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    On March 17th, it snowed heavily.

    Warnamunde, a small seaport 30 kilometers north of Rostock.  It does not have the prosperity of Hamburg, nor does it have the unique conditions of Kiel Port. Although navigation has been opened here in the 13th century, if it were not for the weekly transoceanic ferry train, perhaps even the Germans themselves would not pay attention to it.

    The north wind swept down from Scandinavia with flying snow, making Germany, which was defeated and turbulent and on the verge of civil war, even more freezing.  All eyes are focused on Paris, hundreds of kilometers away, where countless sharp-toothed mouths are trying to bite a piece of flesh off Germany.  People endured hunger and cold while silently waiting for the results, but they did not pay attention to the changes in this small port that gradually declined due to the suspension of ferries after the war began.

    The roads leading to countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark have been supervised by the Entente. The German mine arrays in the Skagerrak have helped many wealthy Germans easily cross the Baltic Sea to escape to Sweden and Norway.  Large companies such as Krupp also began to transfer assets overseas. The famous aircraft designer Anthony Fokker simply used trains to smuggle a large amount of equipment and aircraft back to the Netherlands.  Britain and France actually knew these things, but apart from France and Belgium protesting every day, Britain and the United States turned a blind eye, just so as not to weaken Germany too much and ensure the so-called continental balance.

    There is a group of people who are also taking advantage of this chaotic and turbulent season to pursue their ideals!  For the future of the country!  Challenge the severe cold and the limits of life and death.

    The fierce blizzard provided the best cover. The slowed-down train did not sound its whistle as usual before entering the station, but slowly slid into the only shipyard pier in the harbor at a low speed.  On the pier, Navy Warrant Officer Chen Yuqiu, a naval cadet from Guangxi, China who went to Germany, waved two-color command flags in the wind and snow to guide the train.  Growing up in the tropics, he was not used to this kind of weather. When he first arrived in Germany, he was seriously ill and almost died due to it. In the end, with the help of his comrades, he not only survived the most difficult first winter, but also completed all his studies.  German destroyers participated in the Battle of Jutland.  That thrilling naval battle made him and every comrade-in-arms understand the truth that blood and passion alone cannot change the destiny of a country.  We must have strong industrial capabilities and the best technology. Only then can we build powerful warships to defeat any maritime invaders.

    Nowthe technology and machines that the country desperately needs are right in front of us, on trains arriving from all over Germany.

    "This is the list." The German conductor threw out the transport list rudely.  Chen Yuqiu was not angry.  For two months every German train conductor and big business representative has been gnashing his teeth at himself.  A year ago they would have definitely torn themselves into pieces, but now they can't resist the temptation of colorful dollar bills and pounds.  So he simply took out a few dollars and handed them to the train conductor.  With the US dollars, the conductor's attitude suddenly improved a lot, and he listed the order of the machinery and equipment.

    "It's the mirror polishing equipment, fine electroplating equipment, and various 650 boxes of equipment drawings sent by Zeiss." After Chen Yuqiu finished counting, Chen Shiying, who was sitting here, had already walked over.

    "These are very important. The machines are installed in sets on No. 3, 4, and 17. The drawings are moved onto the icebreaker." Chen Shiying used to be an ordinary gunner on the ship, and was later selected to study at the German Naval Academy.  He is considered to be the top naval student among the young generation of domestic navy, second only to Bingwen and Shen Honglie who studied in England.  Shen Honglie is now an intern in the expeditionary force escort fleet, while he and Bingwen are responsible for the Rhineland operation and will command the leading icebreaker to clear the way for the fleet after departure.

    Chen Yuqiu smiled: "Brother Shiying, it seems that every time something comes, you say it is very important right?" Chen Shiying wrapped his coat tightly and gestured on his chest with his hands: "It is a good thing to be important! It means that the commander-in-chief will at least give us something when he returns.  Hang a big medal for each person!" After the two joked a few times, Chen Yuqiu called on everyone to load the ship.  Although these precision equipment have been packaged properly before being shipped.  However, in order to prevent collision damage, more than a thousand specially trained sailors from the Navy and the Ministry of Intelligence who came one after another from the Netherlands, Norway and other places under various names were very careful.  The waterproof leather suitcase stuffed with drawings and documents was something that needed special protection, so it was all packed into a sealed cabin with the best conditions.

    Chen Shiying walked into the shipyard.  German shipwrights are dismantling the ladder frames surrounding the icebreaker for refitting.  These two 4,000-ton ocean-going polar icebreakers were purchased from Horvath Shipyard. In addition to the original steam turbines and high-pressure boilers, two large diesel engines from Man Company were added to the ship.  The appearance has also been greatly modified. The original four chimneys were merged into three. The bright orange stripes on the hull were removed and the light gray and blue-gray alternating wavy stripes specially chosen by the Commander-in-Chief were adopted. It is said that this kind of stripes can be effective  Reduce the chance of detection.  The most critical thing is to install additional weapons for the icebreaker, including two 120mm and two 88mm rapid-fire guns, as well as the 25mm Hornet anti-aircraft cannon and 12.7mm heavy machine gun that were shipped in advance and stored in Norway.  Finally, we must??A depth charge launching device is installed on the stern of the ship.  Use German-made depth charges to deal with enemy submarines you may encounter on the road.

    Not only do the two icebreakers need to be equipped with weapons according to this requirement, but the merchant ships in the fleet also need to add some Maxim machine gun mounts and seaplane cabins.  Of course, all weapons must be concealed, at least in a way that makes it impossible to tell from the outside that this is an armed ship.  The workers work very hard. Although they cannot leave, the salary of US$100 per day is very valuable to them now.  What's more, we can get 10 cans of lunch meat every day, so it was all completed in just two months.

    Chen Shiying took a deep breath and walked towards the dock.  Following the footsteps, 17 ships lay quietly on the waters where the Varno River and the Baltic Sea meet. All of them were new ocean-going ships manufactured by Germany before the war. The smallest displacement exceeded 15,000 tons!  The two largest oil tankers reached 28,000 tons.  Of course, in addition to equipment and machines, the current oil tank only has a package of coal-fired bags just in case. As for the planned heavy oil, it had to be abandoned because Germany could not provide it.

    The ideal original plan was to bring 25 to 30 ships back, but the proud Germans were not willing to sell everything.  But this is already very good!  At the very least, the Krupp armor metallurgical formula was named, the artillery barrel self-tightening technology and the armor-piercing projectile technology that were developed early last year.  Rheinmetall's superhard aluminum alloy, the liquid rocket blueprints that Malban Company once studied but gave up, Mercedes' actual engine and drawings, as well as large molding presses, hydraulic presses, hydraulic presses, and two machines originally from Marken  A total of 270 complete sets of precision machine tools and equipment including the ultra-large marine diesel engine prepared for the Mori cruiser.  In addition, Zeiss Optics has just arrived, and they are all the high-end manufacturing equipment most needed in the country, not to mention the manufacturing drawings of 2,771 types of various industrial equipment loaded in 11,000 suitcases!  Although these drawings still need to be translated after returning to China, and all the drawings provided by Germany are backup copies.  But the value is real!  No matter which one of these are taken out, they are all good things that even Britain, France and the United States will be excited about.

    ?? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Outsiders think these big companies must be stupid to sell such important technology and equipment, but in fact they are very smart.  For a country like Germany that has already entered industrialization.  Machinery and equipment are not a problem. As long as there are sufficient funds and skilled workers, we can wait for the cruelest post-war years to pass and develop again.  Moreover, most of these technologies have been studied by them and there is no secret at all, so they can safely sell the spare drawings to earn profits, and then transport the originals to Switzerland and other countries for secret storage.  Unfortunately, it is the one that makes everyone jealous the most.  They don't have many chemical materials that are the most profitable and the most powerful in Germany. Except for alkali production, synthetic ammonia, chemical fertilizers, synthetic rubber and other dozens of things that have already reached the threshold or have been produced in China, the others would rather rot in the stomach.  Not willing to sell.  This kind of two-pronged approach of making money while preserving strength cannot help but make people sad for Germany's decline, and also laments their unyielding determination to try to make a comeback.  As for the thousands of technical experts, drawing translators and senior technicians who have reached an agreement to hire at high salaries, they will not risk going to sea together. They will set off one after another after the Paris Peace Conference until they teach Chinese students and technical workers to understand these drawings and create  They will return home only after they have finished the finished products and become proficient in operating these machines.

    Chen Shiying watched quietly.  The corners of his mouth slowly curled up, and he didn't even notice the footsteps.

    "What are you looking at?"

    The voice interrupted his thoughts, and he turned around to see Bingwen and Liu Mingzhao, wearing thick windbreakers, walking behind him at some point.  What was surprising was that Captain Hakan also came.  Chen Shiying quickly saluted: "Major General."

    "I have resigned." Hakan waved his hands expressionlessly, looking past them at the fleet in the mist, his face serious and hard.  Chen Shiying bumped into Bingwen quietly: "Boss, why is hehere too?"

    The cadets studying abroad love to stick together, and each class has its own "boss". Liu Mingzhao is the boss in the army who went to Germany, and Bingwen is the eldest brother among the young people in the navy.  This joke-like title was saved by everyone, so Bingwen didn't pay attention to it. He looked at Hakan's back and couldn't figure him out, and said: "He himself wants to go with us. And yesterday he resigned from all the military personnel."  Job."

    Chen Shiying scratched his head, what does this German guy mean?  Don't you want to give up these things?  While he was wondering, Hakan had already turned around: "If you want to go back alive, youmust set off now!"

    "Now? But Chen Shiying was even more confused, but Bingwen was slightly shaken. Although Hakan is not the best captain in the German Navy, it can be seen from the two escape experiences of the Seydlitz. He  He is definitely an expert in maritime navigation! Even though the shy Liu Mingzhao did not understand navigation, he could see that Hakan wanted to use the heavy snow to break through the strait.

    "Has the icebreaker been refitted? How long will it take?" Once decided, Bingwen immediately changed.  He was capable and decisive, and his words were clear, even Hakan nodded secretly.  Chen Shiying was able to draw from tens of thousands of naval officersThe officer who stood out among the cadets and cadets, who was also an excellent officer, immediately replied: "It has been modified and can leave at any time. The fleet supplies were all completed yesterday. Zeiss cargo is being loaded now. It is expected to sail in two hours."

    "Notify everyone that we will depart in two hours."

    Bingwen stood up straight. The wind and snow blowing against his face not only did not make him feel cold, but instead inspired infinite fighting spirit!  What about Arctic Ocean routes?  What about storms and icebergs?  Since someone has passed by, then China's new generation of young naval personnel also dare to break in!  No matter what, these ships must be brought back!  Compared with the huge German industrial total, these things are inconspicuous, but they are the most essential part!

    This isthe cornerstone for the motherland to become a powerful country!

    After receiving the order to set off, more than 2,000 sailors from the Navy, the Ministry of Intelligence, local overseas Chinese and high-priced recruitment from the Baltic countries took action quickly.  Some of them are for the country, some are for surveillance, some are looking for excitement, and some are looking for rich or even rich bounties. Only Hakan no one understands his purpose.  As the naval captain, who had not smiled since leaving the port of Kiel, got into the newly refitted ocean-going icebreaker No. 01, a series of symbols appeared on the red signal light on the top of the mast.

    ¡°The dragon is raising its head The snowstorm sweeping across Europe has plunged Paris into silence. Only the embassies of various countries back here are still bustling.

    ? ? ? ? ? Benefited from the improvement in domestic finances and the performance of the Western Front Expeditionary Force.  The Chinese Embassy has moved out of the cramped apartment building and moved into a three-story luxury villa covering an area of ??several hundred square meters. This villa, located on the banks of the Seine and only a 10-minute drive from the Elys¨¦e Palace, has been purchased directly and is the third villa.  Once I learned from Europe, I set up my own radio.  Although both Nanjing and Chongqing began to produce radios.  However, the output was low and the technology was not as good as that of more developed Europe and the United States, so the embassy specially purchased two high-power wireless telegraph machines produced by the Marconi Company.

    Since the Paris Peace Conference, the two telegraph machines have hardly had a break.  There is an endless stream of telegrams to and from China, Britain and the United States, including politics, opinions, deployments, lists, etc. Everything needed is encrypted and collected here, and then translated by the translator and placed on the small table of the delegation.  for discussion and reference.  The small living room on the left side of the first floor has been the most frequently used place recently, and the Marines and staff protecting the embassy filled the fireplace early.  The beating flames dispelled the severe cold and allowed representatives of the Republic of China from all over the world to discuss the situation in a relaxed and comfortable manner and fight for the interests of the country.

    The round nanmu tea table from Myanmar was surrounded by people. In addition to Lu Zhengxiang and Xu Xiujun who came from China, there were also Gu Weijun who came from the United States, Ambassador to the UK Shi Zhaoji, Ambassador to Belgium and the Netherlands Wei Chenzong, and Ambassador to France Wang Zheng  Court, military representatives Zhang Xiaozhun of the Army and Ye Zugui of the Navy.  There are also representatives of students studying in Europe such as Zeng Qi.  Song Ziqing is undoubtedly a special one among these people. As the Chief of General Staff of the National Defense Forces, this is the first time for him, a low-key and pragmatic man, to go abroad to participate in a national-level meeting.  Although he rarely speaks, there is a powerful group behind him that cannot be ignored, so even Lu Zhengxiang is vaguely headed by him.

    And another special person is probably Zheng Tingxiang who holds a collection of industrial information and lists thicker than a large British dictionary.  The Minister of Industry, who participated in the design of the Brooklyn Bridge and was hired by the American Westinghouse Company, has a down-to-earth style. He not only promoted Yang Qiu's Bailey Bridge technology to the national bridge construction industry, but also took the lead in leading a scientific research team to solve the problem of domestic electric arc furnaces last year.  , hot rolling mill, impulse steam turbine rotor vibration and other technical problems encountered in domestic equipment manufacturing industry.  Under his leadership, domestic industry has gradually shifted from imitation to self-production in the past six years. The self-production rate of industrial equipment has also grown from less than 5% in 1912 to 35% today.

    But now this scholar-type minister is surprising.  Greedy eyes flashed behind his glasses: "How many of these fine grinding machines need to be built? Although it is not uncommon in Europe, we can't make it ourselves There is also this oxygen concentrator, but it is a bit big, and  It doesn't match what the vice president wants, it's okay I'll go back and organize research on miniaturization. Yes, this is a must! Aluminum plate cold pressing mold machine. No matter how high the cost, we must win it! The extrusion press of Mauser Factory is good   How about getting a few of them too?¡±

    Everyone finally couldn't help it anymore, and Song Ziqing even laughed out loud: "Minister Zheng, didn't you say yesterday that we can produce this type of extruder by ourselves?"

    Lu Zhengxiang also picked up the coffee, looked at Xu Xiujun and joked: "Yes, if you continue to pick If we were not hated by Germany, President Xu would have to climb the Eiffel Tower and jump off."

    Everyone burst out laughing, and Zheng Tingxiang also realized that he was being deceived.  But he couldn't bear to give up these things. If he could make the decision, he would be very willing to pack up the Ruhr Industrial Zone and move it back.  Said: "Okay, okay, I don't want this. But you have to fight for the other things for me."

    "The things are good, but there are many people staring at them." Wang ZhengHe became serious and said: "I heard from a French friend that the Japanese delegation has contacted the UK. Not only does it hope to share German naval technology including armor-piercing bombs and Krupp steel, but it also hopes to get 2 battleships!"

    "These Japanese pirates!" Ye Zugui, an old Beiyang man, immediately jumped up. Others can forget that their generation will never forget the shame of Sino-Japanese War. He snorted: "Japan now knows that its army is temporarily unable to compare with us, so it wants to use its navy to suppress it.  Hold your ground! Humph, we must prevent them from getting it."

    Song Ziqing is relatively calm and understands that as long as the Anglo-Japanese alliance does not disband, it will not stop them from sharing some German technology.  So the key is not to get it from Japan, but to get these technologies yourself.  He gritted his teeth and said: "Since they have quoted a price, we might as well give Britain and France a thorough explanation. We will also take a share of what Japan wants! As for the battleshipif Japan takes it, we will take it too!"

    Wei Chen's group had been listening to everyone's discussion and asked: "If we pay, it is possible for France to make a copy for us. They are so badly injured that they are eager to get some money to make up for it. But I'm afraid the battleship   It¡¯s difficult. We have made many insinuations these days but have not received any response. Besides, I think we might as well use Belgium¡¯s brains. They are right at the doorstep of Germany.¡±

    "Belgium?" Everyone was very excited about this proposal, and their eyes suddenly focused on Lu Zhengxiang, who made him the Belgian son-in-law.  Lu Zhengxiang chuckled: "Lu's wife left yesterday to return to China to visit her family."

    "The minister and his wife's devotion to the country is really admirable." When Wang Zhengting raised his hands to express his admiration, Zhang Xiaozhun, who was in charge of liaison, rushed to Song Ziqing's ear: "I just received the telegram, and the dragon raised its head."

    "So early?!" Song Ziqing stood up suddenly, looked at the blinding snowflakes outside the window, and seemed to find the reason for the early arrival.  No one knew about the Rhineland plan and were a little surprised by his sudden rise. Just as they were about to ask the secretary, they ran in again and shouted happily: "The Vice President has arrived at the Port of Marseille To be continued)!~!

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