When Lawrence was pressed, he found out that there was no second arsenal at all! In a fit of rage, the sand scorpion abandoned Lawrence in the desert, leaving no water or food, only a pistol with a bullet, which was the most cruel punishment for Lawrence. As a result, Lawrence did not get out of the desert until he died, nor did he have the courage to shoot a bullet from a pistol into his body.

At this time, the convoy had just sailed through the Suez Canal, and the British watched the four battleships pass through one by one with complicated eyes, and the only thing to be thankful for was that the British shipbuilding experts stationed in Egypt watched the Challenge-class battleships in detail a few meters away, and they did not miss a single detail, standing next to the canal passage, and almost jumped onto the battleships of the Chinese.

After entering the Mediterranean, the ships that followed the escort fleet were more warships from Italy, Austria-Hungary, Spain and other countries, and as long as there was a little ambition in the sea, they would not miss the opportunity to observe the challenge-class battleships at close range. Unfortunately, intelligence back to London indicated that even the Challenge-class battleships would not be enough to be built in two years with British shipbuilding capabilities. Fortunately, they were Chinese warships, and after the rape between Britain and China, the British colonies in Southeast Asia and South Asia would not be attacked by China for a long time. It's just that this feeling of relying on the mercy of the enemy is rather bad, and British shipbuilding specialists are again under pressure from the upper echelons of the Navy and government.

After the Great White Fleet sailed out of the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean Fleets of France, Italy and other countries breathed a sigh of relief, in all fairness, regardless of factors such as port replenishment, the four Challenge-class battleships could dominate the Mediterranean, even the powerful British Mediterranean Fleet did not dare to confront the four Challenge-class battleships head-on.

With the entry of the Great White Fleet into Europe, various news media used large articles on the front page to introduce these warships, and for a time public opinion about China once again became the focus of discussion among Europeans. The theory of the Chinese threat and so on is very loud. The merchant consortium shouted that the Chinese were robbing their own markets and their warships were threatening their trade routes, and the soldiers shouted that the Chinese army would eventually invade Europe and plunge Europe into the darkness of the Middle Ages like the Tatar cavalry.

Governments were under tremendous pressure, and the British Navy even considered sending out its main fleet to keep four Challenger-class battleships in the Atlantic, but politicians kept their sane heads before the number of ships reached a certain number. It is not a wise move to annoy Huaguo.

On June 15, 1907, the Great White Fleet arrived at the German Wilhelmsport on the North Sea coast after passing through the rough English Channel. What is surprising is that there are many high-ranking German leaders who came to greet China's Great White Fleet, which puzzled the diplomats and media personnel of various countries who came to see the situation -- When did the relations between Germany and China become so good?

On the docks, senior admirals, German diplomats, and representatives of major German media stood in front of thousands of people, and at the forefront were some members of the royal family and key ministers led by Kaiser Wilhelm II. Even if a European grandmother comes to visit, it won't show up!

Two Guardian reporters were allowed to take pictures on the docks after being examined, and when they set up their cameras, they found themselves next to a familiar Times correspondent in Germany.

"Hey, David, are you still using Kodak's box cameras? For such a grand scene, I suggest that you use the Eagle Eye Generation produced by Huaguo Eagle Vision Science Company, which is much lighter than yours and can be easily operated by one person. And the photos are clearer! Times reporter Hillas scoffed.

David Davy, a Guardian reporter, was as radical as the newspaper he worked for: "To use Chinese goods is to betray!" Silas, have you forgotten the shame of the expeditionary fleet? Don't you know that every time you buy a Chinese product? Will the profits be converted into a part on the Chinese warship, which will then be used to sink the British warship? ”

Hellas was speechless, as if there was some truth to it! However, Huaguo's products are indeed better than those of the United Kingdom and the United States, and compared to David's theory, it is still the most important thing to complete the shooting task!

"I think the newspaper would have liked us to provide clearer photos!" Hellas replied before the arrival of the Great White Fleet of China.

"Sooner or later, these Eastern pagans were bound to become slaves of the British Empire, and the shameful Prussians betrayed the whites. Betrayal of Western civilization, betrayal of God! Look, the German emperor actually went to the port to greet the Chinese fleet, can you imagine, the emperor of a Western country personally greeted the warships of the Orientals. It's literally sending yourself to the dragon's mouth! Davy was impassioned, and when he turned his head, he saw that Hellas was holding a camera in both hands and shooting wildly at the surrounded Wilhelm II, and the deputy had not yet set up the camera, which caused David to complain about the deputy.

In the tsunami of the German people and soldiers, Wilhelm II stepped out of the crowd and stood on a relatively conspicuous height, surrounded by four armed guards. At this moment, Wilhelm II felt that he was the center of the world, he leaned on his sword in his left hand, waved his right arm at the crowd, and his excitement made him forget about the defects of his son's body and immerse himself in the power of the empire.

Soon, soon, by the time the four warships arrive, the German Empire will be truly powerful! The Reich's navy will no longer be confined to the North Sea, they will compete with the British navy for colonies all over the world, bringing countless resource sources and markets to the German Empire, when the time comes, Germany will become the hegemon of Europe, and the empire will tremble under the force of the German Empire!

Coming back from the conjecture, as the most exciting moment was approaching, the majestic battleships of the Great White Fleet slowly sailed into the port of William. When the battleship Challenge, which was the first to dock, stopped, tied the cable, and boarded the escalator, the cheers of the crowd reached their peak, and these ordinary people did not know what kind of filth existed in the middle, but only knew that they waved the Chinese and German flags in their hands vigorously and cheered loudly for the Chinese warship. As for why they work so hard? Because each of these more than 1,000 people received a 100 mark of employment money, which was responsible for heating up the atmosphere of the scene!

Times reporter Hillas pointed his camera at the escalator and waited for the first person to get off the battleship, perhaps the commander of the Great White Fleet, or a diplomat from China, in short, it does not match the identity of Kaiser Wilhelm II, I don't know what kind of etiquette Wilhelm II will face the Chinese at that time!

It's not Chinese, it's not yellow, the first person who appeared on the escalator turned out to be a Caucasian, and Hellas also knew, it was German Vice Admiral Tirpitz!

"David, David, Tirpitz how can he appear on a warship in China?" Ignoring the conflict between the two, Hellas asked Davy out loud.

David next to him just shook his head, his face was dumbfounded, no one knew why Tirpitz appeared there, it was so unexpected, what did this mean?

What is even more surprising is that Tirpitz was the only one on the battleship Challenge, who walked quickly in front of Wilhelm II, stood up and saluted, and said loudly: "Report to Your Majesty, the four battleships of the German Empire have returned home, please review!" ”

The report of the soldier Tirpitz was crisp and loud, and Silas, who was proficient in German, was very close and could hear it very clearly, but Tirpitz's words made him even more confused, isn't this the Huaguo Challenge battleship? When did it become German?

"Very good! Very good! Very good! Wilhelm II said three very good words in a row, and then as soon as he grasped Tirpitz's hands, the two monarchs and ministers burst into tears.

Hellas then saw several thousand German naval officers appear on one side and board the four warships of China in turn. At this point, Hellas began to confirm his suspicions, but he was even more reluctant to believe the truth of the matter. It wasn't until the four Challenge-class battleships raised the German Navy flag and the German flag that Hellas was bitterly convinced of this fact.

Wilhelm II's subsequent speech sealed the coffin on the veracity of the matter: "Subjects, with great humility towards God and with great devotion to the Fatherland, I hereby announce the exciting news that the four battleships produced by the great Oriental nation of Huaguo for the German Empire have been successfully completed and will arrive today at Wilhelmsport and be delivered to our navy!" ”

"This class of battleships is the most powerful battleship in the world except for the Huaguo Wuyue class battleships, and the great Huaguo and the great German Empire are extremely close friends, which means that there will be no other warship in the world that can defeat our navy, which means that we can finally throw away the history of being humiliated, which means that the time for the revival of the German Empire has finally come!"

"As a faithful believer in God on earth and Emperor of the German Empire, I hereby name four battleships the 'Deutschland' class battleships, namely the Deutschland, the German Kaiser, the Prussia, and the Bavaria. They will crisscross the seas with the use of naval officers, expand the territory of the great German Empire, fight for the land under the sun for us, and defend the honor of the German people with iron and blood! ”

"The Deutschland-class battleships are not our end, our shipyards will continue to design and build more powerful ships and build more ships. I hereby ask my subjects, in your position, to use your abilities to mine more minerals, harvest more grain, smelt more steel, and make more machinery! ”

"Long live the great German Empire!" (To be continued.) )