Battle of the Third Reich

Vol 5 Chapter 157: Bismarck (on)

"Attention! All standing upright! Salute!" With the commander's word, the sailors in the navy white parade uniform neatly raised their 98k rifles and saluted the convoy of heads who slowly entered the dock. ◎

Temporary guards of honor composed of naval guard company soldiers stationed in the German shipyard were next to the sailors. These soldiers wearing the navy shore service unit’s gray-green uniforms wore blue-grey m35 helmets with a bayonet in their hands. The 98k rifle is roughly the same as an ordinary army soldier, but the golden eagle emblem on the right chest of the uniform and the helmet reveals their navy identity. These signs on the army uniform are silver.

Four open three-wheeled motorcycles led three Mercedes-Benz cars to the front of the welcoming team. The soldiers of the guard flag team transported on the three Opel trucks at the end of the team jumped out of the car with agility. The heavily armed SS members were quickly A warning line was established in the first section of the terminal.

Himmler jumped from his SS-1 for the first time, and he quickly walked towards the convertible Mercedes of the head. Disenhofen had already guarded against this hand, and the head lieutenant first opened the door for Xu Jun.

Xu Jun glanced at the embarrassed expression of Himmler, then turned to look at the smug adjutant. The emperor's head couldn't help but smiled and shook his head. For leaders, it was not a bad thing to fight for pets among his subordinates. Just remember to tighten the reins in your hands at any time, and hit some guys who are eventually jealous and stunned, so that they understand what is enough.

"Marshal Marshal." Xu Jun exchanged military salutes with Redel who greeted him. Two exquisite marshal scepters were dazzling under the blazing sun in the afternoon, attracting the envious eyes of the officers and soldiers present.

Himmler looked respectfully and humble behind Xu Jun, but the eyes under his glasses showed cold eyes from time to time. He was observing the expression on the faces of the officers present to see if anyone showed disrespect to the head of state.

Redell introduced Xu Jun to the naval officers present and the officers at the base and shipyard. The navy's administrative officials were all dressed in straight white administrative uniforms. Among them, there are several leaders of the trade union organizations in the factory wearing khaki administrative clothes. Among these people, it is not known how many are "bishops", and some are "priests." Xu Jun’s minions are critical to the German shipyard. The key cleaning is very thorough, and at least the one who stays in the post now must be an ordinary "religion".

Xu Jun smiled at the administrative officials and waved his hands in exchange for a tidy hand-raising ceremony and the traditional three-call victory. These people are the most determined patriots. In front of them, this person is the hope of Germany. Although they are all wearing Nazi uniforms, there are few real Nazi believers. Their belief that the racial doctrine is not much different from the Nazis.

"According to your order, we have summoned the relevant personnel, and they are now waiting for your reception in the meeting room." Leider reported to Xu Jun.

"I want to go there first, you know, for her, I spent a lot of energy and effort." Xu Jun leaned over and turned to look at the steel giant ship docked by the dock. The black-and-white, gray and three-color polyline camouflage that has just been painted makes this beautiful warship reveal an inexplicable fierceness in elegance.

"The outfitting of the Bismarck has been completely completed, and it is now being further modified according to your comments." Rydell introduced Xu Jun with a respectful attitude. Originally, there were steps in his plan to invite Xu Jun to go to the ship for review, so he Deliberately transferred this warship under modification to this dock for parking.

"Now our number of battleships is still weak, and we need to add some more large ships." Admiral Carl Weizer said aside, the director of naval weapons and equipment is a **** cannon giant, in his view When coming to Germany, we should build dozens more super battleships like Bismarck, defeating the British Germany and having the power to inherit the maritime hegemony of the British Empire.

“The Navy’s Strategic Command has already set the tone. The Navy’s shipbuilding plan for the next two years is being finalized. I don’t want to discuss these issues here. We can find time to discuss them specifically.” Xu Jun Looking at the old navy with raised eyebrows.

This is a love of the Navy and German veterans, just slightly narrow vision of some, but also no wonder that he, at the moment in the world naval officers everywhere have the same idea, even across the Atlantic that group, beating at Pearl Harbor It was not a big pipe before.

Speaking of Hitler's bones, he was actually a cannon giant. It was just that the poor performance of the German navy had broken his heart. The powerful tigers and the squirrel tanks, Hitler might have pinned his longing on these land monsters.

Xu Jun and Redel walked to the Bismarck's gangway together. He looked up at the behemoth in front of him, and the high bulwark covered half of the sky.

"Please be careful. My head." Redell took the lead on the ramp, followed by Xu Jun. Dizenhofen, Weiller, and Himmler followed, and only a few remaining naval officers were allowed to follow the head of state to board the battleship.

"The head of state boarded the ship!" The deck officer blew a sharp ship flute, indicating that a senior officer had boarded the battleship.

Bismarck had basically equipped the crew he needed at this time. All the free officers and soldiers were wearing straight military parade dresses. According to the classification of various departments, they lined up neatly on the deck and waited for the review by the head of state.

The marching band of the ship began to play "Expedition to England" under the direction of the conductor's gesture. With the cheerful and warm tunes, Xu Jun began to review the crew with the accompaniment of Rydell.

Bismarck’s sailors are mostly freshmen who have just been trained. The Navy has great expectations for this battleship. They are willing to retrain their crew and choose these new rookies that are easy to shape. Although novices have some inexperience, they are easier than those veterans. Familiarity with these new equipment and positions will not bring about bad habits developed on other ships.

"Welcome to the Bismarck, my head of state." Captain Alfred Zaft stood at the front of the officer's queue, and he saluted Xu Jun.

"Colonel Zaft, I remember the last time I met was at a celebration party in Paris." Xu Jun smiled and raised the marshal's staff to return.

"Yes, my head, I'm glad you can remember me, which makes me feel extremely honored." Colonel Zaft nodded briskly. Thanks to Xu Jun.

"Accompany me to review the soldiers and introduce me to the ship by the way." After that, Xu Jun turned around and continued to walk towards the bow.

Bismarck's sailors were mostly concentrated on the front deck, standing upright around two huge turrets. Stepping on the clean spotted teak deck under his feet, Xu Jun lifted the Field Marshal's staff to the brim. Striding in front of the sailors. Every time a phalanx passed, the sailors would stand up and follow the figure of the head, paying tribute to the legendary great leader, and the officer who led the team pulled out his sword to pay tribute to Xu Jun.

"The soldiers look very spirited, what is the current training situation." Xu Jun bypassed the bow and began to travel along the port side of the battleship toward the stern.

"My head of state, we have to conduct two combat exercises every week, and the latest performance is very good. It seems that they have been able to meet the standards required by the Naval Command." Zaft replied respectfully.

"Naval Command Standard?" Xu Jun turned to look at Redel.

"The sailors are ready to go, ready to fight at sea, my head." Redell replied decisively.

"How about the equipment? Is there any problem with the use of this boat?" Xu Jun turned his head and looked at Zaft.

"There is no problem, my head of state. This is a very good warship, as far as I know is the best warship in Europe, she is invincible at sea." Speaking of his ship, Zaft's face Are all proud.

"Where has the conversion been?" Xu Jun has reached the end of the queue, and the review is now over.

"Only the final commissioning work is left. My head, please allow me to invite you to rest in the captain's room. I will report to you in detail."

"No, I'm going to see it on the bridge. You can report to me there." Xu Jun rejected Zaft's invitation. In his view, the captain's room is the most boring place in this battleship. He didn't look up, but wanted to take a closer look at this legendary battleship.

Because of the short and glorious battle experience of the battleship Bismarck in history. It has attracted extensive research and attention in the military historical research community of later generations. Historians have written countless papers and books for it, especially her ultimate tragic and dramatic defeat, leaving a lot of historical mysteries. Let people guess, even if there are a large number of narratives of naval survivors. Neither can erase the mysterious aura shrouded in the final battle.

"This is the battle bridge, my head." Following the escalator inside the bridge, Xu Jun climbed up to five decks and reached the core position of the battleship. The armored control tower of the battleship, the command center during the battle. At that time, Lütjens was killed in the armored fortress with the captain. Seeing the smooth and brand-new armored command tower outer plate in front of him, Xu Jun couldn't help but imagine.

Walking to the hoarding next to the armored ship bridge, Xu Jun looked towards the deck under the bridge. At this time, the sailors had been disbanded and they were ordered to return to their posts to continue working. This warship is not as fully prepared as Redell said. Xu Jun believes that she is now rushing into actual combat, which is a bit too hasty. The battleship's appearance should be selected at a more appropriate time. She is destined to be a legend Battleships are born extraordinary.

Although the design of this warship is derived from the shape of the World War I, the overall idea is slightly outdated and outdated, but the above equipment is indeed close to the world's advanced level, Xu Jun has a profound research on her, advantages and disadvantages of her Know it all. She may not be a perfect warship, but it is a warship with unique charm. People who like it will push her to the altar, and people who don’t like will step her into the mud, but no matter how the latecomers describe it. She could not erase the excellent performance of this battleship in battle.

Her experience is irreproducible. The reason why the legend is called the legend is the most critical reason. She is unique. Even enemies who hate her are unwilling to defame the bravery and perseverance she displayed in the battle.

"We have four artillery trainings per week. According to your orders, the main artillery training is all live ammunition. My head." Zaft stood behind Xu Jun, who was in deep thought, and continued his report . (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and faster!

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