The Rise of the Empire

"There has never been a warship in this world with such an impressive record, and no warship has ever been able to travel this far from such adversity! The cruiser Mainz and the officers and soldiers on it have been in just a few months The achievements made in China are even greater than those achieved by the navies of certain countries in a century! His experience and the spirit contained in it will shine through the ages!"

In a German newspaper, Ruprecht looked at the photos of the cruiser Mainz, which took up almost four pages, and couldn’t help feeling that the newspaper used almost all the pages to introduce the legendary battleship. In the whole life, starting from the initial partial line drawings, the keel is laid down, the battleship is launched, served in service, and the photos of the battle of Toshima and the Yellow Sea are the main ones. The last is the sinking of the Mainz and the disposal of the relics. There are also photos of the crew above.

"Well, it's enough." Ruprecht couldn't help but said with emotion. The Mainz is really too long for the Germans. If you consider the historical limitations, the later German ships and the Mainz have nothing to do. Fabi, how much has a 7,500-ton warship done in just a few months?

　　 In the Toshima naval battle, Mainz cleanly killed two more than 3,000-ton cruisers Naniwa and Akitsushu, and then killed Itsukushima and Hashidate in the subsequent Yellow Sea battle. As for Yoshino? The Germans tend to be the result of the Mainz battle anyway, and the British think it is the result of the Zhiyuan battle (the reason everyone knows). The Americans and French believed that three-quarters of the results of the sinking medal belonged to the USS Mainz. In the subsequent sea-breaking battle, the Mainz sent the Matsushima to the bottom of the sea, perfectly completing the killing of the first-class battleship! The sinking of the Chiyoda gave Mainz a six kill! The Mainz is already super god! Killing beyond the gods!

　　 A 7,500-ton warship sank a 24,000-ton warship in just a few months! (Split three-quarters of Yoshino's tonnage to Mainz) If it is tonnage, it is absolutely unprecedented. And if the tonnage ratio is concerned, it is also more than 3 times! Not to mention the transport ships and the Japanese navy and army destroyed in the hands of Mainz!

　　According to the final incomplete statistics, the total tonnage of the merchant ship destroyed by the Mainz was close to 30,000 tons, and the material was about 6,000 tons, while the Japanese army officers and soldiers who sank to the seabed to feed fish finally broke the 3,000 mark! The Japanese Navy is even more sad. More than half of the casualties of the Japanese Navy were caused by this battleship. A rough estimate is that the number of casualties is more than 2,000.

　　 Anyway, Mainz has become a symbol! A legendary existence, this is definitely a worthy existence for Germany, which is on the eve of rapid naval expansion, and must be vigorously promoted! The Mainz is more than just a ship! He represents the fighting spirit and unyielding spirit of the German Navy in the future!

"If you can't go to sea to fight, what is the difference between a battleship and a salted fish!" At the banquet again, when someone asked Ruprecht's evaluation of the Mainz, Ruprecht was at the end of the evaluation. Say so. And this saying, which is quite funny on the Internet, immediately became a buzzword in Germany. The basic format is "If you can't XXX, what is the difference with salted fish?"

　　 The final destination of the Mainz was pretty good. All the unloaded relics were divided into three parts and sprinkled on the battlefield of the Toshima naval battle, which was used to commemorate the first victory of the Mainz. Then there is the battlefield of the Yellow Sea, to commemorate the glorious peak of Mainz's life. Originally, I wanted to sprinkle some in the place where Shen Songdao was hit, but no one remembers the specific place...

　　 Of course, the most and most meaningful parts are naturally sent back to Germany. These parts are very finely divided, and part of them is given to the Brom-Forth Shipyard. This is the birthplace of the family, as it should be. Some of them were taken back to the headquarters of the Bavarian Design Bureau in Munich, which is a must. Some were sent to the Kiel Naval Academy. Mainz represents a spirit, and it is inevitable to be worshipped! Maybe one day it will become a holy thing.

　　 But... But part of it has become the personal collection of Prince William. What is going on? Are you half a penny with this warship? Except for participating in the ceremony when I started serving, and then having a meal on the battleship... However, if he is a prince, this is logical--!

　　As a warship, Mainz is dead and no regrets. It is not an exaggeration to say that the soul of the warship flew to heaven under the guidance of the Lord and reached the glorious kingdom of God! But when the ship is gone, what about the people on it? The ship has gone, people still have to live!

　　 The Beiyang Fleet can no longer go back. Although the Japanese struggled in this war due to various reasons, what is it called? Unstoppable! The result of the Qing state being crushed to death by a severe beating in this war will not change, and the annihilation of the Beiyang Fleet is only a matter of time. How to arrange the personnel evacuated from the Kaiyuan ship has become more realistic.

　　 There is an old saying in China that once you have succeeded, the reputation of Mainz is not only written in the blood of the enemy, but also poured out with the blood of the officers and soldiers on the ship. For these people, even from the experience of the previous life, Ruprecht also extended a helping hand based on the principle of helping. The middle and low-level officers who want to go home are willing to go, and Ruprecht provides the money himself. Pension, although Ruprecht is just a prince~www.NovelMTL.com~ is almost the richest prince in the whole world, not to mention, it is not a problem to put out 10,000 pounds.

As for senior officers, Ruprecht really didn’t expect Yang Yonglin and others to stick to this point. In history, he admired Yang Yonglin only because of his final decision, and the best performance in terms of ability was only in Huang Hai. Auxiliary command in naval battles, and after the battleship was injured, he took people to repair the battleship overnight. The battlefield resilience and organizational skills were good, but on this plane, Ruprecht felt that this buddy was almost the same! Just for this performance, Ruprecht believes that it should be good to bring him to Germany. Anyway, until the end of the Qing Dynasty, there will be no more large-scale naval battles in Beiyang!

"Well, the result is not bad. The cruiser Mainz has completed its life perfectly. Its final outcome is not to be demolished, nor is it sunk into the seabed as an artificial reef in peacetime. He is brought on the battlefield. With brilliant results, he is sinking." After Ruprecht put away the newspaper, Tirpitz next to him respectfully said.

　　 "How did you do what I asked you to do?" Ruprecht asked afterwards.

"Uh, you mean part of the personnel arrangements for the Beiyang Fleet? This has been cleared. Although they are from the Qing Dynasty, Mr. Yang and others have done a good job in terms of record and tactics, at least better than those who have never been on the battlefield. Much stronger," Tirpitz said.

"In addition, I can tell you the good news that the first ship of Germany's next large cruiser will be Mainz. And the second plan of your 10,000-ton cruiser has won the favor of the Admiralty. There is no problem in the overall design. It is firepower and other details that need to be considered." Tirpitz added.

　　 The second is more~~~~~, ask for collection~~~~, ask for reward~~~~~~.