German Eagle: Steel and Magic

Chapter 104 Honor Ceremony (for Subscription)

The port on Heligoland was crowded with people, everyone raised their arms and shouted something, everyone was smiling.In fact, the entire German Empire has entered a carnival.

This is the first time that Germany's guns have been aimed at the Frankish coast since the century-old naval battle, and there is not much left of the entire Atlantic Fleet.For at least two years, the Franks will not be able to pose any threat to the coastal areas of Germany.

Although the people laughed and laughed, and the sailors hugged each other with tears in their eyes, Jeff was a little unhappy.There are several warships parked in the port, and the maintenance personnel are frantically moving the tools in their hands.

Frank used the self-destruct action to replace a German battleship, five cruisers and six destroyers.

Other ships also suffered varying degrees of damage, especially the two battleships, which are still floating on the sea hundreds of kilometers away from Heligoland, and they are all being dragged forward by two merchant ships.

Not only did it hurt the small fleet, but it is impossible to take any rescue action now. The life and death of the naval officers who fell into the water on the previous warships is uncertain. Those who are lucky enough to survive will become Frank’s prisoners of war. Just eat your head with a gun...

But the battle has already been won, how can I face everyone with a gloomy face as an officer, waved to greet everyone, and then gave a very brief victory speech with a forced smile.

Karl has already returned to the station. For this kind of activity, it may be more interesting, but after the battle, the whole person's spirit is relaxed, and he needs to have a good sleep.

After leaving a sentence for 1033 Squadron, "As long as you don't cause trouble, you can play whatever you want." After that, he collapsed on the bed in his own room, and fell asleep with deep thoughts.

However, the 1033 Squadron is also a big hit now. Its eye-catching performance in the Heligoland Bay naval battle and the Le Havre raid was not only talked about by other navies, but they also had a very grand award ceremony.

The other three mage brigades were severely damaged, and several members were shot down and their whereabouts were unknown. They were very sad for their own members, but this did not hinder the applause for the 1033 squadron, because this is an ace squadron.

In addition to the simple maintenance of the flying vehicle of the 1033 Squadron, it seems that only Carl's vehicle was sunk, and the other 1033 Squadron has almost no battle damage.

This made Karl a little embarrassed, and there was quite a stain on his resume left by not performing well.

However, it is worth mentioning that the performance of the 103 Squadron in the Central Army is also very good. In addition to the 1033 Squadron, there were several squadrons that were quickly formed and organized in a short period of time.

A few days passed peacefully after the rest, Carl received a notice while he was having breakfast, and all the 1033 Squadron went to Hamburg to participate in the navy's award ceremony.

After boarding a small merchant ship, Karl and his party set off. This was their first trip to Hamburg, and many people were very excited.

"By the way, don't think about being promoted. We are not in the navy, but we can collect medals and the like." After everyone discussed what rewards they would get, Carl raised his mouth.

"Hope is the Iron Cross."

Fenner clenched her small fists with a determined look.

"I'm afraid that won't work."

Carl spread his hands and said that although the overall performance of the fourth team was very good, the requirements for the Iron Cross are still a bit high.

"Hey, I'll be satisfied if I can get the Bronze Cross, and then quickly take a photo and post it back to my hometown, so that those bumpkins can take a look."

Prami grinned, looking rather smug.

"I also want to take pictures, mainly because the girls like it."

As soon as Yangstorf opened his mouth, Cindy and other girls rolled their eyes.

"If it is really the Bronze Cross, I will give it to my mother." Hasmihak said, which also surprised everyone.

Except for dinner parties or battles or giving orders, this guy doesn't seem to talk much, not even to his team members.

"I thought you couldn't speak except for orders." Yangstorf was the first to complain.

"It's really rare. I didn't expect to hear you speak for the first time at this time." Prami continued, and the tacit understanding between him and Yangstorf was getting higher and higher.

"Who said last time, this guy won't participate in any discussions other than fighting, what are the odds..." "Auntie" Cindy yelled at the crowd.

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A group of people joked with each other, and no one even noticed that the merchant ship had come to the Elbe.

Along the river, you can gradually see a huge city, which is Hamburg, the most important coastal city in the German Empire.

It is not right to say that Hamburg is a coastal city. After all, it is still some distance from the coastline, but it has the largest shipyard and port in the German Empire. Shipping ships enter the city through the Elbe River, so it is listed as a coastal city. list of cities.

During the war, Hamburg was a city connected by inland rivers to the sea, which was very popular. After all, they didn't have to worry about the attack of the enemy fleet, and then they could do all the jobs that seaside cities could do.

Compared with Le Havre, Hamburg is less likely to be attacked by the fleet, because the channel of the Elbe River is very narrow, and the fleet cannot be used at all.

The urban area of ​​Hamburg is on the east bank of the Elbe River, and the west bank is almost completely occupied by the army. The award ceremony was held in the naval auditorium, so it is a pity that the 1033 squadron did not have the opportunity to enter the urban area and could not take a good look at the city.

As soon as I disembarked, I was invited to board a bus by the reception staff who had been waiting for a long time. The location was the Navy Auditorium, and there was already a large group of people waiting there, all of whom were officers and soldiers who came to participate in the honor award.

What is the embarrassment when accepting an award?I thought I was the protagonist, but in the end I wasn't even a foil.

After everyone arrived, all members lined up, and the award ceremony officially began.

The first person to go up to award the honor turned out to be Joseph, the vice admiral.

No, strictly speaking, he should be called a general. I saw that the current deputy minister of defense came to Hamburg, personally put on the rank of general for Lieutenant General Jeff, and awarded him the Iron Cross at the same time.

This is the second Iron Cross for Jeff. It is said that he was only a major when he received the last one.

Immediately afterwards, other people were awarded honors, one by one according to the official position and the unit they belonged to. Unfortunately, this dazzling 1033 squadron was ranked last.

After waiting for almost two hours, it was the turn of the 1033 Squadron to enter the field. At this time, many people's feet were a little numb, but they still walked up in a dignified manner to avoid embarrassing their own squadron and the Central Army.

"Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice, and also thank the Central Army for its friendship."

Admiral Jeff, who personally awarded honors to the 1033 Squadron, first took out a bunch of courage medals and gave them to everyone.

This is not the end, it is the first medal.

According to the military exploits, Jeff awarded ten Bronze Crosses to the four squad leaders and six team members in recognition of their achievements.

Immediately afterwards, two Iron Cross medals were taken out and awarded to Carl and Amy, the principal and deputy commanders.

Finally, he took out a young eagle command knife and handed it to Amy.In this way, two people in the entire 1033 squadron have this command knife.

It is not uncommon in the history of the empire to have a squadron of aviation mages, but there are two officers wearing the eagle command knife, but it is extremely rare. At least for now, this 1033 squadron is the only one.

Just when everyone thought that the award was over, they were about to turn around and leave when they were suddenly called back by Admiral Jeff behind him.

"Hehe, you'd better leave later," Admiral Jeff looked at everyone in Squadron 1033 and said kindly with a smile, "There are still things that haven't been delivered yet."

(End of this chapter)