「…… In view of the invigilance of the invaders and their inability to stop them, the Kingdom of Norway declared Oslo to be an undefended city, and the surrounding soldiers and horses were ordered to stop resisting and abandon the capital, and the Germans entered the city immediately......

「…… According to the officials of the Chinese embassy in the DPRK, the Norwegian left-behind Major General Güner was in charge of the dedication of the city, and at 4 p.m. local time, the German troops entered the city in a three-way column, and the local people were worried......

The radio came out of the broadcast of the Sun Moon Society's noon news, and it was still the sweet female voice.

Zhou Changfeng did not finally wake up until noon on this day, and this sudden fainting seemed to him as if he had slept in his sleep.

Very heavy, dreamless, and when he woke up, he only felt extremely energetic, and he felt that this was probably the most comfortable sleep he had "slept" this year.

Different from the cookie-cutter decoration of ordinary wards, the wards in the palace of Tai Hospital are much more elegant, almost as exquisite as hotel rooms, and even the familiar smell of disinfectant is extremely faint.

So when Zhou Changfeng first regained consciousness, he thought he was not in the hospital.

Before he came back to his senses, he saw Xia Xiaoshi next to him and said in surprise: "Are you better?" I'm going to call the doctor. ”

Oh, I remember, I actually fainted last night!

"Don't you? I feel pretty good. Zhou Changfeng stretched out very happily, "What is the reason for this?" Why did you faint inexplicably? ”

Xia Xiaoshi, who was helpless, replied truthfully: "The doctor said that you usually worry too much about exercises, think too much, and you haven't rested well recently. ”

"No, it's just that I've been busy for the past ten days......"

Zhou Changfeng felt incredible, his body foundation was very good, and his energy was relatively vigorous - no drowsiness, often seven hours of sleep a day was enough.

Well, it seems that even if the foundation is good, it can't be squeezed wantonly.

Later, the imperial doctor in charge heard the news.

He waved his hand to the nurse who accompanied him to check his blood pressure, while he reached out to check his pulse.

The latter skillfully tied the cuff of the mercury sphygmomanometer and pinched the leather air bag.

"High one, one fifteen, low eighty-four."

The middle-aged imperial doctor, who looked at the living and did not approach, muttered: "It's not a big deal, but I still suggest that Zhou Zhizhao take a good rest for a while." Now that the war is imminent, it is very sad to lead the troops to fight. ”

After speaking, he added: "I also prescribed a prescription, which are all ordinary medicinal materials. By the way, you can't make up for it casually now, and if it's not false, it's not appropriate to make up for it. ”

The so-called "deficiency is made up", qi deficiency, blood deficiency, yin deficiency, and yang deficiency are different, and it is harmful to make up for it without knowing the truth.

"Okay." Zhou Changfeng nodded clearly, "Since it's nothing serious, let's go back directly?" ”

After replying in the affirmative, the imperial physician left with the two nurses.

Zhou Changfeng looked at Xia Xiaoshi's already obvious belly, and asked casually, "How did you come from?" ”

"You didn't come back last night, and we thought you had something to do temporarily." The latter recalled: "But in the morning, Lin Xi received a call from the palace, and I went to Xi'anmen with her." ”

Although Xia Xiaoshi was anxious at that time, in view of the fact that there was no major problem and that people were very safe in the palace, she was calm and unhurried along the way.

The two of them said as they cleaned up the room before preparing to leave.

But at this moment, there were footsteps getting closer and closer, and it sounded like there were quite a few people.

At first, Zhou Changfeng didn't care, thinking that it was just a group of medical staff passing by, but the footsteps stopped at the door of this room.

"Wow-"

The door was pushed open, several attendants stood outside the door in turn, and Zhu Lingjing, who was dressed in black and red, walked straight in.

Belch... Why did this woman come here? Could it be a discovery of conscience?

"I've seen Your Majesty."

Zhou Changfeng was accustomed to bowing his hand, and Xia Xiaoshi, who was beside him, was half a beat slower before hurrying to bless.

"Are you going back? How does it feel? ”

"The doctor said it's okay, so of course there's no need to stay here."

Zhu Lingjing's gaze was always on Xia Xiaoshi's body, and she looked at it for several seconds before falling back to Zhou Changfeng.

In fact, she didn't want to come over at first, on the one hand, because she was very busy, and on the other hand, she knew that Zhou didn't appreciate this much.

has worked together for nearly two years, and it can be said that Zhu Lingjing has basically understood Zhou's temperament - this guy is the kind of person who has interests and goals, only with interests and goals can he be happy, no matter how good he is, he doesn't care too much.

Pay but can't please it, who will do it?

Having said that, he is his own person after all, and at least he has to symbolically show his concern.

The calm Zhu Lingjing stared at him and said: "It's right to do your best, but if you really have an accident, it's not glorious to spread it." ”

"These days, you put things off, recuperate for a while, and empty your mind, um......" she muttered for two seconds, "Go to Qiongzhou." ”

Eldest sister! Recuperate and recuperate, why do I have to go to Qiongzhou, isn't it good for me to accompany my wife at home?

However, before Zhou Changfeng could speak, Zhu Lingjing immediately added: "You two go together." ”

The day when Daming waved his command of Nanyang is just around the corner, and now it has entered the countdown.

Qiongzhou, Zhanjiang, Guangzhou, Dagu and other places are all important starting bases, simply go there to recuperate, not only the climate is warm like spring, but also can go to work nearby.

As for Zhou's wife, she is only six months pregnant, and it is not yet a time when it obviously affects her mobility and is inconvenient to go out, so there is no problem.

"Understood, Thank You for Your Majesty's care."

Zhu Lingjing only planned to come over for a while, and there were still a lot of things to be dealt with, so she was ready to leave after explaining a few words.

She looked at Xia Xiaoshi, who was a little uneasy, smiled indifferently at her, and then turned around and walked out of the room.

When he got home, Zhou Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief and said lightly: "I've been busy for so long, and this time I can justifiably take a vacation for more than half a month, which is comfortable." ”

Xia Xiaoshi asked puzzledly: "The emperor didn't say how long you will recuperate, right?" ”

The smiling Zhou Changfeng turned his head to look at her, and the two looked at each other and didn't say anything, but the latter immediately understood.

The imperial court's wait-and-see on the situation in Europe will not last long, first, it is not needed, and second, the hawks have long been impatient.

Although preparations have been made for a long time, mobilization and mobilization of troops for immediate battle cannot be completed immediately, and it will take about half a month to make full preparations.

The previously established "deadline" was between 20 and 30 days.

"Then again, she looks like this." Xia Xiaoshi suddenly whispered.

The emperor of the Toei Islands was a so-called living god and did not appear in the newspapers, and he was secretive and pretended to be mysterious, until the pipe commander forced him to take a picture with him, which allowed people to see his true colors.

In contrast, the term "Son of Heaven" faded out of the Ming dynasty and the opposition soon after the constitutionalism, and is now used almost only occasionally by historians.

Will removing this mystery of the divine right of kings shake the foundations of the rule? Although Zhu Shiyan was a little apprehensive at the time, he finally accepted it calmly.

Probably because of the relatively complete secularization, there was almost no turmoil among the people, and decades of various movements have already made many people subtly believe that the emperor is actually just a physical mortal, and he has no connection with any Haotian God.

Zhu Shiyan is still like this, and Zhu Lingjing is even more unimpressed.

In fact, she likes to show her appearance to the public, provided that the photos related to her cannot be deliberately smeared and scandalized.

However, it is often believed that the photographs are not his own, and that the rumors are widely circulated to prevent them from being recognized by the Assassins, so they will certainly not be published.

Xia Xiaoshi has always believed in this statement.

"I told you earlier, just like in the newspapers." Zhou Changfeng spread his hands with a smile, "Stupid, you still don't believe me." ”

"Hmph, by the way, I think Your Majesty's temperament is really special, is she usually like this?"

"She's always been like this, and today is fine, she didn't say anything unpleasant, probably because you were there."

After lunch, the two began to pack their luggage, and Lin Xi also consciously came over to help.

In fact, she also had to go to Qiongzhou with the husband and wife, so that she could accompany and take care of Xia Xiaoshi when she returned.

It's 12:39 p.m. in Ying Tianfu, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and 6:39 a.m. Oslo time.

The North Sea is still dark, the moon is faintly visible in the starry sky in the western sky, and the brilliant stars are obscured by dark clouds.

From Wilhelmshaven, the German fleet of the 2nd Battle Group sailed north, preparing to circle western Norway and then release troops to attack Stavanger and Bergen.

In this pitch black environment, the battlecruisers Franz and Albert are leading the fleet in a struggle against the rolling waves.

In addition to the two battlecruisers, this fleet also had the heavy cruiser Herbert - she was also of the Pique-class.

In addition, six destroyers served as the fleet's screen force; Dozens of transport ships loaded with army officers and heavy weapons followed the fleet.

Since the second half of the night, the strong winds from the northwest have become stronger and stronger, and now they can be called raging.

The commander of the fleet, Vice Admiral Walter, stood in the bridge of the Franz, who slept for only four hours and could not sleep.

Adjutant Colonel Kurt felt that this could actually be counted as a hurricane-level storm, and the risk was not small, far beyond the forecast of the meteorological department.

Those guys originally swore that "there will only be a little wind and waves", but now it seems that they are pure lies!

In Kurt's opinion, they should be properly examined by the Stasi, and it is not clear that there are British or French informants among them.

Now, Vice Admiral Walter looked ahead with apprehensive eyes, only to see two triple 350mm guns in front of him, and then a huge wave rushed in his face, each time almost submerging the entire bow.

Huge warships of more than 30,000 tons rose and fell, while the other warships in the fleet were more like fallen leaves, and small destroyers were manipulated by the huge waves.

The Germans were hard, and so were the British.

Forty nautical miles northwest of the German Second Battle Group, the Royal Navy fleet of more than a dozen warships also navigated the storm.

"Your Excellency, the bad news is that a ventilation duct on the starboard side of the Counterattack has been shattered by the waves, and some seawater has flowed into the fuel storage tank, leaving about a few hundred cubic feet of fuel unusable."

Vice Admiral William Whitworth, maintaining the aristocratic demeanor of a Royal Navy officer, calmly ordered: "The waves are a little smaller than before, and the speed has been increased to 10 knots." ”

The waves were much smaller than before, but visibility was still poor, and the sea was snowing and occasionally hail.

The fleet, cruising off the coast of western Norway, is on patrol duty, ready to intercept the actions of the German Navy.

The fleet consisted of the battlecruisers Counterattack and Hood at its core, supplemented by seven destroyers, all of which were high-speed battleships with exceptional maneuverability.

Although the Royal Navy was large, there were not many high-speed capital ships, and it basically relied on three sisters to support the façade - the battlecruisers Prestige and Counterattack, and the battlecruiser Hood, known as the "Old Lady".

The Prestige was incorporated into the Z Fleet and was heading to the Malayan region, and the remaining Counterattack was dispatched with the Hood, so you can imagine how powerful the Royal Navy was.

The Admiralty lords made up their minds not to allow any German warship to break through the blockade.

Because the weather conditions are very bad, catapulting a seaplane is a dead act, and the current radar technology is very primitive, so the two sides come face to face as if they are blind.

As time passed, the waves were still raging, but visibility improved, and it was almost dawning.

At 8:37 a.m. Oslo time, the lookout post of the Counterattack spotted a slender silhouette about 8 nautical miles to the south, confirming that it was not an illusion.

Five minutes later, the destroyer USS Hunter similarly reported the discovery of an unidentified vessel, but she claimed that there were one large and two small, but she was unable to identify the model.

"There are no friendly ships operating here, and this must be the Germans." Lieutenant General Wilhelm was confident in his own judgment.

After a moment's thought, he ordered: "Adjust the voyage to 195, continue to increase the speed, and do your best to reach 26 knots." ”

"As you wish, Your Excellency!"

As the distance closed, the lookout posts of several warships could be seen more clearly, and some people began to try to distinguish the model of the unknown ships.

A few minutes later, the intelligence officer flipped through the ship-type identification manual, and with some humble reports, it was a Franz-class battlecruiser, and the others were destroyers.

Oh huh? Finally met the Germans?

Do you still need to hesitate to go two-to-one? The tradition of the Royal Navy is that it is fought against the enemy.

"Adjust the heading to 175 and maintain speed. Prepare the lads and teach the Germans a lesson! ”

Now the British and German fleets are on almost parallel routes, with a straight-line distance of about 11 kilometers.

Amid the sound of alarm bells and the shouts of the officers, the British sailors quickly got busy, and the well-trained sailors performed their duties, and everything was carried out in an orderly manner as training.

At 8:51 a.m., the sun rises over the eastern horizon, casting a faint morning light on everything, and the rough sea glows.

It was only a few minutes before the British realized that they had lost their sights, and the enemy in front of them was not one battle cruiser, but two battle cruisers and a heavy cruiser!

But... So what?

Forty seconds later, the four twin 381mm guns of the battlecruiser USS Hood were the first to roar, and the blazing flames erupted from it, sending huge blasts of wind that rippled across the sea.

Eight 381mm cap-piercing shells flew at a speed of 750 m/s towards the Albert, which was ten kilometers away.

(End of chapter)