The German Empire and the entire Holy Alliance were preparing for war. Similarly, the Chinese Empire and its allies were preparing for war. ∈♀ A ship of war supplies were transported to Europe and the Middle East, and the armed empire allies. All countries were already beginning to mobilize secretly to avoid being caught off guard if the war broke out suddenly. As the core of the peace alliance, the Chinese Empire's war preparations were particularly important. After all, the Chinese Empire was the main force to compete and even defeat the Holy Alliance.

According to the requirements of the Imperial Emperor Long Yufei, the Imperial Army mainly develops towards armored and mechanized. Each armies have successively equipped an armored brigade with 200 tanks. In addition, the Empire has also strengthened several armored troops that are only commanded by the General Staff. These armored troops will become the main force to tear open the enemy's defense line on the battlefield.

Now, the racks of these armored troops have been built. Just wait to replenish people and tanks inside. Several major tank factories of the Empire are already fully producing tanks and armored vehicles. Once a war breaks out, the Empire can produce 1,000 tanks and the same number of armored vehicles every month.

In addition to the army, the Air Force is also a key force developing force in the Empire. The main task of the Air Force is to seize air supremacy after the outbreak of the war, provide intelligence support to the Army, and dispatch bombers to strike the enemy's key areas. Therefore, the Imperial Air Force focuses on developing fighter troops and bomber troops. As for the aircraft supporting ground, it is handed over to the Army's own development of the Army. Their own ground attack aircraft are responsible. The Air Force is mainly responsible for strategic tasks.

The fighter jets and bombers of the Imperial Air Force have also begun to be updated. The fighter jets that were able to barely be put into actual combat are too backward. They have only carried out small batches of production to train air force pilots and ground crews. Now, large-scale mass production of fighter jets and bombers are the real main models in the war. In addition, more advanced fighter jets and bombers are also being developed in a hurry. Ensure that the Imperial Air Force can always maintain its advantages over the German Empire and the Holy Alliance in this regard. Only in this way can the empire's air supremacy be ensured.

The Imperial Navy has always been the focus of the Empire's development. The Navy was able to replace Britain and become the world overlord. It can be seen that the Empire spent a lot of money and financial resources to build battleships and always maintained twice the advantage over the German naval main ships. However, the Imperial Emperor Long Yufei knew that the direction of the navy's development would be from giant ships and cannons to air force. Therefore, he suppressed the construction of the "Ming-class" battleship. The entire "Ming-class" battleship and the "Ming-class" battleships

There are only 16 battleships in the class, rather than the 32 ships that the Navy hopes. On the one hand, there are reasons why the Ming-class battleship and Ming-class battleship are too expensive. On the other hand, Long Yufei hopes to tilt his limited resources towards the aircraft carrier. In addition, the Germans have reduced their investment in new main battleships, which is also the reason why he made this decision. The Ming-class battleship will be in service this year, and the Ming-class battleship will also be in service next year.

However, the construction of the next-class battleship of the Ming-class battleship has not been put on the agenda, which has made Navy Minister Marshal Wei Yong and the navy's fleet commanders very worried. After the German Navy built four "Helgolan-class" battleships and four "Caesar-class" battleships, the new four "King-class" battleships have started construction. Moreover, the "King-class" battleships use a more powerful 406mm main gun, which will make the "King-class" battleships more powerful. Therefore, the Navy hopes that the Imperial Navy can start construction of new battleships as soon as possible to ensure the Imperial Navy's advantage over the German Navy. However, after the report was submitted, the Imperial Emperor Long Yufei did not approve it. This made the navy generals a little confused.

On this day, Marshal Wei Yong, the Minister of Navy, once again came to the palace to meet Long Yufei and asked about the construction plan of the Imperial Navy's next-class battleship. The plan also held was that the Imperial Navy's first-class battleship was the "Imperial-class" battleship. This kind of battleship had a full load displacement of more than 40,000 tons, and its main gun was three triple-mounted 406mm main guns, with a speed of 25 knots. They hoped that eight "Imperial-class" battleships could be built so that they could gain an overwhelming advantage when facing the "King-class" battleships of the German Navy.

"Your Majesty, according to the latest information we have obtained, the Germans had started construction of the "King-class" battleship two months ago and are expected to start service by the end of 1863. This is a huge challenge for the Imperial Navy. Therefore, the Navy hopes that our "Imperial-class" battleship can be started construction as soon as possible to continue to maintain our advantage!" Marshal Wei Yong said solemnly.

"Indeed, the Germans' 'King-class' battleships are a huge threat to us. However, the cost of the 'Imperial-class' battleships is too expensive, each of which is as high as 35 million Huayuan." Long Yufei frowned and said. If the eight 'Imperial-class' battleships of the Imperial Navy started construction, then the empire would have to invest 280 million Huayuan in the next two years. When preparing for large-scale warfare, it would be too unprofitable to invest so much money to build battleships. What's more, as aircraft carriers board the stage of history, these battleships will soon be retired. Under such circumstances, Long Yufei naturally would not want to spend so much money to build useless battleships.

Marshal Wei Yong was also shocked. Could it be that Emperor Long Yufei of the Empire did not want to continue the arms race with the Germans? What should I do? Doesn’t the Emperor know that the arms race will not stop once it starts? If the Empire does not build the ‘Imperial-class’ battleship, once the German ‘King-class’ battleship is successfully built, it will be a huge threat to the Imperial Navy! Although the 5th Fleet’s battleship is not fewer than the Germans, once the ‘King-class’ battleship is put into service, the 5th Fleet may not be able to withstand it. Once the 5th Fleet is defeated, the Germans will be able to rush out of the North Sea and enter the Atlantic Ocean, and the consequences will be unimaginable!

"Your Majesty, although the 'Imperial-class' battleship is expensive, it is definitely worth the money. The 50-caliber 406mm main gun has greater power and stronger armor-piercing capabilities than the 45-caliber 406mm main gun of the German Navy. The 'Imperial-class' battleship of the Imperial-class' battleship is more powerful than the Germans' king-class' battleship. Once the war begins, the 'King-class' battleship of the Imperial-class' battleship is definitely not the opponent of the 'Imperial-class' battleship of the Imperial-class' battleship. The 'Imperial-class' battleship of the Imperial-class' battleship ensures that the Empire can win the naval battle, continue to block Germany, and cut off their overseas contacts!" Marshal Wei Yong continued to persuade, and he really didn't want to give up like this. The 'Imperial-class' battleship was undoubtedly their hard work.

Long Yufei knew that the Navy had great expectations for the "Imperial-class" battleships. He also admitted that the "Imperial-class" battleships are undoubtedly the highest achievement of industry now. However, building so many "Imperial-class" battleships adds a heavy burden to the empire's finances that had already been under great burden. Although the empire's current fiscal revenue is very high, making war preparations not only concerns the navy. The army also needs thousands of tanks, and the air force's fighter jets also require a lot. If all the money is given to the navy, what should the army and the air force do?

"The Germans' 'King-class' battleships would have been in service at the end of 1863 at the earliest. By that time, the empire might have already achieved an overwhelming victory. Even if the Germans' four 'King-class' battleships were in service, they would not have had much impact on the battle situation!" Long Yufei said.

Wei Yong was stunned and then asked, "Your Majesty means that the war will break out soon?"

"Based on the progress of our war preparations, it is expected that our war preparations will be completed in the middle of next year. At that time, even if the Germans do not actively challenge the war, we will take the initiative to start the war. In that case, we will have a greater advantage!" Long Yufei said.

Wei Yong nodded. If the war begins next year, then relying on the existing main battleships of the Imperial Navy, it will be a bit of a pity if he gives up building the "Imperial-level" battleship, and it also makes him and other naval generals very unwilling to accept it.

"Your Majesty, even so, the 'Imperial-class' battleships can be built. This war will probably be difficult to end in 1863 or 1864. By then, the German 'King-class' battleships should have been in service. Even if these 'King-class' battleships cannot pose a threat to the empire, they can also make the empire pay a heavy price. We must have advanced battleships that can restrain the enemy's 'King-class' battleships!" Wei Yong insisted.

Long Yufei thought for a while, then said, "Okay, the 'Imperial-level' battleship can be built!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Seeing Long Yufei letting go, Wei Yong immediately became excited. If Long Yufei insisted on denying the construction of the "Imperial-level" battleship, he had no choice. Now, Long Yufei actually let go, this is good news!

"However, your plan is to build eight ships, which is too many. You only need to build four "Imperial-class" battleships. These four "Imperial-class" battleships are just the four "King-class" battleships that can be used to restrain the Germans!" Long Yufei said. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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