Chapter 51: It's a man, say it yourself!
"As for it? Isn't it just the launch of an armored cruiser? This is on the scale of the enthronement ceremony of the King of Saxony, right? The traverser said on the way to the shipyard with a group of doglegs, looking at the colorful decorations and busy crowds outside.
"The point is not in this ship, but in the meeting of the crown princes of the two great German and Russian powers, the political significance of which is far greater than this launching ceremony. Of course, your visit also adds to the ceremony. Count Schelling, who was on the side, said.
"I heard that the Russian crown prince came on a new armored cruiser that they had just served? If I'm not mistaken, it's called the Nakhimonov, right? "The time-traveler isn't interested in pomp and circumstance, but he's interested in the navy!
"Yes, although this time His Royal Highness the Russian Crown Prince's fleet is not as large as last year's, but the quality is good, this armored cruiser has a displacement of more than 8,000 tons and is armed with 8 8-inch guns and 10 6-inch guns." Count Schelling said.
"Well, wait a minute, the ferry, let's go up and have a look!" The traverser is still very interested in this cruiser that was sunk in the naval battle of the Navy, after all, this battleship was the most powerful cruiser in Russia before the Rurik entered service, and its cross main gun is really good, as long as the main gun terraces on both sides are staggered, it is more in line with the traverser's aesthetics.
"Yes, as you wish, Your Highness." The protagonists of this ceremony are naturally the two princes, and although their masters are important, they are just a foil. Relatively not so much idleness. It is also okay to arrange it and satisfy the prince's curiosity.
Although it has been such a long time, this is the first time that the time-traveler has seen a completed battleship of this era up close. Carefully comparing the pictures I had seen in my mind, although the sails covering the entire deck exuded a strong smell of turtles, the huge hull, dense guns and extended angle of attack still made people feel a kind of excitement.
The ferry approached only 700 meters from the Russian fleet. However, because the ship was to welcome the bigwigs of both sides, and the flags of Germany and Russia were flown at the same time, it did not cause a reaction from the Russian fleet. At the end of the day, what the traverser did not expect was that there were not only Germans on this ship, but also Russians! Some of them are celebrities!
"What are those people doing again?" Makanov, who was sitting in the corner of the ferry, pointed to Prince Ruprecht and his party in the distance. There was dissatisfaction in the tone. In his experience, he knew that the other side was observing the Russian fleet close at hand, and the latest Russian armored cruisers were the most important. The sense of responsibility of an admiral made him feel very uneasy, even angry. And just as he stood up and was about to walk over, a person next to him immediately grabbed him.
"Mr. Major General, pay attention to your words and actions, they are just curious." Alescheko. Kuropatkin grabbed the somewhat reckless rear admiral.
"The other party is the eldest grandson of the royal family of Bavaria, the future king of Bavaria, and it is rude for you to go up like this now. And it may put His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in an embarrassing situation. The lieutenant general of the infantry carefully explained.
"But they're here." Before Rear Admiral Makanov finished speaking, he saw Kuropatkin shake his head: "They are just looking, and judging by their faces, they are only interested in our battleship, and they may not be able to look at it." ”
"That can't be the case." Makanov couldn't help it, because his own little worry about ramming a future king was obviously inappropriate, and it clashed with the tone of the meeting between the two sides. If he goes up like this, I'm afraid the Russian crown prince will not allow it!
"Now it's time for our canary to come out, and I don't think the prince would have reacted aggressively if it had been a pretty lady, at least he wouldn't have continued to focus on the navy's warships." Kulopatkin looked at a young girl sitting not far away and said meaningfully.
At this time, the traverser was still unaware of what was happening next to him, and after a brief moment of curiosity, he began to despise the battleship from the bottom of his heart, with its rapid-fire guns, terrace turrets, low armor belts, overweight, and stubby shape. There was contempt in his eyes. The tonnage of 8,500 tons is 8,500 tons, and in the end, one of these things will be made. If you leave it to me. The traverser is caught in YY.
"What are you looking at?" A slightly trembling voice came from beside him.
"Hmm. Nakhimonov. The traverser said subconsciously, and then set his eyes on the other cruiser behind the Nakhimonov.
"What do you think of it?" In the face of some surprise and even mocking glances from the people around her, Countess Azelina, who had been assigned by Kuropatkin to change the subject, persisted. The other party didn't seem to be aware of her existence, only a count next to her looked at her and the Russian officer next to her with some suspicion.
"It's not good, it's a completely outdated subsystem, if my subordinates designed this kind of battleship, I'll let him go immediately. The simple patio cannon allowed the battleship to have a huge number of main guns but no output, the secondary guns lacked defense, and the most unbearable thing was that the speed of the battleship was too slow, and it was difficult for me to understand whether such a speed could be called a cruiser. "I thought it was a colleague asking myself, but under the influence of the arrogance of the time-traveler, Prince Ruprecht fully entered the state and began to play the role of Baron Vittorio.
"Your Royal Highness, I don't think it's appropriate for you to discuss such a thing with such a beautiful young lady." Count Schelling, who couldn't stand it on the side, immediately stepped forward and said. Then he looked at the two Russian generals nestled in the corner, showing deep dissatisfaction.
"Huh?!" Realizing that something was wrong, the traverser turned his head to look over, and a tall figure in a long skirt stood seven or eight paces away from him. Facing the circle of attendants next to her, the girl may be nervous, even a little scared, and her body trembled slightly.
"What's going on?" The traverser looked at Count Schelling beside him.
"There are two Russians who have some objections to what you have done, but they are afraid to speak up directly, so they asked this poor young lady to divert your attention." Count Schelling gestured with his eyes to Makanov and Kulopatkin, who were hiding in the corner, and said.
"What did I just say?" The traverser's face was a little pale.
"Something that isn't suitable for a beautiful woman." Count Schelling was also a little speechless, his master was a little too puzzled! Actually evaluated a battleship with a beautiful woman! Barons won't be like that here!
"I'm sorry, I'm a little out of shape, no matter what you." As Kulopatkin expected, it was indeed inconvenient for the traverser to be angry with a young aristocratic woman.
Ruprecht walked over and comforted. "Not to mention, the quality of Russian beauties is really good." There seemed to be another tear stain on her pale face, and her long golden hair was coiled on top of her head. The slightly three-dimensional face and delicate facial features are intoxicating, coupled with a weak and crisp voice, the traverser has to admit that this girl is really beautiful.
"Do you speak German?" The traverser asked, a little embarrassed.
"My mother is from Germany, I was born in Kyiv." Azelina whispered.
"There are many beautiful women in Ukraine, the ancients did not deceive me!" The traverser sighed in his heart.
The traverser was very depressed, not only because of the strange or even surprised eyes of the people around him, but more importantly, the traverser sounded a "multiple-choice question" before the crossing. Do you want a girlfriend or a LOL? Well, now on the question of chatting with beautiful women or continuing to observe the Russian fleet, the subconscious of the traverser for many years has made a choice for him! The prince himself despised himself, and there stood this beautiful girl beside him, and you actually discussed the warship with her? It's unreasonable!
The traverser was angry. The sister is innocent, so now His Royal Highness the Prince must find the culprit who has embarrassed herself, or at least find a scapegoat. And the two Russian generals who nestled in the corner of the cabin, drank coffee with their heads down, and made a look that I didn't know anything about became the target of the Prince's Royal Highness.
"I'll go! And one more is a naval one? Listening to Vittorio, two days ago, Russian naval officers visited the armored cruiser Mainz, don't you look at Lao Tzu's ship more carefully than Lao Tzu? Now have the face to say Lao Tzu? The traverser was upset and immediately turned his thoughts into action.
"Two gentlemen, there are some things you can say for yourself, without instigating an innocent girl. Don't you even have the courage and responsibility to do so? The traverser walked straight over and said mercilessly.
"Your Royal Highness, you just did it." Makanov blushed and defended.
"Say it yourself if you have an opinion!" The traverser frowned: "If I have just done something, I can go and ask His Royal Highness Nicholas II if there is any of your Excellency in the delegation of the Russian Navy visiting the armored cruiser Mainz." If there is, I will protest to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Because his actions jeopardized the security of Germany. ”
"Sorry, everything is our fault, I apologize to you on behalf of my friend, honorable Prince of Bavaria." Kulopatkin immediately got up and said, and pressed down Makanov, who was still trying to defend himself. At this time, the situation is stronger than people, talk less, admit it and it's over! Wait for the ship to dock, isn't it over to go their own way? If you have to go down, you must be the two of you! Originally, this kind of thing that the other party did couldn't be wrong, and what the two of them did was, to some extent, a little offended.
"Your Highness, the ceremony is about to begin." Count Schelling, who was next to him, reminded.
"This person is a little familiar, huh?" The moment the venting traverser left, he suddenly felt that the guy in the rear admiral's uniform looked like someone. Forget it, no matter, it's important to get down to business first!
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