Reinhardt considered himself an excellent Royal Navy sailor. Born into an aristocratic family, three generations of his family had served in the British Royal Navy. Both his family background and his own upbringing proved that he was an excellent Royal Navy officer.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to become a captain of a Royal Navy destroyer at the age of only 30. The British Royal Navy is not comparable to a makeshift team like the Brazilian Navy. The reason why that country bumpkin captain in the Brazilian Navy was able to become a captain must be because he has a good father.
Being the captain of a destroyer at such a young age, isn't this a disregard for human life? How could such a person lead a destroyer to defeat the Germans?
But the reality is very disappointing. That damn Brazilian guy can always find enemies that he cannot find, and can easily destroy them.
However, the excellent destroyer captains of the British Royal Navy always slipped away from under their noses. After finally snatching an enemy from the Brazilian idiot, he capsized in the gutter and needed the Brazilian idiot to rescue him.
After being brought to the House by the Brazilians, the House did not take any further action against him immediately, but no one paid any attention to him, as if they were just trying to imprison him. This was simply an insult to the British Empire's Royal Navy.
Unfortunately, the situation was stronger than the person, and he was indeed a loser, becoming the bait used by the enemy to lure and kill friendly forces. He could also understand why the Brazilians imprisoned him and others. This was really rubbing his face in the ground!
Just as Reinhardt was still complaining to himself, a Brazilian officer came in and interrupted his thoughts.
"Mr. Reinhardt, our captain, Commander Fang Lang, would like you to come over."
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Reinhardt noticed that the damn bastard no longer called him "sir". Did the higher-ups decide to cancel his position as captain?
Soon, Reinhardt followed the officer's instructions and came to the small conference room of the warship. The officer knocked on the door and heard a voice from inside, "Come in!"
The officer pushed open the door and led Reinhardt in. Reinhardt saw two people sitting inside, both of whom were his classmates. They all knew each other.
When Fang Lang saw Reinhardt coming in, he didn't say hello, but said directly:
"Major Reinhart, please take a seat! I need you to give me a complete account of the situation on the Harry. Please make sure it is true.
Because I believe you can understand without me saying that I will definitely report your situation to the Allied Commander. I believe that both the Allied Forces and the Royal Navy need a complete investigation report.
Of course, this report will not be issued by me. The reason I am asking you now is that I suspect that there is still an enemy U-boat hiding in the nearby waters, and I need to find the answer from you. I hope you can tell me the truth. "
Looking at Fang Lang and De La Torre in front of him, Reinhardt knew that Fang Lang was right. With such a serious problem, he might even be sent to a military court.
Although he had always looked down on the Brazilian idiots in front of him, and always felt that these idiots had no idea what a naval battle was, but now reality had slapped his arrogance in the face and knocked it to the ground.
It can even be said that his fate is in the hands of the yellow man in front of him, and he has no choice but to lower his proud head and put aside his noble status.
Maybe if the person in front of him said a few good words for him to the Allies, and with his family background in the British Royal Navy, this matter would be over quickly!
So, he began to correct his attitude, and very formally saluted Fang Lang and De La Torre with a British military salute, and said sincerely:
"Major Fang, Captain De La Torre, first of all, thank you for rescuing the Harry and saving me personally. I am extremely grateful!
I am deeply sorry for the loss and damage caused to you by the Harry becoming a trap to kill you. However, please believe me no matter what. I guarantee on the honor of my family that this is not my intention at this time! "
Hearing Reinhardt's official tone and diplomatic rhetoric, Fang Lang impatiently interrupted him:
"Major Reinhart, we are soldiers. I hope you can answer my questions directly. We are not out of danger yet. I need to know how the Harry was captured."
Seeing Fang Lang's expression, Reinhardt felt a little embarrassed, but he had to tell Fang Lang exactly what happened as he requested.
It turned out that after Reinhardt led the Harry to snatch the mission assigned to Fang Lang by the command ship, he happily headed to the sea area where the enemy was discovered. At first, the Harry did not find the enemy ship.
However, after learning from the last lesson, the Harry did not give up the search directly. Instead, it followed the House's approach and went directly to the sea area where the signal disappeared and dropped two depth charges.
They actually blew up the silent enemy ship. Everyone was ecstatic at the achievement so close at hand, and wanted to continue sinking the enemy ship.
As a result, the enemy ship surfaced in an unexpected way. Just as the Harry was about to use its naval guns to blast the enemy into pieces, the enemy directly raised the white flag.
This made Reinhardt ecstatic. How could the credit for sinking an enemy ship be as great as the credit for capturing one! Not to mention how many things on a U-boat were worth studying, just the radio and code book on the boat, as long as they were complete, this credit would allow him to be promoted directly to the next level.
Reinhardt agreed to the surrender of the enemy ship without hesitation, and immediately sent his crew aboard to accept the surrender of the French. However, the opposing officer said that Reinhardt had insulted his honor, and he only agreed to surrender to the captain of the Harry.
I couldn't accept being disarmed by a soldier. I didn't expect that the Germans on the other side were also nobles like me, and they were still following the traditions of the nobility. We were all nobles, so we should give each other equal treatment.
Therefore, Reinhardt directly agreed to the other party's surrender in accordance with the aristocratic tradition and conduct a simple surrender ceremony on the Harry to accept the other party's surrender.
Everything went according to plan, but just as Reinhardt was about to take the opponent's weapon, an accident happened.
A torpedo came from nowhere and hit the stern of the Harry directly. The bridge of the Harry, which was accepting the surrender of the enemy ship, had no one in command and could only watch the torpedo hit the rudder.
Then, the surrendered enemy immediately started to resist. The opposing commander directly kidnapped Reinhardt and threatened the Harry to surrender, otherwise he would order another submarine to sink the Harry directly.
Originally, Reinhardt was very tough and directly rejected the enemy's unreasonable demands. For the honor of the Royal Navy, he would rather sink with Harry. But the enemy directly shot the deputy captain next to him in the head.
When the red and white stuff on the deputy captain's head splashed all over Reinhardt, Reinhardt had to admit that he was scared and cowardly. However, in order to maintain the honor of the Royal Navy, he still refused the enemy's request with trembling legs.
The cruel enemy shot Reinhardt in the leg without hesitation or even a word. The severe pain in his leg completely destroyed all of Reinhardt's strength.
After a huge psychological struggle, considering that if the surrender was not made, another submarine might directly sink the Harry, for the safety of all the soldiers on the ship, the great Captain Reinhardt repeatedly weighed the pros and cons.
He agreed that as long as the brave German Navy could protect him and give him treatment commensurate with his noble status, he would be willing to lay down his arms and surrender to the German Navy in a dignified manner.
No matter how much Reinhardt talked, no matter how brave and fearless he portrayed himself, it could not change the fact that he surrendered to the German Navy.
Fang Lang directly reached out to interrupt his chattering and said:
"So, there are indeed two German U-boats nearby, right?"
"Yes, if it weren't for this damn sinister villain who hid in the sea and suddenly hit the rudder of the Harry, I would never have done such an dishonorable thing."
"Did you see him? Did he ever surface? Do you remember where he was?"
"Uh! Well, after we surrendered, we were imprisoned. They didn't treat me like a noble at all. Instead, they locked me up with the soldiers."
"Stop, I don't want to know this. I just want to know if you know the location of the enemy ship!"
"Uh! Well! I don't know which direction the torpedo came from. I haven't had time to find out yet."
Fang Lang didn't want to continue to tangle with this so-called British nobleman, so he stood up and said to De La Torre:
"The enemy ship is still nearby, level one alert immediately. Let's go to the bridge."
After saying this, he ignored Reinhardt who wanted to continue talking and just stood up and left.
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