On 1 August, the warships participating in the joint military exercise in southern Africa began to assemble at Walvis Bay, and the southern African Navy dispatched three heavy cruisers, six light cruisers, 12 destroyers, one hospital ship, and one supply ship, with a total of 7,600 officers and men participating in the exercise.

The three heavy cruisers participating in the exercise were the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet, the heavy cruiser "Kimberley", with Captain Patton.

Heavy cruiser of the USS Edward from the Edward's fleet, captain Jackson Marshall.

and the heavy cruiser of the Los Angeles from the Walvis Bay Fleet, whose captain was transferred from the Army to the Navy, and Don Juan, the former commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division.

From the selection of these three captains, we can see the status of the Chinese in southern Africa, and two of the three captains are Chinese.

On August 5, Roque arrived at Walvis Bay by plane to visit the officers and men of the Navy who were about to participate in the exercise.

Among the three captains, Patton and Don Juan are Roque's henchmen, only Jackson Marshall and Roque are relatively strangers, Roque came to Walvis Bay for another mission, is to award Jackson Marshall, the Southern African Ministry of Defense decided to promote Jackson Marshall to rear admiral.

The award ceremony was held in the small auditorium of the Walvis Bay Fleet, and Roque personally wore the rank of rear admiral for Jackson Marshall, and from then on, Jackson Marshall truly entered the ranks of senior officers.

"General, congratulations—" Roque congratulated sincerely, he had no prejudice against outsiders like Jackson Marshall, as long as Jackson Marshall was loyal to his duties, Roque was not stingy.

"Marshal, it is my pleasure!" Jackson Marshall saluted Roque, the army was highly hierarchical, and there should be no less etiquette.

After Roque, Patton and Don Juan lined up to congratulate Jackson Marshall, and after being promoted to general, Jackson Marshall had just entered the core layer of southern Africa.

After the ceremony, Roque presided over a small symposium at which Roque made higher demands on the generals.

"The joint exercise with the Royal Navy is a rare opportunity for our Southern African Navy, after the world war, although the strength of the Royal Navy has been weakened, it is still the most powerful and professional fleet in the world, we still have a lot to learn, but I hope we learn the essence, not the dross." Roque habitually complained, and the Royal Navy really had too many slots.

"General Marshall should have the most say in this regard—" Patton now had a beard, untrimmed, and looked a little scruffy, but with a touch of toughness.

"Didn't you also serve in the Royal Navy?" Don Juan was transferred to the Navy after the end of the World War, and for this purpose he also went to the British mainland to study for a period of time, and was no stranger to the Royal Navy.

"I was a liaison officer at the time, and I couldn't even enter the operations command room, so I could only pretend to be a local tyrant in the bar every day-" Barton laughed, and his image as a local tyrant was also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"That's right, a lot of the Royal Navy's rumors about the Southern African Army started with you." Jackson Marshall tried to fit into the conversation, and this openness and lightness was very different from that of the lifeless Royal Navy.

When the Royal Navy superiors are talking, the subordinates have no qualifications to interject at all, and the ridicule between officers can only be made in private, in front of their superiors, which is tantamount to self-exclusion.

The atmosphere of the Southern African Navy is very relaxed, if ordinary sailors have problems, they can also directly ask the captain to respond, which is not possible in the Royal Navy, and big things must be reported step by step, the rules are greater than the sky, and no one can change them.

"What are the rumors?" Patton was curious, he made a lot of new friends during his time in the Mediterranean Fleet, and these things were never mentioned by Patton's friends.

"As you said, everyone in southern Africa is a tyrant—" Jackson Marshall said in a British humor.

Barton and Don Juan were stunned for a moment before they reacted, and then they laughed wickedly, winning the contempt of Jackson Marshall.

The length of this reaction arc is about the same as that of the Germans.

The British are best at bad jokes that they think are humorous, and the Germans are best at real cold humor.

"The real tyrant should be the Royal Navy, at least we didn't order a 20 pound cup-" Rock is black humor, a scandal that has just been exposed, the "Nelson" class battleship that Britain has begun to build, a cup worth 20 pounds, shocked the British government and the public.

£20 is about the full monthly income of a Royal Navy lieutenant.

A naval officer, whose monthly income can only buy one cup, does not know how the Royal Navy Logistics Department reviews these procurement lists, presumably because the officer in charge of the audit sees the pound sterling as a franc.

Yes, it's British humor too.

With the further depreciation of the franc, the exchange of one pound to the franc has soared from 1:25 before the world war to 1:45 now, and the poor state of the French economy can be seen.

To make matters worse, in Germany, the Weimar government, unable to repay the reparations, abandoned itself by printing a large number of marks, and now in Germany, it costs a trillion marks to buy a loaf of bread.

The "mark" here has nothing to do with the reparations, the leaders of the Entente are still very smart and have long foreseen this scene today, so the "Versailles Treaty" stipulates that Germany will repay the reparations in gold marks, in other words, gold.

Hyperinflation in Germany also paved the way for the rise of the mustache.

In this case, there are still people in Germany who are hoarding, wantonly speculating, and lending usury-

It is not for nothing that certain ethnic groups have been excluded, and it is forgivable to do their own evils, but they cannot live if they do their own evils.

"Why can't we get this kind of order from our southern African enterprises?" Barton was heartbroken, 20 pounds a cup, and the pound is still relatively strong.

"That's not something you should care about." Roque immediately stopped it, complained and complained, and couldn't go too far.

This problem cannot be delved into, and many people will be unlucky if they delve into it, and the suppliers of the Royal Navy have complicated relationships behind them, and some things cannot be taken seriously.

Otherwise, with the little money that Congress gives to the royal family every year, the royal family will not even have enough money to maintain the castle.

"Lord, the 'West Africa' was given to the Edward fleet, when will the 'Congo' be delivered?" Don Juan seized the opportunity to make a request, and the "West Africa" had already decided to be equipped with the Edward fleet, and the "Congo" had not yet decided.

In principle, the "Congo" should be part of the Walvis Bay fleet.

However, considering that the Atlantic Fleet is facing strong pressure from the United States, the "Congo" should also be equipped with the Atlantic Fleet, so that at least the Atlantic Fleet can look a little confident on the surface.

It's just a battleship, and if you want to fight against a large number of battleships in the United States, it's really not enough.

"Even if it is delivered, there is nothing to do with your Walvis Bay Fleet, the Atlantic Fleet needs the 'Congo' even more, and there are more than a dozen battleships parked in the military harbor of New York every day, do you know how much pressure I have?" Patton resolutely refused to make concessions on this issue, the Indian Ocean is related to the core interests of southern Africa, first of all, the battleships are installed, Patton and Don Juan have nothing to say, and the "Congo" can still fight.

Jackson Marshall drank coffee leisurely, and whoever said that the Southern African Navy excluded whites, Jackson Marshall spat on him.

"Adding a battleship will not change the balance of power between the Atlantic Fleet and the US Navy, but will cause a greater stimulus to the US Navy, the relationship between us and the US Navy has just eased a little, at this time it is better not to stimulate the Americans, four battleships, three fleets, it's not easy to distinguish-" Don Juan has a big appetite, listening to this, the four battleships are just two Walvis Bay Fleet and Edward's fleet, and there is nothing to do with the Atlantic Fleet.

"Nonsense!" Patton jumped like thunder, although the Atlantic Fleet was established late, and it was not raised by a stepmother, why?

"Don't be impulsive, have something to say, right, Jack—" Don Juan was not angry, and pulled Jackson Marshall into the water again.

The Chinese in southern Africa quarreled, and the white people wanted to watch the excitement on the side, and they wanted to be beautiful!

"I can do anything—" Jackson Marshall was not stupid, and resolutely did not mix.

"Stop, it's enough to do your thing-" Roque directly stopped, one by one, none of them worrying.

In the evening, Roque hosted a banquet at the Great Hall of the Walvis Bay Fleet to entertain John de Robeck, the commander of the Royal Navy's Atlantic Fleet, who had arrived in Walvis Bay in advance.

During the World War, Drobeck served as the deputy commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, and once fought side by side with Roque, and the two had a good personal relationship, and last year the Royal Navy also underwent internal adjustments, John de Robeck served as the commander-in-chief of the Atlantic Fleet, and in this military exercise, John de Robeck will serve as the commander-in-chief.

"Lord, welcome to Southern Africa—" Roque was very enthusiastic to see his old friend, John de Robeck, born in 1862, and will turn 60 next year.

"Locke, I'm so glad to see you, you've given us a lot of surprises in the past two years." John de Robec made a pun, and the surprise was certainly not to be talked about, but there were many surprises.

Since Diego Garcia, there have been some disagreements between the Royal Navy and the Southern African Navy, and now Diego Garcia has become a territory of Southern Africa, which was confirmed in the District Court of London, and the Royal Navy lost its most important base in the Indian Ocean, which made the Royal Navy feel heartbroken.

As for the 80,000-ton aircraft carrier won by the Southern African Navy after the Washington Naval Conference, it is not worth mentioning compared to Diego Garcia.

Not long ago, Britain finally came up with a shipbuilding plan to build another 30,000-ton aircraft carrier on the basis of two aircraft carriers, which happened to use up all the tonnage of aircraft carriers.

In southern Africa, four aircraft carriers were to be built in one go, each of which was 20,000 tons, adding up to 80,000.

Although the tonnage is the same, in terms of numbers, the Royal Navy lags behind the Southern African Navy, which makes the Royal Navy feel like a fish in the throat, which is really uncomfortable.

ps: The plot is already fast-paced, and if it's fast enough to World War II, I'm afraid it's going to be directly out of Zenith Star Technology-