In April 1910, Qin Tian submitted to the German Navy the design of the next class of battleships and battlecruisers, namely the 'King-class' battleships and the 'De Vorlinger-class' battlecruisers. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Experts from the Admiralty and the Navy's Technical Committee reviewed the design of these two classes of capital ships, although there was some controversy in their construction because they were too expensive. However, the attitude of Field Marshal Tirpitz was resolute, and the design of these two capital ships was approved. Wilhelm II also respected Qin Tian's opinion and did not raise objections.

At the end of April, the construction of the 'King-class' battleships and the 'D-Verblinger-class' battlecruisers began one after another.

The 'King-class' battleship, even larger, with a displacement of 37,000 tons, was armed with three triple 50-caliber 380 mm guns, which would be the largest caliber guns ever armed in Germany and the world. Of course, in the future, there will be capital ships equipped with larger caliber guns. In terms of defense, the thickness of the main armor of the 'King-class' battleships has also reached 380 mm, and the defense power has been greatly enhanced. Compared to the 'King-class' battleships of another time and space, it is simply a sea change. In terms of maximum speed, the maximum speed of the 'King class' battleships was maintained at more than 23 knots by using more powerful oil-fired boilers and steam turbines.

After the approval of Wilhelm II, five 'King-class' battleships were also planned, namely the lead ship 'King', the second ship 'Elector', the third ship 'Frontier Governor', the fourth ship 'Crown Prince', and the fifth ship 'Queen Victoria'.

The 'De Fringer-class' battlecruisers, compared to those of another time and space, are also unrecognizable, except for the same name, the rest are almost completely different. Not only was the displacement increased to 35,000 tons, but the main gun was replaced with three triple 380 mm guns, and the maximum speed was increased to 27.5 knots. Compared to the 'King-class' battleships, except for a slight inferiority in defense, the rest are pretty much the same. It is even said that if the 'D-Fringel-class' battlecruisers are put on the battle line for a battleship duel, there is no problem at all. With its thick armor and strong firepower, it has an overwhelming advantage in the event of a British battle cruiser. The British battle cruisers, which were thin-skinned and stuffed, would be directly blown up one after another.

With Qin Tian's continuous efforts, the German Navy finally completely changed the development trajectory of another time and space. Although most of the warships have the same name, they are completely different in nature. Compared with the capital ships of the German High Seas Fleet in another time and space, these current capital ships are more powerful.

Of course, in order to build so many capital ships, Germany is also about to clean up its own home. If it weren't for Qin Tian and the royal family, who kept transfusing blood to the navy, the navy would have been unable to hold on a long time ago.

Even so, if the war does not break out as scheduled, Germany's finances will collapse. Therefore, Qin Tian and the German government will not let this war drag on too long. By 1914 at the latest, it had to erupt. Only in this way will it be possible to divert domestic contradictions through war. At the same time, through the plundering of the defeated countries, they can compensate for their own attrition in the arms race.

This is not only the case in Germany, but also in other countries. A large amount of money is spent on the arms race, which makes their fiscal deficit very serious. If the finances are not sustained, the country may collapse. At that point, war will be the only way to divert people's attention. If you can defeat the enemy in battle, you can recover your wealth by plundering the enemy's wealth. Of course, if you lose, there will be no future.

By this time, it can be said that war is already inevitable. Of course, no country wants to avoid war, and everyone actually has a consensus on the imminent war, but they just don't know when it will break out and in what way. Germany hoped to defeat the old world colonial system established by Britain and France through war and seize more colonies. Britain and France, on the other hand, hoped to use this war to completely defeat Germany and remove the German threat to them. As for Russia and Austria-Hungary, it was for hegemony in the Balkans. The Americans on the other side of the ocean want to wait for the outbreak of war to make a big war windfall and at the same time steal world hegemony. It can be said that each country has its own evil intentions. Under such circumstances, war is inevitable.

What countries can do is to accumulate as much strength as possible so that they can win future wars in one fell swoop. Of course, winning more allies is also an important strategy for winning. It is almost inevitable that the major powers of the world will be involved in this war.

On May 6, a major event broke out that shook the rest of the world. King Edward VII died of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace. You must know that although the current British national strength has begun to decline, it is also facing challenges from countries such as the United States and Germany. However, with a strong navy, they are still the world's number one power, and the position of sea hegemon is impregnable. The death of Edward VII was a huge shock to the whole world.

Edward VII was the second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, whose full name was Albert? Edward? Feng? Saxony? Coburg-Gotha, knight of the Garter, Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rottersee, Earl of Dublin. Despite his unfaithfulness to his wife and his chaotic private life, he was still a well-loved and amiable monarch and social leader.

Although, when he was young, Edward VII was a lazy, arrogant and lascivious gentleman. Even after becoming the crown prince, he had a number of mistresses, including Sir Charles' wife Harriet? Ms. Mordang. His retinue, the wife of Lord Ellie Foster. and the old virgin Miss Agnes, and so on.

It wasn't until Queen Elizabeth died and became king that Edward VII began to restrain himself.

Edward VII has a noble status, and in terms of seniority, he can be regarded as the uncle of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the monarchs of other European countries can be regarded as his juniors. His death also became a major event in Europe.