The next morning, a convoy entered Hamburg Port. A huge warship on the dock had already set fire, and wisps of black smoke came out of the chimney, and it was about to set sail.

"This is... a battleship! Lieutenant Colonel, are we going to Africa on this giant ship?" Mrs. Monica asked in surprise as she looked at the giant ship on the dock.

"Well, it's the Gneisenau. It was injured by British bombers last autumn and has just been repaired until now!" Skolzny said with some excitement. "When the Berlin headquarters just sent a telegram, I didn't believe it. I didn't expect that they actually sent this battleship!"

"It seems they really hope that we can complete this mission successfully!" Baron Weidenbele sighed, "Even the war madmen in the Army Department are tired of this war!"

By 1945, there were only a few large surface warships in Germany. The only few were bombed by Allied aircraft and could only stay in the dock for a long time. The ability to send the remaining Gneisenau to assist the Hercules project shows the Third Reich's attention to this operation.

The battleship Gneisenau: standard displacement, 31,000 tons, full load displacement 37,000 tons. The total length is 231 meters, the ship width is 30 meters, the draft is nearly 9 meters, the crew is more than 1,600 people, and the carrier-based aircraft: 3. The maximum speed is 31.5 knots; the cruise speed is 15 knots.

The first two triple-mounted 283mm caliber main guns, and the last one of the ships; 12 150mm secondary guns, 14 dual-mounted 105mm anti-aircraft guns, 16 dual-mounted 37mm anti-aircraft guns, and 2 triple-mounted 533mm torpedo tubes.

Qin Lun looked at the giant warship in front of him and licked his lips. He liked this big toy. Since he was a child, he had never owned many toys. In addition, the violent incidents he had experienced in his life made him even more love the magnificent, cruel and cold war machine.

The Gneisenau is one of two Schänhorst-class battleships of the Third German Empire, and its sister ship Schänhorst had already sunk two years ago.

When the German Third Reich launched a war, the Navy did not complete its shipbuilding plan. There were not many large warships on the surface, and its strength was far behind its main opponent, England.

It is precisely because the German Navy did not have the strength to launch a decisive battle at sea with the British that the German Navy's combat goal was mainly to attack the sea. For this purpose, the two battleships, Schánhorst and Gneisenau, listed speed as the first element and protection as the second element at the beginning of their design, and sacrificed some firepower for this.

Gneisenau's maximum speed reached 31 knots, which was almost the same as light cruisers and destroyers. It could break through the interception of the British fleet alone and enter the Atlantic to launch a raid on the Allies.

"Lieutenant Colonel, why don't we take a submarine to Africa? Even if Gneisenau can break through the interception of the English fleet, its target is too big and it may not be able to come back if it goes out. At that time, the British Navy will be on its way home like a pack of wolves." Captain Bock asked worriedly.

"Captain, you didn't consider the speed of the U-boat. We have less than eight days left. Britain blocked the English Channel. When we go to Africa, we must detour the North Sea, first enter the Atlantic Ocean, and then detour to Africa Morocco!" Skolzny said with a wry smile, "It will take at least 10 days at the speed of a submarine, and we will not be able to catch up with the summit of the Allies."

When everyone heard this, they also smiled bitterly. The African front of the Third Reich had been completely abandoned, and the Tunisia and Algerian colonies of Germany and Italy were all lost. If these two strategic areas were still there, they could fly to Africa and then enter Morocco through land.

Unlike Qin Lun's original time and space, at this time, Moscow and the Transcaucasus in the Soviet Union were all occupied by Germany, and the main force of the Soviet army retreated through the Ural Mountains and obtained a large area of ​​Soviet territory, especially the oil fields of the Transcaucasus. The resources of the Third German Empire were much more abundant than those of the original time and space. The only embarrassment was the lack of manpower. Many of the German troops on the battlefield were Boy Scouts under the age of 18.

Because the Soviet Union lost its European coastline and a large number of European lands, it was much weaker than the original time and space. The aid of the Allies could only pass through the Far East and then through the consumption across Siberia, the Soviet Union often had to accumulate material for less than half a year before launching an Eastern Front offensive, which basically did not pose much threat to the Third Reich.

As for the Western Front in Europe, Britain and the United States spent a lot of effort to finally recover France and pushed the front line to Belgium and Luxembourg.

However, as the casualties of the US military are more than ten times more than the original time and space, the domestic anti-war wave is surging. In addition, they have won the Asian theater, and the momentum for this war is rapidly fading.

Until now, Japan, the Axis powers, has been defeated, Italy is dying, are they all the same, and in fact only the Third Reich are left alone to fight. The Allies are also exhausted and are in a stalemate on both the east and west sides.

Unlike in the past, the Axis powers are now pursuing a decent end to the war, while the Allies intend to accumulate strength and engage in the last decisive battle to completely smash the last hard shell of the Third Reich.

Both sides understand very well that the war has reached its final stage and that if it cannot end within 45 years, it is very likely that both sides will choose to make a political peace.

Although different from the original intention of launching the war, the Third Reich, including the head of state, also understood that this would be the best result for Germany. The allies abandoned the communist Soviet Union and only took the restoration of France and Central and Southern Europe as the bottom line, while the Axis powers had to abandon Japan in the East.

Watching the Gneisenau from a distance, it is as symmetrical and exquisite as a work of art. When you come nearby, the hull, which is more than 200 meters long, gives people a strong sense of oppression.

After boarding the warship, Qin Lun and others were arranged in the officer area under the leadership of the German sailors. German warships attached more importance to the living environment of the sailors. Only four people were arranged in an officer's cabin, with a separate bathroom.

When they first boarded the ship, everyone was very excited and watched everywhere on the warship. Even when measuring water marks, they often surrounded several team members. The beautiful sunset at the sea in the evening of the first day caused everyone to cheer and scream.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. After the warship entered the Atlantic Ocean, some of the Rangers' personnel began to get seasick. Qin Lun, Grant, and Lin Feng, among the special forces, fell down at the same time.

"Vomit!" Qin Lun walked out of the bathroom with his legs swaying, and threw himself on the bed. On his upper bunk, Grant also stared at the ceiling with a pale face and counting stars.

"You two are too exaggerating. Have you never gone out of the ocean before?" Baron Weidenbele touched his beard and looked at the two murderers with contempt.

Qin Lun looked at Grant weakly. They had never taken a boat. The Earth Federation where they were located had long eliminated aircraft and sea ships and other means of transportation from the old century. Short distances were magnetic levitation vehicles, and long distances were teleportation tracks. How could those two high-tech things have such a violent sense of shock?

Before the law body could adapt to this bump, their apostle soul seal could not escape the current dizziness.

"Woo~~" On the third day of the journey, as a sharp alarm sounded on the battleship, the loud shouts and noises of sailors came from outside the cabin. In addition to Qin Lun and Grant, Weidenbele and Captain Bock immediately ran out of the cabin to check the situation.

"Boom boom boom" accompanied by the deafening sound of cannons, the several apostles on the warship also ushered in their most painful period. The continuous bumps and shocks almost made Qin Lun dizzy, and he had the hallucination of being floating in the air.

Fortunately, the first battle of the Gneisenau was not long, and the outside of the cabin soon calmed down, and the footsteps of Weidenbele and Bock came again.

"This is spectacular!" said the Baron with some excitement, "I originally thought that the sailing war in William I was already the most exciting naval battle in the world. Unexpectedly, the artillery battle in the Iron Age is even more awesome. This is simply the boxing of the Iron Monster!"

William I...How long has this vampire baron lived? Qin Lun, who was lying on the bed, rolled his eyes and fell asleep in a dizzy way.

As the journey entered the fifth day, Law's body adapted to seasickness, and the dizziness on the death list finally disappeared, and Qin Lun and Grant were able to walk out of the cabin.

"It's a pity that we didn't see that naval battle!" Qin Lun said to Grant with regret.

"Yes, what a pity!" Grant shrugged without objection. His curiosity was not as strong as Qin Lun.

The naval battle the day before yesterday was very short, and the major general of Gneesenau did not get too entangled with the British fleet that was coming to intercept, but the original route took another detour.

"Princess Gerthard, your mountain eagle has finally flew up from the bed!" Mrs. Monica's teasing came from behind Qin Lun.

"Good morning, madam!" Qin Lun said indifferently, his light gray pupils staring at Skolzny behind her, "Lieutenant Colonel, how long will it take for us to arrive in Casablanca?"

"Tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon we will reach the target sea area, and the captain will use three seaplanes on the battleship to send the main members of the Rangers and weapons and equipment to the shore. As for a squadron's special forces, they will use small boats to get ashore, and all of them can undergo frogman training." Skolzny said cautiously.

The next afternoon, a black horizon appeared in front of the battleship. Qin Lun disassembled his Kark98 sniper rifle and put it in the suitcase. Finally, he took a look at the Gneisenau in the sunset, bent down and got into the seaplane.
Chapter completed!