Chapter 191: Sinking the escort destroyer first

"There are really caves near there?" Chen Guan squatted on a large reef on the shore and chatted with an old fisherman next to him.

"It's absolutely impossible to be wrong. I was still young that year. How old was it? Anyway, I was not as big as my youngest grandson." The old fisherman smiled and looked at his thirteen-year-old grandson who was rummaging on the fishing net not far away. He pinched the Victory cigarette handed over by Chen Guan, and did not smoke it, and sniffed it directly on his nose.

Seeing this, Chen Guan gave the old fisherman half of the remaining box.

The old fisherman was not polite, and extended his hand like a cracked tree bark to take the box of cigarettes. After looking carefully for a long time, except for the pattern with two fingers on the top of the right hand, he couldn't understand the other words and patterns. But the old fisherman could detect from the delicate red hard shell packaging that this kind of cigarette was not cheap.

After flipping and looking for a long time, he stuffed it into his close-fitting pocket with satisfaction. He squinted his eyes and smiled at Chen Guan who had been waiting patiently: "Look at my memory, I always forget things."

He pointed to the sea in the distance, turned to Chen Guan and said, "Did you see the steamed bun mountain in the distance? It's the one that looks particularly like steamed buns. It was seen that it was smooth outside, without any holes or cracks, but it was very different inside." He looked full of longing and sighed at his distant past.

"That year, we were playing by the beach. Suddenly the sea water receded. I had never seen that the sea water receded so much. Even though there were several severe droughts, I had never seen that the sea water was less. Once the sea water receded, many good things in the sea were left on the mudflats. Six of us, no, seven, six of us..."

Official Chen listened quietly without interrupting the old fisherman's back and forth.

"We all ran down the sea and saw those sea goods that were rare on weekdays. At that time, I saw a big hole at the foot of the steamed bun mountain in the distance, and saw the black hole inside. The six people with me also saw it. Unfortunately, none of us knew that the sea water suddenly retreated would cause a major disaster. Not long after, we heard someone calling us in the distance, saying that they were my two tribe uncles. I was very obedient at that time. When I heard them shouting, I walked to the shore with Gou Sheng. The other children ignored me and continued to pick up things. They were all poor families, and those sea goods could be exchanged for a lot of money. Not long after we walked, we heard the rumbling sound coming out of the sea. Seeing a big wave higher than the hill in the distance, pressing from a distance."

The old fisherman pointed to the hill in the distance and said, "My clan uncle ran over and picked me up Gou Sheng and ran back. The children behind him also began to run to the shore, but the big waves came faster. In just a blink of an eye, they reached our feet. My clan uncle and I were knocked over by the waves and rushed to the distance. Thanks to my clan uncle hugging the big tree, I survived, but Haiwa and the others never saw each other again. The Dragon King was angry, and they were all taken away by the Dragon King."

The old fisherman's eyes were a little wet, and he was thinking about the past in a daze.

"Is that hole big?" Chen Guan asked suddenly.

"At that time, I could see clearly from afar, and I would definitely not be small. According to the old man in the village, it is said that when the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, Prince Long, who was almost exhausted by the Eight Immortals, finally hid in the crack of the stone, leaving a black hole there. Even the dragon could hide in, and that hole would definitely not be small either." The old man said confidently.

He talked with the old fisherman for a long time before Chen Guan left. But when he left, the old fisherman still reminded him a few more words: "Young man, don't go there. There is a strong young man in the nearby village and he went in and never came out. The old people said that there were dragons living inside, and he would eat them when they entered."

Chen Guan smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I won't go!"

The next day, Chen Guan led six people on a fishing boat to the nearby Mantou Mountain as the old man said, and conducted a detailed survey.

"It's already confirmed that there is no problem?" Meng Xiang felt very strange when he heard Shi Er's report to him. Later generations heard many examples of the entire mountain hollowing out as a base, but what he heard today was a natural cave.

"It is still feasible for temporary submarine bases. The average water depth around is 14.43 meters, and the shallowest point is 9.6 meters. The hole there is below two meters at sea level even when the tide is low. According to previous hydrological observations, even if it encounters the lowest tide in the year, it will not be exposed." Chen Guan was already sitting in front of Meng Xiang's face and reported to him carefully.

"The entrance of the cave is approximately elliptical, about 13.9 meters high, about 9.8 meters wide at the narrowest part, and about 9.8 meters thick around the stone walls, and can be expanded manually. The cave is 261 meters long and two cave halls. The largest cave hall outside is oval, more than 40 meters high, half of which is exposed to the water surface, and about 53 meters wide. The cave hall inside extends upwards, and the part in the water is less than one-third. Overall, it is suitable for use as a submarine base. Nie Zheng tried it inside, and it should not be a big problem to accommodate ten Assassin-class submarines. You can attack from Penglai at any time to control the Miaodao Islands." Chen Guan couldn't help but waved his hand excitedly.

Meng Xiang was also very happy. Since the submarine was found, the submarines have not yet settled safely and have been temporarily docked at some temporary supplementary points. We can't always use buoyancy devices to transport back and forth to the shipyard in Yangjiaogou, right? The submarine base we have been exploring finally has a glimpse, which gives the submarine force a cornerstone for its development and growth. Although it is not very big, it is enough for the current vanguard army.

"Then hurry up and arrange it quickly. After the operation No. 302, you can let the submarine hide in and rest." Meng Xiang instructed. The operation No. 302 he mentioned was the action of attacking the Japanese troop transport ship. After initially deciphering the Japanese code, Meng Xiang imitated some practices from later generations and instructed the vanguard army to use code names to refer to the vanguard army to reduce the possibility of leaks.

This is how the Soviet Union compiled it, and a lot of information will not be disclosed in telegrams. In this way, even if the password is deciphered and there is no specific relevant information, he can only stare at the code name.

At around 5 a.m. on March 6, the Japanese troop transport ship started to set off again after being repaired from Weihai. The sky was still dark, and the remaining cold wind in winter seemed to have not yet dissipated, and bursts of water hurried into people's arms against the sea level.

Ryohei Higashino put down his telescope, rubbed his fingers, shrugged his shoulders, and shrugged his neck. After half an hour of observation, he became a little frozen.

There was nothing on the sea with such night colors, but the stars in the sky were shining, just like what they saw in their hometown. He thought of the two children in his family.

"I'm almost three years old, right? I haven't met for more than a year, and I don't know what it looks like. After I earned enough money in the school, I will buy them Western clothes after I go back." He touched the pair of gold earrings in his close-fitting pocket. When he was in Weihai, he saw a woman's earrings on his ears, and he also came forward and pulled one out like others. Even if the man of the woman came, he nodded and bowed and gave him another earring. This is just that

It's just a pair of gold earrings. I heard that Fujino and the others used the ** to blow up the vaults in Nanjing and moved things out. All the houses there were casually looking for valuable things. If the 16th Division had not left too early, they would have been afraid that they would have gained more. There were still many places that were not searched for. Some Chinese people were very rich, and there were many good things in their capitals, but they didn't know how to use them. If they had so much money to buy machines and build weapons, wouldn't they be able to become stronger quickly?

Thinking of the silver earrings donated by his wife in order to build the warship, he touched the gold earrings in his close-fitting pocket again and smiled slightly. He did not observe the foam when the periscope rose in the distance.

According to the news from Weihai intelligence personnel, the submarine quickly followed the troop transport fleet.

Long Si was observing the fleet in the distance on the Jingke at this time.

The three merchant ships lined up in a row, with a distance of about 500 meters in front and a distance of about 6,000 tons. The front is the Changhemaru, the middle is the Changxin, and the back is the Miyashimaru. There is a Muyue-class destroyer escorted on both sides of them more than 400 meters.

"The Muyue-class destroyer can reach 37 knots, with four single-mounted three-year 120mm l/45 guns on it, equipped with triple-mounted 12-year 610mm torpedo, and two deep-water bomb projectors. It is very threatening. So we must concentrate our efforts to attack these two destroyers at the beginning. Because we are raiding, we can deal with one destroyer. It is caught off guard and may have good results. At that time, Jing Ke and Yao Li attack in a group.

The destroyer on the left, Zhuang Zhu and Nie Zheng, attacked the one on the right. After the attack, no matter what the situation of the other group is, we must first solve the problem of the front-line Nagatomaru. Most of the soldiers of the 38th Regiment were on that ship. After the attack, we continued to jointly support the other group, followed by the Miyashimaru, which transported the remaining soldiers and some light weapons, and finally the Changxin ship that transported the equipment." The pale-faced Navy Major General Lu Xingzhou explained the attack plan again.

"Are you okay? Everyone is familiar with these plans, otherwise you can go and take a break first!" Chen Guan looked at Lu Xingzhou, who was a little weak, and said with concern.

Under the strong request of Chen Guan and Lu Xingzhou, both of them boarded the Jingke. However, the submarine environment made Lu Xingzhou unable to bear it and vomited three times in a row. He was still a little seasick, but he was influenced by his father since childhood. He liked the navy and still wore the navy clothes. His failures made him completely lose the possibility of boarding the ship and becoming a captain. For the sake of his father's face, he stayed in the logistics department of the Central Navy. Although he was full of fuel and water, he had always been eager to embrace the ocean.

As the Pioneer Army recruited naval talents, he happily recommended himself to join the Pioneer Army's navy. However, the seasickness problem became more and more serious on the submarine. But he still insisted on refusing to rest. According to his words, he wanted to see the Japanese troop ship sink with his own eyes.

After explaining the plan to the commanders of each submarine, the four assassins began to lurk at their targets.

The Japanese fleet was still sailing slowly. Due to the impact of the slow speed of the troop transport ship, and the influence of the night, the moon also dropped to the speed of twelve knots. Higashino Ryohei was still looking around with his telescope, but the sky was not bright yet, and he saw a dark sea water. Only the occasional waves that flipped up brought white light.

"Maintain depth and move forward three!" This time, Long Si was still personally directing the Jingke number.

"Right rudder 10 degrees."

"Left rudder 5 degrees, float 2 meters above."

"Keep the course! Float 70 cm and move forward one."

"The target has been locked!" Zhong Shuqian informed in time.

Almost at the same time, a message was also sent from the Yaoli area, and the fleet sailed to the left was also locked.

Faced with the threat of destroyers, the submarine did not dare to get too close, but the Muyue-class destroyer had a shallow draft, only 3 meters, so long-distance attacks could easily lead to increased errors.

"Right rudder three degrees, move forward one." Long Si had already stood in front of the periscope and kept calculating the distance changes and attack angles during the operation of the two.

“1000 meters away from the target!”

"Continue to float up by 50 cm!" Long Si hesitated for a moment, but then ordered. Although the torpedo can attack more than ten meters underwater, the lower the accuracy, the lower the accuracy. The best attack position should be to float up to attack. Meng Xiang's first order to tell Long Si was to attack, so Long Si chose to float as much as possible.

"The No. 1 torpedo launch tube is ready!"

"The second torpedo tube is ready!"

"800 meters away from the target." In order to hit the target with one blow, the submarine got very close while the night was shining.

"The attack target has been confirmed!"

"The target has been confirmed by the number of people! The attack is ready!"

"Confirm the target and attack yourself!" Long Si stared at the periscope and ordered.

The cabin of the Jing Ke was silent, and the crew members were waiting for Long Si's orders in their respective positions. Chen Guan's palm, which was holding the handrail next to him, was already full of sweat, and Lu Xingzhou's face, which was hanging with sweat, looked even more pale. At this time, he could no longer feel the dizziness, but just felt his heart thudding and wanted to jump out...

After being silent for a while, Long Si said decisively: "Relax!" At the same time, a white water line was also drawn on the other side of Yaoli.

"Preserve their respective posts and prepare for a second attack!" Long Si's eyes remained away from the periscope, staring at the white line of the torpedo without blinking and extending towards the Ruyue Map. After the submarine attacks the fleet, they usually dive in emergency to avoid the attack of surface ships. However, at this time, there are only two Japanese threatening ships, and each of them is stared at. Although the threat still exists, continuing to attack is the best choice.

"That's... torpedo!" Without a telescope, Higashino also saw two white lines extending from the right front of the ship, and couldn't help but activate the alarm bell.

"There are torpedoes attacking the enemy!" He shouted loudly at the communicator, unable to help regretting it. His momentary negligence did not notice that the torpedo attacked his side before he discovered it.

In a hurry, he took the telescope and carefully observed at the other end of one of the white lines. In the dim light that was gradually rising, he saw a dark figure less than a thousand meters away. There was the same figure in front of him.

"There is a submarine!" Higashino's body tilted to the side.

For example, the moon starts to turn the rudder to the left significantly, trying to avoid the torpedo attack. However, before the two submarines attacked, their respective parts had been determined, one in front and the other behind, and different attack angles had already blocked their dodge.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, a big hole was broken under the waterline on the left side of the 553mm torpedo that was about to leave the rogue. The explosion made the front end of the Ruyue issue jump suddenly. Dongye was thrown aside at once. Fortunately, he was tied up with a protective belt, so he was not thrown out. Then there was another loud bang, and another torpedo was hit by the Ruyue issue's thruster.

A "crack" sound of steel being twisted came from under the boat. Ruyueqi vibrated to the right, shook it and then tilted to the left. A large amount of sea water poured into two holes, and the torpedo behind destroyed Ruyueqi's power system. But even if it was intact, the water extracted was not as fast as the water influx in Shanghai.

Another "boom" sound came, and the Shui Wuyue issue on the other side was also swept the stern by a torpedo. Zhuang Zhu and Nie Zheng participated in the actual combat for the first time, and they were unfamiliar with the operation, and only one shot was won. When they were considering grouping, Chen Guan proposed to concentrate on sinking one ship first, so they were still more skilled in the Jing Ke and Yao Li team.

Although he only scored one shot, the 553mm torpedo was not that easy to taste. Although the explosion at the stern did not hit the key point directly, the keel was damaged, making it spread directly there. The sailors hurriedly blocked the leak and drained the water, but they could only delay the sinking speed.

Ruyue's last struggle for only one or two times, and then half of it had already sunk. The Japanese sailors were looking for rescue items to dive and swim desperately to the distance. At this time, the low temperature of the sea water was not rescued in time, and if they were not rescued in time, they would be finished in a few minutes.

In less than two minutes, Ruyue had already sunk into the sea. Higashino Ryohei stood on the watchtower with golden earrings tightly in his hand and sank into the cold sea water. If there were no such attack, perhaps in a few years, Ruyue would be detonated by a 12.7 heavy machine gun bullet detonated a deep water bomb. This sinking was at least more decent than in history.

"Boom!" On the other side, Shui Wuyue was attacked by another torpedo from Nie Zheng, who had made up for his merits. This time, Shui Wuyue, which had been limp, was unable to dodge and was hit directly. After a bounce, Shui Wuyue stood up and sank quickly into the water. The shell that was urgently counterattacked on it landed behind the Zhuangzhu, which made everyone sweat in a cold sweat.

The Shui Wuyue issue did not escape the fate of being sunk by a submarine, but one was an American submarine and the other was a submarine of the German vanguard army.
Chapter completed!