The strength of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy is the same as that of the 5th Fleet. It has 4 'Western Han class' battleships, 4 'Qin-class' battleships, 3 'Eastern Zhou-class' battleships, 4 'Western Zhou-class' battleships, 6 'Trotto-class improved' cruisers, 6 'Trotto-class' cruisers, 9 'Tiangang-class improved' destroyers and 9 'Tiangang-class' destroyers. A total of 45 battleships.

In addition, in the shipyards of the Empire, there are four 'Eastern Han class' battleships, seven 'Star-class' cruisers and nine 'Earth-shattering-class' destroyers belonging to the 1st Fleet. By the time this batch of warships is commissioned, the capital ships of the Imperial Navy's 1st Fleet will skyrocket to 65 units. The four 'Eastern Han-class' battleships are expected to be commissioned by the end of the year, with a delay until the beginning of next year at the latest. The 'Nakshatra-class' cruisers and the 'Earth-shattering-class' destroyers have already begun sea trials and are expected to be able to enter service in two or three months.

These warships of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy are all cutting-edge warships. Of course, the 'Eastern Zhou-class' and 'Western Zhou-class' warships were slightly inferior. Emperor Long Yufei thought about it, and after this battle was over, he assigned all the 'Eastern Zhou-class' and 'Western Zhou-class' warships to the 3rd Fleet to enhance the strength of the 3rd Fleet. It can be said that the 3rd Fleet has become a tattered in the Imperial Navy. Although they have a large number of warships, they are all battleships after the elimination of the 1st and 5th fleets.

This time, the main force of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy went to Europe to marry Marie of the Kingdom of Belgium for the Imperial Crown Prince Longhua. Princess Charlotte, at the same time. It is also to deter European countries. Therefore, the 1st Fleet can be said to be the main force this time. Four 'Western Han-class' battleships and four 'Qin-class' battleships will be dispatched, in addition to six 'Trotto-class improved cruisers' and nine 'Tiangang-class improved' cruisers. There are also four supply ships. The size of the entire fleet reached 27 ships. Although, the size of the fleet is not very large, but, among other things. Eight formidable battleships alone were enough to terrify the whole of Europe. Except for the Royal Navy of the British Empire, the navy of no country is able to confront it!

The fleet is in the city of Huaxia. After picking up the Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan, he began to set off. In order to try to get to Europe a little earlier. No delay in the marriage. The 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy has always sailed at a speed of 14 knots. Fortunately, all the battleships were cutting-edge warships, and even the slowest 'Qin-class' battleships had a maximum speed of 17 knots. Cruising at a speed of 14 knots, although the consumption of coal is a little larger, it does not matter.

The Imperial Navy climbed up its main fleet and went to the Kingdom of Belgium to welcome his family. This has attracted the attention of Western countries. Especially the British Empire. I wanted to take this opportunity to understand the strength of the Chinese Empire. The last time there was a Spanish crisis. The 'Qin-class' battleships of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy caused a great shock to the British Navy. This time, there are the 'Western Han class' battleships of the Imperial Navy. More attention to the British Navy.

The Kingdom of Belgium is now in the midst of celebration. Although the war is getting closer and closer, the princess is going to marry the crown prince of the powerful empire in the East, which is still worth rejoicing for the Belgians. Although, the crown prince of the Chinese Empire already had another wife, which is contrary to Christian teachings. However, there are not so many Belgians now. All they know is that after marrying the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Belgium will have a powerful ally!

Even though the future of the Kingdom of Belgium is full of difficulties and ups and downs, the future of the Kingdom of Belgium is undoubtedly bright!

On April 15, 1854, the main force of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy passed through the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean. This is completely unfamiliar sea for the 1st Fleet. Admiral Wei Yong, the commander of the fleet, requested that the fleet try to familiarize itself with this area of sea as much as possible on the basis of the hydrographic data obtained from the 5th Fleet. After all, it is highly likely that this will become a battlefield of the future.

After the fleet opened the Guò Suez Canal, it began to encounter the navies of other countries one after another. There were the warships of the Mediterranean Fleet of the British Royal Navy, the warships of the Mediterranean Fleet of the French Navy, and the weak navy of Austria-Hungary. These warships were like flies around the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy. Their purpose was to find out the strength of the Imperial Navy.

The Imperial Navy's 'Western Han class' battleships shocked the officers of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet. Compared with the 'Qin-class' battleships, the 'Western Han-class' battleships, which have an additional displacement of more than 2,000 tons, are undoubtedly a head larger. What's more, the main guns of the 'Western Han class' battleships can be two more than those of the 'Qin-class' battleships. You don't have to think about it to know that the firepower of the 'Western Han class' battleships will be even more powerful. Moreover, the 'Western Han-class' battleships and the 'Qin-class' battleships have been cruising at a speed of 14 knots, which also shocked them. This undoubtedly means that the speed of the main force of the Chinese Navy is very amazing. In comparison, the British Navy is probably worse.

It's just that it's too far away, and there are many things that can't be seen really. Whenever the warships of the British Navy tried to get close to the fleet of the Chinese Navy. They will all be driven away by the 'Temperary-class' cruisers or the 'Tiangang-class Improved' destroyers escorting the surrounding area. This leaves them powerless. It is only possible to make a few guesses, and then send the information to the fleet command, which in turn reports it to the country.

London, England, inside the building of the Admiralty. Secretary of the Navy Charles. Sir Adam was distracted with the report from the Mediterranean Fleet.

"There are a total of eight powerful battleships, which should be the 'Western Han-class' battleships and the 'Qin-class' battleships mentioned in intelligence. According to the structure of the Chinese Navy, the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy should have eight more such warships. Well, the Chinese Navy has a total of 16 such advanced warships. According to the Chinese practice of naval construction, on the slipway of their shipyard, I am afraid there are several powerful battleships! "Charles. Sir Adam said secretly. However, the content he analyzed made him a little desperate. Although, for several years the British Navy has been fighting to catch up. However, he found that the gap between the British Navy and the Imperial Chinese Navy had not narrowed, but had a tendency to continue to widen.

After the 'Qin-class' battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy entered service, the British Navy also began to build 10,000-ton giant ships. The 'ravage' battleships of the first rank, four in all, have already entered service. The second class of 'Ajax-class' battleships, also 4 of which were built, have also entered service. The third class of 'giant-class' battleships was also built in four. It has only been in service since last month. The next 'Admiral-class' battleships will not be able to enter service until the end of the year. This makes the British Royal Navy far behind the Imperial Chinese Navy in terms of the number of capital ships.

From a qualitative point of view, the 'ravage' class battleships had a displacement of only 9,300 tons, barely a 10,000-ton giant ship, armed with three twin 11-inch guns, and a maximum speed of only 14 knots. The Ajax class has a displacement of 10,600 tons and is also armed with three twin 11-inch guns with a maximum speed of 14 knots. The Giant-class battleship had a displacement of 12,000 tons, four twin 11-inch guns, and a speed of 16 knots. The Admiral-class battleships under construction have a displacement of 13,000 tons, and are equipped with five twin-mounted 11-inch guns and a speed of 16 knots, just like the Western Han class' battleships of the Chinese Empire.

In addition, the Royal Navy is building more powerful 'Nile-class' battleships, with a displacement of 16,000 tons and five twin 12-inch guns. It's just that this kind of warship is under construction in full swing, and it will take at least a year and a half to be able to enter service. British Navy, it takes time.

Thinking of this, the British Admiralty Chancellor Charles. Sir Adam went to the Prime Minister's House to communicate with the Prime Minister, Earl Stanley. He hoped that the Earl of Stanley would be able to buy more time for the Royal Navy.

"Your Excellency, from the information we have received so far, the quantity and quality of the capital ships of the Chinese Navy are above ours. Only by the end of the year will we be able to achieve the same number of capital ships. However, the precondition is that the Chinese Navy will not have new warships in service. For this, I hope, the Reich will be able to buy more time for the Navy! "Charles. Sir Adam said solemnly.

Count Stanley's brows were tightly furrowed, the strength of the Imperial Royal Navy was slightly weaker than the Chinese Navy, he knew it. However, it is not so easy to buy enough time. After all, the situation is becoming more and more tense now, and if you are not careful, you may lead to the outbreak of a great war. This was not something that Britain could do if they wanted to delay the war.

"I'll figure it out, but I can't give you an exact answer!" Earl Stanley said.

"If possible, you'd better think of something else."

"Your Excellency, I hope that Congress will allocate a special fund to the Navy for the construction of more capital ships. The performance of the Nile-class battleships is very good, originally, the Admiralty placed an order for only 4 ships, I hope to place 4 more. In addition, the number of 'Sovereign-class' battleships in the next level will also be increased from 4 to 8! "Charles. Sir Adam said.

Count Stanley hesitated, but nodded.

It can be said that the trip to Europe of the main force of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy brought more pressure on the British Navy. As a result, the British Navy began a frenzied shipbuilding frenzy. (To be continued......)

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