The Rise of the Empire

On February 15, 1904, at Portsmouth Naval Port, the bitter cold wind could not reduce people's enthusiasm by even one degree! Among the cheering crowd, a huge and majestic figure appeared in the port. Here, the British Royal Navy will host the commissioning ceremony of the world's first dreadnought. Prince George V and Lord of the Navy Sir Fisher will personally attend This epoch-making ceremony! The wheel of history cannot be stopped, and the dreadnought, which represents the highest force and technology at the beginning of the 20th century, finally appeared on the stage of history!

"This is our answer to all attempts to challenge the British Empire's sea power in the world! We are going to completely overwhelm our opponents in the number and quality of warships. We are tired of building those who are not new and technologically backward. They should all be swept away. Into the garbage dump of history, from now on, starting from the service of this dreadnought battleship, the British Empire has opened a new era! Whether it is the American New Jersey, the Russian Rurik class, or The German Friedrich III-class battleships, tremble before the fearless main guns! All those who try to challenge the interests of the British Empire will eventually be blasted to pieces!"

With his back on the majestic battleship Dreadnought, Fisher sent out to the world the voice of the strongest empire of this era. He was greeted by cheers from the British people and naval soldiers. The British Empire did it aboveboard this time. He invited ambassadors and diplomats from almost all countries to participate in the service ceremony of the warship. The confidence of the British Navy reached its peak after the completion of the Dreadnought. This warship has become the new flagship of the local fleet.

"Damn it! You can't even figure out the service time of the British! Ruprecht, you are right, the Admiralty is a bunch of waste!" Looking at the news of the first dreadnought launching in the British newspaper, William II's mood at this time can be described as a dog. Obviously Germany can become the birth country of this epoch-making new warship. Originally, this rather domineering warship could be called the Blücher-type warship by later generations. Obviously the German battleship was completed earlier. Obviously Germany had the advantage in time, but lost at the last step!

As early as January 10, 1904, Germany's first large cruiser Blücher, built by Bavaria's Bromfors Shipyard, had completed its final outfitting and conducted sea trials two days later. The deep water area ran a high speed of more than 25 knots per hour.

Originally, the Germans could have announced the birth of the first dreadnought warship, but unfortunately, this is a battleship produced by the shipyard of the Kingdom of Bavaria, not the Prussians, and intelligence shows that the British must be at least 5 years old. It will take months to complete the final outfitting of the battleship. Krupp stated that he could complete the construction of Germany's first dreadnought battleship Nassau in mid-April.

So the Kaiser thought about it, this warship with the laurels of the ages should not fall on the head of the British, it is better not to fall on the head of the inland kingdom of Bavaria, or it is better to fall on the head of the Kingdom of Prussia. After Ruprecht's death, when the latter said it didn't matter, the German Admiralty decided to wait and see, and drew up a timetable. On April 10, the Kaiser will go to Kiel Naval Port in person to participate in the battle. Nassau's commissioning ceremony, and then to Bromforth shipyard for the commissioning ceremony of HMS Blücher on April 12th.... The final result was that the Kaiser was slapped in the face....

"Rupprecht, don't you want to say something?" After cursing for a while, William II looked at the frightened Tirpitz and the frowning Liole below. Suddenly realized that there was another person next to him.

"First of all, Your Majesty, I never said that the Imperial Navy Department is trash,

This needs to be clarified. Second, His Majesty needs to decide on two things, the service time of our warships, and the invitation of the Americans. They hope that Germany can send a person of sufficient dignity to the United States for a friendly visit. "**** said.

"The second thing is up to you, just tell me the result. What I need now is a counterattack! Counterattack the arrogant British! We have better warships! More warships! Can't just forget it." Kaiser said .

In fact, the prince doesn't mind these false names. In fact, in order to ensure that his plan can be implemented, he prefers to keep a low profile. But the Kaiser's order is the will of the empire, and the will of the empire must be implemented. On the fourth day after the British triumphantly announced that they had built the first epoch-making warship, the German emperor Wilhelm II personally visited the city Speech for the commissioning of Germany's first dreadnought cruiser HMS Blücher!

"We want to use the German sword to open up a wider territory for the German plow! The navy is the sharpest long sword in the hands of the German Empire! We have caught up with the best era, and we will not rely on it like the previous navy Large forests and skilled sailors can build a powerful fleet. We only need money and industry! The German Empire is powerful enough to support a world-class navy! No country can ignore the empire’s demands on the sea !"

Behind the Kaiser is the huge battlecruiser Blücher. The slender hull, towering bridge and novel and huge triple turret give people a huge shock! Even at a standstill, it gives people a shocking feeling. Compared with the Dreadnought, the first German warship in service already has almost all the important features of later battleships, such as unified fire control, inclined armor, and heavy horizontality. Armor, high speed and perfect underwater defense system, some things can be seen, some things can't be seen.

As if to confirm the words of the Kaiser, a photo that shocked the world appeared in the Frankfurt Daily on the fifth day. On the berth of the Royal Shipyard in Kiel, a warship had completed the main project of the warship and was ready to Launched, and on the outfitting berth not far away, the outfitting work of another huge battleship equipped with 5 turrets has reached the last moment!

"We produce dreadnoughts as easily as sausages!" provocatively wrote the editor of one newspaper. And the naval competition between Britain and Germany also kicked off completely because Germany began to mass-produce dreadnoughts! A new era, an era of big ships and cannons is coming!

This is like igniting the fuse of a dynamite package, causing the whole world to explode. This is not just a rhetoric, nor does it mean that Germany is really capable of producing battleships like sausages, but a reflection of a state! A state that makes the entire nation collectively excited! Not only Germany, but also the stimulated Britain. Under the coercion of the public opinion of the two countries, the government's decision-making will eventually be affected!

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