The year 1900 is destined to be an unquiet year, and it is also destined to be a year of great color in the history of the development of the navy in the world, if the dreadnought trend set off by China, Germany and Italy quickly spread all over the world, leading to the prelude to the major powers' capital ships slowly opened, then in mid-1900 at the British Armstrong shipyard and the German Royal Wilhelm Royal Navy Shipyard started the process of fast warship dreadnought. At this moment, the world was shocked. The entire naval system of the world has re-entered a new era.

In Britain, the head of the Royal Navy, General Fisher, actually attended the groundbreaking ceremony of a type 1 battleship for the first time and laid down the first keel with his own hands. At the groundbreaking ceremony, General Fisher's red face could not hide his excitement and excitement. "Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, on behalf of the Royal Navy of Great Britain and the Huaxia Navy, which ordered the modified warships, I would like to thank you for your arrival. In front of you is a battleship that has never been seen before. His significance is even greater than the two-stage warships that have recently been built in Germany and Italy. The simple opening remarks made people feel the domineering and pride of the Royal Navy, and of course, it also made the Germans and Italians present feel quite dissatisfied. This is Chiguoguo's hatred!

"This type of battleship represents the trend of future naval development, ultra-high speed and firepower comparable to battleships make this battleship a veritable killer, not long ago, I saw some newspapers commenting on it mentioned the fragile protection of modified warships, and pointed out that it is not suitable for the needs of the current Royal Navy." With that, Fisher paused and glanced at Jericho, who was a little ugly in the crowd.

In the Royal Navy's plan for a new warship. Rear Admiral Jericho, who had negotiated with Huaxia, faithfully relayed Xu Jie and Yan Boxun's concerns about the battlecruiser, that is, it was only suitable for dealing with secondary warships such as armored cruisers, and was not suitable for engaging opponents on the battle line. Because the entire battle line limits the speed of the battlecruiser to the death. If the speed advantage cannot be brought into play, then the battlecruiser will not have any advantage at all.

But Fisher replied very simply: "The fleet of the British Empire is to destroy the other side before it sinks itself!" We have to overwhelm the opponent with absolute firepower, and the Royal Navy never thinks about whether they can defeat their opponents in a decisive battle, and we only have one thing to worry about, and that is whether they can catch up with those cowards. As for the speed limit on the battle line, it doesn't matter, we can form the battlecruisers in a separate team. Take advantage of high speed to occupy positions. Take advantage of your speed. ”

And after a long argument between the two sides, as a compromise, Fisher decided to agree to build a new type of battleship. But in terms of priority, the new battlecruisers were more advanced, and Jericho accepted this result. This is already very much in account of his opinion and that of his faction. As long as there is a share. It's okay to start work, and I'm not in a hurry right now anyway.

"The Royal Navy is not afraid of any challenge from the sea, and in the decisive battle of the fleet, the British Royal Navy is confident that it will send any enemy to the bottom of the sea, whether it is the Spanish Armada of the time, or the Dutch, and later the Sun King Louis XIV and the Napoleonic Emperor fleets have all been defeated in the decisive battles at sea!"

"Only the cruisers that roam the seas, the wreckage ships that borderline piracy. That's what worries me, but today. The British Empire has a weapon to curb the breakdown of diplomatic relations at sea! The speed was high enough for a battlecruiser to catch up with the fastest cruiser, and the firepower of a battleship was enough to tear the stray criminals to shreds. Armored cruisers will eventually be swept into the dustbin of history. And the Battle Patrol will eventually reign king! General Fisher said confidently!

Fisher's speech caused an uproar in the world, and as the head of the most powerful navy on the planet, Fisher's words undoubtedly had a strong impact. After comparing the data of the new ships (don't be surprised, at that time, the data of the new ships on the world would be more or less set aside, and even before the 1st World War, Germany could buy a large number of turbine units produced by the British. The French and the Russians were overshadowed, for they finally discovered that the armored cruiser they had put so much effort into was no more than a new sea beast.

Needless to say, the broken cruiser used to be able to get rid of the encirclement and suppression with a high speed of more than 23 knots, but now, the speed of the capital ship is higher than yours, and it is still hairy! Once the war began, the result was that the battlecruisers would catch and eat them one by one.

As for such a thing as an armored cruiser collar ship, when the French and Russians came up with this thing, it was used to suppress the armored cruisers of the Beiyang Fleet. Judging from the actual combat performance, if the quality of both sides is not taken into account, the armored cruiser leader will definitely not fall behind even in the face of the strongest armored cruiser in the North Ocean. From a performance point of view alone, the French and Russians were quite satisfied. But when the battleship-level firepower of the battleship appeared, the Russians and the French suddenly found that their battleships were not fast enough and the armor was a little insufficient, so the two countries, which had little relationship with Britain and China, hurriedly began a new ship-building plan, and the second batch of naval armament plans of the Russians also kicked off!

Soon after, news also came from Germany, as a rising star in the navy, although it could not be compared with the old navy like Britain, which had been in charge of sea power for hundreds of years, its rise was rapid, and it had faintly caught up with France. As for the Russians? Before the launch of the new ships, the current Russian Navy was really inferior to the German Imperial High Seas Fleet blocking its own doorstep. Although not as arrogant and domineering as the British, it still makes you not to be underestimated.

"From 1900 onwards, the naval arms race between Britain and the German Empire moved from the bottom to the top. The emergence of dreadnoughts not only changed the entire naval battle mode earth-shattering, but also gave the two countries a chance, a chance to compete from the starting line! The old warships were almost obsolete overnight, and the huge number of old warships of the British Empire was simply not suitable for the current naval warfare, and as a new industrial country, the Germans finally seized this opportunity and launched a challenge for the crown of sea power in the world! —Mahan.

"Just six months ago, I presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of Germany's first dreadnought at the Germania shipyard, and now I am delighted to be able to once again stand on the podium of the Royal Wilhelm Shipyard to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of the first dreadnought fast battleship. Like the previous battleship, the new fast battleships will also appear on the list of future naval construction of the German Empire, and together with the new battleships, they will form the backbone of the future high seas fleet! In terms of words, Tirpitz's speech was far more low-key than Fisher's. But those who really understand the Navy smell a very strong smell of gunpowder from it!

"It's a-for-tat." A British naval officer who attended the groundbreaking of the Royal William Shipyard wrote in the report. The naval officer knew that the Royal Navy planned to start construction of a dreadnought battleship in the near future, which was a standard battleship with 10 12-inch guns brought back by General Jericho. 12-gun battleships against the Germans, 10-gun battleships from Italy, and the Danton-class from the French. When the Royal Navy used the battlecruiser as its reliable avant-garde and anti-sabotage force, the German Navy planned to build a new type of fast battleship, and this class of fast battleship was also mentioned in Jericho's report, which is exactly which battleship Jericho considered to be a bit high and low. Britain and Germany uphold that as long as the other party has, they must have, and the sense of competition is already very strong!

"The German Navy does not pursue high speed, because it makes no sense for us to run and not overwhelm the opposing ship in a duel." At this, Tirpitz laughed, and the audience, after a brief pause, finally reacted to something, and just a few minutes later, a burst of applause like a torrential saddle rang out in the audience, especially the Germans, who understood the hidden meaning of the Admiralty's words. This is a response to the recent actions of the British Royal Navy, with Admiral Fisher emphasizing speed and firepower to gain tactical superiority, while Tirpitz emphasizes the need to suppress the opponent in the unfolded battle line, without any fancy, just like the Teutonic Knights of the past, the heavily armored cavalry crushed the opponent like a wall!

"The great German Reich needed to have a navy commensurate with his position. We are not only a land power, but we also want other countries to learn to respect our rights and interests in the seas. We are not in a position to fight for the trident, which symbolizes sea power, but we are also not afraid of any fleet. Tirpitz went on to say that Tirpitz still has a very practical idea of the role of the High Seas Fleet, that is, to focus on deterrence, rather than really compete with the British Royal Navy, so he emphasized this point in his speech. It can be seen as a release of kindness.

But this kindness seemed like a complete challenge to the British! The reason is simple, the German High Seas Fleet was too close to the UK! If the Americans had such a powerful fleet, the British could still bear it, after all, the Americans had to take care of the two oceans, and the dispersed American fleet would not pose a mortal threat to the British imperialism, especially when the Panama Canal was not repaired, but Germany was different! In the entire North Sea, except for Germany, France and Britain, the French fleet was scattered in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, and its strength in the North Sea was limited, while Germany's powerful High Seas Fleet was like a dagger at the throat of the British Empire, making the British Empire restless!

With the start of construction of the new warships ordered by China in the two countries, it not only means that the Chinese Navy has entered a new era in history, but also means that the Anglo-German naval hegemony has officially kicked off! And the consequences of this are unexpected!

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