"Ah, it's this guy Lulnak, I know him, maybe Don, your commander has been found, you know, he participated in the First Battle of Jutland!"

"Yes, what kind of guy is that, who dares to do a surface assault ship at sea in a three-masted schooner!"

This time Nancy. Green drove the Rose directly to land at the airport, and although her "Rose" take-off and landing plus a pontoon, it did not prevent her from landing directly at the airport6. >8≧ a small > ≤≦≦.<8<1 ≦

With Tang Yunyang's surprised look, the red baron Richthofen pushed the dark beer in his hand to Tang Yunyang.

His family was famous among the German aristocracy, the eldest son of the famous aristocratic Luckner family, the Count of Prussia, and his family was rich in brave cavalry generals for generations. And this guy, if you want me to say he's a daring daredevil. ”

"A daredevil? The guy who can come up with such a ghost idea must be a very smart person! ”

Richthofen, the red baron who took a big sip of dark beer, nodded again and again, wiped his mouth before speaking.

"Don, he's a guy worth getting to know, if you're interested."

Tang Yunyang pushed aside the dark beer handed to him by the red baron Richthofen, and stretched out his hand to drag the red baron, who was not flying in the sky, and looked a little lazy.

"Well, I guess we should get to know this guy now, how about the Red Baron, mind taking another sea ride? And if you knew, tell us all about him, okay? ”

When the "Race of the Seas" was once again at sea at a distance of 200 kilometers, Richthofen began to tell the story of the adventures of the Count.

"First of all, you have to understand that this guy is a madman, and a madman who can do whatever he wants. Don, you're a bit like him, you're all the kind of daredevils! His appearance is a ......."

The Count of Luknall was a man of great appearance, and the sight of him often reminded one of a suave and elegant man. In fact, if you think so, then you must have been deceived by his appearance.

He was a very unusual guy among the German aristocracy. Since childhood, he has been full of rebellious spirit, and he is bold and careful, and he is good at doing things with ingenuity.

At the age of 13, he joined an ocean-going steamer, using a pseudonym as a waiter on a cargo ship, a lighthouse keeper, and a member of the Salvation Army. He also served as a soldier in the Mexican army, and he also worked as a railroad worker and a farmer, probably purely to train himself.

This guy didn't lose his life in the Mexican Civil War, but instead made a small fortune, which shows that Luknar was born to be the kind of adventurer who can't settle down.

"It wasn't until he was in danger of losing his inheritance because of his misdeeds that this guy became honest. Later, Mr. Earl entered the Navigation School and served as a naval non-commissioned officer for eight years. Came out of the navy and acted bravely five times to rescue children who fell into the water? Wrong, not only children, but also women and short-sighted.

God, it's not fair! I swear by my status as a nobleman, and if it were me, I would have done a very good job. Frustratingly, I didn't meet them once.

Later, eyewitnesses to these deeds asked him to be awarded, but he refused to accept it. Of course, in the end, these deeds were publicized and even reached the ears of the emperor.

My Don, tell me, with your conscience that never existed, is this guy a little like you? ”

The Red Baron Richthofen is a good man of eloquence, can he make those women confused when they meet him, they will be dizzy and obediently hurt him.

The "story" told with such eloquence was also deeply attracted by Tang Yunyang and Nancy. Green, the latter listened with a mesmerization.

Especially her fascinated demeanor, as if she had already started a "divine relationship" with the dignified Luckner, made Tang Yunyang feel a little relieved.

"And what about after the First Battle of Jutland? What did he do when he left Germany with a schooner? I wonder what his pirate career is like? ”

The red baron Richthofen obviously didn't know either, and he pouted: "Yes, I also want to know, you know that if you write a story about him, you will definitely sell it for a lot of money!" ”

Indeed, this Felix. Feng. The story of Major Lucknar is indeed very interesting.

After that naval battle, he led the three-masted schooner "Sea Hawk" from the hands of the German Emperor Wilhelm II, and it is surprising that his old ship of the last century attacked modern ships in battles with this guy again and again.

First, let's see how he got the old Emperor Wilhelm II to agree to his crazy idea.

"The chiefs of our navy think I'm crazy, and since we ourselves think such a plan is a fantasy, the British must not have thought that we would do this, so I think I can successfully teach them a lesson with an old sailing ship."

This passage fully embodies Luknar's unique thinking, and his imagination is romantic and practical.

The schooner, which he named the Seahawk, was originally an English ship, but of course Captain Luknall completely modified it to suit his needs.

He designed a beautiful captain's room and a secret gun emplacement, and the ship's arsenal and two 1o7 mm guns were very hidden, which was checked by the navies of other countries. If you don't know where the secret doors are, it's hard to see them.

At the same time, he ordered the construction of particularly large cabins that could store large quantities of fuel and drinking water. In addition to the crew quarters, there are also special cabins with up to 4oo beds, which makes one wonder if the Earl is planning to open a sea inn. In fact, these were just places for the crew members he had captured to sleep.

But with four hundred beds ready, the earl's appetite was a little greater.

The converted raider was also fitted with two steam-powered engines, and finally, Luckner had the lads cover the deck covered with a mess of logs, and the Sea Eagle became an authentic old-fashioned timber carrier. Maybe people still think that it's all because of the war, and even this kind of old-fashioned guy has to come out to pull goods.

Here are some tidbits from his many achievements.

On January 24, 1917, the Canadian ship Pesci, carrying cloth, was sunk. The new wife of the captain of the Pesci is Norwegian, and the newlywed couple blends oil in Yan'ermi, so they simply go out to sea with their husbands to see the scenery.

When I met the Sea Hawk, I saw my husband raise and lower the Norwegian flag three times to salute and the other party did not react, so I couldn't help but get angry and prepared to take a small boat to find face with my compatriots. As a result, she became the first female passenger on the Sea Eagle to be captured, and Luknall ordered a private room for the captain and his wife.

On 4 February, in a squally wind, he caught up with the French ship Antnam, which was also a graceful three-masted galleon, but was temporarily brought in as a transport ship due to the lack of capacity of the Allies.

Its captain is an athlete and has a very romantic background, and two rows of beautiful gun windows are painted on the side of the ship, just like an ancient warship.

The captain was amazed to see an equally old three-masted schooner with full sails and chasing after him—Ha, do you want to race with me?

The Frenchman hoisted the sails without thinking and played the Olympic Regatta with Luknal. As a result, a chase is dozens of nautical miles, and two sailboats are chasing me. If another ship came at this time, he would definitely think that he had a time and space dislocation.

A race for several hours, see if you can't run away, the French captain admires!

- It is said that we French people love sports, which is better than we love sports! The captain ordered the reduction, and "dang" took a picture of the Sea Hawk, which was in hot pursuit, and was ready to make friends with the people, and ask the Norwegians how well they played with sails.

At this time, he appeared on the mast of his house, and a Black Eagle flag of the German Navy was hung.

Later, someone said to Lucknal: "Count you are really romantic, people use sails and you also use sails, the spirit of Feieporai." ”

The Count smiled wryly - Where, that's my steam engine malfunctioning.

With the growth of the voyage, Felix. Feng. Major Luknar's record became more and more brilliant, and the more captains and crew members were captured. The captive captains formed a "Captain's Club" where they enjoyed daily dinner with Captain Luknar.

The trouble is that the 4oo bunks are gradually occupied by captives, and there are more than a hundred cats, how can they fight in the future? If you catch the enemy ship again, where will the crew go?

One day, when Luckner discussed with the captains of the captives about letting them go home, the captains' heads shook like rattles.

"Dear Earl, this is not an option! According to the law, if we are released, we are obliged to report the whereabouts and intelligence of your ship to our own navy as soon as we arrive at the port. Your ship is too slow, and you will surely be caught by the British! ”

You can see that both sides are gentlemen enough!

But this did not bother our nimble Monsieur de Count, who in the following days captured the French ship Cambron alive.

It was a sailing ship on its way across the South Atlantic. Lucknar got on board to see that the ship now had no steam engine and no announcer, and the Count was very satisfied.

The hapless French captain had the courage to ask the Count, "Are you going to sink my ship?" ”

The Count smiled, "No, I'm only going to castrate it." ”

The French captain looked between his legs and felt a chill.

At dinner, Luknall introduced the fifteen-bucket French captain to the rest of the Sea Hawk.

Then I told everyone that I would say goodbye to you, and I was ready to say goodbye to you. I hope you will be able to return home soon, but there is one condition.

The captains were glad to be able to go home at this announcement, but they were all gentlemen, so one of them spoke to the earl.

"Thank you very much for your kindness, but we will not accept the conditions of Mr. Captain, if they contradict our obligations and the law."

"No problem," said the Count, "on my condition that you will depart on the Cambron and sail to the nearest coast of Brazil." Please do not take the initiative to inform the Allied side of the whereabouts of our ship before arriving at the port. ”

To put it bluntly, just don't talk to strangers. Then the captains, who were well versed in the law, showed that the Earl's condition was very interesting.

Public international law at that time required the following requirements for sailors who had been attacked and captured by the enemy. Upon returning to a port controlled by one side or a neutral country, or being rescued, there is an obligation to report the attacker as soon as possible.

However, there was a loophole in this requirement that was exploited by the Count.

Let everyone go in the middle of the ocean on the Combrun, and have not yet entered the port before they reach the shore, and of course there is no obligation to report.

The Cambron is a ship with a displacement of 1,83o tons, stable and safe navigation, full and good. Driven by the crew themselves, there is no need to rescue on the road, and there is no way to talk about "rescue".

Each captain swore not to "talk to strangers" on the road, and promised that the Cambron would sail straight for Rio de Janeiro after his release. In fact, they did keep their word.

It wasn't until the next day, when the Count sent 263 released men and women aboard the Cambron that it dawned on the captains how awkward the Cambron looked.

"It turns out that the ship is this eunuch!"

The French captain can rest easy!

Last night, Lucknar's men had cut off all three masts of the galleon above the second section.

As a result, although the Cambrunn could still sail, it would be as slow as a cow with the remaining sails, and it would probably take more than ten days to reach Rio de Janeiro.

At that time, Mr. Earl's Sea Eagle was already far away from this sea. After the two sides parted, after all, there were more than a dozen captains staring, and the castrated Cambron still arrived in Brazil smoothly. And as soon as they came ashore, as was customary, the British Navy was immediately informed of the situation of the Sea Hawk.

The British Navy, who had awakened from a dream, could not but admire Luknar's cunning and thoughtfulness, and at the same time could not but admire the abilities of this Earl Monsieur.

How else to say that the Count of Lucknar is called the "Ancient Knight"?

He was also a great admirer of chivalry, which the British admired. However, the title of "Ancient Knight" is only said in private, and the official still calls this elusive guy "Sea Ghost".

Now that the ghost of the sea has appeared near Truk in the Pacific Ocean, it means that the Count's plan has been dialed here. Now that he has arrived here, Tang Yunyang will not be blind and let him run away with such a talent.

Even if he didn't know the above stories, the Earl's previous experience said it all.

Hence hearing this Felix. Feng. Major Lukner's deeds are reminiscent of his qualifications as Vice Admiral Speer of the German Royal Navy in the First Battle of Jutland.

Tang Yunyang personally believes that this Mr. Earl is completely enough to be the commander of an aircraft carrier group.