On a clear moonlit night, a fleet of 12 cargo ships and 5 warships was sailing gently on the sea on the Atlantic Ocean in the southeastern part of Newfoundland. Suddenly, black cylindrical objects suddenly appeared under the water. They dragged long white marks and rushed towards the fleet quietly at an extremely fast speed.

On a quiet night, neatly dressed officers and sailors in the cargo tank were listening.

Dong--, Dong--

"General, hit three!" A lieutenant in charge of the record turned his head and looked at the middle-aged man behind him.

The middle-aged man was wearing a pure white military uniform and carrying two stars on his shoulders. He said calmly:

"Not bad! Look at the hits of other ships, and then send a signal to Major Brandon to make another attack on his submarine formation at a distance of 1,000 yards! This time we turn off the lights and move forward!"

"Yes, General!"

At this time, four or five hundred meters away from the fleet, more than ten black things were floating up from the sea. After the hatch was opened, people wearing white sailor uniforms came out from inside one by one, and then walked to the deck to breathe the fresh air on the sea.

"Major, it's still an old problem. The soldiers' white uniforms are very easy to get dirty in the boat, and the air will become more and more turbid after staying in the water for an hour. These seem to be small problems, but it won't work if you don't improve!"

The officer who spoke looked about thirty-five or six years old. The officer standing with him on the submarine command tower was four or five years old, and his rank was also as high as that of a small level. After hearing the opinions of his colleagues, he did not react much, just said:

"I also know, but in the current situation, we may have to endure it! What I am worried about now is whether the new torpedo can perform stably in actual combat! When this exercise is over, I still have to propose several live-fire drills to the above!"

The captain said nothing, but just raised his telescope and looked at the fleet sailing with lights in front of him. After a while, the leading ship flashed and emitted arc light signals.

"A total of 14 torpedoes hit 5 targets! 5 ships... The hit rate is pretty good. If it hits nearly 1/3 of the target at one time, if nothing unexpected happens, it will sink!" While speaking, the captain was still holding his telescope, and the officer standing beside him was in the same posture.

"If there were real guns and ammunition, the explosion scene would have been spectacular! It's a pity that the Germans would not let us sink their ships so easily. Those hateful destroyers!" The major said gritting his teeth.

"Yes, the Germans would not be so swaggering and walking straight on the sea with their lights on!" The captain shared the same feeling. Although the United States and Britain formed a secret military alliance in 1920, given that Germany and the United States had not yet entered a war and that the maritime trade between the two countries was of great significance to Germany and the United States, the United States still opposed the British government in exile to attack Germany's Atlantic route, and was even more unwilling to send its own ships to participate in this attack. Therefore, the ships in exile to the British government and Canada must face the German Atlantic fleet based on Guadeloupe alone, and the attack and counterattacks once became very fierce.

After nearly 10 years of restoration and construction, by 1924, the British government had 1 battleship, 1 battleship, 4 heavy patrols, 16 light patrols, 37 destroyers, 50 torpedo boats, and 30 minecraft boats. However, whether compared with the British Empire Navy at its peak or the current German Navy, this fleet was insignificant. Since the Germans built Guadeloup into a large naval base and stationed in the main force of the Atlantic Fleet, they have battleships, battleships, and navigation.

The mother German fleet often came to the coast of Canada, and occasionally took one or two British government-in-exile or Canadian ships, and used carrier-based aircraft, airships and submarines to closely guard the waters. In addition, German spy infiltration, British ships would be discovered and rounded up by the German fleet at least seven times after ten attacks. Therefore, as time went by, the British fleet with certain strength sent surface ships to attack German merchant ship routes less and less, and submarines gradually became the main tool for attack warfare.

From 1920 to 1924, the British government in exile sunk and captured a total of 51 German cargo ships, which was basically one per month on average. For this reason, the British also paid a heavy price of knife submarines and nearly a thousand officers and soldiers. Judging from the number of ships lost by both sides, the British could not take any advantage. This attack war became a warning to the German people's enemies still exist. Therefore, in Germany, the passage of the naval budget was reasonable for both civilians and parliamentarians.

For Edward VIII and the other government in exile, the only hope for restoring the British Isles in the short term is that Germany will lose in an extremely important war and then there will be turmoil in the country, so that they can return to their hometown with the help of the United States.

"Major, look, they sent another signal. Oh, there is a light control attack drill!" The captain said very positively. Since the Admiralty decided to start the submarine group combat, thinking of the torpedoes running around the sea and the wailing of the Germans, the British officer, born in 1889, seemed to be excited.

"Okay, let's see how powerful our submarine formation is in the night battle!" The major put down his telescope with anticipation and shouted to the guys who were blowing on the deck: "Dive quickly! Get ready for the battle!"

Half an hour later, a group of black ship shadows floated past the sea. This time, the 12 submarines launched a total of up to 48 practice torpedoes, of which 7 torpedoes hit 4 targets respectively. This result was very good in previous actual combat by the British Navy.

Just three days later, Major Brandon, the commander of the submarine formation, was called to the British OnePlus Joint Naval Base in Montreal.

Brandon, who is forty, looks mature and basically has no chance of being handsome even when he was young. He was a civilian, never attended a university or any military academy. He had such qualifications and was the most gangster in the Royal Navy of the British Empire. Unfortunately, the once arrogant British Empire is no longer a match. Navy elites died in battle, captured and captured. Many people chose to retire and change careers with great disappointment in the current situation of the navy. In addition, the long-term lack of ships, the excellent talents of the British Empire Navy were irreversible. Of course, this also gave Brandon the opportunity to make a name for himself. He sank a total of 5 German cargo ships in the battle to attack the German route, with a total tonnage of 41,000 tons. This record ranks first in the British Empire Navy submarine force, and Brandon was promoted to the commander of the First Submarine Detachment.

"General!"

When Brandon came to the office of General Hanter, the 63-year-old general was looking through his service files. In the chair in front of his desk were two other people, one of whom was familiar with Major General Aaron Brown, his immediate boss, the commander of the exercise three days ago. The other was a raw face, and the white uniform on his body did not belong to this empire that fell to the ground.

"Oh. Major, you are here! Take a break!"

Admiral Hanter said, taking off his reading glasses, looked Major Brandon up and down, and then said to the officer: "This is Major Brandon Bord, our ace submarine commander!"

Then, Hanter introduced to Brandon: "This is Lieutenant Colonel Chaser Hill from the US Navy. From today on, you will work together!"

"Good luck!"

The two shook hands in a friendly manner.

"Today we all gather here for one common purpose!" General Hanter said in a heavy tone. "I believe everyone knows that the Germans have announced the dispatch of an army of more than 300,000 to Guatemala to protect their expatriates. It is hard to believe that the old-fashioned Germans would come up with such an unimaginative excuse. This can only be said that they ignore any country at all! We do not want to provoke wars. But we must do something before the enemy invades!"

After hearing this passage, Major Brandon suddenly felt sad and angry, and the American officer nodded slightly to express his agreement.

"Based on the intelligence we have received, the Germans organized an extremely large fleet to transport soldiers and supplies, and were escorted by an extremely powerful fleet! In recent times, the Japanese have conducted military exercises in the Pacific, and our American friends have to leave their Pacific fleet in Hawaii and the Philippines, so only one Atlantic fleet is used to compete with the Germans, which is not enough to fight against the German escort fleet and the German Atlantic fleet stationed in Guadeloupe! Only by stabilizing the Japanese first can the US Navy have the hope of concentrating the Atlantic and Pacific fleets to form an advantage over the German navy. During this period, we must use various methods to delay the Germans' war and strangle their Atlantic sea supply lines. It is one of the very effective methods!"

Admiral Hanter has already made it clear that if the German troops stationed in the Americas lose supplies, they cannot obtain strategic initiative in the short term even if they cannot withdraw their homeland. At the same time, this also made Brandon breathe a sigh of relief. He originally thought that the British Navy was preparing to attack the huge German fleet. Although it might have achieved good results, the submarines that attacked the other side would undoubtedly die. Thinking about dozens of German destroyers equipped with advanced anti-submarine weapons surrounding their submarines, this scene alone would be enough to make Brandon nightmares every night.

"In order to complete this plan, our British Empire Navy will do our best and every submarine will participate. Under the current situation, our American friends are not convenient to directly attack German ships. Therefore, their submarines will conduct maritime attacks under the cover of the British Empire Navy, and this Lieutenant Colonel Hill is the commander of these American submarines!"

After General Hanter introduced these situations, Brandon suddenly realized that this guy was also a fellow traveler, and it seemed that the submarine commander had no high rank in the US and British navies at present.

While Brandon was still imagining, General Hanter ordered him:

"Major Brandon, your task is to familiarize our American friends with our organization, passwords and methods of combat, and it is necessary to ensure that the Germans will not know their true identities after they have captured them, do you understand?"

"I understand!" Brandon stood at attention.

"Well, is there any other problem?" General Hanter asked as usual.

"Uh...dear admiral, can I know how many submarines the U.S. Navy has sent this time?"

“80 ships!”

Admiral Hanter's answer almost made Brandon choke to death by his saliva, 80 submarines! The British Empire Navy and the Canadian Navy currently have only 37 submarines, and the Americans sent two times the number of submarine troops at one time. This is indeed in line with the Americans' habit of having to be big on everything, with big hands and large numbers.

While Brandon was still thinking about how to arrange food and accommodation for these submarines and crew, General Hanter issued a "exit order" tiredly: "Okay, Major Brandon, our distinguished guests will be entrusted to you. If you have any needs in the future, please contact my adjutant directly. He will try his best to arrange it for you!"

"Yes!" Brandon stood at attention again.

At this time, the Americans also stood up, saluted General Hant an American military salute and followed Brandon out of the office.

Walking next to Lieutenant Colonel Hill, Brandon always felt a little awkward. The reason was nothing else. The height difference between the two was really big. Brandon was 1.76 meters, which was ordinary among the British, but this American guy was about 1.9 meters. The two stood together and were at the same distance. I really didn't know how such a tall man thought of joining the submarine force. He probably hadn't hit his head a lot when he was moving in the submarine.

Reluctantly, Brandon raised his head and said to his new partner:

"Lieutenant Colonel, welcome you to join the ranks of fighting against the Germans! On behalf of the British Empire's Naval Submarine Force, I welcome you!"

"Thank you! We have long wanted to beat up those arrogant Germans, but they have been suffering from their constant collusion with the Japanese!" Lieutenant Colonel Hill shrugged, "Everyone knows that there is no benefit in fighting on both sides! Unless our U.S. Navy has enough strength to maintain an overwhelming advantage in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at the same time!"

"That's right, the Japanese, hum. We'll make them suffer sooner or later! By the way, Lieutenant Colonel, have your soldiers participated in real battles?"

"Of course, we have more than 20 ships in the South American War four years ago. A total of 32 Chilean and German ships were sunk, and by the way, there is another warship from the Kingdom of Britain!"

"British Kingdom..." Hearing this title, Brandon's eyes revealed an elusive meaning, as if sad, as if he had lost, as if he had been away from his hometown for 9 years, and his relatives and friends had no news, and even his impression of his hometown in his mind gradually became blurred.

"Major, are you okay?" Lieutenant Colonel Hill saw that Brandon looked a little strange, so he asked his new colleague with great concern.

"Oh, I'm fine!" Brandon put away his deep buried attachment. Of course, he knew the policies of the Kingdom of Britain. As long as he returned to Britain from the army of the British government in exile, he could obtain free citizenship of the Kingdom of Britain, and give a sum of comfort money depending on the military rank. He could return to his hometown to reunite with his separated family, and be willing to be a policeman. He would be willing to be a firefighter or enjoy preferential tax policies to engage in agriculture, handicrafts or light industry activities. The only restriction was that he would not be allowed to move out of his hometown within ten years.

Attracted by this policy, many people have returned to Britain through various channels after the war, especially in recent years. As the economic situation in the UK gradually improved, reconstruction work in various places is also in full swing, and many British Empire soldiers who missed their hometowns returned to Britain. According to the intelligence sent by spies mixed with it, Britain is reviving. Unfortunately, the British army did not recruit local people, and these intelligence personnel were unable to enter the military department to explore military intelligence.

"Since the generals of our two countries have already agreed, our submarines will be transported to Canada next week, and there will be camouflage projects such as spray painting and other English training, and I think it will take another week or two! Major, if you don't mind, I want to stay on your boat during this period."

"Of course I don't mind, it's a great honor!" Brandon's "the great honor" lies more in the submarine in the field. He was already planning how to change the Germans' submarine.

Not long after, American submarines came as scheduled. Every night, submarines entered the military ports in southeastern Canada. Then there was a tense modification project. All the submarines were sprayed into pure black, and the numbers on the bridge were also replaced with the submarine numbers of the British Empire. The St. George's Cross Flag of the British Empire was also raised on the boat. Of course, every officer and soldier on the boat also changed into the uniforms of the British submarine force. They each had strong American accents, but were using the identity of the British Navy as cover.

Although both the United States and Britain tried every means to keep this secret, many German intelligence personnel lurking in Canada and the United States quickly obtained accurate information. To this end, the German Navy made a positive response. In just half a month, more than 150 best destroyers were mobilized to Germany's Atlantic route, and 35 mine-branched submarines and 40 ordinary attack submarines were transferred to the Guadeloupe Naval Base. In addition, the Navy also submitted a proposal to the cabinet and parliament to the additional 120 anti-submarine ships, and it was quickly passed. The eight German companies were the most.
Chapter completed!