In the palace of Celestial Star City, the capital of the Celestial Star Empire, Emperor Song Xuan said to Dang Shijie, the Minister of the Admiralty of the Celestial Star Empire, with a gloomy face: "Two former dreadnought battleships, two ironclad battleships, two armored cruisers and one light cruiser are just gone, do you Admiralty have to give me an explanation?" ”

The warships that escaped from the Third Fleet of the Celestial Star Empire Navy quickly used a wireless transmitter to transmit the news of the third fleet's crushing defeat back to the Celestial Star Empire.

Dang Shijie, the Minister of the Navy of the Heavenly Star Empire, said gloomily: "Your Majesty, the navy of the Liuyun Empire has not known where to get a dreadnought...... No, it should be called a super dreadnought battleship, the caliber of the eight main guns of this super dreadnought battleship is at least 343 mm or more, it is at a distance of 13,000 to 14,000 kilometers, and the main guns only used five salvos to sink the Xinglong and Zhenlong, the two former dreadnought battleships. ”

Huang Kun, the prime minister of the Celestial Star Empire next to him, frowned and said: "At present, the Princess Alice-class battleship of the Yingluoba Empire should be the dreadnought battleship with the largest main gun caliber in the world, but the main gun of the Princess Alice-class battleship is only 343 mm, and it is almost impossible to have any hit rate above 13,000 kilometers, where did this super dreadnought battleship of the Liuyun Empire come from?" You must know that even the Yingroba Empire does not have such powerful battleships! ”

Emperor Song Xuan said coldly: "Hurry up and check, such a battleship will never come out of thin air!" In addition, immediately terminate the negotiations with the Liuyun Empire, and at the same time send two more legions to the Hedong Province of the Liuyun Empire, so that the Three Princes and Zhang Daoyuan can conquer Tongyi City as soon as possible and seize the entire Hedong Province, the Liuyun Empire sank the four battleships of our Celestial Star Empire, I must make the Liuyun Empire pay a heavier price! ”

At present, the ambassadors of Liuyun and Star Emperor to Cangyu City, the capital of the Cangyu Empire, have secretly started negotiations for an armistice.

Then Emperor Song urged him to groan for a while, and then said: "Xingang City can ignore it for now, it can't destroy the Liuyun Empire fleet in Xingang City, and if the army attacks Xingang City alone, how many lives are not enough to fill it!" ”

Prime Minister Huang Kun immediately said: "Your Majesty, now that the Liuyun Empire has a super-powerful dreadnought battleship, then the minister thinks that the remaining warships of the Third Fleet, as well as the entire Second Fleet, should withdraw from the southern waters of the Liuyun Empire and return to the waters of our Celestial Star Empire to defend." ”

Emperor Song Xuan nodded slightly and said, "The Prime Minister is reasonable, let the First Fleet, the Fourth Fleet, and the garrison fleets of various ports also immediately enter the first-level combat readiness state to guard against the attack of the Liuyun Empire's navy!" ”

Navy Minister Dang Shijie hurriedly said: "Obey, Your Majesty! ”

Emperor Song Xuan then asked Dang Shijie, "When will the two Lion-class dreadnought battleships ordered by our Celestial Star Empire from the Monia Empire return to China?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the two Lion-class dreadnought battleships have entered the sea trial stage, and they can return to China in early June this year at the latest."

"I wonder if the two Lion-class dreadnought battleships can beat the super dreadnought battleship of the Flowing Cloud Empire?"

"This ...... Your Majesty, although the Lion-class dreadnought battleship has twelve main guns, the caliber of the main guns is 305 mm, so whether the two Lion-class dreadnought battleships can beat the super dreadnought battleship of the Liuyun Empire, the minister is not sure! ”

"Alas - find out the origin of that super dreadnought battleship as soon as possible, and see which country built it? Such a weapon of the country, we in the Celestial Star Empire should also have it! ”

There is no impermeable wall in the world, not to mention that the Celestial Star Empire did not deliberately hide the fact that four battleships were sunk, so soon the news that the navy of the Liuyun Empire had a super dreadnought battleship spread throughout the world.

"You say it again? The Third Fleet of the Celestial Star Empire, in the waters near Newport City, was sunk by seven warships, including two former dreadnought battleships and two ironclad battleships? "Emperor Li Hong of the Liuyun Empire couldn't believe the news that Prime Minister Cao Ziliang had brought him.

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang said with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, this news should be true, the Celestial Star Empire has not denied this news, and the ambassador of the Celestial Star Empire to the Cangyu Empire has unilaterally stopped the negotiations, and the intelligence department has also found signs that the Celestial Star Empire is preparing to increase troops in Hedong Province." ”

Li Hong, the emperor of the Liuyun Empire, said with a shocked expression: "In this way, in that Su Yi's hand, there is really a super dreadnought battleship that is more powerful than the Princess Alice class dreadnought battleship of the Yingluoba Empire?" ”

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang nodded and said: "It should be so, otherwise the two former dreadnought battleships and two ironclad battleships of the Third Fleet of the Celestial Star Empire will not be easily sunk, in addition to this super dreadnought battleship, Su Yi also has two former dreadnought battleships and two large armored cruisers in his hands." ”

"And which country built this super dreadnought battleship? How did Su Yi get this super dreadnought battleship? And the naval soldiers under Su Yi, where did they come from? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know, but this Su Yi has given us a big surprise for the Liuyun Empire! As long as this super dreadnought battleship can be included in the Royal Navy of our Liuyun Empire, the strength of the Royal Navy will increase exponentially! ”

Li Hong, the emperor of the Liuyun Empire, suddenly frowned, "Prime Minister, we guessed before that Su Yi was likely to be the agent of a certain country, would he hand over that super dreadnought battleship?" ”

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang's face showed a hint of a smile, "Your Majesty, the intelligence department just sent a message not long ago, and the intelligence officers who stayed in Xingang City investigated and found that the officers and soldiers under Su Yi were all standard Tang people, which shows that Su Yi is by no means an agent of the seven first-class powers, and it is impossible for the Cangyu Empire, the Celestial Star Empire, and the Purple Moon Empire to build super dreadnought battleships." ”

Emperor Li Hong's brows furrowed even tighter, "Then the question is back to the original point, which country built this super dreadnought battleship?" ”

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang shrugged his shoulders and said, "This question may only be answered by Su Yi, but no matter what, we must strive for Su Yi to hand over that super dreadnought battleship, as well as the other two former dreadnought battleships and two large armored cruisers, to our Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire." ”

Emperor Li Hong pondered for a moment and said: "Then let the Admiralty immediately send someone to Newport City, as long as Su Yi is willing to dedicate the fleet in his hand to the Royal Navy, any conditions can be negotiated, and I can even give him a hereditary title and fief." ”

The birth of a super dreadnought battleship not only caused shock in the two warring countries, but also shocked the world's naval powers.

In the palace of Merseca City, the capital of the Yingroba Empire, the world's largest naval power, Penelope, the emperor of the Yingroba Empire, and the prime minister Auguste with a puzzled face asked: "Which country built the dreadnought battleship of the Liuyun Empire?" According to the newly formulated standards of our Royal Navy of the British Empire, the caliber of the main gun is more than 343 mm and the standard displacement is more than 25,000 tons, which already belongs to the category of super dreadnought battleships! ”

Prime Minister August shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know which country built it yet, but our Princess Alice-class super dreadnought battleship of the Yingluoba Empire has just been in service for less than half a year, and the super dreadnought battleships of several other major naval powers are still in the dock, Wei Chen really can't think of which country built the dreadnought battleship of the Liuyun Empire?" ”

Emperor Penelope continued: "Let the intelligence department continue to pay attention to that dreadnought battleship of the Liuyun Empire, it seems that our Yingluoba Empire should also start building super dreadnought battleships with larger main gun calibers!" ”

Prime Minister August immediately said: "Your Majesty, the scientific research department has developed a naval gun with a caliber of 455 times that of 356 mm, and the Admiralty is already designing a super dreadnought battleship equipped with a 356 mm main gun." ”

Emperor Penelope smiled with satisfaction and said: "Although our Yingluoba Empire already has twelve Princess Alice-class super dreadnought battleships, as well as twelve Prince Afketa-class super dreadnought battleships under construction, but if our Yingropa Empire wants to maintain the first place in the world's navy, we must not have any slack, once the design of the super dreadnought battleship equipped with 356 mm guns is completed, let the Admiralty and the Ministry of Finance immediately raise funds for construction." ”

The Anglopa Empire has a land area of about 16 million square kilometers and 37 states, the states of the Anglopa Empire are equivalent to provinces, with a population of about 500 million, and the economic strength of the Anglopa Empire ranks first in the world, which also allows the Anglopa Empire to have sufficient funds to invest in the construction of the navy.

At present, the navy of the British Ropa Empire has the largest number of battleships in the world, including eight super dreadnought battleships, thirty-six dreadnought battleships, sixty former dreadnought battleships and seventy-two ironclad battleships.

Prime Minister August hesitated for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, are you still planning to build twelve super dreadnought battleships equipped with 356 mm guns?" ”

In the wealthy British Empire, twelve battleships were built for each class, and this tradition began in the days of sail battleships.

Emperor Penelope said without hesitation: "Of course, twelve ships will be built, which can reduce the cost of each warship, and if the Admiralty and the Ministry of Finance are short of funds, the royal family can contribute some of the money!" ”

The British Empire has been rich in gold and diamonds since ancient times, and many of the mining areas that produce gold and diamonds are owned by the royal family of the British Empire, which is also the richest royal family in the world.