The end of the Balkan Wars was a major event in Europe.

The restoration of peace in the Balkans was also the wish of all countries, so as soon as the treaty was signed, all countries sang praises, saying that it had maintained peace in Europe.

Peace was restored in the Balkans, and calm was restored to Europe. It may be a bit of a stretch to say calm, as the naval race is in full swing.

At the beginning of 1909, the British Empire announced that Britain would start construction of six large warships this year, the most notable of which were four Aries-class super-dreadnoughts equipped with 10 343 mm 45 caliber guns.

These four Aries-class super-dreadnoughts were the emergency response warships after Britain learned that Germany, Italy and Austria would use 350mm main guns.

The class of warships has a normal displacement of 22,200 tons, and a full load displacement of 25,870 tons. The total length is 177.1 meters, the length between the perpendiculars is 166.1 meters, the width of the ship is 27 meters, the draft is 7.6 meters, and the capacity is 752 people.

In terms of power, 18 Babcock-Wilcox coal-fired boilers provide 27,000 shaft horsepower for four Parsons steam turbines, allowing the Aries class superdreadnought to sail at a speed of 20.5 knots.

On the main gun side, 10 343 mm guns/L45MkV (5×2), 16 102 mm guns/L45MkVII (16×1) and 4 47 mm guns formed the secondary gun group, in addition to 3 533 mm torpedo launchers. In terms of protection, 305-203 mm main armor belt, 254~76 mm armored compartment, 279 mm turret armor, and 279 mm conning tower armor.

It can be seen from all aspects of performance that this battleship is really an emergency product.

For the British Empire, the constant construction of new ships by the Allies was a direct challenge to its sea power, and according to Winston Churchill, who had just become Lord Chancellor, the British Empire was willing to spend every penny on maintaining its sea power.

The British Empire's determination to defend sea power at all costs has been seen by other countries, but they have seen it, but its determination to touch the sea power has not changed at all.

Germany decided this year to build four large warships in its own response. Three of them are the latest Emperor-class warships (also known as the Caesar-class).

This class of battleships was also the first German battleship to use a 350 mm main gun. The warships of this class have a standard displacement of 25100 tons and a full load displacement of 28100 tons. The total length of the warship is 173.40 meters, the width is 29 meters, and the draft is 9.10 meters. The power system consists of 16 kerosene hybrid boilers, 3 steam turbines, the main engine power is 33,000 horsepower (up to 48,000 horsepower in case of overload), 3 axles, 2 rudder parallel configurations, and the maximum speed is 22 knots. Endurance: 7900 nm at 12 knots, 2400 nm at 21 knots.

In terms of firepower, the Caesar-class is equipped with 8 350mm 45 x caliber main guns, 4 twin turrets, 14 150mm/45 x diameter secondary guns, and single installation on the side; 12 single-mounted 88mm/45x diameter anti-torpedo boat guns; 5 500mm torpedo tubes.

On armor: main armor belt: 350 mm, horizontal deck 110 mm; Turret: 320 mm (frontal) - 150 mm (top); Broadside: 350 mm (main armor belt) - 180 mm (bow side) - 150 mm (stern side); Conning tower: 350 mm.

In terms of single-ship performance, the difference between Germany's Caesar-class and Italy's Cavour-class is mainly reflected in protection and speed.

This also has a lot to do with the difference in the situation faced by the two countries, first of all, the German navy does not have such a high speed requirement in the face of high sea conditions in the North Sea, so Germany distributes the weight of the ships more to the armor.

On the Italian side, because most of them are in the calm Mediterranean, the speed requirements are higher.

In addition, because Germany itself does not produce oil, so in the choice of boilers, it is also based on kerosene mixture, after all, it is necessary to take into account that all the oil is changed to burn oil, then the oil needed needs to be purchased, if there are some extreme accidents, then Germany will provide fuel for these warships, and Germany burns more coal.

In addition to Germany, the biggest potential adversary, other countries are also building dreadnoughts. The United States also announced the start of construction of three large warships in the same year, two of which were the latest Wyoming-class battleships.

It should be noted here that although the United States obtained the technology to build dreadnoughts from Italy, the Americans may have their own unique views on dreadnoughts.

In addition to the Delaware-class battleships, which were originally built according to Italian drawings, the adventurous designers of the U.S. Naval Ship Design Institute made some of their own improvements on the Florida class, such as changing the turret to the first two and the last three. In addition, when the United States does not have enough technology, the warships it builds are also a little bit behind Europe in terms of power.

Even the Delaware class, which was built according to Italian drawings, is somewhat different from the original Italian goods. For example, on the Dante class, its 18 oil-fired boilers and 4 steam turbines can reach a maximum power of 30,000 horsepower, driving the warship to a speed of 23 knots.

As for the Delaware class, in the same configuration, its maximum power is only 28,000 horsepower, which drives the battleships of this class to run a speed of 22.1 knots. On the one hand, the displacement is higher than that of the Dante class, and on the other hand, the power output is lower.

From this point of view, it is also a consensus that the United States before World War I is lagging behind Europe in some technological aspects. Not to mention before World War I, that is, during World War II, Europe was also higher than the United States in terms of technology.

As for this new American Wyoming-class battleship, its biggest feature is that it is equipped with six 305 mm 50 times caliber twin turrets (two in the front and four in the rear, which is strange enough). With six turrets installed on a 171.3-meter hull, it can only be said that the Americans were extremely creative and adventurous.

And in order to install these six turrets, the boilers of this class were compressed to 12 units, and the consequence was that the ship's top speed was reduced by 20.5 knots, which is basically the slowest speed among dreadnoughts. (The Nassau-class battleship, Germany's first dreadnought, used Italian technology and reached a speed of 21 knots, and the subsequent Helgrand-class also reached 21 knots)

In addition to the participation of Germany and the United States in the naval shipbuilding competition, Austria-Hungary also announced the start of the construction of two joint force class this year, Austria-Hungary built this class of warships with technical support from Germany and Italy, but Austria-Hungary may have its own ideas, in the choice of main guns, still choose 305 mm 50 times the caliber of the main gun, and Austria-Hungary still chooses four triple structure turrets.

However, with the technical support of the allies, the hull and underwater structure have been optimized, which is indeed much better than the combined forces in history.

In addition, Italy's neighbor France finally decided to build dreadnoughts, and after the completion of the Danton-class, the French Navy's dreadnought lone class also announced the start of construction at the beginning of this year. Speaking of which, the French are also unusual, when all countries began to build dreadnoughts, the French are still building their own Dandong-class dreadnoughts, I really don't know what kind of mentality the French have.

With a length of 166 meters, a width of 27 meters, and a draft of 9.04 meters when fully loaded, the ship has a standard displacement of 23,475 metric tons and a displacement of 25,579 metric tons when fully loaded. It has a maximum speed of 21 knots and is equipped with six 305 mm twin turrets. The Solitary class turret layout is interesting, with two in the bow and two in the stern, and one on each side of the ship.

As the first French dreadnought, it can be said that the Lone Class is already very good.

In addition to France, Russia and Japan in the Far East also began construction of dreadnoughts.

Among them, Russia announced that it will start construction of four of its own dreadnoughts, which are also known as Gangut-class dreadnoughts.

As for Japan in the Far East, the construction of two Hanoi-class dreadnoughts was also announced this year.

As for the fact that Japan and Russia are only now starting to build dreadnoughts, it is a lot of tears.

The previous war had left the pockets of the two countries empty, and now it is difficult to breathe a sigh of relief, of course, to participate in the construction of dreadnoughts, after all, this thing can be called a great power (as for Spain's shrinkage, it fully shows that its national strength is insufficient).

Countries are building their own dreadnoughts on a large scale, and the Italian Navy can only watch with envy this year, because of the shrinking funding this year and in order to ensure the construction of three Cavour-class ships, Italy can only wait a little longer.

Although the Italian Navy is somewhat weak this year in terms of large warships, the construction of small warships, the Italian Navy has not been left behind.

With the construction of light cruisers, destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines and other special vessels, the Italian Navy continued to strengthen itself.

After all, the navy is not only large warships, but also all kinds of small warships and auxiliary ships. In addition, considering the long coastline of Italy, the shore fortifications could not be left behind.

"Brother Shen!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.

But it doesn't matter who it is.

There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.

on this.

Shen Changqing is used to it.

Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.

Arguably.

In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.

When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.

The Demon Suppression Division is huge.

The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.

Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.

Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.

Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.

Have memories of the predecessor.

He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.

Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.

Access to the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.

The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.