Just when the Lan Fang Army systematically adjusted the battle plan due to the departure of the capital ship of Scheer, on November 9, 1914, the Scheer fleet first completed preparations to leave Southeast Asia. This is also to be expected, from the local support, it takes several ways, and even from Shanghai to Southeast Asia, which requires a certain process, but Scheer, itself is a well-trained fleet, as long as a little preparation, overhaul the crew, for the bottom of the ship and the artillery to carry out some maintenance and replacement, you can leave, especially the gun barrel, with the full support of the northwest, this process only took a few days to replace the gun barrel that has not yet reached the replacement period with a new barrel, maintaining an almost brand new state.

When he left, he said a simple goodbye at the port, saying that in the past year, Scheer's fleet had gained a lot of benefits, just from India and Indochina, it was enough to buy their entire fleet, but Lan Fang and China must also recognize their merits, and they will be rewarded for their merits, which is China's consistent style, which will also help future cooperation. For these, Scheer shirked at first, but Lan Fang insisted on doing so, and did not waste too much time, Scheer finally agreed.

On the issue of rewards, Lan Fang thought a lot, for a naval commander like Scheer, the rewards in kind are not as high as spiritual rewards such as medals, but for the soldiers at the bottom, medals are not as good as in kind. After weighing, Lan Fang took out a whopping 50 million Northwest Coins and medals of various grades, adding up to more than 30 million US dollars, and senior officers took care of both money and honor. The low-level sergeants are mainly rewarded with material rewards.

The entire fleet of 600,000 tons, so far. The total number of officers and soldiers in Germany did not exceed 35,000. The reward of 50 million Northwest Courtyard is equivalent to an average of more than 1,000 Northwest Coins per person, that is, a reward of 500 US dollars, which is definitely not a small amount of money in this era.

The most important thing is that the Northwest has also made adjustments very humanely. You can choose money, whether it's the mark, the pound, the dollar, or even the Northwest coin, and of course, you can also choose the physical object, which can be claimed now or not. To pick up in Germany, of course, there are many physical options, but they are all items produced in the northwest.

Before the Northwest had risen, these Germans would certainly not have been willing. After all, at the beginning, China did not even have the ability to produce matches, all industrial products. are all crowned with the name of foreign, but now. Made in China has become something recognized by most countries in the world, from every aspect of production and life. Not only is the variety complete, the quality is good, and the price is also high, which has become the choice of most ordinary people.

Here, there is also a discount benefit, that is, it can be used to pay the price of Lanfang, and then go to Germany to receive it, which means free shipping, in fact, it is not only the exemption of freight, Chinese goods are sold all over the world, but the price of Lanfang and domestic is the same, the price in Germany is not low, in the middle, there is about four or five percent of the difference, for these low-level soldiers, they can enjoy his Lanfang's things now, but back in Germany, let the family enjoy, this is different, even the northwest is also responsible for delivery, As long as they write down the detailed address, they can let the family spend, which is a rare benefit. As many as 95% of the entire task force chose to let their families enjoy this reward, and only a very small number chose cash and direct physical collection.

The Chinese awarded the medal, Sher accepted it with peace of mind, but the scale is a little large, the money is a little much, originally worried that this ceremony, more or less will affect the morale of the army, but the family to enjoy this, but he very much agrees, the soldiers, except for a few for ideals, for faith, the vast majority, are for money, among them, subsidize the family more, as long as the family is stable, their morale will not only not be low, but will be higher.

This time to leave Southeast Asia, not far back to the country, is a dangerous journey, full of all kinds of variables, even Scheer, is not sure, in the end, can be safely reached, in the long 30 days, in the state of the voyage in a state of concealment, need to maintain morale, although this practice is not very in line with the rules, he will turn a blind eye.

After the ceremony, the nine battleships of the Scheer fleet finally left Malacca, according to the plan, they did not take the familiar channel, they will go directly from Malacca through the equator, to the east coast of Africa, and then turn around to the south, with the maximum arc, around the Cape of Good Hope, and then go to Europe, for this voyage of 10,000 miles of sea frontier, the northwest not only helped them perfect the chart, but also mobilized more than 30 10,000-ton freighters.

These freighters, on the surface, and ordinary freighters, but in fact, the cost of any 10,000-ton freighter, is 5 times higher than the price of ordinary freighters, from the construction of the above is based on the standards of military ships, they no longer take into account the economy, but focus on performance, each ship can play a maximum speed of 25 knots, can keep up with the main fleet, the most important thing is that they are integrated supply ships, even at anchorage, can also carry out simple maintenance of the ship. This is the most critical point, is the biggest guarantee for Scheer's return to Europe, they will maintain the ship and add fuel at the critical moment, to ensure that after the capital ship enters Europe, it will still be extraordinary in combat effectiveness.

Even in the 21st century, the battleship has been in the sea for a long time, plankton and some other mechanical damage, will make the battleship's combat effectiveness decrease, during the Russo-Japanese War, Russia used dozens of warships to die in the sea, which proves this, without the help of the northwest, Scheer will not hesitate, but knowing these times, of course he gladly accepted.

9 capital ships, especially 5 Fantasy class, is definitely called the crystallization of the history of the Northwest warship, his participation in the battle, on behalf of the Northwest production capacity, can also be regarded as a business card, plus, on the interests of the Northwest, the Northwest does not want Germany, lose this ever, the largest battleship showdown, winning is the best choice, of course, the strength of Britain and the United States, it is unlikely to be defeated by Germany at one time, but at least it will suffer a big loss, when the time comes, the entire European situation, whether it is the army, In that case, Britain and the United States will need to pay more price to pull the strength of both sides down to the same level.

9 warships of nearly 50,000 tons, lined up in a neat camp, and then left Singapore, they did not leave alone, they were followed by the huge fleet of Lan Fangguo and the task force, the reason is very simple, in order to cover their departure and prevent them from being discovered by the Entente.

Although it is said that Malacca is controlled in the hands of Lan Fang, but the days of operation are still shallow, there is no way to completely control it, if the Scheer fleet goes out directly, the iron will be exposed, a grain of sand is only in the beach, it will not be found, a person is also in the crowd, is the best camouflage, more than 120 size warships, with a mighty momentum to leave Malacca, they turned around at the mouth of Malacca, went directly to the coast of India, and after a bunch of shells, this is the arrogant return.

Since Lanfang began to pass through the Indochina Peninsula, it has not been to the Indian side for a long time, and the ports on the Indian side have slowly recovered, most of the British and Indian wealth are hidden inland, but in this era of the ocean, there is no port, it is really inconvenient, this does not see the calm waves, slowly come back.

Who knows, when Lan Fang played his cards out of common sense, he should have been used to attack the Philippine fleet, and instead attacked India, which didn't happen to happen, and it was a mess, the British side saw the losses, and was worried that Lan Fang would continue to land and loot, but he didn't expect that Lan Fang just fired a round of artillery and then left, although the losses were heavy, but within an acceptable range.

Lan Fang didn't plan to attack India, it was just a grass and a rabbit, it was considered to be covering for 9 capital ships, the fleet finished fighting India, and when it returned, it was at night, and before I knew it, the 9 capital ships just left, and did not follow the return to Malacca, but turned around and went west.

The sea breeze in the Indian Ocean blows, from Malacca to southern Africa, directly through the vast Indian Ocean, which is not a usual route, and even crosses some storm areas, but the 50,000-ton warship is specially manufactured in the northwest, and under any sea conditions, it can be sailed very freely, unless it is a typhoon that exceeds level 12 or even above.

Even in the open sea where there is no wind and waves, such typhoon weather is rare, and it is seasonal, and it is relatively safe to cross here in this season, otherwise, such a road will not be chosen.

According to the plan, Schell will cross the Indian Ocean at a speed of 550 nautical miles a day, in more than ten days, to reach the place in southern Africa, find a fixed place to replenish supplies and maintain, after about 3 days of rest, continue to sail, will be close to Europe, and then enter the comprehensive war preparations, directly and forcibly break into the North Sea, at the same time, the German side will also let the high seas fleet move in the Baltic Sea, and strive to contain the main maritime forces of the Entente to the greatest extent. Ensure that these ships will return safely to catch the decisive battle of the capital ships of Europe. (To be continued.) )