On February 15, 1904, at the military harbour of Portsmouth, the bitter cold wind did not reduce people's enthusiasm even for a moment! In the midst of the cheering crowd, a huge majestic figure appeared in the harbor, where the Royal Navy will host the commissioning ceremony of the world's first dreadnought, and Prince George V and Lord of the Admirals Sir Fisher will personally participate in this epoch-making ceremony! The wheel of history cannot be stopped, and the dreadnought, which represents the highest force and technology at the beginning of the twentieth century, has finally appeared on the stage of history!

"This is our response to all attempts to challenge the British Empire's sea power in the world! We are going to completely overwhelm our opponents in terms of the quantity and quality of warships, we are tired of building those who have no new ideas, who are technologically backward, they should all be swept into the dustbin of history, and from now on, from the time this battleship is now put into service, a new era has begun for the British Empire! Whether it's the Americans' New Jersey, the Rurik-class Russians, or the German Frederick III-class battleships, all tremble in front of the dreadnought guns! All those who try to challenge the interests of the British Empire will eventually be blown to smithereens! ”

With his back to the majestic battleship Dreadnought, Fisher sent the voice of the strongest empire of his time to the world. He was greeted by cheers www.biquge.info from the British people and navy soldiers. This time, the British Empire did it above board, inviting ambassadors and diplomats from almost all countries to attend the commissioning ceremony. The British Navy's self-confidence reached its peak after the completion of the Dreadnought. This battleship became the new flagship of the home fleet.

"Damn it! Even the British couldn't figure out how long they could serve! Ruprecht, you're right, the Admiralty is a bunch of rubbish! Looking at the news of the launch of the first dreadnought in the British newspaper, Wilhelm II's mood at this time can be described as a dog. Obviously, Germany can become the birthplace of this epoch-making new warship, and this rather domineering battleship can be called the Blücher-type battleship by later generations. Obviously, the German battleships were completed earlier. Obviously, Germany has an advantage in time, but it loses at the last step!

As early as January 10, 1904, the first large German cruiser (battle cruiser) built by the Bavarian shipyard Brom-Forss completed the final outfitting and underwent sea trials two days later, running at a high speed of more than 25 knots per hour in the deep waters of the North Sea.

The Germans could have announced the birth of the first dreadnought, but alas, this was a battleship produced by the shipyards of the Kingdom of Bavaria, not the Prussians, and intelligence showed that the British would not be able to complete the final outfitting of the battleship until at least May. And Krupp said that he could complete Germany's first dreadnought battleship, the Nassau, by mid-April.

So the Kaiser pondered for a moment, this battleship with cross-era laurels should not fall on the head of the British, and it is better not to fall on the head of the inland kingdom of Bavaria, or on the head of the Kingdom of Prussia, after asking Ruprecht ****, in the case that the latter said that it did not matter, the German Admiralty decided to wait and see, and drew up a timetable, on April 10 the Kaiser will personally go to the naval port of Kiel to attend the commissioning ceremony of the Nassau, and then on April 12 to Brom - The Foss shipyard participates in the celebration of the commissioning of the Blücher ....... The end result was that the Kaiser was slapped in the face.......

"Ruprecht, don't you want to say anything?" After Wilhelm II scolded for a while, he looked at the frightened Tirpitz and the sad-faced Liao Le below. Suddenly I realized that there was another person next to me.

"First of all, Your Majesty, I never said that the Imperial Admiralty is a waste, and this needs to be clarified. The second is that His Majesty needs to decide two things, the length of service of our warships, and the invitation of the Americans, who want Germany to send a man of sufficient honor to the United States for a friendly visit. **** said.

"The second thing you decide, just tell me the results, what I need now is to fight back! Fight back against the arrogant British! We have better ships! More battleships! You can't just leave it at that. The Kaiser said.

In fact, the prince doesn't mind these false names, in fact, in order to ensure that his plan can be carried out, he prefers to be more low-key. But the Kaiser's order was the will of the Reich, and the will of the Reich had to be carried out, and on the fourth day after the British triumphantly announced that they had built the first epoch-making battleship, the Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, personally delivered a speech in the port of Kiel for the commissioning of Germany's first dreadnought, the large cruiser Blucher!

"We will use the German sword to open up a wider territory for the German plow! And the navy was the sharpest sword in the hands of the German Empire! We have caught up with the best of times, we will not rely on large woods, skilled sailors to build a strong fleet like the previous navy, we just need to have money and industry! The German Empire was powerful enough to support a cosmopolitan navy! No country can ignore the demands of the empire at sea! ”

Behind the Kaiser was the huge battle cruiser Blucher, with its slender hull, towering bridge, and new and huge triple turrets! Even when stationary, it gave a sense of shock, and compared to the Dreadnought, the first German battleship to enter service already had almost all the important features of later capital ships, unified fire control, inclined armor, heavy horizontal armor, high speed (relative to the times), and a well-developed underwater defense system, some things were visible, some things were invisible.

As if to confirm the Kaiser's words, on the fifth day of the Frankfurter Zeitung, a photograph appeared that shocked the world, on the slipway of the Royal Shipyard in Kiel, a battleship had completed the main works of the battleship and was ready to be launched, and not far away, at the outfitting berth, another huge battleship equipped with 5 turrets had reached the final moment!

"We produce dreadnoughts as easily as we produce sausages!" In one newspaper, the editor wrote this in a rather provocative statement. And the naval competition between Britain and Germany also completely kicked off because Germany began to mass-produce dreadnoughts! A new era, an era of big ships and huge cannons, has arrived!

It was like igniting the fuse of an explosive package and making the whole world explode, and this is not just a matter of words, nor is it that Germany is really capable of producing battleships like sausages, but it is a reflection of a state! A state that makes the whole nation collectively excited! Not only Germany, but also the stimulated United Kingdom, under the influence of public opinion in both countries, the government's decision-making will eventually be affected!

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