The two 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers were sold for only eighty-nine million marks, much to the dissatisfaction of Vice Admiral Hipper. After all, a battlecruiser costs a little more than a battleship of the same class. But those guys are only willing to pay such a small price, which makes Lieutenant General Hippel have no choice but to force them to pay a higher price.

However, Vice Admiral Hippel believes that in the next bidding for the capital ship, the competition among those guys will be more fierce. After all, the next capital ships to be auctioned are all powerful capital ships equipped with 343 mm guns, and their performance is much stronger than those in the previous auctions.

"Anton? General House, the next step is to go all out. We didn't shoot any of the previous six capital ships. For the next 12 ships, we're going to do our best! Crown Prince Karl commanded.

The previous battleships and battlecruisers were armed with 305 mm guns. Crown Prince Karl didn't really care about this. If you can get your hands on it, it's the best. Can't shoot, and there's nothing. But those battleships and battle cruisers armed with 343-mm guns were different. He regarded these ships as the main warships to enhance the strength of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

"Yes, Your Highness." Anton? Admiral House nodded. After receiving clear instructions from Crown Prince Karl, he certainly knew what to do.

Other countries are also interested in the more powerful capital ships to be auctioned off. It is foreseeable that this time the auction will become more intense.

"The capital ships to be auctioned below are the Imperial Navy's 'Helgolland-class' battleships, and there are four battleships of this class, namely 'Helgoland', 'Ostfrisland', 'Oldenburg' and 'East Prussia'." Hipper told you about the performance of the 'Helgolan-class' battleships.

"The starting price of the battleships of the 'Helgoran-class' is 30 million marks. The auction for the lead ship 'Helgolan' is now open! Lieutenant General Hipperr announced.

"Forty million marks!" Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, Anton? Admiral House made the first offer, directly raising the price up by five million marks.

"Forty-two million marks!" The representative of the Republic of Chile made an offer. Although they had already photographed two 'Nassau-class' battleships, they were clearly not enough to gain an overwhelming advantage over Brazil and Argentina. Therefore, the Republic of Chile hopes to be able to auction one or two more powerful capital ships. As for funding, the Republic of Chile has nothing to worry about. In their relationship with Germany, it would be enough to pay directly in installments or with resources. Anyway, Chile is rich in resources.

"Bastard!" Crown Prince Karl scolded angrily and stared at the representative of the Republic of Chile viciously.

His actions frightened the representatives of the Republic of Chile. After all, Austria-Hungary was a world-class power, and if they were to be jealous, it would be a serious problem.

However, Brazil and Argentina then made offers, bringing the price up further to DM 45 million.

"Forty-eight million marks!" Fatih Pasha of the Ottoman Turkish Empire also made an offer. Two 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers were not able to satisfy them. The Ottoman Empire apparently needed more and more powerful capital ships.

Crown Prince Karl didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly signaled to Anton? House will continue to offer.

"Fifty million marks!" Anton? Admiral House followed up with an offer.

Lieutenant General Hipper's heart was already happy. Although the price is not comparable to the cost, it is already very good. What's more, it looks like those guys are going to continue bidding, which means that the price will go up further.

"Five thousand two million marks!" Fatih Pasha then made an offer.

"Five and five million marks!" The representative of the Republic of Chile also made an offer.

"Damn it!" Crown Prince Karl was so angry that he almost crushed his teeth!

"Fifty-eight million marks!" Anton? Admiral House received the instructions and made an offer.

"Sixty million marks!" Fatih Pasha thought for a moment and made another offer.

"Sixty-five million marks!" The representative of the Republic of Chile also made another offer. Of course, this is the last time they will offer, and if the price continues to rise, they will no longer offer.

Crown Prince Karl finally signaled to Anton? Admiral House gave up. He did not believe that the Republic of Chile had enough financial resources to continue bidding for the ships behind it. That way, they're less stressed.

As for Brazil and Argentina, they can only watch the Chileans take such a powerful battleship, and they simply don't have enough financial resources to fight the Chileans.

In the end, the battleship 'Helgolan' was auctioned by the Republic of Chile for 65 million marks.

Vice Admiral Hipper's heart was already happy, knowing that the cost of the 'Helgolan-class' battleships was only 60 million marks. Now selling the old battleship, on the contrary, earns five million marks. This business is really cost-effective.

The auction for the battleship Ostfrislan was also fierce, not for anything else, but because the Republic of Chile once again joined the bidding vigorously. You know, both the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire were considered large countries, and the Republic of Chile was nothing more than a small country. Competing with two big countries requires not only strong financial resources, but also enough courage.

As for the representatives of Brazil and Argentina, their faces are already green. The Republic of Chile has taken pictures of powerful warships one after another, which will give the Chilean Navy an overwhelming advantage! At that time, even if the two countries are united, I am afraid that they will not be the opponents of the Republic of Chile.

After all, Chile is geographically located and only needs a small number of troops to hold the main roads in the mountains to keep the enemy out of the country's borders. Then relying on a powerful navy to launch an attack on the enemy's coastal cities is enough to defeat the enemy. Therefore, the Republic of Chile attaches great importance to the development of the Navy.

This time, they are also determined to buy more warships and strengthen their naval strength in one fell swoop.

Under the competition of the three parties, the battleship 'Osterfrisland' was auctioned for 67 million marks. And the country that was photographed was the Ottoman Turkish Empire. This is the third ship they have won in this auction. The naval strength of the Ottoman Empire will also become even stronger as a result. In the entire Mediterranean, it was already considered a powerful navy second only to Germany and Austria-Hungary.

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