Chen Tian looked back at the first lady of the German Empire for more than ten years. She really matured a lot, but she didn’t finish what she did or shouldn’t do.

"Ah, imperial soldiers are all like this. I think when I am old, it is no exception!" Chen Tian said with a rare smile, unconsciously, in the past year, he has laughed a lot less than before.
Lisa has a lovely face but also an autumn smile. "Alas, do you soldiers want to sleep with rifles all day?"
"Not necessarily!" Chen Tian pretended to be serious and thought, "artillery should like to sleep with cannons. Sailors just lie on the deck and sleep. Pilots probably dream of flying in the sky!" "
"Alas, we German women are really poor!" Lisa was completely able to endure it, but she was not depressed or the atmosphere was not long before she turned to make preparations.
On November 17th, 1915, three days after his 33rd birthday, a brand-new warship set sail in the Wilhelm Military Port in northwest Germany with cheers. Although it failed to catch up with the previous war, the Devlinger-class battle cruiser "Luzov" went into service as scheduled. The warship was named "Luzov" in memory of an excellent Prussian cavalry general-Adolf? Ludwig? William? Feng? Baron Luzov, like its name, the "Luzov" has inherent glory, not only because it is the latest and best battle cruiser in the German navy, but also because it embodies the essence of the German shipbuilding industry, and because of its first voyage, it undertook to ride the German Empire. This is an unprecedented honor for a former German warship!
There are four other ships accompanying Luzov on this voyage to America. They are the Stuttgart with a displacement of 9ooo tons, the Stuttgart with a main gun of 206 mm with a displacement of 62oo tons, the Munich with an anti-submarine equipment of 152 mm with a displacement of 49oo tons, the Lent with six naval guns with 33oo tons, and the Hooper, a new medical ship with first-class medical equipment.
For a long time; the German Navy took the sea across the UK as its main imaginary target; but Erpitz created a veritable "ocean fleet" with cruising range for 10 knots. The endurance for Nassau class is 94oo nautical miles; that for King class is ooo nautical miles; that for Helgolan class is slightly less; but it also reaches 55oo nautical miles. Compared with British George V class; the endurance is only slightly higher than that for 4 OO nautical miles; that for Saint Vincent class is 61oo nautical miles and that for Queen Elizabeth class is 69oo nautical miles. Although their endurance has reached 6oo nautical miles, they have been damaged in the slipway without exception. Among the current main ships in the United States, except the latest new york-class endurance has reached 96oo nautical miles, Florida-class and Delaware-class are less than 7ooo nautical miles.
Compared with the battleship German battle cruiser from von? De? Tanne-class to Devlin-class bases have sacrificed some endurance in exchange for Gaohang, the latest "Luzov", which is no exception. Even so, the fleet’s accompanying ships did not include refueling ships. This is because the German navy has another advantage in the world besides superior endurance-although there are not so many overseas colonies and refueling in Britain, it benefits from the excellent ability of the General Staff of the Navy. Germany has already divided the world’s oceans into a series of regions. A German quartermaster is in charge. This official has ordered all ships in the area to go to places where German warships may meet. German banks and businesses are required to collect funds. In this way, German naval ships can be refueled in almost every ocean in the world.
In the next two weeks, this fleet of "Luzov" will cross the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean successively and finally arrive in Washington, USA, and travel on such a new warship with a displacement of 312oo tons and a maximum flight of 265 knots. Not to mention Chen Tian and Lisa, even the accompanying Navy Chief of Staff Hu Ge? Feng? Other members of Marshal Bohr’s naval delegation also felt very practical.
Because of this special voyage, the military department has made a lot of elaborate arrangements for this new warship with some paint smell in advance. The attendants and guards of the Kaiser and his wife occupied the most comfortable cabins, and the accompanying officers and officials have also been properly arranged. It is natural to appreciate the hard work of the naval department. Now, the "Luzov", together with officers and sailors, has nearly 13oo people and four other ships. The total number of people in the whole fleet is over 3ooo, including 25 best chefs and medical staff equivalent to a medium-sized field hospital.
In November; the weather has turned cold; wearing a trench coat; and I visited the warship with great interest at Captain Fondahl Wick’s supporting facilities; leaving the young emperor’s footsteps from the deck of the shooting position; and at the end for the day; I stopped at the open-air defense observation station and watched for a while. From the perspective; this is a strong and powerful warship; and the waves were split by the huge ship and then retreated along the hull; in the center for the deck; there are two stacked huge turrets and four large-caliber naval guns of the German Navy; with a diameter for ――5o times and a diameter for 3o5mm. The main gun is staring at the sea in front of the left, just like a German warship. The bridge of this warship is not high, and behind the bridge are two huge chimneys nearly 30 meters apart. At this time, the warship is cruising at 14 knots, but the smoke from the chimneys is not as thick as that of other German warships. This is because "Luzov" and its other two sister ships have adopted the mixed combustion power of oil and coal, and 14 boilers can provide this huge warship with 63ooo horsepower and sufficient power.
In this warship, the other two main turrets are arranged at the rear midline, which is also a popular design mode of navies all over the world at present-all the main guns can be fired at the side of the ship at the same time. Facing this situation, sometimes I think of another world, the layout of the main guns of the German Third Reich warship, which is really a pity. Fortunately, the same situation will not be repeated in this world.
"It’s windy here, so be careful to catch cold!"
Marshal von Boer attended the Washington naval conference, and the head of the German delegation cautiously woke the emperor. At this time, winter has quietly arrived. Perhaps it is still warm in the distant Pacific Ocean, but the oncoming wind is cold for this fleet that just sailed from German soil in the North Sea.
"Oh, I see!"
Chen Tian doesn’t dislike it, which is advice. He knows that although he is in the prime of life, he can’t try to be brave because of it. If he unfortunately catches a cold at this time, although he won’t cancel his trip, it will bring a lot of inconvenience to his later actions. This time, veterans such as Erpitz, Bilo and Hindenburg have not accompanied him, and even his confidant general Matthew has stayed in Berlin. Therefore, it is somewhat boring around Chen Tian. Bohr is also a naval veteran. Chen Tian respects each other but doesn’t have much personal relationship.
I took another look at the refreshing blue sky and the sea with similar colors. I turned around and walked along the steps. By the way, I glanced at the ships behind the Luzov. Their bodies were much more delicate, but they were painted white. The Hooper medical ship made people shine. The slender and simple hull and the auxiliary sails of the mast of a typical ship in the sailing era all seemed out of place around these steel warships.
After that, Chen Tian returned to her room, and the woman who was not interested in the warship at all, that is, his queen, was sitting in a cutie chair by the porthole reading "Red and Black".
I also read it that day. Although it was a masterpiece in Chinese at that time, it might not be recognized by everyone, just like this well-equipped battle cruiser was a "terrible, cold and huge war machine" in Lisa’s eyes
"It’s a beautiful day today. Are you sure you don’t want to walk on the deck?" Knowing that I would get a negative answer, Chen Tian still asked this question
Sure enough, Lisa resolutely rejected the proposal.
"Oh, no, I don’t want to smell the bad smell coming from the chimney!"
Some interesting days went to the other side of the room, where there was a door-shaped passage. In the past, he prepared the room. The day before yesterday, everything was arranged. Bateman was in charge of foreign affairs. Stresemann was in charge of foreign affairs. Erpitz and Bilo stared at the army. General Matthew controlled Berlin, and even the succession of the empire to the throne was announced ―― William? In that event of an accident happen to Anderes’s first heir, the four-year-old emperor will rule the country with the help of Prince heydrich, so his ornate and elegant mahogany desk is not piled up as usual, and now there are very important documents that need his decision to be sent.
The first time I ascended the throne, I was so idle that the world seemed to have really entered the era of peace.
"Forget it, call everyone to study the upcoming international naval conference!" Chen Tian thought of himself, but soon denied himself, because they would stay on this ship for two weeks and add the necessary information. The naval general staff was ready before the ship, and it was very abundant! When Jia visited the warship just now, Chen Tian noticed that some people were tired and they might be taking a nap at this time.
After reviewing only a few documents, Chentian hopes to find some fun in newspapers. Jonah Wright prepared the latest issue of Berlin Daily and several publications of the Admiralty. One was called Sailing, and the other was the last issue of Naval Warfare. Chentian thought the name was very good. These newspapers were as dull as most publications of this era, but some of them talked about all kinds of navigation knowledge and naval battles in ancient and modern times.
Chen Tian leafed through this until the attendants invited him to dinner at 12 noon, that is, about 4 hours after leaving Port William, a fleet on duty in the North Sea temporarily joined the escort team. They were the Rhineland, the first sub-fleet of the high seas fleet. After the British War, the German navy announced that it had lifted the blockade of the British navy and sent some ships to the British Pascal Flo military port and Portland military port stipulated in the German-British Peace Treaty. In addition, the navy kept some warning ships in the North Sea, the northern part of Scotland and the eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean in the Irish Sea, and rented two good port warship berthing and supply bases from the Irish.
"The battleships of the Rhineland and Posen come to signal the officers and men of the naval body to pay tribute to you!" Captain "Luzov" is also the commander of this fleet. Major General Dalwick is happy to report to Chentian.
Chen Tian looked at the sea outside the porthole. The two warships were sailing not far from the side rear.
"Oh, tell them that every one of them is good for me. They are proud of me! I hope they can keep the navy brave and loyal and wish them a happy mood! "
"Yes!"
Not to mention those simple naval officers and soldiers will be praised by the emperor. The Rhineland and Posen are both Nassau-class battleships, the first-class dreaded ships of the German Navy. They have a displacement of two-thirds of the Luzov, and four warships of the same level are all equipped with water in 19o9191o. They are equipped with 12 doors of 20 mm and 45 times the diameter of Krupp sk1/45 cannons. Except for endurance, they are all inferior in terms of firepower and navigation performance.
"There should be no hostile ships in the North Sea now, right? For example, the British government in exile sent submarines?" Chen Tian’s casual remark shocked the naval generals present. The war has ended more than three months ago, and the North Sea fell into the hands of the German navy a long time ago. However, even so, no one can be 100% sure whether the enemy submarine will enter the North Sea. The British government refused to recognize this and declared that it would continue to fight with Germany and its allies until it recovered the British territory and defeated the allies.
In front of Marshal Bohr’s mouth, almost all the people present looked at each other.
"Positions you don’t worry about this! We are equipped with nano-equipment and deep-water bomb ships to patrol the North Sea every day. You see, there are 45 such auxiliary cruisers and destroyers in this alert fleet, plus naval airships and aircraft. It is not easy to move in the North Sea! Since March this year, our German warships and merchant ships have not been attacked by the situation in the North Sea region! "
"Everyone is not nervous. I’m just kidding!"
Chen Tianan caressed this group of soldiers who didn’t seem to have any sense of humor, not to mention whether the British government in exile could send an ocean-going submarine with superior performance to the North Sea. His trip route was highly confidential, and even if he happened to meet the enemy submarine "Munich" and "Luzov", he could get out of trouble. If the attack was an enemy surface ship, then even all the remaining warships in the British government in exile might not be "Luzov" opponents!
War and Peace Chapter 44 Calm the Sea
At dusk, a flagship team composed of nearly 20 ships and with a black vulture cross hanging on its mast in the calm sea in the north-central North Sea is heading north for about 10 knots.
One of the largest and newest ships is the Kaiser Rozov.
The setting sun is about to set in the west, and the undulating waves are shining with scales and waves, and the distant horizon in the west is almost red, which indicates another sunny day. It is a little before dinner, and people dressed in navy generals, officers and soldiers dressed in black gifts and off-duty officers and soldiers on board are strolling in twos and threes on the deck and in the ship’s side passage while enjoying the beautiful sunset.
At this time, the fleet that temporarily joined the escort team has not left, according to the pre-arrangement. It will not be long before they return. In fact, during most of this voyage, the fleet composed of "Luzov" and three other ships will sail alone in the vast ocean.
At the same time, the German Navy’s line monitors in Port William and everywhere in Turkey are running nervously, and Berlin’s "Witch of Victory Street" is also a busy scene ―― it can’t help but be German. Many people with different purposes in this world are paying close attention to this special fleet.
Unfortunately, the temperature in the North Sea has not changed because of people’s enthusiasm. At this time, even in the ship’s rail passage, people can feel the chill in early winter.
"What a beautiful view!"