The history of the naval forces of the German Reich is not very long, after all, the concept of a unified German Empire did not appear until the late nineteenth century, and before that "Germany" existed only as a universal language.

The first national navy in the true sense of the word in German history was the fleet of the German National Assembly, established by the National Assembly in Frankfurt after the German March Revolution in 1848.

At that time, the coastal defense situation of the German Confederation was very serious, Britain and the Netherlands, which had provided protection for the German coast, were no longer ruled by German monarchs, and Denmark, a former ally, was at a serious disagreement with the German Confederation over the ownership of the Schleswig-Holstein region. Soon the Schleswig-Holstein War broke out, and the powerful Danish Navy immediately blocked the North Sea and Baltic Sea routes, cutting off the German Confederation's foreign maritime trade.

It was under these circumstances that the German Navy was hastily organized, and at that time there were only eleven large ships combined, only one of which was a regular warship, and the coastal patrol ship was snatched by the Germans from the Danish Navy. The fleet existed for less than four years before it was disbanded by the defeat of the National Assembly, and the ships were sold to the various member states of the Confederation, with the Kingdom of Prussia purchasing two steam cruisers, which became one of the cornerstones of the subsequent rise of the Prussian navy.

The current Imperial German Navy was formed by the Prussian Navy and the East German Federal Navy. It was formed in 1871, and the following year, after the success of the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese government officially established the Imperial Japanese Navy, so the modern naval history of Japan and Germany is actually only one year apart.

World War I was a watershed moment, a brutal war that destroyed the mighty German High Seas Fleet while also giving the Japanese Navy the opportunity to rise in Asia. The Japanese navy had an ambivalent attitude towards Germany, which greatly admired Germany's strong industrial and technological capabilities, while at the same time extremely despised the strength of the German navy. You must know that Japan has two of the world's seven battleships, and the total tonnage of warships is the third in the world... Oh.. Now it's second, and now looking at the world, apart from America, there is no other country in the world that can compete with the Japanese Empire in the Seven Seas.

Japanese naval officers received a British-style education, which included a full set of Western upper-class etiquette, and at no time could Japanese naval officers lose face in the Japanese Empire because of rudeness. In fact, in the early days of the Japanese Navy, there were often afternoon tea and other tricks, but in recent years, the trend of reverence for the emperor's retro has begun to rise, and the junior soldiers have learned from the army red deer and shouted the Japanese boy Yamato every day, and the top of the navy has only reined in a little.

The folding table is not very large, and the two tables themselves are not equipped for submarines, but are brought on board by the U106 crews themselves, and are usually taken out for use at weekend deck dinners, because the tables do not take up much space when folded, and are usually stored in the battery compartment under the cabin floor.

The tablecloth was brought on board by Private Turman of the engine squad, and according to him, it was hand-sewn by his mother, and in addition to the U106 port, the attentive mother embroidered the tablecloth with a beautiful blue lace. Usually on important occasions, the crew will not take out these two precious tablecloths at all.

The tea set used is a standard item customized by the German Navy, and in addition to the ship's port number, the bottom is also printed with a golden naval eagle emblem, of course, outsiders can't see it if you don't turn it over. The silver cutlery was brought on board by Captain Robin, a gift from a friend, said to be from the First World War, with an elaborate Iron Cross emblem carved into the handle.

"I didn't expect to be able to drink such authentic British black tea on the sea." Guidao put down the teacup and said with an admiring expression.

"Our chef is said to have worked in one of the best restaurants in Hamburg, but I think he is best at making tea." Robin said with a smile.

"Smoke, gentlemen, please." The captain opened the silver cigarette case and approached Guijima.

"Thank you." Kijima thanked him and took a cigarette from his case.

There were very few non-smoking officers in the Japanese Navy, life at sea was very monotonous and boring, and sailors needed nicotine to anesthetize themselves. The other group chose alcohol because it was easier to get it, and the number of drunkards in the Japanese Navy at that time far exceeded that of the Japanese Army, including some high-ranking generals of the Military Command Department and the Combined Fleet.

The logistics supply of the Japanese Navy included all kinds of alcohol, and there were relevant explicit provisions in the Imperial Japanese Army (Navy) Army (Navy) Command (Supply Order).

According to the regulations, each Japanese soldier received one-third of the liter of sake or beer per day, and the soldier could also use his military pay to buy various alcoholic beverages from the "bartender" located in the barracks (the Japanese word for "bartender" has two meanings, one is the commissary in the barracks, because it sells all kinds of alcohol and snacks, so it is called a bartender). ）。 However, due to poor supplies (all the ammunition was used to transport them) and operational needs, the army units often cut off the supply of alcohol to the officers and sergeants, and every time the army group of wine insects complained bitterly.

However, this kind of problem rarely happens to the navy, the Japanese navy has its own independent logistics system, and even has breweries for the navy, such as the famous Shanghai Jardine Brewery during the Republic of China, after the outbreak of the Pacific War, it was taken over by the Japanese Sakura Beer Co., Ltd. (Sakura Beer) and began to brew Sakura brand beer for the Japanese navy.

Not only were they stationed at the port, but during the war, the Japanese Navy usually distributed some beer and sake to the soldiers before and after the mission.

The Yi 60 carried a lot of fine sake, and when encountering national or folk festivals, the birthday of an officer and soldier, or a certain training performance, everyone could have a few drinks to celebrate it at dinner.

"Ahem, cough, cough..."As soon as he took a puff of cigarette, Guidao was choked and couldn't stop coughing. Nakasa Kijima was accustomed to smoking light-flavored cigarettes produced in Japan, and when he encountered Robin's strong-flavored American cigarettes, and they were mint-flavored, he fell for them without checking them for a while.

"It's okay," Kijima waved his hand.

"This mint cigarette is really strong." Nakasa smiled to hide his embarrassment, and then pretended to look down at the cigarette roll.

"Library... Cool, Kuro fell to death (it's a COOL card). Guidao said to Hanafang that although he had never seen this brand of cigarettes before, he couldn't show his cowardice in front of the people of the independent country.

"Ha, Suo fell to death." Hanafang nodded earnestly with a cigarette in his mouth.

"This is American smoke, captured from a sunken British transport ship during the war." Robin introduced.

"It turned out to be the trophy of your army, and it really tastes different." After hearing this, Guidao was immediately in awe, and sure enough, it was an ace submarine that had participated in actual combat, and what he took out was extraordinary.

"Hear me, Hanafang, this is what Captain Robin got after sinking the British transport." Guidao said to Huafang that the word English also used an accent.

"Ha, dumb Bari Sanli Xinda (sure enough, it's a trophy), and Amiri Gata eight shares (American cigarettes)." Hanafang nodded at Guidao in praise.

The two Japanese naval officers even changed their smoking posture, and after smoking two puffs, maybe they could be stained with some German submarine weapons, and the two of them carefully tasted each puff of cigarette, and the addicted appearance almost made Captain Robin almost think that his precious cigarette had been stolen and replaced with opium.

"Shaozuo, you didn't notice us just now, are you a little surprised to see us suddenly emerge from the sea?" Robin took advantage of the sailor's opportunity to recharge the water for the Japanese, and suddenly asked.

"Yes, I was really surprised by you, it was so close...."Hanafang nodded and replied, and by the time he realized that he had lost his words, it was too late to recover. Really... Tea, please, Major. Captain Robin laughed, he had gotten the answer he wanted most.

PS: It's still not good today, the cold is not good, tomorrow, tomorrow should be fine.

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