(In the slack period, the plot is a bit delayed. I will end this chapter tomorrow, and end the Mediterranean plot with a few more chapters, and return to Germany with the power of victory. Try to see if I can finish the book in about one million words. As for World War II, I dare not expect it...)

The sound of European artillery fires rumbled in late May and early June.

On the Eastern Front, three armies led by Hindenburg and Rudendolf advanced rapidly in the direction of Poland with the support of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; on the Western Front, stimulated by the Battle of the Avarong Outstanding of the British and French Allied Forces, Falkenhein, Chief of Staff of the German Army, planned the second Ipresential Battle of Britain and France to mobilize heavy troops stored in northern France, and find an opportunity to cross the river and open the second Battle of Ipresent to Paris; in the Balkans, a small number of German troops, the main force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire led Bulgaria, Mendenegoro and other younger brothers to fight with British and French colonial troops, plus Serbia and Albania, etc.; in the North Caucasus, the attack momentum of the Ottoman Army continued to decline, attracting more and more grey Russian animals from the Far East and Central Asia to reinforce.

The sea was also not calm. In the Battle of the Falkland Islands, the underwater compartment of the stern of the large armored ship Gneisenau, which covered the retreat of the Far East Fleet, was hit by a 6-inch armored bomb. German West Africa, which lacked industry, could not fix this loophole, but the large armored ship Gneisenau was not detrimental to the name of "mad dog" - the sailors dragged a piece of basswood from the port, processed it into a large wood, and blocked the bullet holes. Starting from March, the Far East Fleet took German West Africa as a base and started a new hunting journey, and the 10,000-ton first-class cruiser (armored cruiser) deployed by the Royal Navy in the South Pacific was no match for the Gneisenau at all.

In the Mediterranean, it is rumored that Italy is vigilant against the Austro-Hungarian Navy, which has four joint power-class dreadnoughts, is no less than that of the Allies. However, judging from the Battle of Vlair, which is known as one of the shames of the Royal Navy this century, it seems that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has reached some kind of agreement with the Italians. At least the Austro-Hungarian Navy has had several Adriatic combat cruise operations in May.

As for the frontier of the most intense sea confrontation - the North Sea, the Royal Navy welcomed David Betty, who was full of courage.

The arrogant Allies were somewhat strange about Betty's return and the British's joy. According to the publicity of their own newspapers, David Betty barely picked up some small gains in the Battle of Helgoland Bay. The Battle of Doger Sands was slightly better according to the British's idea of ​​spending. In the Battle of Jutland, a German battlecruiser, an old-fashioned battleship and three light cruisers earned a fig leaf for the British Empire. However, this achievement was at most "not bad" compared to the Royal Navy's reputation.

In response, the Allied newspapers blamed Britain's excitement on Jackson's previous rebellious actions, while the people of the Allied thought of the proverb "the best among short people."

The Allies were unconfident about the news of Betty's return. However, the Royal Navy changed its morale to a low-spirited face and was an indisputable fact: the main fleet of the large fleet restarted routine North Sea combat cruise training. British light surface ships patrol the East Coast, and British submarines penetrated into the Bay of Helgoland.

In contrast, Germany, they defeated the naval spiritual leader.

Although Germany was the side to win the Battle of Jutland and the Battle of Portsmouth, the news of Heidi Sileme's resignation and the tug-of-war between the Navy's senior management and the anti-Silme political alliance still had a significant impact on the Ocean Fleet: the training and preparation work of the Admiralty and Fleet Command in the past half month was quite chaotic, and its control over the North Sea began to decline.

Of course, the Ocean Fleet has never been a fleet of one person. Hippel is the first-class tactical commander who is also in the disadvantaged position on this planet. The one-armed general Wolfgang Wegener and the linguist Erich Redell are also famous for their time. The foundation consolidated by Heidi Sippelme will inevitably make the Ocean Fleet continue to remain strong for a long time.

The united fleet, without Heidi Silem, but the strength of the Ocean Fleet is still in its power, the battle is about to break out, and the place of struggle is naturally the Armstrong Shipyard in Newcastle, and the target is naturally the famous auspicious ship - the battleship Canada.

It can be said that after a year of mobilization and potential exploration, before the new allies joined, the Allies and Allied Powers used all their strength: tens of millions of troops were fighting on the front line of tens of thousands of kilometers, thousands of warships fought in every ocean in the world, and stories happened almost every place.

Even so, the news about Heidi Sileme is still an eternal theme in the end of May and early June. "Inviting General Heidi Sileme to visit the xx military port" has become a trend of the times under the inspiration of the Mediterranean powers. After the earth-shaking, it was not only a mess, but when the battle-like Mediterranean war in Lisa ended, Sileme finally became the object of worship that the whole world had to worship.

The Italians' invitation was not surprising at all. As early as the Battle of Jutland had just fallen, the Italians sent an invitation letter to Berlin. The imperial diplomats were happy to see it, but given the intelligence transaction with the Spaniards and the upcoming Battle of Portsmouth, Wang Heidi had to politely decline.

Before the conspiracy turned into an open conspiracy, Roman invitations were not valued by the world. Most people believed that Italian invitations were based on the romantic feelings of Mediterranean gourmets and were simply naval communication. However, the subsequent dramatic scene not only caused media people to break their glasses, but also allowed the world to see through the shamelessness of Italians.

On the first day of June, the foreign ministry and the Navy's foreign relations department became very popular. Because in addition to the repeated invitation telegrams from the Italians, the allies Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman Turkey, and Bulgaria, which had no naval, Spain, which had just sold all the dreadnoughts to the Allies, seemed to have had the mass "Stockholm syndrome", and jumped out in a hurry to invite Heidi Silem on an envoy. They jumped up and down in Berlin, causing trouble for the Charlottemberg Palace.

"On missions and visits, bah! These Mediterranean miscellaneous parts are clearly thinking of taking the German Navy God of War for themselves!"

Rumors were everywhere in Berlin during the rainy season, and the Germans who remained silent during the naval storm finally panicked.

(--Gorgeous dividing line--)

London was in a state of fog in early June, and the humid air caused most of London to fall asleep.

In a small conference room at the Navy Navy Design Bureau of the Admiralty Street, the atmosphere was completely different. The dull Royal Navy designers and assistant designers, stimulated by a series of reforms and personnel mobilizations in Belford, had to work hard on the ground with noble heads and corpses in their traditional and mediocre ideas of living a mediocre life.

Under the dim light, more than a dozen designers pointed to the "magic-modified" Queen Elizabeth-class battlecruiser design drawings nailed to the small blackboard. The harmonious and friendly calculations can also weaken the parts of this fast battleship to increase the speed - according to their calculations. Even if a 15-inch main gun and ammunition depot, ammunition lifting machine, rotating mechanism and other supporting facilities were removed, and the fuel boiler was arranged in these spaces, the maximum speed of this "magic-modified" battle cruiser was still less than 28 knots under the premise of non-overload operation.

"Weak the bow and stern armor and use the armored castle design instead! Reduce or cancel the longitudinal partition of the watertight compartment to reduce or reduce the weight of the hull armor! Abolish the underwater launch tube, and save space to store fresh water and fuel! The 13-inch waterline with main armor is too luxurious for a battle cruiser, which can be weakened!"

An assistant designer was like a wild painter, writing on the design drawings unscrupulously. At this time, the tightly-covered door was kicked open. Their immediate boss, David Betty, the Third Minister of the Sea of ​​Great Britain, rushed in with great momentum and slapped a stack of books on the conference table.

"You guys who are raising dogs are weakening my ship again!" Thinking of the design drawings and technical parameters of the prestige battlecruiser he had just read, Betty was angry and said swear words from his old friend: "The new battlecruising prestige battlecruiser protection strength is almost the same as the tireless battlecruiser. God, are you designing a luxurious and large firecracker or a warship that can protect the sea power?!"

The designers in the room were silent, and Betty was still squirting saliva. He pointed to the book with ink fragrance and roared at the roar of the Heavenly Lord: "Give you three days to read "Skagerak's Gold", and then tell me what kind of protection the Royal Navy warships need!"

After venting dizzyly, Betty rushed to John Brown Shipyard. The Queen-class battleship No. 3 ship Balom will be completed soon, but the Queen-class battleship plan has not been implemented. He must master the shipbuilding project of the Balom battleship so that the warship can be modified with the least energy and cost at the most appropriate time.

Yes, David Betty admits he is a little panicked. Since he took over as the Third Sea Minister, he has been in such a semi-demonic state that Eiffelshu has in her diary and even in her arms whether her husband has similar depression to his old friend Sylem.

"If you have a deck of cards that are so bad that they can't be worse, and your opponent has all the kings in your hands, how can you not go crazy?!"

When Betty thought of the "Exploding Warship Plan" that was said to be a collection of collective wisdom of the Royal Navy, he felt a sense of anger burning his lungs.

"Betty, do you have time? I have to learn some information from you, about Heidi Sileme..."

As soon as Betty walked out of the Admiralty building, he was stopped by the Navy Secretary Belford who was guarding there.

"I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but your old friend jumped out of the trap I set up again and gave me a heavy blow!"

(--Gorgeous dividing line--)

In Kiel, Germany, the sky is gloomy. The common silk rain in the rainy season hits the windows, reflecting the owner's wonderful mood.

Anne hummed an inexplicable tune and quickly folded her husband's clothes and put them in the trunk. With the upcoming long journey, Anne, who had never left Germany, was a little nervous, but that little nervousness was quickly diluted and diluted by the little thoughts of being a woman until it became a sunny day.

Catherine, the husband's former lover, stayed in Berlin and overseas for many years because of taking care of the property of his father Dick and his deceased husband, Victor. However, the day after her husband resigned and returned home, Catherine returned to Kiel. The news made Anne shudder.

Anne took the initiative to attack and rob her life's fate, but facing Catherine, who was both beautiful and intellectual, Anne, who was very ordinary from her appearance to knowledge, was actually inferior and frightened. She was afraid that her husband would continue to get entangled with Catherine. Maybe it would be a good idea to leave Keel for the time being.

Just like his wife, Wang Heidi was in a relaxed mood. Under Hippel's reminder, Wang Heidi noticed the role played by the British in the naval storm. Anger was followed by secret joy, because defeat was the British and the success was the British. His trip to the Mediterranean was no longer a lonely and desperate performance, but a small music playing outside the window.

"Silem..." Avril had passed the age of shyness and entered the rebellious period early, but today, her daughter was abnormal, just like a mollusk, sticking to Wang Heidi, biting her finger and hesitating to act like a little daughter.

"This is a mark of fifty Finneys, no candy is allowed!" Wang Heidi obviously misunderstood her daughter's thoughts. He readily took out his wallet from his pocket and counted a few Finney coins.

Avril returned the coins to his self-feeling prodigal father, and said angrily: "Silem, can you not leave? I can't bear to leave Kiel..."

"I can't bear to part with Little Brandeis!" Anne patted her daughter's little head and teased casually.

"Early love, this is not OK!"

The wife's joke touched Wang Heidi's sensitive nerves. Even though he had a date with his girlfriend in his previous life earlier than his daughter Avril, this does not mean that Wang Heidi, a father, can accept the fact that her daughter fell in love early.

This thief who steals his daughter's heart wants to join the navy, but he has no way to join the navy! The more the Admiral of the Empire becomes more and more frightened, so he raised his face and gave his daughter a shot with a stern look: "Listen, Avril, you are destined to be the most dazzling princess of Kiel. That guy, Little Brandeis, is not qualified!"

Wang Heidi didn't notice that his tone became more and more like Dick, a big merchant in Kiel. Avril tilted his head and pondered his father's words. His eyes turned, and suddenly stepped on Wang Heidi's toes, and then rushed out of the room.

The admiral covered his toes and jumped around the room, and his wife's hearty laughter came from his ears.
Chapter completed!