Chapter 133: If you don't advance, you will retreat

"The navy's tender has already begun. This time the Bavarians have brought their 12-inch artillery and 260MM artillery design plans. In a week's time, these sample artillery will also arrive at the Imperial Artillery Proving Ground." Rear Admiral Von Boll said. Said a tall young man opposite.

"In other words, the new battleships of the Imperial Navy may use 12-inch main guns, while the new cruisers will use 260MM main guns. And our 11-inch main guns and 240MM guns will be eliminated? This action is too fast. Right?" Gustav Krupp said worriedly.

"This is a conspiracy! Bavaria, as well as the Austrians, they lobbied very early, they persuaded the Imperial Navy to adopt a new firepower configuration, and before that they had already started the development of new artillery, I remember, Bavaria Deal with the Russians! They obtained artillery directly from Russia, and then imitated it. This must be the case, otherwise their artillery would not be released so fast! It would not be possible with Skoda's technical support!" Gustav Krupp finally understood Up.

"The royal family has reminded you a long time ago. Prince William has said it more than once. He said that your artillery performance is a little behind, and expressed dissatisfaction. But you did not take any action." Ruppe's subterfuge was a little dissatisfied.

"We have started the development of new artillery, but they are imitations, we started from scratch. Behind them is the Kingdom of Bavaria, and they can even exchange the kind of artillery and technology they need through the kingdom’s diplomatic channels, but we? Nothing. This is not fair!" Gustav Krupp said angrily.

"These Southerners are too much. They monopolize the navy's armor business. It is not enough. They have to reach out to the artillery side. I will definitely make them pay. This game has not yet begun." Gustav Kruv Naturally, Bo will not sit still. If the new warships use 12-inch L40 artillery and 260MML40 artillery, then Krupp can only live in the low-end medium and small caliber guns. The majority of the naval artillery market share will be Squeezed out!

　　 The subsequent development of the matter was a bit surprising, and it was also reasonable. There are different voices in the discussion about artillery in the Admiralty. Some people think that the power of the current German 280MM artillery is enough, and there is no need to replace it with a larger artillery, and if it is replaced now, there will be a large inventory of shells and accessories. Will become a problem. The new cruiser uses 240MM artillery. Although the weight of the 140KG shell is a bit smaller, the rate of fire of more than 3 rounds per minute is enough to make up for this problem.

"From the perspective of economy and availability, the 280MM artillery and 240MM artillery are the most suitable main gun calibers for the German Navy’s future battleships and cruisers. They are very mature, have complete supporting equipment, and have a large inventory. There is no need to use new ones. The artillery system.” Major General Ball said at a naval report meeting, and his words were recognized by many naval personnel.

　　 And then some German newspapers began to publish various articles. They emphasized that while the German warships performed well in the Far East, they emphasized the excellent performance of the Krupp artillery. If these were normal, then some rumors made Ruprecht very vigilant.

　　 "The barbarians of Bavaria want to take away what originally belonged to Prussia."

　　 "They joined forces with the Austrians to infiltrate the German industrial and military system. Allowing them to enter is treason!"

"The Bavarians step by step from the barren villages in the south, they will sooner or later threaten the interests of Prussia. They stole our profits and robbed our jobs. The best way is to unite and bring these guys together. Hurry back!"

　　 The relationship between Prussia and Bavaria is not very close at first, although the high-levels of both sides know that peace will benefit both, and the division will end, holding on the principle of tolerance and harmony. From the top to the bottom, from the military to the religion, both sides looked at each other upset.

　　During the German military exercises in history, Prince William and Bavaria met and did not even say hello to each other. Can this be tolerated? Bismarck was almost assassinated while recuperating in Bavaria. Ruprecht doesn't believe it if there is no psychological shadow.

As for the various messages saying that Bavaria is going to split up, and it is going to be unfavorable to Prussia, don’t say anything. It is estimated that the German emperor’s ears have worn out calluses. As for the various misconducts between the two sides in the Reichstag and the Bundestag in history That's even more. For example, in history, Bavaria opposed the naval construction because it had no interest. Now... You know.

Although Ruprecht’s relationship with the German royal family is good now, in general, the non-governmental relationship between the two parties is still average, and when the Bavarian military products flood into Germany and spread to the world At the time ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ it is normal for Prussians to have these ideas internally, especially those military enterprises that are affected will naturally get involved.

So now the situation is obvious. Krupp bought some of the relations with the Admiralty, obstructed Ruprecht's entry in a formal and official way, and at the same time mobilized public opinion to give Ruprecht through the media and lobby groups. Pressure. On both the pros and cons, they have already begun to make moves in the dark!

　　 Under this series of pressures, the top German government officials are also hesitant. On the one hand, the vested interests really don’t want to just throw it away. On the other hand, they also believe that the competition should be fair, and if it is fair, Krupp really has no chance.

"Let’s fight with them first. Don’t provoke regional confrontations. We can emphasize from the performance of weapons that this is just a simple bidding activity. The one with better technology should naturally win. In addition, we can try to guide public opinion and turn them into The contradictions between Prussia and the non-Prussian regions, as well as religious contradictions. Don’t forget, the Poles in East Prussia are Catholics, not Protestants, just like us. In short, we have to muddy the water, and we have to consume some people’s regional attacks. Disperse." Before going to Berlin, Ruprecht first issued the first counterattack order.

　　 Actually, Germany is not only a country with various beliefs and historical conflicts between states, but also within a country, especially Prussia. Prussia is a Protestant country, dominated by Germans, but don’t forget, the land of Prussia—East Prussia, but there are many Poles who are in conflict with the Prussian nationality and religiously, this group of Poles. And Bavarians are Catholics...

　　 The second one is here~~~, there is another one in the evening~~~, please collect~~~, please give a reward~~~.