Beijing, 3rd Floor of the Admiralty Building, Office of the 2nd Intelligence Section (Ship Intelligence Section).

Pan Guochen, the new deputy section chief, is immersed in reviewing a mountain of reports, with red eyes and black circles, and the rabbit and panda will probably fall in love with him.

"Section Chief, please have tea." The female secretary served the tea tray with a smile, and the graceful curves under the skirt were very seductive.

"Happiness, ......" Pan Guochen, who was holding the teacup, was so moved that he wanted to cry in the face of the illusory God.

He still vividly remembers the scene when he was summoned by Emperor Liu Yun two years ago.

The traitor from another time and space was dressed in the uniform of a Praetorian Guard, wearing a gold-rimmed red ribbon diagonally, his hair was slightly white, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and he asked in a very kind voice: "Xiao Pan, you have been a guard for two or three years." ”

"Yes." That's all I can say.

As one of the six members of the task force, Pan Guochen was first placed under house arrest for more than half a year in the name of "studying" with his companions after arriving in this time and space, and then the deputy captain Fang Tianhua became Zhang Zhigao's secretary, and the two researchers, Pan Shaoan and Yang Yuxiang, became Liu Yun's secretary, and Pan Guochen himself became the guard of Liu Yun's family together with another task force soldier Liang Gensheng and National Security Bureau agent Wu Haisong.

At that time, the six people who were unpaid in their ambitions invariably exclaimed "when will they be able to get through", and then clamped their tails and behaved honestly, closely rallying around Liu Yun, the leader of the group, listening to the leader's words, following the leader's heart, and everything was arranged by the leader.

In 1905, the dynasty changed, Guangxing year became Kaihong year, Aixin Jueluo family was replaced by Liu family, and they gradually became the henchmen of the emperor's majesty, and after Liu Qianhua, the princess of Yuehua, who was originally a member of the task force, was canonized as the crown prince, she secretly swore allegiance to it, and "completely degenerated into the lackeys of the Liu family" (Wu Haisong).

"Remember when you said you were interested in the navy?"

Pan Guochen, who returned to reality, his eyes lit up: "Yes, the emperor still remembers." ”

"Now is the time to grant your wish."

So in the beautiful summer of the second year of Kaihong (1906), Pan Guochen stepped into the door of the Naval University as a special cadet recommended by the emperor, completed the master's degree in naval intelligence within six months, and completed the master's program in naval strategy three months later, and in the spring of 1907, the 24-year-old young master's student was specially recruited into the third section of the intelligence department of the Admiralty and became a lieutenant with a monthly salary of 36 yuan.

Only eighteen months later, the youngest comrade Xiao Pan of the group was promoted to deputy chief of the second section, promoted to captain, the monthly salary was adjusted to 48 yuan, and a handsome and charming female secretary - what is not satisfied?

Happy human beings, wake up, even if it is for this salary, work hard!

"It's all right, let's go down." Pan Guochen swallowed his saliva and drove the female secretary away, and continued to review the large pile of documents in front of him that seemed to never finish.

The main content of the report, which is to be submitted to His Majesty the Minister of the Navy and His Majesty the Emperor, is concerned with the development of the naval strength of the great powers and is concerned with the drafting of the new naval bill.

With the completion of the British "Dreadnought" battleship and the Chinese "Beiyue" battleship in 1906, 8-10 single large-caliber 305 mm main guns, steam turbine power, 21-22 knots speed, comprehensive heavy armor protection, the new concept of dreadnought battleships made hundreds of battleships of various types of naval powers at that time immediately obsolete, and the navies of major countries in the world entered a glorious era of dreadnoughts!

By October 1908, the British Royal Navy had the battleship "Dreadnought" (18,110 tons, 10 305 mm guns, 21 knots) and three completed "Bellerophon" class dreadnought battleships (similar in technical skills to the "Dreadnought"), as well as three "Invincible" class large armored cruisers (later renamed battle cruisers) equipped with four twin 305 mm guns and a speed of 26.5 knots, and three more complete "St. Vincent" class battleships under construction.

In the same year, two German "Nassau"-class dreadnought battleships (18,720 tons, 10 280 mm guns, speed of 19.5 knots) were launched, and two "Nassau" class battleships were launched, and two more "Nassau" class battleships were built.

According to the Navy Act No. 3 passed by the German parliament in 1906, Germany was to build nine "dreadnought" battleships in three years.

The United States has two "South Carolina-class" ships (16,000 tons, 8 305 mm guns, 18.5 knots) with smaller tonnage and slower speed, and two "Delaware" class ships with 10 main guns are under construction.

China has 2 battleships of the "Beiyue" class (19,200 tons, 8 305 mm/45 times the diameter main guns, speed 22 knots), and 2 "Beiyue" class modified "Dongyue" class (21,590 tons, 8 305 mm/50 times the diameter main guns, speed 22 knots) have been launched.

In the other corner of the table is a memo with the header "1905 Navy Case Capital Ship Planning", the text of which reads:

1. Brief description

After expelling Russia's maritime power from the Pacific in 1904, the Empire confirmed that its main maritime adversary had shifted to the United States on the other side of the Pacific. According to accurate information, in fact, the United States also regarded the empire as its main adversary, and formulated a war plan called the "orange plan".

After a series of war games jointly conducted by the General Staff Headquarters, the Zhenyang Fleet, and Haida, it was calculated that the empire and its alliance needed to possess more than 70% of the strength of the United States in order to achieve the effect of stopping the army. The goal of the American side at this time was to form a fleet of 28 battleships. So the empire decided to form a fleet of 20 battleships, including 4 Japanese.

The number of warships in the main fleet of the Navy is required to surpass the total number of Pacific Fleets of the United States, Britain, Germany, and France, so as to ensure the special interests of the empire in the western Pacific and the balance of military strength between regions. Of course, the balance is not equal, and if the Western European powers turn to the United States in the future, considering the number of warships built by the main warships of the European naval powers, the number of battleships that may be sent to the Pacific Ocean will be very considerable.

Since the balance of dominance over the empire was limited to peacetime and would still be at a disadvantage in wartime, some policymakers felt that the number of battleships to be built according to this plan would not be enough to meet demand, but due to the spread of the post-war economic crisis, it was expected that the financial resources would not be enough to support a larger construction plan, and finally reached an agreement for the time being.

The naval plan thus formulated was called the "1905 Plan" - the planning policy was to complete one warship every two years and build two warships for each type in the next 20 years. The allies formed the main fleet according to the economic situation.

Second, the plan table

Completed in 1907: A-A1, A2 (i.e. "Beiyue" class, completed)

Completed in 1909: B-B1, B2 (i.e. "Dongyue" class, launched)

Completed in 1911: C-C1, C2 ("Longwei" class with a 350 mm gun, design completed)

Completed in 1913: D-D1, D2 (Battleship No. 16 of the Naval Administration Headquarters, under design)

Completed 1915: E-E1, E2 (pre-designed)

Completed 1917: F-F1, F2 (undesigned)

Completed 1919: G - G1, G2 (not designed)

Completed in 1921: H-H1, H2(...... ）

Completed in 1923: I-I1, I2

Completed in 1925: J-J1, J2

Other:

Completed in 1914: Construction of 2 ships of the "D" class - D3 and D4 for Japan

In 1918, Japan built its own two ships: F3 and F4

……

Here, Pan Guochen fell into deep thought.