.At dusk, on the calm sea in the central and northern North Sea, a fleet of nearly 20 ships, with black vulture cross flags on the masts, was sailing northward at a speed of about 10 knots.

The largest and the latest one is the German Emperor's ship "Luzov".

The sunset is about to set, the undulating sea waves shine with scales, and the distant sky to the west is almost red, which indicates another clear weather. There is still a little time to go before dinner, people wearing navy uniforms, people wearing black dresses, and non-duty officers and soldiers on the ship. People stroll in groups of three or three in the deck and the ship's side passage, while enjoying the beautiful sunset.

At this time, the fleet that temporarily joined the escort team has not left, but according to the pre-arrangement, they will return soon. In fact, for most of this voyage, a fleet of "Luzov" and three other ships will sail alone on the vast ocean.

At the same time, the German Navy's radio monitoring stations located in Wilhelmshaven and local areas are running nervously, and the "Witch on Victory Street" in Berlin is also busy. Jing Jia is also a busy man. In this world, many people with different purposes are paying close attention to this fleet with special identities.

It’s a pity that the temperature in the North Sea has not changed due to people’s enthusiasm. At this time, even when standing in the passage on the side of the boat, people can feel the chill of early winter.

“What a beautiful view!”

Lisa, looking at the sea view from the railing, exclaimed softly that as the most noble woman in the German Empire, she did not have the beauty that was fascinating to the whole country or the figure that made men fascinated, nor had an extremely prominent life experience or a keen and witty political sense. However, she had the most important things as a virtuous support, kindness, tolerance, intelligence, and love for her family far exceeded her yearning for power. All of this was just like the light-colored fur coat on her body, with excellent material but not ostentatious style.

Chen Tian, ​​who was standing next to Lisa, was wearing a navy uniform. A navy cap with a very ordinary appearance, with two rows of six large metal buckles on the front, a blue-gray military coat without any medals, and a pure white clean and warm scarf. What was unique was the white dress-style front collar and the sword on the left waist symbolizing powerlessness.

Before dinner, Lisa suddenly suggested going out for a walk, and she stood in a place with a bit of "pungent and unpleasant smell of coal smoke" for more than ten minutes. As a result, Chen Tian did not give any questions or words of emotion. Instead, she stood by her side silently. This sunset scene seemed to have appeared six years ago. When they were voyage to China, they were still very young, and the shoulders were far less heavy than the heavy burden they are now.

"This is the sea, the fascinating sea, the free sea!"

Chen Tian said this, but unlike Lisa, who was fully interested in viewing the sea view, he was still thinking about many things. The voyage has been very smooth so far, just like the situation after Chen Tian passed the coup, for 11 months, almost no one has boycotted Chen Tian's succession to the throne. There were no rebellions or riots. During this period, William II's widow and several princes seemed to have accepted the reality that they would be under house arrest for a long time. They lived a peaceful and simple life every day, and never contacted or tried to contact outsiders. The officials and generals who were originally favored by William II and are still in the government or the army are all loyal to their duties. They did not show even a slight dissatisfaction in any occasion. Internationally, all countries and governments have recognized the legitimacy of the German Emperor without exception.

No matter how strong the ice layer is, there will always be undercurrents, which Chen Tian believes.

"It would be great if I could live by the sea and live in a quiet and beautiful coastal town!" Lisa said softly, as if she was talking to herself alone.

This kind of faint and shallow happiness may be what most people expect in their hearts, but most people are destined to not have such an opportunity.

"When the world is really peaceful, the war is really over forever. We can let go of our busy state affairs and live in such a place! Otherwise, let our little Andres grow up quickly, so that we can retire early!" Chen Tian said optimistically, emotional rather than rational optimism.

Perhaps because she knew that these two possibilities would hardly be realized in the short term, Lisa did not respond, but let the sea breeze blow her hair.

Chen Tian's guard, the young man with brown hair, hesitated for a while not far away, and then walked to Chen Tian nervously. Chen Tian turned his head and got something from the other person's eyes, looked back at Lisa who was concentrating on the sea view, and turned around and left with Jonalet.

After the sunset sank to the sea level, the sky gradually became dim, and the stars began to appear. Finally, the sunset disappeared under the night sky along with the sea surface, and the world was occupied by the light of light. Those faint and fixed were the faint light from the stars, those flashing and vague were the starlight reflected by the sea water, and those regular ones were the signal of the farewell of the Rhineland.

Soon after, in the special restaurant of the Luzov, the most distinguished guests on the ship began to enjoy their first dinner after boarding the ship. Although the dishes in front of everyone were still very rich during the voyage, in addition to the excellent seafood, there were also the freshest meat and vegetables. Of course, as the voyage progressed, the types of dishes on the ship would be slightly reduced, but the situation would be improved every time the supply point was reached. Such a trans-ocean voyage was naturally much more comfortable than the life of ordinary seafarers.

At the end of the long dining table, Chen Tian tried hard to cut the steak on the plate. Judging from the expression on his face, his eyes were very focused on the food. It seemed that the chef had a problem for the emperor. In addition, people also noticed that Marshal Boer on the emperor's right hand was also in almost the same state, and the two of them were still shaking slightly. I don't know if they were cursing the steak or the chef who cursing the steak.

People outside the few positions had no idea that these two big guys were actually talking quietly, and the conversation had nothing to do with the steak on the plate.

"Your Majesty, General Kuruska's warning fleet is back!"

"Well! What's the current internal situation of the Navy?"

"Nothing exception!"

"Very good, keep on guard!"

"Yes, your Majesty!"

"Where are the Austrians? Have their fleets been mobilized?"

"When you go back to your Majesty, except for the fleet that escorted the crown prince and his wife, the Austro-Hungarian fleet currently stationed in Spain and the local Austro-Hungarian fleet has not taken any action. However, according to our spy returns, they canceled the fake outing and asked all officers and soldiers to stand by on our ship. At the same time, each ship has supplemented corresponding combat supplies and can sail at any time if there is any situation!"

"Let our fleet maintain the same combat readiness, especially the reconnaissance and police forces and the fortress garrisons, and cannot relax at all!"

"Yes, your Majesty! I will convey your orders to General Hippel and Lieutenant General Benke!"

"Well, by the way, you should pay attention to checking the confidentiality of our communications regularly. You must use a secret information. Change your password frequently!"

"Abide by the order!"

Under the stars, this fleet, which did not implement light control, is still heading north at the speed of daytime. In more than seven hours, they will arrive at the Pascal Flo military port, known as the "Waterloo" of the British Navy. At this time, the flag of the German Empire fluttered on each flagpole at this famous harbor. Nearly 60 warships of all sizes are quietly docking on their berths under the lights. In the waterway near the port, more than a dozen destroyers and large patrol boats are slowly moving outside the port.

"How is it?" The person who spoke was an officer who was about forty years old and had a angular face. Judging from the epaulette and collar seal, he was a brigade general, and he wore a first-class iron cross on his blue and gray uniform, and there were two small golden leaves on it.

The room he was in was not very big. On the side of the door were a few strange-looking transmitters. Some soldiers wearing headphones were sitting in front of these transmitters and were busy with something.

"It's a password telegram!" One of the lieutenants replied. In this room, except for the brigade general who was just talking, everyone else was a lieutenant. Most of them were lieutenants and captains. The military uniforms of these people were basically medals, first-level or second-level iron crosses, but no one had a small golden leaf like a brigade general.

"Decipher as soon as possible", the angular brigadier general commanded with a serious expression.

"yes!"

The second lieutenant knew that this order meant another sleepless night.

Just over three months ago, this was one of the most important military ports in Britain, and it was also the place where the German navy was most bombarded and bombed. Before the two countries announced a truce, almost all the dock facilities and 50% of the land facilities here were damaged. After the signing of the German-British Peace Treaty, as one of the contents of the treaty, the military port was handed over to the German Navy. A large number of engineering troops were also stationed in the port with the German fleet, as well as this naval intelligence surveillance team from Hamburg. Three months later, Pascalflo has basically restored its original appearance and has also become one of the most cutting-edge military ports and intelligence surveillance stations in Germany.

From Pascalflo to the east is the vast Atlantic Ocean. With the end of the war, the German Atlantic raid fleet and submarine forces were also transferred back to the country one after another. In other words, it is no longer a region controlled by the German naval region. About 500 nautical miles northeast of Pascalflo is Denmark's subsidiary Iceland. At present, the relationship between Germany and Denmark is relatively stable, so German ships are still safe to sail in this area. Of course, this is mainly attributed to Germany's current peaceful policies to European countries.

However, from Iceland to the east is the relatively empty central Atlantic Ocean, which is not a blessed land for German ships, because it is a frequent visit by the British government's warships. Because they are too far away from the local area, the German navy cannot send the main ships to that area. Moreover, the British usually dispatched one or two light ships from time to time, so the German government had to send some escort ships to protect the merchant fleet. However, a single German merchant ship was often attacked in that waters, and a small-scale naval battle broke out from time to time. Even after the local British government announced a ceasefire, those warships that obeyed the British government's exile continued to harass the German route.

This situation was also the most worrying thing about the German Navy after the German Emperor decided to go to the United States in person. The conservative suggestion was to sail with a powerful fleet, but this suggestion that it was both mobilizing troops and easily caused misunderstandings from other countries was rejected by the German Emperor. After that, the naval intelligence department turned to closely monitor the movements of the British government in exile, but so far, Edward VIII's warships were quietly staying in the Port of St. Joowos, Canada, with a total of 2 armored cruisers, 5 light cruisers, 11 protective cruisers, and 17 armed merchant ships. In addition, 35 destroyers and large torpedo boats of the Canadian Navy were stationed there.

On the other hand, as the host of this naval meeting, the US government did not dare to neglect the security issues of representatives of various countries. Nearly a month before the meeting was held, Washington's security preparations have been fully launched. In addition to the full attendance of the police, the military police and the military were also transferred to help. According to Wilson's order, before delegations from various countries left, he did not want to see anything that would damage the image of the United States, especially that might destroy the talks. Under the guidance of this principle, Washington has become the world's number one "civilized city". At least during this period, the phenomenon of gangs fighting and cheating is difficult to see. In addition, every household has hung the flags of the participating countries, the star and stripes of the United States, the black and white and red tricolor flags of Germany, the red and white and black vulture flags of Austro-Hungarian Empire, the white and blue and red tricolor flags of Tsarist Russia, the moon and star flags of Turkey, and the sun flags of Japan. In addition, almost every street is colorful.

At the Norfolk military port not far from Washington, the main battleships of the US Atlantic Fleet, which were transferred back from the Pacific Ocean, were ready to sail. Unlike the last time they sailed, they did not go to meet challenges from other countries, but to welcome a noble and peaceful guest. According to the plan, a huge fleet of three battleships, ten cruisers and several light ships will sail out of the high seas to escort the German Fleet.

At 3 a.m., except for the officers on duty on the ship, most of them were sleeping soundly. Few people knew that the lights were still on in the study of the emperor near the tail of the ship. After leaving the local area for 20 hours, the information Chen Tian was waiting for finally arrived.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived at Port Pascal Flo. As planned, we will enter the port to refuel and set sail again at 11 a.m.!" The young guard officer reported softly, because the queen was sleeping soundly in the bedroom separated by a wall.

"As planned!" Chen Tian was wearing a thick nightgown at this time, but there was no sleepiness on his face.
Chapter completed!