In fact, Joseph was not completely wrong, this was indeed a new battleship built by Germany in secret sea trials. It's just that this battleship was not left to the Germans for themselves.

After the visit of the director of the political and propaganda department of the Soviet Navy, the battleship Peter the Great, which was jointly built by the Soviet Union and Germany, went through a lot of preparatory work before sea trials, such as boiler test firing, engine start-up and commissioning, and transmission system adjustment, even adding fuel and lubricating oil took a long time.

It was not until more than a month later, when Stalin received the news, sent the first recipients, accompanied by a team of guides sent by the German Navy, to conduct this secret sea trial together.

In fact, the crew of the German Navy was also the first time to come into contact with this kind of capital warship, which was designed to reach a speed of up to 31.5 knots. Moreover, during the sea trials, a large number of daily items that the crew needed to bring in the design were not loaded on the ship, including the tables in the conference room.

What Reinhardt meant was that all the everyday items were left to the Soviets to put as they pleased. As a result, the weight of Peter the Great during sea trials was further reduced, which was conducive to the increase in stable speed. And that's not even counting the increase in the speed limit, which is already impressive!

In fact, it is equivalent to the crew of the German Navy taking the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the operation process of such a high-speed battleship, and collect verification data by the way.

On the Soviet side, the leader of the team was naturally Warevsky, who had been warmly entertained by Reinhardt in Germany, a high-ranking figure in the Soviet Navy, but an outright layman.

Germany, on the other hand, sent Rear Admiral Lütthejes, who had served in the torpedo boat unit in World War I and was now the head of the German Navy's Personnel Bureau.

Let this general, who originally commanded the battleship Scharnhorst in history and used the ultimate speed of 32 knots at that time to get rid of the British Prestige, and led the team to train on the battleship Peter the Great, which was an upgraded version of the speed of the Scharnhorst, is simply a human talent.

"General Lütjens," said Warrewski, who knew nothing about the meaning of the battleship's performance, followed Lütjens after boarding the ship, and did not greet him in his proficient German until the sea trials began: "The weather is good today." ”

Problem, the Germans are not interested in greeting the weather. Rütjans looked at this idiot who had confused the habits of the English with those of the Germans, and felt a genuine urge to throw him into the sea.

However, this layman is still the plenipotentiary person sent by the Soviet Union, and he can't be beaten or scolded. In the face of what he said nonsense, he had to pretend to be serious.

However, Lütjans thought about Reinhardt's repeated instructions to try his best to treat this Soviet representative who was supposed to be the protagonist as air and concentrate on leading the sea trials. So, he had no choice but to force a smile and say, "Well, yes, the weather is good....... Why don't I have someone show you around the ship?" ”

"Oh," Warevsky replied with interest.

Just when Lutejens thought he could break away from this layman, a captain's report disrupted the otherwise peaceful sea trial: "A small formation has been found ahead!" They're approaching us! “

"There are warships from other countries! Warships of other countries! Warevsky yelled at the top of his voice.

"Rest assured, Representative Warevsky. At this distance, even if they fire at us, it will definitely miss. Rutte Yan smiled and comforted.

Turning around, Lütthetheus immediately gave another order that frightened Warevsky: "Pass my order, this ship does not need to retreat, let them continue to approach." “

Anyway, the St. Andrew's flag of the Soviet Navy was hung, and a red mark was specially painted on the hull, indicating that this was a Soviet warship. Whether the other party believes it or not, it doesn't seem to do anything about Germany anyway.

Why avoid? Wouldn't it be better to have a conflict, and it would be better for them to get a good look at the "Soviet version of the new battleship" and to divert some attention from the German Navy.

"In! Entered! Valentski was still screaming.

"I know!" Lutetheus said impatiently.

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"It's getting better and better! It's getting better and better! "Warevsky is still calling.

"Shut up!" Lu Teyans was crazy, and he didn't care about the identity of the other party's representative, and shouted directly.

He couldn't figure out how a dignified minister of the Soviet Navy could be so timid. Didn't the Soviet government like to appoint harder officials?

Besides, it was just a chance encounter at sea. Although the European countries did not have a very good attitude towards the Soviet Union, they did not brazenly fire at this warship belonging to the Soviet Union. At most, the other party will follow over to take a few photos and go back, or show off their force again, where is the danger? As for the fear of this?

Because it was a joint Soviet-German sea trial, there was still a group of crew members sent by the Soviet government to receive the Peter the Great at this moment. Like Warrewski, they are not at all calm at the moment, in stark contrast to their German counterparts.

In the telescope, Lüttheus, who had already seen the other party's British royal flag, frowned slightly, and after confirming that the other party should also see the St. Andrew's flag of the Soviet Navy hanging on his side, he whispered a few words to the engineer accompanying the ship, and said indifferently in front of Warrewski: "Prepare to return, the whole ship speeds up."

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"General! The other party began to speed up and left! Joseph's staff officer under the major nervously reported.

"Panic what!" Joseph sneered: "Have you forgotten that our Kent-class heavy cruisers are most proud of their speed?" “

"Order, the whole formation immediately picks up speed and catches up with the Soviet warships in front."

"Order, main gun preparation. Don't let go without my orders! “

"Also, order the guys from the Propaganda Department on our flagship to prepare their cameras, and wait to catch up and take pictures and take them back to China. That's important information! “

After a few orders, Joseph had clearly shown his plan for the next move of the formation in front of everyone.

Approach boldly, respond vigilantly, and gather intelligence. Everyone believes that this lucky team will have the opportunity to send back an important piece of information for the country today!

As the Kent-class heavy cruiser Suffolk at Joseph's feet began to pick up speed, the entire Royal Navy's small fleet of warships immediately increased its power to the maximum.

Under the full speed pursuit of the British formation, the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer. The outline of the Peter the Great is also gradually becoming clear under the camera of the British Propaganda Department.

In less than 10 minutes, the British formation would be able to catch up with Peter the Great on their side.

As if the brain exploded with a bang, Warevsky held the armrest and stared at what was happening in front of him.

Not only him, but almost all the Soviet sailors who came to receive the Peter the Great were in a heavy mood at the moment.

As the direct superior of these Soviet sailors, Huarevsky's heart had fallen to a freezing point.

He even vividly remembered how his Soviet crew had cheered for the incredible speed of the Peter the Great a few hours earlier.

At that time, everyone's eyes lit up and cheered. For these Soviet sailors who set foot on this new high-speed capital ship for the first time, they were like children who had never been given a beautiful toy that they had never seen before, and they were filled with heartfelt joy.

However, I didn't expect that just a few hours later, things would have come to this point.

Britain, why did they just run into Britain, the most unfriendly country in the world to the Soviet Union.

If you let this British fleet catch up, take a picture up close and take a picture or something. Every Soviet officer present was likely to be thrown into prison by Stalin, who had lost face, when he returned. Valentski has seen too many such things......

The only hope is to avoid it immediately! Completely get away from this formation belonging to the Royal Navy!

But everyone knows that the encounter between the two sides is inevitable. There are still 10 minutes left at most, and the British formation will be able to drive next to them!

Valentski sighed and turned to leave the conning tower. He didn't want to watch this British formation get closer to him step by step.

He could only wait powerlessly for the tragedy to happen, which was too cruel for him.

However, Varivsky's feet stopped at the moment when they were about to step backwards.

He suddenly found that Lu Teyansi, who was standing next to him and had just given the order to retreat, had no worry on his face at all, and his mouth seemed to be chanting: "This is their full speed!" That's their full throttle! ”

Warrewski's heart was beating faster, and a hunch drove him to quickly look at the other German crew members on board.

In the line of sight, the German crew members at various posts did not panic at all, and they were all ready to fight. In sharp contrast to the Soviet exchange personnel who blew up the pot.

An elderly engineer was respectfully approaching Lütjans. There was a light wind on his face, and he seemed to have foreseen the current "severe" emergency situation.