On 21 May, the Federal Navy of Germany held simultaneous live-fire exercises in the North Sea, the Mediterranean, and the North and South Seas.

A total of 34 advanced warships and 86 BF-10 fighters were deployed in the exercise, and more than 20,000 officers and men participated in the exercise. They were commanded by the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Franz von Hipper, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Reinhardt Scher, the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, Hugo Speller, and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, Albert Kesselring.

This is the largest naval exercise since the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany, especially a military exercise that spans the two seas of the north and south at the same time. Germany's national maritime safety authorities have issued warnings of navigation hazards in advance through newspapers, radio and other means.

On the same day, the destroyer HMS Brandenburg, aboard General Paul von Leto Forbeck, arrived at the Gulf of Siam and anchored in the main channel of the Chao Phraya River estuary, not far from Samut Prakan.

The Chao Phrayer River was one of the busiest rivers in Siam, with its many reefs and twists and turns, and the destroyer Brandenburg was too large and too deep to dock, so Paul had to order the warship to anchor near the main channel, and he and several government officials took a dinghy from the fishing dock to embark on his ten-day diplomatic activities.

Military exercises in the waters of the North Sea, commanded by General Reinhardt Scher, are taking place as scheduled. The unit that conducted the live-fire exercise on 21 May on Heligoland also added a high-sea crossing course and conducted a four-day anchor training and live-fire target shooting in the sea area 32 north-west of the West Frisian Islands.

Regarding the military exercises of the German Confederation, major media in Britain, France, and Greece have published articles saying that Germany is obviously preparing to target the Southeast Asian market, and the exercises are intended to deter the North Atlantic countries and draw everyone's attention away from Siam.

British cable radio put it more bluntly: Germany's visit to Siam was significant, and the British Empire and France would be under pressure. It is clear that the military maneuvers of the Eric government were themselves drunkards, not alcohol, but much more in response to General Paul von Leto Forbeck's visit to Siam......

The exercises in the North Sea were indeed quite loud, because of the proximity to the West Frisian islands, and many residents of the nearby islands heard the rumbling of guns from Z-21 destroyers and frigates.

British Prime Minister Lloyd George was so concerned about this that the Royal Navy also sent several warships east to monitor German military exercises.

General Reinhardt Schell saw the formation of British ships flying the "m" flag on the mainmast from a distance on the flagship, and at the same time understood the intention of the British Navy.

Reinhardt, who had no sand in his eyes, was disgusted by such uninvited guests, but because it was on the high seas, he couldn't say anything. At 10 o'clock in the morning, several British warships were still looking at each other from a distance, and not only did not have the slightest intention of leaving, but were getting closer and closer to the participating troops.

At this time, the wind and waves on the high seas were high, and several British ships that came to monitor did not show timidity in the face of the menacing Prague, but replied to the international light signal, while slightly deflecting the course, and began to cruise slowly towards the northeast sea.

The Prague was massive, but its speed and maneuverability were no slouch compared to the smaller British ships. Although the British ships were reluctant to withdraw slowly, the frigate Prague did not give up and pressed closely, and the closest distance between the ships of the two sides was only a dozen meters.

The waves splashed more than a foot high between the German and British ships, and the soldiers on both sides could see the heavy shells neatly arranged on the autonomous gun emplacements.

Seeing that the effect of the dispersion was not obvious, the frigate Prague simply made a decision, did not stop doing anything, sounded the whistle, drove full power, and dragged the billowing smoke straight towards the British flagship, forcing the British fleet to quickly accelerate and avoid it, and at the same time change course.

At noon, the British Royal Navy formation was forced to leave the sea area of German exercises.

In fact, the British Royal Fleet would not dare to clash head-on in the face of such a powerful German Federal Navy on the high seas, and the German BF-10 fighter jets were constantly whizzing past in the sky, once the two sides misjudged the situation and even misfired, they would put themselves in a very disadvantageous situation.

At this moment, the military exercises of the German army in the Mediterranean Sea also encountered a discordant murmur. The French, Greek and Italian navies also entered the exercise area, but were forced to leave by strong German naval and air pressure.

Slightly different from the North Sea exercise, there was no voyage training in the Mediterranean, only a live salvo of formation artillery on target ships. However, in the process, Franz made an extraordinarily dangerous move.

While the warships of other countries were retreating one after another, the French warships were constantly pestering and refusing to leave under the banner of freedom of navigation on the high seas. Franz had a plan in mind to deliberately cause an off-target shooting accident on one of the warships. A 125 shell roared from the port side 15 degrees to the French warship that was drifting at sea, and finally exploded at sea 100 meters away from the French warship, and the commander of the French naval formation suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

The target ship was heavily damaged by the artillery of the formation, and quietly withdrew from the exercise area under the tugboat tow. At this time, Franz suddenly had an idea, and simply regarded the French warship as a target ship, and ordered all the ships in the formation to change their original formation and form a fan-shaped encirclement of the French warship......

Seeing that the Greek and Italian warships had already left, and seeing the German warships quietly surrounding, the French had to leave at full speed......

At the same time, General Paul von Leto Forbeck was warmly welcomed by the royal family of Chakri in Siam.

King Rama VII had lived in England and France, and it was because of this delicate relationship that Britain and France were able to occupy a place in Siam. However, Rama VII was not favored by the ministers and elders, and there were great differences of opinion, and Paul's visit seemed to give him hope once again that he could use it as an opportunity to renew his influence.

Many of the negative situations he feared at home did not arise, which surprised Paul, especially the high level of reception of King Rama VII.

The German Special Envoy to Siam, Earhart Milch, attended a welcome party specially arranged by the Royal Family, during which Paul solemnly conveyed the sincere greetings of President Erik Adrian of the Federal Republic of Germany to King Rama VII, the members of the royal family and the people of Siam, announced the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between Germany and Siam, confirmed Earhart Milch as the first ambassador to Siam, and presented his credentials at the same time.

King Rama VII expressed his readiness to accept President Erik Adrian's invitation to visit Germany at a convenient time and to express his sincere apologies for the Japanese military attaché's accidental injury to Special Envoy Earhart Milch in Siam.

Paul and Earhart thanked him, and a series of bilateral talks followed.

Paul was overjoyed by the success of his first visit to Siam, and that night, accompanied by Earhart, Paul was escorted by the royal guard to the State Guesthouse not far from Samut Prakan. Here, he was pleasantly touched by the gentle sea breeze from the Gulf of Siam, and was especially surprised to see the destroyer Brandenburg moored in the Chao Paiye River from the hotel window, which made him extremely excited.

At the State Guesthouse, Paul had a long conversation with Earhart, and learned more about the customs and customs of Siam, as well as the actions of Britain and France in Siam, as well as the inside story of the two countries' manipulation and suppression of Siam in all aspects, especially the bizarre cases that occurred after the Japanese entered Siam. Paul told Earhart to keep a low profile as much as possible, and discussed the next step in the construction of an embassy in the Siamese capital.

During Paul's visit to Siam, two major German naval exercises were also in full swing. Britain and France always felt that this was not a good thing, but because the German navy's military exercises were in order, although both sides sent warships to the above-mentioned sea area to cause chaos, because Germany had prepared in advance, they could not do anything about it.

Lloyd's spoke in depth about the situation in Siam in the phone call with Dumei, and in combination with the military exercises in the north and south directions of Germany, he unanimously criticized Germany as a security threat in Europe.

Ten days passed quickly, and the mission of General Paul von Leto Forbeck to Siam went very well and fruitful, and the destroyer Brandenburg was warmly welcomed by the German Mediterranean Fleet when it entered the Mediterranean.

When all the ships sounded their whistles at the same time, Paul suddenly felt his blood boil, he did not expect that the naval brothers would be so enthusiastic.

With the return of the delegation to Berlin, the exercises in the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea also came to an end.

On the morning of June 2, Eric and senior cabinet officials gathered at the Wilhelmshaven Naval Pier to wait for the victorious return of Paul and his party.

At 11:20, the destroyer Brandenburg sounded its whistle and slowly docked. As the marching band played the national anthem, Paul and his entourage appeared on deck and waved as they walked from the bridge to the welcoming crowd.

Paul got down from the bridge and ran all the way to Eric, and then gave a respectful military salute. Eric was overjoyed and hung a federal medal of the First Class on his chest.

Paul, who genuinely liked the delicate and small medal of the First Class, saluted Eric once more, and then turned his body to salute all the welcoming officials.

On the way back to Berlin, Eric asked Paul to ride with him in a car, and listened carefully to the details of his visit to Siam, and also asked about Earhart Milch's work and life in Siam. Paul answered Eric's questions very carefully and gave a serious account of the idea of building a national embassy in the capital of Siam.

Eric very much agreed with Paul's idea, and at the same time put forward his own views on the location of the embassy, and asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to quickly come up with a concrete plan to the cabinet and the presidential office for approval.

Along the way, Paul kept touching the medal on his chest, but at the same time he felt that he was ashamed of it, and he felt that this medal could not be worn on his chest alone.

Eric saw it, but didn't know why. In the end, it was Paul himself who couldn't help it.

"Dear Mr. President, although I value this medal more than my own life, I cannot but say that it should not belong to me." Paul plucked up courage and said.

"Nope! Your Excellency, my General, you are fully qualified to wear this delicate medal, and please forget what I said that day, you have proved by your actions that you are right in your thinking, and not a so-called 'military and diplomatic gambler'. Eric said, laughing to himself.

"Nope! Dear Mr. President, you are truly wise in this matter, and I do not think that my mission would have gone so smoothly had it not been for the mighty battleship Brandenburg anchored at the mouth of the Chaophayer Sea. Take Mr. Earhart Milch, for example, who is not as capable as I am, but who has always had a hard time working in Siam......" Paul quickly explained.

Then, Paul carefully recounted the details of the visit of the Siamese royal family on the Brandenburg. Thanks to Germany's strong military strength, the various agenda items of the delegation were carried out smoothly, and Britain, France, and other countries did not obviously interfere with them.

Eric certainly understood the importance of gunboat diplomacy, but if it weren't for Paul's right use, he probably wouldn't have had such an effect. At this moment, Eric already has a new idea, based on the development of the German military, economy, and Paul's influence in Africa, the next step, he wants to make a strong voice on the African continent.