April 28, 1939, Hamburg, Germany. The Voss shipyard welcomed a group of important guests. The entire shipyard, including several kilometers around its perimeter, was cordoned off.

A black Mercedes Benz slowly drove into the shipyard, and several sturdy men in SS uniforms quickly stepped down from the rear cars.

After looking left and right to make sure that there was no problem, he slowly opened the door of the Mercedes-Benz.

"Oh~~ It's the Führer! It's the Führer!! The crowd burst into exclamations, but Hitler walked out of the car slowly wearing a military uniform and wearing the Iron Cross he had won from World War I on his chest.

"Hey! Hitler!! The crowd shouted excitedly, and Hitler solemnly returned the salute to the Nazi salute and slowly walked towards the huge ship surrounded by the crowd.

German Field Marshal and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Erich. Raeder quietly followed the Führer to his right, while to Hitler's left was the unpleasantly faced Goering.

The perennial glamour of wine and wine made Goering no longer have the heroic appearance of the heroes of the time and space of the First World War. Instead, obese, and slow-moving. But this did not in any way affect his position in the Air Force.

"That's our big guy, isn't it?!" Coming to the giant ship, Hitler sighed for a while and said to Raeder: "What's its name?!" ”

"It doesn't have a name now, my Führer!" Raeder was very good at getting into trouble, but saw the old marshal say to Hitler: "As your weapon, it will be named by you yourself!" ”

As a soldier, Raeder was completely forced to say this to be so tactful. Goering was too aggressive on the matter of aircraft carriers, even if Hitler had agreed to the return of aircraft carriers to the Navy.

But Goering was still trying to get the navy's neck on the plane. An aircraft carrier cannot do without pilots, and it cannot do without aircraft. In order to get these to increase the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier, Raeder found Hitler and communicated with Goering more than once.

It can be said that this aircraft carrier embodies all the hard work of Raeder. But the right to name. He had to be handed over to Hitler. This is to ensure that their hard work will not fall into a crisis because of some filth on the sea.

Except for the enemy, no one dared to let the warship named by the Führer himself be stuck in the neck.

"Oh ~ huge warship! That's what we need! Hitler suddenly became a little excited, walked in and looked at the warship and shouted: "With it, I am sure that the clowns who cowered in England will tremble!" ”

"As for the name...... It's called 'Count Zeppelin'! "Hitler was clearly agitated, and the Air Force had tried to attack England directly.

But apparently the direct attack did not work well. After losing more than 100 warplanes, Hitler directly called for a complete halt to the plan to attack Britain. At the same time, elite pilots were transferred to the newly created aircraft carrier force.

He hoped that the appearance of aircraft carriers would change the current state of Germany's helplessness against the British Isles. The destruction of the British warplanes and their resolute resistance infuriated Hitler.

If it were in history, he would have chosen to turn to a direct attack on the USSR. And now Japan preemptively used aircraft carriers to attack Pearl Harbor, which gave Hitler another idea.

Historically, Hitler launched the Battle of Britain in 1940, and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was at the end of 1941. The time of the year. Even if Hitler had some ideas, they had already started the war against the Soviet Union.

But now the situation was different, and the Japanese took the lead in making Hitler see the value of the navy and the value of aircraft carriers. He was ready to teach the British a lesson in this matter.

It's better that these damned British guys automatically choose to surrender, or Germany won't mind crushing them to pieces.

"Raeder, when can you join the fight?!" After naming it, Hitler turned to Raeder and said, "Führer." We need at least two months of training and adaptation before we can fight. ”

"Aircraft carrier formations need to be familiarized, and at the same time the take-off and landing of aircraft also needs training. It will take us at least two months to complete the whole process......"

Hitler's face was cloudy, and it was easy to wait until his aircraft carrier was built, but he would have to wait two months before going to war. It made him not angry. But Hitler also knew that it was necessary.

"Raeder, then I'll give you two months." After gritting his teeth for a while, Hitler said: "In two months, I must see our aircraft carriers on the surface of the sea to teach those damned Brits!" ”

"As you wish! My Führer! ”

And in the Philippines. Masaharu Honma, who was reprimanded by the base camp, gathered all the troops, including the Philippine coercion army and the Japanese army, and began a comprehensive search for any suspicious figures.

Originally, the units that the US troops had left behind to fight guerrillas had not yet begun to move, and they were tragically encircled and suppressed.

in the Philippines

The Chinese had already formed their own guerrilla units, and some of the troops that originally belonged to the Philippines were transformed into guerrillas who spies and attacked the Japanese army at MacArthur's request.

Unfortunately, most of these small forces were wiped out in this Japanese sweep before they could move.

"Mr. Geng. Can you tell me why there isn't smoke coming out of this stove you made?! "After a few days of recuperation, Wainwright is clearly in much better health.

At least now he doesn't have to lie on a stretcher and can get up and move on his own. He was curious about everything about this force, from their means of attack to the stove they had dug that would not have smoke rising.

"It's called a smokeless stove. It is the pot stove used in the field march that we have researched by the Wehrmacht. Geng Biao smiled and said, "You have already seen its effect." It is to prevent the smoke from rising straight up and being detected by the enemy. ”

Then, Geng Biao was very enthusiastic to explain the composition of the smokeless stove to Wainwright.

The smokeless stove is not complicated, first dig a trapezoidal pit and then make an opening on the side as the stove, and the last process is to dig up the flue. Then make three small holes from the back of the stove, dig a ditch above the small hole, and extend it back about 2~3 meters long.

Cover the ditch with turf or branches, and cover it with earth, so that the fire does not smoke straight up but spreads along the ditch.

"It's very cleverly constructed!" Wainwright was intrigued, and as a soldier, he would not fail to see the benefits of such a smoke-emitting marching stove that would not go straight through to the field.

This kind of marching stove can allow the troops to eat hot food, which is of great benefit to the troops to recover their strength. And it will not be exposed because of the pyrotechnics.

And after this kind of stove is used up, they can be cleaned up and erased traces, and they can't be found without careful searching. The canned beef was cooked as he spoke.

At this time, vacuum packaging had not yet appeared, and these foods were packed in iron cans. Vermicelli stoves made from potatoes, which are produced in large quantities, have been stored as food by the Wehrmacht.

This meal is beef stew vermicelli. Wainwright hadn't eaten anything good for a long time, and many times they were hungry and full.

Pick up the lunch box given to them by the fighters, which contains half of the beef stew vermicelli and half of the rice. Wainwright and the others gobbled it up.

After eating, Wainwright habitually touched the pack of cigars in his pocket. Without hesitation, he handed it to Geng Biao.

In the envious eyes of several beautiful ** officials on the side, Geng Biao took the cigar and lit it like Wainwright. Took two puffs and it felt pretty good! No worse than a dry tobacco stick.

"Geng, now I was rescued by you. But what I want to know is, when are you going to be able to rescue those soldiers......" Wainwright said, a look of grief on Wainwright's face.

"I originally chose to surrender in the hope that they would save their lives. But in retrospect, it wasn't the best option. Bataan's death march resulted in at least tens of thousands of deaths at the hands of the Japanese. Now they're in the custody of the minerals again......"

Geng Biao was silent, this matter was not something he could decide. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't. The people of the intelligence department will act only after receiving a telegram from the command of the Nanyang Military District.

The rest of the time they will continue to lurk, and will not do anything that might expose them other than a one-line contact with their superiors.

Geng Biao had no way to contact these people, and there was no way to know the situation of the US prisoners of war. Not to mention the situation of the minerals, even he couldn't find out where these American prisoners of war were held.

"General......

"Call me Wainwright!" As soon as Geng Biao spoke, Wainwright said with a smile. When dignity is knocked away and regained, you will cherish this hard-won dignity even more. At the same time, I also learned to respect others. At least that's the case with Wainwright.

"All right, Wainwright. I can't make a decision on this matter, I need to consult my superiors. Geng Biao said to Wainwright: "But this matter is not very hopeful. We don't have a lot of troops in the Philippines right now, and we don't have a lot of weapons. How to settle these people after they are rescued?! ”

"And food is also an issue, we don't have so many supplies to feed the troops. The larger the team, the greater the chance of exposure. In the absence of support, exposure is the equivalent of death. ”

Geng Biao sighed and said, "So, Wainwright." I expect the command to refuse your request. It's not time to ...... yet."

Wainwright stopped talking, but smoked a cigarette. After a while, he said, "So, what can I do for you?!" To be honest, I would love to lead the troops into battle to wash away my shame. But I don't know if you would be willing to fight with you with a general who once surrendered?! ”

ps: Chapter 1 ~ Continue to code words ~