Chapter 620: Is There a Chance that the Navy Will Win?

Charles walked up to General Winter and said sarcastically: "Hello, General, is this how you cooperate with me?"

This is probably the way the "Minister of Munitions" eats. He never cares about the ideas of his allies. As long as there is interest, he will do anything.

General Winter replied calmly: "Isn't it cooperation that I'm talking about? This is good for both of us, Lieutenant General."

Professor Versenden didn't understand the pros and cons. He looked at Charles puzzledly: "General, General Winter is not talking about purchasing property rights, but authorized production."

"This is not a question of authorized production, professor." Charles replied: "Once Britain obtains the production rights of the 'Echo Sounder', the British Royal Navy will abandon the French Navy as before."

Professor Versenden was stunned, and then suddenly woke up.

The British Royal Navy has the largest fleet in the world, and Britain has strong industrial production capabilities. As long as they are willing, they can mass-produce the "Echo Sounder" in a short time and equip the Royal Navy.

By then, the British Royal Navy will not need to cooperate with the French Navy. The French Navy will be left alone like before, with nothing to do, even if there is an "echo sounder".

And having nothing to do also means losing the opportunity to control the sea and actual combat.

(Note: This is the same reason why the children of nobles actively participated in the war during World War I. The tradition of European nobles is that the nobles monopolize the right to war and turn the war into a war between noble knights, so that the nobles can prey on the common people, because without training and equipment, dozens of civilians cannot beat a knight, so the nobles can hold power. It was only the emergence and development of muskets that broke this monopoly, and World War I ended this monopoly, not the so-called chivalry and aristocratic defense of the country.)

The result of not having control of the sea is to lose control of supplies.

At that time, the control of the French army will be transferred from the British Army to the British Royal Navy!

Professor Versenden was stunned. He did not expect this to be a trap, and it would have such serious consequences.

After a long while, Professor Versenden said to Charles with a horrified face: "Sorry, General, I, I didn't expect..."

"I understand, Professor." Charles nodded: "Can this be handed over to me?"

"Of course." Professor Versenden promised: "You are solely responsible for the property rights and authorized production, I will not have any objections."

Everything was given by Charles, and Versenden believed that as long as Charles was willing, he could take it back.

Then, Versenden glanced at General Winter with a defensive look, stood up and walked out of the meeting room.

General Winter was very relaxed, he was not embarrassed at all, and spread his hands generously and naturally: "Sorry, Lieutenant General, standing in my position, I have to do this."

There is nothing wrong with this, as he said before, the two have their own national positions.

So, there is a saying in China: "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts."

Charles nodded to show his understanding: "So, I have to refuse."

"Of course." General Winter replied, and then he put on a look of regret: "We should have taken action earlier."

"So, why did you wait until now?" Charles was interested in this.

The first victory a dozen days ago has proved the value of the "echo sounder", and General Winter should have appeared in front of Professor Versenden at that time.

"It's because of the war." General Winter replied.

Charles was puzzled: "Hasselt interspersed battle?"

This is one of the reasons why Charles couldn't come back, but it seems to have nothing to do with the British Royal Navy.

"No." General Winter shook his head: "The German warships have new actions, which makes us nervous, so we temporarily put aside the victory of the submarine."

Charles suddenly realized that after the defeat of the submarine, the German army would definitely turn to the breakthrough of the surface fleet.

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In Berlin, Germany, the picturesque Forget-Me-Not Palace was now covered in white snow. Even the fountains on the statues were frozen into icicles, like a few lines of tears, highlighting the fear and sadness on their faces.

In the bedroom, William II, dressed in military uniform, sat on the sofa in front of the fireplace with two generals. Although there were red wine and cakes on the coffee table in front of them, they were left intact. The atmosphere was particularly depressing in the firelight and silence.

After a long time, William II asked in a muffled voice: "More than 200,000 troops were captured. Do you still believe in Nicholas and Erwin?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." One of the two generals was Falkenhayn. His face was stern and sad, but his tone was very firm.

"Why?" William II asked.

"Because." Falkenhayn replied: "His opponent is Charles."

William II was speechless.

Charles was the guy who led the French army to advance 5 kilometers easily on the Somme River, the guy who successfully penetrated Antwerp, and the guy who created miracles again and again with the German army as a negative example.

It is not a shame to lose to him.

Then Falkenhayn added: "At least in Erwin's plan, there was hope of defeating Charles."

William II nodded in agreement.

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Others were scared just by hearing that their opponent was Charles, and they didn't even dare to face Charles.

But Erwin and Nicolas dared to challenge Charles and even learned Charles' tactics and boldly used them on the battlefield.

This alone is worthy of praise and trust.

However...

William II sighed lightly: "The battlefield is very realistic, General, it doesn't make sense, there is no room for failure in the Belgian direction."

There is only one last stronghold left in Belgium: Liege Fortress.

Liege Fortress is the gateway to Belgium. Once Charles takes Liege Fortress, all the Belgian troops can be piled here to defend it.

And Charles and his troops can go south to surround the German troops stationed on the Western Front from the side and rear, and the entire Western Front will collapse completely.

"This will not happen, Your Majesty." Falkenhayn replied: "We have deployed heavy troops in Liege Fortress and repaired the fortress."

But he thought in his heart that Charles could always find a loophole in the defense and break through, and Liege Fortress might not be an exception.

"It's better." William II replied indifferently, and he had no confidence in this.

After a moment of silence, William II asked again in a low voice: "From the current situation, it is basically impossible for us to win on land, right?"

Falkenhayn hesitated for a while, and nodded with difficulty: "As long as Charles and his troops are there, we can only remain on the defensive."

He was reluctant to admit it, but had to admit it.

In Verdun, Belgium, and the Somme River, the German army was retreating.

The only difference was that the German army used defense as offense to kill a large number of enemies in the Somme River direction, which could barely be considered a victory.

So, it is basically hopeless to win on land.

"Then." William II turned his eyes to another general: "We should consider whether the navy has the possibility of winning."