Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters loyal to the country
On September 19, 1911, at 1 a.m., after a day of fierce fighting, most of the officers and soldiers of the American ship had already fallen asleep. More than a dozen huge battleships were like hills standing on the sea.
In order to avoid being raided by submarines, these battleships did not stop sailing, but only kept their speed at around four or five knots. The routes on the sea surface are also standard zigzag anti-submarine routes.
Around these battleships and heavy cruisers, more than a dozen light cruisers and destroyers were cruising. The searchlights on it shone on the sea like daylight, forming a tight anti-submarine network.
Outside the anti-submarine network are more than ten light cruisers from the US fleet. This anti-submarine network is ten kilometers away from the battleship, which has long exceeded the maximum range of fish. On the innermost layer, there are more than ten ships.
Destroyers, flexible and faster destroyers have become the last line of defense to protect battleships. Once the submarine breaks through the defense of the light cruiser on the periphery, they will take on the heavy responsibility of protecting the battleships. When necessary, they will even act as
The flesh shield of the battleship blocks the torpedo for the battleship. After all, the cost of a destroyer is only a few hundred thousand dollars, while the cost of a battleship is tens of millions of dollars. It is worth sacrificing destroyers to protect the battleship!
Fifteen kilometers away from the US fleet, the submarine forces at the Santa Cruz Island Naval Base have already stopped on the sea. The US anti-submarine network is very tight, and it is even more dangerous for the submarine forces!
"Order all ships to prepare to infiltrate! Sneak into the US military's queue at a speed of 5 knots and quietly cross the anti-submarine network. Two hours later, rise to the periscope height, and then launch an attack on the enemy ship closest to him. Then evacuate immediately and re-enter
Looking for opportunities!" Colonel Li Long looked at the sea area in front of him, which was illuminated by searchlights, and said with a somewhat ugly face! The strictness of the US anti-submarine network has exceeded his expectations. He didn't know that after this assault, he didn't know that after this assault
, How many submarines can return safely!
In less than ten minutes, the twelve submarines dived into the sea 50 meters deep and sailed quietly. They would quietly complete the two-hour voyage and then look for the plane.
Two hours passed quickly. When the Navigation Chief reminded Colonel Li Long that the time had come, Colonel Li Long immediately ordered the submarine to rise to the height of the periscope and observe the situation on the sea.
Soon, a pitch-black iron pipe rose from the sea. The 221st boat had good luck. They had successfully penetrated the first anti-submarine network of the US military and entered the interior of the US fleet. The 221st boat
The floating position is also good. A huge warship is not far ahead of them, and is sailing slowly at a speed of four knots!
"Very good, it's this guy! The fish are ready and launch!" Colonel Li Long ordered excitedly!
'Shark-class, the submarine has two torpedo tubes, which can launch two 533mm heavy torpedoes at the same time. At this moment, one thousand two hundred meters in front of the 211th boat is the US Navy's Wyoming-class, battleship No. 2
'Arkansas, USS.'Arkansas, battleship is underway in a zigzag anti-submarine manner as prescribed, and does not realize that the crisis is approaching it!
"Bang!" Two low muffled sounds were heard. Two heavy torpedoes rushed towards Arkansas at a speed of 30 knots. At the current speed, it only took a hundred seconds.
Two heavy torpedoes will have an intimate contact with the Arkansas battleship. In order to increase the hit rate, after launching the two first torpedoes, the 221st boat once again launched two more torpedoes at the Arkansas battleship.
Torpedo!
After the torpedo was launched, the 221st boat quickly dived and put away the periscope. It was ready to escape from here and then look for another fighter plane!
But it was at this time that a destroyer of the American fleet passed by nearby, and the searchlight was just here. The look above clearly saw a pitch-black tube diving.
"Black tube? How can there be black tubes in the sea? Submarine! Chinese submarine!" The lookout hand sounded the alarm without hesitation. Suddenly, all destroyers and light cruisers were busy, and the searchlights shone on them.
Around the world, looking for Chinese submarines. Those slow battleships and heavy cruisers immediately began to accelerate!
"Torpedo! Two torpedoes on the port side! No, four torpedoes! Avoid now!"'Arkansas, soldiers on duty on the port side of the battleship also found the water marks left by four torpedoes on the sea during high-speed navigation. The two torpedoes in front were found.
At this moment, the battleship of Arkansas was less than four hundred meters away, and the two torpedoes behind were eight hundred meters away.
'Arkansas, the captain of the USS. immediately ordered the battleship to make an emergency turn. However, the speed of the battleship is very low now, and it only starts to accelerate. If it is to accelerate to more than ten knots, it will take at least ten minutes. And the torpedoes launched by Chinese submarines
·I will definitely not give them this opportunity!!
"Boom! Boom!" At 3:07 a.m., two loud noises sounded on the port side of the battleship, and flames soared into the sky!
Two heavy torpedoes hit Arkansas, the battleship, one hit the head of the ship, and the other exploded at the ship's position! The huge impact force directly made Arkansas, the battleship, the battleship, the battleship, the battleship, jumped on the sea
stand up.
Hundreds of kilograms of strong explosives in the heavy torpedo warhead easily destroyed the underwater protection of the battleship Arkansas battleship, and two large holes were blown up in the hull. The surging sea water poured into the battleship Arkansas battleship
Then, then
'Arkansas, the captain of the battleship of the USS Battleship asked the personnel to find a way to save the warship, but the personnel were helpless in this. Before he could wait, the captain of the battleship of the USS Battleship of the USS Battleship responded, and two other heavy torpedoes attacked again.
Here comes. One of the torpedoes made a mistake in determining the depth and drilled through the belly of the battleship Arkansas battleship. But the other torpedo accurately hit the ship's part of the battleship Arkansas battleship again.
"Crack!"'Arkansas, the keel of the battleship broke in an explosion, causing the battleship to break into two pieces in an instant. The surging sea water poured into the battleship. In less than two minutes, the battleship that broke into two pieces was
It sank into the sea, leaving a huge spiral nest on the sea surface!
The attack of boat 221 was very smooth, but the attacks of other submarines were not so smooth. Many submarines were discovered by the U.S. Navy destroyers before the attack. After discovering the Chinese Navy's submarine, the U.S. destroyers rushed over at high speed.
, use rapid-fire guns to launch violently bombardment! The shell of the submarine is very thin and cannot withstand the bombardment of rapid-fire guns at all. He has to give up his operation and dive in an emergency. However, these US destroyers will not let go of Chinese submarines, they have driven it.
After the submarine sinks, it begins to drop deep-water bombs down, hoping to blow up the Chinese submarine that is submersible!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The violent explosions came one after another on the sea, and the water columns soared into the sky rose on the sea. Submarines were blown up during the attack of US destroyers, and clusters of oil or rags floated on the sea.
Some submarines escaped smoothly.
‘Nevada, on the bridge of the battleship, two minutes after the alarm sounded, William.
Admiral Benson appeared on the bridge!
"How is the situation?" William.
Admiral Benson asked. He had already expected the Chinese Navy's submarine to launch an attack, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly!
"General, our destroyers and light cruisers are encircling the Chinese submarines. Battleships and heavy cruisers are accelerating!" The officer on duty reported.
"How is the loss?" William.
General Benson asked.
"'Arkansas, the USS was sunk. The other warships were not lost!" replied the officer on duty.
"Well! Let destroyers and light cruisers strengthen encirclement and suppression, and blow all the Chinese water rats to the bottom of the sea!" William.
Admiral Benson ordered with a cold face. A battleship was sunk, which made him very painful!
The fierce battle on the sea continues, and many submarines fail to succeed in attacking. After being discovered by US warships, some submarines fired torpedoes and then submerged in an emergency. Some submarines did not even have torpedoes.
It will be dived directly after launching.
At 3:21, another loud bang came from the sea. The 226th boat of the Chinese Navy launched a torpedo 1,500 meters from the US Navy's battleship, Arizona. However, at this moment, Arizona,
The speed of the USS Battleship has increased to 8 knots. During the evasion, he successfully avoided a torpedo, but was hit by another torpedo. Although this strike did not take any more than Arizona, the USS Battleship
However, after the ship launched the torpedo again, it was penetrated by the U.S. Navy destroyer that arrived in time. After the surging seawater poured into it, the submarine sank into the sea.
It didn't float up either!
Two hours later, the US military stopped encircling and suppressing Chinese submarines. At this moment, they were already twenty kilometers away from the raided waters and had already escaped the attack range of Chinese submarines. However, during this raid, the US fleet
One battleship was sunk and the other was severely damaged, which caused heavy losses to the US fleet.
The Chinese submarine force also suffered a lot of losses. Only three of the twelve submarines finally returned to the Port of Ayola. Even the 221st boat, commander Colonel Li Long, was sunk in the battle!
After receiving the war report, Major General Li Hai, the commander of the naval base, was silent. Then, he sent a telegram to his home. The content was very simple, with only a few words: I have fulfilled my loyalty to the country!