The Port of Gdynia is an important port city located in the Pomerania province in northern Poland and the Bay of Gdansk in the southern Baltic Sea. + Small, o

In the last two months, the life of the citizens in the port of Gdynia has been unusually depressing.

The number of German people in the streets of the city has doubled, especially the secret police known as the Gestapo in long black leather coats.

Every day or two, sirens and occasional gunshots rang out from a corner of the city.

When the gunfire stopped, the Gestapo in Germany would carry white stretchers out of the building where the shootout had erupted, and they would help out some of the wounded covered in blood.

Newspapers would soon report that the Gestapo had cracked another British spy organization and urged the general public to report suspicious people in the city.

At night, there is a curfew and light control, and after eight diǎn, citizens are strictly forbidden to go out on the streets, except in special circumstances such as going to the hospital for a serious illness.

At nightfall, the roar of car engines is often seen on the streets, and it is the middle of the night.

Some concerned residents would often stare at the port to the east and mysteriously say to family and friends: "The German navy is going to fight a big war, believe me." ”

On the docks of the port of Gdynia, four huge warships are parked side by side.

Chen Dao and Admiral Lütjans stood side by side on the deck of the USS Zeppelin, looking at the battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz to the south.

Two huge battleships were reloading supplies, chunks of fresh meat were stuffed into cold storage, and flour and vegetables were being loaded into food storage. Fuel is injected into the tank. Fresh water is poured into the tank. And indispensable ammunition.

The steam locomotive stopped next to the dock ship in thick black smoke, and the open carriage was filled with huge 381 mm shells.

The crane tirelessly hoisted the shells weighing 750 kilograms into the air, staggered over the two battleships, and then slowly lowered them through the layers of decks and loaded into the well-protected ammunition compartments deep in the ship.

Chen Dao and Lu Teyans looked at the dock in the hustle and bustle for a while, then turned to leave the edge of the deck and returned to the battle command room of the Zeppelin.

Lütjans is a general who always seems to have his heart on his mind. Between his eyebrows, Chen Dao felt that he was always thinking about some major issues about the future development of mankind and the peace of the earth, and he looked more like a thinker than a general.

However, it was this unmurderous general who commanded the brother ships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau more than a month ago, galloping across the Atlantic, killing more than 200,000 tons of British merchant ships, and sailing into the Mediterranean Sea at the end of March, completing a strategic shift, and then being transferred back to China, where he continued to perform his duties as commander of the High Seas Fleet, preparing to strike a fatal blow at the British Royal Navy.

His Excellency, the man of the moment in Germany, the formulator of the "One Piece Project", and the famous brother-in-law, finally returned to Germany from Spain. Lütjans raced against time to invite Chen Dao to the port of Gdynia and asked Chen Dao in person for the details of the plan.

"General Rosen. Although there is a suspicion of complimenting you, I still have to praise you, you are really a genius and an all-rounder, and it is with your strategy that we can turn the tide against the inferior situation of the Home Fleet of the British Royal Navy; It is also thanks to you that we can have this aircraft carrier under our feet and the carrier-based aircraft on it; Or because of you, we now have a chance to make history.

I've basically understood your plan and strategic vision, and there are only two small issues left to solve. ”

"What questions, just ask, we have to be partners for a long time, we should be open and honest." Chen Dao said.

"First question, why do you insist on using the Prinz Eugen as the flagship of the fleet, and not the Bismarck or Tirpitz? This is a very defying act of military common sense. Lutejens asked, pointing out the window.

Chen Dao's gaze followed Lütjans's gesture to the heavy cruiser Prince Eugen parked on the southernmost side of the dock.

Compared with the Bismarck and Tirpitz, which have a full load displacement of nearly 50,000 tons, the Prinz Eugen, with a full load displacement of only 18,000 tons, looks so "skinny" and "weak".

Chen Dao coughed dryly, squinted his eyes at the Prince Eugen, and said seriously: "There are two answers to this question, one is true and the other is false, which one do you want to hear?" ”

"The real answer, of course." Lütjans said.

"The real answer is that death is a very unpleasant thing for me, and in order to avoid death, to avoid untimely death, I chose the Prince Eugen as the flagship of the fleet. There is a magical power on the Prinz Eugen that can bless us from enemy shells and bring bad luck to the enemy at the same time, in other words, it is an auspicious ship blessed by God, and I will not choose any warship as the flagship of the fleet except for the Prinz Eugen. ”

After Chen Dao finished speaking, he looked at Lu Teyans, but saw Lu Teyans looking up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, and his face showed a bright sadness.

Your Excellency Brother-in-law is talking serious nonsense again, does every genius have quirks?

A wry smile appeared on the corner of Lu Teyansi's mouth, after a few days of contact, he had fully understood Chen Dao's ability to reverse black and white and say the opposite, but every time he communicated with Chen Dao, he could benefit a lot, he could only choose to be patient, and blame Chen Dao's language art on the quirks of genius.

"Heinz, tell me, what's the false answer?" Lütjans then asked.

"The false answer is that you have already said that, according to common sense, we should choose Bismarck or Tirpitz as our flagship. It is also common sense that the British would subconsciously assume that one of those two battleships would be our flagship, and that they would attack them again in battle, which would greatly increase our chances of an untimely death. And if we choose the humble Prince Eugen, the probability of being attacked by the British will be much lower, and of course, our chances of survival will be greatly improved. ”

"Can I interpret your answer as tactical deception?" Lütjans said.

"Yes, General Rommel, commander of the Middle East Corps, said whenever possible. It is necessary to take deceptive measures. This adage applies to both the Army and the Navy. ”

That's the real answer. Why do you always have to say the other way around? Lütjans sighed in his heart.

"What's the other question?" Chen Dao asked.

"Why is this plan called "One Piece Project"? This is a decisive battle, why not be a" Rutteyans's mind suddenly short-circuited, and he couldn't think of the right words for a while.

"You're asking me, why don't you give this project a high-end and high-end name?" Chen Dao asked.

Lu Teyansi silently diǎndiǎn head.

"Do you believe in fate? General Lütjans? My answer has to do with fate. Chen Dao asked.

"Whose fate?" Lütjens asked.

"Of course it is the fate of the British. It is clearly written in the history books that the British made their first pot of gold by pirates and robbing Spanish merchant ships, and then made a fortune by being slave smugglers and opium dealers, of course, they have now become British gentlemen.

The British made their fortune by being pirates. It's their fate to fall in the pirate raids, and that's why I named this project "One Piece Project". Chen Dao said.

It seems to have a diǎn reason, but is this the real reason? Ruetjens was full of suspicion.

"Is there any other reason?" Lütjens asked.

Chen Dao rolled his eyes and said lightly: "There is another reason, once I was also a man who dreamed of becoming the King of the Pirates, and now, my dream finally has a chance to come true, all." Hence the name. ”

"You watch pirates a lot?"

"I've never read it, but I've read a few pirate comics." Chen Dao had a nostalgic look on his face.

"What kind of comic? Can you recommend it to me? A hoarse voice sounded behind the two of them.

It was Hitler who spoke. Hitler was joined by Goering and Raeder.

Chen Dao and the others hurriedly saluted, and after the salute, Chen Dao asked in surprise. "Führer, why are you here?"

"Your sortie took almost all of Germany's capital ships, and the fate of Germany, Europe, and the world was decided by this battle, and of course I will come to hold a farewell ceremony for you." Hitler said.

Chen Dao was about to speak again, but Goering preemptively said: "This is not the place to speak, the Yuan wants to invite you to lunch, it's not early, let's talk in another place." ”

Hitler's encouragement to Chen Dao and Ruetjens lasted for a whole lunch, after which Chen Dao followed Hitler and Goering into Hitler's luxurious suite on the fourth floor of the hotel.

"I'm here this time, first, to hold a farewell ceremony for you, and second, I have something I want to hear your opinion." Hitler said straight to the point.

Chen Dao immediately put on a posture of listening to his ears.

"I recently had an idea. It's about Russia. Hitler said solemnly.

Chen Dao and Goerin changed color in unison, the two looked at each other in horror, and Chen Dao then asked cautiously, "What is the specific idea?" Is it to attack Russia this summer? ”

"No, no, no, on the contrary, I have decided to send Ribbentrop to negotiate with the Russians and draw them into the Axis bloc."

Chen Dao instantly felt his heart beating violently, and his eyes didn't burst out of his sockets.

Goering's fat and round face was pulled into a horse's face.

Shock! It's so shocking, I don't have auditory hallucinations, do I? Chen Dao turned his head to look at Goering, trying to verify whether he was overnervous and experiencing auditory hallucinations.

"Hahaha" Hitler looked at Chen Dao and Goering, could no longer hold back his serious expressions, and laughed wildly.

"I knew you were going to look like that, you should really look in the mirror and see your expressions now, it's so funny, I'm laughing to death." Hitler clutched his stomach and laughed.

When did Lao Xi become so low-level and interesting? Or is this the real side of him? Chen Dao looked at Hitler and couldn't laugh or cry.

Hitler laughed for two or three minutes before stopping, looked at Chen Dao and said: "I'm not joking with you, what I said is true, I want to negotiate with the Russians to try to get Russia to join the Axis, and then accidentally let Churchill know the news, what do you say Churchill's reaction will be?" ”

Sure enough, I knew that in Hitler's style, I would definitely not negotiate with Stalin, and I really didn't have a good heart.

Goering was the first to say: "If Churchill had known that we were in alliance with the Russians, he would have fainted. ”

"It was light, and at least it was a cerebral hemorrhage, so I gave up my life. Führer, although there is a suspicion of complimenting you, I still have to say that you are a genius. Chen Dao put what Lut Yans said on Hitler's head as it was, and sure enough, he saw a blush flash on Hitler's face.

Hitler smiled confidently, and then said to Chen Dao: "What do you think of my plan?" Or do you have any better suggestions? ”

"The plan was very vicious, certainly for Churchill and Stalin." Chen Dao said.

"Why? What does it have to do with Stalin? Hitler looked at Chen Dao with a smile.

Such a simple question is also used to test me? Chen Dao sneered in his heart.

"Churchill doesn't need to explain that if we were to form an alliance with Russia, it would be hellish for Churchill. As for Stalin? We can use the negotiations to deceive him strategically, to conceal our intention to attack Russia, and to achieve the greatest suddenness in the event of a future war against Russia. ”

"That's what I thought, too, so that I could deceive two enemies at once, and I tremble with excitement just thinking about it." Hitler said with a smile.

"In January, when the Japanese diplomatic mission came, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoyo Matsuoka also proposed to draw Russia into our alliance, and we could try to draw the Japanese to negotiate with Russia, so as to paralyze the Russians to the greatest extent." Göring made his suggestion.

"In fact, it was the Japanese proposal that inspired me, and of course we had to bring the Japanese together to negotiate with the Russians." Hitler said.

"Maybe when I return from the sea, I'll hear the big news of our alliance with the Russians, or Churchill's sudden cerebral hemorrhage." Chen Dao said with a smile.

"This matter is left to us to operate, you can concentrate on going to sea." Goering said.

The next day, April 22, a group of young naval officers, guided by a military band, followed one by one to the ramps of the four battleships, and each boarded his own battleship.

The military band walked up to the gangway of the fleet's flagship, the Prinz Eugen, and stopped to continue playing.

The last officers stepped onto the ramp of the Prinz Eugen.

Chen Dao and Lu Teyans stood in front of the military band and shook hands with Hitler, who had come to see him off.

"I am waiting in Berlin for the good news of your victory." Hitler said.

"Our Operation Pull is going very well, with most of the British Continental Fleet capital ships engaged in a fierce battle with the Italian Navy, and this operation will be a very pleasant sea trip for us." Lütjans said.

"The Atlantic is a cemetery, warships are coffins, and we will make the Royal Navy understand this." Chen Dao said.

"Every German ** official should have such an optimistic spirit as you, I wish you a happy journey, goodbye." Hitler said.

After shaking hands with Goering, Raeder and others in turn, Chen Dao and Lu Teyans turned and walked to the gangway.

"Heinz, wait a minute." Hitler suddenly stopped Chen Dao.

Chen Dao looked at Hitler who walked towards him suspiciously.

Hitler lowered his voice and said, "Remember, Margaret is still waiting for you in Berlin." ”

Five minutes later, the Prinz Eugen was the first to let out a loud whistle, followed by Zeppelin, Bismarck, and Tirpitz, and the earth-shattering whistle resounded through the port of Gdynia.

In the eyes of Hitler and others, four battleships pulled anchor and set sail. (To be continued......)