"Attention! All stand upright! Salute! With the commander's command, the sailors in the navy's white parade uniforms neatly raised their 98K rifles and saluted the Führer's motorcade slowly entering the dock.

The temporary guard of honor formed by the soldiers of the Naval Guard Company stationed at the Germania shipyard lined up beside these sailors, these soldiers wearing the gray-green uniforms of the Navy Shore Crew, wearing blue-gray painted M35 steel helmets, holding 98K rifles with bayonets in their hands, looked no different from ordinary army soldiers, but the golden eagle insignia on the right chest of the uniform and next to the steel helmet revealed their naval identity, and the insignia on the army uniform was silver.

Four three-wheeled motorcycles led three Mercedes-Benz sedans to a stop in front of the welcoming procession, the three Opel trucks at the end of the line carried the soldiers of the Guard Flag Corps jumped out of the car with agility, and the heavily armed SS members quickly set up a cordon on the pier.

Himmler jumped from his SS-1 as soon as possible, and he walked quickly to the Führer's open-top Mercedes. Tysenhofen had long been on guard against this, and the adjutant of the head of state took the lead to open the car door for Xu Jun.

Xu Jun glanced at Himmler, who had an embarrassed expression, and then turned his face to look at the personal adjutant with a smug face, the imperial head couldn't help but smile and shook his head, for the leader, it is not a bad thing for subordinates to compete for favor, just remember to pull the reins in your hand at any time, and knock on some guys who are eventually carried away by jealousy, so that they can understand what is meant by moderation.

"Marshal." Xu Jun exchanged military salutes with Raeder, who stepped forward to greet him, and the two exquisite marshal scepters were dazzling in the blazing afternoon sun, attracting the envious eyes of the army and navy officers present.

Himmler looked respectful and humble behind Xu Jun, but his eyes under the glasses showed a cold gaze from time to time. He was observing the expressions on the faces of the officers present to see if any of them had shown disrespect to the Führer.

Raeder introduced Xu Jun to the naval officers and officials of the base and shipyard, all of whom wore crisp white administrative uniforms. Among them are a few leaders of the trade union organizations in the factory wearing yellow-brown administrative uniforms, I don't know how many of these people are "bishops", and how many are "priests", Xu Jun's minions have thoroughly purged the Germania shipyard, which is a key point, and the least one who remains in his post now must be an ordinary "churchman".

Xu Jun smiled and waved at the administrative officials, in exchange for a neat hand salute and the traditional three-shout victory. These are the staunchest patriots. In their view, the man in front of them was the hope of Germany, and although they were all wearing Nazi uniforms, there were few true Nazi followers, and their beliefs were not much different from those of the Nazis without racial doctrine.

"In accordance with your orders, we have summoned the relevant personnel, and they are all now waiting for your reception in the conference room." Raeder reported to Xu Jun on the side.

"I want to go up there first, you know I've spent a lot of energy and effort for her." Xu Jun leaned over and turned his face to look at the steel giant ship docked by the dock. The freshly painted black, white and gray three-color folded line camouflage makes this beautiful battleship reveal an inexplicable ferocity in elegance.

"The outfitting of the Bismarck has been fully completed and is now being further modified in accordance with your opinion." Raeder introduced to Xu Jun in a respectful manner that his original plan included the steps of inviting Xu Jun to come on board the ship for review, so he deliberately transferred the battleship that was being refurbished to this dock to park.

"Now that the number of our capital ships is still weak, we need to add some more large ships." Cal. Admiral Wiesel said on the sidelines, the chief of naval armament is a hardcore cannon giant, and in his opinion, Germany should build dozens more super battleships like Bismarck to defeat Britain Germany has the right to inherit the maritime supremacy of the British Empire.

"The strategic command of the Navy has long set the tone. The final revisions to the naval shipbuilding program for the next two years are being made, and I do not want to discuss these issues here. We can find time to dedicate this to this discussion. Xu Jun raised his eyebrows and looked at the old navy.

This is a veteran soldier who loves the Navy and Germany, but his vision is a little narrower, but it is no wonder that he is now full of generals with the same idea in the navies of the world, even the group on the other side of the Atlantic, before the attack on Pearl Harbor, was not a keen big pipe.

Speaking of which, Hitler was actually a cannon giant ship in his bones. It's just that the clumsy performance of the German Navy really broke his heart, and Hitler pinned his hopes on these land monsters.

Xu Jun and Raeder walked to the Bismarck's gangway together, and he looked up at the behemoth in front of him, the towering bulwark covering half the sky.

"Please be careful. My Führer. Raeder led the way up the gangway, followed by Xu Jun. Tysenhofen, Werle, and Himmler followed, and the few remaining naval officers were allowed to follow the Führer aboard the ship.

"The Führer boarded the ship!" The deck officer blew a shrill whistle to indicate that a senior officer had boarded the ship.

Bismarck had basically completed the required crew at this time, and all the idle officers and men were dressed in straight parade uniforms, according to the classification of various departments, lined up on the deck in a neat queue to wait for the Führer's review.

The military band accompanying the ship began to play "Departure to England" under the gesture of the conductor, and with the cheerful and enthusiastic tune, Xu Jun, accompanied by Raeder, began to review the crew.

Bismarck's sailors were mostly newly trained recruits, and the navy had great expectations for this battleship, and they were willing to retrain their crews and choose these easy rookie newcomers, although the novices were somewhat inexperienced, but they were more likely to familiarize themselves with these new equipment and positions than the veterans, and did not bring with them the bad habits that had been developed on other ships.

"Welcome aboard the Bismarck, my Führer." Captain Alfred. Admiral Zaft stood at the head of the officer queue and saluted Xu Jun.

"Colonel Zafft, I remember the last time we saw each other was at a celebration banquet in Paris." Xu Jun smiled and raised the marshal's staff to return the salute.

"Yes, my Führer, it is a great honour for me to be remembered by you." Colonel Zaft nodded sharply. Thank you to Jun Xu.

"Accompany me on the parade of soldiers, and by the way, introduce me to the ship." After speaking, Xu Jun turned around and continued to walk in the direction of the bow.

Bismarck's sailors were mostly concentrated on the foredeck, standing in a formation around two massive turrets. Stepping on the spotlessly brushed teak deck, Xu Jun held the marshal's staff to the brim of his hat. Strode past the sailors. With each phalanx, the sailors puffed up their chests and followed the figure of the Führer, saluting the legendary great leader, while the officers leading the team drew their swords and saluted Xu Jun.

"The soldiers look very energetic, how is the training at the moment." Xu Jun rounded the bow and began to move along the port side of the battleship towards the stern.

"My Führer, we have two combat exercises a week, and the most recent one has been very good. At the moment it seems that they have been able to meet the standards required by the command of the Navy. Zaft replied respectfully.

"The standards of the command of the Navy?" Xu Jun turned his face to look at Raeder.

"These sailors are ready to go into battle at sea, my Führer." Raeder replied decisively.

"How's the equipment going? Is there anything wrong with using this boat? Xu Jun turned his head to look at Zaft.

"There are no problems, my Führer. This is a very good warship, and as far as I know of the best warship in all of Europe, she is invincible at sea. Speaking of his ship, Zaft's face was full of pride.

"Where is the retrofit?" Xu Jun had already reached the end of the queue, and the review was already over at this point.

"Only the final commissioning work remains. My Führer, allow me to invite you to the captain's room for a break. I'll report back to you in detail. ”

"No need, I'm going to go to the bridge and have a look, and you can report to me there." Xu Jun refused Zaft's invitation, in his opinion, the captain's room was the most boring place in this battleship, he didn't come up to pretend, but wanted to take a closer look at this legendary battleship.

Due to the short but brilliant combat experience of the battleship Bismarck in that period of history. It has attracted the attention of later generations of military history researchers, and historians have written countless papers and books on her, especially her eventual tragic and dramatic defeat, which has left a lot of historical mystery for people to speculate, even if there are a large number of naval survivors' own accounts. None of them can erase the aura of mystery that shrouded in the final battle.

"This is the Battle Bridge, my Führer." Following the escalator inside the bridge, Xu Jun climbed up the fifth deck and reached the core of the battleship. The armored conning tower of the battleship, the command center in the event of a battle. At that time, Lu Teyansi died in the armored fort in front of him with the captain, and when he saw the exterior panel of the armored control tower with smooth and new paint in front of him, Xu Jun couldn't help but think about it.

Walking to the coaming next to the armored bridge, Xu Jun looked at the deck below the bridge, at this time the sailors had been disbanded and they were ordered to return to their respective posts to continue their work. This warship is not completely prepared as Raeder said, Xu Jun thinks that it is a bit too hasty to rush her into actual combat now, and the appearance of this battleship should be selected at a more appropriate time, she is destined to be a legendary battleship, born to be extraordinary.

Although the design of this warship is derived from the shape of the First World War, and the overall idea is slightly outdated and outdated, the equipment on it is indeed close to the world's advanced level, and Xu Jun has a deep study of it and knows her advantages and disadvantages well. She may not be a perfect warship, but she is a warship with a unique charm, those who like her will push her to the altar, and those who don't like her will trample her into the mud, but no matter how those who come after her describe her, they can't erase the good performance of this battleship in battle.

Her story is irreproducible, and the reason why a legend is called a legend is the most important reason, she is unique, and even the enemies who hate her are unwilling to discredit her bravery and perseverance in battle.

"We have to conduct artillery drills four times a week, and in accordance with your orders, the main gun drills are conducted with live fire. My Führer. Zaft stood behind Xu Jun, who was deep in thought, and continued his report. (To be continued......)