As the splashes caused by the torpedo became closer and closer to the target ship, hundreds of pairs of eyes watched the slowly moving target ship through the telescope. With two muffled sounds, the splashes suddenly stopped on the water surface of the warship starboard, and two long water marks gradually dissipated.

"What's going on?" The Emperor of De looked at Chen Tian next to him with confusion, and the people around him were also talking in a low voice, only a strange smile appeared on Chen Tian's face.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, those two torpedoes are not filled with zha medicine! You must know the power of the torpedo. Two are enough to blow up the cruiser, but we only have this target ship now. If we sank it now, then our subsequent test will not be able to demonstrate it!"

During the live-fire test a month ago, the torpedo dropped by Captain Fritz hit the central part of the target ship Landshut. The 3,000-ton cruiser was then broken into two sections by a violent explosion and quickly sank into the water. Although the success of the aviation torpedo made everyone happy, they soon found that there was no target ship available in the next test, and the remaining Ulm must be used when the emperor came to visit. In the end, they had to use an island outside the port as the target for the bomb drop test. At present, the improvement of aviation torpedoes and aviation bombs has been basically completed. Chen Tian invited German Emperor William II, Crown Prince, Navy Secretary Tirpitz and others to watch the exercise. In order to prevent the last situation, he specially arranged the first demonstration to use a torpedo that would not explode.

"Well! I understand! So hurry up and carry out the next demonstration!" The emperor turned his gaze back to the sea not far away.

This time Captain Fritz took three other aircraft to conduct bomb drop tests. Four aircraft flew over the target ship in turn. Four bombs dropped directly hit the target ship, and other bombs exploded not far from the target ship. The target ship was filled with smoke and flames. A hole was blown out below the starboard waterline by a near-lost bomb, and the hull quickly began to tilt.

Seeing this situation, viewers, including the emperor, applauded with satisfaction.

"Jiji, you did a good job this time! I think we should have a good talk!" The emperor asked Chen Tian and Tirpitz to go to his special train again, and of course the prince also attended their meeting as usual.

"Today's exercise is very exciting, I decided..." After everyone arrived, the emperor couldn't wait to announce the matter, but Chen Tian suddenly interrupted him.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I hope you can let me say a few words before you make your decision!"

Everyone else looked at Chen Tian with surprise, but the emperor nodded and sat back on his chair.

"Today you do see the great power of aircraft and aviation torpedoes. If I'm not wrong, I think His Majesty the Emperor just now wanted to announce the mass production of these weapons. Am I right? His Majesty the Emperor!" Chen Tian said as he owed to the emperor, and the emperor nodded in agreement.

"In fact, this test is not announcing to everyone that aircraft have become the nemesis of battleships! I just hope everyone understands that it is not necessary for battleships to defeat battleships. Various weapons have their advantages and disadvantages! Battleships have thick armor and strong firepower, but torpedoes and bombs can pose a threat to them. Although the aircraft is fast, their range and bomb load are very limited. They can only attack targets within hundreds of kilometers, and are greatly affected by the weather. In other words, if the opponent's battleship is outside the range of our aircraft, or in bad weather, our aircraft cannot attack them!"

"Dear Your Majesty the Emperor, His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Excellency the Navy Minister, I believe that all kinds of weapons should develop balancedly, and they should cooperate with each other on the battlefield to maximize their effectiveness. Although battleships are still the protagonists of naval battles, we cannot blindly build battleships, otherwise we will only chase after the British. If we can devote part of the energy to building ships to the development and manufacturing of other weapons, and supplemented with correct tactics in wartime, we believe that ours will definitely be able to defeat seemingly powerful enemies!" When he expressed his opinions, the eyes of others were full of confusion and thoughts.

After a long time, the emperor stood up.

"The Prince of East Prussia said it very well! Infantry needs cannons, and battleships also need the cooperation of other weapons! But are there any more specific suggestions?"

"Your Majesty, my suggestion is to build less for the time being, and to slow down the construction of several battleships, and to put the saved expenses on other weapons, such as the aircraft and the Zeppelin!" As soon as Chen Tian said this, the emperor was stunned, Tirpitz was stunned, and Prince was even more stunned.

"What is an aircraft mothership? What does Zeppelin have to do with battleships?" The emperor was puzzled.

"Your Majesty, the aircraft and motherships are ships used to load aircraft, divided into seaplanes and aircraft carriers. The seaplanes and motherships are all seaplanes. The aircraft are placed in the water and lifted through the boom on the mothership, and then take off and land on the water to perform reconnaissance and attack tasks within hundreds of kilometers around the mothership; the aircraft carriers are loaded with ordinary wheeled aircraft, and the aircraft take off and land on the deck of the mothership, and can also perform reconnaissance and attack tasks around the mothership. At present, the Baltic Squadron has two seaplanes and motherships, and the first aircraft carrier has been launched, but it will take about one year to conduct tests and technical improvements." Chen Tian's introduction to the aircraft and mothership made Tirpitts stunned, but the emperor and the prince obviously have some understanding of this matter, and they just expressed their concerns slightly.

"Your Majesty, Zeppelin is not used to support naval battles, but it flies high, has a long range, and has a certain amount of ammunition load. It is simply a battleship in the air!" Chen Tian's words are just to be honest. At present, the maximum range of aircraft can reach thousands of kilometers, but that type of aircraft can only carry a few people except for loading a large amount of fuel. Under current technical conditions, the effect of airships long-range bombing of cities or fortresses is indeed something that aircraft cannot achieve.

"Prince, you are responsible for Zeppelin, right? I remember last time you told me that the cabinet did not pass your military fund application!" After thinking for a while, the emperor turned to the prince and asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty! The cabinet said that military expenditure has long exceeded the budget and it is impossible to allocate funds to build airships now!"

"Okay, I understand! Tirpitz, it's time for us to modify the shipbuilding plan!" The emperor basically agreed to allocate part of the shipbuilding fund.

"In addition, Prince and Gigi, you also submit a plan for me on Zeppelin and the aircraft mothership, and these two projects should be supported!"

"yes!"

Chen Tian and Tirpitz had just left the carriage, and Prince Prince called Chen Tian from behind.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Prince, I will say goodbye first!" Tirpitz consciously dodged first.

"Sir, see you next time!" After Tirpitz walked away, Prince thanked Chen Tian enthusiastically.

"Your Highness, don't thank me! Isn't this all you did for the benefit of our Germany?" Chen Tian did not intend to please the crown prince, but as the war approached, any internal friction would damage the strength of the entire country.

"Anyway, you helped me a lot this time! I didn't expect that you also had research on Zeppelin, and you began to admire me a little!" Prince had a rare smile on his face.

"I just heard people talk about airships, but I have never seen anything in real life!"

"Then I'll take you to visit our Zeppelin factory!"
Chapter completed!