Although the marriage between the German and Italian royal families was blessed by the guests at the time, the inevitable situation in Europe had an impact.

First of all, on the French side, although it is still showing goodwill to Italy, the magnitude and level have been reduced.

In addition, the British government also announced that it would temporarily add a plan to build a battleship this year.

You see, although the King of England attended the wedding and blessed the couple, the royal family is the royal family, the country is the state, and what to do is still to be done.

As for the reaction of Britain and France, Germany and Italy did not pay attention. They continued to do what they had to do.

For example, the Italian Army is still expanding its army, while the Navy is still building warships. Everyone worked hard to build up their military strength and make adequate preparations for the war that might occur in the future.

Of course, the navy is not only building ships, but also has some other work to do, such as building some naval bases or something.

According to the Navy's plan, the Italian Navy will have three naval bases in East Africa, Massawa Naval Base, Djibouti Naval Base and Mogadishu Naval Base.

In fact, the naval strength of Italy's colonies in East Africa was not strong, and it was mainly dominated by small and medium-sized warships. As for why three naval bases?

Quite simply, because of the importance of its location.

As long as you open the map, you can see that it has mastered the Red Sea, the choke point. As long as ships from Asia want to pass through the Suez Canal, they must pass through the Red Sea.

The East African colony was on the Red Sea, so it also became a means for Italy to counter certain countries.

Due to the narrow length of the Red Sea, the Italian Navy deployed a number of small warships in East Africa, the most of which were torpedo boats.

Of course, these small and medium-sized warships are basically deployed in the ports of Massawa and Djibouti.

As for the port of Mogadishu, the purpose of the port is also different from that of the previous two ports.

Because the port was used as a logistics base for the Italian Navy's warships intervening in the Indian Ocean. Therefore, unlike the previous two ports, which mainly docked small warships, this port was used as a port of call for medium-sized warships. Therefore, cruisers with stronger self-sustaining capabilities will use this port as their main berthing place.

Today, the Mogadishu military port welcomed a new batch of warships, but these warships look a little strange.

That's right, these strange battleships are none other than the Italian C-type submarines.

Speaking of which, the development of Italian submarines in recent years has not been slow at all, and at present there have been four types of C-type submarines. From the earliest C-1 submarine that could be used in actual combat, it has developed to the current C-5 submarine. And this huge development, in addition to Italy's own submarine designers, has to mention the help of one person, John Horan, who built the first modern submarine.

The Irish submarine scientist, ridiculed by the U.S. Navy, was about to leave his beloved job in submarine construction when an invitation from Italy brought his job back to life.

And unlike the illiterate Americans, the Italian Navy treats him quite politely, in addition to sufficient research funds, the Italian Navy also gives enough convenience in life, private villas, family nannies, etc., anyway, the Holan family is clearly arranged. This made Horan, who had not received enough attention, grateful and vowed to burn the last light for the Italian submarine cause.

However, the Italian Navy is not all good, and even Horan, a veteran of submarine construction, feels a lot of pressure on its submarines.

Fortunately, the Italian Navy did not set a time for the request made, otherwise he and a large group of Italian colleagues would not have been able to complete it even if they worked overtime.

With the efforts of Horan and his Italian colleagues, as well as the guarantee of sufficient funds, Italy's submarine manufacturing technology has become more and more profound. And the performance and tonnage of the submarines manufactured are also getting larger and larger.

At present, the latest C-5 submarine has a total length of 71.55 meters, a width of 7.6 meters, and a displacement of 1,230 tons on the surface and 1,510 tons under the water. Armed with a 76 mm deck gun, 4 torpedo tubes (three in the front and one in the back) and 16 torpedoes.

It has a maximum depth of 65 meters, two 400 hp diesel engines, and a maximum speed of 14 knots on water and 5 knots underwater. It has a maximum endurance of 7,500 nautical miles / 10 knots and a crew of 27 people.

In terms of performance, it is already the world's top level.

This submarine also meets the needs of the Navy for the Indian Ocean, so the first batch of 6 modified submarines were built, and 4 of them were directly assigned to the Indian Ocean Fleet stationed in East Africa.

And what is currently appearing in front of the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, Rear Admiral Petz, are these four C-5 submarines.

Speaking of this Rear Admiral Petz, he also has a wealth of experience, first as a first officer on the Mountain Leopard gunboat, then as the captain of the ship, and then as the first officer of the cruiser, captain, chief of staff of the detachment, commander, and now the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet.

To add to this, this Paez had played a major role in the Battle of the Yellow Sea, leading the reconnaissance cruiser USS Eagle to discover the Japanese Combined Fleet first. Provide favorable conditions for the Italian contingent at that time to inflict heavy losses on the other side.

"Report to the general, I was ordered to lead four submarines to the Indian Ocean Fleet, and I also ask the general to give a lecture."

Major Barrera, who reported loudly to Rear Admiral Payz, was also the commander of this small submarine formation. Behind him, more than 100 officers and men of the four submarines stood here, waiting for the commander's lecture.

"Take a break."

Following the order of Rear Admiral Paez, the officers and men of the submarine stepped out of their left feet in unison.

"Officers and men of the submarine, you are very welcome to join the Indian Ocean Fleet. There are no recreational facilities here, and there are no stunning views, just sand and dust and desert and arid land. You can't eat the food of your hometown, you can't drink the familiar red wine, and you even need to take a bath a certain number of times, so do you still want to stay here? ”

In the face of the rear admiral's words, the submarine officers and men replied loudly. "Yes."

"What?"

"Yes."

"I didn't hear you."

"Yes."

The sound that resounded through the earth roared angrily from the mouths of the more than 100 submarine officers and men.

"Very good, I just like this kind of fool who doesn't want to enjoy it. Because we are soldiers, we should not be greedy for pleasure, and if you want to leave the Indian Ocean Fleet, because we only have fools here, and we don't need smart people. We are a bunch of fools who are stupid to guard the waters of the kingdom, because we may be surrounded by enemies at any time, and there are no reinforcements to save us, so we can only rely on ourselves. Are you still willing? ”

"Yes."

A uniform roar resounded across the earth once again.

"Very good, remember your words, this is also your vow. Now I announce the official formation of the Indian Ocean Fleet, submarine formations. Now I present you with the flag of the formation. ”

An Indian Ocean Fleet flag with a submarine and an anchor was handed over to Major Barrera by Rear Admiral Payz.

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost over, Major Paz continued to preach. "Okay, the next thing is to celebrate the establishment of your submarine formation, with roast sheep and all kinds of food, and enough wine."

Well, after showing enough majesty, Major General Paez also showed his benevolent side.

It is clear that the major general understands the needs of the officers and soldiers very well, and some people are already swallowing when they hear him talk about food and wine.

So a dinner party began with the cheers of the submarine officers and men.

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There is also a third chapter