Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

When the air battle over the Sedan Fortress entered Gaochao, Wilhelmshaven in Germany was also extremely lively.

Wilhelmshaven is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony on the west coast of the Yader Bay. It is a North Sea port. In 1869, King William I of Prussia built this harbor in order to build a military port for the Prussian Navy and named it after himself.

After several years of expansion and construction, Wilhelmshaven has become one of the most important ports. In addition, it does not freeze or silt, and has no draft restrictions, so it can berth all kinds of large ships, making it the most important military port in Germany. It can also repair and build the latest ocean-going submarines. However, the High Seas Fleet is still wandering in the waters of Iceland at this time, so there are no large warships in the port now, only some small and medium-sized ships such as destroyers and cruisers.

The port is surrounded by dense anti-aircraft guns, all of which are the most advanced 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and 88mm anti-aircraft guns. Coupled with the three high-power radars equipped at the port and the nearby air force airport, it is enough to annihilate the invading enemy and make it impossible for them to come back.

There are 9 destroyers patrolling outside the port 24 hours a day, and more than 20 minesweepers and anti-submarine patrol ships cruise nearby day and night.

Yannick placed special emphasis on underwater defense measures. After all, he did not want someone to sneak into the port and destroy the ship.

However, it is still difficult to detect underwater targets based on the target's technical means, and various underwater protection measures are relatively passive - such as anti-submarine nets, underwater monitoring, etc.

Fortunately, the risk of submarines directly avoiding the detection of anti-submarine networks and heading directly to the military port is relatively high, and divers are limited by factors such as physical strength, and the time and scope of their activities are relatively limited. For example, as in Scapa Flow, if the entire submarine had not slipped into the port, I am afraid that such amazing results would not have been achieved.

Coupled with a large number of coastal forts, the entire Wilhelmshaven can be said to be impregnable and impregnable.

Today, all the guards in Wilhelmshaven have been replaced by the Royal Guards; there are one post every five steps and one sentry every ten steps, which is extremely strict.

Because almost all the high-level German dignitaries gathered here, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived in person; no one dared to make the slightest negligence and raise the security measures to the highest level.

In addition to these military and political officials, there were also a group of reporters present, both domestic and foreign.

Each of these journalists must undergo the strictest inspection before entering the port. The Guards soldiers carefully checked their documents one by one, opened the packages they carried, and checked whether there were any prohibited items hidden inside.

There was also a Guards captain next to him who was loudly reading the precautions for entering the port to these reporters.

"This is a military port, and casual photography is strictly prohibited. You can only stay in the designated area and take photos in the corresponding direction! All photos taken must be inspected before they can be published in the newspaper!"

After listening to all the precautions, the reporters signed the commitment letter and were allowed to enter the port. Under the leadership of the Guards soldiers, we arrived at an inconspicuous but spacious platform.

I saw a pier not far away that was surrounded by three floors inside and three outside. The officers standing on the outermost periphery were all with the rank of colonel. Even the senior officers at the major general level were some distance away from the pier.

"Oh, the standards of this reception are really high." A reporter couldn't help but sigh while fiddling with his camera.

"Of course, U-47 is a great contributor to the empire." The person who responded to him was a German reporter, with unconcealable pride and pride on his face.

In World War I, the German Navy attached the greatest importance to the use of submarines and was the first country to launch submarine operations. During the war, Germany had a total of 350 submarines, which sank a total of 5,000 ships of all types, with a total tonnage of 12 million tons. As a result, the Allies, who had suffered enough from German submarines, passed the Treaty of Versailles, prohibiting Germany from building or owning submarines.

Although submarine warfare at that time cast a shadow on the maritime powers of various countries, this shadow has never been so strong. When a submarine can sneak into a port and massacre several major battleships in one go, this weapon is enough to scare the world.

Suddenly, there was a little commotion among the crowd on the pier. I saw a destroyer approaching on the sea level outside the port in the distance, with a tiny black spot following the side and rear of the destroyer.

"It's coming! It's coming!" The reporters suddenly became excited and picked up their cameras to focus on the small black dot in the distance.

The military band on the side also started playing, and the majestic and exciting melody echoed in the sky of the port.

The destroyer led the little black spot closer and closer, and everyone finally saw the outline of the little black spot clearly. It was a German submarine of small tonnage, sailing slowly behind the destroyer. The slender deck rises and falls in the waves, and the small German submarine always feels like it is drifting with the current on the water.

The deck of the submarine was full of people, covering half of the submarine's conning tower enclosure. But everyone still saw the huge number painted on the control tower - "U-47".

Taking advantage of the thunderous cheers on the pier, a young white man with an American press card hanging on his chest whispered. "It's unbelievable that such a submarine sank so many battleships?"

Standing next to him was a middle-aged white man who also had an American press card. "Perhaps some secret weapon was used. It is indeed incredible that all the intelligence agencies around the world have not found out what secret weapon the Germans used."

Of course Pullien would not leave the propeller in Scapa Flow, just in case the British dived and salvaged it. So when they evacuated, they fixed the propeller on the submarine and slipped out of Scapa Flow. However, they cannot be brought back to the port. After all, the propeller is fixed to the submarine shell. Once the reporters take pictures, it will be known to everyone.

So on the way here, they had already removed the propeller and sunk it to the bottom of the sea.

When it was about to approach the dock, the leading destroyer turned around and returned to continue its patrol mission, while the U-47 staggered to the dock, and the military band played louder and louder.

The submarine-specific springboard was set up on the deck by the sailors. When the first submarine sailor jumped onto the dock, Yannick, who was standing at the front, almost vomited on the spot.

He originally didn't like the smelly sea breeze, but now compared to the smell emanating from this sailor, the sea breeze smelled like cologne. The clothes, which were so dirty that the original color could not be seen, were worn on a man who was as unshaven as a savage.

Fortunately, Yannick was mentally prepared. He had heard before that the conditions inside the submarine were very difficult. He stepped forward and patted his shoulder affectionately. "I'm so glad you're back safe, heroes of the Empire!"

"Your Highness!" The young sailor's face was flushed with excitement, and his tears were like a river bursting its banks.