After putting down the telegram, Mainz didn't know what to say.
The collective sinking of the High Seas Fleet was a very famous event in history. He had naturally known about it for a long time, but Mainz never thought about changing anything.
For Hans, as long as they still bear the status of a defeated country, it is impossible to take back the High Seas Fleet, and the result of not taking it back is that they can only watch this fleet that has consumed the entire empire for generations. The fleet built with huge manpower, material and financial resources was divided up by others.
Rather than seeing the former warships of the High Seas Fleet flying the flags of other countries in the near future, it would be better to let them sink.
In fact, the ending of the sinking of the High Seas Fleet is not unacceptable to people who never set the sun. Even many generals of the Royal Navy think this ending is good.
For example, Royal Navy Admiral Roslyn Weems, after hearing the news of the sinking of the High Seas Fleet in Spaka Bay, he excitedly said to those around him:"These battleships sank at the right time. If this happens, , we no longer have to worry about the distribution of these warships!"
The High Seas Fleet was once the second largest navy in the world, and this fleet was completely captured with almost no losses in the war.
During the peace conference held in Iron Tower City, many countries stared at this fleet, trying to get a piece of the pie when carving up this fleet.
Among them, the Far Eastern countries, Gaul and Italy in Europe, and even Eagle Sauce in North America all hope to be assigned a few German main battleships to enhance their naval strength.
But this requirement is not a good thing for the Empire on which the sun never sets. If the main battleships in the High Seas Fleet are really allocated to these countries, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance the naval strength of these countries, and then would pose a direct threat to the Royal Navy.
At this time, among the navies of various countries in the world, the Royal Navy of the Empire on which the sun never sets is undoubtedly the first level, followed closely by the navies of the United States and Japan, followed by Gaul and Italy.
According to the standards of the Royal Navy over the past few hundred years, to maintain the Royal Navy's dominance in the world, they need the total tonnage of the Royal Navy's warships to reach the second and third largest in the world combined.
After World War I, I am afraid that this naval advantage will be difficult to maintain.
The Far East is very ambitious and is building main battleships.
The North American Eagle made a huge windfall in World War I by selling arms and supplies to Europe.
countries, so they make a lot of money.
Under this circumstance, Yingjiang's shipyard also became busy, preparing to produce more and more powerful main battleships for Yingjiang's navy!
These real threats are enough to give people a headache. If the High Seas Fleet is assigned to these countries at this time, it will give them even more headaches!
Therefore, if the High Seas Fleet cannot be monopolized, letting the High Seas Fleet disappear by itself may be the best way to solve the current problem!
Therefore, when various countries discovered that the scuttling of the High Seas Fleet was beneficial to Sun Never Set, everyone began to wonder whether Sun Never Set had deliberately directed this action in order to prevent countries from obtaining High Seas Fleet warships. ?
This unknown news spread quickly around the world, and it was not groundless. Someone soon exposed more detailed internal information.
It turned out that when escorting the High Seas Fleet to Spaka Bay, Sunset Man had privately contacted the German generals and revealed to them the information that the Royal Navy allowed the Germans to return one or two main battleships back to Hans.
This information made everyone in the German army very excited, so they all happily followed the Allies. They behaved very calmly and did not act rashly along the way.
But after arriving at Spaka Bay, Sun Never Sets leaked the contents of the Tower City Peace Conference to the German generals through various channels.
The Iron Tower City Peace Conference has now reached its most intense moment. Countries have almost quarreled in order to gain more benefits when dividing the fruits of victory after the war.
After carving up the overseas colonies and assets of the Second Empire, various countries have targeted the weapons and equipment left behind by the German army, especially the High Seas Fleet anchored in Spaka Bay!
Under this situation, all countries are eager to monopolize the High Seas Fleet. Even if they cannot monopolize it, they will allocate one more ship. In line with the principle of making more small profits and less big losses, the great powers are not willing to let go of even a screw of the High Seas Fleet. , how could it be possible to leave one or two battleships for the German army?
After the Sun Never Sets man leaked the news to the German army, the German army immediately fell into despair.
They arrived in Spaka Bay in November last year. They thought they would be able to return to their motherland with the warship in a short time. Unexpectedly, they were detained for more than half a year before the sun set, and then they waited for this result. Many naval soldiers and generals could not accept it.
As a result, the German army came up with the idea of sinking the warships of the High Seas Fleet collectively!
The idea in their hearts is very simple: since these beloved battleships can no longer serve the motherland, they should at least not let them fall into the hands of the enemy. Since they can no longer accompany these battleships to fight side by side, they have no choice but to destroy them with their own hands!
As a result, the scene of the High Seas Fleet in Sparka Bay collectively scuttling occurred.
This news was spread with both noses and eyes, as if someone had seen it with their own eyes, and there was no flaw in logically inferring this matter. Judging from the final result, this matter was obviously made by people who never set the sun, and others All the Allied powers lost.
As a result, many countries among the great powers chose to believe this rumor, and those countries that did not believe these rumors did not miss the opportunity to use this rumor to put pressure on the People Who Never Set.
For a time, at the Iron Tower City Peace Conference, the representatives of the Sun Never Set were collectively attacked by representatives from various countries!
In order to quell the anger of various countries, the Sun Never Sets Empire had to make concessions in other aspects to satisfy the appetites of the great powers, and this matter was slowly calmed down.
While the Allied powers were quarreling over the High Seas Fleet, not many people realized that they had all become pawns on someone's chessboard, and each had played its role and value brilliantly.
Every day that the Iron Tower City Peace Conference is delayed, the differences in interests between countries will become more serious, and the cracks in the relations between countries will become wider and wider. As a defeated country, it needs to survive in the cracks under the heavy pressure of various countries. For Hans, it is good news.