Chapter 472 In fact, I'm thinking of total annihibition

@@@@@@@@@@ "It's called a battlecruiser"

Li Mo picked up the teacup and took a sip, and then threw the newspaper on the table with a smile. He was not interested in this article full of praise at all, and sneered at the data on it. The only strange thing was why Britain had been keeping it secret for more than two years, but suddenly came to promote a battlecruiser?

"It's very simple." Li Enfu smiled and raised another telegram just received from the United Kingdom: "Due to the previous continuous competition with Germany to build battleships, coupled with the recent turmoil in the international financial market caused by the U.S. financial crisis, the United Kingdom has invested the most in the United States, so it has suffered a huge fiscal deficit in the United Kingdom. According to our budget, they may have to significantly reduce naval spending this year, and they can only start building one or two battleships at most.

"So I think Britain may want to warn Germany in this way to stop building ships, because we have taken the lead." Li Enfu's news surprised Chen Ping: "Three invincible battlecruisers want Germany to stop the competition, is it possible?"

"I don't know." Li Enfu shook his head and continued: "However, the British Secretary of the Navy, RANDOs, has set out to visit Germany. It is said that he has met with Tierpitz and will visit William 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 Europe. Lu's affairs."

" hiss." In Li Enfu's words, Chen Ping took a breath of cold air. In order to stop competing, Britain first used three battlecruisers to reclaim what they thought was a technical throne, and then used a big promise ** Germany. It was really painstaking, and this promise was really a little big. If Britain really returned to the previously adopted mainland to isolate the owner. The righteous policy will certainly damage the repaired Anglo-French relations, France will fall into helplessness, and the whole Europe will be under the iron curtain of Germany.

Listening to the discussion of the left and right hands, Li Mo did not think so. William II did have a deep British complex in his heart. He has also wavered in history about whether to challenge Britain, but he is also an emperor with an extremely contradictory surname. He not only wants to make peace with Britain, but also wants to be a great German monarch, and he wants to He made a sunshine for Germany, so he had no reason to reconcile with Britain.

And it is impossible for Britain to really return to isolationism. Once it does that, I'm afraid France will take the lead in protesting. They just do so.

It's just that Britain's sudden publicity of the appearance of invincible-class battlecruisers is really tricky, because of its own appearance, Britain has six more Nelson-class first-generation dreadnaught, plus a Sea King star battleship to be built this year, has led by Germany's eight with 14, even if Germany has Five Caesar-class ships appeared ahead of history, but Germany still lagged behind for at least two years, not to mention the war patrol.

"How will Germany respond?"

Li Mo's conjecture is correct. The news of the new battlecruiser has caused restlessness in Europe, and Germany feels a lot of pressure. Although Germany's economy is rising year by year, there are too many debts in the past, especially the naval industry, which is still very different from Britain, so don't care whether it is William II or Tierpitz is a little worried.

In fact, Germany has long received information about the invincible-class battlecruisers, thus stopping the construction of the last two Rücher-class heavy cruisers, but the battlecruiser is a new type of ship, and Germany has not tried anything before, so it can only imitate the configuration of the invincible-class. In terms of positioning, Germany also chose to define battlecruisers as heavy cruisers.

The heavy cruiser F is Germany's first real battlecruiser. De. The construction code of the Tann is different from the British targeting of battlecruisers as combat enemy cruisers. Germany's plan is very clear, that is, to target the Invincible class.

also adopts a backpack layout. Although the eight 280mm/45x caliber naval guns cannot be compared with the invincible class, the speed of fire is faster, reaching three shots per minute, and because of its lighter weight, more displacement can be used for armor.

Like the invincible class, Germany is also troubled by power, but Germany's technical ability at this time has surpassed that of the United Kingdom, relying on coal-fired boilers and three-expansion steam engines to meet the standard of 25 knots.

The secret construction of the Tann restored Germany's confidence. At the same time, it announced that Britain's attempt to channel Germany by relying on battlecruisers and releasing mitigation signals was completely ruined. Even this compromise was considered by William II to be afraid of the British, so he asked to speed up the construction of the Tann and five Caesar-class ships. .

Landos ended his trip to Germany disappointedly and returned to Britain with the signal that Germany would not compromise. In critical circumstances, Britain started the construction of the battleship Neptune, and the Admiralty again submitted a new shipbuilding plan to Parliament.

With the strength of Britain and Germany again, the competition in the Atlantic has officially fallen into a state of selflessness.

Lan Jianshu rubbed the swollen temple and put down the weekly war report summary he had just received. In fact, the general secretary will send the main time of what happened in some countries to officers at all levels by telegram every week. As the commander of the destroyer detachment of the Second Fleet, he is one of the people who has the right to know this.

The hustle and bustle of the Atlantic Ocean will not affect the Pacific Ocean for the time being, but the white fleet of the United States is about to arrive. Daxia is the farthest in Xinhua, and it is also the most important province to ensure the control of the Pacific Ocean. As a vanguard destroyer detachment, it is the front line of the sudden turn of the United States. The pressure can be imagined.

Walking out of the narrow captain's room of the USS Defense, Lan Jianshu came to the deck. After only two steps, he found that a large group of sailors were on the left deck, hanging a board that had been removed from there out of the deck, and then learning the game of forcing the sea diving that pirates often played in the 18th century.

Not only did the officers on the side not scold them, but also leaned on the handrails with enthusiasm, constantly cheering, and commenting on the guy's stinky posture.

The beautiful Nauru Island is dozens of kilometers away. The blue and bright sea water makes these energetic boys ripple unconsciously. The 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. The girls in Nauru can't see it more than ten kilometers away?" Lan Jianshu shook his head with a wry smile, but he was also attracted by this enthusiasm and walked to the deck and squeezed into the middle of several officers.

"Coloe!"

Seeing Lan Jianshu, several officers immediately saluted, and some people were ready to let the sailors end their entertainment, but they were stopped by him with a smile. After all, the 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 guard is a destroyer, and the deck is only more than three meters away from the water. Jumping at this height will not cause physical damage at all.

"Is it Li Xiuyan again?"

Under the push of everyone, a strong young man pretended to be a hero who was robbed by pirates and forced to jump into the sea, but he waved his arm proudly and betrayed him to the front end of the board!

Seeing this familiar figure, Lan Jianshu couldn't help smiling bitterly at the corners of his mouth. This boy is the emperor's righteous brother. Although he is a good person, he is also good at guns and cannons, but he can't be idle.

It is said that he is now ranked second!

Li Xiuyan didn't notice that Lan Jianshu was also coming. He kept doing all kinds of exaggerated actions. Finally, he even pulled off his trousers and pulled himself clean. After causing a burst of laughter, he waved his big trousers and jumped into the sea in the applause of the crowd.

"This little bastard!" Lan Jianshu sucked his nose. He had nothing to say about this guy. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong for the Admiralty to let him be the captain of the first new destroyer after completing this mission. However, if this guy can practice well for a few years, he may become the second one.

After watching the diving performance of several 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 mate rushed to the front of him with gasp.

"Report, Longwei found the U.S. fleet 40 nautical miles away. They are coming to Nauru!"

"Drap the alarm, the whole ship's first-level combat readiness."

"Order Longwei to accompany surveillance!"

"Order Jingwei, Garbion, Tiewei quickly get closer to me!"

After Lan Jianshu gave the order, he looked at the sailors who were still in the sea: "Let those kids come up and work!"

"Yes!"

With the order of the second deputy, the Dudu alarm suddenly sounded from the deck. Hearing the long-lost sound, Li Xiuyan did not dare to delay and immediately asked his partner to swim in the direction of the soft ladder.

A few minutes later, when he rushed into the bridge with a well-dressed water column, Lan Jianshu looked at his watch, then looked up at the energetic young gunner and said with a smile, "It's okay. I didn't waste time, and." His eyes swept his body: "The capital is not small."

"Haha." This sentence made all the tension in the bridge disappear because of the harsh alarm, and everyone laughed.

Li Xiuyan didn't expect that the usually serious captain would joke. He scratched his head with a red face and walked to his position. As the captain put down the phone to inform the power module to start, everyone regained his seriousness.

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

At this time, Li Xiuyan also knew why the alarm was suddenly pulled, because the long-awaited U.S. global visiting fleet had entered the territorial waters of Daxia. Although it was unlikely that there would be a conflict, he still meticulously began to place the inspection equipment of various fire units and began to coordinate and formulate unexpected emergency plans.

This serious attitude made Lan Jianshu nod secretly. After the implementation of the new military regulations, a group of new officers began to grow up gradually. Compared with these old guys, they were younger, more energetic, more energetic, and more able to absorb new things mentally.

The most important thing is that they have been influenced by the new military regulations since the first day they entered the navy, leaving no bad habits, which is extremely important for the Xinhua Navy, which has only been established for more than ten years. It is precisely because of their gradual growth that the navy will expand again without any sequelae.

You should know that a hundred-year navy is not an empty word. It requires the efforts of generations. This group of people have experienced several actual battles, survived from gunfire and smoke, and accumulated a lot of experience enough to make up for the gap between the navies of the great powers. Now what we have to do is to pass on these experiences to them, and then let They went to explore innovation and spread it.

Only when the whole country begins to chase the deep blue can it be regarded as a real maritime empire!

So Lan Jianshu also handed over the formation and sailing characters to the captain, and he, together with several old officers, began to walk to these young officers as usual, to teach them how to simplify the procedures, how to better mobilize the whole ship, and teach them the small experience from the war.

More than ten minutes later, when Li Xiuyan completed a series of work such as formation fire coordination, detection and sudden response, thick smoke had risen from the sea level in the distance. When he raised the telescope, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

I only saw more than a dozen battleships painted milky white in a team, slowly sailing in their own direction like a long steel dragon. This spectacular scene made him particularly excited when he missed the war against Russia.

Suddenly, a few small white dots caught his attention. He only saw that several small destroyers of the same white suddenly rushed out of the middle of the U.S. fleet, suddenly sailing out of the formation like a blown shuttle, leaving the formation and accelerating to meet him.

"Hang a full flag and send a signal!"

"This is the 22nd destroyer formation of the Royal Xinhua Empire Navy. Welcome them to visit Nauru."

In Lan Jianshu's words, the four destroyers and the Longwei, which accompanied the warning in the distance, began to raise a full flag at the same time. The flag with different symbols represented the highest welcoming etiquette of the navy.

A few minutes later, the signal soldier sent a "welcome visit" signal to the approaching American destroyer. A moment later, there was a salute on the sea, and white smoke burst out from the warships of the two countries at the same time, resounding through the sea like a chorus.

Although the two fleets sent signals and contacted, and the other party's main gun jacket was not pulled away, looking at the 18 giants around him, Li Xiuyan still did not dare to slack off.

Destroyers do not set up special flagships like cruisers and battleships, but since Lan Jianshu is on the guard under his feet, he, the gunner, will naturally take over the gun coordination of the whole formation, which makes him more pressure.

However, he likes this kind of work. Only with constant pressure can he grow up quickly. Just like these milky big guys around him, they also put pressure on themselves and all the soldiers, but everyone is still fearless.

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

Li Xiuyan blinked his eyes and looked at the former Beiyang officer who had been teaching him diligently since he served. He didn't want to hide it from him. He scratched his head and smiled, "I was just thinking about how I could sink five ships with a wave of torpedoes."

After saying what he thought from the bottom of his heart, Li Xiuyan thought that Lan Jianshu would laugh at him or scold him. 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 about total annianniation!"

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(to be continued)