"It's coming!" Room 51 said as he looked into the distance.

Cal. Hoffman and the others also followed the gaze of Room 51, but they didn't see anything. There is no moon tonight, and there are not many stars. In the dark sea, I can only hear the sound of the waves rolling.

"Right there!" Lieutenant William, who was holding a telescope next to him, suddenly spoke and pointed ahead.

As everyone continued to look, it wasn't long before the outline of a mountain-like behemoth appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"Let's go, let's go and see!" 51 said, and took the lead to the dinghy. Counting on the battleship to come over is prone to problems.

Everyone also got into a few small boats, and slowly drove towards the figure that had stopped.

It was now faintly visible to the naked eye, and as it approached the behemoth, it became more and more visible, and the shadow of a hideous battleship appeared on Erinhard. Mertens' eyes.

He couldn't help but have some moist eyes, this time he came, not only Carl. Hoffman, Erinhard. Mertens also came. He was a captain at the Keene shipyard in Germany, a familiar shadow he had seen countless times at the Hovald shipyard twenty years earlier. And the battleship in front of him was almost the same as the Bavarian battleship, almost making him think that it was a time and space reversal.

"It's him, it's him!" An old man next to him shouted in a lost voice, Fritz. Rishi had served on the Bavarian battleship and was familiar with this ship, and seeing this familiar figure today made him a little excited, who had already passed half a hundred. This time it wasn't just him, he was accompanied by more than thirty veterans who had also served on the ship. Although they are all over forty years old, they are still vigorous, and they quickly grabbed the rope ladder and boarded the exciting battleship.

"It's him, that's him!" More than one person was choking and muttering, and everywhere traces of the old Bavarian battleships could be seen. Even some of the unique structures are touched, as if he had been resurrected.

In this regard, Meng Xiang was too lazy to embellish it, and the external excuse was that it was completely imitated, and no one would believe that this was the sunken and rusted Bavaria.

Cal. Hoffmann brought more than 40 ship experts to check the ship's quality problems. Hoffmann was also on patrol, having seen the Bavaria twice, visited the ship once, and seen many photographs and materials about him. For all this in front of him, it slowly coincided with the impression in his mind.

Room 51 stood silently, and it was already past ten o'clock in the evening. For safety, Meng Xiang did not choose the Makassar Strait, which is relatively close to the shore in the south, but went north to the depths of the Sulawesi Sea. Today's ships are not equipped with radar, and they generally sail along certain routes that have been detected. There is a waterway hundreds of miles away here, and even during the day, there is no human figure here, let alone at night.

They can be assured of bold inspections.

"It's just one?" Cal. Hoffman got an affirmative answer from those experts and veterans, preliminary examination, no problem.

"If you see fit, they'll be right there!" Room 51 replied lightly. In fact, there is a shortage of manpower, this transaction, all the people involved are clones, and they can't start three ships at a time, even if two are very reluctant, counting on those ordinary people who have only been trained by Scott for a while, one is easy to leak, and the other is that they are also novices, and the level of ordinary dragon warriors is about the same.

Although ordinary dragon warriors have not been trained in the training center, after training on Scott and torpedo boats for a while, ordinary posts can also cope.

"We'd like to see them all!" Although the initial inspection of this ship is good, the other ships have not been inspected, and it is difficult to say that it is good.

"No problem!" Room 51 replied. In one night, they had already sailed all three ships to the vicinity. All that's left to do is drive them over, or just bring someone there.

"We can drive this over and have a look!" The proposal of Room 51 was exactly what the Germans wanted, and the Germans took over all the posts. Nearly 200 people had been trained, and with the cooperation of the clones who were traveling with them, they drove the behemoth in the direction indicated by Room 51.

"I can't believe he's so new, like he's just from the factory!" Fritz. Rishi sighed.

Lieutenant Wilhelm's heart moved beside him, and he whispered to Fritz, who was not far away. Rishi said: "Is this ship new?" ”

"Of course this is a new ship, you see, the run-in of these gears has not yet been sharpened!" Fritz at this time. Rishi was groping around, like caressing his lover's silky skin.

"Can you tell how long he's sailed?" Lieutenant William asked again.

"The instruments that record the voyage are all cleared. But the paint on the ship has not worn out at all, and it is definitely less than a thousand nautical miles! "Fritz. Rishi thought for a moment.

"A thousand nautical miles?" After calculating the surrounding map in his mind for a while, Lieutenant William determined in his mind that there was a base for the mysterious organization near Southeast Asia. Although the leader is a German, his subordinates are all yellows. Several transactions were in the vicinity, so it seems that there is at least one sub-base of that copycat company here.

Meng Xiang didn't know that this transaction had made that William guess so much. However, even if you guess what it can be, now that the two are cooperative, the Germans will not be stupid to lift the skirt of the copycat company.

"Oh my God!" Fritz next to Wilhelm. Rishi suddenly exclaimed, he was surprised to see the Bavaria-class battleship just now, and suddenly saw two more in front of him, and he couldn't help but wonder if he was dreaming if he was dreaming.

The 8 380 mm twin cannons on a battleship in front of him made William feel shocked, since this copycat company took out this and sold it, it shows that they have stronger strength, and three battleships at a time represent the huge power of this force. This kind of force can only be regarded as friends, and they cannot be treated as enemies casually. No wonder the boss suddenly ordered him not to track down the traces of the copycat company.

"These cannons are no problem, they can be loaded with shells and ready to fight!" Wolfgang. Clapp was an expert in naval artillery, and he was pretty sure he hadn't used any of the ship's guns. Although there was no ammunition on board, he was sure that as soon as there were shells, the guns would be able to fire them immediately.

The four twin turrets were in working order, the 16 single-mounted 150mm secondary guns were fine, and the 10 88mm guns were in perfect condition. None of the burrs on the sides of the 5 600-mm torpedo tubes were smoothed.

"The weapon system is in good condition!" This is his conclusion.

"The powertrain is normal!" Fritz. Rishi also voiced his own set of opinions. Under the observation of a dozen of them, the 11 Sannikrovt coal-fired boilers and 3 steam turbines were all in normal operation, even if the maximum speed of 22 knots had just been opened, they were still working well.

"The quality of the steel is very good, and like the original Bavaria, the armor dimensions also meet the original requirements, and the thickness of some major parts reaches 350 mm." Ulrich. The quality and thickness of the armor detected by Kramer's group was also acceptable.

"The three ships are all the same, if it weren't for the different numbers on the ship, I would have been confused!" Fritz. Rishi shouted.

"Three of the same?" Cal. Hoffman whispered, he knew what that meant, the enemy would not be able to figure out the intelligence of these ships.

Naval combat is generally about judging the intentions of the other side, and the captain's style is also crucial. Under the command of different people, different combat styles will appear, and one person's combat style is not easy to change. The opponent judges the ship based on the ship, and the captain is shown on the intelligence, so you can roughly understand the opponent's style.

Moreover, the enemy does not even know that there are three, so three identical ships will confuse the enemy through different deployments, so that he will misjudge the information and delay the fighters. A ship that is still in France today and is in the vicinity of England the next day will definitely make the enemy confused and unaware of the mysteries. They can guess two, so can they guess three?

Cal. Hoffman smiled slightly and said to Room 51: "We are very satisfied with these three ships, we want them." But it will take some time for the specific examination to be carried out. ”

"Our ship must be paid in cash, not a penny of 50 million marks in gold, silver, or dollars. As for the other two ships that belong to the Huaxia general, you can talk about it yourself! Room 51 also said directly.

Cal. Hoffman didn't bargain with him anymore, it had already been negotiated before. Working in the Naval Quartermaster's Department, he was well aware that fifty million marks was not expensive. Even if it produces domestically, it will need almost all this money. The construction of the battlecruiser Gneisnau, which had just been commissioned, cost more than 140 million marks, so that three battleships were only equivalent to the money of one battlecruiser, but the role of three battleships was far from being comparable to that of one battlecruiser.

Although the battlecruiser Gneishnau had a standard displacement of 31500, the tonnage was somewhat larger than that of the Bavarian battleship 28530 tons, and the power was more advanced. Moreover, the Imperial Navy has always turned this battle cruiser into a battleship, but the deterrent effect of the 3 triple 280 mm guns is much worse than that of the 380 mm main guns.

No wonder, the Huaxia general said that he would deal with it cheaply, and it was really cheap enough, and it was considered a loss at cost price. And the empire needs to pay him only for the empire's products and technology, as well as to help him cultivate talents. These are the economies that can pull the empire, and they are cheaper to calculate. Even with the addition of a low-interest loan of 50 million marks, the empire made a bargain.

"Because it was agreed in advance that only two ships would be traded, and no cash was required. We didn't have that much money with us for a while. "Carl. Hoffman was a little puzzled.

"No problem, we believe in the credibility of the German Empire. Within half a month, you can deposit the money in the Taiping Bank on the territory of General Huaxia, where there is our account. It's only half a month, is that okay? Room 51 said coldly.

Even the credibility of the country is sometimes a piece of waste paper, but driven by the interests of long-term deals, I believe that the Germans will not be so short-sighted.

"No problem, I guarantee in my family's name that the money will arrive soon." Cal. Hoffman solemnly assured that no one would be so short-sighted to offend a force with great potential for this money. He had also heard of several transactions in the Army, and the products were great, even if it was a torpedo boat traded by the Navy, the surname Neng was very advanced. Who knows if they have something better in their hands?

"Do you need help if you ship it back?" 51 asked again. According to the prior agreement, they were only responsible for providing ships, and how to transport them back was a matter for the Germans.

"Thank you for your concern, but we don't need to. We've got a way! "Carl. Hoffman said proudly, if the strength of the empire can't even do this little thing, it will not be a joke. For this transaction, there was already a strict arrangement and plan, just waiting for the news to be confirmed.

"Well, I think we have a lot of ammunition for this ship here, are you sure you don't need it? Very cheap! "If Meng Xiang saw Jian 51 like this, he would definitely be surprised, the stereotypical clone has also learned to tempt people. Clones are also growing, and if they start out as children, their emotional intelligence is already transitioning to that of teenagers as they come into contact with the outside world.

"We want! All of them! "When Carl. When Hoffman saw the price of those ammunition, he immediately nodded in agreement. These ammunition were only produced separately, just in case, and now that the battleships are all sold, it is not much use to keep them, so they are directly disposed of and packed cheaply.

"Rich! Rich! Meng Xiang couldn't help but exclaim, the last time 30 million had already given him a big surprise, and this time another 150 million came out, plus a three-year low-interest loan of 50 million marks is 200 million. The social reforms that were supposed to be implemented in the next step lacked the support of this lump sum.

Even if this transaction made a lot of money, Meng Xiang didn't care, if the price was too high, the Germans would not necessarily buy it. And cooperation with the Germans will not necessarily go smoothly. Compared to the 24th of the discount cost of the base's production, these are equivalent to making money for nothing.

Moreover, the Germans sent an order for three more Scott destroyers, and another 30 million were about to arrive.

It's not just the Germans who are sending money, the Umbrella Company has contacted local politicians in Brazil, and has also sold four German-built submarines in World War I.

Actually, what the Brazilians wanted more was a battleship.

In the American rules of the game, chaotic South America is undoubtedly a stable and adjustable backyard. The rich Americas gave rise to only one great power, and the rest can only ferment sin in the shadows.

There are many disputes in South America, and in South America, Brazil is not very strong at this time or even in the future. Argentina, Chile and other countries are also very evenly matched. Therefore, Brazil would like to have one more battleship to deter the surrounding countries.

But there are not many options in the market, and the Americans are engaged in balance, so naturally they will not easily break the balance. Britain, France and other countries were involved in each other, and the international climate fluctuated a little at this time, and the battleships of various countries were no longer sold as easily as they were at the end of World War I.

The old ones have already been sold, and the current ones are still maintaining a balance in numbers until new ships are put into operation.

Of course, there are also some old battleships that have been updated and replaced, which have been thrown up at high prices by Britain and France, waiting for someone to take the bait.

Those goods that do not have a good surname price ratio are also in short supply. It's just that the shy Brazilians have been searching for the goods with the highest surname price ratio, and they are not in a hurry.

It was when the shadow companies were looking around for news in Brazil that they learned about it.

Meng Xiang was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately sent an umbrella company to contact him, throwing out the Nagato-class battleship.

Equipped with a 410 mm gun, the Nagato served as the flagship of the Yamato fleet many times in 20 years, from 20 years until the Yamato came out in 41. It is the most powerful battleship in the Navy, and has always been a symbol of the Navy in the hearts of the people. Meng Xiang specially chose this battleship to trade for the sake of disgusting little devils.

The Umbrella Company has never been present in China, and the location of their activities has always been in the Americas. I am not afraid that someone will contact the head of the vanguard. But if the Bavarian battleships were traded, the Germans would definitely be suspicious. Moreover, it involves the copyright issue of the Germans, and the Germans are definitely not happy in their hearts, and for the sake of future cooperation, Meng Xiang will not be so short-sighted. There were a lot of ships that could be built in World War I, but they didn't have to be German.

British and American goods are too sensitive, and their influence in Brazil is not small, and Brazilians will never dare to use such goods of unknown origin. If it is a book, Brazil is not afraid of offending himself, and there are not many of them who have a side with him.

The relationship between himself and the Americans at this time is very complicated, and selling a ship to the Brazilians will definitely make the Americans even more awkward. At this time, there were many descendants of the people in Brazil, and this American has not ignored them, and he himself has a cautious attitude towards this, and has not made too much trouble. But if a battleship appeared, it would definitely be like a bomb that would stun the Americans.

The Brazilians were very impressed by the Nagato battleship proposed by the umbrella, but they did not dare to take it directly, taking into account the attitude of the United States.

On the contrary, four World War I submarines were bought and sold with Umbrella, and four U31 medium submarines with an underwater displacement of 878 tons were sold for nearly 20 million. But instead of collecting money, they bartered directly. The goods can be grain, crops such as cane sugar, or even land. Although the former is urgently needed, the latter is what Meng Xiang really wants.