"Hiss, is this Xianyang? It's too prosperous!"
"Unbelievable, unbelievable. I always thought that London, Paris, New York, and Washington were the largest and most prosperous cities in the world. Only after seeing Xianyang did I realize that I was too short-sighted!”
"I remember that 13 years ago, the Western Alliance's fleet attacked Great Qin and destroyed Great Qin's coastal industrial zones. One-third of Xianyang City's buildings were destroyed in the flames of war, but they were restored to their original state so quickly and the traces of war were removed?”
"Chairman, you might not know this, but the thing that Great Qin lacks the most is money. Many of the tycoons of Great Qin are even richer than the people of Youtai. Xianyang City is the pride of the Great Qin Empire. After Emperor Long Chang passed away two years ago, he allocated billions of Qin Yuan for post-war reconstruction. In just three years, Xianyang City was rebuilt and two new districts were planned. The skyscraper is called the Empire Financial Tower. It is 501 meters tall and has 112 floors. It was completed and put into use last year. It was 120 meters taller than the Empire State Building in New York, the tallest building in the world! When the weather was clear, standing on the top floor of the financial building, one could see the scenery more than 100 kilometers away. It was very magnificent!”
"Other than the Financial Tower, Xianyang City has hundreds of skyscrapers that are more than 300 meters tall. This is also because Great Qin's land is small, and every inch of land in Xianyang is expensive.”
On December 15th, 1931, a fleet slowly sailed into the bay of Xianyang Port.
It was two o'clock in the afternoon. The sky was clear and cloudless. The deck of the cruiser Hai Rong, which looked a little shabby, was full of people, staring blankly at the skyscrapers and the magnificent Xianyang City.
This fleet was the only fleet in the Flower Planting Republic, and it carried Chang Kaishen and a large group of Generals to visit Great Qin.
In recent years, Great Qin had been sealed off by the western countries, and the western media had tried their best to defame Great Qin. Adding on the fact that Great Qin had almost been destroyed by the plague, the world's commoners believed that Great Qin was struggling on its deathbed and that the coastal cities were in ruins.
Even Chang Kaishen felt the same. Even if Great Qin had the Milky Way Trading Company's support and was about to rise again, it would take at least three to five years for it to recover.
In the end, when he came to Xianyang, he realized that there was not a single truth in the mouth of Westerners!
Was he on the verge of collapse?
In terms of the scale of the city, even London, Washington, and New York could not compare to Xianyang.
As for prosperity?
Chang Kaishen looked at the endless Xianyang Shipyard, the port storage center, and the dense number of warships and cargo ships parked by the berths. His eyes were red with envy.
He had thought that by bringing a fleet over, he would be able to gain some face. After all, Great Qin's navy was only in name, and they could not even bring out a large warship.
But…damn it, were the western powers blind? What was with the giant ship parked by the port?
At this moment, a red carpet was laid on the ground beside the No. 4 dock of the military port. A large group of military and political officials surrounded Qin Zhen and admired the two battleships sent by the Milky Way Trading Company.
"Your Majesty, is this a Revenge-class battleship?”
Qi Yangsong looked excited. If it weren't for the welcoming ceremony later, he would have brought the equally restless navy officers and soldiers to pilot two battleships out to sea for a trial voyage.
Qin Zhen's face was calm, but he was smiling brightly in his heart!
Two days ago and yesterday afternoon, he caught an iowa-class battleship and a bismarck-class battleship for the first time.
This morning, two battleships entered Xianyang Port, causing a sensation. A large number of citizens and tens of thousands of naval officers and soldiers rushed to the port. When they saw the two battleships with black golden dragon flags, everyone was so excited that they couldn't help but cry and hug each other.
Great Qin was a traditional maritime Kingdom, and ever since World War I ended, its navy had been completely wiped out. Great Qin's people had not had a good night's sleep, and they were constantly worried about the safety of their Kingdom.
The appearance of the two battleships was like a shot in the arm for everyone!
"Revenge class battleship, Sunset class battleship, beautiful, right?”
" Yes!" Qi Yangsong nodded hurriedly." Beautiful! This is the most beautiful battleship I've ever seen."”
"It's just that this Sunset-class battleship looks a little familiar. It's too much like the Germanic style!”
Heh, what a vicious gaze!
Qin Zhen glanced at Qi Yangsong. He wasn't surprised that this guy could tell that the Dusk class battleship was a Germanic style because it was originally a Bismarck-class battleship that was only built five years later.
It couldn't be helped. The biggest style of German warships was to waste tons!
The Bismarck-class, which had a full displacement of 50900 tons, and the Ivanoa-class, which had a full displacement of 55710 tons, stood together. It was like the difference between a white bone spirit and a fat ball. The Ivanoa-class was a full 20 meters longer than the Bismarck-class.
However, the Bismarck was designed to be a large battleship, and at the same time, it had some functions to fight against the enemy's main battleships.
For a mission that was meant to break the relationship, there was nothing to criticize about having a comprehensive defense system.
The problem was that you could either take on the 203 main cannon of the heavy cruiser of the same era and install a 200mm armor belt similar to the Alaskan class or the super-armored patrol case, or choose to fight against the British battleship and squeeze a 380mm armor belt in the core area.
The German designer was obviously not going to give up. He wanted to crush LA and even joke around with BBB. He came up with a 320mm heavy, smelly, and long armor belt. It was simply nondescript.
It was a typical example of wasting tons due to unclear positioning.
The huge amount of fuel was also the reason for the increase in weight. When the Bismarck was designed, it was given the ability to attack at sea, so the huge endurance became an important requirement.
However, due to the high fuel consumption rate of the German steam turbine, the fuel-efficient diesel engine technology was not mature enough and there was a risk in using it. Therefore, the simplest method could only be used to increase the amount of fuel carried.
The larger the fuel capacity, the larger the size of the hull. Due to the high speed requirements, the same speed for a larger displacement would increase the power of the main engine. The further increase in the size of the hull would directly lead to the increase in the weight of the hull structure equipment and also the increase in the weight of the protective armor. A new endless cycle was born.
To sum up, although the Bismarck was known as a new battleship, it was a large pirate ship in a sense. Its main mission was not to go against the Great Britain.
In fact, based on Bismarck's data, it was likely that the real deal would be blown apart. Bismarck's main mission was to break off diplomatic relations, destroy Great Britain's sea traffic lines, attack merchant ships, and bully all kinds of small boats. Its firepower was not as good as traditional battleships, but its speed was 30 knots, which was much faster than a 21-knot warship of Great Britain. Even if the Great Britain Battle Patrol could run to 35 knots and catch up to Bismarck, it would not be able to beat it.
"Don't care about those details. We'll drive it out for testing tomorrow. If there's anything we're not satisfied with, let the engineers of Xianyang Shipyard modify it!”
"No problem. Eh, Your Majesty, the navy fleet is here. No way, they are still driving the antiques from decades ago!”
“……”
Qin Zhen was stunned for a moment. He turned his head and saw Hai Rong, Hai Chou, and Hai Chen, three cruisers from the last century, appearing in his line of sight.
Qi Yangsong was right. These old warships were indeed antiques!
However, for the Republic of China, which was backward in industry, they were the last trump card of the Republic of China Navy!
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