Alberhardt was silent, someone had spoken to him very seriously for the first time since they met, but the content of this serious conversation made him very unhappy, and it was better to continue the state of bickering before!

However, Eberhardt also knew that the problems that someone had just raised were all issues that he had to face, such as the problem of trust, such as the role of the Black Sea Fleet, and if he did not solve these problems, he would not trust an old officer casually.

However, it is not easy to solve these problems, such as the problem of trust, which cannot be solved by expressing determination in a few words. It's definitely a long-term process, but Eberhardt doesn't have that much time, and he has to gain trust right away, otherwise it's impossible to get on the job.

This made him very painful, because no matter what, it was impossible for him to prove that he was trustworthy right away, and it could be said that the first question stuck him to death, and for a while Eberhardt couldn't say a word, he could only look at Li Xiaofeng in a daze.

At this time, Li Xiaofeng was observing the old man's expression with interest, he deliberately raised the issue of trust just now, just to embarrass the old man, he wanted to see if the old man had the ability to avoid this question. If this little trouble can't be solved by the old man, then he can hardly believe that the old man is capable of dealing with the thorns in the Black Sea Fleet, after all, those bastards are not as good as him.

Is there a way for Eberhardt? Yes! However, the old man has been busy playing for the past two years, and to be honest, his brain has deteriorated a little, and if he is the same as before, he can give the answer in minutes.

"If you don't trust me, then there's nothing I can do!" Eberhardt shrugged elegantly, with an expression that didn't care too much: "Anyway, you can send me away." It's none of my business that the Black Sea Fleet mutinied again! ”

Li Xiaofeng felt that the old man was more and more interesting. This old guy chose to play the scoundrel. If you don't trust me, I'll leave. In fact, it is equivalent to kicking the ball back and forcing him to make a choice!

Truth be told, it's clever because as it has been said before, Eberhardt can't prove that he's reliable in a short period of time. Since this is an unsolvable question, what's the point of wasting time and consuming brain cells on it, you can only choose not to answer this kind of fucked question!

Li Xiaofeng nodded in his heart. Alberhardt was satisfied with his response, and if the old man had tried to prove his reliability just now, he would have ordered the guards to throw him out of the city as soon as possible, and then snatch the belongings that had been returned to the old man again.

A certain immortal doesn't need this kind of fool, what he needs is a smart person who can solve the problem for him, as for the question of loyalty, to be honest, for an old officer who just met, talk about Mao's loyalty!

Of course, Li Xiaofeng will not tell the truth. Won't tell Eberhardt that he passed the first test. For a qualified leader. Firmly grasp the initiative and grasp the power to ask questions in your hands is the most correct approach.

He shook his head and said, "This answer doesn't satisfy me, if you weren't the former commander of the Black Sea Fleet, I'm afraid I'd have people throw you out of the woods." But who made you the one who knows the Black Sea Fleet better in Petrograd? Well, I'll give you another chance! ”

When he said this, Li Xiaofeng kept paying attention to Eberhardt's expression, and at first the old man seemed to be a little annoyed, but soon this emotion disappeared, and was replaced by contempt, and the old man probably said in his heart: "I know that this is the case!" ”

Of course, Alberhardt did not show this emotion completely directly, on the contrary, he was very restrained, and even a little excited. To be honest, this kind of emotion came a little inexplicably, and ordinary people didn't understand what the old man was excited about.

But Li Xiaofeng knew that Alberhardt fully understood his intentions, and the old man knew that he had passed the first test, and he was about to get to the point, and if he could continue to prove his ability, it would not be a dream to make a comeback.

Smart man, Li Xiaofeng once again gave this kind of evaluation. And what made him particularly satisfied was that although the old man saw through his intentions and had some contempt, he restrained this emotion and did not directly contradict him. It was still very different from the one he knew about Eberhardt from the archives.

The Eberhardt in the archives is quite flamboyant, and he is very proud of his subordinates and superiors. This is also an important reason why he offended Grigojevich, no superior likes a subordinate who is aggressive and likes to despise his superiors. Compared to Eberhardt, Kolchak is a good little sheep, and everyone prefers sheep to old dogs like Eberhardt.

Of course, Eberhardt still expressed his contempt and disdain very vaguely just now, indicating that the old man still retains some of his unruliness, but the cold bench of the past two years has made him a little restrained.

However, Li Xiaofeng thinks that this appearance is just right, for a soldier, there is still a little bit of pride and persistence, if they are all soft little sheep, they will only bow down to their superiors, and such a soldier seems to be useless. It's best to be able to control the unruly to a certain extent, retain the aggressiveness and blood, but not just blow up the thorns. Needless to say, the current Eberhardt has just echoed the request.

In his heart, Li Xiaofeng added a few more points to Eberhardt, as long as the old man's performance was not particularly outrageous, he was willing to give the old man a chance.

"Let's talk about it, what's the point of the existence of the Black Sea Fleet?" Li Xiaofeng raised his chin defiantly, as if to say that the Black Sea Fleet is now a waste.

As a true naval officer, Alberhardt had a lot of trouble with his superiors and subordinates when he left his job, but in his heart he still loved his profession. Suddenly, someone began to attack the Black Sea Fleet as a waste, there was no need for existence, which made the old man unbearable and unacceptable.

"The Black Sea Fleet, of course, has a point of existence!" Eberhardt raised his voice suddenly, which showed that he was indeed angry, "With the Black Sea Fleet, we can control the sea dominance of the Black Sea, and we can beat the Turkish sick man to the point of ......urine."

Li Xiaofeng interrupted him without hesitation: "Sea dominance? A certain immortal sneered and asked rhetorically: "What is the significance of the black sea's sea supremacy to us Bolsheviks?" ”

Eberhardt was visibly stunned. When I was just talking. He subconsciously answered this question in accordance with the requirements of the Black Sea Fleet in the previous tsarist era. But this is not the Tsarist era. Russia does not have the ability to develop in the direction of the Black Sea and the Caucasus, as well as Central and Eastern Europe, and it does not matter whether it has the right to control the Black Sea or not.

Li Xiaofeng smiled slightly and continued: "What do we want the sea control power of the Black Sea to do? We have signed an armistice with the Allies, and there is no need to continue the blockade of the Bosphorus, let alone war with the Turks. What does sea supremacy in the Black Sea mean to us? ”

"Shallow!" Alberhardt was furious, propped his hands on the table, stared at a certain immortal and said, "Now there is no need to fight. There is no need to control the Black Sea anymore. But what about the future? This war, whether it is a victory for the Entente or the Allies, is not good news for us in Russia! And you Bolsheviks, neither what you have done before, nor your doctrines or doctrines, are acceptable to mainstream Europe. When this war ends, the victors will punish you. At that time, you dared to say that there was no point in the supremacy of the Black Sea, and that the existence of the Navy was meaningless? ”

Li Xiaofeng smiled, seemingly agreeing with Eberhardt's statement, but in fact, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was angry enough for the old man: "It's still meaningless!" ”

"What!" Alberhardt was about to start jumping, and he had the heart to beat up a certain immortal. "Say it again!" He asked angrily.

Li Xiaofeng shook his head slightly, sighed and said, "It's still meaningless to say it again!" "Seeing that Eberhardt is about to explode. He hurriedly stopped the old man with a gesture and continued: "The geopolitical environment of our country is too poor, and several major fleets are completely separated, and they cannot form a joint force at all...... Moreover, after the Battle of Tsushima, the strength of our navy has plummeted, do you think that with our current naval strength, we can keep the enemy out of the sea? I am afraid that whether it is Britain, the United States, or Germany and Austria, they all have an overwhelming advantage over us in terms of naval strength. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xiaofeng paused for a moment, and then said: "You're welcome, our navy is not even as good as Japan now, what sea control do you think you can control?" ”

Eberhardt stopped talking, although he was very reluctant to admit it, but he had to say that someone was completely right, the Russian Navy had long been knocked down from the altar, and it was no longer the first-class navy it once was. Today's Russian Navy can only bully and bully children, and in the face of first-class naval hooligans, they can only kneel.

If Li Xiaofeng heard these voices, he would probably despise Eberhardt, because he felt that the Russian Navy, which had not yet stepped off the altar, was also a paper tiger, and it could only scare and scare children. To put it mildly, in terms of the level of training and the quality of personnel, the Russian Navy is scum!

However, Li Xiaofeng didn't know how to read minds, so he just shrugged his shoulders and asked, "Do you still think that sea control is useful to us?" In other words, do you think that the current navy alone can seize sea supremacy? ”

Eberhardt shook his head with difficulty, and to be honest, for an old navy like him, admitting this had drained him of almost all his strength, and he almost slumped into his chair and became listless.

Li Xiaofeng was very satisfied with the effect he made, and he continued to question with some pride: "So, now, do you think the Black Sea Fleet is still meaningful?" ”

Eberhardt jerked his head up and stared at a certain immortal, looking at the posture of a class enemy. Li Xiaofeng didn't care about this, what about staring at his brother, do you think you can kill people with your eyes?

This kid was about to continue to ridicule the old man, but who thought that the old man spoke first: "Don't think I don't know what you want to do, you are just going to beat a stick and give me a sweet date!" Hmph, you think that just a few words can dispel my love and enthusiasm for the navy, I tell you, that's impossible! I Andrey. From the day he joined the Navy, Augustovich was determined to dedicate everything to the Russian Navy! You'll never be able to bring a real naval officer to their knees! ”

Li Xiaofeng was a little surprised, in a sense, Eberhardt was right, he was indeed going to beat a stick to a sweet date. He just wanted to frustrate Eberhardt's arrogance, and then show the old man a way out, so as to convince this stubborn old man, but who would have thought that the old man was more shrewd than a fox. I saw through his intentions at once.

But what if you see through it. Li Xiaofeng still does not think that the old man can prove the value of the existence of the Black Sea Fleet. As a pure old naval and blockade specialist. I'm afraid the old man doesn't have the ability to land by sea. However, Eberhardt immediately proved that a certain immortal looked down on him too much, and he was not only able to play blockade, but also how to give full play to the value of the fleet's existence, which he was also very good at.

Without saying anything, Eberhardt took out a map from his pocket, spread it out in front of Li Xiaofeng, and said disregardlessly: "Don't you want to know the value of the existence of the Black Sea Fleet?" Don't you just want to ask what the Black Sea Fleet did to you Bolsheviks? I'm telling you, little brat, you don't know anything about the Navy. I don't know what the Ludao Navy can do! ”

Saying that, the old man pointed and drew circles on the map, and he first nodded to Luhansk: "You lost this place a few days ago, and it can almost be said that the portal is open. White Army ...... It's a awkward title, they can go north or east, which is pretty bad for you......"

Li Xiaofeng interrupted the old man impatiently: "We all know what you said!" ”

Eberhardt glanced at him and said, "I'm going to say that you don't know what to do!" And then you lost Rostov...... In other words, the gates to Moscow and Tsaritsyn have been completely opened, and it is not surprising to me that you should move south as soon as possible to annihilate the White Army in the Don and Volga valleys. Of course. If I were to make a battle plan, I would prefer to annihilate the White Army in southern Ukraine. Resolutely do not let them develop eastward. Am I right? ”

Li Xiaofeng admired the old man a little, just through the battlefield situation, the old man guessed the decision of the Military Commission, and I have to admit that this old guy still has some ability.

"That's right, you're quite right. We are really ready to annihilate the White Army on the Lugansk front! Li Xiaofeng replied very easily, and asked rhetorically at the end: "But what does this have to do with the Navy and the Black Sea Fleet?" ”

"Of course it does!" Alberhardt tapped on the map again, and said very politely, "If you want to achieve your strategy." Then we are faced with a very important problem, how to block the route of the White Army's eastward escape...... Even if you can win a big victory in Luhansk, but Rostov is still in the hands of the White Army, they can escape from this direction, from Rostov they can still go to the direction of the Caucasus, and they can still flee east. If you don't block the opening of Rostov, what are you talking about the total annihilation of the White Army? ”

Li Xiaofeng's eyes lit up, indeed, even if Frunze could quickly move south and win a big victory in Luhansk, the White Army could still flee east. In order to completely blockade the White Army in the south of Ukraine, it is necessary to close the two gates of Luhansk and Rostov-on-Don. And now the problem is that there is a big problem with closing the door of Luhansk, and Rostov is still in the south of Luhansk, which is a bit beyond the reach of the whip!

Eberhardt had been paying attention to someone's expression, and when he saw that someone had listened to it, he sneered: "And, in my opinion, there is still a very important problem that needs to be solved in your strategy, what if the White Army advances directly eastward?" In this interval, it is entirely possible that they would choose to go directly eastward and open up the Trans-Siberian Railway, thereby gaining the support of the Entente. What do you do if this happens? ”

This is really worth worrying, even if Li Xiaofeng has a lot of ideas before, but to tell the truth, he is not sure. But obviously, the reason why Eberhardt mentions this is that he has a way.

Li Xiaofeng immediately asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Takami no!" Alberhardt shook his head directly, "I only have a low opinion, if you want to stop the white army from advancing eastward, there is only one way, plug these two gaps!" ”

Li Xiaofeng laughed angrily and sneered: "You said it easily, what do you block?" We, the Red Army, must not fly over! ”

Alberhardt glanced at Li Xiaofeng with contempt again, and said with some pride: "It's definitely impossible to fly over, but it's completely possible to swim over!" ”

Swim past? Li Xiaofeng was stunned for a moment at first glance, but he immediately reacted, what Eberhardt said about swimming over should be using the Black Sea Fleet!

Li Xiaofeng slammed down in front of the map, found Rostov-on-Don, and then looked at the scale, it seems that the city is not far from the coastline! If the Black Sea Fleet can carry marines to land on the coast near Rostov and recapture the city, then it will be equivalent to closing the door again, as long as Frunze can reach Luhansk as soon as possible, it is entirely possible to block the White Army!

Thinking of this, Li Xiaofeng was a little excited, but he was still a little skeptical about the Black Sea Fleet, could those sailors do it?

Eberhardt did not have any doubts, and even his thoughts were a little different from that of a certain immortal, but he said with great interest: "The Black Sea Fleet can send destroyers and torpedo boats to carry marines from the mouth of the Don River to Rostov...... It's April, the flood season on the Don is approaching, the destroyers can enter the river at all, and with the support of the destroyers' guns, it will be easier for the marines to retake Rostov! ”

Li Xiaofeng was a little incredulous, he was very skeptical that the width and depth of the Don River could support such a battle.

"No problem at all," Alberhardt assured, patting his chest, "I understand the hydrological conditions of this section, and the water depth is completely sufficient during the flood season." Even our destroyers can go down the river, and if you are lucky, you will have no problem driving directly to Donetsk! (To be continued......)