Chapter 69

"Left full rudder! Heading southwest! Aim for the course The icy Atlantic water was cut by the sharp bow and splashed with snow-white spray. A man in his thirties, wearing a white navy cap and a black leather jacket, put down his telescope and said, "sailors on duty, get on deck! Keep air alert. "

He is commanding the latest submarine made by a German engineer in Holland, which is the most advanced submarine in the world so far. Its surface displacement is more than 1060 tons, and its endurance reaches an amazing 8500 nautical miles. It can dive 60 nautical miles underwater with a speed of 4 knots, and it can safely submerge to a depth of 165 meters.

It has four forward firing torpedo tubes and two rear firing torpedo tubes. It uses 533mm torpedoes as attack weapons and has 56 crew members. It is a very dangerous underwater super killer.

The commander's voice just dropped. In the narrow hatch behind him, more than ten young sailors came out one by one. They happily climbed from the crude ladder welded on the command tower to the deck. Several of them sat on an 88mm gun. The other two stood beside the anti-aircraft gun. The rest of them took advantage of their spare time, They lit each other's cigarettes.

"According to our experience, if we keep this route, we should meet the transport ship No. 7 in about ten minutes." The last one to get out of the hatch was an officer. He was the adjutant of the man in the White Navy cap. He stood behind the man in the White Navy cap, not from the tower down to the deck, but leaning against the periscope and the railing.

"This set of tactics is really easy to use. If it is combined with the aircraft and the reconnaissance ship, the efficiency will be higher!" The man in the cap looked at the telegram in his hand: "if it wasn't for the underwater radio communication technology, the result would be even greater."

"Major Donitz, are we going to sink enemy ships one day?" The adjutant asked suspiciously.

"Of course!" Donitz nodded.

"I hope we can sink a big ship today."

"Wake up everyone, open the inlet valve! Prepare to dive Donitz ordered loudly. Then he turned back and got into the open hatch under his feet. Behind him, one after another of the sailors followed.

The last marine greedily took two breaths of fresh air, and then reluctantly closed the cabin door at the top of the command tower, which was getting closer and closer to the sea level.

They have been floating on the sea for 10 days. The beds full of food are empty. The cabin inside the submarine is full of the smell of rotten food and human excrement. Most people's clothes are full of oil, and their beards haven't been cleaned for several days, just like a group of savages trapped in the mountains.

The books bought from bookstores have long been finished. Poker has been distorted and can't be used any more because of the hot and humid air. Now their only entertainment activity is imagining the buttocks of street women in Holland, looking forward to getting paid to find one.

"Major! Major Donitz A soldier rushed over with a telegram: "the highest level password is used for calling from Longxue, but the content may be wrong!"

"Wrong? How could it be wrong? " Donitz frowned, took the telegram, looked at it carefully, and was stunned.

"What order?" The adjutant looked at him and asked suspiciously.

A little nervous, Donitz handed the telegram to the adjutant: "Dragon Cave calls and orders us to sink the British transport ship No. 7."

"No way! Usually we just aim in the dark, do lock attack training! It's not war. How can we order us to fire? " The adjutant was shocked. He took the message and read it carefully for fear of missing something.

But the message clearly said: confirmed by the intelligence services, the transport ship No. 7 was carrying important materials urgently needed by Britain. It is now ordered that you and the u-72 launch an attack at the same time. Be sure to attack the British transport ship No. 7 with more than three torpedoes, disguised as the appearance of being struck and sunk, leaving no survivors. Lair.

"Is Dragon Cave crazy? It will lead to war. " The adjutant didn't know whether it was because of the heat or fright in the submarine. Sweat came out on his forehead: "shall we confirm with the Dragon Cave immediately?"

"This is the last telegram we received after we went down. Would you like to confirm it? Shall we go up and send the news? " Donitz looked at his adjutant: "we have entered the most prosperous waterway in England. We are likely to be found."

"Well, let's ignore the message! Just don't get it. " The adjutant hesitated, but immediately thought of a way: "otherwise, Germany will be destroyed by us."

"No! We salvo torpedoes and make them clean Donitz thought for a moment and said, "no one will see us! Right? We are the ghosts at the bottom of the Atlantic

"Major, have you ever thought that if we fail, we are all criminals in Germany." The adjutant pleaded with a trace of anxiety: "we'll be finished then."

"We train to go out to sea every month for what?" Donitz looked at the adjutant and asked, "isn't it just to let our torpedoes hit enemy ships? Do you expect to learn a skill, then retire and go home, to be a man who died in bed? "

"Attacking civilian ships will be hanged." The adjutant was almost praying“ Do you all think so? " Donitz asked, looking up at all the sailors around the tower“ Fight! Hit the son of a bitch! My father, who had served on the Caesar, told me that he would ask the British to recover the blood debt when he had a chance The Sonarman took off his earphone and said, "I'm in favor of sinking him."“ yes! Sink it! Let the British see what we Germans are good at Said a young sailor, waving his fist. Young people have passion and are more likely to be encouraged. Several young sailors nodded and said, "we should do it! I've been hiding for more than a year, so I'm going to make them suffer. " More and more people were in favor of the attack, and the adjutant's courage increased: "God! Then act quickly! We need to launch four torpedoes together to make sure they sink the target. "“ Captain Gretel, go to the torpedo bay! Check all the torpedoes again! Make sure it doesn't go wrong! " Now that he had made up his mind, Donitz did not hesitate: "all the soldiers are in position! 12 meters deep! Keep your course As he said this, he pulled down his periscope and put his eyes up to look for his target on the sea. Through the periscope with a ruler and a sight glass, Donitz saw that a submarine was also diving about a kilometer away, and the lights were flashing on the submarine's command tower, which meant that we were ready to attack. It's getting dark. It's the evening when it's suitable for submarine attack. Everything seems to be good for the attacker. This is a rare opportunity“ The target appears! Adjust attack position Through the periscope, Donitz saw the target ship appear on the sea level. The transport ship of more than 8000 tons is a huge thing. At this moment, it doesn't know that it is in danger, and it is coming here fast in the dark smoke“ The torpedo is uninsured The officer in charge of the torpedo gave a loud order“ Stand by“ Load One slogan after another“ hold still! Hold on Donitz's eyes rested on the periscope, his hands on the handle, cheering up his men“ Launch Suddenly, when everyone held his breath, he finally called out the order that everyone had been waiting for“ Torpedo tube one! Launch A soldier called out. As he pressed the switch, he loudly reported: "No.2 torpedo launch tube! Launch! Number three! Number four! Launch! Torpedo salvo over Boom! A loud noise, even in the submarine can feel the vibration not far away, the first torpedo successfully hit the target. Boom! Then, another loud noise came, followed by one after another. It seems that not only Donitz's submarine launched torpedoes, but also the u72 submarine nearby launched torpedoes and hit the transport ship. The target ship began to explode violently, with black smoke rising tens of meters high. But then the transport ship broke in two, followed by a more tragic explosion. It seemed that the ship was carrying inflammable and explosive arms and materials, followed by the explosion of torpedo. The explosion was countless times more powerful than the torpedo, and the transport ship broke into two parts instantly. From the first explosion to the calm of the sea, the whole process did not exceed 30 seconds“ If their captain goes to the cabin for coffee, they can't even send a distress signal Donitz said slowly after swallowing a mouthful of water“ Is it over? " The first mate has an unbelievable expression on his face“ It's sunk. No one is seen falling into the water. The explosion is too severe. There will be no survivors. " "It's probably an arms carrier," he said with a sigh He guessed right. This is a ship of ammunition transported from the United States to Britain, on which are a large number of high explosives and a small number of finished shells. This ship's materials are important military materials to be sold to the Belgian military, but now there are no dregs left“ Take the time to float up! " Donitz sighed for just a few seconds and began to give the order: "search the sea in the dark! Don't leave it alive. Send a telegram to the Dragon Cave. The attack is complete and the target is destroyed. " Anna put down the phone and went to akado, who was having dinner with Krupp and stresman. She whispered: "the baby dragon is calling. The task is finished." Akado's eyes lit up, he took up his glass and said with a laugh: "for the Nobel Peace Prize, he was won by the German! Cheers