Chapter 263: Old Friends

I'll just say, who else could the young and promising admiral of the Liangxia Empire be besides you? ”

At the same time as the words arrived, a big hand slapped heavily on Bai Zhizhan's shoulder, and then a unique smell of perfume wafted.

The crappy Liang Xia language, the dense hairs on the back of his hands, and the unique men's perfume, who can it be?

The Dunz of the Empire, of course.

Bai Zhizhan and this person are not only old acquaintances, but also old friends.

If I want to say, the two have been friends for almost twenty years.

After the end of the last war, according to the agreement reached during the "Seba Peace Conference", the Bran Kingdom handed over a group of soldiers from the Manman Empire captured in Fanyanyang to the Liangxia Empire, to be precise, through the Liangxia Empire, and Dunz, who was still a lieutenant at the time, was among them.

Among those who went to take over and settle these captured soldiers of the Empire was the White Stop.

The main ships transporting prisoners of war went to Puzhou, and Bai Zhizhan was in charge of the construction of the "Longjiang" in Puzhou, so he was sent there by the way.

As for Dunz, he had been in a prisoner of war camp in the Kingdom of Bran for more than two years before his release.

The two were only on the same side at that time, at least Bai Zhizhan didn't remember this lost soul of the lieutenant of the Manman Navy, and there was no reason to pay special attention.

It's just that Dunz remembered the white stop war.

A few years later, during the Hwaseong negotiations, the two met for the second time, and it was Dunz who recognized Bai Zhizhan.

Bai Zhizhan didn't recognize Dunz, not only because he didn't remember him, but also because he had changed so much that it was like a different person.

Although the Hwaseong Empire was a defeated country and was not a signatory to the Hwaseong Treaty, during the Hwaseong negotiations, at the invitation of President Nuland, the Hwaseong Empire sent a naval attaché to participate in the negotiations as an observer, and the appointed military attache was Dunz, who had been promoted to captain.

At this time, Bai Zhizhan learned that Dunz was a submarine officer.

Speaking of which, this guy is an absolute legend.

In the 75th year of the new calendar, that is, in the second year of the Great War, he led a submarine south to the Far Horn, bypassed the Xuan Continent and entered the Fanyan Ocean, and then participated in the siege of the Kibu Fortress. Two years later, in the summer of 77 in the new calendar, his submarine encountered an armed merchant ship of the Kingdom of Bran in the Strait of Magas, only to sink the submarine and take prisoners of dozens of officers and men, including him.

After that, it was more than two years of prisoner of war life.

The Empire arranged for him to come to Huacheng because he was repatriated by the Liang Xia Empire after his release.

To say, it can also be related to the white stop war.

After being repatriated to the Liangxia Empire, Dunz mentioned in his report that he had been warmly entertained by the officers and men of the Liangxia Navy represented by Captain Bai Zhizhan in the Liangxia Empire, and hoped to serve as a naval attache in the Liangxia Empire in the future and actively promote exchanges between the navies of the two countries.

As a result, the report was sent to the commander-in-chief of the Hwaseong Navy before the Hwaseong negotiations.

At the time of the Hwaseong negotiations, although Bai Zhizhan was only a naval lieutenant, as the main participant, he must have mastered the core content of the negotiations.

It was through this incident that the two formed a deep friendship.

It's not that Bai Zhizhan leaked much valuable information to Dunz, but during the Hwaseong negotiations, the two had a very in-depth discussion about the development of the navy. Although the two have their own opinions, they both admire each other very much and agree with each other's views.

To put it simply, Bai Zhizhan insisted on a "big navy" with aircraft carriers as the mainstay, and Dunz enveloped a "small navy" with submarines as the core.

After the Hwaseong negotiations, Dunz also served as a naval attache in the Liangxia Empire for several years.

After Dunz returned home at the beginning of the new year 88, the two never saw each other again.

During this period, they exchanged letters a few times, but they only greeted each other during the New Year's holidays, and there was no special meaning, after all, the official identities of the two were there.

The last time we sat together to drink and talk was before Dunz left the Liangxia Empire, celebrating his promotion to Lieutenant Commander.

It's been 12 years.

Bai Zhizhan was very emotional, and so was Dunz.

Without a few words of conversation, the bellies of the two began to protest.

Not only is the food completely free, but it also offers a variety of delicious dishes, such as the world-famous caviar.

Enough, completely unlimited.

It's just that, except for a few specialties such as caviar, there really isn't anything commendable about the Luosha Federation.

In Bai Zhizhan's view, the diet of the Luosha Federation is similar to that of the northern regions of the empire, mainly rough, and the refinement is obviously insufficient.

To summarize simply, it is that the portion is sufficient, the oil and water are heavy, and the taste is large, and one meal can be managed for a day.

The restaurant is large and has more than enough private rooms.

In addition, a variety of delicacies are placed on a table in the middle of the hall in a buffet style, and guests can choose from them.

Bai Zhizhan and Dunz each chose a few dishes, and then went to a more remote private room.

When paying tribute to the Five Organs Temple, the two couldn't help but sigh again, but this time it was Dunz who was the main one.

According to him, he remembered when he went to Puzhou, stayed in the hotel arranged by Liang Xiajun, and saw the table full of food.

For more than two years in the prisoner of war camp, he was hungry and suffered a lot.

In the prisoner of war camp in the Bran Kingdom, the most unpopular thing is a submariner like him, especially the captain, many captured submariners because they can't stand the torture, secretly find a short-sightedness, and he can survive until the end of the war, not only luck, but also extraordinary perseverance.

When he left the prisoner of war camp, he had already been tortured to the point of being inhuman.

Dunz distinctly remembers that when he arrived in Puzhou, disembarked from the ship, and underwent a medical examination on the docks, he weighed only 53 kilograms.

He was a standard man with a normal weight of eighty kilograms.

is only a little over 100 pounds, and after removing the bones, there is only one skin left.

Because he was too thin, after regaining his freedom, he lived in the Liangxia Empire for a few months.

During this time, he learned the Liangxia language.

It was also this experience that made him have a good impression of the Liangxia Empire.

In his words, the Liangxia Empire not only contained him, but also gave him a second life, giving him a chance to regain his strength.

"Thank you so much for this."

"General Dunz, you don't need to be so polite with me." Bai Zhizhan was a little embarrassed, because this was the seventh time Dunz mentioned "thanks" after meeting.

As for the reason, the white stop war is of course clear.

At the beginning, when arranging prisoners of war in the Manman Navy, Bai Zhizhan casually counted Dunz as a disabled person who needed to stay in the empire to recuperate.

Otherwise, Dunz would have been sent back to the Empire.

With the situation of the Manman Empire after the end of the war, after he returns, even if he will not be discriminated against and mistreated, he will definitely go hungry.

In the post-war years, the vast majority of the Men were starving.

Not to mention the commoners, even the royal family, in the most difficult period, they all ate the last meal but did not eat the next.

Bai Zhizhan was actually an unintentional move, after all, at that time, he didn't know Dunz at all.

For him, just a scrawny naval officer.

It's just that Bai Zhizhan also understands that Dunz's repeated emphasis on personal friendship is to set the stage for the next topic.

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