Being defeated by the Imperial Navy in a naval battle has always been an eternal pain in the hearts of the British, and every British person gritted his teeth with hatred for the Chinese Navy. Charles. This was especially true of Sir Adam, the former Admiral of Great Britain. In fact, he has done his best for the British Navy. However, the strength of the Chinese navy is far beyond all expectations. In a way, the defeat of the British Navy was not due to Charles. Sir Adam's fault, but the Chinese navy is too strong.

Charles. Sir Adam's personal ability was outstanding, and it was because of his substantial funding for the British Navy that the construction of the subsequent 'Admiral-class' and 'Nile-class' battleships was able to begin. Unfortunately, the war broke out before the additional 'Admiral-class' and 'Nile-class' battleships were not yet in service. Completely inferior in strength, the British Navy suffered a crushing defeat. And after losing the right to control the sea, Yiqiē became more logical.

Charles. Sir Adam vigorously promoted the alliance with Germany, so that one day he could take revenge and defeat the Chinese navy. In that case, Britain may have a chance to re-emerge. Even if Britain can no longer become a world hegemon, it is much better than now to endure the oppression and enslavement of the Chinese. Therefore, Charles. Sir Adam was determined to help the German Navy become stronger.

"Your Majesty, in the decisive battle between the British Navy = and the Chinese Navy, the battle line of the British Navy was attacked by the new weapons of the Chinese Navy, causing heavy losses to the capital ships of the British Navy. Quite a few battleships were damaged and their speed was reduced. Or even sunk directly. This completely deprived the British Navy of the opportunity to turn around. After the war, we also learned. This is a new type of weapon of the Chinese Navy, called a torpedo. If the German Navy could be equipped with such weapons. Then in the decisive battle with the Chinese Navy in the future, it will not be at a disadvantage! "Charles. Sir Adam said. In his opinion, if the British Navy had not been torpedoed by the Chinese Navy at that time, perhaps the British Navy would have had a chance to turn around. After all, there are too many surprises in naval warfare. Perhaps with a little better luck for the British Navy, they would be able to turn the tide.

"Torpedoes? What about the technical level of this weapon? Can Germany make it? The weapons that the Chinese Navy has, the German Navy must have, even more powerful than the Chinese Navy! Kaiser Wilhelm I said.

"Your Majesty, the technical level of the torpedo is not very high. The UK has already carried out relevant research and development. With just a few more months, we should be able to develop a torpedo that can be used in real combat. Of course, if it is to surpass the Chinese Navy in terms of performance and power, it will take more time to explore and develop! "Charles. Sir Adam said.

"Since this new weapon is very effective, then Germany should go all out to develop it. The Ministry of Finance will allocate a part of the special funds for the development of this new weapon! Kaiser Wilhelm I said.

"Your Majesty, even if you have a torpedo, you still need to use a delivery platform for this weapon. A country's navy. It's not just powerful battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and even large armored cruisers. It's a must-have. After all, battleships were more of a task to perform a decisive battle of the fleet, while other battleships had more tasks. Like what. Break the Friendship Battle! "Charles. Sir Adam continued. Before the decisive battle between the British Navy and the Chinese Navy, the Chinese Navy dispatched a large number of warships to attack the British sea transport line. Britain's foreign trade routes were almost cut off. This turned the British Isles into a dead island. The war potential was almost exhausted, which led to the defeat of the war. Right now. The Chinese navy also had vast overseas colonies, and China itself was far from these overseas colonies and territories, while Germany had almost no overseas territories. If the German Navy were to break diplomatic relations with China, it would certainly be able to achieve extremely high results.

"Breaking the war?" William I frowned. The Kingdom of Prussia, the predecessor of Germany, has always been a continental country. Not much is known about these naval terminology. However, as long as it is in favor of the German Navy to defeat the Chinese Navy, they will do it willingly.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The German Navy could use armored cruisers and light cruisers to attack China's maritime trade routes, which could effectively contain China's national power and even weaken China's ability to send troops to Europe. After all, China itself was too far away from Europe, and troops and war materials needed to be brought in from home. If their sea transportation lines are threatened by us, or even cut off, the Chinese troops deployed in Europe will be in trouble, or even surrounded by us. In that case, our odds will be much greater! "Charles. Sir Adam presented a beautiful picture for Kaiser Wilhelm I and the German elites.

"Your Majesty, we should break the war against the Chinese. Even if it does not completely cut off China's ties with Europe, it can weaken their ability to project troops and supplies. In this way, our powerful army will have plenty of time to sweep across Europe. Once we defeat the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Spain, the Chinese will have no foothold in Europe. We can even gather the forces of all of Europe and drive the Chinese to the Ural Mountains and east of the Ural River. Even if you can't defeat the Chinese in the end, you can at least divide the whole world with the Chinese. Count Moltke said excitedly, as if he had found a way to defeat the Chinese Empire.

Kaiser Wilhelm I nodded, agreeing that it would be in Germany's best interest to break the engagement. If it can be successful, there will be many benefits.

"What do we need to prepare for if the German Navy were to engage the Chinese Navy in a broken war?" William I asked.

"Your Majesty, in addition to battleships, the German Navy needs more cruisers and destroyers, especially large fast warships with the ability to break diplomatic relations in the ocean." Charles. Sir Adam said.

"The British Navy had previously designed a light cruiser, called the 'Southampton-class' light cruiser, with a displacement of 1,500 tons and a maximum speed of 20 knots. If it can be improved and updated with a newer boiler and steam engine, it can be scaled up into a battleship that can compete with the cruisers of the Chinese Navy. If it can be loaded with torpedoes, it will pose a great threat to the Chinese Navy. In addition, the German Navy could also use this as a model to develop a professional destroyer for lightning strikes and escort battleships! "Charles. Sir Adam continued. The 'Southampton-class' light cruiser is just the first new type of light warship developed by the British Navy, and in terms of performance, the 'Southampton-class' light cruiser is far from being comparable to the light cruisers and even destroyers of the Chinese Navy. However, this is a rare breakthrough. If the British had been given more time, they would have been able to develop stronger light warships.

"Your Excellency, I hope that the British designers will work with the German designers to design new light cruisers and destroyers for Germany, and we will also be equipped with these two types of warships in large quantities like the Chinese!" William I said. Although, Germany did not quite know how to have a strong navy. However, with the example of the Imperial Chinese Navy in front of them, and the British who summed up the lessons of failure, the German Navy was undoubtedly able to avoid many detours, so that they could catch up with the footsteps of the Chinese Navy more quickly.

"Yes, Your Majesty! In half a year at most, we will be able to come up with advanced warships that can compete with the light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy. "Charles. Sir Adam assured. With the help of the design of the British Navy, which was almost completed, and the achievements of the Germans in industry, the performance of the warships built was undoubtedly greatly improved.

"Your Excellency, what about the warship that broke the diplomatic relations in the ocean?" Frederick. Crown Prince William asked. He doesn't care about these light warships, he values warships that can directly threaten China, whether it is a battleship that can defeat the Chinese Navy, or a shipwreck that can break diplomatic relations in the ocean and weaken China's strength, this is the most important thing.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. We brought from England information on the 'Orlando-class' and 'Nelson-class' ships. It's just that the speed and range of these two types of warships are too low, if you carry out a broken battle. I built yì and developed a new type of armored cruiser based on the 'Nelson-class' battleship. This armored cruiser, capable of having a speed of at least 25 knots and a caliber of more than 200 mm with its main guns, can easily evade the pursuit of the battleships of the Chinese Navy, and can also use powerful main guns to sink the light cruisers of the Chinese Navy. Moreover, the range should be at least 8,000 nautical miles. In this way, it will be able to meet the needs of breaking the diplomatic battle! "Charles. Sir Adam said. After all, Germany lacked overseas colonies to supply these warships. Even if a transport ship disguised as a merchant ship is sent to sea, there are many variables. It would undoubtedly be best if there was enough range to ensure that the battleship would be able to return to the German mainland after the mission.

"Your Excellency, this new armored cruiser is left to you to study. I hope that when Germany and the Chinese Empire are fighting, our tactics of breaking diplomatic relations will work! William I said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Charles. Sir Adam nodded, and with William I's support, their ideas could be put into practice. (To be continued......)

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