Eight hundred and fifty-seven.(1/2)
The US Navy warship "Arizona".
The sea breeze blew, and waves of chill kept invading. Everyone had a sad expression on their faces.
After the outbreak of the war against Germany, with the victory of the Allies, Berlin was in sight, and the US government called on Americans to immigrate to Germany and Americanize the German mainland.
Adventurous Americans did not hesitate too much and came to Germany to make gold due to the continuous introduction of immigration preferential policies by the US government.
But in just a short period of time, everything changed completely.
The German army launched a strong counterattack on all fronts, and European countries turned against the United States one after another. Especially after the German Lubeck counterattack war started, the survival of American immigrants in Germany suddenly became worse. A large number of Americans were arrested and they must be responsible for the crimes committed by the US government.
Now, even the US government has begun to warn American expatriates in Germany that this is definitely not a paradise. They should leave the country as soon as possible with the help of the US military, return directly to the United States or transfer through the UK.
I just settled in a place but was forced to leave this place. This has to be said to be the greatest sorrow. But what can I do? Should I continue to stay in a place that actually does not belong to me and face a tragedy that is very likely to come?
No one wants to make such a choice.
More than 200 American immigrants were boarded on the Arizona. When the warship slowly left here, the Americans still stood at the bow of the ship, as if reluctant to leave.
Captain Stam seemed to be in the same mood. The lieutenant colonel of the US Navy only felt that this stage was the most cowardly stage he had ever lived. He had fantasized countless times. He returned to his motherland with the glory of the conqueror, and then told all his friends and relatives that he had experienced the glorious war history.
But now all this no longer exists.
"Lieutenant Colonel, how much time do we have to get to England?"
Lieutenant Colonel Stam looked at that, it was Mrs. Delk. This beautiful woman was sympathetic. She and his husband, Mr. Delk, came to Germany for adventure, but in the Lubeck strike back, her husband died in the bombing of the Luftwaffe. The poor woman became a widow.
"Ah, madam. We will be in England tomorrow afternoon..." Lieutenant Colonel Steam replied: "It will be safe when you arrive in England. You can choose to return to the United States in many ways. I feel very sad about what Mr. Delk has encountered."
Mrs. Delk's eyes turned red, and she probably thought of her husband again: "He always likes to take risks, from one place to another. I have persuaded him countless times, but he just refused to listen. The night before he died, he also called his brother, but it was just one night..."
Lieutenant Colonel Steam sighed. Mr. Delk's brother was an officer at the US Embassy in London. So far, he did not know what terrible things had happened to his younger brother.
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"Will we be attacked by enemy submarines?" Mrs. Delk asked suddenly.
"No." Before Lieutenant Colonel Stam could answer, a young man next to him had already said: "Although this is a warship, both German and British submarines have known that this warship is full of civilians. Although there is nothing wrong with attacking a warship, I don't think neither the German Navy nor the British Royal Navy will do such a thing...."
Mrs. Delk then felt much more relieved.
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However, the young man aroused the curiosity of Lieutenant Colonel Stam: "Sir, it seems that you are familiar with all this? I'll ask you presumptuously, who are you? Why are you here in Germany?"
"Moyol. You can call me Moyol." The young man Moyol said with a smile: "When I was in the United States, I was a furniture dealer, and my ordinary life made me extremely bored. So I wanted to take some exciting adventures. I sold my small furniture store and came to Germany, but unfortunately my adventure failed."
"Not an adventure worth remembering." Lieutenant Colonel Stam shrugged: "I believe you will have good luck in the future."
Mrs. Delk probably felt the same feeling towards Mr. Moyol who suddenly appeared: "Mr. Moyol, your experience is similar to mine. No, my experience is worse than you. You just lost your furniture store, but I, forever, lost my husband."
"Ah, please don't be sad, madam." Mr. Moyol sighed: "We all like to take risks. We are actually mentally prepared when we do these things. What else can we think about? The army is defeated on the battlefield and they cannot even protect themselves. How can we protect us?"
Lieutenant Colonel Steam was a little unhappy, but what the other party said was indeed the truth.
At this time, the bells for dinner sounded on the warship, which gave Lieutenant Colonel Stam a chance to get out of his embarrassment: "Mrs. Delk, Mr. Moyol, am I lucky to invite you to have a meal together?"
Mrs. Delk and Mr. Moyol certainly did not understand the rejection of the captain's invitation.
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The food on the boat is actually very bad. Of course, the food in the officers' restaurant will be much better, especially the food prepared specifically for Lieutenant Colonel Stam and his guests is quite good.
"Mr. Moyol, how long have you been in Germany? How do you think of war?"
Facing the captain's question, Mr. Moyol quickly replied: "I have been in Germany for half a year. During this period, I have seen too many things. From the unstoppable power of the Allies to the defeat and defeats later. From the happy life of the Americans in Germany to the forced departure of this country now. Mr. Captain, I am also considering how such a thing happened many times. It is really terrible."
Such an answer made Lieutenant Colonel Stanme not know what to say. In fact, no one can interfere with this answer.
"So what you think of Germany?" asked Mrs. Delk with interest.
Mr. Moyol thought for a moment: "It's really a difficult question for me... a good country. Is it? Even if we are in a war position now, we have to say that. This country has always had many very excellent qualities. If I were to summarize it, I think it can be described in three points. Brave, tenacity, and meticulous."
The conversation here attracted the attention of many US Navy officers who were dining together on the Arizona. They listened to Mr. Moyol's words intently:
"Let's discuss courage. No matter which nation has a certain understanding of it, it seems that the courage to sacrifice everything for ideals is indeed a responsibility and obligation. Mr. Captain, let's carefully analyze the two words "glory" and "responsibility". When other nations believe that courage is glory, the German spirit regards it as a responsibility, that is, courage is the obligation you should fulfill. No matter what the result is, you should face it calmly. Let's see if we always muster up the courage to do something, whether we are glorious because of success or discouraged because of failure..."
Although he was saying good things about his war opponents, Lieutenant Colonel Stam couldn't help but nod.
Mr. Moyol paused a little: "Let's take a look at it. Toughness. The toughness quality reflected in the German spirit is world-renowned. Heine once said, 'Germany is not a nation that acts rashly. Once he walks on any path, it will persevere to the end'... A safe decision and a tough pace, slowly sailing towards the position like a tank. Captain. I think we have fully experienced this."
"Yes, we have fully experienced the tenacity of Germany." Lieutenant Colonel Stam sighed: "I have to admit that if it is only for the quality of tenacity, few countries in the world can compare with it."
"Yes, acknowledging the strengths of the other party can make us better progress." Mr. Moyol said with a smile: "If the third quality of moral will is meticulous, I think the Germans' seriousness and meticulousness are probably well known. Especially in today's world. In terms of industry, German manufacturing has become a symbol of high quality. I think the traditional German spirit plays a crucial role in this. In the German philosophy, meticulousness and thoroughness are inseparable. Only thorough analysis can understand the needs of comprehensiveness; only thorough execution can achieve detailed results."
"You have analyzed it thoroughly, Mr. Moyol." Lieutenant Colonel Stam took a sip of wine: "Although an American is speaking for Germany, it sounds a bit awkward, but I have to admit that most of your words are correct. Probably these three qualities determine that they can persist even in their most dangerous times."
Mrs. Decker interrupted and said, "It's a pity that the Germans are too old-fashioned and lack some interest in life."
"Do you really think so, madam?" Mr. Moyol smiled and said, "So let me tell you a true story during World War I. As the war came to an end, the Americans gradually captured a group of German officers, and the Americans detained these German officers in a prisoner of war camp and treated them more preferentially. The Americans believed that German officers had chivalrous spirit, and were all professional soldiers, with high military qualities and strong will, so they deserve respect. One night, the nearby one
The American officer held a party and invited some German officers from prisoners of war camps to participate. Many American officers performed their own programs, while German officers sat aside and watched the victor's performance quietly. Only one German major Schmidt disagreed with the performance of the American officers present. This emotion was seen by an American general. He asked Major Schmidt, "Why? " Major said, your musician had many mistakes when playing Tchaikovsky's music'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Even if even the Americans themselves don't know this story, for a moment, only Mr. Moyol's voice sounded there:
"The American general disagreed and invited Major Schmidt to perform. The major was hesitantly pulled by the Americans to the piano, but after he sorted out his military uniform, he took a deep breath and started his performance. When Major Schmidt finished his performance, the whole hall was silent. Then a burst of endless warm applause broke out. The American general asked Major Schmidt, which music school did you graduate from? The major looked at the general in surprise and said that I had never attended a music school. I was a regular German officer who graduated from the Upper Silesian Army Officer School...."
Mrs. Decker was completely immersed in this story.
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It was not until Mr. Moyol finished the story that he realized it.
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"Gentlemen, most of the German officers' corps were nobles. They practiced equestrianism, played piano, sketched, and oil paintings since childhood, and read a lot. Because they were well educated and had a high average quality, the officers' corps were retained in the form of various clubs after the defeat in the first battle." Wang Weiyi finally said: "So I think this is a respectable country."
Lieutenant Colonel Steam sighed: "Mr. Moyol, if you hadn't said all this frankly, I would have no doubts, otherwise I would have notified the intelligence department of the charge of spying and arrested you!"
"Isn't the United States a country with free speech?" Wang Weiyi smiled: "No matter what we say, as long as such things are real. Then I think we can speak freely. Ignoring other people's strengths will never make ourselves a real strong man."
Lieutenant Colonel Stam nodded involuntarily. In fact, at this time he did not expect that when "Mr. Moyol" was promoting these remarks here, it was actually sending a strong signal to the US officers:
Germany—absolutely not what they imagined; German officers—absolutely not what the US government advocates!
None of this group of US military officers had experienced World War II. There was no very deep concept of Germany, so we had to use a special way to tell them something they didn't know.
At least it looks quite good now.
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Just as Lieutenant Colonel Stam was still asking some questions, a sharp alarm suddenly sounded. In an instant, the US military officers in the restaurant quickly left the dining table and returned to their combat posts.
This is what Wang Weiyi admires more. Even if the US military suffers a great loss on land, the officers of the US Navy still have extremely high qualities.
"Discover the Royal Navy cruiser, Victory, and the Fighting Destroyer!"
To be continued...