Although he was uneasy that the Germans knew so clearly, Gray still said calmly: "Your Excellency is not right to say this, it is true that the number of ships built in your country is only half of that of our country, but this does not mean that your country's naval combat capability is only half of our country's.

Since 1904, your country has started construction of six new battleships. With a standard displacement of more than 20,000 tons, a speed of more than 20 knots, and eight 11-inch guns, this kind of battleship has turned all 54 battleships of our country into toothless and slow old ladies. Greyie shamelessly threw the pot to the Germans again.

"Your Excellency can only deceive a layman if he says such a thing, right? The delegates of all countries here are surrounded by professionals. The design and construction of new battleships is just a natural product of the progress of technology, and the concept of all-heavy gun battleships was proposed as early as 1903, and the First Sea Minister of your country also built such warships very early, right? It's just that our country was able to realize this design relatively quickly for some special reasons, but it has become a reason for us to threaten your country?

Your country's Dreadnought started construction only a year later than ours, and at that time, our country's Deutsche class had not yet been made public, and it was pure nonsense that your country built the Dreadnought and started construction of three warships of the same type the following year in order to deal with our country's Deutschland-class, right? Billo sneered and exposed Gray's lies: "According to Your Excellency, is it possible that other countries can only make technological progress after you?" Does a technological breakthrough before your country threaten your country's security? So what else do our scientists and designers do on their own? What did your country build and then imitate it behind the ass, so that it saved a lot of research funds! ”

From the beginning, he had never taken advantage of the fat man in front of him, and Gray felt a burning pain on his face, especially when he was watched by so many people on this occasion, it was really embarrassing for a diplomat.

I saw that my foreign minister looked ashamed and angry. The Royal Navy advisor on the side spoke: "Your Excellency Bilo is right, technological progress is reflected in warships, so it is natural to improve the overall combat effectiveness of the navy. Your country's foresight in the field of naval shipbuilding is indeed admirable, and the layout of the 6 main guns on the central axis, which your country has adhered to since the Brandenburg class, was considered independent at that time.

Your country, from the Brandenburg class to the Braunschweig class, has built a total of 4 classes and 19 capital ships in 14 years, and has always adhered to this design, ignoring the reaction of the outside world. Until the advent of the German class, everyone understood the meaning of your country's persistence, which is very admirable.

However, you cannot deny that the emergence of this new type of battleship has indeed brought a qualitative leap in the strength of your navy, so the strength of your navy is far from being as weak as your country said. Moreover, as soon as the construction of such a powerful new warship in your country began, there were 6 warships, and you deliberately proclaimed that the strength of your navy was far inferior to that of the Royal Navy, right? ”

Neither humble nor arrogant, first praise and then depreciation, the Royal Navy officer opposite did say justifiably. The numerical gap between Britain and Germany was deliberately advertised, leaving the German Navy vulnerable. Therefore, the intuitive impression of having to expand the navy is indeed what Bilow has been working on, and naturally it has ulterior motives.

And Bilow can't say that the German class actually doesn't look so strong, in fact, it's just a little bit stronger than the Braunschweig class, no one believes it. Billo was thinking about how to answer when the naval advisor next to him spoke.

"Thank you General Jericho for your compliment, but even if our country builds 6 Deutsche class battleships, your country's maritime superiority will still be unshakable. Your Excellency the Foreign Minister of your country said that in front of the German class, all the old warships of your country have become toothless and slow old women, and I do not agree.

These old women in your country are all equipped with naval guns of more than 305 mm, and they are mainly equipped to the teeth, but in China. 283 mm naval guns have always been used, so the performance advantage of our Deutsche class battleships is not as great as your Excellency claims. On the other hand, your country's Dreadnought is equipped with 10 305 mm naval guns, and its firepower is far superior to that of the German class. ”

"General Ingnoll would be too modest to say that." The future commander of the Grand Fleet, John? Rushworth? Jericho retorted with a smile, being a member of the Fisher Gang in the Admiralty of the Royal Navy. Rear Admiral Jericho, who had just been promoted to Third Sea Lord, was responsible for the renewal of the Royal Navy's armament and attended the meeting as a naval adviser.

And the person opposite him was, of course, the future commander of the High Seas Fleet, Friedrich? Feng? Ingnoel, but now also a rear admiral, was only a senior staff officer in the German Naval Command. The first meeting between the two future rivals was due to the butterfly's wings turning into a verbal battle in the Netherlands.

Jericho said with a smile: "Your country must have accumulated a lot of practical experience after building 10 warships of the Wittelsbach class and the Braunschweig-class class, and it is precisely because of this that 6 German ships can be started at one time, which shows that the integration of various technologies should be quite mature, and although China's Dreadnought is slightly stronger in firepower, it is a test ship after all, and it is still unsatisfactory in many aspects."

The ships that started work after that were only slightly improved on this basis, so they did not have the obvious advantages that the general said. But look at the 10 battleships before you, which are in the same vein as Germany, and the firepower is only 2 less, so although the caliber of the guns is small, except for the Dreadnought, there are few warships in our country that can be matched except for the newly built Nelson-class.

Therefore, your country is overemphasizing its own weakness, and it is inevitably a little inadvertent. ”

The Royal Navy is not a fool, when carefully studying the Wittelsbach class, the Braunschweig class and the German class, how can it not figure out the relationship between them, although the Royal Navy believes that all-heavy artillery battleships must have more than 8 main guns to exert their power, but they also understand that the first two battleships of the Germans are by no means as simple as imagined, so they all evaluate these two levels of battleships as having 80% of the combat effectiveness of Germany.

Ingnoll looked at the British rear admiral in front of him and had a good impression, his attitude was gentle, he did not have the seemingly polite but arrogant attitude of those Royal Navy officers he had come into contact with in the past, and he was not aggressive because he was an opponent, he was clear and clear-cut, and what he said was indeed right, except that his two-class battleship was slightly slower, it was not necessarily afraid of the British Dreadnought.

But no matter how good it is, it is also an enemy, and the dignified Royal Navy of the British Empire now has to pretend to be weak in exchange for favorable terms in negotiations? How was this possible in the past? A year ago, the British were talking about coming to block the gates of Germany. Such a thought made Ingnorr a little happy.

Putting aside various ideas, Ingnoll retorted unceremoniously: "However, our country now has only 24 battleships, 9 of which are still old ships equipped with only 260 mm guns, and these ships are some second-class battleships sent overseas to garrison in your country, but they still serve as the main force of the navy in our country.

Even if these two-level battleships have decent performance, they are only 10 ships, and they are still weak in front of the first-class battleships in your country.

And why didn't Your Excellency General mention the Invincible that your country had just served? Isn't an armored cruiser armed with 8 305-mm naval guns not a capital ship? Your country built 3 such warships and avoided talking about them, could it be that you want to exploit the loophole of the conference in the name of armored cruisers?

Your Excellency Fisher has been advertising that this is a disguised battleship? ”

Jericho couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, how did the Germans know about the sophistry of his own boss? As a result, it is now being used by the Germans as a handle.

Without waiting for Jericho to explain, Ingnoll continued: "Isn't it the same because of technological advances in your country to apply these technologies to ships in an attempt to widen the performance gap between them and other navies in one fell swoop? So what is the reason for grasping the problem of starting the German level in our country before?

With a little analysis, it is not difficult to conclude that your country thinks that your navy is powerful and that no one can reach it, so any groundbreaking, disruptive and breakthrough technological innovation will be regarded as a threat to your country and a thorn in the side as long as it is not the first to appear in your navy?

However, if your country wants to exploit loopholes, our country is not afraid, the two new heavy cruisers that started construction in the first half of last year adopted the same layout as the German class, and will be equipped with eight new 283-mm naval guns, and the new ships will be classified as large cruisers, and it may not be so easy for your country to regain technological leadership. ”

The two new warships that started construction in the first half of last year were similar to the Invincible? The true face of the Invincible was only revealed when it entered service this year, and the Germans started construction of similar battleships last year?! The British, on their part, were alarmed.

Deliberately revealing the situation of the new ship, and therefore naming the large cruiser was naturally Jochen's instruction, anyway, sooner or later it will be exposed, and now it is just right to take it out to scare the British, and although the name of the large cruiser is deliberately different from the heavy cruiser, it is equivalent to telling the British that this is still a cruiser, and finally telling the British that our new ship uses a new 11-inch naval gun, so as not to think about it above the 305 mm. (To be continued......)