The speed of the car is not high, and there are even some bumps, obviously Daimham has not solved the problem of shock absorption, although the northwest has solved the shock absorption, but there is no large-scale export, the strength of all aspects, is still a little higher than ordinary cars, skilled use of lights and some simple and intimate parts, can make the car's grade rise to a level.

Almost an hour later, they came to the front of the military port, because they had greeted them in advance, and the soldiers of the military port lined up to greet them, but they didn't see Spee's shadow, maybe he had just returned from the Far East, and he was on vacation.

As an officer stationed in the Far East, he and his sailors were quite tired, thousands of miles away from home, and it was easy to return to the country, and not in wartime, of course, the officers on duty who handed over the battleship to them, they were on leave, and according to the itinerary, they would have a vacation time of about a month, which was determined at the time of departure.

After getting out of the car, Yang Yuanzhao was first attracted by the battleships not far away, in the military port, on the way, the naval officer in charge of guidance has already introduced, currently in the Hamburg military port, there are only 2 Nassau-class battleships, and some other cruisers and destroyers of various types, such battleships, in terms of level, that is, early dreadnoughts, powerful bodies and thick gun barrels, but Yang Yuanzhao was excited, this is a real battleship, the capital ship.

Crown Prince William noticed Yang Yuanzhao's gaze and asked, "It seems that Mr. Yang likes warships very much?"

"yes, I wonder if I can go up and have a visit?" Yang Yuanzhao asked anxiously.

"Of course, as long as Mr. Yang is interested, the German High Seas Fleet can be open to you." William said generously, after knowing that Yang Yuanzhao was visiting. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Intelligence Bureau have almost spared no effort in the investigation of Yang Yuanzhao, and many aspects have been investigated. Yang Yuanzhao liked the answer of the large battleship very much.

No one knows why, but perhaps it was the indescribable attraction of warships to a leader, which was well understood from Wilhelm's father, Wilhelm II, that Germany had turned from an army power to a maritime power. Wilhelm II's dominance is simply a needle for the sea.

At present, there are only two Nassau-class ships in the Hamburg military port, the Nassau and the Posen. A battleship is a battleship, even if it is an early model, it still uses a three-expansion and two-shaft steam engine, with a total thrust of 22,000 horsepower, which will allow a giant ship with a full load of more than 20,000 tons to sail at a speed of 20 knots, 12 45 times the caliber, SKL/45 Krupp cannons. Let his firepower be realistic and deserved, and the all-heavy artillery structure will make the firepower very good.

Crown Prince Wilhelm said to the naval commander in the port of Hamburg: "Are you all ready?" ”

The admiral, dressed in a rear admiral's attire, nodded. Said: "Please! ”

"Let's get on this one first!" Yang Yuanzhao directly pointed to the battleship in front of him, which was the closest to them, because the battleships were all docked in the harbor and had not been started, and they could easily go up to the battleship through the guò spiral ladder. The moment he came into contact with the battleship, Yang Yuanzhao's heart was filled with a sense of excitement. He was aboard the Nassau, a battleship that served as the lead ship of a series. Construction began in 1907, launched in 1908, and officially entered the naval sequence in 1909.

The appearance of the Nassau-class broke the monopoly of the British dreadnought and became one of the important types of ships for Germany to resist the British.

I didn't care to look at it, Yang Yuanzhao just walked up simply, but his heart was surging, listening to the introduction of the officer, especially the Nassau-class main gun, 280 mm, 45 times the caliber of the naval gun, no matter what the other gains are, it is this main gun, it is of great value, the northwest can finally have more than 210 mm caliber artillery, all of a sudden it has been raised to 280 mm, not to mention the difference in the generation of this main gun.

Yang Yuanzhao knew that this main gun was not the limit of German battleships, it was a Helgram class higher than the Nassau class, but it had artillery, that is, a 12-inch gun. There is also the Caesar-class that has been built, which is also a 305 gun, with superior performance.

When he walked on the Posen, the last ship in this series, Yang Yuanzhao sighed, Germany's Krupp company is indeed the world's first-class artillery company, but that only refers to the army, the real naval force, or the strongest in Britain, Germany's artillery technology is one level worse than Britain, Britain's cutting-edge battleship, It has popularized 13.5 inches, that is, 343 mm, and even on the Kongo built for Japan, a 14-inch gun was equipped for the first time, that is, a 356 mm gun, on the main gun of the battleship, a difference of one inch, may make a huge difference in the weight of the shell, and the reason why the dreadnought is epoch-making is that the projection ability of the shell, weight and firing speed, are always an important factor in measuring the power of the gun, 14 inches, although it may not necessarily be stronger than 12 inches, but 12 inches to exceed 14 inches, it is almost a difficult task to complete. That is, in the case of battleships, the difference in artillery is one of the huge aspects of the gap between the two sides.

However, these have little to do with the northwest for the time being, and the current Asian countries do not have dreadnoughts, and the first dreadnought to have it is Japan, which is facing each other across the sea and temporarily rising, and the last capital ship purchased by Britain last year, and it is also the first dreadnought in Asia, the King Kong, has been launched, but it is a pity that it will not be until the end of next year or so that the sea trials will be completed and returned to Japan.

With the body of a dreadnought, but to install 14-inch guns, it is obvious that Britain is just taking Japan's purchased warships to carry out some kind of real yàn, and further improve the guns above 14 inches, and the real yàn results will affect the assembly of 14-inch or even 15-inch guns on super dreadnoughts.

Carefully copy the drawings of the two battleships, Yang Yuanzhao was very satisfied, and he didn't have time to compare the differences between the two battleships, so he walked on other battleships, and he came with him, as well as the battleships that Qingdao had already seen, so there was no need to go up, there were a total of 27 battleships of all sizes in the Hamburg Military Port, and he walked through 19 of them, and after copying their drawings, Yang Yuanzhao was satisfied.

Crown Prince William does not have Yang Yuanzhao's good energy, after accompanying Yang Yuanzhao to visit the two Nassau-class, he rested next to him, Mu Mo also followed aside, accompanied by Yang Yuanzhao is a naval officer, he is a lieutenant colonel, is the captain of a destroyer, very talkative, and his knowledge in all aspects is also quite solid, almost any question asked by Yang Yuanzhao can be answered.

The reason why Crown Prince William left Mulmer behind is that from Mulmer, he got first-hand information about Yang Yuanzhao, which is not Crown Prince William's first responsibility, but it is also an important task for the year, 500 million US dollars, and needs to stay in those industries, this is the place to test Crown Prince William, how to ensure the best interests of Germany, and let the northwest invest in the right to help build the Kiel Canal and railway, it is his task this time, knowing that he knows that the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles, and first-hand information, Of course, he followed Yang Yuanzhao from Qingdao to Germany and had been in contact with Mu Mo for more than 2 years.

The purpose of the crown prince, Mu Mo is very clear, he told the crown prince everything he knows, to be honest, he can't tell the crown prince clearly, what kind of person Yang Yuanzhao is, it seems very simple, and sometimes the way to consider and ask questions is also very straightforward, but is this really him, according to Yang Yuanzhao's resume known in Germany, no one knows about his previous experience. Even after arriving in Baotou, many things are not clear, whether it is the cotton crisis they participated in, or the rubber crisis, they have made other participants suffer a big loss, is such a person simple?

After listening to it, Crown Prince William felt even more confused, but from Mu Mo, he got a reassurance, that is, Yang Yuanzhao really wants to cooperate with Germany, and the cooperation between the Kiel Canal and the railway is also approved.

19 warships, many battleships just went up to take a picture, and there was no carpet, a careful visit, and even the cabin and the bottom floor did not enter, Yang Yuanzhao seemed to be that kind of special enthusiast, just like the battleship, not want to steal technology, which made the officer who led Yang Yuanzhao very relieved, originally his task was to be in some sensitive areas, such as the command area, the engine area, and the ammunition depot, etc., must be politely refused without annoying Yang Yuanzhao, now, just on the deck, I didn't even enter the cabin, let alone the sensitive area, I thought about it a lot before, and the embarrassing refusal was useless, just accompanied him around, by the way, which made the officer unusually relaxed.

Finally, after all the battleships were finished, Yang Yuanzhao also walked off the battleship, walked to Crown Prince William, and began a simple exchange with Prince William, the age of the two is not much different, they are both about 30 years old, Yang Yuanzhao is a little younger, but not much, it is considered to be the same age, Yang Yuanzhao is proficient in German, so that he can understand the purpose of Prince William very easily, and the communication between the two sides is very smooth.

After Yang Yuanzhao briefly praised these warships, he asked about the arrangements for these days, he would stay in Germany for a month and a half, according to his requirements, the itinerary should be relatively tight, Crown Prince William just briefly introduced, and specifically mentioned a press conference tomorrow, asking Yang Yuanzhao to participate together, and jointly announce to the world a package of cooperation between the northwest and Germany.

Unexpectedly, Yang Yuanzhao's eyes lit slightly, and then he laughed softly: "No problem, Crown Prince William, then the cooperation will be happy!" (To be continued) R1071