Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Back in the fleet, Yannick's Stuka was the first to land. As soon as he got off the plane, he was involuntarily put on the stretcher that had been prepared and went straight to the medical room.

The ship's doctor carefully examined the wound and showed a panicked expression. "It's really dangerous. If the shrapnel deflects even a little bit, it will damage your carotid artery, and the consequences will be really disastrous. Although it doesn't seem to be serious now, you still have to return to Berlin for a more detailed examination. Let me clean your wound first. ."

Lütjens looked guilty on the side and wished he could commit suicide on the spot to apologize. "Your Highness, this subordinate is incompetent and deserves to die!"

Yannick smiled disapprovingly. "General Lütjens, death is spared. You should know the British Navy by now..." The pain of cleaning the wound with disinfectant made him grit his teeth. "The British Navy is not invincible."

Lütjens looked full of admiration and respect. "Yes, Your Highness is really far-sighted."

The doctor was dressing Yanik's wound when a senior staff officer hurried in. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is calling and asking you to return to Berlin immediately."

Yannick couldn't help but be stunned. "Huh? Has His Majesty returned to China?"

The staff officer shook his head. "No, His Majesty is still in Ming Dynasty. This is a telegram sent from Ming Dynasty."

"Oh." Yannick nodded. It seems who reported his whereabouts to William II? Otherwise, how could William II, who was thousands of miles away, know.

But this telegram came in time, because he was really scared now.

When the adrenaline returned to normal levels and after recovering from the "chicken blood" state, all that was left was fear. He now felt incredible about his crazy behavior just now. He didn't want to stay here any longer, he just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

At this time, the doctor had bandaged the wound, and Yannick couldn't wait to get up. "Then I'll go back first."

Lütjens also hoped that Yannick would leave quickly, otherwise he would have a heart attack if he kept coming back so many times.

When they came to the deck, they saw thousands of aircraft carrier officers and soldiers neatly on the aircraft carrier flight deck. When they saw Yannick coming out, they burst into earth-shaking cheers.

"General Lütjens, do you look at them differently?"

Lütjens was filled with emotion. "Yes, Your Highness. I haven't seen that look in the Navy for a long time."

"Yes." Yannick walked up to the team and raised his hand, and the cheering crowd fell silent instantly. He clenched his right fist and raised it above his head, shouting loudly. "The German Navy must fight when it sees the enemy!!"

Everyone roared in unison.

"When you see an enemy, you must fight!!"

"When you see an enemy, you must fight!!"

Deafening shouts filled the sky.

"Fight the enemy when you see it" is actually the traditional spirit of the British Navy.

In 1797, Nelson made a decisive decision during the Battle of Cape St. Vincent. He led the "Captain" and "Excellence" out of the battle line, engaged in close combat with the Spanish Navy's "San Nicholas" and "St. Joseph", and boarded the ship for hand-to-hand combat. , forcing the Spanish warships to lower their flags and surrender. After the war, Nelson was promoted to rear admiral due to merit. In the subsequent series of legendary naval battles such as Aboukir, Cadiz, and Trafalgar, Nelson still adhered to this combat style.

This spirit of taking the initiative to launch an attack regardless of the relative strength of the enemy and ourselves was called the Nelson spirit of "fighting when the enemy is seen" by later generations.

The navy is different from the army. The army can win battles with fewer troops and many things. Although it is not easy and the risks are high, it is still there after all. The navy is different. Facing a superior enemy, if the difference in tonnage and generation is large, it is basically impossible to win. And once it is sunk, the entire (ship) army is often annihilated. Therefore, in the navy, being able to attack the big with a small one, resist the strong with the weak, and march forward to face the enemy are all valuable courage.

The story of the British Navy's Firefly is a story of courage and faith that goes a long way in the sea. It also inherits the British Royal Navy's tradition of fighting every enemy it encounters.

HMS Glowworm (H92) is a G-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. Built in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and 1937, the battleship was in Spanish waters to enforce the arms embargo imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the war. Shortly after the start of World War II, Firefly was transferred from the Mediterranean Fleet to the British Isles to escort shipping. In March 1940, Firefly was transferred to the Home Fleet and caught up with the Battle of Norway. On April 8, Firefly encountered a German destroyer transporting landing troops during the Weser River maneuvers in the invasion of Norway. The German destroyer attempted to disengage and called for assistance from the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper. During the naval battle, the Firefly was severely damaged, but still tried to launch torpedoes at the German ships. In the end, the two ships (the destroyer Firefly and the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper) collided, and the Firefly's bow broke off, and she exploded and sank shortly after.

This battle directly caused the "Hipper" to lie in the port until June of that year before going to sea, effectively paralyzing the German Navy's battleships.

So Yannick hopes that the German Navy can also have such courage and belief.

It seems to have some effect now. He turned around and whispered to Lütjens. "General Lütjens, what you say is true, but you must act within your capabilities and never act recklessly. After all, the British Empire has centuries of heritage, and our navy cannot withstand any serious damage."

When World War II broke out, the British Navy had 6 aircraft carriers, 12 battleships, 3 battlecruisers, 56 cruisers, 183 destroyers, and a large number of frigates, submarines, minesweepers and other auxiliary ships. In addition, the UK also has merchant ships of up to 20 million tons, accounting for one-third of the world's total merchant ship tonnage.

The strength of the British Navy is not limited to these superficially displayed powers. At this time, there are still a large number of warships under construction in British shipyards. There are dozens of warships under construction alone, including 6 large aircraft carriers and one auxiliary light aircraft carrier. As well as 5 George V-class battleships, 23 cruisers, 52 destroyers, and a large number of submarines, frigates and other ships.

Even though they severely damaged the British Navy and sunk several large battleships, the tonnage and number of German warships are still far inferior to that of the British Navy. Yannick couldn't imagine whether the German navy would be able to recover if it was severely damaged and several large battleships were sunk at once.

Lütjens said respectfully. "Understood, Your Highness."

Yannick nodded, waved goodbye to everyone, boarded the Mosquito reconnaissance plane he came in, and returned to Berlin.