Thanks to the small tonnage of the Hanseatic and the fact that it was a German ship and had a record with the port administration, the berthing permit was successfully issued.

After leaving Hamburg, the next voyage was more than half a month.

An almost isolated life.

So the sailors, except for a small number of people under the leadership of the captain, went to purchase supplies, and the rest were on a short vacation.

They would return to the Hanseatic the next morning.

O'Connell watched the sailors happily get off the ship with their salaries, and said with a smile: "Teresa, you can take the children to see an opera, Beethoven's 'Fidelio' (the name of the opera) is good, if it weren't for the limited time, I would also like to see it." ”

Teresa nodded, subconsciously raised her eyes and glanced at Zhang Huaisheng, seeing that he didn't react, she replied, "Okay." ”

Ms. O'Connell advised, "Save a little money, but don't be too frugal." ”

She raised a thin index finger like a chicken claw: "Grasp this middle amount, take everyone to have some fun, and don't leave regrets because you save too much money." ”

"I will."

The deputy personality shouted in Zhang Huaisheng's ear: ""Fidelio" - that is the opera I once made an appointment with Teresa to see, please, master, let me go out and watch it with her?" ”

Zhang Huaisheng decisively rejected this proposal: "No, it's more important to deal with business." ”

Although Fidelio was Beethoven's only opera, he also wanted to see it, but now was not the time to enjoy it.

He and Ms. O'Connell waited until everyone had left, leaving only a few sailors guarding the ship, and then entered Hamburg with some of the transcendent items.

I have to say, the city of Hamburg is really bustling.

There are people of all colors from all over the world.

Not far away, in the clearing, is the camp of the gypsy caravans, where a wonderful circus show is taking place, and the "applause" from a distance is fascinating.

Zhang Huaisheng even saw Chinese laborers operating machinery to move goods on the docks, and Chinese businessmen bargaining fiercely with the Germans.

As the only two powers in East Asia, Donghua had a large fleet and even a small colony in the Malay region, coexisting with the Dutch East Indies, named "Lan Fang".

Their destination was a small cottage with a garden, which was clearly in a wealthy area, and the street was filled with a large number of patrolmen, who were all dressed decently, with civilized sticks and top hats.

Fortunately, Zhang Huaisheng dressed up when he came, otherwise his dirty coat would have been enough for him to be expelled from the "realm" by the patrol police.

Stand outside the villa door.

Bang bang bang –

Zhang Huaisheng knocked on the door.

The door was opened by a typical Germanic middle-aged man with light blue eyes and blond hair, wearing a loose homely shirt, and asked, "Who are you?" ”

"It's me, Heydrich."

"Miss O'Connell?"

The man had a look of obvious surprise on his face, he glanced behind the two of them, and said, "Come in, I really didn't expect you to come to Hamburg." ”

The two entered the villa one after the other.

The layout is very simple, only the men live alone, the corridors are lined with weapon racks and armor racks, and the walls are hung with shotguns, which is full of military atmosphere.

There is no environment that Zhang Huaisheng imagined, littered wrenches, pliers, engine oil, and soot everywhere.

"This is Zhang Huaisheng, an exiled aristocrat from Donghua, who is now one of us."

"Despite his young age, the leaders trusted him and even temporarily entrusted the Order to him. ”

The man couldn't help but look sideways: "It's an honor to meet you, Zhang, I'm Heydrich von Hindenburg." ”

Heydrich is a very common name in Germany, like Henry in England and Enrique in Spain.

"Feng" is the symbol of the German aristocracy, equivalent to the French and Spanish "De", both have the meaning of "from", basically, the name with the word "Feng" is a German nobleman.

"It is an honour to meet you, Mr. Hindenburg, and O'Connell has often complimented you as a very resolute and courageous and meticulous soldier, a model of German aristocracy."

This is a polite remark, of course, and he has been in contact with Clifford for less than half an hour.

For some reason, the surname Hindenburg felt a little familiar to him.

"Ha, where is some aristocratic model, I'm just a Junker nobleman."

The Junker aristocracy was the original German state, the ruling class of the Kingdom of Prussia, which can be understood as military nobles, small landowners, often career officers, and families not particularly wealthy.

"Joke, isn't Germany the country that belongs to the Junker aristocracy?"

It is often said that Prussia is the army of the state, and Prussia, as the main body of Germany, naturally continued this style.

It is an innate German characteristic.

"Haha, I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to know us so deeply about Germany, Donghua is really worthy of being an ancient country with a long history, and there are always many wise people."

Zhang Huaisheng pretended to be distressed and said: "It's a pity that in this era, the most important thing is to be able to fight." ”

Hindenburg suddenly sighed: "I think, since you are here, the British counterattack should have begun, right?" ”

O'Connell nodded, "That's right, we were cleanly defeated, and by the time we left the port, the British had already taken most of Edinburgh." ”

"What?"

Hindenburg was shocked: "Your Gaelic team was trained by my own hands, both in terms of combat will and shooting level, how could you lose so quickly, except for the lack of heavy weapons and equipment?" ”

Zhang Huaisheng said with a wry smile: "If you are talking about the lack of heavy weapons and equipment, referring to the lack of steam tanks more than ten meters long, or larger armored vehicles, then I think the word 'except' is very unnecessary." Because the Gaelics, with only simple rifles and bullets, it is impossible for them to fight against the torrent of steel. ”

"Steam tanks and armored vehicles?"

Hindenburg's face became grim: "It seems that the British have made a breakthrough in the study of new equipment, oops, this may well have an adverse effect on our upcoming war." ”

"I'm sorry, both of you, I need to send a letter to His Majesty the Emperor."

"Okay, please."

Zhang Huaisheng and Ms. O'Connell stayed in the reception room, watching the scene, looking at each other.

"It seems that this Mr. Hindenburg is not an ordinary Junker nobleman, and he can actually deliver a letter directly to Wilhelm II..."

"I don't know."

O'Connell shook his head and said, "I always thought that Mr. Hindenburg was a minor nobleman, otherwise how could he go to Scotland on such a dangerous mission?" ”

"It is not surprising that the militaristic atmosphere of Germany is very strong, and many children of prominent nobles often choose to carry out some dangerous missions to obtain military merit and glory."

"Since Mr. Hindenburg's status is relatively high, it seems that he is more likely to help us."

Zhang Huaisheng's face was happy.

The two waited in the living room for a long time, and could hear the crackling of the typewriter's keyboard.

After they set off from Edinburgh, they drove all the way to Hamburg, and the news they brought was first-hand.