Although Zhang Wei did not want to participate in these red tape activities, he also knew that people were in the world and could not help themselves. Moreover, the navy was different from other branches of the army and had a certain diplomatic mission. Therefore, diplomatic ability was also one of the necessary abilities for every naval captain. Before crossing, Zhang Wei brought warships to participate in foreign visits many times, so he had enough experience to deal with these activities.

Not long after, the carriage team arrived in front of the naval barracks in Hamburg. Hamburg is the largest port city in Germany and the home port of the German local fleet, so it is also the base of the German Navy.

The carriage stopped in front of the military camp. The members of the receiving work team got out of the vehicle and quickly arranged the team. The German soldiers who led them to the military camp came in to report the news. Not long after, a team of soldiers came out of the military camp. The officer led by the officer was a man about 40 years old. He came to Zhang Wei, saluted and said, "I am the German Navy Major, Reinhardt Schell."

Zhang Wei was stunned for a moment, replied with a bow, and said, "I am the Chinese Rear Admiral Zhang Wei. Sorry, I didn't hear your name clearly just now. Is it Sheer?"

The major immediately repeated it again, saying: "Reinhardt Carl Friedrich von Schell, sir, I am responsible for your life during your life in Hamburg, so you can ask me if you need it."

Zhang Wei nodded, and finally he could confirm the identity of this person. In the old time and space, Scher was also a famous naval general, the heir of Tirpitz, and the head of the future German navy. During World War I, he served as the commander of the battleship detachment and the commander of the high seas fleet, and fought with the British main fleet in Jutland. This was the largest battleship naval battle in history. In the era of the Third Reich, Germany also built a heavy cruiser named after him (also known as a pocket battleship).

Of course, Scher is still a promising naval major, and Zhang Wei is now in charge of the rank of major general, and the gap between the two sides is quite large, so Scher also looked respectful in front of Zhang Wei. This also made Zhang Wei feel relieved. So he said: "Major Scher, then I will trouble you during this period."

She said, "It's my duty there. Now I will take you to the dormitory to settle down and then apply for you to enter and exit the military camp."

Zhang Wei nodded and said, "Okay."

So Sher led everyone into the military camp, passed through several training grounds, and in a red brick building complex, in the middle of two three-story buildings, he said: "These two dormitories are for you to live in. There are 136 rooms in total, which can ensure that four people live together in one room. It is best to have an administrator in each room so I can register."

Zhang Wei immediately ordered the personnel to be assigned and appointed the dormitory administrator, and then registered at Schell, collected the keys, and led by other officers to the room to rest.

Zhao Ping and He Xin were assigned to a room again, and the other two living with them were Yang Shicheng and Guo Qing, both of whom had shorter qualifications than theirs. Although He Xin and Zhao Ping had the same military rank, He Xin was promoted to second lieutenant earlier than Zhao Ping, so He Xin served as the dormitory administrator.

After the German officer who led them into the house left, He Xin immediately threw his suitcase and poured it on the bed, saying, "It's great, I can finally have a good sleep. I shake it on the boat every day. When I got off the boat, I felt the earth was shaking!"

Guo Qing also sat on the bed and said, "No, I still feel my legs shaking now?"

Yang Shicheng said: "He Xin, aren't you a fisherman? How could you not stand the life at sea?"

He Xin said: "Although my family used to fish, they only took 3 or 5 days to go to sea for at most. This time, I have been floating on the sea for almost two months. To be honest, I am not going there now. But I need to take a few days to rest before I can recover."

This time they sailed at sea for nearly two months. Only when they replenish water, coal and food at the port can they get a very short time to get ashore activity. The passenger ships basically leave after adding water, coal or food. They will only be parked overnight unless they encounter bad weather or complex waterways. During the entire voyage, they only stayed for 4 nights. Even if they were parked overnight, the ships would fluctuate with the waves, so they still slept in a swaying manner. Most of the soldiers who came to Germany to receive warships this time had only about a year of military experience. Although they had also traveled across the sea with warships, they only had 5 or 7 days. Sailing like this for nearly two months was indeed a very hard thing.

During the entire voyage, more than 60 people were sick. Fortunately, before departure, they were well prepared for medical treatment. The entire voyage was in winter. Although half of the time was in tropical and subtropical waters, there was no high temperature, so everyone finally arrived in Germany safely.

Now Zhao Ping can still hold on. He is putting things from his suitcase into the cabinet. After listening to their words, Zhao Ping said: "Don't think too much. We can't live here for a few days. After accepting the warship, we will soon move to the warship. If we want to fully recover, Daqing can only wait until we return from Germany."

While he was talking, a bell rang downstairs, which was a signal of gathering. He Xin and others immediately jumped up from the bed, hurriedly sorted out their clothes, put on military caps, hurried out of the room, rushed downstairs to gather. It turned out that the room had been allocated, and Sher led everyone to the cafeteria for dinner, and they would only get an entry and exit permit for everyone tomorrow.

After dinner, everyone gathered in front of the dormitory building again. Zhang Wei told everyone to have a good rest tonight and wait for arrangements tomorrow. After everyone returned to the dormitory to rest, Zhang Wei negotiated with the representatives of the two shipyards. Brom-Foss Shipyard was in Hamburg, while Kiel Shipyard was not far from Hamburg, only about 80 kilometers away. There were 5 or 6 trains every day to and from both places, and it took only more than 2 hours to arrive. Therefore, the transportation was very convenient.

Now both warships are undergoing final commissioning and maintenance in the shipyard, and it is expected that it will take about 7-10 days to conduct trial sailing again. Of course, when warships are parked and repaired, they can also board the ship to familiarize themselves with the warship environment and understand the operation of the warship in advance, but there is no need to rush. Moreover, there are more than 30 soldiers in their physical condition that is not ideal and they need to rest for a few days. Therefore, Zhang Wei decided to ask all personnel to rest for 3 days first, adjust their physical condition, and then go to the shipyard to get familiar with the warship, and you can solve all social events.

Next, Zhang Wei participated in many public events in a row, attended a welcome banquet held by Germany on the first day, and held talks with Tirpitz and Heinlis. Tirpitz was very satisfied with the cooperation between the two sides in the navy some time ago and hoped to continue to strengthen cooperation and exchanges. Zhang Wei also expressed his gratitude to the German shipbuilding personnel, and also expressed that the East China government also hopes to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Germany.

At the same time, Germany is most concerned about the modification plan of the Qingdao cruiser, and the two sides also communicated in detail. In response to the requirements put forward by Germany, the crossover made two plans. The original design of the ship, structure, power and protection remained unchanged, and only adjusted the ship-based weapons. According to the requirements of the German Navy, two dual-mounted 203mm caliber naval guns were added.

The adjustment plan for the whole body is to design the three dual-mounted 155mm caliber naval guns at the end of the ship's head, which were changed to the deck in the shape of the "Pin" shape. In the middle of the "Pin", a dual-mounted 155mm caliber naval gun in the raised position in the original design of the back structure layout was changed to a dual-mounted 203mm caliber naval gun. In this way, at the head of the ship, each of the sterns will have 2 203mm caliber naval guns, and 6 155mm caliber naval guns can fire at the same time;

On the side, it can concentrate 4 203mm caliber naval guns and 8 155mm caliber naval guns. They not only have strong firepower, but also ensure the density of firepower delivery. This is the experience brought to various countries by the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. The firepower of a warship depends not only on the size of the gun caliber, but also on the density of firepower delivery. For warships such as cruisers, which have a relatively close combat distance, the degree of firepower delivery density within a unit time is more important than the power of a single gun.

Since the original design of Qingdao cruiser has paid more attention to defense and power, there are basically no changes in both aspects. After this change, the displacement of the entire ship is expected to increase by about 500 tons, and eventually between 6,800-7,000 tons, and the speed will be between 24-25 knots. It is still quite considerable, and its combat effectiveness is also stronger. Even if it is a medium-sized armored cruiser, such as the Garibal class in Italy, it can also fight. Among the protective cruisers of the same type as this era, such as the Russian Varyag, Avleer, the British Edgar class protective cruiser, and even the 9,000-ton Blake class protective cruiser, they can basically be easily defeated.

The main guns of the Varyag and Avleir are 10 single-mounted 152mm caliber, which is much worse than those of Qingdao cruisers in firepower. The Edgar-class and Blake-class weapons are the same, with the main gun caliber of 234mm, but only 2 are equipped, while the secondary gun is 10 single-mounted 152mm caliber guns, which are 2 fewer, and the German artillery level is higher than that of the UK, so they are still better than those of the two types of British protective cruisers in firepower. Although the Blake-class dome armor is stronger, with a top thickness of 76.2mm and a slope thickness of 152mm, there is no side string armor, which is slightly worse in defense. In terms of speed, the Edgar-class and Blake-class only have 20 knots, which cannot be compared.

Since Britain has a large number of overseas colonies, protective cruisers are mainly used to maintain the security of the colonies and maintain power. Therefore, the UK's requirements for protective cruisers are mainly large-scale and have strong self-sustaining power; while the speed of firepower is relatively low. After all, there is no need to use strong firepower to deal with the indigenous people of the colonies. Moreover, the UK has its own ports in all countries around the world, and warships can be stationed in the local area, so there is no need to have high speed.
Chapter completed!