At the end of June 9, military attaches and spies of various countries in China rushed to China's North Naval Port. Because, after more than two years of construction, China's newest first-class battleship, the lead ship of the 'Zhonghua-class' battleship, 'Zhonghua', has already begun sea trials, and the follow-up 'Yanhuang', 'Huaxia' and 'Shenzhou' will also begin sea trials in the next two or three months.

Although, at the time when the construction of this class of battleships of the Chinese Navy had just begun, it attracted the attention of the outside world. However, the Chinese Navy and the Military Intelligence Bureau have jointly adopted secrecy measures to make all the 10-kilometer radius around the shipyard a restricted area, which makes it impossible for foreign spies to find out the details of this class of battleships of the Chinese Navy. However, after the start of sea trials of the battleship, this could no longer be hidden.

The great powers, even the Japanese military attaché in China, made requests to visit the Chinese battleships of this class, but all but Germany were denied. However, the countries did not give up, their military attachés and spies gathered in the Beihai Navy, and even sent reconnaissance ships to find out the specific participation of this class of battleships of the Chinese Navy.

"Oh God! Your naval design has gone ahead of the German Empire. With a displacement of 20,000 tons, it has surpassed all the most advanced German battleships. However, I am very puzzled, the installation of four twin 05-mm guns at the same time, in the event of a salvo, will not affect the battleship? The huge recoil force will make the battleship fall apart! "Inside the North Naval Port, a high nose. The blonde, blue-eyed foreigner asked. He was Colonel Bazel, the German military attache in China. Immediately after learning that the Chinese Navy's new first-class capital ship had begun sea trials, he submitted an application for a visit. Given the good relations between Germany and China. After consulting Wang Yuze, the Admiralty approved his application. However, the specific parameters, as well as the construction drawings, will not be handed over to him so lightly.

"Colonel Bazel, we have all considered these issues. In order to ensure the sturdiness of the hull, we used the latest nichrome alloy keel and special reinforcement of the hull. It is already quite capable of withstanding the recoil of four 05-mm twin guns! Vice Admiral Wei Han, director of naval shipbuilding, replied.

"I took a look at the battleship, and the large-caliber secondary guns and torpedo tubes have been completely eliminated. Could it be that neither of these weapons can be used in naval warfare? Colonel Bazel asked.

"It's not that it can't be used, it's that it's not used on battleships. In the 'Sino-Japanese Naval Battle in the East China Sea' and the 'Sino-American Naval Battle in the Eastern Pacific', we came to the conclusion that the battleships were armed with a unified caliber of main guns. It can effectively improve the accuracy when firing a salvo, and it has great power. At the same time, the torpedo tubes of battleships were basically useless in battle, and basically all lightning strikes were carried out by destroyers or cruisers. The elimination of torpedo tubes on battleships can effectively improve the performance of battleships! Wei Han explained.

"Perhaps. You are right! Colonel Bazel said. Now, the navy of the world, only the Chinese navy has fought two large-scale naval battles after entering the age of steam, and has strong experience, while the navies of other countries. It's all blank. Since the Chinese have adopted this design, it proves that this is in naval warfare. Very useful for sure. Bazel had fully believed Weihan's explanation.

Looking at the battleship 'China' moored there, like a hill, Bazel was very emotional. Once upon a time, China's heavy industry and shipbuilding industry were built with the help of Germany. And now, China has taken a big lead over Germany in the construction of capital ships. Although, the actual parameters of this battleship are not known, but Bazel is sure that this is definitely the most powerful battleship in the world, and there is no one. Compared to the 'Caesar', which is now under construction in Germany? The Frederick III's class battleships and the 'Wiecchersbach' were almost 10,000 tons larger. And, 'Caesar? The Frederick III-class battleships and the Wiecchersbach were armed with four 240mm rapid-fire guns, a single 50mm/L40 secondary gun, two mm/l0 secondary guns, and six 450mm underwater torpedo tubes. There is no doubt that the Chinese Navy's 'Zhonghua-class' battleships are much more formidable than the German Navy's battleships of these two classes. Moreover, the German battleships adopted the strategy of deploying rapid-fire guns on a large scale, which was fundamentally different from the Chinese Navy. Now, Germany seems to have gone down the wrong path.

"Your Excellency Wei Han, please allow me to take the liberty of asking, how fast is this big guy?" Colonel Bazel asked.

"Well! The top speed reached 20 knots! Wei Han said. In fact, he has deliberately reduced that number. When the 'Zhonghua-class' battleship was designed, the maximum speed was the design of 2 knots, because of the steam turbine used, the speed of the 'Zhonghua-class' was greatly improved, and the maximum speed was 225 knots during sea trials.

"Oh God! Speed of 20 knots. This battleship is perfect! Colonel Bazel was dumbfounded. The German Navy's 'Caesar? The battleships of Frederick III had a displacement of 2000 tons and a maximum speed of 75 knots, and the battleships of the 'Wiecchersbach' class had a displacement of 2790 tons and a maximum speed of knots. Although he doesn't know how the armor is, he can be sure that the Chinese Navy, which inherited from the German Navy, must also attach great importance to the protection of the warship. This means that this is a perfect battleship at all! None of the German battleships in service, under construction, or even under design were any match for the Chinese Navy's 'Zhonghua-class' battleships. Not only Germany, but also other countries, including the most powerful of the United Kingdom.

"The German Navy has taken a wrong path, and I must sober up those nobles of the Admiralty!" Bazel said secretly. Subsequently, he sent back a telegram of tens of thousands of words to the German Admiralty. In his telegram, he described in detail the strength of the Chinese Navy's 'Zhonghua-class' battleships, as well as the new thinking of the Chinese Navy after being tested in naval warfare, and strongly built the German side to obtain the design drawings of this class of battleships from China. If the German Navy can build this new type of battleship from now on, it may really be able to throw off Germany's old rival Britain.

Compared with Germany, other countries have no way to get so close to the cutting-edge warships of the Chinese Navy. However, he still managed to collect the number of Chinese battleships of this class, even at the risk of being arrested. The Japanese spies were arrested several times when they tried to get close on the battleship 'Zhonghua' on a fishing boat. But even then, they only have limited access to information. However, after arriving at the four twin 05-mm main guns of the battleship 'Zhonghua', and completely eliminating the large-caliber secondary guns and torpedo tubes, they were shocked. This is because the thinking of the battleship 'Zhonghua' and the current mainstream naval battleships is completely different. Even, the Japanese side ridiculed that the arrogant Chinese installed 4 twin-mounted main guns on the battleship at once, not knowing that such a battleship would fall apart after a few salvos.

However, the real solidity realized the difference between the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy. If there is a problem with this class of battleships, how can the Chinese Navy build four at once? Moreover, it is said that the battleships of the subsequent stage under construction by the Chinese Navy seem to be in the same design style. After all, the Chinese Navy has experienced two large-scale naval battles, and they know more clearly what kind of warships are needed in future naval battles. Therefore, after experiencing the initial doubts, the countries have begun to identify with this class of battleships of the Chinese Navy, and know that this is an epoch-making battleship of the first class.

Germany, Berlin, Admiralty. German Admiralty Minister Alfred? Feng? Tirpitz convened a meeting of the main heads of the Admiralty, which was attended by Deputy Admiralty Hautsendorff, Commander of the High Seas Fleet, Henin Brown? Feng? Holdendorff, commander of the reconnaissance detachment of the High Seas Fleet Franz? Feng? Hipper, and Prince Heinrich. What they wanted to discuss was the description of the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy, and his views on the Chinese Navy's 'Zhonghua-class' battleships, which had been transmitted back from China. Undoubtedly, this caused an uproar within the German Navy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the telegram from Colonel Bazel, everyone! What is the law for this new class of battleships of the Chinese Navy? Have we already gone wrong on the path of the design of the battleships of the Navy? "Secretary of the Navy Alfred? Feng? Tirpitz asked. His life's dream was to build a fleet for Germany that could defeat the British Navy. After Wilhelm II succeeded to the throne, Tirpitz received great support, which led him to embark on an ambitious program for the development of the German Navy. It's just that compared with the profound British Navy, the gap between the German Navy and the German Navy is very large. For the Chinese Navy, Tirpitz was not heavy before. It wasn't until the Chinese Navy defeated the Japanese Navy in the Battle of the East China Sea and then the U.S. Navy in the Battle of the Pacific that he caught his attention. However, Tirpitz was very skeptical that the Chinese Navy had built the most powerful battleship in the world, as Bazel said in his telegram.

PS: The second update is here! In addition, the colony in the previous chapter was written incorrectly, it should be the Philippines, not Singapore, and it was a momentary mistake. I'm so sorry!