The Daring incident not only shook Britain, but encouraged Germany. At the same time, it also made the allies of the British suddenly feel up and down! Among them, the most uncomfortable country is France, according to the French idea, how come the British fleet in the Napoleonic era was not so bad, how can good things let Germany catch up? The French handed over the sea to the British, gave up their dream of the ocean and devoted themselves to the development of the army, and at the end of the day, they planned to rely on the British navy, and the whole thing happened? It's like a rich man who invests all his money in a project, and then when he comes to the bottom of the road, he suddenly tells you that the project is finished, what the rich man will be in in his mood, and the French are in a mood. It is important to know that the arrogant French did not give up their sea power even after the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. And now, after the accident of the Daring, the French decided that the originally reliable British Navy was also somewhat unreliable!

Of course, the French had a more realistic reason, that is, the Italians had already put their arms on their necks, and after completing three Duke Cavour-class battleships, they started construction of four new battleships equipped with 350mm naval guns. KNOWN AS THE CAIODURIO CLASS, THE BATTLESHIP WAS KNOWN BY THE ITALIAN ADMIRALTY AS THE BEST OF THE ITALIAN NAVY, AND WAS ARMED WITH 10 350MM GUNS, WHICH WAS THE FIRST OF ANY BATTLESHIP IN TERMS OF FIREPOWER (THE BATTLESHIP WITH 15-INCH GUNS HAD NOT YET STARTED). And judging from the situation of Italian man-made ships in the past, the protection performance of this class of battleships is also good, and according to the grapevine, it is said that there are many techniques on this class of battleships that even Australian-class fast battleships have not used, although there is no conclusive evidence. But in the light of the relations between the Kingdom of Italy and the Chinese Republic, and the rumors that spread that there were noses and eyes, the French decided to believe it anyway.

And except for Italy, which has always been based on France in the Mediterranean. The Fritz king also suddenly decided to continue to expand the navy, and the construction of 2 of the 4 Combined Force class battleships had already begun, while the other two Combined Force Strength had been suspended and not even started. The French were relieved when they first got the news, but the subsequent news made the French fall directly into an ice cave, because the real reason why Austria-Hungary stopped building the United Force Weight Division was not to make it. Instead, it was decided to build two super dreadnoughts directly! It will be modeled after the German Kaiser-class, with a construction number of about 2 or 3 ships, and construction will start in 1911 at the latest!

That's it. In the future, the Allies in the Mediterranean will have more than 11 dreadnoughts of all kinds, as well as quasi-dreadnoughts like the Dante class. And what about the French Navy? It seems that in addition to 2 Dandong-class dreadnoughts and 3 Guba-class battleships, it seems that there is only a group of quasi-dreadnoughts left! According to actual combat tests, the dreadnoughts of the Dandong class are all garbage, and the quasi-dreadnoughts are even more garbage among the garbage. And the Duke class battleship is the same standard as the Longteng-class battleship in China. It was the highest-rated battleship in the Russo-Chinese War! The Guba-class battleships were also designed with reference to the British dreadnought-class battleships. It's a notch with the Earl of Cavour.

But what about at least 6 super-dreadnoughts from Italy and Austria-Hungary? Waiting for the British Navy to fill the pit? Not to mention that the British did not have this promise yet. Even now, the British agreed to the request of the French, and it is difficult to say whether the French believe it or not! With a bold thunderbolt, the French's confidence in the British Navy can be said to have fallen to an all-time low! And it's 6 super dreadnoughts! If the British really made it up, the home fleet would probably be weaker than the German high seas fleet.

As a result, the French learned from the pain and decided that the safety of the Mediterranean Sea depended on them. At the strong request of the French Navy, after several disputes. The French finally decided to start construction of 4 new super dreadnoughts! These four battleships will be named after the four departments of France, and the first ship will be named the Brestany, so this class of battleships is also called the Brestany-class battleship, or the provincial battleship!

And this time, the French also learned the lesson of the British super dreadnought defense poorly, focused on increasing protection in the design of the provincial level, and in order to save weight, decisively abandoned the twin turrets and changed to a triple turret, of course, in order to complete this decisive battleship earlier, the French decisively decided to introduce a complete set of weapons systems from the United States, abandoning the historical 340MM guns and twin turrets, and directly using 3 3-mounted turrets. IN TERMS OF PROTECTION, THE FRENCH ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE PROTECTION OF THE BRITISH, AND AT THE SAME TIME, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE MUCH CONTACT WITH THE CHINESE IN THE NAVY, THEY DIRECTLY ADOPT THE DEFENSE DESIGN OF THE AMERICANS, ADOPT KEY PROTECTION, AND CONNECT THE MAIN LEVEL AND THE UPPER EDGE OF THE MAIN ARMOR, WITH A THICKNESS OF 343MM! The front of the turret has reached 16 inches! The gun mount is also 15 inches! Properly copied the design of the Americans!

In terms of underwater protection, in addition to inheriting the five-layer mine protection design of the Americans, the French also estimated that the British would also inherit the lightning protection salient of the British. In terms of speed, the French demanded at least 23 knots or more, so that they could turn in an unfavorable situation. Originally, the speed was adjusted higher, but the French had to give up due to the limit of the normal displacement of 24,000 tons overall.

And in the face of the French's new stove, the British actually didn't say anything. Because Britain is finally less trusting of itself, why not the British if they are willing to share the pressure? It also said that it could provide relevant technical and material support to France at the best price. Thus, the historical Brestani-class battleships appeared. Although only the name is the same between the two.

With the passage of time, the war readiness of various countries has also reached a white-hot stage, especially after the 1910 Daring incident, both the Association and the Allies have realized that the final showdown time is approaching, on the one hand, the Allies realize that the other side may not be invincible, and on the other hand, both sides realize that the arms race of this intensity is close to the limit of both sides. If it drags on for such a long time, it is difficult to say whether it can defeat the opponent, and your own economy will be unbearable in the first place.

"Every year, we have to purchase at least 200 million marks of various raw materials from Huaxia as material reserves, which is only raw materials, not including various primary products. In the face of the need for war readiness, the population of up to 70 million in the German Empire also appeared to be exhausted, and major industrial giants such as Krupp were doing their best to expand production capacity. However, judging from the consumption of both sides of the Sino-Russian war, we still cannot guarantee that it will be enough. Therefore, a large number of manpower is placed in the steel, chemical and military sectors, and a large number of strong laborers are conscripted into the reserve corps, this state is not normal, and we must meet the opponent as soon as possible. The German Chancellor wrote this in a letter to Wilhelm II.

At the same time, the British are not having a good time, and the speed of 5 to 7 super dreadnoughts per year has gradually plunged this powerful empire into the quagmire of an arms race, you know, the tonnage of a super dreadnought is now about twice that of the old warships. The cost is also twice as much, which is equivalent to 10 to 14 ships a year in the former dreadnought era! This makes Britain a little unbearable. And this was just the capital ships, in addition to the capital ships, in order to deal with the submarines of the Germans, the British also needed to keep a large number of low-speed old warships, and then make them anti-submarine escort warships by modification. And unlike in the past, the British also had to arm a strong army to help France, so that the army, which was not very expensive, also received a lot of money from Congress. The British Empire has always been a maritime power, and now Britain has to shoulder both naval and land battles, which makes this powerful country feel a lot of pressure.

However, there is one country that seems to be in a special situation, at this stage, he has just recovered from the blows of the previous years, and with the support of foreign capital, this country, after several years of recuperation, has finally begun to consider and decide to fulfill its obligations in all aspects, and this country is Russia! After the end of the Sino-Russian War, although the elite part of Russia was not attacked, the country was always weakened due to huge attrition and various riots and uprisings in the country.

It's not that Russia's strength is comparable to that of Britain, France and Germany, but because, in the past few years, this weak country has not yet had strength, and when the British and French loans played a role, Russia really began to rearmament, although during this time, Britain and France paid money, and China helped train and provide equipment to let the Russians have an elite army of 100,000 people, but this force is still an insignificant existence in the eyes of the tsar, the Russians have never relied on quality to win the country, people play with quantity! When the numbers are not superior, the Russians will choose to evade, and if they want to fight, they must fight with the advantage of numbers!

Plus Russian soldiers are generally "cheaper". This cheapness is not only reflected in the equipment, but also in the scale, historically, the Russians mobilized 18.5 million people in the First World War! And France, which is more industrially stronger than Russia, has only mobilized 7.9 million people! There are actually twice as many people mobilized in Russia as in France, but what is the quality of these people? The Germans, with half a hand, together with Austria-Hungary, defeated Russia one after another. The whole of Ukraine is gone! It can be seen from this that in the conditions of that time, the combat effectiveness of the Russian "cheap" soldiers was also quite "cheap"!

However, now, the "cheap" combat effectiveness of the Russians has not yet been reflected, and when the domestic situation improves, the expansion thoughts that have been suppressed because of the defeat have finally sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and it is just that Nicholas II got drunk and did not think about it. How to get the benefits from Germany, Austria and Turkey together with Britain and France is the most important thing. So the Tsar began to reorganize his army, not only did the army begin to expand massively, but even the navy approved a new plan for building ships. And General Essen is finally no longer the poor acid commander who guards 3 obsolete and fearless ships.

Thanks to the book friend zhouyu1976 for the tip ~~~~~. (To be continued......)