Close "It's Called a Battlecruiser"

Li Mo took a sip of the teacup, then threw the newspaper on the table with a smile, he was not interested in this article full of praise at all, and he also scoffed at the data on it, the only strange thing was why Britain had kept it secret for more than two years, but suddenly came to promote a battle cruiser with great fanfare?

"It's simple. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Li Enfu smiled and raised another telegram that he had just received from Britain: "Due to the continuous competition with Germany to build battleships, coupled with the turmoil in the international financial market caused by the recent financial crisis in the United States, Britain has invested a lot in the United States, so it has suffered greatly, so the British government has a huge financial deficit, and according to our budget, they may have to greatly reduce naval spending this year, and they can only start building one or two battleships." ”

"So I think Britain is probably trying to warn Germany in this way to stop building ships because we have already taken the lead." Li Enfu's news made Chen Ping a little surprised: "Three Invincible-class battlecruisers want Germany to stop the competition, is it possible?" ”

"I don't know." Li Enfu shook his head and continued: "However, the British Admiralty Randos has already set off to visit Germany, and it is said that he has already met with Tirpitz, and he is going to visit Wilhelm II, the purpose is to persuade Germany to stop the competition, and even said that Britain will reconsider the continental balance policy and not interfere in the affairs of the European continent. ”

Enfu's words made Chen Ping gasp, in order not to compete anymore, Britain first used three battlecruisers to regain what they thought was the technological throne, and then tempted Germany with a big promise, it was really painstaking, and this promise was really a bit big, if Britain really returned to the previous policy of continental isolationism, it would definitely damage the repaired Anglo-French relations, and France would fall into isolation" The whole of Europe will be under the iron curtain of Germany.

Listening to the discussion of the left and right hands on the side, Li Mo disagreed, Wilhelm II did have a deep British complex in his heart, and he had wavered in history about whether to challenge Britain, but he was also an emperor with an extremely contradictory personality, who wanted to reconcile with Britain, but also wanted to be a great German monarch and wanted to lay a piece of sunshine for Germany, so he had no reason to reconcile with Britain.

Britain is unlikely to really return to isolationism, and if it does, France will be the first to protest against it.

It's just that Britain suddenly publicized the appearance of the invincible-class battlecruisers with such fanfare, because of its own appearance, Britain has six more Nelson-class first-generation dreadnoughts, plus one Neptune-class battleship to be built this year, which is already ahead of Germany's eight ships with fourteen, even if Germany has five Kai class ahead of history, but at least in two years, Germany is still lagging behind, not to mention the battle cruiser.

"How will Germany respond?"

Li Mo's conjecture is not wrong, the news of the battlecruiser caused agitation in Europe, Germany is feeling a huge pressure, although the German economy is climbing year by year, but the previous arrears are too much, especially the naval industry, compared with the British gap is still very large, so regardless of Wilhelm II or Tirpitz, they are a little worried.

In fact, Germany had already obtained the information of the Invincible-class battlecruisers" and stopped the construction of the last two Lücher-class heavy cruisers, but the battlecruiser was a type of ship, and Germany had not made any attempts before, so it could only imitate the configuration of the Invincible class by drawing a scoop on the gourd, and Germany also chose to define the battlecruiser as a heavy cruiser in terms of positioning.

The "Heavy Cruiser F" was the code name for the construction of the first German battle cruiser in the true sense of the word, the von der Tann, and unlike the British who aimed at the battle cruiser to fight the enemy, the German plan was clear, that is, to use the Invincible class as the target. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

Also with a knapsack layout, eight 280 mm-45 caliber naval guns, although not comparable to the Invincible class, but the rate of fire, reaching three rounds per minute, and also because of the light weight, so that more displacement can be used for armor.

Like the Invincible class, Germany was also troubled by power, but Germany's technical capabilities at this time had surpassed that of Britain, and it relied on coal-fired boilers and three-expansion steam engines to reach the standard of 25 knots.

The secret construction of the Tann regained Germany's confidence, and at the same time announced that Britain's attempt to rely on battle cruisers and release a signal of détente to trench Germany was completely ruined, and even this compromise was considered by Wilhelm II to be feared by the British, so he instead asked to speed up the construction of the Tann and the five Kai Qu class.

Disappointed, Lanndos ended his trip to Germany and returned to England with a signal that Germany would not compromise, and in a desperate situation, the British began construction of the battleship Neptune, and the Admiralty again submitted a shipbuilding plan to Parliament.

As Britain and Germany regained their strength, the competition in the Atlantic was officially in full swing.

Lan Jianshu rubbed his swollen temples and put down the weekly battle report summary he had just received, in fact, the General Staff would send the main time of some countries to officers at all levels through telegrams every week, as the commander of the destroyer detachment of the Second Fleet, he was one of the people who had the right to know this.

The excitement in the Atlantic Ocean will not affect the Pacific Ocean for the time being, but the US White Fleet is about to arrive, and Daxia is Huayuan, which also ensures control of an important province in the Pacific Ocean.

Walking out of the small captain's room of the Guard, Lan Jianshu came to the deck, and after walking two steps, he found that a large group of sailors were on the left deck, hanging a wooden plank that had been dismantled from there off the deck, and then learning the game that pirates in the 18th century often played to force people to jump into the sea.

Several officers on the side not only did not reprimand them, but leaned on the handrail with great interest, constantly cheering and applauding, commenting that the guy's posture in the water was rather smelly.

The beautiful island of Nauru is dozens of kilometers away, and the clear blue water makes these energetic children ripple unconsciously, and the popping sound of falling into the water again and again will always attract bursts of applause.

"I really don't know why these stupid kids like this kind of game, and the girls in Nauru can't see it from more than ten kilometers away?!" Lan Jianshu smiled bitterly and shook his head, but he was also attracted by this enthusiasm, and walked to the deck and squeezed in the middle of several officers.

"Colonel!"

Seeing Lan Jianshu, several officers immediately saluted, and some were ready to let those sailors end their entertainment, but he stopped them with a smile, "After all, long-term overseas deployment will be boring, if you don't find some excitement, God knows what these sailors will do to vent their energy."

Fortunately, the Defender is a destroyer, and the deck is just over three meters above the water, so jumping from such a height will not cause physical damage at all.

"It's Li Xiuyan again?" A sturdy young man, pushed by the crowd, pretended to be a hero who was captured by pirates and forced to jump into the sea, but his triumphant wave of his arms to the front of the plank betrayed him!

Seeing this familiar figure, Lan Jianshu couldn't help but show a wry smile at the corner of his mouth, "This little is the emperor's righteous brother, although he is a good person, and he is also a good hand in guns, but this temper can't be idle."

It is said that he is now rated as Fang Jin's second!

Li Xiuyan didn't notice that Lan Jianshu was also coming, and he did all kinds of exaggerated movements, and then even ripped off his pants and pulled himself clean, causing a lot of laughter, and then "waving his big pants and jumping into the sea" in the cheers of everyone.

"This little bastard!" Lan Jianshu sniffed, he had nothing to say about this guy, and he didn't know if it was right or wrong for the Admiralty to prepare him to be the captain of the first destroyer after returning from this mission. But then again, if this guy can go through a few years of training, maybe he can become the second Fang Jin.

After watching the diving performance of the other soldiers, Lan Jianshu shook his head and walked to the bridge in front of him, but as soon as he was halfway there, the second officer had already rushed to the front panting.

"Report, the Longwei spotted the U.S. fleet forty nautical miles away, and they are heading towards Nauru!"

"Pull the alarm, the whole ship is ready for combat readiness."

"Order the Dragon Guard to accompany the surveillance!"

"Order the Jingwei, the Guard, and the Iron Guard to quickly move closer to me!"

After Lan Jianshu finished giving the order, he looked at the sailors who were still in the sea: "Let those little ones come up, they are going to work!" ”

"Yes!"

As the second mate took the order, the alarm suddenly sounded from the deck, and when he heard this long-lost voice, Li Xiuyan didn't dare to delay a single step, "immediately beckoned his partner to swim in the direction of the soft ladder."

A few minutes later, when he was already dressed and rushed into the bridge with a column of water all over his body, Lan Jianshu looked at his watch "raised his head and looked at this young gunner full of vitality, and said with a smile: "It's okay" didn't delay time, and,. His eyes swept down: "The cost is not small." ”

"Haha." This sentence made all the tension in the bridge due to the screeching sirens disappear, and everyone leaned forward and backward in laughter.

Li Xiuyan didn't expect the usually serious captain to joke, scratching his head with a red face, he walked to his battle position, and as the captain put down the phone and told the power cabin to start up, everyone returned to seriousness.

Half an hour later, with the addition of the three sister ships, the formation was reorganized for the first time, and Lan Jianshu also issued the order to change the military flag at the same time.

At this time, Li Xiuyan also knew why the alarm was suddenly raised, because the long-awaited US round-the-world visiting fleet had already entered the territorial waters of Great Xia, and although it was unlikely that there would be a conflict, he still began to issue various firepower units to inspect their equipment and begin to coordinate and formulate unexpected contingency plans.

This kind of serious attitude made Lan Jianshu also nod secretly, after the implementation of military regulations, a group of officers began to grow up gradually, compared with their old guys, they are young, vigorous, energetic, and can absorb fresh things ideologically.

The important thing is that from the first day they entered the navy, they have been influenced by military regulations and have not left any bad habits, which is extremely important for the Chinese navy, which has been established for more than ten years, precisely because of their gradual growth, so that the navy will be expanded again without leaving any sequelae.

You must know that the hundred-year navy is not an empty word, it requires the efforts of generation after generation, and their own group of people have experienced several actual battles, survived from artillery fire and gunsmoke, and accumulated a lot of experience that is enough to make up for the gap with the navies of the great powers, and now what we need to do is to pass on these experiences to them, and then let them explore and create and pass them on.

Only when the whole country starts chasing the dark blue, can it be considered a real maritime empire!

Therefore, Lan Jianshu also handed over the organization and navigation figures to the chief navigator, and he, together with several old officers, began to walk to these young officers as usual, instructing them how to simplify the procedures, how to mobilize the whole ship well, and teach them the small experience he had gained from the war.

Ten minutes later, when Li Xiuyan completed a series of tasks such as formation fire coordination, detection, and sudden response, billowing smoke had risen on the sea level in the distance, and when he raised his binoculars, he was also stunned by the scene in front of him.

I saw more than a dozen battleships painted milky white lined up in a line, like a steel dragon slowly sailing in his direction, this spectacular scene made him particularly excited to miss the war against Russia.

Suddenly, a few small white dots caught his attention, only to see several small destroyers of the same white suddenly burst out of the middle of the American fleet, suddenly sailing out of the formation like exploding flying edges, breaking away from the formation and accelerating towards him.

"Hang the full flag, send a signal!"

"This is the 22nd Sector Ship-by-Ship Formation of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire, welcome to Nauru."

Lan Jianshu's words caused the four destroyers and the Longwei, which was accompanied by the vigilance in the distance, to raise the full flag at the same time, and the flags with different symbols represented the high welcome etiquette of the navy.

A few minutes later, the signalman signaled "Welcome" to the approaching American destroyers, and a moment later a salute rang out on the sea, and white smoke burst out from the warships of both countries at the same time, resounding through the sea like a chorus.

Although both fleets sent signals and made contact, and the opponent's main gun suits were not opened, Li Xiuyan still did not dare to slack off when he looked at the eighteen behemoths around him.

Destroyers don't have special flagships like cruisers and battleships, but since Lan Jianshu is on the defense ship at his feet, it is natural that he, the gunnery officer, will take over the coordination of the guns of the entire formation, which makes him double the pressure.

But he likes this kind of work, only constant pressure people can grow up quickly, just like these milky white big guys around him, they also bring pressure to themselves and all the soldiers, but everyone is still not afraid.

"What are you thinking?" Suddenly, Lan Jianshu quietly bumped into him.

Li Xiuyan blinked, looked at the former Beiyang officer who had been teaching him diligently since he began his service, didn't want to hide it from him, scratched his head and smiled: "I was just thinking, how can I use a wave of torpedoes to sink five ships." ”

After saying what he thought in his heart, Li Xiuyan thought that Lan Jianshu would laugh at him, or scold, after all, the American visiting fleet was a guest, but what he didn't expect was that Lan Jianshu actually touched his beard, smiled mysteriously, and said in a low voice.

"Actually, I'm thinking of total annihilation!"

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