The so-called history is nothing more than a little girl dressed up, and it is always written by the winner. In fact, Germany that launched the First World War may not be as crazy as described in the history textbooks of the Heavenly Dynasty, and the Allies may not be as noble as Churchill’s "Memoirs of the First World War". Germany only chose the wrong place, the wrong time and the wrong object, and fought a wrong war. This is the conclusion drawn by the new era college student Wang Heidi after traveling to Germany.

The young German Empire and the British Empire, which were declining, had a war. This was not only the consensus between the German soldiers and the Junker nobles, but also the voice of most Germans. Germany lacked resources and a small domestic market. Moreover, because Germany was reunited too late, it missed the Pixiu feast to divide the world, which led to insufficient momentum for German industrial development. Britain controlled global maritime power and dominated world trade. Its vast colonies were spread across continents. The sun was always above the rice flag. The "Empire that does not set" seemed to "compete the world". The emerging Germany provoked a stumbling block to the road ahead of the German chariot - the British Empire was sooner or later, and even the bloody crossing King Heidi also adhered to this view.

"Since the old system is unreasonable, then use iron and blood to break it and rebuild it! There is no need to shelve disputes to jointly develop a harmonious world, just start fighting!"

After staying in Germany for a long time, the otakus who cherishes his life was unconsciously infected with the pride and fanaticism of the Germans. The otakus did not oppose the violent way to break the world system manipulated by the British. Wang Heidi tried his best to criticize Tirpitz's conservative and vague "risk theory".

After Alfred von Tirpitz came to power, he clearly proposed to establish an ocean fleet that could operate from afar, and his guiding ideology was "risk theory".

The so-called "risk theory" means that Germany should establish an ocean fleet that is sufficient to deal with the British local fleet and the Strait fleet. If it cannot defeat Britain, it should at least be enough to cause unacceptable losses to the other party.

The core of the "risk theory" is containment and deterrence. In order to build this ocean fleet, Navy Secretary Tirpitz rejected any plans for the development of submarines, airships, torpedo boats and cruisers, and focused on developing large surface ships with battleships as the core. In order to avoid direct confrontation with Britain, Tirpitz decided to control the size of the ocean fleet to about 70% of the British local fleet after referring to and evaluating the British shipbuilding strength. The official repeatedly claimed that this fleet was intended to fight against the French and Russians and would never threaten British hegemony.

However, Tirpitz underestimated the British's ambition for the ocean. The British defeated the Spanish's invincible fleet with privateer fleets, defeated the "sea coachman" Dutch with a war of attrition, defeated the arrogant French Navy in Cape Trafalgar, Spain. The sea made the empire without setting sun. How could the British not be wary of the rise of another maritime power? How could the British not be afraid of Germany's replicate the history of the British Empire's success?

In 1900, the German Parliament passed the second Naval Expansion Act, expanding the fleet by 38 battleships, 20 large cruisers and 38 small cruisers. Just as German Admiralty officials were worried about the huge shipbuilding plan, the awesome British Empire added 28 first-class battleships and 4 second-class battleships in one go between 1898 and 1902, and transferred more battleships stationed in the Mediterranean and China back to the British mainland. The ambiguous "risk theory"

"Not only did it push the already stormy German-UK relations into a hell of no return, and made Germany and Britain begin a fierce naval arms race, but in 1906, the dreadnought hosted by Tirpitz's lifelong enemy John Abathnot Fisher was launched. All-heavy guns (all-big-gun), high-power steam turbines, strong protection, and the emergence of the British dreadnought made all the battleships in the world still on the ship platform fall behind, and at the same time, it also forced Tirpitz and his "risk theory" to a dead end.

After the emergence of the epoch-making dreadnought, the ship platforms of major shipyards in Germany were crowded with old-style battleships built based on Tirpitz's "risk theory". Fisher, the first Navy Secretary of the British Empire, forced his old enemy Tirpitz to a dead end without any effort, and also tested the strategic intentions beyond the official statement of the German "Enlargement Act". The emergence of the Nassau-class battleship not only means the escalation of the German-English naval arms race, but also means that Tirpitz's "risk theory" goes bankrupt.

Tirpitz did not have the ability to predict the future. He could not see the changes in the face of naval warfare by new technology. Heidi knew that through the journey! The otaku was in a hurry, regardless of the superiority and inferiority that the Germans attached great importance to, and tried his best to dissuade Tirpitz. The otaku underestimated Tirpitz's stubbornness. Tirpitz had planned and planned for his ocean fleet for more than ten years. Now the dawn of victory was right in front of him. Tirpitz would never tolerate anyone destroying his plan, even if he was deeply loved by Emperor William II of Germany.

"Silem, put away your ridiculous thoughts. Don't you think your asymmetric combat theory is very similar to Verne's science fiction novel?!" Alfred von Tirpitz, the old Imperial Navy minister, stood at the desk, kneading the cigar in his hand into a ball, staring at Wang Heidi with bloodthirsty eyes, blushing and angrily: "What are the uses of those submarines called underwater iron coffins and torpedo boats that cannot fight from the ocean? What is the value of those attack ships with super fast speed but cannot withstand even a 105 armor-piercing bomb? Do you still want Germany to repeat the mistakes of the French's idiot-like green water navy? Concentrate superior forces, and the decisive battle of the large fleet [1] is the mainstream of future naval warfare. A battleship fleet that can cross the ocean is the symbol of sea power!"

"Mr. Tirpitz, I admit that submarines, airships and torpedo technologies are not perfect, and aircraft have just appeared. I do not deny the value of battleships to sea control. However, before the emergence of revolutionary and subversive technologies, we were far from the British, whether it was the speed of ships to build ships, the quality of ships. Instead of fighting with the British, engaging in arms races, and wasting national strength to build those old-style battleships that were useless, it would be better to focus on the research and development and improvement of new technologies. Sooner or later, science fiction novels will become a reality!" The young Navy Lieutenant Wang Heidi was not showing any weakness and argued.

Wang Heidi and Tirpitz had a fierce argument. At first, they argued endlessly for the scientific nature of "risk theory". Then the scope of the debate expanded to the Imperial Navy strategy, and finally evolved into a simple battle of will, turning into endless abuse and personal attacks.

It’s not that no one advised Wang Heidi, Wang Heidi’s expectant father-in-law, Dick, taught him the rules of the office more than once, but Wang Heidi, who was furious, couldn’t listen at all. It’s not that no one advised Tirpitz, Tirpitz’s boss, King William II, had hinted more than once that he wanted to respect himself, but Tirpitz, who was furious, was indifferent to the emperor’s tactful persuasion. So during the early May 1898, the staff at the Imperial Navy headquarters could hear the quarrels in the office of the Navy Minister almost every day.

It took three years from the Navy Lieutenant to the Navy Lieutenant, Erich Redell and Wolfgang Wegener, two years from Bernhard von Oden, and only five months from Wang Heidi. As the secretary of the Navy office and the deputy secretary of the Navy, Wang Heidi's future is limitless and almost bright. However, the arrogant and arrogant otaku messed up all this. Wang Heidi was like a balloon poked in a hole. The faster it rose, the faster it fell.

It was like a nightmare. In mid-May 1898, Wang Heidi was transferred from the Navy headquarters and became a liaison officer at the Navy's Shipyard in Kiel. Just when Wang Heidi was about to apply for early retirement, in April 1899, Wang Heidi was sent to the Skunk (Iltis) gunboat as the gunboat, and was sent to the Far East Fleet together with the Skunk gunboat.

The otaku thought it was the darkest moment in his life, but later he realized that it was just the beginning.

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The Skunk belongs to the Iltis-class gunboat, with a full load displacement of more than 1,100 tons, a speed of 13.5 knots, is equipped with two 105mm main guns and six 37mm secondary guns. In May 1899, the Skunk gunboat left the local military port and finally drove into its destination Qingdao Port after wandering on the sea for several months.

Wang Heidi came to the East Asian Fleet with the halo of the two North German strategic masters who were as famous as Wolfgang-Wegener. The Far East Fleet was looking forward to the talented Wang Heidi, but the otaku was disappointed. During the routine training of the East Asian Fleet, the lazy and casual Wang Heidi was lukewarm, and there was no way to see who the liberal MPs gave me the momentum to play on the parliamentary podium in 1898. In addition to training, the otaku ran every day, grinded his teeth with Oden, and exchanged love letters with his fiancee Catherine. Occasionally, he would come to the officers' club for a drink, and more often he hid in the dormitory to read quietly.

In the next few months, Wang Heidi's experience at the Navy headquarters spread to the far Far East. People finally understood the reason why Wang Heidi was depressed. Just when everyone lamented the trajectory of the otakus' life like a meteor and thought that honest people could not do it, the war to rescue the Far East broke out.

Westerners always like to find a good name for their aggressive behavior, and this time is no exception. In 1900, the Boxer Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Movement, the romantic Europeans named it the Far East Rescue War or the Far East Punishment War. The so-called rescue is aimed at foreign ministers and expatriates surrounded by Yihe Boxing in Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing. The so-called punishment refers to punishing the anti-human behavior of the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty in 1900.

On June 2, 1900, Colonel Phetman, commander-in-chief of the German squadron, led the cruiser Hanseatic, Erin, Hertha, and the Skunk gunboat.

On June 16, 1900, the Dagu Fort Battle broke out. The Skunk gunboat where Wang Heidi was located went deep into the Haihe River and moored near Tianjin Customs between Dagu and Tanggu. It was responsible for protecting the "customs" and trying to rescue and assist the injured ships in combat. In the artillery battle that bombarded the Dagu North Fort, Wang Heidi passively avoided the battle, and the Skunk escaped without any harm [2]. The otaku was praised by Colonel Feidman [3].

In August 1900, Wang Heidi was appointed as the commander of the coalition forces left behind in Tianjin and commanded the 200 German Marines who remained in Tianjin.

In October 1901, the organized resistance forces in Beijing's four nine cities no longer existed, and the civilized plundering operations of civilized people were also stopped under the pretentious ban of the coalition command. In November, Wang Heidi led his Marine Corps to Beijing as a supplementary force.

Beijing City is a sad place for Wang Heidi. In his previous life, Wang Heidi was deceived by his girlfriend and came to the imperial capital excitedly. As a result, she not only lost countless firsts, but was also trapped by his girlfriend's willful stock. In this life, Wang Heidi set foot in the imperial capital for the first time, and her identity and mentality were completely different: the cautiousness of the countrymen who came to Beijing to make pilgrimage is gone, but she is replaced by the embarrassment and shame of being an invader of advanced civilization; the arrogant little girlfriend is gone, and the otaku has become Catherine's prisoner.

"The Eight Hutongs are the holy lands of Chinese men, just like Amsterdam in the Netherlands." After occupying Beijing, Wang Heidi, who was idle, led Bernhard von Oden, who was on vacation, to run around in the large and small alleys in Sijiu City. Oden was on a whim and wanted to visit a brothel in China. Wang Heidi maliciously pulled him to the Eight Hutongs and showed off his knowledge from the tour guide when he came to the imperial capital in his previous life: "The Eight Hutongs are not a street, but are composed of eight streets, namely Baishun Street (Hutong), Yanzhi Street, Shitou Street, and Shaanxi Street..."

"What street is this?" Oden asked like a curious baby with a revolver on his waist.

"Well... is it Zhujia Street (Hutong) or Hanjiatan Street?" Wang Heidi in his previous life just hurriedly browsed the Eight Great Hutongs. It's okay to cheat the uneducated Auden, but immediately leaked the details when he encountered specific problems.

"This is Li Shamao Street..."

The vulgar otaku and Oden quickly turned around and saw two blonde foreigners wearing British naval uniforms standing at the entrance of the alley.

"Heidi-Silem, German."

"Bernhard von Oden, German."

The British naval officer in charge was wrapped in a thick layer of bandage on his arm, his beard was unshaven, and his military cap was crooked and his heroic appearance was full of courage. In recent years, because of the Boers and the Navy Expansion Act, the relationship between Germany and Britain was much worse than before. Fortunately, this was the far Far East, where the colonial invaders of the world were all family. Oden and Wang Heidi politely saluted their British colleagues and introduced themselves.

"David Betty, British." Betty pointed at his hand with a plastered bandage, smiled apologetically, and then introduced his companion to Wang Heidi and Oden: "Lampard, my deputy."

After the greetings, Betty pointed to the Lishamao Hutong behind Wang Heidi, shook his head and warned: "Are you here to see the beautiful women in the East? I don't recommend that you go deep into Lishamao Street, Chinese women are very disgusted with us..."

"That's because you are not charming enough..." Wang Heidi squeaked and was ready to try.

"Lieutenant, you can't underestimate our Lieutenant Colonel David Betty. He has a lover relationship with Ethel Field, and Field is the daughter of an American millionaire. This is a blessing..." The US dollar has not depreciated in those years, and one million is equivalent to the 700 million yuan of the previous life. Betty's deputy Lampard made a statement in half flattery and half teasing.

"Haha, my girlfriend Katherine is the daughter of Kiel's multi-millionaire. It seems that I am one level higher than your charm value. There is no reason I will fail..."

Wang Heidi plunged into the brothel, and before the fluent and authentic Beijing film could be released, she spitted onto the otaku's fair face.

"Get out, you white-skinned pigs, executioners! No matter how much money you give, your aunt will receive it!"

Wang Heidi escaped in a dirt-faced manner, accompanied by Oden and Betty's laughter.

"Chinese prostitutes are far more bloody than their men!" Lampard made a worship gesture to the oriental beauties who were cold-eyed and looked at them, and shook his head and said.

"Lampard, don't underestimate this country. Although they are at the bottom of the valley, their foundation is still there and the national soul is still there. One day it will surprise you!" Wang Heidi stood on the Hualiu Street in Sijiu City and said firmly.

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When Wang Heidi returned to the German team's headquarters, he happened to receive a telegram from Kiel, Germany, signed by Catherine. The telegram was very short, but only a few words, but the content on the telegram was too heavy for Wang Heidi, so that it took more than ten years for the otaku to let go.

"Just when I was trying to forget my girlfriend in my previous life and decided to have a big love, Katherine, are you taking revenge on me?" Wang Heidi raised her head slightly and tore the telegram to pieces.

"Silem, what's wrong?" Oden glanced at the telegram scattered all over the ground and asked in a low voice.

"It's okay, I just lost something..."

【Note】

1. Concentrate superior forces and fight the decisive battle of the large fleet: Ma Han's view of "Theory of Sea Power", this lord is a fanatical admirer of the big ships and giant cannons.

2. In history, according to the "Eight-Nation Alliance Witnesses", eight people were killed in the Skunk gunboat and seventeen were injured.

3. Although the Eight-Nation Alliance is known as a coalition, it has no real coalition, and there is constant intrigue within it. The minimum casualties of the Skunk also means that the more marines Germany can send, the greater the say in the Tianjin battle.

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Chapter completed!