Bismarck

"You too?" Lily whispered.

"As for me, I should add one more thing, and let the captain survive as well." Bismarck said seriously.

"Can you tell me about the battle between you and dad at sea? I want to hear it." Liliana said.

"Hey, what's so good about this?" Bismarck touched his head and said, "It's all just fighting."

"Let's just take the one about Iceland," Lily said stubbornly.

"Okay, okay." Bismarck looked defeated. "Then I'll start talking."

Liliana hummed, then leaned her head in Bismarck's arms, just resting her head on her towering chest... The Persian cat was immediately frowned.

Bismarck spoke slowly and seriously, adding her own summary as she spoke, basically repeating every aspect of the battle in detail.

"You almost couldn't get out at that time, right?"

"Yes, I almost couldn't escape. By the way, let me tell you, don't tell the captain." Bismarck suddenly laughed.

"what's up?"

"Captain, that was the only time I saw the captain's weak side."

"At that time he said to me, Bismarck, we may not be able to go back this time. His tone was full of regret. It was the only time I saw him like this."

"So, even at that time, you didn't think of notifying me? What if you really died there?"

"Notification?" Bismarck asked doubtfully.

"Hey, didn't you say you could appear in front of me through this?" Liliana raised her hand, and the ring shining on her ring finger was the ring that Bismarck gave her.

"Um... I didn't think of it at that time." Bismarck smiled awkwardly, "and every second was crucial at that time. I didn't have time..."

"Okay, then what?"

"Then I told him, Captain, you are the soul of this ship. If you give up, what will happen to the nearly two thousand people on the ship? You still have Lily waiting for you in Berlin, how can you give up like this?" Bismarck spread his hands.

"Gone?"

"No, then the captain returned to his previous state. It shows that Lily, the captain values ​​you very much. Don't be angry."

"You've been talking for so long just for this sentence." Lily looked at Bismarck with contempt.

"Hey hey hey."

ps: I went to participate in the selection competition for the sports meet yesterday. As a comrade from the military, how could I be afraid of hardship?! I ran five kilometers decisively, but I found that I overestimated myself. I haven't run for a year. I was so tired after running five kilometers. I was too lazy to update after coming back (I didn't save any drafts), so, the tragedy happened.

Actually, this chapter is also very simple. Let Lily record her face as well, that’s it.

Chapter 780: Drag back to

The next morning, I followed Lütjens to the Admiralty.

It was the first time I felt peace. Although the battlefields in France were still raging and the Norwegian waters were full of dangers, in Berlin, far away from the smoke of gunpowder, under the bright sunshine on Linden Avenue, the leaves swaying in the breeze, the smiling pedestrians and the orderly traffic made it seem as if this was a country that had never been at war.

War, hasn't it come yet?

The captain took up the post directly after accepting the sinecure of "general officer directly under the Ministry of the Navy". He had just come out of a fierce battle and was now immediately busy again - although only more than a week had passed since the tragic Iceland breakout, and this was only the second working day for the captain to report to the Ministry of the Navy.

But... as a secretary ship, I will also be unlucky... from being a secretary ship to a real secretary.

Look, now I am running up and down the stairs of the Navy Department with a pile of documents in my arms... Fortunately, my physical strength is not comparable to that of ordinary people, so this amount of exercise is no big deal for me.

But...it's so annoying.

"Oh...this is so troublesome...where should I put the information..." Just now the captain asked me to hand a document to a general for signature, and then hand a report to an office staff. Next, I went to the archives to pick up a pile of information and brought it down for the captain to review. As a result, when I just reached the stairs, someone stopped me and asked me to inform the captain of a meeting in the afternoon. As for the current captain, he was almost buried under a pile of documents and files due to a bunch of tasks thrown at him by Raeder...I finally managed to escape back to the captain's office carrying a pile of information and a body full of documents, and finally I had time to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Put it on the table over here." The captain, who was buried in a document, did not even raise his head. He continued to look at the document and write something in his notebook. Halfway through, he seemed to remember something and said, "Bismarck, help me get the nautical chart of the XX sea area."

"Well, let me look for it..."

I found a large and thick atlas from a pile of old papers around me and rummaged through it for a long time before I finally pulled it out from the bottom. I sighed, opened the atlas, and found the sea area the captain mentioned. Then I opened the folded chart in the atlas and placed it on a large table on the other side of the captain: "Captain, this is the chart you asked for."

Seeing that the captain's teacup was empty, he picked up the kettle and added water to the cup.

I am still very responsible.

"Thank you." The captain "pulled" his bespectacled head out of the materials, looked at the nautical chart, looked at the materials again, took a sip of water from the cup I filled, picked up the drawing ruler and pencil and drew a few lines on another drawing, then raised his head and thought for a long time, wrote something in the notebook, and finally picked up the materials and the notebook, looked at both sides, picked up the pen and thought about it, changed a few words, and finally put down the things, grabbed the cigarette butt that was almost burned to the last bit by the ashtray, took a deep puff, and then pressed it out in the ashtray.

"That's it, Bismarck, please type this out for me." He picked up the densely written draft he had just written and handed it to my side of the table, then took out a book of documents I had just taken down and put it in front of him to read.

"Oh... I feel dizzy..." I sighed, picked up the documents (and was glared at by the captain at the same time), walked to the typewriter with two circle eyes, rubbed my eyes and started typing.

"By the way, Captain, someone in the office just informed us that we will have a meeting at 2:30 pm."

"I know. The material you are typing now will be used in the afternoon." The captain looked up at the time: "It is half past ten now... hurry up, and ask the printing room to use the mimeograph machine to make ten copies after you finish typing." I looked at the title of the document, and it was - Opinions on the use of the Zeppelin and negotiation plan with the Air Force (draft)!

Seeing this title... I couldn't help but read the content while typing. It probably borrowed some information from Britain, Japan and the United States, put forward some principles of aviation warfare, and then said that it planned to ask the Air Force for aircraft according to these principles, and then began to "run in, explore and experiment..."

but...

"...Aircraft carriers are also new to the world's maritime powers, especially our German war navy, which has no precedent. There is also controversy among naval countries around the world about their role..."

"According to the aircraft carrier-related information obtained by my country from Japan, Japan once designed its aircraft carriers Kaga and Akagi with three decks in exchange for operational flexibility, but the effect was not good in the combat use in Shanghai in 1932. At present, the two aircraft carriers have been changed to single-deck, and several new aircraft carriers have been built, but the relevant combat use methods and combat doctrines are still unknown to my country..." I had a series of question marks in my head: What the hell are these two? (PS: Actually, the Japanese pronunciation is converted into Latin letters, so I can't recognize it. In fact, it is the eating and drinking sisters)

"The United States has used aircraft carriers through several large-scale confrontation exercises, and there seems to be a tendency for aircraft carriers to operate independently, but the specific combat methods...are still unclear..."

"The British Navy has always regarded my country as one of its potential enemies, and its aircraft carrier design ideas and tactical thinking are still kept secret from my country... However, through the actual combat experience of the Bismarck battleship in Narvik and the Atlantic Ocean... The number and quality of British carrier-based aircraft are insufficient, and it is difficult to cause great damage to the Bismarck-class battleship under normal circumstances. However, in the Icelandic breakout, the British Swordfish fleet posed a serious threat to the Bismarck when the Bismarck was seriously injured. In addition, in the later stage of the breakout, the dive bombers of the Chinese Air Force did easily sink the British cruiser that was chasing. In addition, aircraft carriers can obtain observation distances far beyond battleships by relying on aircraft. In the Icelandic naval battle, British aircraft carrier-based aircraft guided the British battleship's bombardment, which caused great trouble to the Bismarck... Through this experience, at least it can be determined that aircraft carriers have strong reconnaissance capabilities and certain attack power. Although the performance of the British Swordfish is currently insufficient, the possibility of Britain obtaining more modern aircraft cannot be ruled out. At the same time, from the situation that the British cruiser was quickly sunk, it is also necessary to further strengthen the air defense capability..."

"...The most critical problem is that even our Air Force does not attach much importance to sea attacks and sea-air coordination. There is no mature model for tactical research and training, and there is no coordination with the Navy... Compared with their active cooperation with the Army and their skillful cooperation in Poland and now in France, the communication, cooperation and coordination between the Air Force and the Navy are at a very primitive level..."

Because I had almost no knowledge of how to operate the typewriters they had at the time, and the article was long, I didn't finish typing until after 1:00 p.m. By the time I returned to the office from the printing room with a bunch of greasy documents printed out by the mimeograph machine, my eyes were blurry from typing, the meeting was almost about to start.

Phew—it feels more strenuous than operating the special artillery shells for me.

Luckily, the captain brought me a portion of food from the cafeteria during lunch, otherwise I would have starved to death. After leaving the ship, I could only rely on food to replenish my energy.

While the captain was out for a meeting in the afternoon, I took the opportunity to be lazy and lie on the table for a while.

Although I was lying down, I didn’t actually sleep. After all, this was an unfamiliar environment and I didn’t need to sleep.

In my spare time, I counted on my fingers and realized that I have been here for a very long time, so long that I have become accustomed to the days without Internet, TV dramas, Taobao, and only training and fighting.

Although it may be boring sometimes, but being with the captain feels so fulfilling every day, which is much better than my previous life as a stay-at-home girl.

However, I usually stay on the ship with the captain and don’t interact with other strangers. The people I meet every day are basically acquaintances. Suddenly, I am asked to work in such a leadership organization, running up and down every day to greet and smile at strangers. It is really troublesome...

So boring... Why do I feel like I'm turning into a homebody after just one day? I really want to get off work...

Is Tizi preparing for a sea trial with Lindemann now?

After thinking about it, I started to try to use mind connection to see if I could chat with Grapes...

"Tizi, Tizi, are you there?"

"Bismarck calls for help..."

"Sister calling sister..."

I was so bored that I started trying to call Ti Zi in my mind.

I called out several times but there was no response. Maybe it was because the distance was too far, or maybe the "switch" on Tizi's body was not turned on. When Tizi was with me, there were many "switches" in his consciousness loops.

Anyway, I shouted a few times, but there was no response.

It's getting more and more boring... and apart from some clerks delivering various sealed document bags to the captain, I can only roll around on the table out of boredom and think about random things.

It was not until dusk that the captain returned, looking well.

"Captain, what's wrong? Why are you so happy?" I asked with a yawn. "Let's go. It's time to get off work."

The captain nodded first, then spoke, and the first thing he said was great news: "Bismarck, we will go to Gdynia tomorrow."

"Going to Gdynia? What for?" When I heard that I could leave this damn place, my ears perked up.

But Gdynia, what a familiar name.

"Go and drag Zeppelin back."

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ps: It's late, sorry! ! ! ! Please give me a monthly ticket, a reward, or a recommendation.

Chapter 135: Zeppelin's Tragic Past

"The following content is high-energy and may subvert your worldview, but it has been verified to be historical fact, so please be mentally prepared."

This is the main text, this is the main text, this is the main text! Important things should be said three times, the main text from the perspective of 780 (the previous extras belong to secondary fan fiction).

I am the aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin, Germany's first aircraft carrier.

I don't know how I was born, I only know that my consciousness was born when the keel was laid, and from then on I had my own thoughts. But in the beginning, because I couldn't materialize, I could only be a transparent person among the shipyard workers coming and going. I secretly learned the language and knowledge of those humans, felt their emotions, and understood their taboos.

One day, I was finally able to show myself in front of people and tell the world about my existence. However, after a long period of observation, I suddenly found that I had lost this interest - the interest in exposing my existence. Human beings' fear of the unknown made me dare not imagine what the consequences would be if I were known. After careful consideration, I chose to remain silent.

I don't seem to be afraid of loneliness, a human emotion.

From a keel to the bottom structure of the ship, then the wall and ribs were built bit by bit, and then the steel plates were laid bit by bit, and finally it became more and more like a ship. Time passed by little by little, fast or slow, and finally one day I welcomed the day of my launch, December 1938, 12.

It was a day I will never forget, and I think I will remember it forever.

The shipyard was particularly lively that day. My huge body, which was more than 200 meters long, was covered with colorful flags and streamers, and was crowded with tiny humans. They waved their arms at me excitedly and shouted a bunch of slogans.

They probably didn't know they were conscious. At this moment, I was sitting on the deck at the bow, with my legs dangling in the air, looking at them.

There were two people who stood out in the crowd. One was a man in black clothes with a conspicuous mustache, and the other was a fat man in a white military uniform. As far as I know, they were the Air Force Marshal Goering and the Fuhrer Hitler.

They walked around my hull, and the others followed behind them. Supported by curiosity, my consciousness followed and listened to what they talked about.

"Tsk, tsk, what a great ship." The Führer looked very happy. As he walked away, he turned back and asked the fat man, "Goering, how are the planes on this ship?"

"My Führer, no problem. Although they are naval ships, in the name of the revival of the Greater German Empire, we will definitely not compromise on the aircraft we give them. In 36, we formed the Traegergruppe aircraft carrier-based fighter squadron, and they have been training for almost three years. The dive bomber squadron is also being formed and trained. In addition, regarding the latest models of carrier-based aircraft, I have placed orders with Messerschmitt and Junkers to develop BF109T fighters and JU87C bombers, which are modified versions of carrier-based aircraft according to their latest development projects. And they can be manufactured by next year or the year after next at the latest. The Greater German Empire will definitely be revived! Führer, I promise!!"

"Yes!" The thin man called the head of state smiled and nodded, and continued to walk forward surrounded by a group of people, but...

What about the Admiral of the Navy? Didn't I belong to the German Navy? Why didn't he come?

I tilted my head and couldn't figure out the reason.

As the crowd cheered, "bang" a bottle of champagne popped against my body, and streamers scattered everywhere in an instant.

I went into the water.

As usual, after my hull is built, it needs to be launched into the water and then installed, which also takes a long time.

I originally thought that my future would be bright. Once I was completely built, I would have my own crew, my own captain, and a large number of carrier-based aircraft. I heard what the Air Force Marshal said to the Führer at the launching ceremony. My carrier-based aircraft and pilots are already being trained and developed.

I originally thought my mission was to fight for Germany!

However...

I just thought...

According to the requirements of the project, my main shaft is currently simply fixed on the shaft frame. The shaft system will be aligned and connected after launching. The purpose of this is to prevent deformation during launching. However... from the launch in December 38 to now in October 12, these shafts have not been connected! Although I found that I can manipulate the metal on my body, align them and simply connect them, it is only a temporary connection after all, so I have a little difficulty walking now (PS: This is a historical fact. The first clause of the agreement for the German Navy and Air Force to restart the construction of 39 in 10 was to connect at least two shafts to obtain a speed of 42 knots)...

And... the progress after launching was normal. I installed a 150mm turret, laid the flight deck, installed the elevator, and reserved two catapult installation slots... However, as time went on, the workers who were originally busy on my main body seemed to be getting less and less busy, and there were fewer and fewer things to install...

But I still have many projects that are not completed...

Finally one day...

"Hey, have you heard?" Several bored workers were chatting. One of them said something that was bad news to me: "The ship is about to stop working."

"Stop work? Haha... Indeed, there is less and less work to do now. And under normal circumstances, there should be people from the navy to supervise the takeover by now..."

I was shocked, why did it stop working?!

I haven't been built yet!

I quickly hid myself, hid beside them, and listened carefully... But, for me, the more I listened, the worse the news became...

"Hans, your uncle is from the Labor Committee, right? Do you know why the work has stopped?" People began to ask one of them. It seemed that he had some connections. The workers had developed feelings for me, and they must be reluctant to stop work suddenly.

"Well, I've heard a little bit. It seems that the Navy and the Air Force had a quarrel." The worker named Hans said, "I heard from the Navy that the Air Force wanted to take over Zeppelin's planes, but the Navy disagreed, saying that the Air Force was going too far and that Goering had stopped all the planes and training measures. Hey, after all, Goering was the Air Force Commander and the Speaker of the Reich."

I was shocked. What happened to Goering's promise last year that he would equip me with a plane and train pilots? Could he lie in front of the head of state and cover up everything? ! !

A few days later, the bad news was confirmed... A general sent by the Navy came to the shipyard and convened a meeting of the factory leadership, the head of the labor front and worker representatives: "Due to the adjustment of the German Navy's strategy, and the Navy believes that aircraft carriers are worthless weapons within the combat radius of enemy airports, the Navy now needs large battleships, submarines, destroyers and cruisers, and the Zeppelin project needs to make way for their production. Therefore, the Navy now announces that the construction of Zeppelin has been suspended!" (PS: This is also a historical fact in 1939)

I was stunned...

Strategic adjustment? Aircraft carriers have no value?

For an aircraft carrier, sea and air combat is instinctive! ! How can it be worthless to launch a surprise attack on the opponent by relying on speed and suddenness! !