Fang Yan's books became famous throughout Germany and came from within the navy.

Since the book itself is an exploration of the rise and fall of the old Imperial Navy, the officers of the German Navy have a little intimacy with it when they fill it in first; In addition, there is a quote on the cover of the book jacket from Raeder, a senior general who is almost well known in the navy, which makes many officers belonging to the high-income class buy a book for a brief review. Soon, they were firmly attracted in extreme shock because of Fang Yan's unique thinking concept and the sharp pen after being polished by Raeder. Whether it was an old man who had lived through the entire Tirpitz era, or a newcomer who had just joined the Navy, they had no idea that the history of the past could be interpreted in this way; And this warning word, which is completely different from the tone of the London side, like Huang Zhongdalu, seems to be the true essence of the old days!

"Sea power has never been the property of any one nation alone. Before the rise of Britain, Persia, Rome, Carthage, Vikings, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Spain all held sea power over one side or even the entire ocean. Even Britain, the current maritime hegemon, has only established its sea power for 250 years, and after the world war, it has been forced to equal by another challenger, the United States, and has become the first existence tied with it. Why, then, was Germany, which wanted to pursue its own sea power, labelled a 'threat to the civilized world' and an 'evil empire'? is the so-called sin that wants to be added, there is no excuse! Colonel Lucas, who had been in the military for 10 years longer than Raeder, whispered unwillingly in a slight trembling.

"After the end of the world war, the former Kaiser Wilhelm II was slandered as the most shameful villain by the British world countries and other world countries that used English as the main source of translation; They accused this arrogant emperor who even had a copy of "On Sea Power" next to his sleeping pillow that dared to challenge Britain's maritime hegemony beyond his strength, and as a result, he buried the foundation of more than a dozen generations of Prussian kings and grandfathers. In fact, all of this was a cult-like curse lie concocted by Britain, which had already been greatly traumatized by the world war, driven by fear; Their goal is to mentally imprison the industrial nations that possess the power of the seas, and to prevent a second challenger like Germany from appearing and inflicting devastating damage on them that cannot be healed! Major General Gu Ze's face was shaken, and his heart was even more turbulent.

The book then proceeds with a comprehensive analysis of the world at the end of the 19th century, and provides a mountain of heavy and unshakable evidence that Germany's naval development was based on objective needs rather than Wilhelm II's own interests. Economically, Germany, whose domestic market is saturated, must expand its overseas trade to alleviate the deflationary pressures implicit in the gold standard era, and the navy is the best tool for maintaining its overseas interests.

Politically, the rising liberal and democratic forces, who did not want to see the feudal army, which was loyal only to the royal family and dared to open fire on the streets, continue to control absolute resources and funds as before, believing that the navy, which consisted mainly of civilians, was more innocent and worthy of support; And this coincides with the aspirations of the country's industrial giants, who are desperately in need of a place to vent due to their overproduction capacity, as well as the passionate nationalists.

Strategically, the German navy was tasked with carrying out the risk fleet, hoping to break the Franco-Russian encirclement of Germany on land by forcing Britain to adopt a friendly attitude towards Germany by the fear of mutual destruction. In particular, the book unceremoniously criticizes Bismarck's attitude toward colonies and navies, saying that the iron-blooded ruler was slow to respond to the emerging imperialist economic system, and that he was still stuck in the antique era before the Industrial Revolution, believing that he could still dominate the continent as he did under Frederick the Great behind closed doors. And in the end, the book also points out that the reason why Britain now has a high opinion of Bismarck is because the latter's economic short-sightedness and pure mainland policy have not affected Britain's profiteering overseas colonial returns. And Kaiser Wilhelm II, the young and promising Kaiser Wilhelm II, who really judged the situation and drove the empire to the sea, was characterized by the English-speaking world as the "worst villain" and slandered in every way!

"This is the real historical truth!" Every naval officer who finished reading this book was shocked and excited. In order to deepen the sense of identity of the Germans of this era, Fang Yan completely tilted in favor of the Germans in his judgment of the Anglo-German naval confrontation that had just passed: he claimed that the former High Seas Fleet had a clear advantage in shipbuilding technology and quality, as exemplified by the perfect performance of the Hipper War Patrol in the Battle of Jutland. Britain's argument that the naval battle was won by its own side is even more ridiculous: the German Navy never thought of rushing out of the North Sea in World War I, and the so-called "Royal Navy still trapped the High Seas Fleet in the North Sea" was nothing more than the shameless behavior of the British, who had suffered heavy losses, in order to try their best to cover up their defeat, and draw a target for themselves.

Although Fang Yan, who is a traverser, understands that his words are biased, he does not have the slightest desire to change it: since Britain can reverse right and wrong, confuse black and white, and do everything possible to scandalize and smear in foreign propaganda, why can't he do fifteen and lash out with a tooth for a tooth?

Under the astonishing praise given by the Navy, this "Apocalypse of the Rise and Fall of the High Seas Fleet of the German Empire" soon became popular in Germany at a geometric speed. Those who have carefully studied the essence of it feel that the world in front of them suddenly opens up, as if they have stepped into a glorious world that they have never set foot in. Those right-wing groups were even more moved to tears by the book's straightforward and ruthless harsh words against the enemy, and felt that this biblical book containing the true road for only 15 marks was simply a practice of identity! Even left-wingers and Liberals have to admit that the book is a rare and thought-provoking book with its original ideas and well-founded arguments.

Since the third week of its release, the sales of Fang Yan's book have been pushed to a climax, and by the end of June, more than 7,000 copies have been sold, nearly half of the total print run. At this time, the staff of the Gunayar publisher realized that the previous expectation was completely wrong, and hurriedly started the printing press to supplement it. In July, the book sold more than 20,000 copies, even though some cities had already been bought out. At this time, the average German citizen already felt that the price of 15 marks was acceptable, after all, the information contained in it was so staggering that no previous book had done so!

By August, sales had doubled from the same period last month; Major German newspapers, including the Berliner Zeitung, published the news of Fang Yan's work, and some media even compared the book with Mahan's theory of sea power in the past, as if Fang Yan was raised to a very high position. When he learned that the author of this book was only a teenager who had just turned 18 years old and was still undergoing further training in a military academy, it caused quite a stir among the readers of the top echelons of the German military and political government. It is said that even President Hindenburg was so alarmed that he bought a copy and put it on the bookcase, read it several times, and finally gave it an excellent review. Fang Yan also became the focus of attention in the Milwick School because of the book's popularity; He soon found out that his book was also included in the school library, and it became a sought-after reading item that required an appointment in advance to have a chance to borrow.

In the small town of Ibn Hausen, Bavaria, Tirpitz, the father of the High Seas Fleet, who had recently retired and lived in seclusion and who had to go completely white by this time, was inexplicably moved by this book of revelations; In the small western city of Weimar in Leipzig, Scheer, who had been in charge of the High Seas Fleet, was silent, regretting his mistakes in the Battle of Jutland and failing to fight the British with the courage to fight to the death. Far away in a villa in the Netherlands under the cover of dense forests, Wilhelm II, who lived here, was even more excited with tears, and his old face bloomed with a smile of joy that had not been shown since his abdication. Even if his empire has fallen, even if he is a loser and slandered by his former British relatives by all means, there is a wise man who knows the whole situation and will truly understand the meaning of what he did back then. His joy was not only that what he had done had finally been understood by others, but also that there was finally such a talented person in Germany who could see through false appearances; That boy is still just over adulthood, and there will be more than half a century to be the center stage for him to show his talents!

As the autumn breeze is bleak and the chill is getting stronger, the craze sparked by Fang's book continues, and almost all of Germany's beer halls, cafés, restaurants and other public leisure places can hear lively discussions about the ideas mentioned in the book. The haze of loss, inferiority, and hesitation that once shrouded the entire country was dispelled with Zhong Lu Daoyin in Fang Yan's book; Countless citizens have regained their former self-confidence, and they are full of confidence in the direction and prospects of the country's future development. In the past, Germany did not take the wrong path at all, and they will continue to forge ahead on this unyielding road in the future!

(PS: The number of recent collections makes the author completely unmotivated to update, please help)