On the issue of personal whereabouts, Xia Shu never disclosed specific information. Later that day, the college officially conveyed the instructions of the Navy Department and announced personnel arrangements: the students who were about to graduate were assigned to the front line of the fleet and the staff department. The students who had been studying in the college for one to two years went to the headquarters and reserve forces of various naval bases. Xia Shu, a group of freshmen who had entered the college for less than a year, were basically arranged to go to the naval fortress. The strong defensive fortress will protect their lives like thick armor, and the reputation of heavy artillery will allow them to fully appreciate the terrible power of modern warfare.

As a typical representative of the privileged class, Xia Shu is one of the few students who can choose their own destination, but he does not enjoy this power alone. A few weeks ago, he wrote a letter to Tirpitz's assistant, General Muller, the Navy Cabinet Chief, and asked this old friend who was in charge of the Navy's personnel power for several trainee officer positions in his personal name. Von Kagenak was eager to work with the think tanks of the Navy's Staff. Eckerler and Dinger have always wanted to go to the fleet's flagship for a long experience, and several close partners also had their own tendencies. As for himself, Xia Shu hopes to accept strong challenges from the marine overlord as the commander of the high-speed torpedo boat test brigade. In order to avoid the worries of the top naval leaders, he promised that he would not personally drive the boat under any circumstances, and applied for the official position of deputy commander of the test brigade for Christian.

Judging from the personnel arrangements announced by the hospital, all these requirements of Xia Shu were met. In this tense and solemn atmosphere, although the friends could not express their excitement with smiles, the brightness in their eyes was enough to show their mood at this time. Moreover, with their intelligent mind, it is not difficult to guess that this depends on Xia Shu's help, and the gratitude is beyond words. The time when farewell is imminent, Feng Kagenak started, and they came over one by one to shake hands with Xia Shu and gave each other goodbye wishes.

Although they were temporarily assigned to various naval units as trainee officers, once the war broke out, casualties were inevitable. The sorrow of separation was suddenly filled with the elegant and quiet campus, with tears in their faces and sincere embraces everywhere. Many students even took out booklets prepared for graduation and asked their companions to give them goodbye in their letters.

The hero Xia Shu, the times created the hero, left the same vigorous handwriting on each booklet delivered to him.

Within one day, the Kiel Naval Academy became empty as late as winter, and the teaching building, library, training ground, and swimming pool became empty.

In front of the window of the dean's office, General Berkenhagen stood with his hands behind his back, endless vicissitudes.

With the sound of the war alarm, the Navy's high-speed torpedo boat test brigade stationed in Kiel Military Harbour also received a preparation order. Since its establishment, the mission of this unit has mainly explored and explored the technical and tactics of high-speed torpedo boats. It is not in the battle sequence of the German Navy, but it is wonderful again and again, and the outstanding results have left a deep impression on the country and the top leaders of the navy: it is an extremely sharp offshore sword, which can use strange and cunning tactics to give a fatal blow to the powerful enemy. The long-term training and running-in has also given this team a good tacit understanding, so it is a secret ace that comes when it comes, can fight when it comes, and can win when it fights!

When he learned about this intention of the Navy Staff, Natsuki did not use his own relationship to reject it. As the saying goes, there is no end to the nest under the collapse of the nest. Once the German Navy collapsed under the preventive blow of the British, the existence of the high-speed torpedo boat test brigade also lost its meaning. Instead of giving people a lesson, it is better to have the determination to give it a try from the beginning.

Since its establishment, the German Navy's high-speed torpedo boat test brigade has been deeply imprinted with the "prince mark", equipment, technology, personnel, command, training, and exercises, all of which were carried out under the direct intervention of Xia Shu. At the beginning of its establishment, the brigade had only 6 "thunderbolt" speedboats, and the total number of officers, crews and maintenance technicians was less than 50. Now it is a complete organization with 24 "thunderbolts", 12 "thunderbolts", and 2 auxiliary boats and has a complete organization of command, communication and logistics institutions.

At Xia Shu's insistence, the officers who joined this test brigade were not over 35 years old, while the sailors were generally less than 25 years old. The young people's energy, curiosity and fearlessness formed a good fit with this brand new naval force. After a long period of training and learning and training, all officers and soldiers were able to master and flexibly use a variety of tactics. In the naval combat training held in autumn, they once again won the German Emperor with their excellent performance.

Commendation from the top naval leaders almost affected Tirpitz's large naval planning logic. The outstanding performance of high-speed torpedo boats is contrary to the theory of decisive battle of the large fleet that Tirpitz always believed in. However, thanks to Xia Shu's clever guidance, the emperor's personal interests did not invest excessively in the high-speed torpedo boat project, and the Navy's investment in this field has always remained within a relatively reasonable limit, so there was no unfavorable situation in which the French Navy's new theory seriously affected the shipbuilding planning.

Together with Christian, he came to the test brigade's base as an intern officer. Xia Shu immediately felt the tense atmosphere of the battle: the crew were equipped with leather hats and life jackets, waiting in the duty room near the dock, ready to board the boat at any time; the "Thunder" and "Thunder" speedboats divided into three squadrons were lined on both sides of the trestle, and the waterproof seals had been removed from the torpedo launch pipe entrance, and the logistics personnel were inspecting and maintaining them one by one; the door of the communication room was open, and several officers were stuffed inside, waiting for the instructions sent by the phone with serious expressions...

It was learned that the two princes would come as trainee officers, and Captain Hans Ozerman, the actual commander of the test brigade, was waiting respectfully at the door. Standing with him was Captain Heinz Glaser, the brigade's quadron chief. The two young and powerful officers were the best selected by Natsuki from a long list of applications. Ozerman is a first-class torpedo tactics expert, and Glaser is an excellent organizer.

The situation was special, and Xia Shu skipped greetings and directly asked about the preparations of the test brigade. The reply obtained from the two captains was basically satisfactory: except for the two "thunder and lightning" with technical failures, the other speedboats can attack at any time, and have established a solid two-way connection with the 7th Lightning Strike Team. In the maritime assault tactics formulated by Xia Shu, small high-speed torpedo boats should be fully covered and supported by large torpedo boats. This idea has also been well implemented in daily training and exercises. The 7th Lightning Strike Team stationed in Kiel is their "old partner". The brigade has 12 large torpedo boats of 1892 and 1898 class, commanded by experienced Navy Major Erich Gole.

As the name suggests, the trainee officer is an officer who does not yet have the qualifications to perform his duties and needs to learn and train in practice. Although Xia Shu was wearing an intern officer uniform without military rank, he obviously did not have to act as a bystander in his territory. In the combat conference room, he learned in detail about the combat readiness instructions issued by the Navy Staff: the task of the test brigade is to cooperate with the 7th Lightning Strike Team to undertake patrols from the Kil Bay to the Femer Strait. Since the endurance of "Thunder" and "Thunder" is not suitable for offshore patrols, Major Gole took the initiative to propose that his large torpedo boat be responsible for patrol and alerts. Once the enemy situation is discovered, the test brigade will sail immediately. The two sides will merge at the entrance of Kil Bay and organize operations according to the specific circumstances.

Against this backdrop, Captain Ozerman made the decision to let all crew members stand on the front line, and the logistics personnel also conducted comprehensive and detailed technical inspections on each high-speed torpedo boat to ensure that they can be put into combat as soon as possible.

The terrifying British fleet has not arrived yet, and there is even no news that they have indeed dispatched. Although Ozeman's arrangement is reasonable, it is easy for the officers and soldiers to spend their energy and energy prematurely in a state of high tension. If Xia Shu makes a decision, he will leave a squadron driver on standby in the duty room, and two squadrons sleep in the dormitory and clothes, and rotate every four hours, which will not only allow the drivers to retain their energy to the greatest extent, but also attack in an orderly manner when necessary.

As Xia Shu's identity, he can take charge of the command of the test brigade at any time and correct Ozeman's standby order. However, as long as he has a little political mind, he will realize that this temporary change is not only not conducive to maintaining the stable mentality of the team, but may also affect the accuracy of strategy execution. The calm overall view made Xia Chu decide to maintain Ozeman's commander authority. He reexamined the early plan to face the enemy, confirmed that Ozeman's battle plan was feasible, and then went to the duty room where the crew were on standby to relieve their tension with optimistic and humorous emotions.
Chapter completed!