On this day, Han Zheng, Wang Xian and some other publicly-funded students studying in Germany all came to the dock according to the requirements and arrangements of the school, and prepared to set off on the German merchant ship agreed between the school and the German consulate in advance.

The merchant ship was a coal-fired ship that traveled between East Asia and Germany, and its main role was to transport goods and plunder trade between Europe and Asia.

Because everyone was in a little hurry in time this time, the original transportation of their students was a luxury passenger ship, but in fact, what everyone saw was a cargo ship full of goods, but in this way, there are also a lot of benefits, at least the safety of the sea has been improved a lot, for those merchants, these goods are all money.

Moreover, the ship itself is equipped with weapons to protect the safety of the ship at sea, which is naturally more secure and safe than ordinary passenger ships.

There are nearly twenty students in the same group this time, and they are all outstanding graduates of each class in the seventh class of the academy, Principal Jiang still insisted on the justice of his heart, as for whether he would not offend others because of this matter, this is not something that Han Zheng can know.

With so many people crammed into the lounge dedicated to the staff of the three small ships, it can be imagined how crowded the space is, among them, Han Zheng and Wang Xian and others are arranged in a lounge.

At this time, it had been more than a week since I left the country, but the ship had just sailed to the waters of the Indian Ocean, and after replenishing the docks in India and other places near the land twice with fresh water and some food, it had re-sailed, and it had not stopped much along the way.

After drifting on the sea for so long, the freshness of everyone who had just taken a boat to the sea had slowly passed, and then it became boring, tired and even tired, there were no entertainment facilities on the merchant ships, no drinks and snacks, and some were only darkened by the sea breeze, but they were arrogant and unusually German sailors.

On this day, the sea was calm, and the sky outside slowly darkened, Han Zheng and everyone were crammed into a room, feeling a little dull, and said hello to a few people in the same room, and walked to the outside deck.

Walking through the slightly strange and contemptuous eyes of the foreign crew passing by in the corridor next to him, Han Zheng felt even more depressed in his heart, not because of the contempt of the other party, but because of the kind of thing he felt from this - China, this once peak country has finally been reduced to a dilemma of being bullied by others, and can no longer defend its position in the world.

Han Zheng walked to the deck in a dull mood, looked at the slightly deep and dark water under the boat, and then exhaled a big breath, and when he felt a little dizzy, he raised his head, subconsciously glanced in the direction where the ship came, and then turned his head to face the sea breeze......

In the past few days, Han Zheng's sadness when he parted has gradually eased, and then suppressed it in his heart.

Standing quietly on the deck, feeling the slightly salty sea breeze, and listening to the sound of the sea water lapping against the side of the ship, Han Zheng's mind suddenly let go at this moment.

"Since I have come to this point, then I have to keep going, and I am also a child raised by this magical land, whether it is in the past life or in this life. No matter whether there is a cliff or a smooth road ahead, when you come to this world, you will always have to go through it. ”

He pressed his chest hard with his hands, pressed his urge to shout and vent with all his might, opened his arms, faced the sea, and did not have to think about anything, just quietly feeling the night in the Indian Ocean in 1910.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps behind Han Zheng, accompanied by Wang Xian's voice: "Shaowu, why are you so interested, come over to blow the wind?" Wang Xian joked half-jokingly.

"It felt too stuffy in the room, so I wanted to come out and breathe." Han Zheng didn't look back, and answered softly.

Wang Xian walked to him and sat down, and sat quietly with Han Zheng for a while. Then he suddenly said, "I miss my brothers." ”

Then there was silence again.

When Han Zheng heard his words, he remembered the scene when he boarded the ship, and his friends finally found out about his departure date from the instructor, and rushed to see off the two of them.

All of them were silent in the face of each other that day, Chen Feng and the others stepped forward one by one to salute Han Zheng, handed him the two packages they brought, and told him that the instructor said that he would not send them, but asked them to help each other hand over this package to Han Zheng, and the other package was given to him by his brothers.

Han Zhengzhi really returned a military salute to every friend and classmate, and only said one sentence: "When I come back, we will do a great career together." With that, he turned around and got on the boat and left.

Until the boat sailed far, far away, Han Zheng could still see them waving goodbye on the shore.

Then Han Zheng thought of some clothes and subsidized living expenses in the instructor's package, as well as the short four words on the note sandwiched in the middle of the clothes: "Gentleman self-improvement!" Han Zheng felt as if something was about to burst out in his chest, even to the point of not vomiting or being unhappy.

So he turned his head and said to Wang Xian beside him: "One day, when we come back, China will be our world." ”

Wang Xian was startled when he heard this, and looked up at his former rival and current friend Han Zheng, as if he wanted to seriously see the true meaning of his words, but only saw a pair of eyes that seemed to be burning flames: "Are you willing for us to fight together for our motherland?" We always have to change the country, and the country needs us. ”

Wang Xian's ears heard Han Zheng's faint voice, which was so low that people seemed to fall into a sinking, and this sentence seemed to finally arouse the deep fire in Wang Xian's heart.

"Yes, for China!" He couldn't help but reply fiercely. After Han Zheng heard his words, he stretched out his hands and patted him on the shoulder.

Han Zheng himself didn't know why he would talk to Wang Xian about these words, maybe he knew too much, he had been suppressed for too long, he wanted to find someone to talk to, or he was confused for too long and suddenly became a kind of vent.

It wasn't until many years later, when they all retired, when Wang Xian was writing his memoirs in his old age, he didn't know why his brain was so blank at that time, and he agreed to Han Zheng without thinking. Was it Han Zheng's eyes that were burning with flames at the time, or was it an impulse in his heart, or something else? He couldn't figure it out himself.

The two of them sat side by side on the deck for a few more moments before walking back to the cabin, where only the waters and breezes of the Indian Ocean witnessed the conversation and restless hearts of the two young men.

The night was darker at this time, and since it was the darkest before dawn, then the dawn was coming.

Since that night's conversation, the relationship between Han Zheng and Wang Xian has also become close, when no one else is around, they will always talk about their ideals and views on the future, Han Zheng has become more and more clear about the path he may take in the future, and Wang Xian has also slowly felt Han Zheng's ideals, or ambitions.

So, let's see how these two young people stir up China's future......

The passenger ship sailed for more than four weeks, and under the guns of the strong ships, Xiaoxiao retreated, and the journey was quite smooth, and nothing bad happened.

Four weeks later, one morning, they finally arrived at the port of Hamburg, Germany's gateway to the world, which had been an important commercial port and had flourished especially in the previous years when the plundering trade had flourished.

But now, what they see is that the current tensions in Europe have begun to emerge, and it is no longer just a good commercial port, and even a large number of warships are stationed.

As soon as the group got off the ship, all the students stepped on this western land for the first time, and everyone looked at the neat German fleet not far away and the rumbling sound of machines everywhere, as well as the large factory buildings and docks under construction. Almost all the students were deeply struck by this never-before-seen picture, and they had never thought of such a dreamlike picture in their minds -- this is the charm of industry for a country.

Although Han Zheng was full of factories and mechanized production in his previous life, he had been back to the present for half a year, and in this half a year, he had almost forgotten this kind of scene before, and he had never seen this kind of picture in China, and suddenly seemed to be back to the 21st century, and he didn't react until a while later.

Han Zheng looked at Wang Xian, who was still shocked, patted him on the shoulder, and said a little viciously, "See? That's why Western countries can occupy my territory and bully our people, wait, one day, our motherland will become stronger, no longer have to be bullied, this is also my dream, we want to create a new China together, a stronger China than this, do you have confidence? ”

Wang Xian came back to his senses and looked at the friend beside him, and then looked at the steel forest formed by the ships in the distance and the huge factory building that made a rumbling sound, and imagined their huge war output capacity in his mind, and couldn't help but be excited, but then he thought of the poor and white industry in China, but he couldn't imagine what would happen if such a beautiful scene appeared in China, and couldn't help but hesitate: "But we ...... it."

However, before Wang Xian finished speaking, he looked up and saw the confident and determined flame in Han Zheng's eyes, and then nodded fiercely, crazy is crazy......

The personnel of the German military academy in charge of the reception came, and they were the liaison officers in charge of the reception of the Berlin Military Academy, where they were going to study this time.

The liaison officer glanced at them with the pride characteristic of the German character, and in his eyes, this group of Chinese was similar to uncivilized barbarians, and he himself chose to ignore the civilization that China once had made the world ashamed.

For him, if it weren't for the hard arrangement of the academy to give him this task that no one wants to take on, he wouldn't have come.

Even though I was forced to learn some Chinese, I was too lazy to use it, and said directly in German: "Hello, welcome to Germany." He said no more, and turned to the captain of the merchant ship to handle the handover.

Fortunately, because there are some German instructors in the school, in order to go abroad, I have also studied simple German for a period of time, and I can still understand basic communication.

But it's okay if they don't understand, but if they do, it makes them even more angry.

"Shaowu, this is the liaison receptionist of the military academy? Don't you understand basic etiquette? It's also so infuriating. Wang Xian had just woken up from the shock just now, and at this time, he couldn't help it when he looked at the liaison officer who walked away.

The other students nodded in agreement.

"What is there to be angry about? They are stronger than us in terms of military strength and economic and political strength, and the world of the jungle is like this, and what we are here to do at this time is to learn, and we can't stand this grievance? When we have the strength, sooner or later we will let them know us again. Han Zheng replied.

It didn't take long for the liaison officer to complete the handover, but he walked slowly and reluctantly, and then said to them: "It's still a while before Berlin is here, so you have to take a train for a while to get there, and you need to prepare first, and you're about to leave." Be quick, though, I don't have that much time to waste here. ”

For Han Zheng, no matter whether the German side treated them coldly or enthusiastically, the nearly two-month sea voyage finally came to an end.

Germany, the first industrial country he saw in the world, was presented to him in this way, bringing him not only shock but also ambition.

So, Germany, I'm fighting for it.