"The people who run shipyards at home really know more about the inside of the navy." Raeder frowned slightly. Soon, though, the look on his face widened again. Since the other party still chooses to enlist in the army when he knows the current situation, this shows that the other party has firm ideals and ambitions in his heart, and he does not need to brainwash and guide them anymore. If it weren't for that, the other party wouldn't have been guilty of coming to the navy to endure hardships after graduating from middle school, and with his file results and his family's wealth and power, he would have been able to enter a top university and become an upper-class elite!

Raeder set his eyes on the text titled "The Rise and Fall of the High Seas Fleet", and couldn't help but look forward to it a little more, he really wanted to see what kind of achievements even Lucas recommended to him in this field. As soon as he glanced at two sentences, Raeder's complexion changed suddenly; He slowly read the smooth and concise words on the page, and the horror and shock in his eyes became more and more difficult to hide.

The cold wind of midwinter was raging, and the slightest veins penetrated into the room through the cracks in the window, but Raeder did not feel the deepening chill in the slightest, and his whole mind was completely absorbed by the statement in front of him. Unconsciously, Raeder's hands trembled faintly, and the shock in his expression gradually turned into excitement and amazement, and he couldn't help but applaud. There are some areas covered in this article that even he, a veteran lieutenant general who is recognized by all his colleagues as a well-read and strong memory, has never been able to pay attention to. And with the breadth of his knowledge and the depth of his research, he couldn't find the slightest loophole after reading this article, which is undoubtedly a glorious masterpiece of a person who is better than him in terms of thinking!

It didn't take long for Raeder to calm down from his shock and excitement. He read through the article in his hand from beginning to end, and the brilliance in his eyes became more and more intense. He found that the article was clearly the result of the author's deliberate reduction of space due to time constraints: many of its places were only mentioned in passing or only a few conclusive descriptions. If he were allowed to expand on it, Raeder estimated that it would be enough to expand into a long and vast theory of more than 100,000 words—after all, the amount of information contained in it was too large, and he, who already had a deep writing skills, dared to make such predictions.

"Jonas ...... Is this really what you wrote? Raeder muttered, a trembling of disbelief in his words. This shocking article, which even he could not write, was now published in the hands of a teenager who was not even a candidate officer. However, Raeder also knew that there was no chance that the article would be ghostwritten: the direction in which he would give his opinion on the future development of the German Navy had been improvisedly in his mind this afternoon, and the boy could not have known in advance that such a thing would happen. And if it was really a certain officer, then he would have already made a name for himself in the German Navy with his super attainments and attracted much attention, where would it be like this? Thinking that both Lucas and himself had seen the extraordinaryness of this young man, the shock in Raeder's heart became even stronger.

"I must see this Jonas again." Raeder's eyes flashed, and he made a decision in his heart. The teenager was only talking about many points in the article, and omitted too many points that should have been elaborated, and many of them were areas that Raeder had never touched. Whether it was to verify the true level of the teenager, or to explore and gain insight into these unknown areas, Raeder urgently needed to have a face-to-face communication with Fang Yan. Raeder had a hunch that the German Navy's nirvana strategy in the new era might be hidden in these areas that he had not yet known!

Since the lights out time for the training team had long passed at this time, Raeder could only force his expectations and choose to wait for the arrival of the second day. As a lieutenant general, he should abide by discipline more than other officers and soldiers, which is also the code and benchmark he has always adhered to in his 30-year career as a horseman. Walking out of the commander's office, he suddenly felt a trance, he had not met in many years in the state of mind that he was looking forward to the rapid passage of time.

The moon shadow was faint, the stars were sparse, and the originally dark and endless sky finally shone the first subtle light on the eastern horizon. Raeder shows up early in his office and makes a VIP call to Lucas, who is in charge of training; Although there were slight bloodshots in his eyes, his spirit had already been raised to the peak state. After about half an hour, there was a sudden knock on the door of the office, and Rydel's pupils contracted slightly, and the handsome young man he had been looking forward to for a long time finally appeared in front of him.

Looking at the article of his own that was placed in the middle of Rydell's desk, Fang Yan understood that his plan had succeeded. However, the touch in his heart was only for a moment, and his face was still the same dazed look as when he first entered the door, and after a pause, he saluted the vice admiral in front of him, who was more than ten levels older than him. For his acting skills, Fang Yan, who has been tempered for 6 years, is already quite confident; Before, whether it was the old Ciano or Hitler, it became a test stage for themselves to show their acting strength.

Raeder nodded back and said slowly, "Student Jonas, I've read this exposition you've written. Many of these ideas are very original, and even I am seeing them for the first time. However, I seem to find that many of the things that seem to be omitted from your article are the indispensable pillars that make up a complete theoretical edifice. That's why I'm bringing you here today from the barracks, so that you can fill in all the details through language. I'm looking forward to the reasons for all of your arguments. ”

"It's an honor to have General Raeder's attention." Fang Yan opened his mouth respectfully, his expression revealing a trace of excitement and joy, as if the fledgling teenager naturally showed the strong surprise after learning that his work was recognized by the authoritative seniors in the industry. He pondered for a moment, and then spoke again: "As you can see, General, this article is divided into two parts: the first half is a review of the German Navy in the era of Field Marshal Tirpitz, and the second half is a plan for the future development based on the lessons learned from the predecessors and in the light of the current situation in the German state. Since I was writing for only one night, I made drastic cuts in many places. If you do not dislike it, General, I am fully willing to fully express my immature thoughts and opinions to you, and sincerely hope that you can use your experience to give me a valuable education. ”

Raeder smiled and nodded, and his otherwise stern and solemn face was a little softer; The handsome young man in front of him was worthy of being from a giant family, and his words and etiquette were impeccable, which made the negative feelings in his heart fade in an instant. He made a gesture to Fang Yan to sit down, quietly waiting for the young man to speak.

"More than six years ago, in November, Germany regrettably lost that world war. It is extremely sad that Germany had a power that was superior to that of any other country in Europe. Before the war, Germany's gross national income was 110% of that of Britain, and its steel and electricity production exceeded that of Britain, France, and Russia combined. However, a very important reason for Germany's defeat is undoubtedly due to the fact that we have too many enemies. The Russians became our enemies, and the British drew their swords against us; Even the Americans, who have always claimed to be isolated, have ended up in the European dispute and are on our side. Even if a strong and brave warrior is over, there will eventually be a tragic end with blood shed in the face of endless enemies. ”

Fang Yan took a deep breath and said in a heavy tone: "Among these countries that have turned from friends to enemies, the biggest blow to us is undoubtedly the United Kingdom. The mines in the Strait of Dover and the fleet in Scapa Sound became two unbreakable chains during the Great War, trapping us in the narrow North Sea. Our merchant ships can no longer obtain all kinds of supplies needed for war through the sea, and there is a fatal shortage of food supplies in the country; It was precisely because Britain used its maritime superiority to impose a continuous blockade on Germany that we were the first to lose the war of attrition and suffered the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles. However, on the basis of this objective fact, an extremely dangerous subjective interpretation has now emerged: they blame His Excellency Field Marshal Tirpitz and his high seas fleet for Britain's change of attitude, believing that the fleet he built was the main culprit that directly led to the rupture of Anglo-German relations. On the basis of this argument, some have begun to revive the strategy of Prime Minister Bismarck, who has been dead for almost 30 years, arguing that Germany is safe without a navy. In fact, this was the greatest crime and poisoning of Germany. ”

Hearing Fang Yan's last few words, the light in Raeder's eyes suddenly lit up.

"It should be noted that the Navy is only a 'means' adopted by a group of countries in the process of implementation in order to achieve a certain 'goal'. It is clear that the fundamental pursuit of the group of countries is the 'end' represented by various interests, not the 'means' to achieve it. The root of the conflict between Britain and Germany before the World War was that the rapid development of Germany was constantly squeezing the British world market, a situation that had been evident since the late eighties of the 19th century, ten years before His Excellency Tirpitz became Secretary of State for the Navy! The assertion that the development of the German navy had deteriorated Anglo-German relations was nothing more than a pretext for the incrimination of the British, whom they had long regarded as our enemy, to cover up their greed and despicability in their desire to have cheese for all years! Fang Yanshi said in shock.

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