From Taranto to Malta, if you walk fast, you basically eat Italian cuisine in Taranto for breakfast, and you can go to Malta to drink Ceylon black tea prepared by the British in the evening... The Germans finally sent only two warships to Malta. In response, the British were relatively low-key, with only two second-class battleships in honor of the reception. Although they were low-key, the reception specifications were not low. All the minds that could arrive in the British Mediterranean Fleet welcomed the prince and his party under the leadership of the fleet commander Sir Fisher.

Although Fisher had seen no less than 100 photos of Mainz-class armored cruisers flowing from various channels, when the real thing appeared in front of him, he was still shocked by the 160-meter-long and 23.5-meter-wide behemoth. Although the British's Qiangsheng is not inferior to this warship in size, in Fisher's view, the German warship in front of him is obviously "solid" than the Qiangsheng!

The four double-mounted 10-inch guns exuded a huge power, which made Fisher feel a little excited. Yes, it was just excitement! The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom will not be afraid of any opponents! He looked at this battleship with a hint of appreciation and admiration!

"See it? Wells! This is the battleship I want! Although the Reputation is already very good, compared to the beautiful cheetah in front of me, Reputation is a kitten! I would rather use two Reputation to exchange for a Mainz-class armored cruiser! This is what the Royal Navy needs. Whether it is monarchy, dignity, or Drake-class armored cruiser, they should be swept into the garbage dump of history!" Fisher's words were trembling. This was the reaction of a person after seeing what he liked!

"However, the cost of such a warship is said to be 1.3 million pounds. If our cruiser formations were replaced with such warships, the parliament would probably go crazy!" Wells next to him said expressionlessly.

"Damn it, don't say these disheartening words to me. If I were the Minister of the Navy, I would cut off all the big and unreasonable things and replace them with new cruisers. In this era, there is nothing in naval battles that cruisers can't do. Do you think so? Wells?" Fisher said to himself.

"However, while the Germans were building the Mainz-class armored cruisers, they were also building four new battleships. The cruisers may not be as omnipotent as you said." Wells' cold words sounded next to him again.

"Do you know why you are still a captain now? Because you don't know how to say your demands in a word that others can accept, so your military career ends here." Fisher was really angry and no longer paid attention to his colleagues next to him but focused on the battleship.

Everything went according to the agreement. Both sides fired salutes and salutes, then sailed into Malta Island with British warships, and then arranged relevant ceremonies. After all this series of programmatic things were completed, Fisher finally boarded the warship, which was the most powerful armored cruiser in the world at this time, accompanied by German officers! When Fisher stepped on the floor with his feet, the warship completely attracted his attention!

"This is really an outstanding design. The diagonal layout of the two turrets in the middle of the battleship allows the warship to obtain the firepower of 8 main guns within a certain range! 8 10-inch level guns! Such firepower has steadily surpassed the battleships. Even if they fight with the world's top battleships, they will never suffer any loss!"

Fisher is indeed worthy of being the Minister of the Shanghai Army and creating the Age of Fearlessness. At the first moment, he discovered the advantages of the full main gun warship and the diagonal arrangement of the side strings, but at this time he had not yet transitioned to the level of the central axis where all main guns were arranged.

"I sincerely hope that the Royal Navy will be equipped with such warships. This warship is much better than all the cruisers of the Royal Navy. I have to say that your warship surprised and shocked the Royal Navy. Especially this class of cruisers, it made me feel even more stressed." Fisher said with a meaningful smile.

"You are joking. This is just a compromise product." The prince said with a slightly embarrassing smile. He did not expect that when the two sides met, they talked about such a sensitive issue. The other party's words not only talked about naval technology, but also implied guard against the German Navy.

"The product is compromised?" Fisher frowned slightly, his eyes full of exploration.

"It's like that. The German Empire was a land-powered country. We could invest very little in naval construction, so our warships needed to undertake as many tasks as possible. In addition to maintaining colonial and maritime transportation, cruisers also needed to undertake some of the main battleships. Our battleship formation was too small. If the cruisers were not counted, our size might be equivalent to a Russian squadron."

"In order to undertake this task, while enhancing firepower and defense, the performance of the warship's endurance and other performance must be abandoned. You may have noticed that the warships we designed are actually more suitable for sea decisive battles rather than sea breaking. You can treat Mainz as a second-class battleship." The prince explained.

The prince is also good at speaking. First of all, he is very bitter. We Germany is very poor and can't afford much money to build the main ship. We can only use cruisers to make do with you British people. Don't worry, we just maintain the lowest bottom line for our own maritime safety!

And you don’t have to worry about the maritime traffic line. Our cruiser was not born for breaking the diploma. In the design, the weight of the decisive battle is greater than that of breaking the diploma, so you can also rest assured that the maritime traffic line of the British Empire. Anyway, we Germany have no idea about it!

The prince is sincere and really doesn't plan to break the mainz-class armored cruiser for full-time transactions! Think about it, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be 15 years for the outbreak of the first battle. How much has Mainz been aging? How many quarters can this warship run when it goes out? It is more appropriate to stay in the Baltic Sea to deal with the Russians.

As for breaking the exchange? There are things like submarines with huge cheap effects, expensive main ships breaking the exchange are actually inferior. Therefore, the open-minded prince said it, every word is sincere!

"Your Excellency is humble. Although the German Navy is not even as good as the French Navy in terms of scale, who in this world dares to underestimate the German fleet? Whether it is the Japanese who once fought the US and Russian fleets in the Philippines or France, a veteran naval powerhouse in Europe, who has not been cleaned up by your warships?"
Chapter completed!