The journey starts from the Titanic

Situ Nan smiled and said without waiting for the other party to refute, "I heard you say last night that you are a German navy, so I took the liberty to invite you to my ship.

Can you tell me your story?The Far East Fleet has a glorious history, I want to know how you did it!"

Leo took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "I left Qingdao with the Spey fleet shortly after the start of the war. At that time, I was a captain of the combat staff of the Scharnhorst cruiser. I had just graduated from the military academy. He was sent to the Far East, but he caught up with the battle in no time.

It's a pity that the little Japanese in the East also joined in. After they declared war on us, we lost our foothold in East Asia and went south along the Pacific Ocean.

We went all the way south and attacked many British ships along the way, and got supplies from them.

Just like hide-and-seek in the Pacific Ocean, the British have been unable to find us. We constantly broke through the enemy’s blockade and frequently attacked the merchant ships of the British, French and Russians.

Every time we go after a fight, the British can't find us at all, they can only follow our ass and eat ashes!Their routes in Asia have suffered tremendous damage.

"Emden" also entered the Indian Ocean for a while, and they achieved brilliant results, but unfortunately I was not under the command of Major Mueller.

However, under the leadership of General Spey, we quickly wiped out the enemy's Clark fleet in the Battle of Coronel. The British old warships were not our opponents at all. The "Cape of Good Hope" and "Monmouth" were all destroyed. We sank.

Haha!

Think of those exciting battles, which are all missed now.This is the first time that our navy has fought face-to-face with the British. They have dominated the ocean for two to three hundred years. It is the first time we let them taste the taste of failure."

Lei Ao remembered that in the dusk exuding a faint smell of gunpowder, watching the enemy's Pozi flag slowly sinking into the sea, the excitement was beyond words.

Although the battle started at four o'clock in the morning until seven or eight in the evening, and the fierce battle lasted more than ten hours, everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, and everyone did not feel hungry and tired at all.

After all, it was the first time to defeat the Royal Navy in an upright manner on the water. It was not easy!Since the British became the hegemon of the world, all European countries have been overwhelmed by them, but in the Battle of Coronel, the Germans suddenly let the British see how powerful they are.

"Unfortunately, the joy of victory did not last long. After entering the Atlantic, our condition became bad."

Leo's tone became somber, "The british angered and sent a large number of warships to besiege from all directions in the Pacific and Atlantic, and all our routes home were blocked.

In the Falkland Islands, we were caught up by them and we had a fierce battle with each other, but this time the goddess of victory abandoned us.

Our strength is far from each other.The Spey fleet only had two armored cruisers and three light cruisers headed by Scharnhorst, but the enemy actually sent all the battlecruisers here, and there were still two, which does not include their three armored cruisers and How many light cruisers?

The maximum caliber of the British cannon is 305mm, while our largest caliber is only 210mm. Their shells easily penetrate our armor, and our shells hit them like itching.

This battle can't be fought, it is almost a slaughter, just like the scene we played on Clark's fleet not long ago, it is desperate and tragic!"

Lei Ao closed his eyes in pain, as if seeing the sky full of artillery fire coming oncoming like thunder, blasting his warship to pieces!

The burning battleship, the broken limbs on the ship, the tearing shouts of the officers and soldiers... scenes reappeared in Leo’s mind, until a huge explosion suddenly occurred, and the ammunition depot of the Scharnhorst exploded. Bouncing off, falling into the sea, and finally unconscious.

Situ Nan listened quietly, without saying a word, he seemed to smell a faint smell of gunpowder from Leo.He, who had never felt the battlefield before, was a little touched by this surviving soldier!

After the war, except for the small "Dreston" and a hospital ship that escaped by night, the Spey fleet was wiped out.

From a military point of view, the battle of the Falkland Islands fully demonstrated that battlecruisers are the nemesis of heavy cruisers.Since the firepower of the battleship and the speed of the cruiser, except for the battleship, the battleship is almost dead when it encounters a battlecruiser.

Willing to kill the enemy, powerless!

Leo still remembered the helplessness and pain when General Spey ordered the "Scharnhorst" to sink.

Countless soldiers struggling in the cold water is still vivid, because he is also one of them!

Fight like Spey!Until the last lesson, never surrender!

The best destination for a navy is to be buried in the sea. Just like Spey and his two sons, Leoben thought he would die vigorously, but fate teased him!

Before he left a drop of blood for the German Empire, he was rushed to the sea by a sudden wave of air. A "nosy" freighter just passed the waters of the Falkland Islands.

At that time, the sky was already dark, the sea was pitch black again, and the British Royal Navy searched the sea, rescued some German prisoners, and returned home triumphantly.

Most of the German soldiers who fell into the water, except for a small number of them became captives of the British, most of them died.

Leo was lucky. When he was picked up, he was cold and angry, but he survived in the end.

When he opened his eyes, he saw another lucky person, his current companion Lucas, a navigating sergeant who was originally the "Gnestino".

However, Lucas was more fortunate. He was rescued first. When he was rescued, he was still sober. It was Lucas who begged bitterly to make the German captain look back and search for a circle, and finally gave Leo to Save it.

Later they recovered their injuries on the boat.During the period, I also thought about returning to Germany, but in the face of the British blockade, it has not been realized, so it was slowly delayed.

The journey back to Germany was too long. Over the years, Leo and Lucas had been running with the captain who had taken them in, often traveling between Cuba and South America.

Since the Battle of Jutland, the High Seas Fleet has become an existing fleet, which disappointed Leo and the others.The Germans became the losers to the sea, and they failed to realize their ambitions for the sea.

On the contrary, the American ships who have been watching the fire from the shore can travel around the world as they please, and they have become the winners!

Chapter 171 Get Off the Horse-Mosquitoes in Maracaibo!

Since the battle of the Falkland Sea, Leo's heart is broken and he has not been able to get out of the shadow of failure.

Every time I docked, as soon as I returned to Havana, I rushed to the bar called "Five Cents" to get drunk, because the beer there tastes most like Germany.

One drunk sells thousands of sorrows!

Alcohol has become the best vent for the two of them, especially the man whose heart can not be resolved, is more addicted to alcohol paralysis.

It’s just a bit tangled that every time Leo gets drunk, this guy will go crazy, which makes Lucas a headache.

Unexpectedly, this time because Leo went crazy in the bar, he ran into a somewhat mysterious man and was kidnapped by Situ Nan on this luxurious cruise ship.

They come, the security.Leo also felt that it didn't matter. He died once anyway. Although it was a bit abrupt last night, it was not a big deal to offend the man in front of him.

Well, the kidnapper in front of him seems to have no interest in revenge, but rather curious about his own experience.

Under Situ Nan's "questioning", Leo confessed his experience in joining the Spey fleet.In exchange, Leo knew from Situ Nan that the boat they were on was the private property of Situ Nan, who was a wealthy American businessman.

"Then, Lei Ao, take the liberty to ask, do you have any plans?" Situ Nan asked vaguely.Last night, in a hurry, he took the two Germans into captivity on the Wilhelm.He vaguely felt that these two Germans might be of some use to him.

At that time, if it hadn't guessed the identity of the other party, Situ Nan would not have done so. It is estimated that at most he would just beat them up.

"I wanted to go back to my home country to fight, but it doesn't seem to be necessary now! Our navy has..." Leo's tone was a bit depressed here, and he felt sad, he felt like a deserter.

"So I don't have any thoughts for the time being, I just look forward to the end of the war and go home!"

Lei Ao turned his head to look at Situ Nan, and continued: "Sir, although I don't know you, I don't think you are a bad person.

Although I don't know what your attempt is, it is still a farce, but no matter what, I still have to say sorry, I was so gagged last night!

I really don’t understand, how come you are treated as a British guy?Why don't you look like it!"

Leo said mockingly.

"Hehe, you are right! I am really a British guy! A citizen who doesn't love the Queen very much, from England, but I am an American businessman now." Situ Nan smiled.

Lei Ao couldn't help but smile, and his impression of Situ Nan was better.