"The battle flag is raised high! The troops are lined up tightly! The stormtroopers are marching forward with firm steps! ... Comrades died under the guns of the red elements and reactionaries! Our troops are marching in order and our will is more unified! ...
The National Socialist flag is the only hope for millions of people! Looking forward to the ideals of freedom and bread!... This is the last moment, sleepy hearts, be alert! This is the time to fight, we are ready for everything! Let us bring the Führer
Flags will fill the streets! Slavery and shame will eventually disappear! Glory and dignity will be restored!"
After the chorus of "Horst-Wesel Song" was completed, the German officers in the hall raised their glasses again and cheered three times:
"Ho! Ho! Ho!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang also raised his wine glass cheerfully and shouted "ho ho" three times. The champagne in his hand spilled onto his wrists, but like other German officers, he laughed and didn't care. Although he couldn't sing lyrics,
But he had downloaded this Nazi Party song in later generations, and he was very familiar with it. Just now he sang along with it loudly, "La La". The German officer next to him looked at him like a Ming commander, and changed the Nazi Party song "La La"
"It's so familiar, it's not out of tune at all, I'm very surprised.
Heydrich was particularly energetic today. He had blond hair, a pure black military uniform, and red armbands. He was extremely dazzling in the hall. As the second-ranking figure in the SS, he became the second-largest protagonist at the banquet.
As the host who entertained distinguished guests on behalf of Germany, the limelight slightly surpassed the two commanders-in-chief of the army and navy, Fritsch and Raeder.
With a smile on his face, he held up the champagne and loudly proposed that in order to welcome General Xiang of the Ming Dynasty, everyone should sing the national anthems of the two countries. The SS officers in the hall first responded with a roar, and then other officers and generals also smiled and agreed. Hai
Derich turned around and signaled, and an SS officer immediately ran to give instructions to the band. The band players in white suits and black ties sitting around the hall immediately took out the prepared music scores, put them on the shelf, and started to adjust the music.
String audition.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was shocked when he heard the guard's translation. He had not been in Ming Dynasty for a long time, and he had not sung the national anthem a few times. Now he was not even familiar with the tune. He had an idea and asked the guard to quietly run to the band.
Ask them if they have the score of the Ming Dynasty's military song. Although he is not familiar with the Ming Dynasty's national anthem, he likes the Ming Dynasty's military song so much, especially the lyrics, that he is already familiar with it by heart.
The guard quickly ran back and told him quietly that someone else had music scores for the military songs. After agreeing, they would play the military songs. He nodded to Xiaoqiang, very satisfied.
The band conductor bowed slightly to Heydrich, indicating that he was ready. Heydrich put down the champagne glass, picked up the big belly brandy glass, and shouted loudly:
"Comrades, bring on the brandy!"
Then he poured nearly a full glass of strong brandy himself with a "dong dong dong", clicked his heels, and held the wine solemnly in front of his chest. The officers in the hall also poured nearly a full glass of brandy, just like him.
Hold the 40-degree brandy solemnly in front of your chest, take an upright posture, and face the flag.
Xiang Xiaoqiang also took a large glass of brandy and imitated their example, drinking and standing at attention.
The band conductor held his head high and waved his baton proudly, and the majestic melody of "Germany Above All" resounded through the hall. Xiang Xiaoqiang was surprised. He originally thought that the military song of the Ming Dynasty would be played first. According to international practice, when the national anthems of the two countries were played,
, the host’s should be placed at the back.
All the German officers in the hall were holding drinks, those wearing armbands raised their right arms, and everyone sang loudly together:
"Germany, Germany, above everything, above everything in the world! At any time, in order to protect and defend, brothers will always stand together. From the Maas River to the Memmer River, from the Esch River to the Belt River, Germany
, Germany, above everything, above everything in the world!
“German women, German loyalty, German wine, and German songs are spread all over the world, but they always maintain their ancient and noble reputation, inspiring us to engage in noble causes, even if it takes our whole lives!
"German women, German loyalty, German wine, German songs!!!"
As a World War II military fan, Xiang Xiaoqiang is naturally familiar with "Deutschland Above All". But this time, he and his guards just stood at attention with their wine glasses in hand, their mouths tightly closed. This is not ordinary.
Song, this is someone else's national anthem. And the center of the lyrics is "Germany is above all things in the world", which obviously includes the Ming Empire. This is absolutely unacceptable. Although it is just lyrics, there is no need to be true, but at least it cannot
Sing along.
He knew that the composer of this song was Haydn. It was originally a section of the "Emperor's String Quartet" and was designated as the German national anthem in 1922. It turned out that during the Weimar period, the lyrics had three sections, but during the Nazi period, only the first two sections were sung.
Because the third paragraph contained the word "freedom", it was "banned" during the Nazi period. However, the lyrics of the first two paragraphs were very popular with the Nazis. But later, the Federal Republic of Germany still used this national anthem, but
On the contrary, the first two verses are no longer sung, only the third verse is sung.
After the national anthem ended, all the German officers spontaneously raised their brandy and cheered three times loudly, the sound shaking the ceiling:
"Hoo!!! Hoo!!! Hoo!!!"
Then a scene that stunned Xiang Xiaoqiang appeared. Every officer, especially those fanatical SS officers, straightened their necks and drank all the brandy in the cup.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was shocked: That was not champagne, it was brandy with nearly 40 degrees Celsius! Then he immediately thought, those old generals in their fifties and sixties would not be as crazy as these young men, right? There are also those who don’t drink much.
What should the officer do?
He looked around and saw that the old men poured a little bit into their cups, just enough to fill the bottom of the cup. Obviously, they knew what they were drinking and poured as much as they wanted.
Xiang Xiaoqiang lowered his head and looked at the large glass full of amber liquor in his hand, and he cursed in his heart, whoever poured the wine for me was so wicked!
The guards around him also looked at him sadly, as if asking for instructions on what to do. Xiang Xiaoqiang saw that the German officers around him were looking at him, shrugged, raised his neck and drank it all.
…
"Holy shit..."
A stream of fire burned from the base of the tongue to the throat, then burned from the throat along the esophagus to the stomach, and finally ignited a raging fire in the stomach.
Xiang Xiaoqiang swayed under his feet twice. Stars appeared in his eyes and he almost fell over. Brandy with 30% alcohol content is not as powerful as Chinese liquor with 40% or 50% alcohol content, and Xiang Xiaoqiang drank half a catty, but in one breath
Most people really can't stand it if they drink two and a half.
His guard did not dare to drink so much at once, after all, he had the responsibility. He helped Xiang Xiaoqiang and handed him a glass of mineral water. Xiang Xiaoqiang grabbed it and drank it in one gulp, and then he felt better.
Looking at the surrounding German officers, they were all laughing, especially the young ones. They were all similar to Xiang Xiaoqiang, unsteady on their feet and drunk.
After the collective drinking, the atmosphere in the hall became casual and noisy again.
At this time, the band played the passing melody of the Ming Dynasty's military song again, and bursts of "shush" sounds were heard in the hall. The German officers all put their index fingers to their mouths to remind their companions to quiet down.
Xiang Xiaoqiang stood up on the guard's shoulders. He was already drunk and relaxed at this time. But he was dizzy at this time, as if his whole body had been on stimulants. He was in the best state. In the quiet hall, Xiang Xiaoqiang and
The guards put their arms around each other's shoulders, and the two of them drank wine and sang the passionate lyrics loudly:
"When you are so angry that you stand beside the waves, the misty rain stops!
Lift our sight, the sky and shouts, grand, vehement!
Thirty years of fame and dust, eight thousand miles of clouds and moon!
Don’t wait until your young man’s head turns gray, and you will be so sad!
…
"The shame of Jingkang has not yet been resolved; the hatred of the ministers, when will it be extinguished!"
Driving a long car through the Helan Mountain gap!
The ambition is to eat the meat of Huns when they are hungry, and they are laughing and talking about drinking the blood of Huns when they are thirsty!
Be from scratch, clean up the old mountains and rivers, overturned Que!"
…
The two of them finished howling at the top of their lungs, then raised their necks and drank the brandy in the glass. But this time the wine was poured by the guard, and it was just a little. Otherwise, Xiang Xiaoqiang would have to lie here.
At first there were only a few sparse applause, and then soon, the cheers and stamping of feet almost made the ceiling of the hall burst. Although the German officers did not understand the lyrics, they sang impassionedly and shockingly. This kind of drunken singing at the top of their lungs.
The rough feeling, coupled with the stimulation of alcohol in everyone's mind, made everyone unable to help but feel a surge of blood, raised their glasses high, and started "roaring" again.
The Germans are indeed a nation that cannot live without music, and soldiers are no exception. After a few glasses of wine, "Lily-Marlene" was sung again in the hall.
This song was so famous that it was widely sung in the trenches of both sides during World War I. During World War II, it was loved crazily by soldiers on both sides. So much so that the Nazi's "State Administration of Radio, Film and Television" later "banned" the song in the name of disrupting military morale.
Female lead singer Lale Anderson and related personnel were also imprisoned in concentration camps. But good works will never disappear because of the "blocking" of the dictatorship. On the contrary, "Lily Marlene" became more and more popular in Germany, and finally witnessed the collapse of the Nazi regime.
perish.
"Once beside the majestic barracks gate! She and I stood by a skylight! At that time, we shyly said goodbye to each other! Now only the skylight remains! My favorite, Lily Marlene! My favorite, Lily
Marlene!..."
The German officers in the hall were in high spirits, holding cups, stamping their feet to the beat, shaking their heads and singing loudly. Such a sad and lingering song, these people opened their throats and sang it like a military song.
…
After three rounds of drinking, the commotion was almost over. At this time, all the lights suddenly went out, and the entire hall was dark.
Just as the officers were complaining in the dark, a faint fire appeared in the distance, swaying closer and closer. When they got closer, they could see clearly that it was a big cake with more than twenty candles on it.
, pushed over on a trolley.
The officers all laughed in relief and looked back to Xiang Xiaoqiang. Xiang Xiaoqiang was also extremely happy and surrounded by several generals and gathered around the cake.
Fritsch and Raeder are both generals, and each is the commander-in-chief of the army and navy. Today, they have the highest status here. The German army is higher than the navy, so Fritsch represents the military generals of the Third Reich. I wish Daming
Happy birthday to General Xiang of the Empire, and may the friendship between the two countries last forever.
The band played the song "Happy Birthday to You" again. Xiang Xiaoqiang sounded very friendly. He didn't know when this song was written, but it seemed to have been very popular in the 1930s.
Then he bent down to Xiaoqiang and blew out 25 candles in one breath.
...Ah, this is his first birthday after time travel, and he spent it with a group of Nazi officers... Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but think of his family and friends in later generations. I wonder how they are doing now?
But he immediately smiled and felt relieved: In this time and space, it was a year, there was only one day, and now it was only a few hours. Haha.
The lights in the hall were bright again, the waiter held up the knife and asked Xiaoqiang to cut the cake.
Xiang Xiaoqiang lowered his head and saw that the cake, which was as big as a table, had a very shocking pattern - two huge flags crossed, one was the German flag, and the other was the Ming Dynasty's Panlong flag. Under the two flags, there was a
A huge map of the world, cream delicately depicts the outlines of the land and oceans, as well as the shapes of the borders of the major countries.
The entire pattern is beautifully outlined and meticulous, revealing the meticulousness of German craftsmanship. These Germans even make cream cakes like they are making car engines.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and the generals gathered around the cake to admire it, admiring the exquisite workmanship and ingenious conception of the pattern.
He suddenly remembered that the world maps of European and American countries were different from those of China. China always placed the Pacific Ocean in the center, while Europe and the United States always placed the Atlantic Ocean in the center. However, today, on the map of this cake made in Germany, it was
The Pacific Ocean is placed in the center.
Moreover, on the lower right side of the Pacific Ocean, there is a line of German words for Black Jam, and a signature below.
The guard told him that the text was:
Happy birthday to General Xiang.——Adolf Hitler
Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly understood the reason for placing the Pacific Ocean in the center. This was not to take care of China's habits. Most people couldn't think about it in such detail.
He grabbed the knife, glanced at the Soviet Union in the middle, smiled slightly, and slashed with the knife, cutting the Soviet Union in half from the Ural Mountains. Then he continued to cut down, and the knife turned to the left, bypassing the Chinese border.
Xinjiang and Tibet, then continued to the left, including the Middle East on the right, then turned back to the right, pulled down in the middle of the Indian Ocean, and cut Europe and Africa to the left.
Xiang Xiaoqiang raised his face and looked at the surrounding German generals. They were all staring at the big cake. Especially Heydrich, who was paying close attention to the knife in Xiang Xiaoqiang's hand.
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled slightly and started the second cut: cutting from the Bering Strait, then making a large arc to the right, including the Hawaiian Islands and Oceania to the left, and cutting all the way to Antarctica.
These two knives cut out all of Asia and Oceania, and cut out Europe, Africa, and North and South America.
Xiang Xiaoqiang laughed, threw down the knife, and handed over the detailed work to the guard.
Heydrich seemed very excited, nodded, laughed, and applauded first. Then, the SS officers also applauded, and finally, the hall burst into applause. Most of the people at the back
The officers didn't even see what was going on. They applauded and asked each other.
…
After everyone ate a few symbolic pieces of cake, the main dishes began to be served. Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't know Western food, so he couldn't tell which of the dishes this time was higher than the ones at Goebbels's last time. But this time it was a buffet, so there was basically no food.
During the hot dishes, everyone stood holding their plates, like a buffet, using tongs to choose and eat, while chatting, moving around freely, and getting close to the guests they were interested in.
Xiang Xiaoqiang naturally became the center of the banquet. He was always surrounded by several officers. The guards around him kept translating and translating, and he was so busy that he was dizzy. Several German officers talked to Xiang Xiaoqiang at the same time, but the guard could only translate for one person.
, which made Xiang Xiaoqiang's often inaccurate answers. In the end, the guards had to look at the other party's military rank, and only translated the one with the highest rank, leaving the others there.
Xiang Xiaoqiang did not expect that the German Army, which had a proud tradition, would have so many star-struck followers. However, he noticed that the people actively surrounding him were young officers, mainly school officers, and SS soldiers.
But the generals he wanted to get close to were scattered far away, chatting with each other in twos and threes.
Xiang Xiaoqiang had already spotted a Commodore. The Commodore was forty-five or six years old. He was not as elated as the other generals. Instead, he stood there discussing issues with the two naval officers beside him, holding a wine glass in his left hand and a wine glass in his right hand.
He was gesticulating something left and right.
Karl von Dönitz, current commander of the German submarine force, future marshal, commander-in-chief of the navy, and head of state of Germany.
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked to the left and right again and saw Heydrich holding a dinner plate, standing nearby and talking loudly with several SS officers, but his eyes glanced at Xiang Xiaoqiang from time to time. Looking at Xiang Xiaoqiang looking at him, he
He immediately smiled and nodded affectionately.
Heydrich is now Xiang Xiaoqiang's nominal friend in Germany. After all, they have hunted together and roasted wild boars together. Xiang Xiaoqiang winked at Heydrich. Heydrich immediately understood and ended with a smile.
He stopped talking and leaned towards Xiang Xiaoqiang with a plate in hand.
The "blonde beast" appeared with a smile on his face. Several Wehrmacht officers had a premonition of something and stepped away knowingly.
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and patted Heydrich on the arm, like an old friend, and whispered:
"Reinhard, could you please introduce me to the gentlemen of the Navy?"
Heydrich understood. He knew that so far, Xiang Xiaoqiang was surrounded by army and SS officers. Even if it was polite, he should at least meet the navy generals.
Heydrich also patted his arm and smiled affectionately:
"No problem, come with me."
Then, like an old friend, he pulled Xiang Xiaoqiang and walked to the naval officer gathering area.
…
Heydrich first introduced Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Raeder to Xiaoqiang. What Xiang Xiaoqiang wanted to see was Dönitz, but he knew not to rush. Dönitz was now just a small commodore, commanding a small submarine.
He is two ranks lower than himself in the military and military ranks, and he is not even ranked high in the navy. Rushing to see him now will only make the Germans worry.
Redel liked music very much. Xiang Xiaoqiang remembered that he had served as a band conductor on a cruiser when he was young. Redel first politely complimented Xiang Xiaoqiang's "singing voice", and then asked about his food and accommodation in Germany as usual.
Are they used to it, how do they feel about Germany, etc. These are routine greetings. Xiang Xiaoqiang knows that people in the navy are generally more responsible, unlike the army and the SS where there are so many arrogant people.
He took the initiative to chat with Redel about naval professional topics, and wanted him to talk about the changes in Ming Dynasty's strategic situation in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific after it acquired Sumatra. This belongs to the category of naval strategy and geopolitics. For Redel,
For a senior naval general, it was natural that he could talk freely. Xiang Xiaoqiang also wanted him to talk freely, so that he could absorb some nutrients.
But for some reason, maybe Redel is not a good talker? Maybe these military generals don’t dare to talk much when they are alone with him? Anyway, Xiang Xiaoqiang feels that Redel is very cautious in his speech, doesn’t express his opinions very much, and often looks around.
Talk to him.
But Xiang Xiaoqiang loved the navy so much that he made up his mind to learn something from this old-school naval star. He also took the initiative to talk about the German Navy in World War I and the Battle of Jutland.
Now Redel dared to talk freely. He seemed to be a different person. He discussed with Xiang Xiaoqiang the actions of both sides on the day of the naval battle, the fleet formation, the position of the battleships, the orders of the commanders of both sides, and even several details.
Which ship was at which position at what time, what order was given by the commander of which side at what time... Xiang Xiaoqiang felt that he could almost recite the logbooks of both sides that day.
Soon, many naval officers stood around the two of them, holding wine glasses and dinner plates, listening with interest. From time to time, one or two qualified generals would chime in. Xiang Xiaoqiang secretly discovered that Denny
Zi also leaned over and listened. But he was not qualified enough to interrupt.
Since the day the Battle of Jutland took place, it has become a classic case in the world's navies. All naval academies have regarded this naval battle as a classic textbook, and have repeatedly explained, studied, speculated, and conducted various deductions. Even Qiu Qiu is also familiar with it.
Every detail of the Battle of Jutland is a treasure trove. Navy fan Xiang Xiaoqiang wanted to discuss it with Qiu Qiu several times, but Qiu Qiu showed her true nature as a young woman. As long as she was in his presence, she would definitely forget all military matters.
Xiang Xiaoqiang had no choice but to give up because he was obsessed with romance.
After Xiang Xiaoqiang saw Dönitz coming, he gradually turned the topic to the "Rainbow" incident at the end of the war. He talked about the tragic and collective sinking of the Ocean Fleet after Germany surrendered in World War I. The surrounding naval officers all looked sad and angry.
Color. Many of them were sailors of the Oceanic Fleet at the time, and some of them were witnesses of the "Rainbow" incident. They were at Scapa Naval Port in England and watched their warships sink into the water with their own eyes.
So, the topic naturally turned to the current reconstruction of the German navy. Xiang Xiaoqiang talked to them about the Washington Naval Agreement, the London Naval Conference, and then the Anglo-German Naval Agreement just signed. Britain allowed Germany to build its navy to
35% of the British Navy, which is equivalent to allowing Germany to build warships freely. Because according to the current number of warships in Germany, even if all the shipyards are started to build frantically, it will take a long time to reach this proportion.
Several naval generals are lamenting that Germany currently has too few warships and its shipbuilding capabilities are too weak and simply not enough. The bottleneck limiting the expansion of the German navy is no longer whether Britain allows it, but Germany's shipbuilding capabilities. They
They all envied the Ming Dynasty, which had such a powerful fleet and strong shipbuilding capabilities.
Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at him and saw that Heydrich was also in the crowd. He was holding his ears open to remember what everyone said. Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled secretly and thought it was the right time to throw out the bait.
"Haha, although our fleet is large, most of them are old warships," he chuckled, pretending to be drunk, and said unabashedly, "I can't compare to you. If you don't get rid of the old ones, you won't get the new ones. Now,
You can build new ones, and your warship design capabilities are better than ours. The warships you build will be world-leading warships... Haha, I heard that our navy is preparing to dispose of two or three large ships...
"
As soon as the guard translated the last sentence, Heydrich's ears immediately twitched. Not only Heydrich, but also Redel immediately captured this information.
He took a glass of wine and handed it to Xiang Xiaoqiang, and asked with a smile:
"Are you going to retire the old cruiser?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang took the glass of wine, drank it down in one gulp, and said dazedly:
"Oh, it's a battleship! There's at least one battleship and two heavy cruisers... It's not decommissioning, it's going to be disposed of... How should I put it? Just sell it... They're all treaty ships, they're treaty ships
It was built during the period... Now that the London Naval Agreement has expired, a few new warships are about to be installed, so I will get rid of a few old ones... In fact, they are not outdated at all, nor are they old. They were mainly built during the treaty period.
, the tonnage and caliber are limited...but to be honest, the treaty ships are all very well designed! They are all masterpieces..."
The surrounding naval officers nodded in agreement. Under the restrictions of the treaty, warships cannot unlimitedly expand the tonnage and main guns, so they can only spend time on design. The characteristic of the treaty ship is that the tonnage is not too large, but the design is very good.
Very good, very balanced in terms of firepower, protection, and speed.
When he heard that the Ming Dynasty was going to deal with a battleship (battleship or battle cruiser) and two heavy cruisers, Redel's eyes shone.
Oh my god, if this were taken over, how much time would be shortened for the "Z" shipbuilding plan!
But Xiang Xiaoqiang stopped talking and said no more. He glanced at Dönitz and continued:
"Alas, my opinion is that the Ming Dynasty's surface ships are already sufficient. If we want to build ships, it is better to build one less battleship and dozens more submarines... It's a pity that those guys in our navy don't listen to me."
As Xiang Xiaoqiang spoke, he glanced at the faces of the surrounding German naval officers with a smile. Those naval generals also smiled and said in their hearts: Nonsense, of course they can't listen to you.
But Xiang Xiaoqiang noticed that the expression on Dönitz's face changed, and he was obviously paying attention to him.
He smiled again and said:
"Well, I also told our navy that even if we build submarines, we should build less cruise submarines of one or two thousand tons, which are useless. It is better to build more medium-sized submarines of several hundred tons. That way we can build more
.After all, submarines are used to destroy the enemy's maritime traffic. It is not enough to rely on one or two large submarines to fight alone. We still need to rely on swarm tactics...I call it 'wolf pack tactics'."
He looked around at the naval officers again and saw that Dönitz seemed more focused and even seemed to have something to say.
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Everyone, who of you agrees with my point of view?"
He looked over one by one. When he saw Dönitz, he paid special attention and asked with a smile:
"Huh? The mark on your military uniform looks so familiar. It seems to be... Well, I have also seen a mark similar to this on my wife's military uniform. It seems to be... it can't be a submarine, right?
"
Redel smiled and introduced:
"This is Commodore Dönitz, our new commander of the Imperial Navy's submarine force."
Dönitz's military rank was lower than that of Xiang Xiaoqiang. He lowered his head slightly, clicked his heels, and said nothing.