The sea terrifying soul

On the vast sea, three submarines formed a formation floating on the sea, with only a little bridge exposed, quietly sailing towards the depths of the sea.

These three submarines were searching for something on the sea. They were not others. They were the first squadron of the submarine brigade responsible for searching the scheduled channel and finding the first squadron of the Japanese Navy's escort fleet.

After hours of searching, the three submarine lookouts, on this closest channel that connects China and Japan, apart from some civilian merchant ships with no meaning, they even saw the shadow of the Japanese government's 6th Navy reinforcements.

The oo1 submarine, which is the submarine where the captain of the first team of the submarine brigade was located. Faced with the news that the captains of the other two submarines came to "search for fruit", a expression appeared on his face.

Although the three submarines are in a single branch, the width of the frontal search on the sea is over ten kilometers. However, on the vast sea, the width of the frontal search on the ten kilometers is not worth a single. Even if the three submarines happen to be the most commonly used waterway between China and Japan, who is sure that Japan's escort fleet that reinforces Lushunkou will definitely take this waterway without deliberately detouring?

According to time calculation, the Japanese escort fleet only takes this route and meets him at this time. Now, after such a long search, he has not even seen the shadow of his opponent. Thinking that once the Japanese army detours and avoids the ambush circle deployed by the submarine brigade at the Bohai estuary, and enters the Bohai Sea, it may have serious consequences for the entire battle situation. A trace of unknown anxiety suddenly appeared on the face of the captain of the first team.

Xiao Xue, the captain of the submarine No. 1 and the captain of the first squad, paced back and forth in the submarine compartment with the turbid air. While thinking about whether to report the situation to the squadron leader, a sudden exclaim came directly from the mouth of the bridge looking watch hand...

"The fleet, report to the captain, a large fleet of ships appeared in the waters ten kilometers ahead..."

Before Xiao Xue could issue an order, an officer under the oo1 boat had subconsciously raised the submarine periscope and began to search...

One second, two seconds... In less than five seconds, the submarine deputy captain who was lying in the periscope to observe the enemy situation made a slightly excited sound.

"The captain is the fleet, the Japanese fleet. I saw it clearly. The one who led it was a Japanese cruiser... the remaining ships. Although I didn't see it very clearly. However, from the size of the ship, it should be four destroyers and three ten thousand-ton transport ships..."

"One cruiser, four destroyers, three transport ships, and the information reported to me by the headquarters... That's right, this fleet is the Japanese reinforcement fleet we are waiting for..." Captain Xiao Xue said excitedly.

Of course, no matter how excited the team leader Xiao Xue did not forget his mission. After seeing the entire Japanese reinforcement fleet through the periscope, he decisively opened his orders to the deputy captain beside him.

"Old Wang, immediately notify the oo2 and oo3 boats to quickly dive to avoid exposing the target. At the same time, the three submarines were distributed in a 'product' shape. They followed the Japanese reinforcement fleet and closely monitored the entire fleet's every move..."

"The last one, Xun passed the wire to report the information about the enemy situation of our detachment and reported it to the captain. Please prepare for the enemy. Our first detachment will follow the Japanese reinforcement fleet and block the retreat of the Japanese reinforcement fleet at any time."

"Yes, captain..."

At the mouth of the Bohai Sea, there are three detachments under the First Squadron of the Submarine Brigade. A total of nine submarines are floating on the sea surface. The submarines are charged and ventilated to deal with the upcoming naval battle tonight.

Time passed by minute by minute, and night once again enveloped the entire sea. The Japanese Navy reinforcement fleet tracked and monitored by the First Detachment of the Submarine Brigade finally appeared on the sea surface less than twenty kilometers away from the battlefield.

Twenty kilometers away, for a fast-sailing fleet, it only takes more than half an hour. {Qingfeng hand-kill}, and this directly means one thing: the Japanese reinforcement fleet left only half an hour to prepare for the captain of the submarine brigade Qi Yong.

The nine underwater ghosts who were ready to dive quickly under Qi Yong's order. Then, they spread out on both sides of the route where the Japanese reinforcement fleet was located, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

"One submarine can shoot four torpedoes at one time, that is to say, the entire submarine formation can shoot 48 torpedoes at the Japanese Navy reinforcement fleet in a short period of time. At that time, the hit rate of our torpedoes will be guaranteed to be more than 50% of the time. The Japanese escort fleet deployed on the outermost cruiser, four destroyers, will all be buried under the sea."

"Without warship escort, the remaining three transport ships without any protective capabilities will become the fat we can make. As long as we are willing, we can sink them to the bottom of the sea at any time. As for the more than 20,000 elite Japanese troops carried on the three transport ships, they will all be sent into the sea to feed sharks..." Looking at the simple naval combat deployment map in our hands, the captain Qi Yong spoke with a bold face.

As the only cruiser in the entire escort fleet with a tonnage of over 5,000, it unexpectedly took on the flagship of the entire fleet.

Major General Taniguchi, commander-in-chief of the Japanese reinforcements, and commander-in-chief of the 6th Army, Morita, occupied the cruiser without any accident and used the cruiser as the command center.

During the day of sailing at sea, the entire fleet passed by the expectations and excitement of all the officers and soldiers of the 6th sea army on the ship. And as night fell, the distance between the entire fleet and China was getting closer and closer.

As a veteran of the 6th Army who has been through the battlefield for a long time, the sixth sense that Lieutenant General Morita showed on the battlefield, that is, his sensitivity to various dangers on the battlefield is definitely not comparable to Major General Taniguchi, who was promoted to major general based on his background.

As we get closer and closer to China's coastline, a trace of bad premonition in our hearts is getting stronger and stronger. Especially during the afternoon trip, there is always a feeling in the middle of Morita, who has a keen sense of smell: the fleet and every move of his own are under the gaze of some people.

For the fleet and the safety of more than 20,000 soldiers under his command, Major General Taniguchi was dissatisfied with the strong request of Lieutenant General Morita. However, in order to avoid the influence, he still sent several speedboats carried by the army to search the sea surface of dozens of kilometers around the entire fleet to ensure that the entire fleet was not tracked.

Three submarines that followed were secretly lurking dozens of meters deep under the sea. How could they be found by several speedboats? Besides, in the eyes of the Japanese, it is already an accident that the Chinese Navy can have dozens of surface ships. It is absolutely impossible to have an underwater submarine force that even the Great Japanese Empire does not attach much importance to and exhibit.

Therefore, for one afternoon of continuous search, the Japanese search troops directly placed on the sea surface ship. Finally, the acquired one returned to the fleet and reported to the fleet commander-in-chief Major General Taniguchi.

Looking at the report from his subordinates, when he saw it, Lieutenant General Morita frowned from beginning to end. He seemed to be a little nervous. He sneered and subconsciously came out of Major General Taniguchi's mouth. He spoke in a sarcastic tone at Lieutenant General Morita, "Lieutenant General, you are too cautious. You have not even seen the shadow of the Chinese around our fleet..."

"With the weak strength of the Chinese Navy, do they have the courage to appear around us... Unless they want to take the initiative to die, they will definitely not dare to appear around my escort fleet..."

The facts were in front of him. The frustrated Lieutenant General Morita could only bear the other party's sarcastic gaze in front of a group of arrogant naval officers. However, even so, Lieutenant General Morita did not give up his caution. Because, he, who has been through the battlefield for a long time, has full trust in his sixth sense on the battlefield.

After a brief thought, he still spoke with a persistent look on his face: "Kun Gukou, there are no enemies around now, which does not mean there is no road ahead. According to the chart, we are only four hours away from Lushunkou. If the Ninth Army wants to give us a fatal blow on the sea, we will definitely seize the next four hours..."

"What's more important is that it's dark now. On the vast sea, our lookout hands are on the watchtower. Even with the help of a telescope, we can't see too far."

"In this case, once the Ninth Army adopts the torpedo boat sneak attack tactics against the Lushun Military Port, even if we can repel it, facing the torpedoes that are not on the sea surface, the entire escort fleet will pay a very heavy price. At that time, once a transport ship behind us is sunk, thousands of elite imperial troops will be buried at the bottom of the sea before they can go to the battlefield. I believe that Taniguchi Kanya will take on such a huge responsibility..."

"This..." Major General Taniguchi suddenly fell into hesitation.

Although I don’t want to admit this fact from the bottom of my heart, nor do I want to let Lieutenant General Morita mercy. However, the facts are facts, and even if I don’t want to believe it, I will change it. A transport ship sank into the sea, and thousands of elite troops of the 6th Army of the Empire were buried at the bottom of the sea. It is certain that even if the entire Imperial Navy stood behind me, the Imperial Army headquarters would take the main responsibility for the failure of escort for the morale of the 6th Army at all costs.

Major General Taniguchi stood in front of the huge chart, looking embarrassed. Especially when facing Nakatsuki Morita's sharp eyes, he was trapped in a difficult choice and didn't know how to answer.

Major General Taniguchi's adjutant stood up in time and used practical actions to help his superiors.

"Sir, I think that although my escort fleet's combat effectiveness is far greater than that of the Chinese naval forces. However, due to the large number of Chinese naval ships, it also has a large number of small-tonnage gunboats and torpedo boats. In order for our escort fleet to take the initiative in the entire battle in the first time, we will wipe out all Chinese naval forces that dare to attack our escort fleet. We can completely deploy some watchers on the deck of the ship, and the previous step is that we dare to attack any Chinese naval forces that dare to attack our escort fleet..."

Major General Taniguchi, who was in trouble, knew that the adjutant was helping him and giving him a step. After throwing a glimpse of admiration to the adjutant, he responded with a smile: "Yoxi, your idea is very good. In order to wipe out all the Chinese naval forces that dared to attack my escort fleet, it is necessary to keep a close watch on the entire fleet at night..."

Major General Taniguchi had no intention of protecting the 6th Army and compromising with Morita. However, for the safety of more than 20,000 elite troops in his hands, Lieutenant General Morita could not care about so many and followed him and spoke.

"Kun Taniguchi, I really believe in the combat effectiveness of the naval escort fleet and your command ability..."

Another typical confrontation between the 6th Army of the Navy was transformed into shape with the victory of the navy. A smile flashed across Major General Gun's face, and he decisively ordered the adjutant behind him: "Adjutant, immediately give orders to all ships. From now on, all ships will continue to move forward in combat readiness..."

Several Japanese naval officers and soldiers climbed to the deck, watchtower, bridge, and warship commanding heights. When using telescopes to pay attention to the sea conditions around the fleet, the entire escort fleet, including three transport ships, had already slowly sailed into a huge pocket array deployed by the submarine brigade.

Perhaps it was because of God's help. Tonight, there was no trace of moonlight in the sky. The entire sea surface could be called pitch black. I couldn't see my five fingers.

The only thing the Japanese naval officers and soldiers who were patrolling and alerting on the deck of the warship was to rely on the searchlights on the deck to constantly scan the sea surface within one kilometer of the fleet. Because the sea surface that needs to be patrolled is too large, and the number of searchlights on the deck of the warship is limited. The huge sea surface centered on the fleet is still shrouded in darkness.

Five warships and three transport ships formed in an arrow-shaped formation and slowly sailed into the pocket formation. Several submarines scattered evenly on both sides of the fleet were ordered by captain Qi Yong. Like ghosts under the sea, driven by batteries, they slowly surrounded the large fleet from all directions.

At the same time, the three submarines following the fleet slowly revealed their hideous faces at the same time. They quietly floated ten meters away from the sea, waiting for the attack order to arrive.

The captain Qi Yong's submarine compartment was in the submarine compartment, which symbolized that the submarines under his command had been prepared. When the red light that could attack at any time was on, Qi Yong's face was immediately shrouded in excitement and expectation.

Of course, in the small cabin, there was an exception on the faces of more than a dozen submarine officers and soldiers. All of them showed a hint of hot expression. Because, for the Chinese Navy, a battle in front of them was a battle of revenge and a battle to wash away shame.

"Captain, all submarines are in place and are ready..." The adjutant woke up with his voice as low as possible...

"Is the Japanese escort fleet in place?" Qi Yong asked as rationally as possible.

"There are five meters left. The cruiser led by the Japanese army will completely enter the encirclement of three submarines in our second submarine team..." the adjutant replied cautiously.

"Five meters, the distance between the submarines and the target is eight meters. The torpedo's attack is more than three times the sailing degree of the Japanese escort fleet... This means that after the Japanese cruiser enters three meters, we will attack..." Qi Yong calculated silently in his heart.

Then, he continued to order at the adjutant behind him without hesitation: "Order, every fifty meters advance of the Japanese escort fleet, report data... All submarines participating in the battle are ready for battle. Once the offensive order is received, all torpedoes will be fired out of the torpedo tube. Then, quickly sink and retreat two kilometers..."

"Yes, captain..."

As soon as the order was issued, a low voice came out of the mouth of a navy soldier who was specifically responsible for distance measurement.

"Forty or fifty meters...4 meters...thirty or fifty meters...three or fifty meters..."

"Order all submarines to shoot out all torpedoes and submerge..." Captain Qi Yong ordered and spread to all submarines participating in the battle.

At the same time, 12 submarines quietly suspended on the seabed shot out long torpedoes.

Bubbles rose from the seabed, and torpedoes rushed directly to the sea with their own power. Then, like sharks that only exposed their backs from the sea, drew a wave on the calm sea surface, and quickly galloped towards the huge Japanese naval escort fleet not far away.

When 12 submarines, a total of 48 torpedoes, rushed towards their targets. On the cruiser that was directly attacked by 12 torpedoes, a Japanese soldier standing on the bridge, with the help of searchlights, unexpectedly found a torpedo coming towards the front of the ship.

"Sir, look, what is that... is it a whale... How could it be so fast... "Without the enemy's surface ships appearing, the Japanese did not expect that they would be attacked. They asked subconsciously at the commander beside them...

"Whale, how could it be so fast... No, it's torpedo... No, we were attacked. Why are we still standing there? Immediately warn, let the warship turn around and avoid torpedo attacks..."

At the same time, the Japanese troops guarding other directions also rushed towards them one after another, and several torpedoes were already close to them.

Suddenly, a harsh alarm began to sound from each ship.

The several ships under the command of the corresponding officers on duty also quickly turned around and wanted to avoid these torpedoes that quickly approached him. However, because there were too many torpedoes attacking him, and they attacked from all directions without any loopholes. Even if a large warship could turn around, they would not know which direction they were heading.

More importantly, it is almost impossible for a huge warship to turn around in a short period of time when sailing high.
Chapter completed!