Chapter 161: Wing X (Medium)

"That's the fastest flying plane in the world? Oh God, I think I'm so honored! It...... It must be flying faster than a bird! ”

Looking out the window at the rapidly moving object in mid-air, Countess Roland von Frauend, from southern Prussia, said something that was completely in line with common sense, but at all came across as simple. When she came back to her senses, she found that the other three had all looked at her with strange eyes, and her handsome face turned red all at once.

"Let everyone laugh!" The voice was so small that I could barely hear it.

"Ha, Your Excellency the Earl is right, that plane flies much faster than a bird! But we can't rest on our laurels, at least not yet! Sonic speed, the next milestone in the history of human flight! ”

Chentian would say this here, simply because all three of you are trustworthy people - Juliana and Ollie, of course, needless to say, this female Count Fround was originally a distant relative of the royal family, and the intelligence report also confirmed that she was a reliable nobleman without any bad motives, and she studied music in college, and Chentian was not worried that she would write down what she saw and heard on this trip into the score.

"Sonic speed...... Oh, that's a great idea! ”

Juliana had an expression that she had just learned, so that Roland would not be so embarrassed. The poor countess was silent at this time, and stared slightly at the small teacup of the view in front of her.

"Look, there's the Rügen Bridge ahead!"

Ollie, who sat next to Roland, was able to speak, and in the direction he was pointing, a new sea-crossing railway bridge appeared in front of the tracks, and the base of the new railroad bridge, completed in 1928, was much higher than the previous one, which meant that the bridge did not need to be interrupted when ships passed through the bridge to raise the bridge deck.

"Known as Germany's first sea-crossing bridge, it was completed in July 1928 with a total length of 3.9 kilometers, nearly 1 kilometer longer than the old bridge!" Chen Tian calmly introduced to the only lady here who was not born and raised in Germany.

"I only heard about it before. This is the first time I have seen it with my own eyes, and it really lives up to its name! Juliana couldn't wait to look out the window, but unfortunately she couldn't see the full picture of the New Rügen Bridge from this angle.

"Well, me too! This is my first time in Rügen! At this time, Rowant had also recovered from the embarrassment just now.

"Cross this bridge and you'll go to heaven!" Chen Tian joked that although the new Rügen Bridge is not really the road to paradise, the front of Rügen Island is indeed the most beautiful island in Germany, it is located in the north of Germany, the southwest of the Baltic Sea. It belongs to the mild maritime climate, warm in winter and cool in summer, the terrain is relatively flat, the coast is low and there are many sandy beaches, the former princes and nobles like to come here for leisure and vacation, and many palaces and villas have been built on the island. By the mid-20s, the German government had moved civilians living here to the city of Bergen on the other side of the river for military reasons

In the face of generous subsidies, although these residents are quite nostalgic for their homeland where they have lived for generations, they do not have much problem with the actual relocation process. As for the island's palaces, villas and bathing beaches. Most of them have now been converted into garrison offices, headquarters, dormitories and hospitals. The most monumental of these is a special museum run by the military, with only two old palaces reserved for dignitaries.

There is no doubt that Chen Tian and his entourage will be the most "expensive" guests in the history of this place.

After entering the island of Rügen. The royal "tourist train" did not stop at the nearest station and continued northeast. At present, there are two German units stationed on Rügen Island, one is the 19th Coastal Garrison Regiment of the German Navy and its subordinate small patrol fleet, which has a total of more than 3,500 officers and men, stationed in coastal defense fortresses and naval barracks throughout the island, and the patrol ships under its jurisdiction are light ships of less than 1,500 tons, and are equipped with a squadron of seaplanes; The other unit is the 35th Mixed Wing under the Luftwaffe Home Command, which has a reconnaissance squadron, a combat group, and a torpedo attack group, with a total of more than 4,300 pilots, ground crews, garrisons, etc., who are not only responsible for guarding the German mainland. He was also ordered to monitor the seemingly calm but sometimes turbulent Baltic Sea.

It is worth mentioning that both units, from officers to cooks, are traditionally native Germans, which means that there is not a single black or yellow person, which is rare in the current German army. Because since 1914, when the first African soldiers attached to the "Black Storm" regiment obtained German citizenship, more than 5 million residents from various German colonies and other countries have become German citizens because of various policies of the German government, and over the past ten years, these people and their descendants have gradually gained the trust of the German government, and by the early 30s, black or yellow people can be seen in some government agencies, police departments and the German army. A kind of ethnic integration in Xindi is well underway, but in some respects there is a gap between the treatment of citizens of non-German descent and those of native German ancestry, such as those in the core of government and in the military, which are classified as high-secrets.

Although the 35th Wing of the Air Force is only an ordinary local garrison of Germany, it has another name in the Berlin High Command - X Wing, which is not only equipped with the regular fighters of the Luftwaffe in service, but also the only unit in Germany that is officially equipped with Messerschmitt training V-type fighters, although this new fighter using two J4B turbojet engines manufactured by GG Aviation is currently only 18 in the whole of Germany. Two of them remained as prototypes at the aircraft research base in East Prussia, and the remaining 16 were equipped with this X-wing fighter group.

After about half an hour after crossing the New Rügen Bridge, Chen Tian's special train finally slowly stopped at a railway station overlooking the Baltic Sea, needless to say, the inside and outside of this platform have long been heavily guarded by soldiers with loaded guns, relying on the inside is the Royal Guards wearing bright blue military uniforms, and some of the soldiers wearing gray and white camouflage uniforms belonging to the Royal Combat Group Army outside, and the outermost is the ground alert unit of the X Wing, their military uniform style looks almost exactly the same as ordinary army troops, except for military caps, Collar badges and troop logos are different from the army - the air force garrison uses three kinds of military hats, namely the flat military cap used in formal occasions, the boat-shaped hat used in peacetime and the M27 steel helmet used in battle, the biggest difference between them and the army standard military hat and steel helmet is the color, the army uses the traditional German gray, while the air force uses a very light gray; The army collar badge is used to identify the rank of the military is gold and gold stars, while the pattern used by the air force is a three-bladed propeller, as for the arm position of the troop logo, the army mostly uses rifles, cannons, tanks, etc., and the air force uses various aircraft logos that match their own troops.

"Your Majesty the Emperor and Her Royal Highness the Empress, welcome to the beautiful island of Rügen!" The Minister of the Air Force, Feng Zeket, who arrived first, saluted the Chentian couple in the tone of the host. Among the three German armed forces, the Air Force is the latest to be established, so the generals at all levels of the Air Force are somewhat inferior to the army and navy generals of the same level in terms of rank and seniority, such as General Walter Weaver next to Zeckert, as a 47-year-old Air Force Major General who is two months short of two months, Weaver was already the chief of the Air Force General Staff three years ago, which is difficult to imagine in the army and navy.

On the contrary, the average age of this contingent of officers and men is less than 30 years old, and it is recognized as the "world's first" in terms of front-line combat effectiveness and logistical support, and officers with real talent and learning are more likely to be promoted here, and the resistance to the adoption and popularization of new tactics and new weapons is also less than that of the army and navy, which also means that the Luftwaffe will meet the challenges of its counterparts in various countries with a vigorous and progressive attitude for a long time to come.

"Your Excellency Lao is bothered!" Although the two have known each other for 16 years, Chen Tian still expressed his gratitude to each other very seriously, the Luftwaffe has the current achievements, and Zeckert, who single-handedly formed this huge division and elite division, can be said to have contributed a lot. Despite being 64 years old, Zeckert is still one of the hardest working cabinet ministers.

"This is Brigadier General von Christopher, commander of the Defense Command of Rügen! This is Colonel Zig Emmerich, commander of the 35th Wing of the Air Force! This is ......"

"Hello...... Hello......" Chen Tian shook hands with these commanders one by one with a smile on his face, but at this time, the interest of the autumn tour was put aside, and the scene became an informal reception, which was undoubtedly a great honor for the German soldiers.

"Your Majesty, the drill is ready, just waiting for you to be there in person!" After introducing the main officers here, Zecht glanced at Count Roland, who was following closely behind Chentian, for him, this was a fresh face.

"Well, let's go over now!" Despite having been on the train for several hours, Tatsu didn't feel the slightest fatigue now, and he had reason to believe that the next two felt the same way. (Full Text)