Chapter 1345 Let Daying return to the palace with a knife
Chapter 1345 Let Daying return to the palace with a sword (first update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1345 Let Daying return to the palace with a sword (first update, please subscribe)
"Human beings always use the most beautiful machines to destroy each other."
In the early morning of this day, a huge gray warship appeared at the dockside of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the UK. Set against the backdrop of the triple 12-piece 357mm cannon that people had never seen before, its figure was so majestic.
"The commissioning of HMS Bold will ensure that the Royal Navy continues to dominate the world's oceans..."
On this day, with the commissioning of the "Audacious", overnight, the British Empire seemed to have regained its maritime hegemony, so much so that British newspapers were praising this warship in a complacent tone, with a displacement of 30,000 tons.
A giant ship with four triple fourteen-inch guns.
Three fourteen-inch naval guns!
To many extent, it is regarded by the outside world as an outstanding engineering masterpiece of the British Empire. After all, before this, all countries in the world used twin turrets. But now the UK has opened up a new path. Of course, this also means that
The maritime arms race has entered a new stage.
Almost immediately after the empire created the "dreadnought" era, faced with the reality that dreadnoughts would rule the oceans, countries around the world entered an unprecedented maritime arms race, whether it was a traditional maritime power like the United Kingdom, or a
Germany, the new maritime power of the United States, and the emerging empire, in order to ensure their maritime rights, they tightened their belts and went all out to build their own dreadnoughts.
As a traditional maritime power, Britain relied on its strong shipbuilding strength and strong economic strength to catch up. With the launch of dreadnought ships from the shipyard, the British Empire seemed to have once again defended its maritime hegemony.
"What a powerful battleship!"
Li Ping'an, who was on the cruiser "Xinde", put down his telescope, so he was still looking at the ship in the distance known as "the most powerful battleship in human history".
"Yes, as the British say, it is the highest crystallization of human science and technology, the pinnacle of human science and technology."
When Xu Chengliang finished speaking, Li Ping'an, a lieutenant commander of the Imperial Navy, chuckled.
"Perhaps it is true that his birth has once again demonstrated the unparalleled maritime supremacy of the British Empire and is a new supreme honor for the Royal Navy. But...haven't you discovered? This arms race, the British Empire
Doomed to be a failed player."
"What?"
"In fact, the reason why the dreadnought is advanced is not because of the adoption of high-tech technologies that are beyond the reach of other countries. It is because of its advanced design concept. It represents the future trend of warship development. However, concepts can be copied, which is why
After the Imperial Navy’s dreadnoughts were launched, countries all over the world began to build dreadnoughts.”
"The reason why they started to build unnecessary things is because of the unprecedented advancement, which makes it necessary for all countries in the world to re-establish maritime power. All the previous investments have become waste of achievements and do not count..."
Xu Chengliang only said half of what he said, and suddenly he said as if he had suddenly realized something.
“Before Dauntless, wasn’t it Britain that invested the most in maritime power?”
"Who else is he?"
Li Pingan sneered.
"This is exactly the strategy of the Imperial Navy. It used advanced shipbuilding concepts to launch the dreadnought. Then, the British personally destroyed their huge fleet, and of course the Americans. Before the dreadnought, their fleet had exceeded
But what about us? Counting from the "Youzhou-class" pre-dreadnought ships, they were already more than ten years old at that time. In fact, we were just phasing out old ships normally! And most of their warships were
He is only 6-8 years old.”
The "dreadnought" is not just a warship, it is also a "marine strategy". What is this strategy? It is to let those maritime powers with greater maritime power than the empire abandon their martial arts.
This is the true way to conquer without fighting.
"Furthermore, in the face of the changes in the mode of naval warfare caused by the dreadnoughts, Britain, which had personally destroyed its own huge fleet, had to fight for the economy and rebuild its navy with the Ming Empire, whose industrial strength had surpassed its own."
Nodding, Xu Chengliang, the captain of the "Xinde", said with deep approval.
"The British have no choice. The dreadnought is an opportunity to reshuffle the maritime power. The British Empire's sea power has never faced such a severe test. No matter what, they must accept the challenge."
"Accept the challenge? Captain, I think the British are just launching a desperate struggle. Now South Africa has consumed a lot of their financial resources. The Royal Navy has never been able to get enough budget to support it in rebuilding its maritime supremacy. The final outcome of the story is
What? I personally feel it is a financial burden that the British people ultimately cannot afford to bear...now..."
After thinking for a while, Li Pingan continued.
"Now should be the best time for the Empire and Britain to engage in a maritime arms race. Compared to the UK, the Empire has stronger financial resources, and unlike the British, we have no wars consuming our wealth. We build a ship, and the UK
If we build one, Britain's financial resources will simply not be able to afford this competition, and soon there won't even be a war, and Britain will be dragged down by us in this arms race."
"But the Empire seems to have had little interest in engaging in an arms race."
Captain Xu Chengliang held the pipe in his hand and said in an extremely calm tone.
"This was true in the past, and it seems to be the same now. It seems that the senior officials of the empire have different views on maritime hegemony than we do."
Staring at the giant ship in the distance that symbolizes the glory and dream of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, Xu Chengliang, a captain of the Imperial Navy, said.
"For the British, the ocean is related to their maritime hegemony, but for us, it is also related to our national destiny, but..."
Why is the Empire unwilling to engage in a maritime arms race?
Li Pingan frowned and thought for a while, then said.
"Perhaps this has a lot to do with the environment we are facing. What we have to face is not just Britain. We also need to consider the threat of the United States. The United States is not inferior to us economically.
It is difficult for us to build a fleet that can surpass both Britain and the United States at the same time. So in this case, we need to establish a closer alliance with the French and Russians."
"Indeed, our confrontation with the British over the years was not just our strength. It was the strength of the entire alliance."
"But Captain, this opportunity right now is really rare. If we just conduct this arms race in the current way, there will be no winner at all."
Although it was a pity, Li Pingan said again.
"If we miss the dreadnought, then we can only look forward to the next maritime technology revolution. But when will the next naval technology revolution happen? Where will it start? In what way will it start?"
After Li Ping'an, a soldier of the Imperial Navy, sighed, his eyes were still staring at the giant ship in the distance. At least at this moment, he envied the Royal Navy. Perhaps the Empire had created a maritime military revolution, but
Although the Royal Navy was burdened with a heavy burden, they still accepted the challenge regardless of the cost and accepted the challenge from the Ming Empire.
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