although they will definitely win the final victory in such a battle, they will definitely win.  Pay a huge price. If the price is too high, it will even affect Britain's position after the war. And if the Germans are willing to withdraw to the Baltic Sea, I am a British commander and I am not willing to pursue them anyway.  Staying in the Baltic Sea is no different than sinking in the war. " "You are right, neither the Germans nor the British want to fight hard," Scrooge said, "But for us, they are.  It would be great if you can work hard. Well, Graystone, your next step is to continue to work hard on propaganda?" "Yes, Dad, we have secretly bought several German newspapers, and these newspapers have consistent positions.  They are quite extreme. Some of them are from the extreme right camp and they usually like to promote things like Germanism and Aryan supremacy. There are also some that are quite left-wing and they usually like to talk about anti-war conspiracies. Of course, these are all.  After the new establishment, the original newspapers were closed. Their articles were relatively radical, so it was not easy to attract attention if they talked nonsense. I planned to let the left-wing newspapers ridicule Germany's naval construction as a waste of money.  Articles, and then let those far-right newspapers jump out to refute, calling them "pig teammates." The word "pig teammates" is naturally attributed to Scrooge. After using it a lot, the children have learned to use it.  ¡­ ¡°Mr. Heywood, would you like to revise this article before publishing it?¡± An editor handed a manuscript to Heywood, the editor-in-chief of the Silesian Worker¡¯s Daily.  "Ah, let me see? Well, "The Enemy-Fearing Imperial Navy"? Do you think this title is too eye-catching? Aren't they trying their best to publicize the naval victory? Just to satirize them and tell everyone that the king actually has no clothes.  replied Heywood.  "This article is quite good and powerful, especially the issue pointed out at the end, 'In those days, we used force to extract the last copper from the people, under the banner of patriotism, to build such a navy that has exhausted the people's blood and money. Now, now  But it's of no use. Why didn't we use this money to improve people's lives? You know, the people of Silesia don't even have enough to eat! If we hadn't, all the money would be wasted on these useless armaments.  We invest this money to improve people's lives, but there will be such a cruel and meaningless war? What's wrong with this country? Isn't this worthy of our serious thinking? "Mr. Heywood sighed.  explain.  "But Mr. Heywood, isn't this article too sharp? Articles like ours will be blocked, right?" the editor said.  "Yes, we may be suspended from business, seized or something like that. But Raschel, haven't we been seized too many times? Anyway, I'm used to it, it's nothing special, just seal it up."Just seal it. Anyway, there is no money in the name of the newspaper. If it is sealed, we will change the name at the worst.  " Heywood replied. "It is true that seizures are not happening once or twice, and if a small newspaper like this does not take a firm stand and a fierce attitude, it will be difficult to survive in the market. We must all show a clear attitude.  After the attitude of Vice Ping and Zhongzheng came out, it would be better to go to a major newspaper The article came out smoothly, but after it came out, there was not much response, because the newspaper's circulation is small and the audience is small.  Limited. Because of this, the seizure did not come to the door. However, the situation changed a day later, because the far-right National Newspaper published a rebuttal article in response to this article. Of course, the far-right rebuttal article was actually nothing new.  , it is nothing more than scolding this article in the Silesian Workers' Daily as treason, and in addition, it is just clearing ground for the German Navy. The navy's predicament is not its own fault, mainly because the Turkish Navy is not powerful, and Italy has become a traitor.  The British don't need to worry about the Mediterranean: the navy has done its best, and it's not his fault. It's all the idiots who are holding back, and Austria-Hungary is also a scumbag.  If he can¡¯t do it, you can do it! Of course such bullshit articles must be refuted. So the Silesian Worker¡¯s Newspaper immediately published a refutation of this article, citing various facts, which fully proved that the navy did not dare to cooperate with others.  The British Navy fought hard. Then, other newspapers joined in, and strangely, this time, a far-right newspaper actually sided with the Silesian Workers' Daily. They said that although the Silesian Workers' Daily was stupid, but  The German Navy was sorry for their cost. "If I had known that the money given to the Navy had been given to the Army, we might have marched on the Champs Elys¨¦es." "The Army is a hero, but the Navy is a coward." "It's all to blame.  Statements such as "the navy is holding us back, otherwise we would have won long ago" kept popping up. What's even more strange is that the German government has been doing nothing, just quietly watching these newspapers tearing up the matter.  ¡­ ¡°General Scheer, is it really impossible for the Navy to attack again?  "German Emperor Wilhelm II asked. These days, His Majesty the Emperor has felt a lot of pressure from the Army. The Army has been quite lack of confidence in the future of the war. It can even be said that they are a little desperate. In this situation  Under such circumstances, it was natural to start thinking about who would take the blame for the defeat in the future. Of course, the Army did not want to take the blame, so they naturally concentrated their firepower on attacking the navy and even the German Emperor Wilhelm II.  Shidu has received a lot of secret criticism for spending a lot of money on the navy. The power of the Army in Germany is not comparable to that of the navy. Since the Kingdom of Prussia, the Junker military aristocracy has been the most basic support for this country.  Strength. Not to mention the navy, even the emperor cannot compete with the entire army and the Junkers military aristocracy they represent. Now the army is very dissatisfied with the navy. In the view of the army, if the navy is not willing  Fighting against the British, but relying on the army, it is very difficult to win the war, even to achieve a "decent peace". As for the navy's statement that they are unable to compete with the British fleet and the British.  The decisive battle is a matter of death. First of all, this is definitely a non-national defeatist argument and should definitely be criticized. Secondly, for victory, or for the survival of the empire, everyone has the obligation to make sacrifices, and the Army has already sacrificed.  So many people have been killed, why can't the Navy sacrifice it? If it can win, or even if it can get a "decent peace," the entire sacrifice of the Navy will be worthwhile.  Why did the British ships avoid them?  "This is the spirit that the German fleet should have. "Your Majesty, the gap between our fleet and the British is too big. Even if we use them all, we will not be able to cause an effective blow to the British sea control.  "General Scheer replied. "Could it be that the Imperial Navy, which has spent so much money, has no effect at all?  Doesn¡¯t the Navy understand the critical nature of today¡¯s situation?  "William II asked sternly. "Your Majesty, of course the navy has the will to kill the enemy and serve the country, but it must also consider reality.  If peace came and Germany no longer had a navy, what would Germany gain from peace?  Moreover, after the last voyage, the ships need maintenance. In the short term, it will be difficult for the High Seas Fleet to dispatch on a large scale again.  In fact, the reason why the navy has limited achievements is entirely because the navy has been artificially tied. If His Majesty can relax the constraints on the navy, the navy can still win the victory for the empire.  "
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