"This plan can achieve almost all of our hopes for the new 10,000-ton ship, and I think it will be difficult to improve on that basis." At an internal meeting of the Navy's top brass, Rear Admiral Gross, the head of the Fleet Division, commented on the design proposed by the Brom-Foss shipyard. At present, the German Navy's war plan against the imaginary enemy France manifested itself in two ways: to prevent the French fleet from entering the Baltic Sea, and to disrupt the trade lines of the other side in the Atlantic. Obviously, this pocket combat cruiser, which has an excellent range of 12,000 nautical miles, is the best plan to achieve the second war intent. As for the plan to prevent the French Navy from breaking through the Jutland Peninsula into the Baltic Sea, the German Navy had abandoned the use of warships of this class to achieve it. Because no matter how much they open, it is impossible for 6 10,000-ton coastal defense ships to block the 6 22,000-ton French battleships in a head-on decisive battle, not to mention that 3 of them are still super dreadnought equipped with 10 340 mm guns!

In the face of the praise of his colleagues around him, the director of the Gunnery Bureau had a bitter face: although the plan used the existing main gun, it was carried in a quadruple way, which was definitely an extremely difficult test for him in charge of the design and development of the ship's armament. In the past, the old Imperial Navy had certainly proposed a design scheme for the Dutch who wanted to buy super-dreadnought, but the quadruple was saddle-shaped, which was equivalent to simply superimposing two gun barrels; However, the current structure is that each gun can be pitched independently, and each has a corresponding bomb loser, which undoubtedly has a qualitative improvement in technical difficulty!

"Why don't you reduce a quarter of the firepower and change the quadruple turret to a triple turret that is relatively technically easy to implement?" The head of the Artillery Bureau expressed his opinion. However, his opinion was opposed by almost everyone. In a situation where speed, defense, and range were ideal, no one was willing to give up a density of fire equal to that of a treaty cruiser; What's more, the choice of a triple turret can not reduce much weight compared with the original project, and all things considered, it is better to maintain the original plan to achieve the maximum tonnage utilization efficiency. To this day, the German navy's top brass has also seen that the Brom-Foss shipyard is tired of some of the opening and hanging on the warships: in addition to those key design techniques and lightweight power systems, the main gun layout with multiple installations and fewer bases also realizes the centralized protection of firepower and core compartments, and thus saves the weight of armor to the greatest extent.

After many discussions, experiments, and demonstrations, the plan led by Fang Yan finally won the approval of the German Navy top brass. The selection of their guns and the types of shells were more comprehensive and detailed than they had considered. Although the navy's top brass was incredulous about this result, this did not prevent them from making advance preparations for the construction of it: all the relevant information about the old 283-mm SKL45 naval gun was turned over, and the Gunnery Bureau immediately began the arduous development of the quadruple turret. Since this year's defense budget has been approved, the top brass of the Navy, headed by Cenkel, is ready to postpone the construction of this program until the following year; In addition to not excessively irritating the Entente, this was also to provide ample time for the work of the Artillery Bureau.

The white fragrance of cinnamon and the dyeing of maple leaves led to the autumn of 1927 in the blink of an eye in the northern hemisphere. After completing his six-month service, Fang Yan finally achieved the first fruit on his life path - he successfully completed his officer training and was officially awarded the rank of second lieutenant in the Navy. The ceremony was brief and solemn, and Fang Yan and 18 other military cadets of the same period wore dark blue gold-rimmed hats, crisp double-breasted wool tops and straight-leg trousers, standing tall in the auditorium of the Milwick School; An elderly major general gave a speech, and then pinned the silver straight epaulettes representing the rank of second lieutenant to the shoulders of the young men. The white light flashed, clicked softly, and the group photo of the 15th cadets of the Milvik Naval School was recorded, although it was only a thin black and white image, but it was a glorious milestone on Fang Yan's growth path.

"Jonas, I just found out that you are so suitable for this officer's costume!" After the ceremony, Otto, who walked out of the auditorium, suddenly let out a strange scream, staring at Fang Yan up and down with an exaggerated expression. David and the others turned their heads to look, and their eyes were all shining with a little brilliance: the young man in front of him was tall and brave, looking forward to Shenfei, and the dark blue neat military uniform set off his handsome and elegant, as brilliant and dazzling as the morning glow.

Facing his close classmates who had been with him for several years, Fang Yan unceremoniously punched him in the chest, glaring: "Don't look at me with such disgusting eyes, don't you already have two or three little guys at home, and the eldest of them can already help you go out to buy beer!" Would you like me to talk to a few sisters-in-law about your special hobbies another day, and guess how you will be treated when you return home? ”

"Ahem, Jonas, I'm just kidding." Otto's expression froze on his face for a moment, and then he said with a smile on his face. A few years have passed, and his face has faded from the youthfulness when he first met Fang Yan, and has become full of mature and concise charm, but in his words and conversations, he can still reveal the lively mentality of the past. Seeing Fang Yan rolling his eyes at him, Otto didn't care at all, his eyes rolled, as if he had thought of something, and said again: "By the way, Jonas, when are you going to have a wedding with your Italian girl?" A few of us fathers are waiting for you to join us! ”

Fang Yan's heart moved slightly, and Sylvia's beautiful and delicate face suddenly flashed in front of his eyes; I have already had the most beautiful situation with her, and it is impossible to choose anyone other than her in this life. Thinking of the girl's attachment and dependence on her, Fang Yan couldn't help but show a smile and said, "Within this year, I will make a formal marriage contract with her." As for the day of receiving the priest's blessing, it should be postponed for another two years. Sivi still has her refresher courses to complete, and I don't want her to be at home so early in taking care of the kids. ”

The handsome David sighed and said, "Why did I get married so early and miss out on how many excellent girls, if I can also meet a girl as beautiful as Jonas......" Before he was halfway through, Finn next to him slapped him on the back of the head with a hesitant face, which made David's sigh turn into a cry of pain. The burly Noah looked at Fang Yan and said with a serious expression: "Jonas, let us know when you confirm the date, whether it is in Milan or Hamburg, we will come to celebrate for you at that time." ”

Fang Yan nodded solemnly, and a warm current flowed through his heart. Compared with the acquisition of the rank of second lieutenant and the improvement of professional skills, the more valuable wealth he has gained during the past three years of officer training is undoubtedly these comrades-in-arms who have shed sweat and hard work with him. Even Fang Yan, who has not been very extroverted because of his professional skills in the sea of books for a long time, has also established a deep bond and feeling with them. He took a deep breath and stretched out his hand to open his arms towards the clear autumn sky; The formative years of my life have passed, and the next time is the time to shine and blaze brightly.

With the neighing of the train, Fang Yan quickly returned to his home in Hamburg, and now that he had graduated from the military academy, he had half a month of vacation, which was enough for him to use this time to deal with many of his own affairs. The Austrian corporal had now been released on parole from Landsburg prison, and it was absolutely necessary for Fang Yan to see him again; And the engagement to Silvia is something he has already decided, and a return to Milan is also essential. In addition, the development of the Italian navy is also the focus of Fang's attention, and he has not traveled south for several years, and he is eager to learn what the Ansaldo shipyard has used its own design methods to build the navy of its future ally. As for the oil exploitation in Libya, Fang Yan also felt that he needed to see it with his own eyes, which was the core of the source of the future German and Italian war machines.

In this way, time is a little tight again. After a night's rest, Fang Yan packed his bags and boarded the train to Munich – according to Hitler's letters, the former army corporal had been taking refuge in Obersalzburg in the foothills of the Alps since his release. Since the Bavarian state government restricted him from giving public lectures for three years after Hitler was released from prison, he had to start organizing the party here first. The reason why Hitler chose this mountain town near the German-Austrian border was to avoid the surveillance of the Bavarian police and the possible arrest at any time, after all, he is still only a prisoner outside of parole, and if he is found to have violated the ban, the Bavarian government can arrest him back to prison at any time!

After a long day's driving, Fang Yan appeared in the middle of the night in the middle of the moon, in the town of Upper Salzburg, surrounded by mountains. This is also the result of his cheap daddy Rudolph having a business partner in Munich and asking him to send a car to pick him up. The place was already quite close to the Austrian border, ready for Hitler to escape from German soil over the mountains. When Fang Yan stepped out of the trolley, they immediately played the role of guide with a courteous face, and invited the "leader's distinguished guest" to a three-story Gothic hotel.

(PS: Recently, the author has been on a business trip in the imperial capital, and he is still trying his best to squeeze out time to update, for the sake of the author's diligence, please comfort the author with the collection, and the increase in the collection in the past two days makes the author's heart fall into an ice cellar)