stonecrandall Chapter 696
Chapter 696
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Kuznetsov had no interest in the British prisoners of war building bridges and roads, reclaiming wasteland, etc. along the way.
He had no sympathy for these British people, so he felt that the Hans were right.
If so many prisoners of war were locked up and left alone, it would be a huge burden. The German army would have to spend a lot of manpower to guard them, and provide them with a lot of supplies to feed them. These prisoners of war not only could not create any value, but would also consume a lot of supplies and become a huge security risk.
Instead of this, it would be better to mobilize them and use their labor capacity to do something practical. In this way, the supplies Hans spent on them would not be worthless!
Moreover, the food supply problem in the British mainland was indeed a big problem. After Hans occupied the British mainland, he would not kill all the British people, right?
Most of the population of the Sun Never Sets will be retained, and these people will consume a lot of food if they exist.
If they do not reclaim wasteland and expand the area of arable land, Hans will have to bear the responsibility of transporting food to the Sun Never Sets.
This is undoubtedly a loss-making business for Hans.
Obviously, he is the victor, but he can’t get any benefits.
He has to pay money and food to feed the Sun Never Sets!
There is no such absurd thing in the world, so let the Sun Never Sets start, reclaim wasteland, expand the area of arable land, and feed themselves.
This is the best solution!
Compared with the fate of these British prisoners of war, Kuznetsov is more concerned about the fate of the captured warships of the Sun Never Sets.
They are now approaching Spaka Bay, which is the most prestigious military port in Europe.
The Royal Navy, which has been in the world for hundreds of years, has its home port here.
Spaka Bay witnessed the entire process of the British Navy from weak to strong and then to decline.
At this moment, Kuznetsov hopes that he can find good things here, and hopes that these warships that once belonged to the British Navy can play their residual heat in the Navy of the Russian Bear and contribute to their creation of a world-class top navy!
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is Spaka Bay. The warship being repaired in front is the battleship Imperial Power, which was built in……”
Following the introduction of the Hans, the attention of reporters and military attachés from various countries was attracted by the battleship with a big hole in it.
Reporters took up their cameras to take pictures. In the traditional naval port of the Royal Navy, their own battleships became the spoils of the Hans. For the British Navy, this was probably an outcome they had never expected, right?
Is this a battleship?
The naval officers of the Russian bear, including Marshal Kuznetsov, were all frightened by the huge battleship in front of them.
Compared with the small ships they usually come into contact with, this battleship with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons is like a small mountain. Standing in front of this battleship can give people a strong visual impact. Compared with people, this tall battleship is so small that people are extremely small, which makes people feel terrified!
Gulong!
Marshal Kuznetsov swallowed his saliva subconsciously when he saw the battleship, and his eyes were full of envy! After the initial visual impact, he soon developed a strong interest and desire for this battleship!
How great it would be if they could get this battleship!
“Excuse me, can we go on board for a visit?”
Just watching at the dock is really unsatisfying, Marshal Kuznetsov can’t wait to go on board to check it out!
From the outside, a huge hole was blown out near the waterline on the left side of the battleship, which should have been damaged by a German torpedo.
But whether there are any other parts of the battleship that are damaged, and whether it is really as Hans said, that there is no water inside, so the degree of damage is limited, then they need to go and check it out by themselves to know!
Kuznetsov’s proposal aroused the interest of military attachés from various countries, and they also ran to Hans’ representative and made the same application to the other party.
Hans’ representative who was responsible for entertaining them didn’t want to agree at first, but seeing that so many people were so interested, he felt that this was also an opportunity to promote his own navy.
Let them see how the warship of the sun never sets was sunk, so that they can more intuitively feel the power of Hans’ navy. Thinking of this, he nodded and agreed.
“Well, you can go on board for a visit, but the damaged parts of the battleship have not been repaired yet, so your safety on board cannot be guaranteed. If it happens to sink while you are on board, it will be very difficult to deal with. So you have to think about it carefully. If you are willing to take the responsibility yourself, then go on board for a visit. If you are not willing to take the responsibility, then don’t go!”
The Imperial Power is not Hans’s own warship. This warship was captured and is not intended to be put into service, but to be sold to the natives. Therefore, letting these people visit it will not have any impact on Hans himself. As for the safety issue mentioned by the receptionist, it is just a rhetoric to scare these people. If such a large warship can still sink here at the dock, it would underestimate the German army’s logistics support and comprehensive management capabilities!
After hearing what Hans said, the military attachés of various countries were naturally fearless and signed up one by one to apply, but the reporters were not so brave.
They just need to take pictures below, and there is no need to go upstairs to visit or something. If this broken warship sinks during their visit, it will be a disaster!
Soon, Marshal Kuznetsov and a large number of officers of the Russian Bear and military attachés known and unknown to various countries boarded this once-owned warship. The main battleship of the sun that never sets.
The Imperial Power was not built too early. This battleship was built and put into service during the First World War, and it has only been more than ten years since then.
Due to the restrictions of the Fog City Naval Treaty, the construction of new warships in various countries after the war was restricted. Because the restrictions on tonnage and main gun caliber were too large, all countries temporarily suspended the research and development and production of new battleships. As a result, a large number of old ships built during the First World War became the main battleships of various countries, still galloping on the ocean.
Marshal Kuznetsov did not visit Hans’ latest battleships. Whether it was the world-famous Bismarck-class battleships or the latest Scharnhorst-class battlecruisers, he had never visited them. He only learned about them through photos collected by intelligence personnel. The
Imperial Power was the first modern battleship he boarded. The shock this battleship brought him was unparalleled!
“As expected of the Royal Navy, the design and layout of their warships are much more reasonable than our own!”
After the young officers of the Russian Bear boarded the battleship, they immediately praised the design and layout of the battleship!
The Navy of the Sun Never Sets has been able to dominate the world for hundreds of years, and naturally has a very deep accumulation, and this accumulation is obviously not comparable to a naval rookie country like the Russian Bear.