The "Deutschland" class uses the hull of an armored cruiser, but is equipped with the main gun of a battleship. This is a new type of warship created by the Germans in response to treaty restrictions, called an armored ship (Panzerschiff). Simply put, the firepower of this class of ship was stronger than any 10,000-ton treaty-type heavy cruiser equipped with 203.2mm guns and only lightly armored at the time. Its speed of up to 26 knots was faster than the battleships of the time, allowing it to Avoid exchanges of fire with them and be able to conduct ocean-going operations to break diplomatic relations. However, the shortcoming is also obvious, that is, when encountering multiple warships, because the ship has two turrets, it cannot fight in multiple directions.
"Hey, Heydrich." Lin Wei secretly greeted Heydrich while everyone was paying attention to the launch of the battleship.
"What's wrong? Lampard?" Heydrich couldn't figure out why Lin Wei greeted him at this time, but he came over immediately.
Lin Wei pointed at the Deutschland class and said to Heydrich, "You are serving the country in the navy. What do you think of this battleship? Can it fight against the British Navy?"
"Lampard, are you crazy?" Heydrich stretched out his hand to touch Lin Wei's head, but Lin Wei knocked it away. Heydrich withdrew his hand in embarrassment and said, "The current navy simply cannot compete with the British." Maybe the previous High Seas Fleet could do it, but we have lost this hope after Project Rainbow, and it is best not to have this idea. I don’t think anyone is a match for the British at sea."
Looking at Heydrich Linwei with a negative face, he didn't know what to say. Perhaps it was because Britain's centuries-old maritime supremacy had created an unattainable impression on the entire world, causing various countries to have an unattainable impression of the British Empire's navy. Full of awe. However, this is definitely not a good thing for the German Navy, which will definitely have to fight the British Navy in the future. It is difficult to imagine that a navy that is timid before fighting will win.
Looking at the several old-fashioned warships passing back and forth, the launching ceremony seemed so shabby. No wonder Hitler later wanted to form an alliance with Japan. Even if Lin Wei was killed, he would not believe that Hitler was interested in the land warfare capabilities of the Japanese army. It hopes to join forces with Japan in the Middle East.
The Japanese Army has never been very strong. It only showed its combat effectiveness when there were no strong hostile forces in Asia. It cannot be said that Japan was strong. It can only be said that the military power in Asia at that time was too weak (except for Japan, the strongest It is China) that can show the Japanese army's posture of standing out from the crowd.
The only explanation is that it fell in love with the Japanese navy. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the Japanese military command dispatched an aircraft carrier formation (6 aircraft carriers carrying 353 aircraft, 2 battleships, 3 cruisers, 11 destroyers, 3 submarines, 8 oil tankers) and a submarine formation (27 ships) that was deployed in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands in advance. At that time, Japan had the third largest naval fleet in the world, and Hitler once hoped that the Japanese could hold back the Americans (of course, he definitely did not want Japan to start fighting with the United States first).
Looking at the current German Navy, Lin Wei could only secretly sigh that "the current German Navy is too far behind."
The entire ship viewing lasted for nearly 3 hours. After the ceremony, the warship Deutschland slowly left the port of Kiel and sailed along the German coastline to Lübeck, a port in northern Germany.
Lin Wei suddenly felt that the person in front of him looked familiar, but Leng Ding couldn't remember who it was, so he poked Heydrich next to him and asked, "Who is that person?"
Heydrich looked at the person in front and said, "Commander of the Submarine Zone 1 Fleet, Navy Captain Carl von Dönitz."
Hiss... This man Lin Wei knows all too well. He is President of the Greater German Empire, Prime Minister, Minister of Operations, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Commander of the Northern Theater and Civil Defense, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Commander of the Submarine Force, Marshal of the Navy, and a member of the German National Socialist Party. After Hitler's death, he took over as the head of state of Germany. He had almost countless titles, but the most memorable ones are Dönitz and his wolf cubs. British Prime Minister Churchill once said, "The only person who used it in the entire war was What I fear is the German submarine force."
"Hey, what are you doing? Let's go." Heydrich interrupted Lin Wei, who was still dreaming. At this time, Lin Wei realized that everyone had entered the conference room of the Kiel Port Naval Base.
"Oh, let's go," Lin Wei said naa after coming back to his senses.
"I really don't know if the head of state can count on you when he is in danger. He doesn't have the consciousness of being a security guard at all." Heydrich continued to ridicule Lin Wei.
"Shut up"
"Okay, I shut up and let's go."
After arriving at the conference room of the naval base, the cabinet brought by Hitler, as well as several officials from the National Socialist Party and the generals of the officer corps, sat down in clearly defined rows on the left and right. Hitler sat in the center facing south, Lin Wei and Haidli. Xi stood next to the door and window respectively to prevent any unexpected events.
"Everyone!" After everyone sat down, Adolf Hitler spoke first, "This time I saw the construction of our Imperial Navy. Although our Imperial Navy suffered huge humiliation after the war, it seems that the combat effectiveness of our army is currently The will to fight is still very strong. This is a good situation. I believe our Imperial Navy will definitely shock the world again!"
Seeing that the naval officer had no reaction, Hitler continued: "Don't think I'm joking. Now let me tell you some good news. Our diplomats are discussing with the British Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hall in London. The main topic of the talks is to increase the total tonnage of our navy's fleet in order to reach the level of France. After more than a month of negotiations, the two sides' initial assumption is that the total tonnage of our empire's surface ships will not exceed 35% of that of the United Kingdom's submarines. The tonnage shall not exceed 45% of that of the UK. In other words, as long as this treaty comes into effect, we can build large warships and submarines." At this point, Hitler glanced at the crowd.
This is undoubtedly exciting news. If this news is true, the German Navy can immediately restore the strength of the High Seas Fleet. At the same time, it also has the opportunity to build dreadnoughts, aircraft carriers and submarines. As long as the noose on Germany's head is untied, what will be done in the future depends on Germany's mood.
"Bah, bang, bang!" Admiral Redl, who was sitting second on the right, immediately took the lead in applauding, and then the intensive applause finally started. Now people can only express their excitement in this way. Hitler smiled. After a while, he stretched out his hands to signal everyone to pause, and then he continued: "As soon as the treaty with Britain is signed, I will push the Imperial Congress to pass a package of naval military expenditure amendments and new military appropriations. According to the formulation of our economic department According to the plan, the empire will increase the allocation of 5 billion imperial marks to the navy. To this end, the empire will build the latest battleships, battlecruisers, aircraft carriers, heavy cruisers and submarines. This year, the empire will invest 200 million imperial marks to help the navy build 20 ships. Destroyer." At this point Hitler looked at everyone. Redel next to him heard so much money, his eyes simply lit up.
"That's not right"
"Hey, Heydrich," Lin Wei walked up to Heydrich and whispered.
"What are you doing? Why do you act like you are doing something shameful?" Heydrich curled his lips and said.
"Ahem..." Lin Wei was choked by Heydrich: "Comrade Heydrich, after the decision of the headquarters, you should go to the chicken farm in the countryside to experience the life of a farmer. This order will be implemented immediately."
"Ah? Lampard, you are too cruel. Okay, okay, if you have anything to do, please tell me." Heydrich resigned helplessly.
Seeing that Heydrich had given in, Lin Wei couldn't stop joking, "Due to more important matters, the order just now is revoked. Heydrich, go back to the headquarters and give me Dönitz's information."
"Oh, it turns out to be Dönitz's information. What did I think it was? I said Lampard, you are really boring." Heydrich, who had recovered, began to tease Linwei again.
"I think the order just now should be continued." Lin Wei's gloomy voice sounded once again.
Heydrich: "..."
After talking about the business, both Hitler and Raeder laughed. The rest of the conversation was carried out without any grudges in a happy atmosphere. Hitler rarely started joking with these old-fashioned naval officers. It was not until the evening that Hitler came to Lei De. Del said goodbye.
A few months have passed in the blink of an eye, and all German military services are sparing no effort to expand their armaments and prepare for war. Of course, this cannot be hidden from the British Empire's intelligence agencies, and they have been beating Hitler through overt and covert warnings. However, Hitler was not resting on his laurels. He decided that now was the time to play his "peace-loving" tone again, so as to paralyze Britain, France and the United States, so as to catch the West by surprise when it was unprepared. In addition, he also wanted to see if he could exploit a loophole in the midst of the big powers that had united against him to drive a wedge between them.
On the evening of May 21, 1935, Hitler delivered another "peace" speech in the Reichstag. This speech was his most beautiful, and certainly one of his most ingenious and beguiling. Hitler seemed in a good mood at the time, exuding a spirit of tolerance and conciliation that was not only confident but also surprising to his audience. There was no condemnation or expression of dissatisfaction with the Versailles Peace Treaty countries in the speech. There were many guarantees, saying that all he wanted was a peaceful understanding based on fairness to everyone. When Heydrich handed Hitler's speech to Lin Wei, Lin Wei was immediately stunned and looked back and forth three times. After going through it all, Lin Wei finally said a curse word, "It's so fucking shameless."