"Twenty-eight million Mark!"
"Thirty million Mark!"
Representatives Argentina and Brazil also followed suit. This immediately caused the price of the 'Nassau' number Battleship to increase by a full ten million Mark. You know, this is close to two-thirds of the cost of the "Nassau" Battleship. It is undoubtedly very good for a Battleship that has been in service for several years to be sold at such a price.
Of course, this is mainly due to the fierce competition among buyers.
Chile, Argentina and Brazil can be regarded as the three major powers in South America. The naval strength of the three countries is not weak. Especially Chile, although their land area is small, they are rich in Mineral Resources. In particular, the rich copper resources make Chile very rich.
When a country has money, it will naturally invest more in the military. This also makes the two traditional powers Brazil and Argentina feel threatened. In order to protect their own interests, they also had to increase their investment in military affairs. This caused South America to fall into the Triwizard struggle for hegemony.
Of course, in the eyes of the real powers, the so-called top three in South America are just children playing house. Any powerful country has the strength to easily defeat them. However, all major countries are supporting agents in South America, making the situation in South America very complicated. Therefore, these three countries can jump up and down. For example, behind Republic of Chile is the support of Germany. Otherwise, they would not have developed so fast.
"Damn it, the price has just started to climb to 30 million Mark." Crown Prince Karl cursed secretly. He also wants to buy all the 18 Capital Shipss sold by German Navy this time as much as possible. However, that now seems unlikely. There are so many disruptors, which will inevitably cause prices to rise further. The loan of 200 million US dollars given by Americans is equivalent to only 800 million Mark.
"Your Highness, do we want to bid?" Admiral Anton House was anxious.
"Wait a minute, let them fight for it! We can't eat all the battleships, so let's focus on the subsequent Capital Ships equipped with 343mm Main Gun!" Crown Prince Karl quickly made a choice. Let's give up the previous batch of weaker Capital Ships first, and compete with all the subsequent stronger Capital Ships.
"Yes, Your Highness." Admiral Anton House nodded.
Ottoman Turkish Empire's Fatih Pasha also gave up, obviously not wanting to participate in the competition between the three South American countries.
"Thirty-six million Mark!" Representative Republic of Chile bid again.
Representative Brazil thought about it and chose to give up. However, Argentine Representative made another bid, raising the price to 38 million Mark.
Chilean Representative showed no sign of weakness and directly raised the price to 40 million Mark.
In the competition between Chile and Argentina, the 'Nassau' number Battleship was successfully auctioned for 45 million.
After the 'Nassau' number Battleship, there is the 'Westfalen**' number Battleship. The second ship of 'Nassau-class' Battleship was bought by Argentina for a price of 43 million Mark.
'Nassau-class' Battleship's third ship 'Rheinland', number Battleship, was once again bought by Republic of Chile for 44 million Mark.
'Nassau-class' Battleship's fourth ship 'Posen', number Battleship, fell into the hands of Brazil, with a price of 42 million Mark.
The four 'Nassau-class' Battleship were auctioned for a total of 174 million Mark. Although, compared to the cost of these four Battleship, it is a little less. However, overall it is a very good deal.
"The next thing to be auctioned is the 'Blücher-class' Battlecruiser of Imperial Navy. There are two ships left in this class of Battleship, namely the 'Feng "De Tann" and "Lothringen", Vice Admiral Hipper introduced the performance of "Blücher-class" and Battlecruiser with a smile on his face. A total of three ships of this level Battlecruiser were built. However, the first ship 'Blücher' was sunk in a naval battle with the Britain people, becoming one of the few Capital Shipss sunk by German Navy in the war.
However, this does not mean that 'Blücher-class' and Battlecruiser are not strong. After all, in the original naval battle, they were attacked by the Encirclement Offensive of the Britain people, and were eventually sunk.
The starting price of the number Battlecruiser for 'Von De Tann' is still 20 million Mark. Chile, Argentina and Brazil are not very interested in Battlecruiser. After only one round of bidding, they stopped bidding. At this time, the price of the number Battlecruiser of 'Von De Tann' was 32 million Mark.
The combat effectiveness of Battlecruiser is slightly weaker than that of Battleship. Its main advantage lies in its high speed. For countries with overseas interests, Battlecruiser is of great use. However, for countries without overseas interests, it is somewhat insufficient. Of course, if you can buy it at a lower price, that's still good. After all, the performance of Battlecruiser built by German Navy is very good and its defense is strong, and it can even participate in the Capital Ships duel.
Fatih Pasha of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, seeing this situation, also participated in the quotation and raised the price to 35 million Mark, preparing to get a bargain.
However, it is a pity that General Austro-Hungarian Navy Commander Anton House also joined the bidding under the instruction of Crown Prince Karl.
"Forty million Mark!" Admiral Anton House made a direct bid.
Fatih Pasha's face suddenly became a little unsightly. Originally, he was prepared to grab a bargain, but after the Austro-Hungarian Empire joined in, it was no longer possible to buy the Battlecruiser at a low price. However, if he was asked to give up, he would not be willing to do so. After all, Ottoman Turkish Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire are feuding!
"Forty-two million Mark!" Fatih Pasha quoted through gritted teeth.
"Forty-five million Mark!" Admiral Anton House bid again.
"Forty-seven million Mark!" Fatih Pasha quoted again.
Next, Admiral Anton House stopped bidding.
Fatih Pasha Although he successfully took the photo of the 'Von De Tann' number Battlecruiser, the price was much higher than he had expected, which made him very dissatisfied.
The next bidding for the number 'Lothringen', Battlecruiser, completely became a competition between the Ottoman Turkish Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire. Perhaps because he was fooled once before, Fatih Pasha became more cautious. In the end, the number 'Lothringen' Battlecruiser was bought by the Ottoman Turkish Empire for a price of 42 million Mark.
The total price of the two 'Blücher-class' Battlecruiser is 89 million Mark.