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As the news of the start of construction of the ultimate battleship of the Chinese Empire spread around the world, the governments of various powers paid close attention to the battleship Guanghua the Great, ordering the intelligence departments to step up the collection of relevant intelligence on the one hand, and holding a high-level naval meeting to discuss countermeasures on the other. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info╔╗**

Germany reacted most violently to the news of the start of construction of the battleship Guanghua the Great, and Hitler was bent on building the German Navy into the strongest presence in the world. I thought that the start of the Hindenburg class would be enough to crush the Chinese Imperial Navy, but I didn't expect the Chinese Empire to give the German Navy a slap in the face with a backhand, so that Hitler understood what the strength of the first military power was.

"How could there be such a strong and perfect battleship?"

Hitler's 120 people did not believe it, so they called the core members of Nazi Germany to discuss countermeasures.

Heinrichhimmler, the SS leader of Nazi Germany and head of the Central Security Intelligence Agency, was about to present the information he had to Hitler and say: "Your Excellency, all the evidence of our intelligence services shows that this is true. China did not play its cards according to common sense at all, and this time it took the initiative to expose the basic parameters of the ultimate battleship of Guanghua Emperor, although we were a little caught off guard, but at least we knew the performance parameters of the Guanghua Emperor battleship and knew it in our hearts. China is demonstrating against us. The empire should be prepared to respond. ”

Hitler sighed and said, "I really hope you can tell me that this is just a trick by the Chinese." This ultimate battleship is not real. ”

"I'm sorry!" Heinrich smiled bitterly: "I have to give you real information, that's my duty." ”

Hitler nodded, waved Heinrich to sit down, turned to Albertspeer, the Minister of Armaments, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Albert put down the information at hand and analyzed: "Twenty years ago, the Imperial Chinese Navy was able to build powerful Ming-class battleships equipped with 18-inch guns, while at that time, our own German naval industry could only build battleships that could carry up to 16 inches with the help of the Chinese Empire. Now that so many years have passed, the naval industry of our empire has been able to independently build Bismarck-class battleships with 18-inch guns, and new ships such as the ultimate battleship Hindenburg with 20-inch guns have also been under construction for more than half a year. It can be said that the imperial naval industry has made great progress. This is something to celebrate. ╔╗But-"

Albert knew about Hitler's problems, so he comforted Hitler with a good word and waited until he was happy before raising his next concerns.

"But, at a time when the empire is making great strides. The Chinese Empire isn't going to stand still, is it? Seeing that Hitler and the others nodded in agreement, Albert continued: "The Chinese Empire, as the biggest beneficiary of the World War and the Sino-American War, has robbed almost all of the world's wealth, and its naval industry has received huge capital investment and has flourished. Not long ago, the Chinese Empire built the ultimate Soviet-class battleship for the Soviet Union, and it used 20-inch giant cannon technology, and it was triple-mounted, which was naturally much more advanced than our twin-mounted main gun technology. From this, it can be seen that there is no doubt about the caliber of the main gun. However, I don't quite believe that they will install a 21-inch gun all at once. The 20-inch gun should be real. As for their magnification of 50 times, if it is 21 inches, it is too big, so 20 inches of 50 times the diameter is more credible. We have also argued on this issue, and if there are more funds, I think our Hindenburg-class battleships can also reach 50 times the caliber. ”

Hitler didn't even think about it, and said directly: "Then change it 50 times!" ”

Albert paused for a moment, then rejoiced, and immediately said, "Obey my Excellency! ”

Hitler waved his hand and motioned for Albert to continue.

"Armor protection has always been the strong point of the Chinese Empire, and their material technology is at least a decade ahead of us. Our Hindenburg-class 500 mm Krupp armor. If you use China Special Steel, only 450 mm is enough. ”

At this time, Admiral Greer, the commander of the navy sitting opposite, suddenly said: "The Chinese Empire is 530 mm, so they are lying!" ”

"It's possible!" Albert nodded: "In fact, they only need to use 500 mm of Chinese special steel as protection, which is enough to withstand the shelling of the 20-inch main gun from a distance of 15 kilometers." However, the Imperial Chinese Navy revealed a 21-inch main gun. So for the sake of self-justification, it is also normal for the armor to boast about 530 mm. ”

Hitler asked: "Can the armor of the Hindenburg be increased?" ”

Albert shook his head. "The keel has been laid, and now adding armor will change the design of the entire battleship and affect the performance of all aspects. But the last three Hindenburg-class ships have just started construction, and they can be stopped and redesigned immediately. ”

"Then stop the remaining three! Experiment with the installation of a 21-inch gun and 530 mm armor, after all, you are also guessing, if the parameters of the ultimate battleship announced by the Chinese Empire are true, we will suffer if we do not change. ╔╗ The last thing I can tolerate is that our most advanced warships are just built and outdated! ”

Raeder hurriedly said, "The Führer is right! We need to take precautions, after all, the main maritime enemy of the Imperial Navy in the future is the Imperial Chinese Navy, and if their capital ships are not pressed, the impact on the morale of the Imperial Navy will be huge. ^//^”

Albert saw that Hitler and Raeder had the same attitude, so he had to agree.

Hitler said at this time: "Although I don't understand the navy, I also know that the firepower, armor, and speed of the battleship can only be two of the three, and cannot be perfect." However, the Chinese Empire announced that the 15-ton giant ship Guanghua Emperor could reach a speed of 35 knots and a cruising range of up to 1 million nautical miles, how could this be possible? ”

Deputy Leader Rudolph. Hess suddenly said, "Didn't you say that new technology was adopted?" What's that called? ”

Rudolph looked at Albert. The latter hurriedly replied: "It's nuclear reactor technology!" ”

Raeder snorted coldly, "It's pure deception! We are also secretly working on nuclear physics techniques. Experts tell me with certainty that a nuclear reaction cannot be stopped once it erupts. I'll admit that the Chinese Empire began working on this twenty years ago, but it was a fantasy to be able to control the nuclear reaction. ”

Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels chimed in: "That's right! This must be the political deception of the Chinese Empire, this is their usual trick, we can ignore it! ”

At this time, Heinrich said something in Hitler's ear, and Hitler was immediately shocked and said: "Let him in!" ”

Soon, Heisenberg, a German nuclear physicist, came to the conference room.

Hitler asked: "You say that the Chinese Empire installed a nuclear reactor on the battleship Guanghua the Great, is it true?" ”

Heisenberg nodded: "Yes, Your Excellency! ”

Hitler frowned and asked, "What is the reason?" ”

Heisenberg then said: "Not long ago. I just got back from China. My teacher, Professor Rutherford, passed away in China, and I myself was invited to China to pay my respects. ”

Heinrich added: "Professor Rutherford is one of the main directors of the Imperial Chinese Nuclear Physics Laboratory, and is the core director of the Imperial Chinese Nuclear Physics Project along with Marie Curie. ╔╗”

The crowd nodded, and Heisenberg continued: "During the condolences. I had the privilege of speaking with some of Mr. Rutherford's protégés, during which the two of them inadvertently revealed key information. As early as five years ago, the Chinese Empire completed the demonstration of the controllable theory of chain nuclear reaction, and two years ago began the preparatory project of nuclear reactor at a secret base, and completed the so-called light water reactor and heavy water reactor one year ago, successfully realized the controllable chain nuclear reaction, and operated for more than a year without major dangers. Moreover, I also heard from Marie Curie that the Chinese Empire had built its first nuclear power plant on an isolated island called Daya Bay, and it is said that the annual fuel consumption of a nuclear power plant is only a few hundred tons of uranium, but the power generation capacity is equivalent to more than 100 thermal power stations. ”

Rudolph then said, "If this is true." Then it shows that the Chinese empire has indeed completed the controllable technology of nuclear reactions. ”

Albert said heavily: "If the Chinese Empire has built a nuclear reactor, then the Guanghua Emperor can indeed achieve a high speed of 35 knots and a range of 1 million nautical miles by using a nuclear reactor to provide huge energy. But—"

Albert then changed his words and said with a worried face: "The development of a controllable chain nuclear reaction proves that the Chinese Empire is about to master nuclear weapon technology or has mastered nuclear bombs. ”

Hitler asked: "Nuclear bombs?

Secretary of War Keitel interjected at this time: "Führer, this is the nuclear bomb I mentioned to you a few years ago, and the original intention of you ordering us to set up a nuclear physics research laboratory!" ”

Hitler remembered, and at that time he heard Keitel boast that the enormous energy released by the nucleus could be used as a weapon of mass destruction. Thereupon. At that time, Hitler was whimsical and did not know the great difficulties and financial constraints of nuclear physics research, so he set about setting up a nuclear physics laboratory. With the outbreak of the economic crisis in Germany, the huge investment in nuclear physics was cut by Hitler, and it gradually faded from Hitler's sight.

At this time, Kettel mentioned it. He suddenly remembered.

Heisenberg said: "Führer, gentlemen. I beg your pardon for interjecting. Although nuclear reactor technology and nuclear bomb technology both involve chain nuclear reaction technology, nuclear reactors only need about 3% concentration of uranium-235 raw materials to meet the demand for power generation, and the key technology is to control chain nuclear reactions. The nuclear bomb does not need to control the chain nuclear reaction, but it requires the purity of uranium-235 nuclear fuel to be more than 90%, otherwise the chain nuclear reaction may be terminated at any time, and the blasting effect of the bomb will not be achieved. To extract uranium-235 to a concentration of more than 90%, extremely sophisticated uranium enrichment machines and advanced separation technology are required. As far as I know, the current uranium enrichment technology of the Chinese Empire has only reached about 40%, and it should be impossible to create a nuclear bomb. ”

Still very nervous, Hitler asked, "So how powerful is a nuclear bomb?" ”

Heisenberg thought for a moment and said, "We are only calculating based on theoretical chain nuclear reactions. ╔╗The energy released when a nuclear weapon explodes. Much larger than conventional weapons that only contain chemical explosives. For example. The energy released by the full fission of 1 kilogram of uranium is about 8 x 1013 joules, which is about 20 million times greater than the energy of 4.19 x 106 joules released by the explosion of 1 kilogram of TNT explosives. Therefore, the total energy released by the explosion of a nuclear weapon, that is, the magnitude of its power, we express it in terms of the amount of TNT explosives emitted with the same energy, which is called TNT equivalent. Effective Kill Distance = C * Explosive Yield ^ (1/3) ................ (c is the proportionality constant, ^(1/3) is to find the cube root), generally take the proportional constant is 1.493885, and the equivalent is 100,000 tons of tn_t, that is, the uranium concentration of 90% only needs 50 kilograms. And its effective killing radius is 3.22 km. The effective killing area is 33 square kilometers. ”

Heisenberg showed off his amazing mathematical prowess, but no one praised him, and everyone from Hitler down was lost in thought.

"A bomb with a nuclear charge of fifty kilograms is enough to destroy a city, this thing is terrifying! If the Chinese Empire studies it. Then let's not think about competing for world supremacy as soon as possible! ”

"Yes! If such a weapon appears, then we will have to be slaughtered. ”

……

Everyone, every word you say to me, is full of worry.

After a long time, Hitler suddenly said: "We also have to study, we also have to develop nuclear weapons, and we can't be later than the Chinese Empire." ”

Heisenberg was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Führer is wise, leave it to me!" ”

Hitler looked at Heisenberg, nodded and said, "Good! From now on, I formally appoint you, as Supreme Commander of Germany, as Head of the Reich Nuclear Weapons Research Group. The full development of nuclear weapons requires the cooperation of any department, report directly to me! ”

"Yes!" Heisenberg hurriedly said: "I will definitely live up to the Führer's expectations and will definitely develop nuclear weapons!" ”

Hitler nodded, suddenly remembered something, and said: "That nuclear reactor technology should also be studied!" ”

Heisenberg was immediately commanded.

At this time, the German Minister of Economy, President of the National Bank, Valker. Waltherfunk (1890-1960) suddenly grimaced: "Your Excellency, the nuclear physics and engineering research project is quite expensive, and you must know that the Chinese Empire began this project more than 20 years ago. ╔╗ And it is said that they invested billions of dragon coins. ”

Hitler said: "Even if you tighten your belt, you have to develop nuclear weapons, otherwise you will not have the right to speak in the Third Reich in the future." ”

"yes!" Rudolph agreed: "We are all fed up with being bullied by the Chinese Empire, think about how much harm they have caused to the empire due to their economic sanctions, and think about their shameless selling of marks, cashing out and taking away tens of billions of dragon coins." Every time I think about it. I can't wait to get revenge on them hundreds of times over. ”

Ludendorff gritted his teeth at this point, his face full of righteous indignation. The angry eyes seemed to erupt with fire.

The same is true for others, who have changed their attitude towards China for the great damage inflicted on Germany by the Chinese Empire, including Hitler, the former head of the Chinese Empire, not to mention the high-ranking Nazi Party officials under his command.

Tighten your belt to develop nuclear weapons!

This phrase soon became a mantra for Hitler's subordinates, and a wave of nuclear weapons was immediately launched in Germany. Despite financial constraints, the German government still allocated 36 billion Deutsche marks to the Heisenberg laboratory for the development of nuclear weapons.

In fact, as early as Christmas Eve 1932, Heisenberg was instructed by Hitler to develop nuclear physics engineering, which was just to not lag behind the Chinese Empire in science and technology, a kind of face-saving project to compete with the Chinese Empire for the world's scientific and technological center.

Heisenberg did not have many men, and the funds promised to him by Hitler were basically not in place, and were withheld by departments at all levels, and the funds in Heisenberg's hands were basically only enough for theoretical research. Even the nuclear physicists hired by Heisenberg were poached by the Imperial Academy of Science of China, which was more highly qualified.

In this environment, Heisenberg's subordinate Otto? Professor Hahn completed a series of experiments in nuclear physics at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Chemistry in Berlin, where he bombarded the 92nd element uranium with neutrons, only to find to his surprise that the uranium nucleus "shattered" in the process, becoming two parts that were no longer uranium, which is the phenomenon of atomic fission.

Hahn wasn't so sure about the results. So to a former colleague. Lis, who works at the Imperial Chinese Academy of Sciences? Meitner wrote a letter and told her all the questions in her mind. Meitner could not help Hahn because she had her own professional ethics and worked for the Imperial Chinese Nuclear Physics Project and could not divulge the relevant technology. At the same time, she was a staunch supporter and fan of Marie Curie, and the Chinese Empire's promise of nuclear physics engineering would only be used for peaceful energy uses, so she strongly opposed Hahn's reference to Germany's development of nuclear bomb technology. However, Hahn is her former boyfriend after all. Thinking of her old love, she eventually turned her nephew, fellow physicist Otto? Frisch introduced him to Hahn. Therefore, Otto was unable to go to the Imperial Academy of Sciences of the Chinese Empire for further study, and under the inspiration of Hahn, he joined the German Nuclear Physics Engineering Laboratory.

After more than a year of hard work. Eventually, they found a rationale. To the famous scholar Nils? Bohr's "droplet model" can explain this problem.

The "droplet model" shows that the nucleus of a heavy atom behaves roughly like a dripping liquid, capable of being stretched and compressed like a balloon filled with water. In a particularly heavy nucleus (like a uranium nucleus), if its overall surface tension is weakened by the impact of an external additional force, the situation becomes similar to that of a water-filled balloon that thins its surface thickness by repeated external forces, so that the entire balloon becomes large and heavy. Then, with a single poke of the "balloon", a definite environmental condition was created for the purpose of the sudden burst of the atomic nucleus.

The mystery of atomic fission was thus revealed. Hahn and Frisch go further: the two parts of the crushed uranium nucleus are theoretically lighter than the atoms before the split. The reduced mass is partially converted into energy, and this conversion value is considerable. Other words. The process of atomic fission contains an astonishing destructive power.

The two were complacent about this, publishing academic papers, believing that they were the great scientists who uncovered nuclear power. However, when they submitted their paper to the International Symposium on Nuclear Physics in Tianjin, they were told that the Royal Academy of Science of the Chinese Empire had discovered the secret ten years earlier and published a systematic theory of atomism, but it had been kept in strict secrecy by the Royal Academy of Sciences and not disclosed to foreign scholars. But this is a fact, because soon Hahn and others were invited by the Imperial Academy of Sciences of China to study and were qualified to know the facts. But. Hahn and Forlì ultimately fail to see the full extent of this core set of theories by refusing to join the Imperial Chinese Academy of Sciences, but they seem to have benefited greatly from only a small part of it. After returning to China, he firmly devoted himself to the research of nuclear engineering, and even reached a state of forgetting to sleep and eat.

By the end of 1935, the start of construction of nuclear-powered battleships for the Chinese Empire stimulated the nerves of Germany. Hitler increased his investment in nuclear physics research. So that the nuclear physical test can be carried out smoothly with financial guarantees.

Early February. Otto? Hahn published the results of his series of experiments, which immediately caused a sensation in the physics community. The academic research of nuclear physics and engineering, which has always been monopolized by the Chinese Empire, is no longer so mysterious, and experts and scholars from all over the world who have no chance to enter the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Chinese Empire have come to Germany to seek experience, which has provided a large number of talents and knowledge for the development of nuclear physics and engineering in Germany to a certain extent.

Three months later, Professor Paul? In his letter to the Ministry of the Third Emperor, Hartek raised the question of the feasibility of developing nuclear explosives: "The first country to use such nuclear explosives will have an advantage that no other country can surpass. ”

Hitler praised Hartke and became more confident in nuclear weapons, and the Treasury increased its financial support.

As far as the German side is concerned, the importance of nuclear fission is extraordinary, and the first to be pushed to the fore is the Army Ordnance Bureau, which is in charge of the research and development and manufacturing of weapons and equipment and munitions for the German Army.

Physicist Erich? Schumann was chief of the Research Division of the Army Ordnance Bureau from 1934. In terms of administrative rank, Schumann is equivalent to a deputy minister of government, while in the military system, he is a major general. Critics disparaged Schumann as a "charlatan" because of his fascination with the creation of military marches and his postdoctoral dissertation on oboe timbre, but later it turned out that they underestimated his organizational prowess in scientific research.

The opportunity soon arose in mid-June 1936 by Schumann's superior, Karl ? A meeting convened by General Becker. Becker had previously read a paper from the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry, which hypothesized as follows: "The energy accumulated inside a uranium metal oxide with a volume of 1 cubic meter is enough to lift water with a volume of 1 cubic kilometer (a total weight of 10 trillion kilograms) to a height of 27,000 meters." ”

This is exactly what Becker is interested in, because the success of this theory shows that it is feasible for the Chinese Empire to use nuclear reactors to propel the 150,000-ton ultimate battleship at a high speed of 35 knots and a cruising range of 1 million nautical miles.

He immediately instructed Schumann and others to set about assembling a more top-notch nuclear physics research team, and the best way to do that was through conscription. A few days later, Erich? Bag received a conscription order from the Ordnance Bureau. This young man is the giant of theoretical physics, Werner? Heisenberg's assistant, who had just received a doctorate in physics from the Imperial Chinese University of Peiyang, was asked to report to Schumann.

At that time, he "opened his mouth and asked, 'What are you doing here?' The military who received him smiled strangely: "Do something related to nuclear bombs!" ’”

Although the German government attaches great importance to the study of nuclear physics, senior officials of the German army, navy and air force all want to ask the Reich Treasury for money through the development of nuclear weapons, and this huge amount of money is diverted to other weapons projects under the banner of nuclear weapons research. At the same time, in order to ask for credit from Hitler, the scientific research departments of various German universities and universities fought their own battles, which made it impossible for Germany to concentrate all its manpower, material and financial resources to develop nuclear weapons like the Chinese Empire, which greatly reduced the progress of Germany's research and development of nuclear weapons.

The Germans chose a different path of research from that taken by the Chinese Empire. Research on the Uranium Project is carried out by hundreds of scientists from 19 different institutions. Isotope separation and reactor construction were the first two tasks, which were placed under the name of a key topic of equal importance, and the results of their research led the "uranium project" in two different directions: the construction of equipment for the production of energy and the raw materials needed to make nuclear bombs.

The Army, Navy and Air Force also have their own deployments, each with its own technical resources, and is clearly involved in the field of nuclear physics in terms of task allocation. The military research group has a clear positioning, and there is no horizontal connection with general academic research at all. The German side expects the development of new explosives and small nuclear reactors.

The same good thing was done by the Nazi SS, which had its own research group on nuclear physics. Driven by ambition, the "Black Brotherhood" (referring to the SS) also entered the ranks of nuclear physics research. It should be noted that the SS intervened in this field by virtue of its supreme privilege, and they wanted to exert decisive influence in all strata of society. Intellectuals were recruited into the organization and given a "special mission" to play important roles in industry, the military, and the world of science and technology. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )