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Chapter 2 Nobles and Commoners (1)

The environment of the Kiel Naval Academy is good. It is close to the Kiel Fjord. You can see the beautiful Baltic Sea as soon as you look up. A small dock is built near the coast of the military Academy. Several small sail training ships and a torpedo training ship Friedrich-Karl, which has a full load displacement of more than 7,000 tons, and has aged more than 20 years.

Reported to the Alfreci Naval Instructor, he received bedding, tableware and several sets of naval cadet uniforms without epaulettes and ribbons. Wang Heidi and Redell, who were new to the arrival, followed the directions pointed by the teacher and found the Gothic school building with brick red exterior walls in the shade of lush Bodhi trees.

The school buildings of Keil Naval Academy are so surplus that there is one room for each two people, which is unimaginable in the Army Junior Officer School. Wang Heidi was unable to be assigned to the same school building as Redell, and his roommate was a Bavarian named Hermann.

Wang Heidi wandered around the dark corridor for a long time before finding his room. He saw a note on the door with two names written on it, the former was Heidi Silem and the latter was Bernhard von Oden.

Wang Heidi felt something was wrong, so he pushed open the door urgently, and saw two camp beds, two desks and marching chairs in the room, one left and one right. The person who bent down to pack up his personal belongings was the "second-generation official" Oden, whom Wang Heidi met at the school gate.

"I'll just go! Is it really you?"

"arschloch[1]! Why are you?"

Wang Heidi is not a strong person. Although he is unhappy with Bernhard von Oden's rebelliousness and arrogantness, he still wants to get a good relationship with his roommate Oden. Wang Heidi shrugged, threw the bedding on the bed and laid the tableware on the desk, and handed Oden his right hand again.

"Re-recognize Heidi-Silem, Kiel..."

Oden's nostrils were facing the sky, and he wrote his pride on his face, without any intention of shaking hands with Wang Heidi. Wang Heidi made a fuss about himself, and gestured to Oden with a black face, wondering if he wanted to stab a villain, or something.

****

"Children, today is a glorious and great day. Before, your identities were different. You may be the son of the Bavarian winery owner, the descendant of the Redston Knight, the middle school student in Hannover, or the children of the slums of Kiel. But today, you can only have one identity, the robes that can entrust each other to life, the soldiers who set up borders and guard the territory of the empire, the guardians of the German nation, and the great German navy soldiers!"

"The history of the Kiel Naval Academy is not long. Even with its predecessor, the Prussian Naval Academy, our historical heritage is only thirty years old. But even so, we still train generations of naval officers. Now they work hard in the naval, work in shipyards, work for the empire in East Africa and the Far East, and serve as naval instructors in other countries. After retirement, they scattered to all walks of life in the empire and continue to legend. It is the efforts of generations of naval personnel that allow the poor and white German Navy to gain a place on the sea. We have reason to believe that Germany's future will be better, because Germany's glory will be created by you tomorrow, and I believe you!"

After lunch unhappily, forty-two new naval cadets gathered in the school auditorium to attend the opening ceremony. Major General Ernst von Reich, the president of the Naval Academy in Kiel, who was over 50 years old, started with a passionate speech, inspiring a group of young people under 18 years old. The applause almost overturned the roof of the auditorium, which had a history of more than ten years.

Wang Heidi was not so. He was so bloody that he regained his ideal of traveling through time that was about to die. He was looking forward to commanding the ships and cannons, and was playing games in the vast and rich North Atlantic Ocean. At this time, Principal Lai Xie finished his speech and handed the stage to an officer in his thirties, wearing a naval uniform and cold-eyed look.

"Stenzell? Instructor?" Wang Heidi couldn't help but shrink her head, and even felt the urge to run away if she was afraid of her legs.

In 1894, the Kiel Naval Academy admissions examination was conducted almost at the same time as the Far East War. The humanities, geometric mathematics, and physical fitness exams were not mentioned for now. The military quality examination questions that the military academy valued most were the conjectures about the end of the Qing and Japanese war in the Far East.

Who is Wang Heidi? The people of the Celestial Kingdom are deeply educated by the professional patriotism of the red political parties, and they are naturally clear about the end of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. Wang Heidi wrote a special report of 6,000 words in less than two hours, from the delayed training of the Beiyang Fleet to the outdated weapons and equipment, backward tactical ideas to the value of rapid-fire cannons and fast cruisers, the Japanese's determination to burn their boats, and finally mentioned the Qing Dynasty's love of self-harm, and scolded them all inside and outside. Finally, I summed up the sentence, my Celestial Kingdom will definitely be defeated!

At that time, the Beiyang Fleet's total tonnage and iron-clad ships were far superior to Japan in terms of total tonnage and quantity and quality. Moreover, since the "flag withdrawal incident", the Beiyang Fleet's training was mostly hosted by German naval instructors. It was precisely for this consideration that almost all candidates could not see the essence of a thousand-year-old empire's gold and jade, and they screamed and put their bets on the Qing people. The boldest one was speculating that the Qing and Japan would both lose the loss, and even the questioner Stenzell was not optimistic about Japan.

It’s not that no one guessed the ending right, at least Radell’s roommate Hermann chose the Qing Empire. Hermann’s support for the Japanese did not mean that he was Haji, but he wanted to use horrifying views to attract the attention of the examiners. During the interview, Hermann was quickly drawn out by Stenzell. Stenzell has always been a practical soldier. He doesn’t like flashy things, and pursues one or two. Hermann accidentally hit the gun, which implicated Wang Heidi and was also looked down upon by Stenzell. Wang Heidi made a loud voice at the interview venue, and Stenzell was somewhat dissatisfied. If it weren’t for the news that Major General Ernst von Reich, the dean of the Naval Academy of Kiel, insisted on the battle with Toyoshima, Stenzell would have let Wang Heidi go home.

Wang Heidi finally entered Kiel Military Academy as the second place in the total score. Stenzell, who was embarrassed, could easily let him go without any revenge? Whether others believe it or not, Wang Heidi does not believe it.

"Students, I am Alfred Stenzel, your chief instructor of basic land military training, and I am responsible for your land military training." Stenzel's sharp eyes swept across the audience, grabbed the thick stack of rules in his hand, and said with a murderous intent: "Since you join the navy, you are a soldier. The soldiers take obedience as the command as their duty. The army cannot tolerate any democracy. There is no rules or order. Let me read the school rules of the Kiel Naval Academy and the military rules of the Imperial Navy!"

After listening to Stenzel's keynote speech in a daze, Wang Heidi rushed out of the auditorium with the crowd. Thinking of Bernhard von Oden's arrogance and rudeness, Alfred Stenzel's open and secret arrows, Wang Heidi's freshness of having just joined the navy and began a military academy, and only felt that his military career was dark.

"Redell, do you know the exit process of Keel's Military Academy?"

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Naval officer training is a long process. Before becoming a qualified naval commander, naval cadets must undergo four stages of training including military basic training, navigation basic training, alternate officer training and fleet internship.

Basic military training is an indispensable part of officer training. The purpose is to enable these young people who have just put on military uniforms to enter the rhythm as soon as possible, be familiar with the military environment, and exercise their military literacy. Basic military training is about seven weeks, and the main training contents include naval and army education, team training, light weapons and shooting training, combat training, as well as sports training and ship service training.

The Navy instructor Alfresey, who was responsible for light weapon shooting and gun maintenance training, issued an order to allow shooting. Oden looked at Wang Heidi with provocation, like an agile cheetah pounced at the shooting point, calmly adjusting the rifle's sight, holding the guardrail of the Mauser rifle in his left hand, and pressing the butt on the right shoulder hole, three points and one line, and finishing ten bullets calmly.

"All ten shots are out, excellent!" The shooting reporter on the other side of the shooting range shouted out Oden's results, which aroused envy over the shooting range.

In front, Erich Redel made nine out of ten shots, and behind, Bernhard von Oden made all ten shots. The outstanding performance of the students made Lieutenant Alfreci laugh from ear to ear. Alfreci recorded Oden's achievements on the thick teaching log and marked the names of Redel and Oden.

"The next one is..." Lieutenant Alfresey bit his pen and flipped the list on his hand. The words "Heidi-Silem" came into view. Thinking of the owner of the name, the clumsy and slow-responsive military idiot, Alfresey's good mood suddenly disappeared, and he frowned and said the name that made him feel annoyed: "It's Heidi-Silem!"

Wang Heidi, who was absent, staggered and fell out of the neatly arranged trainees. After a long time of hard work, hesitated and climbed onto the shooting platform. Wang Heidi hesitated for a long time before he leaned over and climbed down. Looking at the gun target a hundred and fifty meters away, his hands were shaking like a sieve. He grabbed the rifle and aimed for a long time but did not dare to shoot.

The difference in shooting levels of Wang Heidi's shooting level was outrageous. In the first light weapon shooting training, Oden made eight of ten shots, and Redel made seven of ten shots, but he only hit CSS and played "Call of Duty" and couldn't afford to hang up after firing the first shot. He covered his right shoulder and wailed his ribs. Alfres had a blue face and asked Wang Heidi to complete the shooting mission. As a result, Wang Heidi swept the air around and ran away with a head-on snail. Finally, he barely retained the last trace of dignity for the Kiel Naval Academy with one of ten shots.

"Silem, do you dare to make a bet..." Oden's good friend, Dreyer's roommate, and Bavarian noble Herman stood in the audience and jokingly said, "If you can get five out of ten shots, I will cover all your dirty socks this month."

Many students were joking below, and all kinds of sarcasm made Wang Heidi feel restless. Wang Heidi bit and pulled the trigger. He closed his eyes tightly and shot randomly in the direction until the bullets were shot and the smoke from the muzzle was gone. Only then did he dare to open his eyes.

"Two out of ten shots, failed!" The target reporter stood far away until Wang Heidi finished shooting, and then approached the target, carefully checked the target paper, turned his head and shouted.

Wang Heidi dropped the Mauser rifle and was in a mess. Alfreci looked like he was more sad than death. He waved his hand and asked Wang Heidi to return to the queue. After recording the results, he took a pen and slapped a heavy fork on Heidi Sileme's name.

"Redel, why do they always target me?!"

Wang Heidi is not as domineering as Chun Ge. Otaku is often shown to others as cautious. Wang Heidi doesn't know where Oden and Hermann and others are hostile to him come from.

Redel held Wang Heidi's shoulder and rolled his eyelids and whispered: "There is no other reason, they are nobles and we are civilians..."

【Note】

1.arschloch: Germany scolds me, so I won’t translate it for details, for fear of being caught by river crabs.;
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