Chapter 96: Navy Parade

In the evening, William and Empress Augusta returned to the room, and saw a strange beautiful girl wrapped around Qingying like a snake, and licked his thin lips enthusiastically, and her jaw fell to the ground in shock. William, because he had two bodyguards by Qingying's side, had a vague understanding of his affairs in this regard, and the scene in front of him was still within his acceptable range; Empress Augusta, on the other hand, was stunned, and when she saw the beautiful scene of two perfect young men and women kissing each other, she almost fainted happily on the spot.

Seeing the arrival of the German Emperor and his wife, even if the girl Sonia was unrestrained, she couldn't help but put away her previous wanton and excessive behavior. After some exchange, William and his wife realized that the girl was the little cousin of Nicholas II, and that she had come with the Russian emperor on a visit to England. Listening to the girl's cry to the Kaiser and his wife, a cousin and a cousin, several people present felt all kinds of uncomfortable; A few minutes later, the girl dragged Qingying out of the hall under the pretext that there was a dinner party on the dance floor in the center, and finally got out of this embarrassing situation.

Because Qingying was almost 14 and a half years old at this time, a little taller than Sanya, this surprised the girl, and immediately made a fake show and dragged him into the night dance banquet held at Buckingham Palace. The two of them appeared, and they attracted the attention of most people when they landed. Facing celebrities and dignitaries from all over the world, Sanya, who was dressed in red and had bright moon ears, hugged Qingying's arm tightly; A pair of water-cut eyes looked at the young man in front of him with affection, and his pretty and delicate face was full of joy and affection.

In front of everyone's eyes, Rao is Qingying has also seen a lot of the world, and she still feels a tingling scalp. wanted to break free, but Sanya's jade arm was like an iron hoop, and she couldn't pull a single inch out of it. Although Qingying has the heart to change this situation, in the face of Sanya's tenderness and sweetness that is enough to melt people, he really can't refuse the girl's affection and enthusiasm. In the eyes of outsiders, Qingying and Sanya are already a couple in love. Among the two of them, one is the second son of the Kaiser who inherited the throne of Hohenzollern, and the other is the Tsar's cousin, the most shining Hua Jing Yaoyu of the Romanov Dynasty; Compared to the union of Nicholas II and Feolodovna two and a half years ago, the two sides are almost equal in status. What's more, the appearance of the male and female protagonists this time can definitely be called the best in a century for European royalty, which is even better than the match made in heaven between the old Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph and Princess Sisi more than 40 years ago. In a few years, the two behemoths, Hohenzollern and Romanov, will tie the knot again and reach a beautiful political marriage.

Fireworks exploded, joy boiled, the night passed in a hurry, and the sky in the far east was filled with bright white light. After the celebration at Buckingham Palace, it was time for the biggest event of the celebration – the Royal Navy Parade.

Just after the hour, the mouth of the Thames River is already waving flags, covering the sky. Countless British residents flocked to the Thames estuary from all over the country, and stood densely on every inch of the shore; Even on the rooftops of the seaside houses, there are faint crowds of spectators. Many of them came to London a week or even a dozen days in advance, setting up tents on rooftops, eating and sleeping in the open; Just to occupy a good viewing position, you can see the imperial immortal soldiers that make the whole nation extremely proud at close range!

On the vast ocean that spans more than ten nautical miles, warships are full of warships and steel are stacked. Hundreds of warships were evenly distributed in every area as far as the eye could see, and when viewed from above, it looked like gray-black chess pieces inlaid on a huge blue and crystal chessboard. As far as the eye can see, even at the farthest point of the sea-sky junction, there are gray ship shadows full of shadows. Countless red and white St. George's Cross naval battle flags hunted in the wind, and the stout and swarthy naval guns pointed diagonally to the sky; The cannon is as dense as a jungle of thorns, and it has completely dazzled everyone's eyes!

The glorious giant ship that towered like a steel castle, which represented the most powerful divine soldier on the planet, and the battleship that was unattainable in the eyes of ordinary countries and could not be possessed by the strength of the whole country, just rushed into everyone's eyes like dense rain. Not 3, 5, but a full 40. As far as the eye can see, there are all cold and hard steel mountains; The majestic momentum that is enough to whip the sea, just by looking at it, it makes people feel a thunderous and heroic meaning is rushing and stirring in their hearts, and they want to break their throats and roar wildly!

This is the British Empire in its heyday, this is the Royal Navy in full swing!

Wilhelm II sat on the viewing platform, looking at the floating steel fortresses on the sea, and at the English people below who were screaming with excitement and tears, with a complicated look in his eyes: admiration, jealousy, yearning, envy...... Intertwined, difficult to identify. 10 years ago, when he was still the grandson of the emperor, he also participated in the British Navy military parade to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his grandmother's accession to the throne; Compared with that year, the Royal Navy has obviously improved by leaps and bounds this time. Its lineup is luxurious, and the military is so strong that it can be described as a terrifying ghost. She is like the god of war sent by God to patrol the world, commanding the nine heavens and ten earths, looking down on the six and eight wildernesses; Even in the deepest twists and turns, she can shine on the incomparable brilliance she emitted!

Looking at the groups of British battleships, William's heart moved, his eyes swept around, and finally found his figure on the British ships in the vast number of British ships. The battleship, named after his father, who had only been on the throne for only 99 days, was in the nearby waters, anchored with the warships of other countries who had come to watch the ceremony. As a sign of respect for the Queen, she, like the foreign warships, hoisted the St. George Cross flag of the British Navy on the mast; With a huge and powerful hull and three strong main turrets, she stands out from the rest of the warships. Seeing this toy of his own, William felt in his heart that he came to England this time, and he really became the real grandson of Queen Victoria; Not only did he lose his smile in front of his grandmother, but he also made a rare cameo as a diplomat, releasing to the British head of government that Germany would support Britain on the Boer issue in South Africa. In order to show his reverence and sincerity for Britain, he sent the most powerful battleship of the German Navy to strengthen the Royal Navy's parade.

Speaking of which, this idea was still put forward by the same vertical man, and the effect seems to be unusually good; Feeling this full of kindness, those British Yankees immediately accepted the olive branch they stretched out. In addition, he bought several British newspapers and made a lot of hype on them; In this way, the problem of public opinion in Britain has basically been solved. Looking at Qingying, who was like glue with Nicky's little cousin not far away, a faint smile flashed in William's eyes; In two years, the girl will be able to live in Berlin permanently!

The whistle sounded for a long time, the joy was deafening, and just when William YY's own generation surpassed Nikolai, the Royal Navy's ship parade finally kicked off. Accompanied by an impassioned speech by British Colonial Secretary Neville Chamberlain, led by six of the latest Majestic-class battleships, one British battleship after another slowly sailed past the mouth of the Thames, with huge cannons and colorful flags fluttering. Royal Navy officers and men dressed in white lined up neatly on the broadside, and every battleship passed through the crowd erupting in earth-shattering cheers.

It has to be said that the British Navy's parade for the Queen was extremely shocking; With the help of this big stage of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne, the royal navy was shown to the dignitaries of various countries in the world. Although these foreign magnates were accustomed to seeing big scenes, they still trembled in their hearts in the face of the vastness and vastness that came to them, and they expressed their most admiring admiration for the Royal Navy from the depths of their hearts. As far as the eye could see, there were one after another steel giants that symbolized the national prestige of a great country, and even Sanya, who was not interested in military affairs at all, was intimidated by this majesty and heaviness, and her eyes were full of surprise and shock, and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the formation of 6 battleships that is coming now is the most cutting-edge 'Majestic' class battleship in our Royal Navy of the British Empire! They have a standing displacement of 14,560 tons and a maximum speed of 17 knots; It is equipped with 2 twin 305mm guns, enough to crush any stubborn enemy in front of you! They are Majestic, Magnificent, God of War, Prince, George, Triumph and Jupiter, of which the Jupiter is a new ship that was completed just a month ago, and she is also attending this grand ceremony in praise of the queen today! ……”

In order to give the public a more intuitive understanding of these warships, the London authorities set up dozens of high-powered loudspeakers on the shore; A Royal Navy officer stood on the viewing platform with a microphone in his hand, and was using his majestic voice to make a sonorous and powerful live broadcast to the people and dignitaries from the empire on which the sun never sets and the world of the world.

“…… This is the battleship 'Prestige'. She was completed in January this year, and she was supposed to be sent to the Far East, but for the sake of the Queen's celebration, she deliberately waited on home soil until today! With a standing displacement of 12,350 tons, a maximum speed of 18 knots, and two twin 254 mm guns, no cruiser can withstand the bombardment of her 10-inch cannons! ……”

“…… The Sovereign-class battleship, with a standing displacement of 14,150 tons, a speed of 16.5 knots, and two twin 343 mm guns, is the most powerful of the new battleships in the world! ……”

“…… Trafalgar-class ironclad ships, with a standing displacement of 12,590 tons and a speed of 16 knots, are also equipped with two twin 343 mm guns like the Sovereign class......"

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PS: Compared with Mars and Jupiter, the author personally thinks that it may be slightly better to translate it into God of War and Jupiter. Let's use the collection to smash the author