After casting a sympathetic look at the unfortunate David, Fang Yan and the others returned to the dormitory directly without conscience, leaving the former alone to run in pain on the wide playground. At this moment, Fang Yan's mind had been occupied by the special lecture mentioned by Major Sturdy just now. After all, before this, no one had ever said that there would be such a temporary arrangement today, which made him have a little more intention to take it seriously in his doubts. Out of this hunch, Fang Yan carefully sorted out his appearance during the next 30-minute break, and patted off all the dust and sand particles he had been contaminated with today's training. When Fang Yan, who had finished bathing, changed into a new military uniform and walked out of the bathhouse, even Otto, his roommate who had been with Fang Yan for several months, couldn't help but glance at the other party like a beautiful jade washed away from the dust; Perhaps, the shining other party did not belong to the narrow stage of grassroots officers in the first place.

Towards 5 o'clock, all the cadets had assembled in the conference room. Due to the small number of cadets, this place, which was originally reserved for officers, was also provided for them as a temporary teaching site; The 18 participants sat on either side of the long table, their backs straight, waiting for the time limit to arrive. Davy, who had just completed the penalty run, was among them, but his breathing was as heavy as a cow's panting, and his back uniform was so wet that he could almost wring out water. Facing the fierce eyes of the short and stout major at the door, David subconsciously shrank back, but in the depths of his eyes, there was already a slight sense of firmness and determination.

"Dang!" After a short time, the table clock in the corner finally rang five times. While the bell was still ringing in the room, Colonel Lucas, who was in a solemn uniform, had already walked from the door of the conference room to the central front desk. His face was as calm as ever, but his gestures were a little more reserved and restrained, and he didn't seem to have the absolute sense of dominance that he had when facing the students alone on weekdays. Fang Yan's brows furrowed slightly, and he was feeling surprised, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of another unfamiliar figure at the door. Fang Yan's gaze turned, lingering on the man's face for a moment, and after a moment, his pupils instantly widened, and a strong sense of disbelief suddenly overwhelmed his mind.

Although that face was much younger than Fang Yan's memory, so that there was still a slight hint of handsomeness in Wen Ru's calmness, Fang Yan still recognized his identity from the outline of his facial features from the first time he saw him. This elegant middle-aged man dressed in a general's uniform and with a look of no anger is none other than Erich Raeder, who has been in charge of the German Navy for 15 years in another plane!

As a time-traveler who is familiar with history, Fang Yanzi is no stranger to this future naval marshal. When the world's second-largest German navy was wiped out with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Raeder, who had grown up, resolutely inherited the will of the sea from Tirpitz, the father of the Ocean Fleet, and began the reconstruction of the German navy under extremely difficult circumstances. He fought hard in Congress for the shipbuilding budget, reshaped the people's maritime consciousness through various propaganda methods, tightened the bonds of loose naval power, and always practiced the concept of building a Chinese army...... These achievements are all in line with what Tirpitz did when he was struggling to start a business. It is no exaggeration to say that Raeder is Germany's Tirpitz in the new era!

However, his regret was that the war broke out prematurely in 1939; This made his plan to build a large fleet in a step-by-step manner come to naught, and in the end he could only face the strong enemy with a pitiful number of troops, and once again hated and defeated. The Germans' vision and pursuit of the sea also came to naught with the complete defeat of the four countries and the emergence of nuclear weapons, and finally could only become a once beautiful wave in the long river of history, and was reverie and remembered by future generations.

Raeder walked steadily to the front center of the room, and the epaulettes wrapped in gold spikes shone in the reflection of the setting sun, and only then did Fang Yan and the other military cadets react, and quickly stood up to salute the general in front of them. Raeder returned the salute without the slightest discount, and said with a smile: "I am Erich Raeder, and I have just been promoted to the commander of the Baltic Sea Theater of Operations. If nothing else, the vast majority of you will be able to attain the rank of second lieutenant in a few years, and as an elder who has served for 30 years, it is necessary for me to tell you some of the beliefs you will have to keep in your future military career. As an officer commanding ordinary sailors, only with ideals and firm will can he effectively defend the German motherland and make his life shine and be full and exciting. ……”

Raeder spoke slowly, and in a few words, he made himself the center of attention of everyone present. He was very popular when he wrote many military records when he was a lieutenant, and then he served as the editor-in-chief of two authoritative magazines, "Naval Watch" and "Navigation", for a long time, and his language skills can be said to be extremely profound. At this moment, he organized some words casually, so that everyone could listen to them with relish, and revisit them repeatedly in constant thinking. Gradually, Fang Yan's mind was involuntarily guided and diverged in the review of the history of the German Navy by the person in front of him; Suddenly sobering up, he realized that Raeder had turned the conversation to lamenting the eventual defeat of the German Navy in the Great War and his hope for rebuilding the High Seas Fleet.

"It turns out that he is here to instill hope in us cadets." Sensing Raeder's obviously gradual tone of words, Fang Yan secretly laughed in his heart. At present, the German Navy is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, and with the major powers all crossing the threshold of 16-inch guns, it can still only hold on to a few former dreadnoughts and scum cruisers with reciprocating steam engines. This is a situation that anyone with a modicum of naval common sense can see. Therefore, instead of letting these future officers feel confused and hopeless about the future of the German Navy after learning the details, it is better to instill preconceived ideas while they are still ignorant and too young, too simple, in order to let them retain a trace of impulse from the source. Fang Yan sighed to himself and then stopped paying attention to involvement, he didn't want anyone to interfere with his thoughts, and his confidence in the future of the German Navy came from a level far higher than this.

However, Raeder's words also contain warnings and advice for the students to behave in the future. He himself was a benchmark figure with an extremely upright and serious style, and he also had extremely high requirements for the moral code of his subordinates: "A person who follows the rules in life does not necessarily become a good officer, but a person who tarnishes the reputation of the army will not be able to serve as an officer in the navy." Regarding Raeder's strict paternalistic request, which was several times cheaper than his own father Rudolph, Fang Yan could only beat the drum in his heart, and stubbornly claimed yes with his companions. Fang Yan didn't care about the vices that had nothing to do with him, such as eating, drinking, prostituting, gambling, smoking, cheating, and stealing, but a night in Beirut Manor a few months ago had become a stain and shadow that he couldn't erase.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the clock in the corner of the wall sounded the hour again. Fang Yan swept his eyes around, and found that the companions next to him were all full of interest, their eyes shining, as if they were people who got up at 5 o'clock in the morning, thinking that they would soon be able to see that bright morning light in extreme darkness. Although Fang Yan's confidence did not come at all from Raeder's seemingly rigorous and meticulous words, but in fact they were like duckweed, the time crossing prophet he possessed, and the layout he had already planted in the past few years, also made him sunny enough to show the same excitement as his companions.

Seeing the energetic faces, Reddell nodded with satisfaction, with his rich experience in a hundred battles, it was as easy as finding out these simple-minded young people. He paused, then smiled and said, "That's the end of today's exchange." If you can pass all the training in the next two and a half years, then we will meet again at the award ceremony. Tonight, I would like to ask you to write an opinion on the future rise of the German Navy, and I would also like to know what you really know about the Navy. ”

"You even have to write an after-class essay?" Hearing these words, Fang Yan couldn't help but look stunned. He didn't expect that Raeder would also impose his hobby on others, which was the most suitable thing for him. However, after only a moment, Fang Yan's thoughts suddenly changed, and he instantly captured the opportunity that could be generated by this. If he wanted to change the fate of Germany by changing the navy, he had to grasp a large enough internal power in a limited period of ten years; In order to achieve this goal, it is obviously impossible for him to mix seniority in the army step by step, and he must use some special means to obtain rapid promotion beyond others.

According to Fang Yan's original plan, after officially becoming an officer, he would publish some of his ideas in journals issued within the Navy by writing articles, so as to gain the attention of the top management and pave the way for his rapid promotion. At this time, the German Navy was in another stage of contention, and the research atmosphere was extremely strong, and Fang Yan was confident that his strategy based on later generations would definitely stir up a thousand waves with one stone; And his status as an officer is fully worthy of this mature and rigorous concept, so that he can be bathed in a bright halo and promoted by rocket.