Putting down the telegram, Maynz didn't know what to say.
The mass sinking of the High Seas Fleet was a very famous event in history. He naturally knew about it long ago, but from the beginning to the end, he never thought of changing anything.
To Hans, as long as they were still a defeated country, it was impossible for them to take back the High Seas Fleet. If they couldn't, they could only watch as the fleet, which had been built by generations of the Empire, was divided up by others.
Instead of seeing the warships of the High Seas Fleet flying the flags of other countries in their own coastal waters in the future, it was better to let them sink.
In fact, the sinking of the High Seas Fleet was not unacceptable to the people of Sun Never Sets. Many of the Royal Navy generals felt that it was a good ending.
For example, Royal Navy Admiral Rosellin Weems, after hearing the news of the High Seas Fleet sinking in Scarba Bay, said excitedly to the people around him,""These battleships sank at the right time. This way, we won't have to worry about the distribution of these battleships anymore!”
The High Seas Fleet used to be the second largest navy in the world. This fleet almost did not lose anything in the war before it was completely captured.
During the peace conference held in Iron Tower City, many countries had their eyes on this fleet, hoping to get a share of the loot.
Among them, the Far East's Kepen Kingdom, Europe's Gaul and Italy, and even North America's Eagle Sauce, all hoped to get a few of the main battleships of the German army to strengthen their naval strength.
However, this request was not a good thing for the Sun Never Sets Empire. If the main warships of the High Seas Fleet were really distributed to these countries, it would undoubtedly greatly enhance the naval strength of these countries, which would then pose a direct threat to the Royal Navy.
Among the navies of the world, the Royal Navy of the Empire of the Sun Never Sets was undoubtedly the first tier, followed by the navies of the United States and Japan, followed by Gaul and Italy.
According to the standards of the Royal Navy in the past hundreds of years, in order to maintain the Royal Navy's dominance in the world, they needed the total weight of the Royal Navy's warships to reach the second and third in the world. After the First World War, this naval advantage was probably difficult to maintain. The Far East's foot basin was ambitious and was building main-force warships. North America's Eagle sauce made a fortune in the First World War because it sold arms and materials to European countries. Therefore, he earned a lot of money.
Under such circumstances, Ying-chan's shipyard also began to get busy, preparing to produce more and more powerful main-force warships for Ying-chan's navy!
These realistic threats were enough to give the people of Sun Never Sets a headache. If they were to divide the High Seas Fleet to these countries, it would be even more of a headache!
Therefore, under the circumstance that he could not monopolize the High Seas Fleet, letting the High Seas Fleet disappear on its own was perhaps the best solution to the current problem!
Therefore, when the various countries discovered that the sinking of the High Seas Fleet was beneficial to the Sun Never Sets, everyone began to suspect that the Sun Never Sets had deliberately directed this operation to prevent the various countries from obtaining the warships of the High Seas Fleet.
The news that came out of nowhere quickly spread throughout the world. Moreover, this news was not groundless. Soon, someone exposed more detailed internal information.
It turned out that when escorting the High Seas Fleet to Sparka Bay, the Sun Never Sets had privately contacted the German generals and revealed to them that the Royal Navy allowed the German army to drive one or two main warships back to Hans.
This information made the entire German army very excited, so they happily followed the people of the allied countries. Along the way, they behaved very well and did not act rashly.
However, after arriving at Sparka Bay, the people of Sun Never Sets leaked the contents of the Iron Tower City Peace Conference to the German generals through various channels.
The Peace Conference in Iron Tower City had reached its most intense stage. The various countries had almost fallen out in order to obtain more benefits after the war.
After dividing up the overseas colonies and assets of the Second Reich, the countries all aimed at the weapons and equipment left behind by the German army, especially the High Seas Fleet anchored in Scapa Bay!
Under such circumstances, all the countries wanted to monopolize the High Seas Fleet. Even if they couldn't, they wanted to get one more ship. Based on the principle of taking more small profits and less big losses, the powers were not even willing to let go of a screw in the High Seas Fleet. How could they leave one or two main warships for the German army?
After the people of Sun Never Sets leaked this news to the German army, the German army immediately fell into despair.
They had arrived at Sparka Bay in November last year. They had thought that they would be able to return to their homeland with the warship soon. They did not expect to be detained in Sun Never Sets for more than half a year, and then wait for such an outcome. This was unacceptable to many naval soldiers and generals.
Therefore, the German army had the idea of sinking the warships of the High Seas Fleet!
Their thoughts were very simple-since these beloved warships could no longer serve their country, they could at least not let them fall into the hands of the enemy. Since they could no longer accompany these warships to fight side by side, they could only destroy them with their own hands!
Therefore, the High Seas Fleet of Scapa Bay sank.
This news spread like wildfire, as if someone had seen it with their own eyes. Moreover, there was no flaw in the logical deduction of this matter. From the final result, it was obvious that the people of Sun Never Sets had benefited from this matter, while the other allied powers had suffered losses.
As a result, many of the superpowers chose to believe this rumor, and those who did not believe it did not let go of the opportunity to use this rumor to put pressure on the people of Sun Never Sets.
For a time, the representatives of Sun Never Sets were attacked by the representatives of the various countries at the Iron Tower City Peace Conference!
In order to appease the anger of the various countries, the Sun Never Sets Empire had no choice but to make concessions in other aspects to satisfy the appetite of the superpowers. Only then did this matter slowly calm down.
While the allied powers were arguing endlessly about the High Seas Fleet, not many people realized that they had all become chess pieces on someone's chessboard, and each of them had played their role and value well.
The longer the peace conference in Iron Tower City was delayed, the more serious the differences in interests between the countries would be. The cracks in the relationship between the countries would also become wider. This was good news for Hans, who was a defeated country and needed to survive under the pressure of the countries.
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