Although Ouyang Ge sang 'swear to sweep away the enemy and ignore his body', with Hu Qinzhai's intelligence, he had long known that he was actually 'disregarding himself for promotion', but who didn't want to be promoted? The generals with the highest military ranks in the new dynasty are only forty years old, the younger ones are only thirty, and the prime ministers of the current dynasty are not more than forty years old.

The exchange between Pei Shoutong and the lieutenant general and the officers stationed in Germany ended in the afternoon, and in the evening of the same day the submarine unit held an officer's dinner with the Germans who were training together, and the strict Germans began to party under the influence of alcohol, and they did not know the identity of Pei Shoutong in the ordinary officer's dress, and judged only from his fluency in German that he was a freshly arrived school instructor.

"Are Germans so crazy when they're drunk?" Get rid of the half-drunk and nagging German officer, Bei Shoutong asked Qian Bocong.

"Probably." Qian Bocong also drank a lot, "In their own opinion, the submarine force is just the 'red herring' that Tirpitz said, at most, it is to defend against enemy ships in the coastal waters, and there is no chance to go out to the ocean to bombard the British Royal Navy." Do you know that in order to get the Congress to support the construction of naval ships, Tirpitz mobilized scholars and professors from all over Germany to advocate for it, and various naval magazines were also put everywhere, and those young people who could not join the 6th Army were attracted to the navy by the giant ships, but when they got on the ships, they were only submarines of several hundred tons...... Tsk, those people's faces are green, haha......"

There are a lot of nobles among the officers of the German 6th Army, and most of the naval officers are middle-class families who have nothing to do with it, and the submarine forces have nothing to do with it. Thinking of Germany's special national conditions and current situation, Pei Shoutong believed that Yang Rui's hope that German submarines would be revived is estimated to be in vain, but the Germans do not vigorously develop submarines. Once the war began, what did the German Navy do to defeat the British?

"When will the next group of sailors arrive?" While Pei Shoutong was pondering, Qian Bocong asked him about the follow-up of the submarine force under the cover of music. He had already smelled the smell of war.

"It should be ten days later. What's the matter, the shipyard has delivered again? Pei Shoutong asked.

"Hmm. It was notified a few days ago. Earlier, I was worried that they would not be able to produce it, but who talked about the fact that the shipyard now delivers ten submarines a month, and this time it is the second batch of submarines to be delivered. According to this calculation, that is, by the end of next year's New Year, 160 submarines will be completed. "No wonder Mr. Chancellor would say that industry is the backbone of the country, and that German industry is ...... Is! Seeing others and thinking of himself, Qian Bocong was very emotional.

"We'll have it someday." Pei Shoutong said. The words are very firm.

The arrival of Pei Shoutong made the officers and men of the submarine force excited for several days, but in the end, the enthusiasm aroused was tempered by the rigorous training. After the training in the shallow sea, the fifth batch of graduates began to go to sea with the ship for training, which was the most painful time for Second Lieutenant Hu Qinzhai. Although his short but strong physique was no less than that of anyone on the U-39, as a navigator, he feared that his sloppy personality would go wrong. The navy is a strict branch of the military, and in the first month he arrived on the ship, he simply doubted that he could not do it - he could not do even the simplest briefing, and could not be concise and to the point, but his elementary school classmate Zhang Guiling was often praised, which made him very unwilling. Back then, he was a talented man of filial piety.

Sailing in the Atlantic Ocean in winter, even when there is no wind, there are annoying waves, and when there is a force 8 wind, there are wind winds. The waves were even more striking, with huge waves rolling from the sideways and causing the submarine to roll very badly. Lieutenant Ouyang Ge, who was standing on that side, felt like he was about to fall out of the bridge. Hu Qinzhai stood one step lower than Ouyang Ge, but the waves still rolled over the bridge. ruthlessly rushed towards him and the captain Zhou Wenrui who was standing beside him.

Feeling the biting coldness of the sea, Hu Qinzhai reported, "Sir. I begged to go down and change my raincoat. ”

"No way!" Captain Zhou Wenrui refused with a telescope, although he was wearing a raincoat. After checking the sea surface around him, the captain who put down the binoculars glanced at Hu Qinzhai and said: "I don't like pampered people, and I also hate sailors wearing rubber shoes and raincoats, especially when they are on duty, they ask to change their clothes!" The bridge of the submarine is too low, and we must constantly monitor the surrounding situation to be vigilant against the surprise attack of enemy ships. Do you understand, second lieutenant? ”

"Understood, sir!" With a sudden shock to his body, Hu Qinzhai immediately replied as if reflexively.

"Be louder, I can't hear you!" Zhou Wenrui looked at his short body that seemed to tremble, and pity flashed in his eyes.

"Understood, sir!!" Hu Qinzhai seemed to shout with all his strength.

"Excellent! You're on duty. Looking at the approaching twilight, Captain Zhou Wenrui retreated down the steps after saying that, and Lieutenant Ouyang Ge on the side patted him on the shoulder a few times and also retreated.

The waves continued to surge, and Hu Qinzhai, who was standing on duty on the bridge, suddenly burst into tears, he felt that the captain had deliberately done this to punish him for not wearing a raincoat before going to the bridge, but before he could wipe the tears, they were washed away by the waves rolling across the bridge. At twelve o'clock in the evening, he was replaced by his successor. When he entered the cabin, the water on his body was like a river, and after changing his clothes, he proceeded to calculate the route of the voyage, and tried not to wet the navigator's map, which no one could draw for him when he was on duty, but only before or after the watch.

After making the necessary calculations, Hu Qinzhai went back to his bunk to sleep, which was his most wolf day, and for the next few days, he could barely keep up with the U-39, which was constantly changing direction and degrees. At noon one day, the submarine resurfaced, and the raised bridge and deck guns cut through the calm water, splashing in all directions, and the storm for several days ceased, and the sea became calm and extraordinarily clear.

“。” From the command podium came the order.

Hu Qinzhai was familiar with the name of the square that U-39 was going to reach, and he quickly put the indexer on the parallel line, and after making the due calculations, he reported to the command station quite confidently: "The sailing direction is 278 degrees. ”

The machine soon began to move, and the U-39 quickly and accurately turned into a new direction. But as the submarine turned, Hu Qinzhai's face turned red. It dawned on him that he had mistaken the degree. The minimum degree of the indexer he needs to make is not 278 degrees, but the actual degree is only 98 degrees. After the embarrassing Huqin Zhai silly. Immediately jumped up and ran to the command platform, and whispered to Lieutenant Ouyang Ge, who was standing in front of the command platform, "Can I correct the direction of the submarine?" ”

"Yes." Lieutenant Ouyang Ge glanced at him. He replied very calmly.

Seeing the joy of the captain and the political commissar talking, Hu Qinzhai ordered the helmsman in a low voice, "The ship turns to the right!" ”

The helmsman immediately swung the rudder to the right, and reported to the intercom tube with the bravery of a seaman: "Yes, the ship turns to the right!" ”

Ouyang Ge had already known that he had miscalculated the direction, and his originally calm expression suddenly became surprised, and he asked loudly: "Navigator, how many degrees have you corrected this correction direction?" ”

Ouyang Ge laughed out loud after asking, only to make Hu Qinzhai embarrassed. And the captain and political commissar who were talking on the side also noticed that something was wrong here, and after understanding what was going on, they also laughed out loud. It's just that the captain didn't blame harshly this time, but said kindly: "Don't make such a mistake next time." If the direction is 180 degrees wrong, there will be a big mess. ”

"It's sir!" The red-faced Hu Qinzhai could only stand upright, and vowed in his heart that he would never make such a mistake again, but a few days later, one morning, something went wrong again.

In the morning, when he was sleeping like a dead man, the captain of the sailor called out to him in a low voice, "Comrade Second Lieutenant." The sun is out......"

"What sun?" Hu Qinzhai, who was in a semi-confused state, didn't understand what it meant.

"The sun is out," the captain hastily explained, "so the captain orders you to determine your bearings!" ”

The four words 'determine the direction' immediately drove away Huqinzhai's sleepiness. He hurried to the bridge, but in his hurry he forgot about the sextant. He was thinking that he was going to be unlucky, but when he got to the hatch, he realized that it was superfluous. On the bridge, the captain and political commissar were already observing the position of the sun.

"Navigator, today's sun is perfect for your job." The captain said quietly, "But what's there?" He pointed to the horizon in the distance.

Looking at the pale blue-gray distance. Hu Qinzhai's heart was beating wildly, and he seemed to see 6 places. Based on previous calculations. The nearest six places should be hundreds of nautical miles away from the submarine, although it could also be a reef or an island. The ocean is so deep that it is not possible to be familiar everywhere, but even so, what comes out of the front of the submarine is a wider and wider black. Maybe it was a big mistake when sailing the line, Hu Qinzhai thought in fear.

"Comrade Lieutenant, is there 6 places over there" Hu Qinzhai, who didn't have a telescope, had to ask Ouyang Ge.

"Yes...... Yes! I'm sure it's 6 places. Ouyang Ge, who was holding the binoculars, hesitated for a moment, and said with certainty.

"Sir, I request that the direction of the submarine be turned one hundred and eighty degrees." In the cold wind, fine sweat broke out on Hu Qinzhai's forehead. he

Know that there is something big wrong with your calculations.

"Let's keep the original direction and degree." The captain remained unmoved. "If you find out if there is a mistake in the line map, call me again and report it."

The captain's calmness only surprised Hu Qinzhai, but if he didn't change the course, would he let the submarine crash into the reef? Moreover, this place has already left the North Sea, and if the British Navy and the Chinese Navy are piloting German submarines, then the secrecy of the previous repeated declarations will have to be ...... Hu Qinzhai also fled from the bridge, and quickly carefully checked the previous calculations on the navigation table, but he calculated and calculated, and even took into account the problems that the instrument and the helmsman might have, and redrew a new navigation line map, and as a result, no matter what deviations in the direction of sailing, the coastline could not be so close to the U-39. Just when Hu Qinzhai couldn't find his mistake and wanted to cry without tears, the sailors informed him that the captain wanted him to go to the bridge.

"Comrade Ensign, have you miscalculated now?" The captain asked with a sudden smile.

Seeing him laughing, Hu Qinzhai was a little dazed for a while, and he said incoherently: "Report to the chief, I didn't ......"

"Let's not say that you miscalculated there, where are the 6 places you just saw?" The captain asked again.

Hu Qinzhai froze for a moment, and when he looked at the horizon again, there was nothing there. He suddenly remembered Lieutenant Ouyang Ge's words, and said hurriedly: "But, but Lieutenant ...... just now."

"Is there an error in your route map calculations?" The captain interrupted him.

"No errors found, sir." Hu Qinzhai straightened his chest and said, he now knew that it was just a prank. His face suddenly turned red again.

"Excellent! Second Lieutenant, take a break. The captain lit a cigarette. Don't get excited. This is just a test for you. You're smart, but you're also sloppy. But when you keep making mistakes, you will continue to doubt and deny yourself, which is very contradictory. You are the navigator, the direction of the whole ship is completely up to you, even if we make a mistake in peacetime, all of us may not be able to return home, if it is wartime, the problem will be even greater, and we are very likely to fall into the net because of the wrong direction.

Today's events are for you to remember. When you are complacent, you must be vigilant, because many mistakes are made because you are overconfident; And when you doubt yourself, you must be calm and reflect based on reality, and don't follow everyone else, everyone is in a trance, especially in war, and believe that you can do things right! ”

The captain's words completely immersed Hu Qinzhai, who was originally a little excited. When psychological testing was introduced to the entire ministry, it was also used as an aid in the selection of officers by the military. IQ and skills are not the most important thing in many cases, the most important thing in war is the heart, but no matter what the personality is. There will always be disadvantages of one kind or another, or in other words, advantages are actually disadvantages. The opposite of prudence is conservatism. The opposite of self-confidence is recklessness...... And so on and so forth. How to teach officers to grasp the strengths and weaknesses of their own personalities is an important part of officer training.

A month and fifteen days after the ocean voyage. On the way back to the port of Kiel, the captain informed Hu Qinzhai that he had passed all the tests of the navigator. The score obtained is 'excellent'. Hu Qinzhai did not have any joy in this, the forty-five days of sailing completely changed him, and the original active and irritable personality seemed to have completely disappeared, and after docking, he solemnly saluted the training instructor, and returned to his residence in the port with his bags.

The Spring Festival has passed, but the barracks full of snow are still lively, just when everyone feels strange, the army cook looked at them who had just entered the camp and shouted: "Ah! Are you back? Fast! Fast! Eat glutinous rice balls! Eat glutinous rice balls! Sent from China, you, if you come late, it will be gone. ”

It was already the Lantern Festival, and everyone was stunned for a while and immediately rushed to the canteen with their luggage. Although you can eat Chinese food in Germany, but these ingredients are German, it seems that there is no taste of hometown, and now I heard that it is a rice ball sent from China, and everyone immediately surrounded it, and everyone did not eat the Spring Festival meal, but the rice balls of the Lantern Festival can not be missed.

After a full meal, he rested for a while and then went to the public bath to take a comfortable hot bath, and then Hu Qinzhai returned to the barracks. The kang fire had just been burned, and there was a pile of things on the still cold bed, which had been placed by the soldiers in charge of logistics and management of the barracks. At the top is a red gift bag printed with the insignia of the Royal and Renaissance Army, first a letter of condolence, the words are to commend the soldiers in a foreign country, and then the box is some New Year's goods, in addition to the gifts with the royal and Renaissance Army logos, there are more pecans from Anji.

After reading the letter from his hometown, he knew that Xiaofeng had undergone earth-shaking changes, his father was in the Qianqing Dynasty Xiaofeng County 51 Map [Note:] in the Tuzhuang book, and in the new dynasty, it became a document in the township, and there was no point before, all by asking the people and gentry to send money, and now my father has been dressed in a green robe, and has become a dignified official from the nine products. The monthly salary also has fallen, four taels of silver on time on the 14th of each month, and there is a monthly increase in salary during the New Year. Four taels of silver even if it is a provincial capital, a family of five can live a good life, in Xiaofeng can be said to be well-off, and then there is this is only from the nine products, but this is also the court official, in the capital there is a name in the ministry, this status is completely different from the previous Zhuang Shu.

There was an indescribable joy in his father's letter, in which he not only said his official position, but also said that his current job was to take stock of the fields. In his opinion, the current strategy of the imperial court is undoubtedly guided by a master, that is, to merge the fifty-one maps of filial piety into fifteen townships, and the small officials who relied on the gentry and the common people to have a bite to eat are completely different from the past, and now they are holding the salary of the imperial court, and they are doing the work of the imperial court. When they encountered unruly landlords, they also brought people from the county police station, the county state taxation bureau, and even the county peasant association to the door.

In addition to telling about the situation of the family and his own work, the letter also mentions Huqinzhai's marriage at the end of the letter. The son entered the military academy. After graduation, he will be an officer, and he will already be an official of the imperial court. Recently, the threshold of the Hu family has been broken, and the people who say that they are relatives and friends have been friends and relatives from the past. The gentry who had never seen the Hu family before were eager to marry their daughters to the Hu family.

Hu Qinzhai looked at the father at the end of the letter and actually fell in love with two of them, but he couldn't decide which of the two was better or worse, so he hurriedly threw off the letter and hurriedly replied to the letter - the new dynasty that began to enforce the marriage law emphasized the freedom of marriage, and Hu Qinzhai wanted to have a marriage like the prime minister, and the husband and wife loved each other and lived and died together - it was only when he saw that at the end of the letter his father wanted him to make sure for himself, he put down the pen.

After reading the long letter from home, there was also a letter from my friend Zhang Xuchu. Judging from the postmark of this letter, this letter was first sent to Hangzhou 6th Army Primary School. Then it was transferred to the Qiandao Lake Naval School, and finally transferred here. Hu Qinzhai looked at the postmarks and the long worn envelopes with emotion, he felt that he could receive these things in Germany, thousands of miles away, completely because of the care of the army, the army is more like home than home.

When I opened this letter from a friend a few months ago, I immediately complained about it. He didn't expect to be admitted to Hangzhou, the provincial capital, but only hoped to enter the county government and become an inconspicuous sesame petty official who could wear official robes. Before the exam, I went to fortune telling and said that I would definitely be able to go to high school. But after the test, it was named Sun Shan.

The examination luck is not smooth, and the family luck is not smooth, with the rent reduction case of Tongguò last year, there are more than 400 stone land of the Zhang family. In order not to give up the lease rights to the IRS, the rental company began to divide the family like other similar families. In the past, although there was intrigue but barely able to get along, the family was very troubled because of the separation. The brothers almost got into a fight, and the two older sisters who had married out also came back to ask for a piece of land, which they had asked the lawyer. According to the inheritance law that has just been promulgated, daughters also have the right to inherit. The children are all unsympathetic, as long as they are real, Zhang Xuchu's father is so angry that he almost vomits blood. He now knew that the previous filial piety was all faked, and after he was angry, his father handed over all the land to the rental company, threatening to wait until he died before letting his children talk about dividing the family property.

Zhang Xuchu was the first to cut braids in the primary school after hearing that Beijing was occupied by the revolutionary party, and Hu Qinzhai was the second. At the beginning, Zhang Xuchu was ridiculed by his classmates after cutting his braids, and it was Hu Qinzhai who helped him speak and scolded several other classmates. Such a person who agrees with the revolution and yearns for the revolution has hit walls everywhere in the more than a year since the founding of the new dynasty, if he had held a scientific examination in the past, he would definitely be able to enter the county government as an official with the relationship of the Zhang family, and the land rent would not have been reduced so harshly, but now, the revolution does not seem to have brought any benefits to the Zhang family...... Is it true that the revolution is different for everyone?

Hu Qinzhai couldn't think about such a profound question, since everything in the family letter was good, and the marriage also asked for his opinion, then he had nothing to hurry, he first wrote the letter back to Zhang Xuchu hastily, and after checking whether there was any leaked content, he wanted to reply to a letter home, but when he saw Zhang Xuchu's letter mentioning that his primary school classmate Kan Huaizhen was also admitted to the military academy, he suddenly wanted to write a letter to him to say hello, when he was in the primary school, he, Zhang Xuchu, and Kan Huaizhen were the best.

After Nobunaga finished writing on Huqinzhai's side, Zhang Guiling from the barracks next door ran over in disheveled clothes, holding a red jar in his hand, which Huqinzhai also has here. I saw Zhang Guiling fanning his mouth with his hand and said, "Is this herbal tea?" It's bitter to death, have you ever drunk it, it's really as bad as medicine. It's really hard for me! How is this still a special supply for the Renaissance Army? Are we going to drink this stuff every day in the future? ”

The people who slept with Hu Qinzhai had already opened the jar and drank this Wang Laoji herbal tea, but just now Hu Qinzhai was concentrating on writing a letter and didn't pay attention. At this time, I heard him say that herbal tea was not good, Hu Qinzhai didn't speak, and the Cantonese boy in the barracks was unhappy, "You, you are really in the blessing and don't know the blessing!" This herbal tea is very famous. During the Xianfeng period of the previous dynasty, this was designated by the Manchu Emperor as a herbal tea drink for civil and military officials, Wang Laoji was also named the imperial doctor's order, and now the imperial court has sent herbal tea for tens of thousands of miles. ”

Cantonese Tsai was carrying an empty jar of herbal tea in his hand, and he was scaring with his hand while gesturing with a knife. Zhang Guiling saw him staring at the jar of herbal tea in his hand, and hurriedly handed it over, "A gentleman doesn't take away the beauty of people, Brother Tai likes it so much, let's give it to you." (To be continued!)

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