In the Admiralty, Fisher had a new understanding of the pride of the British Empire at this moment. Everything he thought and worried about alone in the Thames was so ridiculous and unnecessary in the eyes of many staff officers.
When the Prime Minister requests to revise the battle plan, the staff will start a new deduction, and this kind of deduction, which relies entirely on manpower, will inevitably have personal emotional effects.
This emotion will affect everyone participating in the deduction. There is no nervous expression on their faces. On the huge sand table, the topographic map of East Asia is clearly visible.
Small battleships made of tin iron are being dispatched to various ports one by one. Soldiers from the Great White Fleet and the army and navy are assigned to garrison at various important ports.
Brunei, Luzon, Annan... all the way to Taiwan. At this time, one-third of the Great White Fleet's strength had been split, and the remaining two-thirds were like a sharp knife, heading directly towards Naha. There is Shanghai.
The arrows began to disperse from here. Two sets of combat plans were implemented by General Fisher at that time, and all the staff believed that the largest naval battle would break out here.
One possibility is near the East China Sea near Shanghai, and the other possibility is the sea near Naha, which is the Ryukyu Sea area in the East China Sea.
Using two-thirds of the Great White Fleet to fight against the entire Chinese navy, Fisher already frowned as he watched.
Although he knew very well that two-thirds of the Great White Fleet was stronger than the Chinese Navy, but as a naval admiral, his natural intuition made him involuntarily nervous.
Time passed minute by second, and the staff room was filled with smoke. Some staff members were so busy that they were so dizzy that they even used coffee cups as ashtrays and stuffed cigarette butts directly into the coffee without even realizing it.
Everyone is fighting against the various possibilities of calculating naval battles. People are divided into groups randomly. One person plays the role of the British navy, and the other plays the Chinese general. There are also many stenographers and quick calculations who are constantly calculating the battle damage rate and the number of casualties.
After repeated deductions, the results will never change. The British navy was victorious, prosperous, and forced the Chinese to flee... All the results were good news, not to mention that there was no failure, even the result of a tragic victory. None of it was deduced.
The more people calculated, the more relaxed they became. When the sky gradually became brighter, the war game had already reached Dagukou, and artillery began to bombard the Northern Industrial Zone.
"General... why don't you go and take a rest? What's so interesting about this kind of calculation? There will be six more rounds of deductions during the day today. Can't you just look at the final results?" A close staff member sent Fisher a message Going for a cup of coffee, he asked with concern.
Fisher took a sip of espresso and rubbed his temples, "How come the water goes so smoothly? Not even a tragic victory? Not even a draw? Are the Chinese really that easy to deal with?"
The confidant laughed, "Does the general have doubts about the strength of the Royal Navy? Hahaha... God, those are the Chinese! How can they defeat us as a backward nation that has just touched the threshold of maritime strategy and has not yet climbed over?"
"Now that the Prime Minister has changed his strategy, let's just make arrangements according to the Prime Minister's strategy. Let alone two-thirds of the Great White Fleet, even if we divide the force by half, the Chinese are no match for us!"
"Ah... are you so confident?" Fisher held the coffee cup. "Our navy pursues a two-power strategy. The navy is a branch that is very slow to build. It is difficult for it to explode in a short time!"
"So we must be careful in every battle to maintain our strength... we must ensure an overwhelming advantage and completely annihilate the enemy!"
"If the navy is a military branch that suffers a disastrous defeat, it will fall behind for decades. We have to guard against it!"
Unexpectedly, Fisher's cautiousness was really unnecessary in the eyes of his close associates. He shrugged, "Yes! That's why we have to conduct multiple deductions! We have already taken the initiative to deal with France, Germany, and Tsarist Russia." Okay, isn't this enough?"
"But the result is like this, we are bound to win... The result is like this, which shows that the strength is like this. General, you are really tired, please take a rest!"
Fisher's own men suddenly asked in a low voice, "George... I remember that your grandfather's family is in the machining business? It is also involved in some arms production?"
The staff officer was stunned, "Ah! Yes... General, you remember correctly, but my mother's family was originally engaged in textile trading business. Although there is no textile factory, the family started as a middleman in the trade..."
"Hmm...and I also heard that your grandpa has no grandson, and he likes you the most...you will be the first heir to his family business in the future? Is that right..."
George nodded sheepishly, "My ideal is to serve the Royal Navy, not to be a businessman... So I am not interested in the family business, and I am not a money-grubbing person..."
"Haha...Okay, okay, my George, you don't have to show off in front of me, I'm not an old-fashioned person!"
"You said you are not greedy for money, I believe that, but you said you don't know how to enjoy, I don't believe it... This cup of St. Helena coffee is your own stock, right? I don't believe the Navy Department can be so luxurious now I’m supplying you with such high-end products!”
"And your own racecourse. How many racehorses did you purchase this year? How many thousands of pounds did it cost?"
Fisher put down the coffee and sighed, "St. Helena Island...the place where Emperor Napoleon was exiled. I didn't expect there to be such good-tasting coffee...My George, can your salary in the Admiralty support such enjoyment?" "
St. Helena Island is actually St. Helena Island, the place where Napoleon III was exiled. People say that this is a barren land, but there is a very high-quality but extremely low-yield coffee here.
This kind of St. Helena coffee is second only in price to civet cat poop coffee. It has always been priceless in the international market, and every year it is wiped out as soon as the production is sold.
For George to be able to afford such luxuries, the Navy's salary alone is definitely not enough. He must have the support of his family.
George has his own horse farm. He not only rides more than a dozen excellent horses, but also participates in fox hunts several times a year. The best of them can also participate in horse racing competitions.
Not to mention the rest of his country estate, he also has a very good whiskey house, and the price of aged whiskey is a secret!
Admiralty staff officer, a baron's title, can these support his hedonistic life? It's definitely not enough. He actually relies on the capital power of his mother's family.
This grandson works in the glorious navy. When he is young, he can join the war and gain seniority. When he is old, he can enter the political arena. Such an outstanding child is the pride of the family in his grandfather's heart.
George doesn't have to do anything, and every year he gets the largest dividend from the family industry! My grandpa just said, if you serve well in the navy, the higher your position will be in the future, the more you will bring credit to the family!
Don't think about money, the entire family's wealth is your backing!
The power of capital, the power of the political arena, and the power of the reputation of the feudal aristocracy... Only when these three forces are superimposed can one become the truly top upper-class elite in the UK.
