At the end of April, the weather in the South Atlantic is clear, and seagulls pass by under the blue sea and blue sky. A formation of 3 ships sailed over the calm sea, and smoke was wafting from only one of the two chimneys of the two large battleships in the formation, indicating that only half of the boilers were burning.

The smoke coming out of the chimneys of the three ships is very special, unlike the billowing smoke that has been spewed out by the previous ships, and the faint green smoke rises from the towering chimneys, and there is no feeling of PM2.5 makers at all.

Although the sun is not strong, the temperature at the low latitudes is a little hot, but fortunately, the refreshing sea breeze constantly takes away the heat on the deck, and the sailors who do not have to stay on duty on duty wear white short-sleeved uniforms, leaning on the railing in twos and threes looking at the sparkling sea, chatting lazily.

Although the deck looked lazy and lazy, no one underestimated this small formation of only 3 ships, and the German naval flag and vice admiral's flag fluttering on a large battleship undoubtedly told others that this was a German naval fleet.

Standing on the flybridge and enjoying the same leisurely Maximilian? Feng? Vice Admiral Speece smiled and looked down at the sailors on the deck, these young men were like his own children in the eyes of the vice admiral, they were young, full of vitality, intelligent, diligent and hardworking, the long voyage did not make the mental outlook of these young sailors boring and irritable, and His Excellency the Vice Admiral could feel the spirit of the German Navy from these sailors, which made him happy.

Of course, this is also due to the unprecedented comfortable environment of the battleship under the feet, the standard displacement of nearly 16,000 tons makes this battleship have ample interior space, and the use of steam turbines and oil-fired boilers saves a lot of space, but the fly in the ointment is that the battleship uses half of the oil-fired boiler and half of the kerosene mixed boiler. Therefore, a lot of coal was still loaded, and the sailors responsible for burning the kerosene boiler were still dyed black.

The ships that are now in cruising mode only use oil-fired boilers, so only one chimney emits a faint green smoke that is completely different from the past, and it looks much more refreshing and pleasing to the eye.

Designed to live in a living environment far greater than any previous German ship, it is said that even the newest Deutsche class battleship is no match for the one at his feet.

Not only are there ample cabins, so that more than 60% of the sailors no longer need to sleep in hammocks. And it can also reduce the temperature in the cabin by pumping seawater and circulating it in the ship, which has never been seen in Vice Admiral Spee's previous naval career, which makes Vice Admiral Spee's sigh that the conditions of the stinky boys are really getting better and better, which is like himself back then, while thinking, he set his eyes on another battleship on the side. That ship was the sister ship of his own flagship, and his eldest son served as a gunnery captain on that ship.

Spee was proud to be in command of two cutting-edge ships, the latest and most powerful heavy cruiser in the German Navy, with a standard displacement of nearly 16,000 tons and four turrets with twin 240mm guns. The 180 mm main armor belt is solid and reliable, and the top speed of 25.4 knots is able to catch up with any prey and avoid any danger.

The two Scharnhorst-class heavy cruisers were so powerful and beautiful that they should have been praised by the world, but only three months after their flagships were surrounded by praise, the pesky British stole everyone's attention with the ugly monster with their 305mm guns.

Yes, in Spee's eyes, his flagship was far more beautiful than the British's Invincible, and the chic forward-leaning bow constantly split the waves. The simple superstructure looks elegant and crisp, and the stacked turrets along the central axis look imposing. Looking back at the British, the recessed bow looked dull and sluggish. The three chimneys in the front and the back make the superstructure not refreshing at all, and what is the main turret that straddles diagonally? The turret on the other side will not exceed 40 degrees when firing at the opposite side, because it blocks each other, and the guide will not exceed 40 degrees when firing at the opposite side, so it is simply a thing that can only be pretended.

However, just because the Invincible was equipped with 8 305mm naval guns, his flagship was suddenly snubbed from the praise and became an "outdated" thing, which made Spee a little unconvinced.

Although commanding two top-notch cutting-edge warships. That doesn't mean Spee's job is easy, though, it's an ocean voyage. The fleet departed from Wilhelmshaven and sailed south to Walvis Bay for resupply. It then crossed the Atlantic to Argentina without any stops or corrections, then headed north to New York, USA, and finally crossed the Atlantic again back to Williamshaven.

This is a training exercise, but also to test the performance of the battleship, its flagship Scharnhorst has completed a six-month training and can officially join the battle sequence, but the Gneisenau has only been completed for less than 2 months, and it is difficult to reassure the sailors who have not yet completed the run-in to operate the battleship for such training.

Not only was it because the sailors on the Gneisenau could handle the ship under their feet well, but also because of the third ship in his fleet, a ship that had never appeared in the German Navy sequence before.

"Your Excellency, it's about to begin." The fleet staff walked out of the bridge and reported to Spee.

"yes, I see." Spee glanced at the large ship sailing next to him, and as he spoke, he turned and walked into the bridge.

"Fleet Commander enters the bridge!" The moment Spee stepped onto the bridge, everyone on the bridge immediately stood up and saluted.

"Sound the battle alarm, and the whole fleet will be put on third-level alert." Spee returned the salute and immediately gave the order.

"Yes! Sir! Pull the battle alert, and the whole fleet will go on alert at three levels! The adjutant repeated aloud that Spee's command was immediately transmitted to all corners of the battleship via a telephone line, while radio and flag simultaneously transmitted the order to the other two ships in the fleet.

The terrible sirens immediately sounded over the fleet, and all the sailors on the deck ran into the cabin as fast as they could, closed the hatch, and then methodically passed through the passages and stairs to their posts. Just a few minutes. The atmosphere of the entire fleet was completely different from the relaxed and laid-back atmosphere just now.

Spee listened to the adjutant's feedback, nodded in satisfaction, apparently the speed of the lads did not disappoint him, and then ordered: "Inform the Kiel, prepare to dock with our ship." Notify the whole ship. Prepare for lateral replenishment immediately. ”

As the order was given, the two large ships approached cautiously and slowly, and the guide on the flybridge on the left side of the Scharnhorst bridge nervously observed the distance between the two ships, constantly conveying information to the bridge.

"Left rudder 10!" The usher shouted.

"Left rudder 10!" As the people on the bridge repeated loudly, the message had been received, and the message was then transmitted to the wheelhouse deep in the hull by phone. Under the control of the helmsman, the two ships carefully adjusted their positions little by little.

"1 degree behind!"

"Keep course!"

Following the instructions of the guide, the two ships began to sail in the same direction side by side, and at this time the sailors on the port deck of the Scharnhorst were already on standby. The sailors on the starboard deck of the Kiel also lined up and fired two soft rubber balls at the Scharnhorst. The soft ball slammed onto the deck of the Scharnhorst and bounced off before being caught by quick-eyed sailors.

A rope was attached to the soft ball, and the sailors on the Scharnhorst slowly pulled the rope out of the sea, straightened, and dragged it to their side, and the end of the rope was connected to a thick cable, and a group of strong sailors began to drag the rope vigorously towards their battleship, and then fixed it high on the bridge.

The pitch-black hose connected to the crane on the gantry on the Kiel on the opposite side slowly lifted and was slowly delivered along the cable. The sailors on the Scharnhorst received the hose and immediately inserted it into the opening on the side of the bridge, and the viscous heavy oil began to flow through the guò hose into the depths of the Scharnhorst's hull.

The gantry, which was attached to another cable, began to transport huge net bags to the Scharnhorst by luge.

"Look what the Kiel has sent us?! Haha, it's cabbage! Fresh! Not those damn dehydrated vegetables! The young sailor excitedly exclaimed, "Oh, oh, oh." There are even fresh oranges! Although the thing we usually drink is called orange water, but what does that thing look like oranges except for a little sour? ”

"And this, frozen beef! We finally don't have to eat canned sardines! Someone shouted again: "This must have been shipped to the Keele at Walvis Bay, and it looks fresh!" ”

"Shut up! Hurry up and get your stuff to the kitchen warehouse! These things are bound to be on the table tonight, but if you don't move faster, I'm sure you'll be eating dehydrated vegetables and canned sardines until you vomit! The officer on the side shouted.

Maybe it's the chief's threat that works. Or the temptation of fresh food, and the young sailors are immediately on the move.

After 45 minutes. A bright whistle sounded on the Kiel, which signaled that the work was done. The oil hose was pumped out by the sailors. Then slowly retracted, the sailors on the Scharnhorst untied the fixed cables, and now it was the turn of the sailors on the Kiel to pull them back hard.

When all the work was done, the Scharnhorst slowly accelerated and adjusted its course, opening up the distance between it and the Kiel, followed by a Gneisenau, to repeat the work it had just done. (To be continued)

ps: I wanted to be lazy today, because I went to the dentist today, and the respected doctor directly pulled my lower incisor teeth off without anesthetic, although it solved the problem that my teeth hurt for a week............

So I was going to call in sick today (yes, I'm going to go sick because I'm missing a tooth)

But something happened in the afternoon that changed my mind

On the second day of the 3-3 salvage, I caught Yingrui, so that all the other construction and salvage ships have been completed, except for the lack of Ruihe in the last E5 event.

So I said that I am so lucky, I can't lose my character, save some character and start fishing u47R466 tomorrow