Chapter 61: Arrival at Madang
When the huge Second Fleet of the Huaxia Army arrived outside the port of Madang, many Germans in Madang Town were dumbfounded, why didn't this huge battleship like a small hill belong to the German Empire?
The Second Fleet did not enter the port of Madang, and under Alfred's leadership, only 10 destroyers of the Second Fleet sailed into the harbor with them, and the rest of the warships were docked on the sea.
Sun Hao took the guard battalion, sat on a destroyer, and followed Alfred to Madang Harbor.
Before he went ashore, Sun Hao saw thousands of Germans standing at the entrance of the port to welcome his arrival, and there was even a Western band playing the German welcome song.
"Commander-in-Chief Sun, please!" Alfred was very polite, for this young and terrible Sun Hao, Alfred was even a little jealous in his heart, why was he so young that he could master such a huge warship?
"Your Excellency the Governor, please!" Sun Hao is also quite polite, and being friendly with Germany is equivalent to having one more ally for himself, at least on the surface. In the future, it is entirely in Germany's own interest to fight to the death with the British. Sun Hao knows that there is no friendship between countries at all, and only naked interests bring everyone together. Sun Hao understands this very well.
After the reunification of Germany, their main enemies were France and Tsarist Russia, as well as Great Britain, which seriously prevented Germany's development. Germany's industrial base is very strong, but it suffers from too small a territory and no resources, which seriously limits Germany's development. Therefore, both Kaiser Wilhelm II and Hitter wanted to start a war to expand the territory of existence for Germany.
Wang Xiaoshan and Wang Xiaohai followed Sun Hao vigilantly left and right, their eyes constantly turning, and the same was true of the soldiers of the hundreds of guard battalions. Even Miao Feng, the little girl, was nervous, with the pistol already in her hand, and a pair of big eyes were scanning the surroundings at any time.
Sun Hao's guards and battalion soldiers are all one-of-a-kind characters, not only with superb skills, but also extremely powerful in military quality. Each of them was armed with an AK automatic rifle, two shell pistols, six grenades, body armor, and walkie-talkies. It is also equipped with a 60mm mortar, a Huaxia 1908 professional sniper automatic rifle and a Huaxia 1908 general-purpose machine gun.
Alfred was very shocked when he saw Sun Hao's guard battalion outfit, although he didn't recognize many of the weapons they were holding, and he didn't know what type of guns they were called, but it could be seen from their professional movements and super military literacy that they had a different response. The steel helmet, the colorful clothes, and the shiny high-topped leather shoes almost blinded Alfred's eyes.
Alfred was even more surprised, Orientals have always been known for being short, why are Sun Hao's subordinates all big men? The men are all around 1.9 to 2.2 meters. The women are about 1.85 to 1.9 meters. These people led by Sun Hao completely subverted Alfred's impression of the Oriental.
It stands to reason that the people who protect Sun Hao should be the most powerful elite, why are half of his guard battalions women? Could it be that these women are also very powerful, and their skills are stronger than ordinary men?
Not only was Alfred very puzzled, but even Hender Harry was quite puzzled about the size of these people that Sun Hao had led, but they were just polite, and neither of them asked.
Soon after, the group arrived at the governor's palace, where Alfred worked.
Sun Hao saw that the building was a bit like the style of a European-style castle, although the scale was not large, but fortunately, it was exquisite.
Walking into the hall, Sun Hao saw that the hall was not big, but it was somewhat similar to the living room, with a slight hint of modern atmosphere, a glass crystal lamp hanging on the top, a few Western-style sofa chairs almost occupied a small part of the living room, and the portrait of Wilhelm II was hung on the wall of the living room.
After everyone sat down, the two maids quickly helped everyone make coffee.
"Hello Commander-in-Chief Sun, I welcome you on behalf of the German Empire." Alfred said with a smile.
"Thank you very much, Your Excellency the Governor, this commander is here today with friendship, and I hope that our Huaxia Kingdom and the German Empire can be friendly forever." After Sun Hao finished speaking, Miao Feng translated it on the side.
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief Sun, we in the German Empire also hope that we can be friendly forever, His Majesty the Kaiser has sent the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the German Imperial Navy, Hermann. Marshal Reid came to have a friendly exchange with His Excellency, and after a maximum of 20 days, Hermann. Marshal Red would have arrived at Madang. ”
Sun Hao knew that the Germans wanted to get such a powerful warship, but he didn't expect Wilhelm II to attach such importance to it, and put the German Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Hermann. Marshal Rader was sent to negotiate with him, and it seems that the Germans are even more anxious than himself!
Germany is eager to get the blueprints of the battleship, which Sun Hao can also understand, thinking that the German navy during both World War I and World War II was tragic, challenging the naval authority of the British Empire, although it failed, it was still very tragic and gave people food for thought.
Why did the German Navy fail? Before World War I, during the development of German steam-armored battleships, they were still quite weak. I don't have any design experience, everything is still being explored.
The order of the Beiyang Naval Division was to make him pay the tuition, and both the Jiyuan and Jingyuan-class armored cruisers were very imperfect. Although Germany was very advanced in metallurgy, electronics, and weapons, it had many flaws in the design of ships, and such defects were gradually improved during World War II.
Germany's defeat before World War I was first and foremost a diplomatic failure, and it was at odds with the British Empire, Tsarist Russia, and other countries. Wilhelm II longed for a powerful navy, like the British Imperial Navy of his grandmother.
Wilhelm II strongly supported the construction of a navy, but he forgot that the navy was the foundation of Britain, a pain point, and any country that challenged the British Imperial Navy would not tolerate it. Hence the Anglo-German naval competition. The two countries vigorously built battleships, battle cruisers.
Another reason for the failure of the German Navy in World War I was that it only considered building warships to keep up with Britain, but did not consider how to defeat the British Navy and destroy the British Navy. Only one fleet of Spees can break the relationship.
Germany responded to the construction of battle cruisers, not thinking of the real role of battle cruisers at all, but only to compete with the British. Is it so easy to challenge the navy that Britain has dominated the world for many years? The Germans even have a somewhat arrogant mentality.
In the two Anglo-German naval battles, the only bright spot was the German submarines, and the strength of the German surface warships was not as strong as the British, and it was a good choice to take an unusual path of development. It was because of this unusual road that Britain suffered from German submarines.
Sun Hao came here to make up for the shortcomings of the German navy, so that Germany could beat the British navy down in World War I, preferably in a situation where two bodies were defeated. Let the Germans have a clear understanding of the role of the battle cruiser, let Germany play a greater role in submarine warfare, and let Germany have more battleships.
Thinking of the purpose of his coming here, Sun Hao didn't talk nonsense, and directly asked Wang Xiaoshan to take a rolled-up drawing from his back, put it on the ground in the living room, and slowly open it.
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