After the Moroccan crisis, Germany realized the crisis of war approaching, and Britain, France and Russia had formed an allied country, while Italy was also centrifuged with its allies. The only one on the same front as Germany was the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which made Germany feel even more crisis. Therefore, at this time, the German army should of course introduce mature weapons and pass battlefield testing weapons technology, so that new and excellent weapons can be assembled as quickly as possible and enhanced the combat effectiveness of the army, and there is no time to slowly develop and develop weapons.

The German Navy needs the technical support of East China. Although Germany has the ambition to build a strong naval power and has sufficient national strength and technology to achieve this ambition, Germany was a traditional land power country after all, and lacked the foundation and experience of building a strong naval power, which was mainly reflected in its ambiguity in the development strategy of the German naval and its lack of warship design capabilities.

In the old time and space, Germany could only rely on its own exploration and constantly trial and error. As a result, although during World War I, although Germany was recognized as the second largest naval power in the world and its size was close to about 60% of that of Britain, the quality of warships was not worse than that of British warships. However, due to the backward design idea, the combat effectiveness of a single ship was indeed inferior to that of British warships.

However, in this era, due to the emergence of East China, Germany had a choice beyond its own capabilities. Before the Far East War, East China designed a total of 3 types of warships for Germany. In addition to the last German-class battleship that had not been built, the first two Samoan-class protective cruisers and Lun-class armored cruisers have been completed and put into service. Their performance has also been widely praised in the German Navy and is ahead of similar troops in Britain.

The design idea of ​​the German-class battleship designed by East China ** for Germany is exactly the same as the USS Defender that Britain started to build later, and is even better in some aspects. Now the USS Defender is recognized as a new type of battleship to usher in a new era. However, due to its own hesitation, the two German-class battleships started construction first than the USS Defender, but they were more than three months behind the completion. The honor was given to the UK, but the design capabilities of the East China ** warship can also be derived.

In addition, the Huihuang achievements achieved by the Navy in the Far East War. Since the Ganjiang-class battleship built according to the idea of ​​the Fearless battleship was quite eye-catching in the naval battleship, the head of the German Navy finally convinced the warship design capabilities of the East China**. Therefore, during Germany's visit to the East China** at the beginning of last year, he asked the East China** to design two types of battleships in one go. Now, two of the first type of Nassau-class battleship have started construction last year, and the other two will also start construction this year; and the construction of another Helgolan-class battleship is also planned, and will start construction in the second half of this year or early next year.

But at this time, Britain was not idle. After the Battle of the Fearless, the first ship of the Berlerofon-class battleship was started in November 1906. In 1907, two battleships of the same class, the Magnificent and the Raven; at the end of the year, the new class of more powerful Saint Vincent-class battleships were also started.

In addition, in April 1907, another new warship in the UK, known as the ideal cruiser, was launched and officially named the Invincible. According to information obtained by German intelligence, this warship was designed and built by Fisher, the head of the British Navy. It is said that it combines the firepower of the Fearless Battleship and the speed of the cruiser. It has a displacement of about 17,000-18,000, equipped with 8 305mm main guns, with a maximum speed of 26 knots.

In the report, Fisher said that this kind of warship can act as a strategic maneuver force, complete rapid deployment and strategic support tasks, protect British maritime shipping around the world, chase and destroy any kind of enemy cruiser, and when encountering more powerful opponent battleships, they can also get rid of the opponent's entanglement by high speed. Therefore, Fisher called this warship the perfect cat.

Of course, the veterans all knew that the warships built by Britain were battlecruisers with mixed reputations in the old time and space. Of course, at this time, Britain still classified them as cruisers, and it was not until 1912 that the new type of battlecruisers were officially confirmed.

Receiving this information shocked the German Navy, because the launch of such warships means that with the help of East China, the four Lun-class armored cruisers that were ahead of similar British warships were completely behind. Although the main guns were 8, the Lun-class main gun caliber was 210 mm and the speed was 23 knots; while the Invincible's main gun caliber was 305 mm and the speed was 26 knots. Therefore, once the Lun-class encountered the Invincible, it would face a desperate situation that it could not be defeated or escaped. Even the Blücher-class armored cruiser that Germany was preparing to start construction was also no match.

Although the main battleships of the navy in this era are battleships, the role of large armored cruisers is still indispensable in the navy. Although the combat effectiveness of large armored cruisers is not as good as that of battleships, they are all-rounders in the navy, who can undertake escort, breaking, rapid arrangement, strategic support, and assist battleships in the decisive battle. If it is replaced by data, 4 battleships are equipped with 4 large armored cruisers, which can defeat 6 battleships of the same level. Even if they are 8 battleships of the same level, they will have the power of fighting.

So, in the minds of the Germans, they all imagined such a scene. This new British warship came by the wind and easily smashed the German light cruiser that was carrying out patrol missions, together with the armored cruiser that came to reinforce, and then quickly fled at the muzzle of the battleship that Wen Xun rushed to the scene with its astonishing speed. In the process of escaping, they also used tail guns of the same caliber as the battleship to fire...

Such a terrible scene has appeared more than once in the dream of German Navy Secretary Tirpitz.

In fact, the German Navy's idea completely exposed the German Navy's lack of foundation and the fatal weakness of backward naval thinking, which is actually more fatal than the lack of warship design capabilities. Because the British did not use this way to build battle cruisers. But the Germans adhered to this idea, of course it was difficult to change. The only way to fight against the ideal cruiser built by Britain was to build the same warship to fight against it. In the old time and space, Germany responded to the construction of the von * der * tann battle cruiser as its own response, thus starting the shipbuilding competition between the two countries.

However, in this era, Germany had another choice. After all, this is a new type of warship. Tirpitz basically had no confidence in Germany's warship design capabilities. Naturally, he thought of asking East China ** to design a warship that is enough to fight against this ideal cruiser. Of course, in addition to this type of warship, battleships, armored cruisers, and light cruisers are indispensable, so he simply proposed a plan to ask East China ** to set up a total of 10 types of warships.

Germany just so happened that East China ** requires too much technology to be transferred and it is not cost-effective, so it incorporates all these requirements into trade negotiations.

Xia Bohai said: "What do you think of Lao Xiao?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "These military technologies are actually no big deal. They will basically appear in the next 10 years. With our demonstration, we can shorten the time. It is estimated that 5 or 6 years will be enough. Therefore, it should be cost-effective to exchange these military technologies for some useful technologies."

Wang Jun frowned and said, "These are technologies from the early 20th century. Are we so difficult? Do we still need to introduce them from Germany?"

Xia Bohai also nodded and said, "Actually, we all know the technical principles we require to transfer in Germany. It's just that our basic industry is too poor, we don't have the ability to self-research and development, or it takes too long for self-research and development. Therefore, it is the fastest way to introduce directly from Germany and equip the full set of equipment required. This can speed up our industrialization construction level. Of course, this is just a stopgap measure. We still need to work hard to make up for the shortcomings of basic industry."

Qin Zheng also said: "But to make up for the shortcomings of basic industries, it takes a long time to invest and accumulate, and it cannot be fast and output is small. Therefore, we should walk on two legs. On the one hand, we should introduce advanced technologies and equipment from other countries to accelerate our industrialization and technological improvement; on the other hand, we should also invest vigorously in the development of basic industries and make up for the shortcomings. These two paths are not contradictory."

Xiao Jianjun said: "Let these principles be put aside first. I have another important question. I think there should be a clear answer, which is where we want to help Germany?"

Qin Zheng said: "Old Xiao means, are we going to help Germany and win World War I?"

Xiao Jianjun nodded and said, "Yes, that's what it means. The military technology we provide to Germany can make Germany's military strength better than the old time and space. Although this is not enough to make Germany win the First World War, if we provide Germany with some more advanced military technology, it is possible to help Germany win the First World War. In addition, we can also directly participate in the war, restrain Russia, and allow Germany to avoid being attacked from both sides."

Xia Bohai said: "In World War I, we will not take the initiative to participate in the war unless someone attacks us first. However, what Lao Xiao said makes sense. This issue cannot be delayed any longer. We must have a clear agreement so that we can have a relationship with Germany in the next few years. However, such a major decision cannot be achieved in a short period of time. It requires enough time to evaluate the score. First, we must determine the degree of interference in the First World War under the premise that we do not participate in the war; secondly, the impact of Germany's victory or defeat on us. I think a group should be set up to conduct special evaluations. At the necessary time, we can use a computer to perform scores."

Qin Zheng said: "Since it is an evaluation, I think we can also list it as one of the options to see how effective we are in the war?"
Chapter completed!