German Eagle: Steel and Magic

Chapter 73 Delicious Oyster Bisque

Because Germany's navy is weaker than that of Frank, it has long relied on mines to block the fjords and adopted a defensive posture to prevent the approach of the Frankish navy.

This has led to aviation mages becoming a breakthrough, and the naval forces need personnel like Karl...Try?Because so far, aviation mages have not had any dazzling achievements in combat at sea.

Unlike land warfare, the firepower and armor of warships are no joke. On the contrary, the casualty rate of aviation mages in naval battles is extremely high. However, if the attempt is successful, they will really achieve dazzling results in sea combat.

Karl and his party may be regarded as war heroes, thus becoming a kind of "idol" existence.

At that time, their role will be more to boost morale. Don’t feel that it is a bit illusory. Soldiers who are confident and soldiers who are timid are completely two species. If Karl can really become an "idol", it may be Run to the back to do tours and other work.

"But the problem is, I haven't fought a naval battle either."

When Karl stepped into the Palicino Non-commissioned Officer Academy and entered the aviation mage training class, he knew that he would never have anything to do with the sea in his life, so Karl knew nothing about even the basic knowledge related to naval warfare.

Take a battleship for example, the thickness of its outer armor can reach 300mm, and after adding the angle of inclination, its defensive ability will make the magician desperate. Let alone the explosion technique, even if it is superimposed with four layers of penetrating techniques, it will not be able to penetrate it. With such a thick armor, the aviation mage can only attack the people on the deck at most.

However, this does not mean that it will be simpler. The horizontal attack range of a general aviation mage is only less than 1000 meters. Even if it is fired from a high altitude, the effective range will not exceed 2000 meters, but this has already entered the attack range of the battleship artillery. .

Unlike the artillery and heavy machine gun positions in land combat, the artillery installations of battleships are much denser, and they are not afraid of those approaching aviation mages, and even eager to try these guys who are dying.

"I knew I should have asked earlier. Lieutenant General Jeff may know what is the use of borrowing us aviation mages."

Karl may be flustered because his mind is full of plans for future sea operations, which is obviously a bit too worrying.

"Perhaps we should think about it from another angle. You don't need to think about sinking a warship, but if you destroy its deck system, such as the bridge, main guns and communication equipment. Then the aviation wizard can play a considerable role. "

After Carl figured it out, he looked down at the envelope containing the telegram on the table, and touched it with his hand unconsciously.

"Beihai's call, I seem to have really heard it."

After saying something lightly, Carl stretched with a smile. Although thinking about these things has no specific effect, he still knows what he will do in the future, and he has a clear goal.

Now I have figured out Lieutenant General Jeff's purpose of asking the Central Army to borrow these aviation mages, using magic to interfere with the enemy, maybe smoke, flashes, and then the artillery and torpedoes of our own warships will send the enemy into the air. seabed.

After three days and two nights of travel, Karl has arrived in North Rothenburg, a small town with an extremely important strategic location.

As soon as he stepped off the train, Carl was almost hit by a group of people, who were station workers busy loading and unloading goods.

Looking around, the entire platform was piled up with all kinds of goods. This was a train bound for Hamburg. Several soldiers in Marine Corps uniforms were recording and counting. Obviously, these were from the Navy. supplies.

Everyone also noticed Karl's arrival. This little guy, the uniform of the Central Army and the rank of captain are a bit dazzling, but everyone just glanced at it. The train only stops in North Rothenburg for 10 minutes. There are too many supplies to be loaded. .

Following the stop signs, Carl was guided to leave the platform, and came to the square in front of the station from the exit.

North Rothenburg is just a small city, but the square in front of the station is very spacious. The reason is not to highlight the city's culture, but to stockpile mountains of supplies.

The awning was pulled up on the square. Today's weather is a bit gloomy, and it will rain at any time, which makes the workers even more busy. There are people shouting constantly, which seems to be quite lively.

Karl briefly asked the station staff, and after confirming the way to the Central Military Office, he left the train station in a hurry.

However, the journey was a bit far away. Karl originally planned to call a taxi, but there were almost no taxis in Rothenburg, so he could only choose to walk.

As a result, Karl was hungry halfway there, and there happened to be a small restaurant next to him, so he went there to fill his stomach.

"Welcome, Captain? Er... Mr. Captain?"

This restaurant met the next customer after a long absence, and the waitress greeted her warmly, but she couldn't help being a little dazed after seeing Carl, are all the children so curly nowadays?
"Please give me a menu, thank you."

Carl just smiled politely, took the menu from the waitress, glanced at it quickly, and made his choice.

North Rothenburg is not far from Hamburg and not far from the seaside. One of the most famous dishes here is oyster bisque, served with grilled red sausage, German-style meatballs and vegetable salad, which tastes quite good.

"Another glass of grape juice, please, thank you."

Carl handed the menu back to the waitress, then sat quietly, looking out through the window.

Because of the war, this is also the most important military material storage point in the north of the empire. Now there are only trucks passing by on the street, so there are very few pedestrians or guests who come to eat.

However, this also allowed Karl's order to be served quickly, and there was a strong aroma from the oyster soup, which made Karl have a great appetite.

Gently scooped up a spoonful of soup and put it into his mouth, Carl savored it carefully.

"The taste is not too strong, slightly sweet, with the umami taste of oysters and the fragrance of vanilla leaves, which is really good."

Carl smiled happily, he hadn't tasted this kind of taste for a long time.

In Heidelberg, Karl rarely had access to seafood. After all, it was an inland city, and oysters were inconvenient to transport and perishable, so the price was very high, which was hard to bear with Karl’s salary.

However, North Rothenburg is relatively close to the sea, so the price of oysters is relatively cheap and fresh. The price of this oyster soup is only 2.7 marks, which is really worth it.

The price of the same oyster bisque in Heidelberg is above 10 marks.

By the way, the legal tender of the German Empire is Mark and Finney, and the exchange rate is 1:100.

(End of this chapter)