The war did not bring the desired results, and the southern part of the motherland, the four states of South Germany, were still not united into the kingdom. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 InfoCaptain Zweig and the young lads were buried at the bottom of the sea with their ships during the naval battle that took place in the port of Kiel. Even King William is no longer the majesty of the past, and under the gaze of the people, he is gradually emaciated and old.

When he thought of the fierce and cruel naval battle, Tirpitz's heart felt as uncomfortable as a knife.

In that unbearable war, his torpedo boat fleet was unable to participate in the war because the boilers were out (it took an hour for the torpedo boats' boilers to produce enough steam to sail), and in the face of French attacks, he could only be slaughtered like stranded dolphins.

All he could do at that time was to order the entire torpedo boat team to evacuate and disembark as quickly as possible.

Even so, because the French were moving too fast, and the French landing party deep into the harbor wantonly destroyed the immobile Prussian torpedo boats, the "Refye" platoon guns mounted on the sampan (i.e., the Levyer platoon guns) still took the lives of many of his men. Many more became captives of the French, and if they hadn't run fast, they might not have been standing in this place today.

For this reason, after Kiel's recovery, he was arrested for the crime of "fleeing from battle", put on trial by a military court, and sentenced to one year in prison on conviction and convicted.

Although he was **** by His Majesty the King after only two months in prison and reappointed to return to the navy of the Kingdom of Prussia, a strong sense of shame and hatred has always haunted his heart and can never be dissipated.

Tirpitz came to his senses as the Gfion was ready, and with the sound of a whistle, Tirpitz had sailed out of the port of Kiel.

The sun had risen, the fog on the sea was blown away by the sea breeze, the weather was very clear, the visibility was good, Tirpitz looked down and took out his pocket watch, and then raised his binoculars to carefully observe the sea.

After a while, a small black dot appeared on the sea antenna in the distance.

Tirpitz pointed his telescope at this small black dot. Gradually, the black dot grew larger, and the silhouette of a smoking steam warship appeared.

Tirpitz stared closely at the warship, and soon, on the mast of the warship, the red dragon flag fluttering in the wind came into view.

The captain gave the order, and the cruiser "Gfion" went up to meet him.

The two warships met on the sea, and the cruiser "Gefion" began to salute with guns, and the "Weiyuan" ship also saluted in return.

It was the first time since the end of the Franco-Prussian War that a foreign warship visited a Prussian port.

After the exchange of salutes, under the guidance of the "Gefiang", the "Weiyuan" ship slowly sailed into the port of Kiel.

Lin Yizhe and Hong Jun stood on the flying bridge in military uniforms and Qing-style warm hats. Seeing that it was a British warship leading the "Weiyuan" ship in front, Lin Yizhe couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

If it weren't for their own connections, the Prussian Navy would not have fallen to such a miserable state.

Lin Yizhe suddenly remembered Moltke's visit that day.

No one would ask themselves the same questions as Moltke today, would they?

Lin Yizhe noticed that these batteries were using army artillery to fire salutes, and many of them had not yet been repaired, some of them had been completely destroyed, and most of the cannons on them had disappeared. Only a few broken cannons could be seen on a few turrets.

Seeing this bleak and tragic situation, Lin Yizhe knew that these were all caused by the French navy's attack on the port of Kiel. And when Gu Ba withdrew, he should have dismantled all the better cannons and taken them away.

"Look at the layout of this port fort, compared with the Qing Dynasty, its completeness can be said to be more than equal, how could it be destroyed like this in one day?" Hong Jun looked at the forts on the coast that had been destroyed by the French army, his eyes widened, and his face was full of doubt.

"Once it disintegrated into ashes, I heard that the iron armor came to the sea." Lin Yizhe sighed and chanted a poem.

Kunyu is saying...... These batteries were all destroyed by ironclad ships? Hong Jun asked in surprise.

"Exactly. Breaking through this fort defense, non-ironclad ships can't be effective. Lin Yizhe explained to Hong Jun, "Brother Tao Shi knows that the cannons equipped with these forts are all Krupp heavy guns, which are well-made and have fierce firepower, and ordinary small boats are difficult to resist them. Non-ironclad ships cannot be compared to the enemy. Compared with the fort, the fort is a fixed place, and the ironclad ship can move on the surface of the water to the dead angle of the battery, so it can be overcome in one fell swoop. ”

"I see!" Hong Jun sighed, "This ironclad ship really has to be done!" ”

Soon, the "Weiyuan" ship sailed into the anchorage and anchored next to the "Gefiang". Lin Yizhe and Hong Jun went ashore in a transport boat, and Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck and Prussian military and political dignitaries gathered on the pier to greet them.

Lin Yizhe stepped forward to exchange greetings with Bismarck and others, and he noticed that among these Prussian ministers, there was no one who was Longn.

Bismarck looked at the delicate and elegant young Chinese in front of him, and it was difficult to connect him with the "yellow demon" who sped on and leaked the secrets of the Prussian war.

"I have heard the name of the iron-blooded Prime Minister of Prussia for a long time, and I am really glad to meet you today." Lin Yizhe noticed Bismarck's eyes, couldn't help but smile slightly, and said in German that he was not very proficient in.

Lin Yizhe's foreign language strengths are English and French, and he can only speak a few words of German, and this time before coming to Prussia, he also practiced a lot, and once he arrived in Kiel, it came in handy.

Hearing that Lin Yizhe could speak German, Bismarck was even more surprised.

"I really want to see you, and today I finally got my wish." Bismarck replied with a gentle smile.

Lin Yizhe introduced Hong Jun and others to Bismarck, and Bismarck also introduced the military and political dignitaries who came with him one by one, and after the greetings were over, Bismarck took Lin Yizhe to the residence he had arranged for the Chinese mission, a sea-view villa built by a local gentleman in the port.

Coming to the door of this villa, Lin Yizhe noticed that although this villa had been renovated, there still seemed to be slight bullet marks on the huge carved iron door.

"It's very close to the port, and I've heard that you like boats very much, so I've arranged for you to stay here in order to make it easier for you to visit our port." Bismarck said with a smile, "From here you can see the whole port of Kiel, and you see, the 'Weiyuan' is there." ”

The view here is indeed very open. Lin Yizhe looked in the direction Bismarck pointed, and sure enough, he saw the "Weiyuan" and the "Gefiang" cruisers moored next to each other.

"It's really beautiful, thank you, Your Excellency."

"When the French occupied this place, they used it as a headquarters and there was some damage, but we have all repaired it and restored it to its original state. If you feel any inconvenience, please let me know. Bismarck said as he carefully observed Lin Yizhe's expression.

"No, I like it very much." Lin Yizhe took a deep breath of the air with the sea breeze and replied with a smile.

Unexpectedly, Bismarck arranged for him to live in the headquarters of Guba in Kiel, and the intention of this can be said to be self-evident.

The group entered the villa, and Lin Yizhe and Bismarck sat down in the living room and began to talk.

"This is the second official visit by the Chinese mission to our country." Bismarck said with a smile, "The last time the Chinese government sent an envoy was an American. This time, it was replaced by the Chinese. ”

Lin Yizhe knew that he was talking about the last visit to Prussia by the Anson mission, and replied: "Mr. Anson is a person I admire very much, although he is an American, he has opened the door of friendship between China and Western countries, and let the world know more about ancient China. Unfortunately, he died of overwork during a visit to Russia. For our country, it is an irreparable loss. ”

"Mr. Anson was the first to build a bridge of friendship between the Qing Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, and made me understand the importance of China." Bismarck duly complimented, "And your presence here today will make this friendship even deeper." ”

"That's exactly what I want." Lin Yizhe also gave Bismarck a top hat back, "Your Excellency the Prime Minister assisted His Majesty the King in making the Kingdom of Prussia strong, which has always made me extremely admired. I sincerely hope that the miracle of Prussia can be replicated in my homeland. ”

Listening to the interpreter's explanation, Bismarck said meaningfully: "This is not an easy task. Moreover, this rise is not a miracle, and Prussia has not yet completed the great cause of German unification. ”

Lin Yizhe heard Bismarck's words, and a pair of eyes were also staring at him, and he couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart.

He knew that, despite Moltke's report, the shadow of the "Chinese magic box" was not so easily removed from Bismarck's mind.

"Chancellor, what do you think is preventing Prussia from accomplishing the great cause of German reunification?" Lin Yizhe deliberately showed a solemn look on his face and asked.

"There are no surprises, but our strength, or not strong enough." Bismarck replied, "If we are strong enough, any accident can only delay, not stop, the process." ”

"You're absolutely right." Lin Yizhe nodded, and asked again, "Then in what do you think the Kingdom of Prussia is not strong enough?" ”