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The most striking sight of the harbor is a slender gray-and-white ship.

In Lynn's impression, the surface ships of different classes of the German Navy have relatively similar outlines, which is not only the preference of the ship designers, but also reflects the surname of a nation from the side. However, upon closer inspection, the ship in front of me was an "alternative" that had never been seen before: it did not have a towering bridge, nor did it have a main turret attached to the central axis, the few small-caliber guns made the wide deck look extraordinarily empty, and the streamlined hull with a sharp front, medium width, and blunt rear showed that it had been at least designed with a high speed surname, but now only the lonely black vulture cross naval battle flag on the bow mast was still fluttering in the wind.

This should be the fourth of the Admiral-class heavy cruisers of the Hipper-class -- the "Seydlitz". Lynn stared intently at the German battleship, which had been tried to be converted into a light aircraft carrier, and the reichsmarshal was resentful of his hubris and ignorance, but to say that he had single-handedly ruined the hope of victory for the German Navy was to overestimate his influence. You must know that in the heyday of the Second German Reich, Germany's economy and industry in the world's ranking and proportion are incomparable to the Third Reich, with the full support of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Tirpitz single-handedly built the blue water navy by the outbreak of the war has ranked second in the world in terms of number and tonnage, and has such excellent fleet commanders as Schell and Hipper.

Ships can be built in a short time, but a great navy cannot be built in a few years or a decade, and its officers and soldiers must also have a character that has been passed down from generation to generation, with unwavering confidence and inviolable dignity. If the First World War had been won, the German Navy would still have real hope of rising, but after the sinking of the twenties and thirties, it re-emerged on the stage of war with reluctance and embarrassment.

For Lynn, these were just words of pure interest and hobbies, and he never expected that one day he would need to really put himself in his shoes, and he regretted it to himself: he seemed to have no time and space to display his talents and ambitions.

Next to the "Seydlitz", a much smaller ship was also moored at the dock. After a second look, Lynn noticed that its deck was very close to the water, as if it was the result of severe overload, but judging by its twisted and deformed rear turret, it was clear that the wounds of the battle had caused it to overdraft, and it was thought that it had lost its normal sailing ability. Even so, there were sailors on board, the bow seemed to be wiping down the deck, and the few remaining guns were pointing their heads up at the blue sky.

A nation with an indomitable spirit, even if it falls into the trough of fate, will not be hopeless.

The bloody battle on the front line forged an unimaginable strong body and iron will, followed the "Night Warrior" night attack on the enemy's station to experience courage and open up thinking, along the way escorted civilians and re-found the courage and idea to live, standing on this small balcony overlooking the harbor, a blurred vision map with a time axis has slowly unfolded, with decades of "advanced vision", Lynn is confident to depict his own world on this drawing!

Woo......

With this short, loud whistle, a single-chimney steamer sailed into the harbor from the fairway. The upper part of the hull, along with the deck and deck structure, was painted white, and the lower part of the hull was painted black, clearly not for war purposes. In some pictures and films of early ships, Lynn has seen such liveries, seemingly to distinguish passenger liners from specialized cargo ships, but he has no idea exactly how to distinguish them.

With the arrival of this steamer, the people who had been sitting or squatting on the dock suddenly stood up. If it weren't for the soldiers to keep order, they would probably have rushed to the very edge of the dock.

Thinking that it would be best to find an opportunity to cut in line to board the ship, Lynn paid attention to the German officers and soldiers in the dock area. Among these people are the familiar "army gray", the "navy blue" with a flat beanie, and even the "black uniform" of the police and the early SS. Blocked by their combined efforts, the crowd of people who had entered the dock area to wait for boarding were blocked from the piers jutting into the harbor, and the ships that entered the harbor eventually docked at the pier on the east side. After the gangway was erected, the German soldiers in the dock area did not immediately let the refugees and wounded soldiers clear, but waited for their comrades to unload the whole boxes of cargo from the ship using the cranes on the dock, and then moved them to the trucks that were already waiting here - the steamer carried much less cargo than expected, four medium trucks could be loaded, and there were no tanks and anti-tank guns that were most needed at the front.

It was only when the last truck left the dock that the German soldiers, who had stopped in front of the crowd, began to let them go, but instead of letting civilians and wounded soldiers swarm through, they helped them line up in an orderly manner to board the ship. Because of the distance, Lynn wasn't sure if the soldiers would be given some sort of priority to board the ship first if they were weak, in poor condition, and in tow, but they were pretty sure they didn't check people's number plates. This also means that as long as you blend into the dock area waiting for boarding, you will have a chance to get on the boat when it comes!

"Dad, what are you looking at?" A light and pleasant child's voice came from behind him.

Although she had just figured out a little bit of a clue, it was difficult to find a flaw just by looking at it like this, so Lynn simply turned around and went back to the room. By this time, little Catrili had taken off her coat and climbed onto the bed, which was small and simple, but at least had a clean and comfortable bedding.

"Didn't see anything!" Lynn said perfunctorily absentmindedly.

"Daddy come up to bed! Mom is coming up too! Little Catri smiled and beckoned from the bed.

Lynn and the young woman looked at each other in unison, and each turned their heads to look away in embarrassment.

"There's a ship coming into port?" White Goatee asked, sitting in a chair.

"Well, an ordinary steamship is estimated to be able to carry hundreds of people!"

Lynn was still speaking in the strange way of mixing German with English words, but luckily the other two adults in the room could understand it.

"While waiting to board the ship, we can try to stay in our room, reduce our activities and save on rations!" White Goatee makes a very solid suggestion.

Lynn looked at the silent young woman, and then at the ignorant little Catrili, and put all the belongings she was carrying, except for the firearms, against the wall, and said, "I'll go out and inquire about the news, and by the way, see if the military has any food supplies!" ”

"Daddy, don't go!" Little Catrili immediately objected, and her mother's beautiful eyes revealed deep concern.

Coaxing children is not Lynn's specialty, but he still said very softly: "Ka Cuili, obediently listen to Mom, I will be back soon!" Bring something delicious back! ”

The little girl looked at Lynn with a blank eye, as if she might cry at any moment.

The young woman did not go to comfort her daughter at this time, but opened the duffel bag and took out a small paper bag from the inner pocket. After opening it, it was a silver ring, slightly dull in color, and the top of the ring was in the shape of a small flower.

"Or ...... Bring this ring with you? ”

Looking at the ring held in the palm of the young woman's hand, Lynn smiled and shook her head. It's not that it's not worth a few dollars at all, but because it wants to bring life to this family by its own efforts.

"I don't think anyone will want these books!"

The white goatee's tone sounded a little self-deprecating, and when he had finished speaking, he took his book and sat down on the low couch on the balcony.

In this situation, there is still a heart to read, and Lynn has to admire his peace of mind. Before leaving, he agreed with the mother and daughter very seriously: "I will come back before dark, don't go anywhere, just stay obediently!" ”