In the process of outfitting the pocket battlecruiser Deutschland, the hot summer wind of 1930 has swept through Central Europe like a prairie fire.

As the economic crisis continues, the situation in Germany is becoming increasingly dire and sinister: the country's major cities are full of ragged and unemployed workers, as well as small shopkeepers who have closed their doors. They may flock to the door of the job market, hoping for a miracle of one in a hundred, or they may queue up for several streets in front of the relief station just to get a spoonful of potato soup or wheat porridge. The stinking garbage cans are often rummaged through, and a few wilted leaves that have not yet completely rotted will make them float with joy; Public libraries are even more crowded, and a large number of people choose to pass the time here when they have nothing to do.

Under these circumstances, the movement of the National Socialist National Workers' Party was like a gasoline on fire, and suddenly burst into a blazing flame. The stormtroopers in brown shirts and the National Socialists with armbands on their arms lectured the people about the root causes of this phenomenon, blaming all the blame for the weakness of the Weimar government and the sabotage of the Jewish financiers. The struggling masses were quickly drawn to this argument and became staunch supporters of the National Socialist Party.

In July, when German Chancellor Bruning demanded that the president dissolve the Reichstag and hold new elections, Hitler was acutely aware of his opportunity. With Rudolph's financial backing, Hitler traveled all over the country and launched a whirlwind campaign, sometimes even giving large-scale speeches in two different cities in one day. Although his body was tired and his voice was hoarse and dry from his incessant incendiary speeches, his spirit was full of energy, and he had an unprecedented hope for the future.

Hitler's hopes were big enough, but the election results announced on the night of September 14, 1930, were something he never dreamed of. Two years ago, his party received 1 million votes and 15 seats in Congress. This time, he had planned to double the number of votes and get 50 seats, but on this day, the Nazi Party received 7.2 million votes and could win 120 seats in the Reichstag. In this way, it jumped from the ninth-smallest party in Congress to the second-largest party.

In the face of such a great success, the entire National Socialist Party top brass was overwhelmed with excitement, but the shrewd and cunning Hitler quickly calmed down and quickly planned his next move. The present republic is supported by two pillars, the army and the big industrialist financiers, and if it wants to take power, it must have their approval. Seven years ago, it was precisely because Hitler did not combine his own national conditions and strive to win the support of these two forces, but copied Mussolini's experience, that the beer hall coup was doomed to failure!

Having learned the lessons of his defeat, Hitler soon found a platform to show goodwill to the army. As early as the spring of 1930, three young lieutenants of the Ulm garrison were arrested for propagating Nazi theories in the army in an attempt to persuade other officers not to shoot at the uprisers in the event of an armed uprising by the National Socialist Party. The latter charge is treason. A week after the victory of the Chinese Socialist Party in the September elections, the three lieutenants were brought to the Leipzig Supreme Court to be tried for treason, and Hitler, as a witness, used his polemic skills and political skills to turn the witness stand into a forum for speaking to the nation.

As in the trial of himself six years earlier, Hitler was once again the focus of attention in the courtroom, and every time he spoke, he was applauded by the audience with a lasting and enthusiastic applause. In the end, he not only made the three defendants receive only 18 months in lenient prison and cheered his party members, but also assured the army top brass that the National Socialist Party would never want to replace the army, and made the latter retract their vigilance and hostility towards him.

Some generals began to consider that National Socialism might be just what they needed. It could be used to unite the people, to restore Germany to its original position, to make the German army a strong and great army once again, and to free the country from the shackles of the humiliating Treaty of Versailles. The President of the Supreme Court once asked Hitler what he meant by the "German National Revolution" he constantly referred to, and Hitler's reply pleased the generals: "It refers only to the salvation of our enslaved German nation today." Germany's siblings were bound by the peace treaty...... The National Socialist Party did not consider the peace treaty to be a law, but something that was imposed on Germany by coercion. We believe that the future generation of completely innocent people should not bear this burden. If we oppose these treaties with all our might, we are on the path of revolution. "That's exactly what the officer corps is all about.

While winning the favor of the Army, Hitler also extended an olive branch to the big industrialists. Although Göring, who had historically played a major role in this process, had committed suicide, Hitler was pleasantly surprised to find that there was one person in his team who could replace Göring, and that his influence was ten times greater. Walter Brom, the younger brother of shipbuilding magnate and oil magnate Rudolph, has easy access to the top celebrities!

Entrusted with the task by Hitler, Walter lived up to his expectations and soon gathered a number of prominent figures for the National Socialist Party: Schacht, former president of the National Bank and a brilliant economic magnate, Gounod, president of the Hamburg-America shipping company, Leon, one of the main directors of the United Steel Group, and Wilhelm, president of the Binyard textile company. Almost all of Rudolph's close friends were drawn to the camp of the National Socialist Party.

September 1930 was a turning point on the path of the Germans irretrievably towards the Third Reich. The Nationalist Socialist Party's stunning victory in the national elections convinced not only millions of ordinary people, but also the leaders of the business community and the army, that there may indeed be an unstoppable trend. They may not like the demagoguery of the National Socialist Party and its crude and obscene style, but on the other hand it evokes the traditional feelings of German patriotism and nationalism, which had been so badly suppressed during the first decade of the Republic. The National Socialist Party promised to lead the German people away from communism, socialism, syndicalism, and the weakness and impotence of democracy. Today, this momentum is unstoppable.

As Hitler's "forgetfulness" in political philosophy, Fang Yan received Hitler's letter full of ecstasy. But now he doesn't have time to go to Munich to celebrate for the other party. Rather, he is about to embark on a new path to the sea. With all the six Königsberg-class light cruisers running in and forming combat effectiveness, the German Navy decided to assemble these cutting-edge ships and go to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to conduct a large-scale joint diplomatic breakthrough exercise, so as to fully prepare for the possible outbreak of the Franco-German war.

In Fang Yan's book of the apocalypse of the High Seas Fleet, the biggest problem of the German navy in the past has been clearly pointed out: that is, there is no plan for fighting an imaginary enemy, even a plan for fighting an imaginary enemy, and when the war really comes out, it can only close the harbor. Raeder decided to learn from his experience and build his fleet into a sharp sword that could truly gallop across the oceans; After all, a navy capable of maintaining peace is the only one capable of conducting war!

According to the order of the Baltic Fleet Command, Fang Yan was transferred to the position of second officer on the newly commissioned light cruiser "Nuremberg" before leaving Silesia without fear. He has a part of this big exercise. And this second officer's military position will be an all-round test for Fang Yan; In the past, he was only responsible for navigation, but now he has to expand to all areas of the entire warship, and also involves the joint operation of multiple ships.

For this appointment of the senior management, Fang Yan was full of gratitude and expectation; You must know that although a lieutenant can theoretically serve as the second officer of a cruiser, in the current extremely competitive German Navy, all the senior officers who sit in this position are senior officers who have served for more than 15 years. Therefore, Fang Yan decided to seize this opportunity and use it as a key springboard for his ability and rank promotion.

In the ten days before going to sea, Fang Yan devoted all his energy to the preliminary preparations: he worked 16 hours a day on the Nuremberg, and visited every cabin of the battleship during his rest time to implement the performance and function of various equipment in detail. Fortunately, since this class of warship itself was designed by Fang Yan, this allowed him to carry out a detailed understanding that was far deeper than others from the height of looking down on the overall situation.

During the ten days, Fang Yan was like a sponge, absorbing a lot of professional knowledge other than navigation; When the captain of the ship, Major Ramos, ordered him to deal with the relevant matters again, he no longer had the initial rush, but mostly found the key to the problem and prescribed the right medicine. Fang Yan's rapid improvement in strength also made his impression in the minds of the officers and men of the whole ship have changed significantly; The attitude of his colleagues towards him changed greatly, and they no longer regarded Fang Yan as a little guy who was not up to his job.

On 28 September, the Nuremberg and its sister ships sailed out of the port of Kiel as scheduled and began its ocean-going cruise. In addition to the six new light cruisers, several supply ships and merchant ships have already set off, the former tasked with training the fleet for wartime refueling at sea, and the latter playing the role of submarines in the chessboard of broken relations. Although this may seem a bit funny, it can also serve as a training force for officers and men.