C2779 History of Brandenburg (2/2)
This was the fundamental reason behind the rise and fall of the Prussian Nation!
A warship's name was actually called Brandenburg, what did this mean? This showed that the expectations of the Prussian royal family for this warship were frightfully high.
Brandenburg was originally the code name of the ruler. The glory of this name in the Kingdom was actually higher than that of Prussia!
Because it was Brandenburg who ended up annexing Prussia, not the other way around!
The meaning behind naming a Iron-armored battleship as a Brandenburg was truly thought-provoking. Maybe this was William I's wild hope for the ocean!
In his heart, wouldn't he want to make a comeback on the ocean? Could more colonies be swallowed up on the sea?
The answer was yes, this name had already subconsciously revealed the Prussian's ambitions towards the ocean. Even though they had disguised themselves very deeply, but deep camouflage still had its flaws, even if it was only the name of a battleship.
The Brandenburg was a replica of the Zhiyuan Warship, brother ship. At the same time, it was built at the Shiqin shipyard. From the very beginning, this battleship was kept in the top secret of the kingdom.
In order to hide it from the spies from France and Britain, Bismark and William I had spent all of their private money to build this battleship.
For the sake of this warship, it had been three years since William I had filled in a beautiful gown and carriage.
This battleship had been hidden within Wilhelm's military port ever since it entered the water. All the training missions were done at night, and this battleship was equipped with many camouflage equipment.
It was because of the strictest security rules that the European countries did not know of the existence of this warship!
Even the British naval Intelligence only guessed that Prussia was preparing to duplicate a battleship like the one used by the Zhiyuan Warship. She never thought that such a battleship already existed in this world.
In the end, Maritime War in Eastern Frisia still forced William I to take action. His silence in Berlin was just to weigh the pros and cons.
If the Brandenburg's first battle were to fail, it would be a huge blow to the Prussian navy's development. At such a critical moment, he would not dare to gamble like Bismark!
In the end, William Military Port's army had actually attacked, and without his order, they had actually attacked the Spic Island!
There was no other choice. Even if William I wanted to save the hamburger from the flames of war, he had no choice but to send troops!
At 4 in the morning, William military port received a secret message from the King. William I finally gave the order, and the Brandenburg as well as the 16 battleships berthed in the military port all took anchor to support the Eastern Frisian Islands.
Five hours later, the Brandenburg had already detected the stranded Zhiyuan Warship. The indignant Prussian army did not hesitate to start firing right away, and high explosive bullets exploded in the air above the Zhiyuan Warship's ship.
The torrential shrapnel from the cannon turned the French Marines, who had just boarded the ship, into a sieve!
The French flag was torn apart, turning into rags that floated into the sea!