Compared with the turbulence on the Soviet-German battlefield, compared with the bloody cruelty on the Pacific battlefield, the Indian Ocean can be said to be calm.

And in the Mediterranean Sea, which is close to the Indian Ocean, the port of Said, where the headquarters of the German Indian Ocean Detachment is located, is even more peaceful and peaceful.

Looking at the calm sea, Prion, who was dispatched here and became the supreme commander here, was looking at the sea in front of him boredly at this moment.

Seabirds hovered above his head, facing the sea and giving him a sense of peace at home – but alas, there was no more of that up-and-down bump under his feet.

He remembers the days when he commanded the U-boats across the Atlantic, and the legend he and his crew created on the night he sank the battleship Royal Oak.

It is a pity that now he is carrying an epaulette representing the general on his shoulder, so he may no longer be able to command submarines to the front line to fight.

"What are you thinking?" A major walked over and smiled and handed Prion a cigarette, an action that reminded Prion of the benefits of being on the ground - the fact that the taste of tobacco was not allowed on a submarine.

Taking the cigarette, Prien bowed his head slightly, leaned on the match drawn by the other party, lit the cigarette, took a deep breath and spit it out: "Whew!" ”

The aroma of nicotine lingers in the lungs, and the taste lingers on smokers – cigarettes are available in unlimited quantities because shipping is so convenient.

Port Said is very well stocked, so abundant that it is the envy of many areas. There are plenty of cigarettes, plenty of meat, plenty of fuel, and plenty of battleships......

The only thing missing may be a sufficient number of sailors. There was a constant shortage of sailors in the German Navy, which has not been fully compensated for until now.

On the periphery of the port, two destroyers were sailing one after the other. It appears to be guarding the port, but in fact they are conducting mine-clearance training.

When the British troops retreated from Port Said, they deployed some mines to block the port, and now these mines have not been cleared.

Now the war is behind - at least here it is over, so a large number of ships are needed, clearing the vicinity of increasingly dangerous mines.

Although the waterway has been cleared and has proven to be very safe, this is not an excuse to take lightly.

Moreover, mine-sweeping work is also a kind of actual combat drill for training sailors. The Germans lacked enough sailors, so such training was currently the mainstream task of the navy.

"I'm wondering when I can send out the submarine in my hand......" Prion replied with some depression, and then took another puff of his cigarette.

Although he was promoted to commander of the submarine detachment of the Indian Ocean Fleet, only two submarines in his hands can now be used.

The remaining eight submarines, in fact, have no faults, but the current crews of these submarines are not satisfied.

There are only 5 veterans on a submarine, and the remaining 20 people are basically rookies who have just graduated or have not yet graduated, so Prion does not dare to let these submarines go to sea.

Submarines are not surface ships, and in a dimly lit environment, the slightest carelessness can cause the danger of destruction and death.

Recently, the German Navy had a major accident, and a cruiser of the Navy sank while training off the coast of Britain due to improper operation.

Fortunately, the destroyer was on escort duty at that time, and it was followed by the German battleship King, which salvaged the German sailors who had fallen overboard in time.

But the accident killed 30 soldiers and injured more than 70. This incident made Marshal Raeder anxious, and at the meeting he emphasized the safety of training.

"Haven't found a few suitable candidates?" Hearing this, the colonel asked in some surprise.

"There are a few people who have been chosen, but counting them, there are only three submarines in my hands that can go to sea." Standing in the sea breeze, Prion was in a very low mood.

On the one hand, it is because he himself cannot go to sea, and on the other hand, there are also reasons why the submarines in his hands cannot go to sea for large-scale operations.

Now the two submarines in his hands are not enough to even have a fixed patrol mission to the sea, let alone trouble with an opponent.

When he first entered the Indian Ocean, he was full of desire to sink the warships of the British government-in-exile and add more to his own achievements.

As a result, the Führer was not even interested in attacking the warships of the British government-in-exile.

The expansion of the Japanese Army in India and Burma made the Führer somewhat concerned that the situation in the Far East would get out of control.

Although the Führer did not prohibit the sinking of British warships in exile, the transfer of personnel from the German Indian Ocean Fleet showed that the Führer did not really want to see a large-scale naval battle break out in the Indian Ocean.

"That's better not to be transferred, at least let them bring new people, and maintain a continuous training cycle is more in line with the requirements above." The Colonel took a drag on his cigarette and spoke.

Prien nodded, agreeing with the other party's point of view: "I think so too, anyway, the British in the Indian Ocean have been very honest recently, and I don't need to make myself uncomfortable." ”

The Germans were building a port of their own in Greece, and the strategic position of the Mediterranean was becoming more and more important.

Port Said will only be built into a German-controlled central port of the Suez Canal, where as naval commander, Prien has nothing to complain about.

As a naval commander, Prion also knows that his navy has never been stronger.

The current German Navy is a powerful maritime force with 7 battleships, 3 battlecruisers, and 6 fleet aircraft carriers and modified aircraft carriers.

In terms of scale, it is only weaker than Japan, a maritime power. The number temporarily surpassed that of the United States, ranking second in the world.

Over time, it is possible that this maritime force will surpass Japan and become the number one in the world! After all, Japan and the United States were consuming each other, and Germany's main adversary was the land state, the USSR.

"I'm relieved that you can think so. I heard that Rommel was going back to the Middle East...... Maybe it won't be peaceful for long here. The colonel dropped the cigarette butt on the ground, stomped it out with his foot, and turned away: "See you later." ”

"Rommel is coming back? Why is he not recuperating at home, so why is he running back to the Middle East? Could it be that the Yuan wants to readjust its strategy and prepare to make a big move in the Middle East? Prien's mind was full of questions, and he also stepped on the cigarette butt, but did not leave.

He stood there with the news that Rommel was going to return to the Middle East, and he didn't know if this meant that the Führer wanted to expand the war......