"Twenty-eight million marks!"

"Thirty million marks!"

Representatives of Argentina and Brazil followed suit. This immediately increased the price of the battleship 'Nassau' by a full ten million marks. You know, that's nearly two-thirds of the cost of the battleship Nassau. A battleship that has been in service for several years can be sold for such a price, which is undoubtedly very good.

Of course, this is mainly because of the high competition among buyers.

Chile, Argentina and Brazil are the three major powers in South America. The naval strength of the three countries is not weak. Chile, in particular, is a small country with a large mineral resources. In particular, the abundant copper resources make Chile very rich.

When the country has money, it will naturally invest more in the military. This makes Brazil and Argentina, two traditional powers, feel threatened. In order to guarantee their own interests, they also had to increase their military investment. As a result, South America is caught in a triwizard rivalry.

Of course, in the eyes of the real powers, the so-called South American triumvirate is nothing more than a child's play. Any powerful country has the strength to defeat them easily. It's just that the big powers are supporting proxies in South America, which makes the situation in South America very complicated. That's why these three countries were able to jump up. The Republic of Chile, for example, has the support of Germany behind it. Otherwise, they wouldn't have grown so fast.

"Damn, the price has just started to climb to 30 million marks." Crown Prince Karl cursed secretly. He also wanted to buy as many of the 18 capital ships that the German Navy sold this time as possible. However, now it seems unlikely. There are so many spoilers, which will inevitably make the price climb even further. The $200 million loan given by the Americans is equivalent to 800 million marks.

"Your Highness, are we going to make a bid?" Anton? Admiral House was anxious.

"Wait a minute, let them fight for it! We can't eat all the battleships, so let's focus on the capital ships with 343 mm guns! "Crown Prince Karl made his choice quickly. First give up the first batch of weaker capital ships, and go all out to compete with the subsequent ones with stronger capital ships.

"Yes, Your Highness." Anton? Admiral House nodded.

Fatih Pasha of the Ottoman Empire also gave up, apparently not wanting to participate in the competition of the three South American countries.

"Thirty-six million marks!" Once again, the representative of the Republic of Chile made a bid.

The representative of Brazil thought about it and chose to give up. However, the representative of Argentina made another bid, raising the number of Canadian gagans to 38 million marks.

The Chilean representative showed no weakness and directly raised the price to 40 million marks.

In the competition between Chile and Argentina, the battleship 'Nassau' was successfully auctioned for 45 million.

After the battleship 'Nassau', there was the battleship 'West**'. The second ship of the 'Nassau-class' battleship was auctioned by Argentina for 43 million marks.

The third ship of the Nassau-class battleship, the battleship Rhineland, was once again auctioned by the Republic of Chile for 44 million marks.

The fourth ship of the Nassau-class battleship, the battleship Posen, fell into the hands of Brazil for 42 million marks.

Four 'Nassau-class' battleships fetched a total of 174 million marks. Although, compared to the cost of these four battleships, it is a little less. However, overall it is a very good deal.

"The next thing to bid for is the Imperial Navy's 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers, and there are two battleships left in this class, which are 'von?' Morality? Tann' and 'Leopold'. "Vice Admiral Hipper, with a smile on his face, introduced the performance of the 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers. A total of three battlecruisers of this class were built. However, the lead ship, Blucher, was sunk in a naval battle with the British, making it one of the few capital ships of the German Navy to be sunk during the war.

However, this does not mean that the 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers are not strong. After all, at the time of the original naval battle, they were besieged by the British and finally sunk.

'Feng? Morality? The starting price of the battlecruiser Tann was still 20 million marks. Chile, Argentina and Brazil were not very interested in battlecruisers, and after only one round of bidding, they stopped bidding. At this time, 'Feng? Morality? The price of the battlecruiser Tann' was thirty-two million marks.

The combat effectiveness of the battlecruiser was slightly weaker than that of the battleship, and the main advantage was the high speed. For countries with overseas interests, battlecruisers were of great use. However, for countries that have no overseas interests, it is somewhat insufficient. Of course, if you can buy it at a lower price, that's good. After all, the performance of the battlecruisers built by the German Navy was very good, the defense was strong, and they could even participate in the duel of capital ships.

Fatih Pasha of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, seeing this, also participated in the offer, raised the price to thirty-five million marks, and was ready to pick up a bargain.

But it's a pity that the commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, Anton? Admiral House, at the behest of Crown Prince Karl, also joined the auction.

"Forty million marks!" Anton? Admiral House made a direct bid.

Fatih Pasha's face suddenly became a little unpleasant. Originally, he was ready to pick up the bargain, but after Austria-Hungary joined in, it was impossible to buy this battlecruiser at a low price. However, if he was asked to give up, he was a little unwilling in his heart. After all, the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were feuds!

"Forty-two million marks!" Fatih Pasha gritted his teeth and quoted.

"Forty-five million marks!" Anton? Admiral House made another bid.

"Forty-seven million marks!" Fatih Pasha made another offer.

And next, Anton? Admiral House stopped bidding.

Although Fatih Pasha managed to photograph 'von? Morality? The battlecruiser Tann, but the price was much higher than he had expected, much to his dissatisfaction.

The auction for the battlecruiser Leopold became a complete competition between the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Perhaps because he had been fooled once before, Fatih Pasha had become more cautious. In the end, the battlecruiser Leopold was auctioned by the Ottoman Turks for 42 million marks.

The total price of the two 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers was eighty-nine million marks.