Chapter 98: The Lost William
Ever since Sanya was eaten by Qingying, the girl has been like a stealing wild cat, eating the marrow and knowing the taste, and has shown great interest in this kind of thing. At the last day's float parade celebration, Sonya only watched it for a short time, and then dragged Qingying's arm back to her room. When Qingying was surprised that Sanya was worthy of being born in the Mao Kingdom and had amazing combat effectiveness, she was not to be outdone, and was determined to completely conquer this girl's body and mind.
The night sky is clear and the moon is high. Colourful fireworks burst into the sky, illuminating the sky over London. The magnificent Buckingham Palace is crowded with people and brightly lit. The natural vocal music produced on the dance floor in the center drifts away in the wind, and is still clearly audible and lingering hundreds of meters after it has been heard.
After feeding Sanya again, Qingying finally got rid of the girl's coquettishness and entanglement. Walking through the hallway and ascending to the roof, I just moved my sore waist a few times, but found that my cheap daddy William also gradually walked up from the staircase. Seeing Qingying's clothes scattered, her breathing panting, and a bright red lip print on her cheeks, William couldn't help but snort coldly. Qing Ying heard the sound of excitement, and hurriedly sorted out his demeanor, and by the time William looked at him again, he had already returned to his normal appearance.
William's eyes were complicated, and his lips moved, as if he was hesitating about something; After a while, he slowly spoke: "Ette, listen to me, although you are young now, you still have to know how to exercise restraint." If you do too much of that kind of thing, it will cause great damage to the body. Also, you don't want little Nicky's cousin to add you a little oil bottle next year, right? ”
Qingying felt slightly embarrassed when he heard this, although it was the stunning girl who took the initiative to tease her every time, but in her body, he still got unprecedented great happiness. Therefore, he actually likes some of Sanya's behaviors very much in his heart. In the face of William's slightly serious admonition, Qingying also nodded and claimed yes.
The insects chirp pleasantly, and the evening breeze is light. Qingying rested on the roof for a long time, feeling that her body function had almost recovered. Thinking of the intoxicating feeling of Sanya's pair of white and tender legs more than one meter long wrapped around her waist, Qingying's heart couldn't help but flutter. was about to say goodbye to William, and was about to go back to the room and go to Wushan Yunyu with this girl, but he found that his cheap father's face was tightly frowned, gloomy, and he had a worried expression. Seeing this scene, Qing Ying's heart was puzzled, he stopped his steps, and said, "Father, what's wrong with you, is it because the British are opposing our expansion requirements in the Philippines?" ”
William shook his head slowly and said, "No. The Marquess of Salisbury was a clever man, and he knew very well what the Transvaal's gold mines meant to Britain. If Germany chooses to support their actions, it will remove a great obstacle for them to annex the Transvaal. In three days, the ambassador to the United Kingdom, Jodik, will sign a formal memorandum with him, and we will be free to occupy the Philippines. ”
"Well, that's a good thing for me in Germany. As long as the British don't intervene, even if the Spaniards and Filipino natives are combined, we can easily conquer them! But what are you worried about, father? Qingying's face became more suspicious, and she asked.
Hearing Qingying's inquiry, William's face showed a complicated look, unwillingness, admiration, jealousy, and hatred...... There was a little bit of fear mixed in. After a while, he slowly spoke again: "You saw the British naval parade that lasted all day yesterday, right?" ”
Qingying nodded and said, "I see." It was a great naval parade, and even if the navies of France, Germany and Russia were added together, the number of warships was not as large as that of the British. ”
William glanced at him with a slight annoyance, as if he was displeased with Qingying's words of praise for the British Navy. He was silent for a moment, and finally sighed softly, and said in a tone full of bitterness: "You also saw it." In just one naval parade on their home soil, the British easily gathered more than 40 capital ships, and other cruisers and coastal defense heavy gunboats were scattered throughout the sea; I stood on such a high viewing platform and did not even look at the borders of the British ship group! Ten years ago, I watched the British Navy parade at the celebration of the Queen's 50th anniversary on the throne, and the British Navy at that time was the difference between a three-year-old and a fighting giant compared to today! The Royal Navy is so powerful, so strong that even I have a trace of confusion, my German Empire, is it really capable of snatching the Trident of the Sea God from their hands? ”
Qingying was shocked, a guy with a character like William was even discouraged? He laughed and said, "Father, are you also intimidated by the British Navy?" Now this glorious Royal Navy is actually a bright pillow with a bright appearance, and if you unwrap the stitched silk thread, you can see that it is full of some tattered and damp-eaten cotton; In this naval parade of the British, almost all the battleships had one or another huge flaw! ”
For example, Britain's five proudest Majestic-class battleships in this military parade are the best examples. Although they possess four 305 mm cannons and a speed of 18 knots, their main guns are only 35 times the length of the barrel; Due to the low muzzle velocity of the projectile, the combined power is not much stronger than our 40 times the diameter of the 283-mm gun in service. In terms of rate of fire, its rate of fire in a round of 75 seconds is 2.5 times slower than ours. More importantly, the main armor of the British battleships of this class was also only a very narrow strip, and its height was even far inferior to the decisive battle type that we had started; This means that once a large area of its undefended freeboard is hit by a shell, the rate of loss of its combat power will be very staggering! Qingying commented simply.
Seeing that William's face was still solemn, Qingying added: "In addition, the 8 older monarch-class ships are even more unbearable. These guys, armed with 4 343mm guns, had a measly 1 round in 3 minutes despite their incredible power per shot, and their advantage in single fire was completely wiped out by this slow rate of fire. Their main guns are also directly exposed to the deck, without any armor protection; A single small-caliber shell would be enough to destroy the mechanics of its pitch rotation, making the twin turrets an ornament. And none of the cruisers, which had more than bedbugs, had waterline armor; With the rapid development of rapid-fire guns, how long can they survive in naval warfare? ”
William shook his head slightly, and said, "Why don't I know that the quality of the British warships is actually not as good as ours?" It's just that the British had so many warships that they were enough to crush everything in quantity, so much so that we simply couldn't compensate for it with a single qualitative advantage. At present, there are only 4 first-line main battleships in active service in Germany, while the British have 17, more than 4 times more than us; And on cruisers, they are almost 10 times more than our Germany, and this advantage is already greater than heaven! With such a huge gap, how can this battle continue? ”
Qingying nodded and said: "In terms of the number of warships, my German Navy is indeed far from being comparable to the British. But now, aren't we also starting to expand the size of our fleet? General Alfred's Navy Act was created for this purpose! During these 7 years, the empire had to start construction of 1 battleship and 1 fleet decisive armored cruiser every year, and since our loading cruisers could completely join the fleet decisive battle, it was equivalent to starting construction of 2 capital ships every year. When the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal is completed, we will be able to double the speed of expansion of this navy! ”
William's eyes dimmed, and there was a hint of loneliness and depression in his words: "It's difficult." Germany is a continental country, surrounded by land on three sides, and with the exception of Austria-Hungary in the south, which is our ally, the east and west are our mortal or potential enemies. Now that the little Nicky and the French are together again, the pressure on the eastern front of the empire has increased dramatically; In this case, we must prioritize operational needs on land. Of the Reich's defense budget of nearly 800 million marks last year, more than 600 million marks went to the army led by General Schlieffen, and the navy received less than a quarter of the army; This is also the result of a significant increase in the navy's budget after the introduction of the Fleet Law. Last year, the Imperial Navy's 47 million marks for building ships was only a fraction of 1.1 million marks after the purchase of 2 capital ships and 1 small cruiser, which was only enough to purchase 2 more 260-ton lightning ships. ”
"In the UK, however, the situation is completely different. Because of its isolation from the European continent and surrounded by seas, it can build a fleet with all its might; And the wealth they have accumulated over hundreds of years of navigation, as well as the many shipbuilding bases in the country, allow them to build warships at the speed of cockroach breeding. If the kind of 7,350-ton cruiser builds 9 in one go, my Germany can barely do it; Then the terrifying speed at which they can build a large number of cruisers and start construction of 9 14,000-ton battleships in 2 and a half years is completely beyond our reach! At present, Germany only surpasses Britain in the total amount of heavy industry, and it still lags far behind Britain in shipbuilding, light industry, per capita industrialization, and fiscal revenue. William said with some frustration.
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