Bismarck

"Yes, only the dead can't speak!" Hearing this, Canaris, with a fierce light in his eyes, raised his head and looked at Oster: "You personally take a few confidants with you, and you must kill this guy before Dietrich falls into the hands of the Gestapo!"

"I'll go right away!"

Lieutenant General Oster nodded viciously, and without paying any attention to other etiquette, he walked out in two steps at a time.

Chapter 770: Bismarck the Secret Agent

The scene of the Gestapo going all out was already very lively, and with the Abwehr agents who came upon hearing the news, and the scientists and jurists who suddenly jumped out to protest, the chaos in Berlin was even more chaotic than usual. The citizens of Berlin did not dare to go out. Fully armed Gestapo and soldiers could be seen everywhere on the streets dragging several people out of each house, which was quite similar to the previous search for Jews.

"Huh, huh, safe for now..."

In a "safe house" that served as a safe haven in case of emergency, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who had used all his skills and finally confirmed that he had escaped from pursuit and surveillance, wiped the sweat from his sweat, put down the gun in his hand, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked around the safe house, which was a basement under a building in the center of Berlin. Although the Gestapo was conducting a large-scale search outside, the defense inside was not strict. Probably no one could have imagined that he would run to such a dark place.

Fortunately, I ran away as soon as I found that the situation had changed, and I was one step faster than the Gestapo.

It's just a little bit, otherwise I would be in the Gestapo prison now. I dare not even imagine what the consequences would be in their prison. It is better to die early and be reborn in such a miserable situation.

The same goes for the gun in his hand. Apart from using it for self-defense when necessary, if all else fails, committing suicide is better than falling into the hands of the Gestapo!

The safe house where he hid was prepared several years ago when he organized the underground church. And in order to ensure safety, only he knew the specific details of these last resort hiding places!

He did not reveal a word to his two brothers and good friends of his family, the warlord forces within the German officer corps with whom he had cooperated for many years, and even the believers he preached in the underground church.

After all, anyone could betray you!

Especially Canaris, who is extremely cunning and has countless tricks in his heart!

As early as the Roman Empire, the Christian Church had established the principle that "theocracy is above political power", and put it into action very early on - in addition to eventually "supporting" the barbarians to split up the Roman Empire, and then demolishing the Frankish Kingdom, even the Holy Roman Empire in German history was nothing more than a running dog supported by the Vatican!

Whether it was the Hohenstaufen dynasty that once unified Germany and Italy and then was broken up to the point of extinction, or the Habsburg family, the "former chief of Vienna suburban police" who was manipulated for four hundred years by the "elector system" in the Golden Certificate Bull that clearly benefited the Holy See, they were all just playthings of His Majesty the "Servant of God"!

Although the Renaissance and Protestant movements that emerged later threatened the Vatican's rule, by now, the so-called "Protestantism" had already reached a tacit understanding with the church. Even until today, many tycoons, politicians, public intellectuals, people who were fooled by religion, and even scientists who talked about the "scientific spirit" actually have a close "cooperation" with the Vatican!

Even though the church has nothing but believers on the surface, its influence on believers, politics, economy, culture, etc., as well as its potential power, wealth, intelligence network, etc. behind the scenes, are far from being counted!

only……

"This damn Hitler insisted on saying 'German interests come first, God comes second'. What the hell, isn't it better to just honestly acknowledge God's authority and our interests? He even insisted on setting up a 'German Church' where the government controls religion... This bastard has absolutely no respect for God in his heart!"

Dietrich cursed in his heart for organizing an underground sect and opposing Hitler's "German Church" for seven or eight years.

"Forget it, I'll just hide for a few days... The Gestapo is trying to catch me, and I'm afraid Canaris's gang is a bit unreliable. Fortunately, I have enough things stored here, so I can hide here for a few months even if I don't go out. When the wind dies down, I will find a way to escape to Switzerland. I'll just treat this period of time as penance... God bless his chosen people, Amen!"

Dietrich cursed, made the sign of the cross with his hands, and recited the Bible, but in his heart, he had already begun planning his escape.

In the deep hiding place, only the love of those seemingly benevolent gods for the world can be heard silently.

Outside the numerous isolated doors, the streets were filled with the roars of the Gestapo and Abbeville. They had just broken into the house, only to find it was empty.

"Damn it! How did this bastard get away? Keep searching, and make sure to find him for me!"

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At dusk, in the cabin where Lily had just settled down for the day, the girl under the setting sun was stunned by the news released by a certain ship girl.

"You said, Dad and the others just found out that there's something wrong with Senior Frog?!"

"Shh, keep your voice down! We don't know if there are other traitors yet. Do you want everyone to know?"

Looking at Lily's face full of disbelief, Bismarck quickly asked her to speak more quietly, while he also felt a slight headache.

She quickly turned on her sensing mode and only spoke a little louder after confirming that there was no one around.

It’s okay that you didn’t recognize your senior brother as a traitor, but now that the truth has been revealed, this girl is so scared…

It turns out that people who live in ivory towers are really simple...

But fortunately, thanks to Lindman's early discovery, Lily probably hasn't fallen in love yet, let alone lost her brain for love in front of the handsome guy.

Bismarck's mind immediately thought of a "Please throw your brain into the trash" public service advertisement logo style picture...

Although she didn't like Frog or anything, but when Lily heard that her senior brother was a traitor, she was stunned for a long time before she gradually came to her senses.

However, the first thing she did after coming to her senses was...

"Then... that... Bismarck, who will investigate then? The Gestapo?"

"Um... I don't know about that. It should be them... But the nuclear industry is an important industry, they shouldn't do anything rash..."

Looking at Lily, who was trembling and holding his arm, Bismarck also remembered that Lily probably still remembered the "Crystal Night" incident on Christmas Day in 1938...

Maybe this was Lily's first time seeing a murder scene or something like that - although, that was probably also her first time doing it...

The Gestapo was so notorious that it could cure children's night cries in Germany. Although I don't know how the captain finally dealt with Himmler, I have even heard that the captain wrote a letter directly to Hitler himself to strongly express his protest, and Hitler not only read the letter, but even laughed it off...

However, if the captain could be forgiven for confronting Hitler head-on - which would have been considered a heinous crime in ancient China - then Lily wouldn't be in any danger this time...

Although, some of the other scientists under investigation can only say sorry...

Moreover, he had no idea what the Gestapo would do.

It's just that I've been here for a while...

But fortunately, if I want to come back, I can still come back immediately.

"Lily, I have to go back. You are alone in the Naval Research Institute, so please be careful."

Bismarck, who was somewhat reluctant to leave his precious daughter and best friend, smiled and touched Lily's hair, then gently pinched Lily's ear, and then disappeared in front of Lily just like when he came before.

In the small room, the only one left was the confused girl who had not yet recovered from all the things that had happened. She subconsciously touched her pinched ear.

There were so many things going on today that her little head still hasn't quite figured it out.

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In Lütjens' office, a tall figure with waist-length blond hair gradually emerged.

"Captain, I'm back. Frog and Top have arranged surveillance on the heavy water side, and there is no problem with Lily either." Bismarck saluted in front of Lütjens in a playful manner and asked, "What's the situation now?"

"The situation is not good. The other side is not slow in reacting. There is still no evidence for those who should not have evidence, and those who should not have been arrested have not been arrested!" Lütjens had a sour face and sat behind his desk with his hands folded and sulking. "Just this afternoon, when I went to see the Führer with the Reich Marshal, Raeder and Himmler to report this matter, I happened to run into Heisenberg and the people from the German Law Association, and we had a quarrel in front of the Führer... Now the matter of arresting people has been thrown to Himmler, but the internal cleanup of the research institute has been handed over to us."

"Eh? Internal cleanup?!" Bismarck was a little stunned.

The so-called internal purge, isn't this the legendary anti-counterrevolutionary campaign?

"That little Hu...what else did the Führer say?" The Persian cat who had let something slip was glared at by his own captain and stuck out his tongue in embarrassment.

"This matter has now been spread by people with ulterior motives, and now scientists and the legal community are having disagreements. So what the Führer means is that we must not further escalate the situation or cause scientists to go on strike, but we must also find a way to catch the traitor - especially with solid evidence! Lindeman's previous discovery of Frog's relationship with several traitorous scientists in the archives can only be said to be a relationship, and cannot be used as evidence." Lütjens said as he glanced at Bismarck: "You can become invisible, and don't you know Frog? Why don't you go and monitor him?"

"Eh?!" The Persian cat, who had once been a spy cat, was instantly confused when he heard this.

Let me monitor Frog...

However, just as Bismarck was about to say that he would not go, he noticed that the captain's expression seemed to be even more depressed than when he saw him sending Lily to the Naval Research Institute two days ago...

Captain, is this... too much pressure?

Thinking about the Gestapo and the threat of traitors among scientists, Bismarck was somewhat silent and nodded silently.

ps: This might be the correct way to use KanColle

Chapter 771: September 1942

Are there fools among scientists?

The answer is of course no.

Frog is also a scientist, so could he be a fool?

Bismarck tracked the case for a whole week and even asked other scientists to investigate, but found nothing!

"So why was I so stupid to accept the mission of monitoring Frog..."

When talking about this mission, Bismarck had the urge to cover his face. His reputation in this life was about to be ruined.

and……

According to the captain, the Gestapo also had a key suspect, a priest named Dietrich Bonhoeffer, but this priest hid himself at the first sign of trouble. As for the other suspects, there was no solid evidence for the time being, so they could only be monitored from a distance.

Including this Frog whom Bismarck was watching...

However, these people are now all lying in wait, and no evidence has been found.

If there is no evidence, there is no way to find out the gang of traitors in the nuclear research institute! If the traitors cannot be found, the hidden dangers will always exist!

Even though Lütjens had reorganized the nuclear research institutions within a week with the authorization of Hitler and the support of Goering and Himmler, as long as this hidden danger was not eliminated, no matter how great the achievements in nuclear research were, they could be wiped out at any time with a "BOOM"!

However, without evidence there is no solution, and nothing can be said, even if Bismarck scratches his head...

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September 1942 was already the beginning of autumn, and apart from the fact that no spies could be caught, there was quite a lot going on.

First, Bontay, who was seriously injured while flying the main body of the Zeppelin to avoid bombs during the Azores breakout, was finally able to report back after three months of recuperation at home.

Bonte's home was in the small town of Potsdam, only 30 kilometers southwest of Berlin. After learning that Bonte had recovered, Lütjens asked the Navy Department for a special official car, and several people came together to pick Bonte up.

The result of adding another bed to the "Male Dormitory" of the Navy Department was that Bangtai took over a bunch of clerical business as soon as he came back.

It was originally Bismarck's business, but now Bismarck wants to investigate those scientists, so he can only let Bangtai, who has just recovered, handle it.

Bangtai, who had just recovered some strength and whose face was still a little sallow, looked at the piles of files and documents in front of him, and then looked at Lindman who was gloating beside him. He suddenly felt like he might as well faint on the ground and then go back to the hospital for recuperation.

Another piece of news is that according to the Air Force, the first batch of trial cruise missiles have been sampled.

And when I first saw this missile, which was created by a cat, it was basically completely different from the design pattern of the historical V-1 cruise missile except for the engine - a raised hexagonal cross-section that is more suitable for wood processing and has a certain stealth performance, a solid rocket booster used for takeoff, wings that can be folded and loaded into the launch box, a radar or navigation signal cabin in the warhead, a pulse engine wrapped in the surrounding airflow in the mandibular air inlet, and an optional naval anti-ship missile, using Shane's 283mm *** (which has been eliminated due to the change of gun barrel) with a 330-kilogram armor-piercing warhead modified with increased charge, and even under such circumstances, it still maintains a maximum range of 200 nautical miles... In this era, this cruise missile prototype painted dark blue looks a bit sci-fi no matter how you look at it.

Although this is just a sample missile, and to a large extent just a sample - at least 20 or 30 more samples will be produced for testing, and they will be put into mass production and service only after passing a series of strict technical certifications. However, at least for this missile, after being stunned for a long time, the top leaders of the Third Reich proudly said that this "new weapon that has never been seen before represents the future development direction, and also represents the superior IQ level of the Aryans... She will also have a naval model, and we will use her as the basis for the long-range FanJianDaoDan to counter the British and American ship-to-sea tactics! Even if Britain and the United States really make a big mess, we are not afraid with our cross-era weapons!"

Seeing the man on the stage already infatuated with racial theories and "the advantages of some advanced weapons", and speaking with great excitement and even a twitchy moustache about the Aryan dream of "God's chosen people", Lütjens, a Jew and a famous naval commander, rolled his eyes inwardly.

Next to the captain, the Battleship Persian Cat, who was the actual originator of the idea, was not a human being at all, had no interest in anthropology and even looked down on it. He could not help but silently make a →_→ expression, and even wanted to hum haha…

Although Bismarck thought back on it afterwards, he always felt that the expressions of the two people looked a bit like a couple...

Recently, Redel has become happier day by day.

The anti-ship cruise missile has already produced a sample, and Lütjens is also working on a matching "ground wave radar that can search long distances". The Kumets fleet has been active in the Atlantic for three months, and the effect of joining forces with Dönitz's submarines can be said to be a full load! And now they are still safe and sound!

After some operations, Kumets successfully advanced from admiral to admiral.

but……

Looking at the American shipyards across the Atlantic Ocean, which were working hard to strengthen themselves, Raeder knew that he could not expand his fleet again.

In fact, a large number of previously damaged warships have returned to the Allied fleet on the other side - Lütjens' old rival, the Royal Navy's flagship Warspite, which owns the Ship Girl, as well as three South Dakota-class aircraft carriers, the Duke of York and Howe, the only two remaining sisters of George V, in addition to two Vengeance-class aircraft carriers and the only remaining Colossus-class light aircraft carrier... and according to intelligence obtained from various sources, the UK now has three Lion-class battleships about to be commissioned, and four Vengeance-class improved aircraft carriers have also been launched. As for the United States, countless dumplings in the dumpling company - the first batch includes at least four Iowa-class battleships and seven Essex-class aircraft carriers, which have collectively appeared in front of the world.

The United States, which suffered repeated defeats in the early stages of the war, directly disclosed its astonishing production capacity potential and announced to the world: Your initial victory is nothing great, but now, this bald donkey is going to get serious!

When I get serious, just expect my punch!

Most of the Third Reich's production capacity had now been invested in the Soviet-German War. Apart from converting the fourth Hipper-class heavy cruiser, Seydlitz, and the cruiser De Grasse, which was laid up in a French shipyard, into aircraft carriers, Raeder's only remaining shipbuilding business was small ships below the destroyer level, and the new Type XXI submarine.

Then, use anti-ship missiles to strengthen the attack power of your fleet!

Raeder was already thinking, if anti-ship missiles become popular, could he just convert all his destroyers and torpedo boats into missile-equipped ones?

However, there is still time...

Now it is equipped with centimeter-wave radar and radar warning device, large-capacity battery compartment, noise reduction and shock-absorbing float valve, the first generation of synthetic rubber-covered silencing tiles (which were available in the XXI in history), hull sonar + towed sonar, 533mm oxygen-powered acoustic-guided torpedoes with automatic loading system and deep-sea torpedo tubes... It is said that during the exercise, Dönitz even found that this epoch-making submarine can actually have underwater anti-submarine capabilities based on sonar positioning alone after installing this series of things! And the price of all this is just to remove a deck gun that is becoming less and less useful and is also in the way...

According to Dönitz's assessment and recent actual combat use, this new type of submarine has been transformed into a complete underwater weapon. The original wolf pack tactics of mainly siege on the surface and only evasion underwater are no longer suitable for this kind of "real underwater killer" activity. However, the Type XXI submarine, which has oxygen-guided torpedoes and underwater sonar positioning and launching technology, relies on its attack power and survivability that can be said to be beyond the times. Even though it is increasingly divided into single-boat activities, after Dönitz further optimized the operating routines of the submarine duty area, its attack power has become even higher!

In the first half of 1942, Dönitz could earn an average of more than tons of tonnage every month. Now, with the increasing popularity of Type XXI submarines and the cooperation of the German Navy's code-breaking agency and the Navy Air Force's long-range reconnaissance aircraft, the tonnage of merchant ships lost by the Allies in the Atlantic Ocean every month has exceeded tons - this is the lower limit of the "tonnage war" calculated by Dönitz! Although it is still far below the shipbuilding potential of the Americans, it can make the Atlantic Ocean look like a place of danger!

Especially the tactical operations originally developed by the British and American navies to deal with the wolf pack tactics: increasing the speed of the escort fleet, expanding its size, and then adopting a concentrated escort tactic that saves the number of destroyers; and combining the saved destroyers with escort carriers to form a hunting fleet dedicated to "hunting wolves". These two tactics were almost ineffective in front of the Type XXI submarine that appeared earlier!

A larger-scale high-speed escort fleet is a greater source of noise in front of the side sonar array and the towed sonar two-point positioning! Even if the so-called high-speed escort fleet can reach a speed of 16 or even 18 knots, how can it be a match for the oxygen torpedo with a speed of less than 50 knots and a range of 20 kilometers!

Even if the Allies deployed noise jammers, even ordinary direct-flying torpedoes would cause unacceptable losses if they could crash into hundreds of large-scale merchant fleets! Moreover, the XXI also had a fast loader, so it had the ability to launch another torpedo salvo within three minutes!

What would be the consequences if the clumsy transport ship encountered another torpedo salvo in the chaotic convoy?

Emmmmmm…

As a result, the Allies had to disband the large-scale convoy that was originally used to deal with the wolf pack siege, but this meant that the number of escort ships needed increased dramatically!

The final result was that, although the anti-submarine hunting fleets that had been formed with great difficulty performed well, they had to give up the idea of ​​active attack due to the serious shortage of escort fleets. They were reallocated to each small-scale escort team, and cautiously covered the frightened merchant ships.

In addition to these, in the port of Brest, there is a fleet including two Europa-class aircraft carriers, two Hindenburg-class battleships, and the Gneisenau heavy armored battlecruiser equipped with 380 main guns!