Another World: Naval Storm

Art was a wise and strong-armed man. He had a clear idea of ​​the reconstruction of the Royal Navy. This meeting was more like a performance that Art's faction had prepared long ago. You could question and speak, but the results were basically the same and could not deviate from the path he secretly drew. Art Bell was now the uncrowned king of the Royal Navy of the Talen Empire.

"In addition, the fleet that covers the coalition forces in fighting the Ottomans must be withdrawn to strengthen the grand fleet." Art said with a straight face.

The term "strategic contraction" immediately appeared in the minds of everyone in the conference room. Indeed, troops needed to be concentrated now, but in this way, the coalition forces fighting against the Ottomans would be in trouble.

Art's cold eyes fell on Joshua's face, and he said sternly: "Now, Talen's homeland is empty. Whether it is the various straits or Scapa Flow, we need the battleship and a dozen old battleships towed in the Mediterranean. Moreover, our strength needs to be concentrated, and the strategic contraction of Talen is necessary!"

"Sir Art, perhaps you should reconsider it. It is easy to withdraw, but the price we paid will be in vain." Major General Joshua was promoted by former Prime Minister Hoqiukis, but this does not mean that he agrees with the Dardanelles Campaign launched by Hoqiukis.

Major General Joshua was a slightly bigger fish among the small fish and shrimp that Art deliberately ignored in order to maintain the morale of the front-line fleet. Although he was grateful to Art for keeping him in the Royal Navy, it did not mean that he would agree against his will to end the Dardanelles Campaign, which had lasted for a long time and had caused huge losses. Ending it now was an indisputable and shameful defeat for the Royal Navy, and he firmly believed that he was just one step away from achieving his goal.

"Although the Grand Fleet is in great need of the HMS Elricus and a dozen pre-dreadnoughts, the situation in the Mediterranean is more critical than the mainland, and they need the support of battleships more than the Grand Fleet!" Through observation, Joshua believed that Art might not be unwilling to listen to advice. As long as he expressed and persuaded him normally, he would be at most on the edge. He was not afraid of this threat now.

"Major General, don't worry." In the Kingdom of Talen, the Navy Minister is in overall command of the Navy, but he is a member of the Cabinet and is a civilian, so military officers who understand military affairs are needed to assist in handling the work. The First Sea Lord is the highest-ranking officer in the Navy. He is responsible for naval training, personnel, shipbuilding, logistics and campaign planning in peacetime, and serves as the Chief of the Navy's General Staff in wartime. The former Navy Minister Fisher was too strong because he understood the Navy well. This made the position of the First Sea Lord vacant for a long time.

Later, Marshal Fisher stepped down in disgrace, and Hawke's footsteps took over as the Secretary of the Admiralty himself. After Hawke's footsteps, David took over as the Secretary of the Admiralty again. The position of First Sea Lord remained vacant until Art took over as the Secretary of the Admiralty. This made the position of John Casthorpe, the Second Sea Lord, somewhat awkward.

However, our Second Sea Lord didn't think there was anything wrong with being the eternal second, and arrogantly said to Joshua: "We have an agreement with the Franks. When we withdraw the Mediterranean Fleet, the Frankish Navy will take over the defense of the Mediterranean in a timely manner. The Frankish Navy has four Courbet-class dreadnoughts in service, and three more Bretagne-class dreadnoughts will soon be in service. Their strength is enough to support the Allied Powers in the Mediterranean!"

"Oh, Sir John, from your words, I can tell that you haven't seriously studied the complex situation in the Mediterranean." Major General Joshua responded bluntly, "After we were blocked by the Ottomans in the Dardanelles, the situation of the Allied Powers in the Mediterranean was close to collapse. The Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Montenegro have directly joined the Allies to fight against us. The Kingdom of Romania and the Kingdom of Itli are afraid of our coalition forces and fleets of the Allied Powers and want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, allowing the Ottomans to continue to consume our troops. Once we withdraw the fleet, the Kingdom of Romania will It is very likely that they will turn to the Allies. The Kingdom of Itli has already gone to war with the Allies. If they did not want to preserve their strength, the Ottomans would have transferred several elite divisions deployed on the Haimos Peninsula back to the North Caucasus battlefield to threaten the flanks of the Russians. More importantly, if we withdraw the Mediterranean Fleet, the Ottoman Goel battlecruiser and the four combined power-class ships of the Osmagali Empire will take the opportunity to cut off our transportation lines, and then the Nubit Sultanate is likely to set off a wave of resistance again! You know, the Suez Canal, which is vital to the empire, is there! "

In 1914, when World War I broke out, Tarun declared war on the Ottoman Empire. At that time, the Nubit Sultanate was nominally under the Nubit Province of the Ottoman Empire, so the Kingdom of Tarun announced the establishment of the Nubit Protectorate, deposed the then Khedive, and supported another royal family member to become the Sultan.

Tarun established colonial rule in Nubit in order to suppress the national liberation movement of the Nubit people. The Tanu War was an aggressive war waged by Tarun to establish colonial rule in the Nubit Sultanate. During the World War, the Nubit Sultanate actually became a colony of the Kingdom of Tarun.

"General Joshua, without the support of warships, the army can't fight? The 100,000 well-equipped army on the Haimos Peninsula is not a lamb!" The hostility emerged from Art again, and the Minister of the Navy snorted coldly: "The troublemakers are about to destroy their country. Since they want our army to help them share the pressure, let's satisfy them. The Burke Division, the Afrika Division and the Second Bharata Division assembled in Alexandria will stay in Nubit to guard the Suez Canal. The Fo Legion and the Fran Advance Brigade will pass through the Kingdom of Greece to reinforce the Serbs who are in danger. The other Sambo Division will go through the Adriatic Sea to reinforce the Kingdom of Albania. The situation in these two countries is very bad!"

"The idea is feasible. The situation on the battlefield will change in an instant!" Even though Major General Joshua was resentful, he had to admit that Art was indeed the best candidate to control the Royal Navy today.

Leaving a large number of elite troops in the Mediterranean is a hidden threat. The army landing in Greece is to force the Kingdom of Greece to take sides. Sitting on the fence is no longer accepted by the Allies. Landing in the Kingdom of Albania is to test the attitude of the Kingdom of Itria. Although they have joined the war, given the character of the Itria people, it is not impossible to secretly communicate with them.

When the Franconian naval fleet took over the Mediterranean, the Franconian Republic had to make an effort to hold back the Osmagali Empire and the Itli Kingdom. The Franconian division that General Xia Fei promised to support would inevitably be deployed in the Haimos area.

"Generals, I swear, God will give victory to Tarun!"