Chapter 592: The Advent of the Fearless Age II

"Now we can't wait any longer. The Germans have surpassed us in the speed of building new warships, and the maritime security of the British Empire is in jeopardy. While we are still tentatively discussing new warships, the Germans have systematically introduced them. Their new dreadnought battleship! Here I want to tell you two things. The first thing is that the completion of the German battleship Blücher was earlier than our Dreadnought! The second thing is, The number of German dreadnoughts currently in service, about to serve, and under construction has reached 8!"

"If we don't catch up, maybe in just a few years, the Royal Navy of the British Empire will lose the superiority, authority and deterrence they have accumulated over the centuries! So, we absolutely can't wait! This year we will start 6 ships! Next year, continue with 6 ships! The Imperial Navy has given everything to the British Empire! Therefore, even if we spend the last pound in the Imperial treasury, we must not retreat!" The Lord of the Navy Sir Fisher said so sadly when speaking at the Noble House. .

  The content of this speech was later stabbed in the newspaper by those who wanted to, and it detonated British public opinion in a very short time. After all, history began to roll forward with huge inertia. Under the dual pressure of public opinion and politics, the British government passed the plan to start construction of 7 dreadnoughts in 1905, including the number of fast battleships and battlecruisers advocated by Fisher. It is 1 ship, and the number of battleships is 6!

   "It seems that our plan was successful?" Tirpitz, who was sitting down, looked at the newspaper in his hand and said. "In the speech, the British called the Blücher a battleship, instead of the large cruiser or their battlecruiser. Maybe they were really confused by the appearance?"

Although in designing, the German designers have deliberately shortened the captain of the Blücher as much as possible to prevent the British from seeing the clues, but the Blücher is still better than the Nassau, which is a pure blood battleship. For this reason, the Germans also carried out some publicity in some public or hidden channels, such as reducing the power coefficient, for example, emphasizing the impact of triple guns on the width of the hull.

  And so far, Tirpitz feels that everything he has done seems to be successful? At least from the British newspapers!

   "Ruprecht, tell me what you think." The top Kaiser said to Bavaria, who was sitting on his left hand.

"Perhaps the British have not built battlecruisers yet, so they have to gain experience? The so-called ten birds in the forest, it is better to have one bird in hand. It is obviously more appropriate to build a basic battleship first if you can't figure it out." Originally, Prince Ruprecht wanted to save Tirpitz, but, according to the information the prince received, Tirpitz made this inference almost entirely from the basis of the British newspaper! Isn't this intelligence work done a bit too bad? Even if the result is correct, there is really a problem with this process.

   "Huh?! There is such a possibility." The Kaiser was also agitated. The first Dreadnought was built to test the waters, but the battlecruiser has not yet tested the waters. "Check this out and get some reliable information. I don't hope that the daily work of the intelligence department is to read newspapers." The Kaiser's words are already full.

  "Your Majesty." Tirpitz looked at him with lingering fear, and then sat aside obediently.

"The reaction of the British is really fierce, but this is something sooner or later." The Kaiser sighed. To be honest, up to now, he still has lingering fears about confronting the British. The shadow of the famous tree of people, the British Empire The record played over the centuries is not a joke. Germany is confident of defeating France. After all, before the founding of Germany, Prussia and a bunch of little brothers rubbed France on the ground. I am also confident to stand up for Russia, because the latter is almost a representative of backwardness and decadence in Europe, but the German Emperor is somewhat afraid of the rising British Empire.

  But the so-called bow without turning back the arrow. If the Russians' power is restored, Germany's situation will be even worse, so the German Emperor has decided that the war must start as soon as possible. Start a war when the power of Germany and Austria reaches its peak and the Allied powers have not fully entered the state!

"Our opponents are not just the British. I want to know what attitudes other countries will have towards this navy gamble, the French, Americans, Russians, Austria-Hungary and Italy." The Kaiser paused. Then he said: "Well, I want to know, do you have any layout?"

   "Looking at the situation, I think there is no need for the Austro-Hungarian Empire to participate in this gamble. Their capital and environment determine that the construction of the navy is meaningless." His Royal Highness thought for a while and said.

   "Let's take a look first." The Kaiser nodded and said.

When the British and Germans provoked this naval gamble, other countries did not follow up immediately. The French continued to complete their Dandong-class battleship with as many as 6 ships. They believed that a small number of main guns plus a large number of The secondary main gun is still better in actual combat than the more expensive all-main gun battle train.

The behavior of the French is the same as in history. The Dandong-class quasi-dreadnought ship was designed in 1906, and construction of 6 ships was started between 1906 and 1908. In history, the French should have been the beginning. Look down on fearless. After all, the Dreadnought was in service at the end of 1906 in history. If the French had this idea, they could design their own dreadnought in 07, and then stop the subsequent construction plan of the Dandong class. In fact, the French first-class dreadnought alone The promotion battle started only in 1910! This cannot be explained by lack of time and funds.

  After all, the Germans began to build their own dreadnoughts in 2007, while the Americans were earlier in history. They started construction at the end of 1906. Even Italy, with its weaker navy, started construction of their first-class dreadnought in 1909. So it can only be said that this time, the French who like ingenuity have not kept up with the pace of the world. This is a pity for France and a fortune for Germany.

  At the same time, there is no shortage of some visionary countries in the world, such as Italy, but it is a pity that vision is not a sufficient condition, but only a necessary condition for success. Italy is short of money now! Zhe could utter the poems that were armed to the bow of the ship and headed to the world. It was because Italy had some savings at the time, but now? Hundreds of thousands of troops are still trapped in North Africa, how can they have so much money?

  As for Russia and Japan, let alone, they are still in the war, they are more than enough! Therefore, the reaction to things that should have shaken the world was not great. Of course, this is only different from the calm before the storm. As time goes by, what should happen will happen eventually!

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