Ren Chao's fifth prince is only seven years old, Ren Chao smiled and touched his little head, pointed to the Ferris wheel in the distance, "Little five, do you dare to accompany your father to make a Ferris wheel?" ”

"Cut~! Father, you also underestimate me, not to mention this small Ferris wheel, even the big Ferris wheel in Kyoto amusement park. The fifth prince raised his little head and said proudly. This Ferris wheel in the Summer Palace is just a small Ferris wheel, only more than 20 meters high. There was also a large Ferris wheel in the Kyoto amusement park, which was more than 70 meters high, which was one of the tallest Ferris wheels in the world at that time.

"Yes! It turns out that our little five are so powerful! Ren Chao said with a smile and rubbing his son's head.

"I've sat too!" At this time, Ren Chao's youngest son, the sixth prince, who was less than two weeks old, said vaguely.

Ren Chao was speechless for a moment, and Ren Chao, whose self-confidence was deeply hit, turned his head and pointed to the roller coaster next to him and said, "Do you dare to ride the roller coaster?" ”

"Of course I dare, it's not like I haven't sat down." The fifth prince said confidently.

"Then let's go on a roller coaster ride together, shall we?" Ren Chao said with a smile.

"Father, I'm going to ride the merry-go-round!"

"Father, I'm going to go boating!"

At this time, the fifth princess and the sixth princess, the two little girls, ran to Ren Chao's side, grabbed Ren Chao's placket and said loudly.

"Good! Good! Good! Ren Chao smiled and said, "Whatever you want to play today, Dad will accompany you, but we have to play the same!" ”

Ren Chao accompanied several children to play in the playground for most of the day, and lunch was also eaten in the playground. While eating, a guard walked up to Ren Chao and whispered, "Qi Xi, Chief of General Staff Yang Jichang, and Minister of the Navy Yu Kun asked to see His Majesty, saying that there is something important to report to His Majesty." ”

Ren Chao couldn't help frowning slightly, "Sue him for my vacation today." I'll talk about that tomorrow. ”

"Your Majesty, this isn't very good! After all, national affairs are important! The queen couldn't help but persuade.

"There's nothing wrong with that, or let them come to the imperial study tonight to see me." Ren Chao said after thinking about it. Ren Chao turned his head to his wife and children and said, "State affairs are important, but wives and children are equally important. ”

On this day, Ren Chao accompanied his wife and children to play in the Summer Palace for a whole day, and did not return to the Forbidden City until the evening. Cabinet Premier Tang Xinghan, Cabinet Ministers Yang Jichang, Yu Kun, Zhou Tai, Liang Yan and others were already waiting in the imperial study, and Ren Chao rushed to the imperial study to meet the ministers.

"Ministers, see Majesty!" When the ministers saw Ren Chao, they hurriedly saluted.

"All the ministers are exempt, sit down and talk!" Ren Chao waved his hand and said casually, walked to his seat and sat down. Seeing that all the ministers had already taken their seats, he asked with a smile, "Why did you come to see me this time?" ”

"Initiation of the Majesty. Just yesterday, a large-scale decisive battle broke out between the German High Seas Fleet and the British Royal Fleet in the North Sea off Jutland, Denmark. Admiral Minister Yu Kun said loudly.

"Battle of Jutland!" Ren Chao couldn't help but nodded, this naval battle was during the First World War. The only large-scale decisive battle that broke out in the Anglo-German navy, so Ren Chao still had some impressions of this naval battle. However, the specific situation is not too clear.

"How's it going?" Ren Chao couldn't help but ask curiously.

At this time, Yu Kun held a map in his hand and spread it on the table. This is a schematic diagram of the Battle of Jutland, but since the naval battle has just ended, the information that the Chinese side can obtain is limited, and they have a rough idea of the situation of this naval battle. The Admiralty's staff officers also drew such a simple sketch on the basis of current intelligence.

Yu Kun pointed to the schematic diagram and said, "Before the war, the German fleet had a total of 101 warships, divided into two formations, and traveled from south to north. The British fleet consisted of 151 warships, also divided into two formations, sailing from north to south, and the two sides moved in opposite directions, and suddenly met, and the struggle for life and death began...... After the fierce battle, the British fleet lost 3 battle cruisers, 3 armored cruisers and 8 destroyers, totaling 110,000 tons; The German fleet lost 1 ex-dreadnought, 1 battle cruiser, 4 light cruisers and 5 destroyers, totaling 60,000 tons. In terms of losses alone, the Germans undoubtedly won this naval battle. ”

Ren Chao nodded slightly, "Before the outbreak of the European war, although Germany strengthened its naval strength, it still lagged behind Britain in terms of the number of ships and displacement tonnage, and the caliber and number of artillery were not as good as those of the British. Thus, for two years after the start of the war, Britain imposed a naval blockade on Germany by virtue of its naval superiority. The British main fleet crouched like a watchdog in the port of Scappaflo and kept an eye on the German high seas fleet, so that it was trapped in Wilhelmshaven and Bremerhaven for most of the time, becoming a veritable survival fleet. Germany took the initiative to launch this naval battle in order to break the blockade of the British Navy against the German Navy, but although they sank more British warships in this naval battle, they suffered fewer losses of their own. But such losses were nothing for the mighty Britain. As a result, Germany did not realize its strategic intentions, and the naval battle was a tactical victory at best. However, after this battle, the German navy was successfully blocked in the harbor by the British navy, and without the help of external forces, the German fleet may not be able to do anything in this war, so in this respect, the British won a strategic victory. ”

In 1916, the German High Seas Fleet had only 18 battleships, compared to 33 in the Royal Navy's Home Fleet, and Germany could not add more battleships under the march of the war, so it was difficult for the German High Seas Fleet to engage in a large-scale fleet decisive battle with the Royal Navy's Home Fleet. In January 1916, Reinhard? Admiral Schell was appointed commander of the German Ocean Fleet. He was dismayed to find. In the face of the powerful British main fleet, there was only one realistic choice in front of him, either to be trapped in the harbor and do nothing, or to fight out the British main fleet, so there was this Battle of Jutland.

"His Majesty, as His Majesty said, after the war, both sides claimed victory in this naval battle. But, as His Majesty said, the Germans failed to realize their strategic intentions, and on a strategic level, the Germans were defeated. Yu Kun said respectfully.

"Our Chinese Imperial Navy has been established for a relatively short time, and it has counted the major naval powers in the world today, and our Chinese Navy is undoubtedly the youngest navy among them. In terms of experience, we still have a certain distance between us and these old naval powers, and this naval battle is a very good case, and your navy should study this naval battle carefully and draw lessons from it. Ren Chao said with a stern face. (To be continued......)