Nie Dahua told Tirpitz that Manila's tactics could be transplanted to the naval battle with Denmark. This was not just talk.
Prussia has always been a weak naval power.
Even Prussia's possession of a navy was a relatively recent thing.
Prussia has been a traditional land warfare country since its founding, and successive kings have developed an army.
They lack knowledge of the ocean and therefore have no interest in naval construction.
It was not until the early 19th century that Prussia was defeated by Napoleon, and the Prussian army learned from the pain and began to reform.
In 1811, Prussia planned to establish a small offshore navy, which would consist of 3 large warships and 12 small warships. Unfortunately, this plan only remained on paper. In 1812, Prussia was busy
Participating in the Sixth Anti-French War put the construction of the navy on hold.
After the European Anti-French Alliance defeated Napoleon in 1815, everyone redefined their sphere of influence in Vienna, among which Sweden ceded Western Pomerania to Prussia.
After that, Prussia accepted Western Pomerania, and also accepted the Pomeranian Navy left by Sweden. This was a naval team composed of militia. They owned six unusable 65-ton single-ships.
A small gunboat and 2 naval officers.
Although it is weak in comparison, Prussia has its own navy anyway. After all, something is better than nothing. This can be regarded as the origin of the German Navy.
Among the two remaining naval officers, Prussia selected a lieutenant named Dietrich John Lange, making him the first Prussian naval officer. Later, during Lieutenant Dietrich's tenure,
He made outstanding contributions to Prussia's coastal defense construction.
To be honest, the development of Prussia's navy was particularly miserable before the unification of Germany. Although Prussia had a military tradition, that refers to the army and the navy was not taken seriously.
In addition, after the Congress of Vienna, Europe entered a period of peace, and Prussia's focus began to gradually shift to economic construction. The military expenditures of the army were greatly reduced, and the navy, which was not taken seriously, did not have much
Military expenditures are exhausted, so there is almost no talk of development.
In 1823, the provincial capital of Pomerania submitted a proposal to the Prussian royal family on the construction of the Prussian "Coastal Defense Force". Because the province of Pomerania is close to the sea, its ports need the protection of the Coast Defense Force. In Western Pomerania,
When Rania belonged to Sweden, their coastline was protected by the Swedish Navy.
Since all of Pomerania belonged to Prussia, Pomerania's coastal defense security has had loopholes, because Prussia has almost no navy, so most of the defense work during this period was left to mercenaries from other countries.
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia accepted Pomerany's suggestion. In 1824, Prince William established a committee on the development of the navy and formulated a detailed naval development report. However, due to the lack of military funding, he
, and without the support of the military, the plan eventually came to nothing.
On June 8, 1829, King William III of Prussia suddenly enlightened and started to develop the navy. He asked the army to build several decent large warships as soon as possible. Regarding the use of these warships, King Prussia believed that they could be used in peacetime.
It can also be used to train naval cadets, transport supplies, and defend the Prussian coastline during wartime.
Therefore, the Prussian navy received the imperial decree from King Prussia and began to develop slowly.
In 1836, Prince Adalbert of Prussia led the establishment of a naval committee. Prince Adalbert paid more attention to the construction of the navy. He proposed a large-scale expansion of the existing navy and formulated an expansion plan to
Establish a navy with hundreds of warships and 15,600 men.
But the gap between ideal and reality is too big. Although King Prussia agrees with this plan, because Prussia has been a land war country for a long time, it lacks the technical talents to build warships. In addition to the lack of technical talents, Prussia also lacks the management to build a large navy.
talents, so in the end the plan was not implemented.
In the First Schleswig War, Denmark used its navy to bully the German Confederation.
Finally, Prince Adalbert received valuable naval military expenditures.
With this money, Prince Adalbert bought a number of warships from Britain and France.
However, most of them are sail frigates. Fortunately, several of them are equipped with steam auxiliary power.
It was with this fleet that Prince Adalbert began his journey to the East.
This led to the later friendship between the Renaissance Army and Prussia.
If Prussia started to develop from wooden warships, then they would never be able to catch up with other European powers from scratch.
At this time, the ironclad built by the Renaissance Army gave Prince Adalbert an opportunity to overtake in a corner.
Prussia can simply abandon wooden battleships and start its development path with ironclad ships.
At that time, Prussia was already a leader in Europe in steel smelting and machinery manufacturing.
He believed that the development of ironclads could just bring into play Prussia's advantages.
So there were these four ironclad ships.
But European countries don’t know all this.
In the past two years, Prussia only bought four steam-assisted frigates from the British.
In fact, these warships are only used to train sailors.
This allows sailors to quickly become familiar with how to operate a ship driven by steam power and how to maintain the steam engine on the ship.
All European countries are aware of Prussia's apparent situation.
Naturally, Denmark no longer has to worry about Prussian naval attacks.
They will inevitably place their main forces in the Holstein and Schleswig areas in the south.
If the Germans wanted to attack here, they would have to send troops from Lübeck. The Danes never expected that the Prussians would attack Denmark from the sea.
These descendants of the Vikings believed that there were no opponents on the seas of Northern Europe. How could Prussia, which only had a few small ships, give up the advantages of its army and attack from the sea?
"Everyone, I think we can raid Copenhagen. First of all, this is where the Danish navy is stationed. Our warships can follow the example of Manila and destroy the Danish navy there. Then let the army land directly in Copenhagen."
"At this time, all Danish troops are in the Schleswig area. Then we can surround Copenhagen and force the Danish king. In this way, the war can be ended quickly, thus saving a lot of military expenses." At the military meeting, Tirpitz said
Surprisingly.
After the exercise was over, Tirpitz pestered Nie Dahua to discuss in detail the dispatch of troops to Denmark.
Nie Dahua also wanted to convey this plan to the Prussian military through Tirpitz's mouth.
Naturally, the Chinese side hoped that Prussia would win.
A strong Prussia or German Empire would be beneficial to China.
Because Prussia has no interests in the East. In other words, they have not yet intervened in the Pacific region.
Therefore, Prussia had no resistance to the Baath Army's dominance of the Pacific region.
Their strength was able to restrain Britain and France from shrinking their main forces back to Europe.
"Colonel Tirpitz, your idea is too risky. With just four of your warships, are you sure that you can defeat the Danish navy?" A veteran of the army asked, and everyone else also looked over.
Apparently he had the same idea.
They obviously felt that the young admiral was trying to impress others.
The Prussian Army is now controlled by a group of veterans, while the Navy is basically dominated by young men.
Whether it is the differences between the military services or the generation gap caused by age, they cannot communicate well.
"Generals, as for the Danish navy, we are very confident that we can defeat them, or at least be able to hold them back. In front of the ironclads, the wooden warships of the Danish navy have no power to fight back. I am not being alarmist, this is
The judgment is based on the performance of our ironclad ships."
Tirpitz knew that his task was difficult, and it would not be easy to convince these old stubborns.
Seeing that the veteran generals did not seem to believe it, he continued: "Everyone should know about the naval battle between the Renaissance Army and the Spanish. The fleet sent by the Spanish to Manila this time is much stronger than the Danish navy."
"But they used eight ironclads of more than 1,000 tons to annihilate this fleet in half a day. We have four ironclads of more than 3,000 tons, and we are completely in the dark now. Why can't we defeat Denmark?
As for the people, the steel armor of our battleships cannot be penetrated by the Danish naval guns."
"Their range can't even reach us. And the main guns on our battleships can easily tear apart their wooden hulls. You should have confidence in our Krupp cannons."
"I agree with Tirpitz. The generals may not know much about our new warship. This is an epoch-making product. I believe that if you experience it for yourself, you will agree that this statement is not an exaggeration."
At this time, Prince Adalbert stepped forward. He was the only one with the highest status in the navy.
Only he can speak at the General Staff meeting.
Others don't know the performance of these ironclads, but Prince Adalbert knows it very well.
It can be said that he single-handedly contributed to the birth of this armored fleet.
Now he naturally has to stand up and speak for the Ironclad Fleet. It can be said that this war against Denmark was all preparation for the appearance of this fleet.
"Everyone, if you still don't believe it, I can use my throne as a guarantee. We can completely believe that our fleet can defeat the Danish fleet. Although the battlefield is changing rapidly, we have absolute certainty in this naval battle against Denmark.
Advantages, war can be calculated through arithmetic, and numbers are the most real, they never lie." Prince Adalbert directly stated a reason that no one could refuse.
At this time, the reaction in the audience suddenly froze.
Had it not been for such an occasion, Tirpitz would have been unable to hold back tears.
Prince Adalbert was actually willing to use his identity as a guarantee for his plan. This moved him so much.
The army officers were also shocked and stunned. None of them knew what to say. At least no one stood up to object anymore.
"I also agree with this plan. Everyone is still hesitating. Is it because your army is not sure about attacking Copenhagen's coastal defense fortress when the navy controls the port?" At this time, another person stood up, and this was Prince William. This was
The king's brother, His Majesty, has been in poor health, and Prince William has been serving as regent most of the time.
It can be said that Prince William is the actual highest power in Prussia now.
At this time, Prince William came out to speak, which was equivalent to the final word.
The next thing is about Prussia's huge staff organization.
The entire war process is set up with the fleet as the core.
In the Schleswig and Holstein areas, the German Allied Forces will deploy a legion composed mainly of national troops from various countries to confuse the enemy.
Then the navy raided the Danish naval base in Copenhagen.
The army landed directly in Copenhagen, marched straight into Huanglong, and quickly forced Denmark to surrender by surrounding its capital.
Although many countries participated in this war and the momentum was huge, the real main force was actually the Prussian army.
So the entire strategy was formulated by the Prussians.
In order to keep this plan confidential, Prussia was not even prepared to inform other states about the plan to raid Copenhagen.
Anyway, Prussia will send part of its army to attack Schleswig and the Holstein area from the south with these people.
Just like the original First Schleswig War.
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At this time, Bismarck was like a cohesive counselor, traveling among the various states of the German Confederation.
He had never felt so energized at work.
When Wang Tao proposed three wars to establish the German Empire, he always kept it in mind and regarded it as his goal.
If France can be defeated one day, Bismarck must let the King of Prussia enthrone in the Palace of Versailles. (I wonder if the Internet term "Versailles" is related to the fact that the Kaiser enthroned there specifically to humiliate the French in history?)
Now he is about to witness the first of these three battles. And he will also take this opportunity to reach a higher level.
If this operation to unite the states is successful, then Bismarck is likely to be able to take over the job of Prussian Foreign Minister after the war.
Bismarck had already made it very clear in his mind what he was going to do next.
Bismarck was an ambitious politician. He hoped that his motherland, Prussia, could reach a higher level and become a first-class country on par with Britain and France.
At the same time, he also hoped that he could become a politician as famous as Richelieu and Buckingham.
This diplomatic event went very smoothly. As Wang Tao said, the British now need Prussia to be stronger in the north to attract France's attention.
The French have been dormant for decades. The British hope to keep the French in peace.
The most belligerent people in Europe are probably the French.
The recent situation shows that the French are obviously no longer restless.
They have begun to challenge Britain in many places.
The British do not want problems to arise in Europe now, because the problems in the East are already serious.
The situation in India was very unfavorable to the British. This war was completely different from the previous wars with the natives.
This time there is someone behind the scenes who is provoking this war.
There is someone who wants to challenge the world order established by the British Empire. It is obvious who this person is.
This kind of thing deserves the British Empire to go all out to deal with it.
That eastern country has entered the British vision.
The proud British finally no longer regard it as just a market. They already have a rival to the British.
ps: It’s the end of the month, please give me free monthly tickets, recommended tickets.