Germany, Wilhelmshaven Naval Base. Throughout the naval base, there are masts like forests. Warships of different sizes, but brand new, are moored here. On the battleship, yellow-skinned sailors were busy.

On the dock, several yellow and white people were talking. These people are Admiral Sa Zhenbing, the commander of the Imperial Navy, and Admiral Cheng Biguang, the deputy commander of the Navy. And that white man was Tirpitz, the Minister of the Admiralty of the German Empire.

"Congratulations, after so long of training, this fleet of yours already has world-class strength." Tirpitz looked at the battleships in the military harbor and admired them sincerely. These battleships, which were built by the German Empire for the Chinese Empire, included two battleships, two battlecruisers, seven light cruisers and twelve destroyers.

After more than two years of construction, the ships have been completed. After completion, the warships did not immediately sail back to China, but continued to train in Germany. After all, Wu Haoxuan knew that if these warships of the Chinese Navy returned to China, it would inevitably trigger a fierce confrontation with the Japanese Navy, and even a war would break out. In order to nip the crisis in the cradle, the Japanese will never leave enough time for the Chinese Navy to train. Therefore, Wu Haoxuan let the fleet stay in Germany for training. After completing the training, I returned to China. In that case, at least we will have the strength to fight.

"Thank you for your help. Without the help of the German Empire, our fleet would not have been able to form combat effectiveness so quickly. Sa Zhenbing said. These battleships, all built by the Germans. In addition, tens of thousands of sailors of the Imperial Navy were trained in Germany, and without the support of the Germans, it would have been absolutely impossible. In particular, it is even more valuable to be confidential.

"We are friends. It is also the right thing to help you. Marshal Tirpitz smiled. In fact, the Germans have benefited from this as well. The total price of these warships ordered by China is as high as more than 260 million marks. German shipyards have also made a lot of profits. What's more, the Chinese Navy's 'Longteng-class' battleships and 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers provided an excellent blueprint for the German Navy. The German Navy's own construction of the 'Nassau-class' battleships and the 'Helgoland-class' battleships. and the Moltke-class battlecruisers, which are the reference to the Imperial Navy's 'Longteng-class' battleships and 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers, respectively.

This greatly improved the strength of the German Navy. Although in terms of the number of battleships, Germany may not be able to compare with the British. However, in terms of the performance of the capital ships, the German Navy has firmly held the advantage. The battleships of the British Navy, starting with the 'Dreadnought' battleship, followed by the 'Burle-Rophon-class' battleship, the 'St. Vincent-class' battleship. The 'Neptune' battleship and the 'Giant-class' battleship are almost all thin-skinned battleships. In the face of battleships with strong defenses of the German Navy, it was difficult to inflict a fatal blow. On the other hand, the German Navy's battleships were equipped with 50 times the caliber of 305 mm guns, which could easily tear through the armor of the British Navy's battleships. If the two sides are at war, the consequences can be imagined.

"When are you going to come home?" Marshal Tirpitz asked. He admired the Chinese Navy's hard training. Although, now the strength of the Chinese Navy is still very weak, he believes. In the future, the Chinese Navy will certainly be able to develop into a powerful navy.

"We're still waiting for orders from home, but. As soon as the order from home is issued, we will immediately leave for our home. Our country's maritime borders need to be protected. Sa Zhenbing said. After the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, China's maritime frontiers were left undefended. Warships of various countries can sail freely in China's territorial waters and even inland waterways. Although, through the efforts of the Empire, the vast majority of the great powers have agreed to abolish the unequal treaties. But little Japan is still holding on. their warships. Still rampage in China. And the Empire, albeit very angry, now had to exercise restraint. Sa Zhenbing knew that Wu Haoxuan had been patient, and he had endured until their powerful fleet returned home.

Field Marshal Tirpitz nodded. He is also very clear about the situation in East Asia. China and Japan can be said to be two great enemies of life and death. Now, China has an absolute advantage in the army. However, on the naval side. China is still far from it. Even if the fleet built by Germany for China returned home, there was no guarantee that it would be able to suppress the Japanese. After all, the Japanese Navy is now the most powerful in East Asia. Their fleet had a number of battleships and armored cruisers, ranking only behind Great Britain, Germany and the United States in the whole world. Although the Chinese Navy has four cutting-edge capital ships, the gap in numbers is still too large.

Of course, Marshal Tirpitz had great confidence in the Chinese Navy's 'Longteng-class' battleships and 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers. After all, the lead ships of the German Navy were almost copied from the design of the Chinese Navy, with only some minor changes.

"When you return home, the German Navy will help you in any way it can." Tirpitz said.

Germany and China are too far apart. Even these warships will take more than a month to return home. On the way, there are no ports for replenishment, and they can only rely on supply ships. In addition, when they returned home, they had to find a way to avoid the eyes and ears of the Japanese. If I had known that these warships belonged to the Chinese Empire, would they have taken the risk and directly gathered the main forces of the Combined Fleet to fight the Chinese Navy to the death? In the case of waiting for work, the history of the Battle of Tsushima is very likely to repeat itself.

After all, these warships of the Chinese Navy, although they have excellent performance. But after rounding most of the world, the ship needs to be maintained to be able to perform well. Therefore, it is better to keep it secret before the fleet enters the military port.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, Marshal." Sa Zhenbing expressed his gratitude for this.

Their eyes fell on the warships in the military port. Sa Zhenbing and Cheng Biguang are both full of emotion. After the end of the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, China was no longer free of large warships. But now, again, they have four capital ships of more than 20,000 and close to 30,000 tons, as well as nearly twenty light cruisers and destroyers, large and small. Such strength is already much stronger than the original Beiyang Naval Division. It's just a pity that the enemy is also developing. Now the enemy has become stronger. If they want to defeat the enemy, they have to keep trying.

Almost everyone knows that the Imperial Navy wants to defeat the Japanese Navy, and it is very difficult. Therefore, from the officers to the ordinary sailors, everyone is also very hard working in training. The Chinese Navy's hard-working training has been admired by the rigid and rigorous German Navy. This also makes these officers and men of the Imperial Navy now fully grasp the performance of these cutting-edge warships. Even in the confrontation exercises with the German Navy, they did not lag behind the Germans at all.

The fleet has completed its training and is ready to return home. Sa Zhenbing and Cheng Biguang also jointly sent a telegram to Wu Haoxuan, requesting your country. The two of them can now be said to be like arrows. In the past, there was no ability to protect the country's maritime borders. Now, they have the ability. Even though the enemy is still strong, they still firmly believe that the final victory will be theirs.

General Shi Tianhan, deputy chief of the general staff and chief of operations, personally sent the telegrams of Sa Zhenbing and Cheng Biguang to Wu Haoxuan.

"Your Highness, General Sa and General Cheng are eager to return to China! Otherwise, let's let them come back. At present, our maritime frontier really has no other means to protect it except for shore defense artillery. Little Japan's warships sail in our territorial waters every day, and they are simply arrogant. Admiral Shi Tianhan said.

After reading the telegram, Wu Haoxuan nodded. In the telegram, both Sa Zhenbing and Cheng Biguang said that the fleet had completed its training and had mastered these new warships, and had formed combat effectiveness. They all felt that it would be of no help to stay in Germany any longer, and that it was better to return home as soon as possible.

"We finally have a strong fleet. However, compared to the Japanese Navy, the strength of our fleet is still a little inferior. The Japanese now had 6 battleships and 8 armored cruisers, in addition to this, during the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese captured the Russian battleships, a total of six, including the battleship "Iki", the battleship "Tango", the battleship "Sagami", the battleship "Shubo", the battleship "Hizen" and the battleship "Iwami". In this way, the Japanese Navy has 12 battleships and eight armored cruisers, and in addition, the Japanese Navy has two more battleships under construction, which are expected to enter service by the end of next year. Therefore, the pressure on our navy is very high! Wu Haoxuan sighed.

After the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, the Chinese Navy lost everything. The Japanese Navy, on the other hand, has taken advantage of the situation to achieve tremendous development. Now, with 12 battleships and 8 armored cruisers, the Japanese Navy is firmly in fourth place in the world. On the other hand, the Chinese Navy, even if there are two battleships and two battlecruisers, the gap with the Japanese Navy is still too big!

Admiral Shi Tianhan nodded, his expression was also very serious. The comparison of the strength of the Chinese and Japanese navies is really too big. The navy is not comparable to the army, and it can be formed after a few months of training. Therefore, it is undoubtedly very difficult to catch up with this gap. (To be continued.) )

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