"Oh, Grasshopper, Qiu Qiu," Wu Haiqiong nodded and smiled appreciatively, "I heard that you from the Yangtze River Fleet had a good record. You sank a Qinglu destroyer in two months as captain. Well,
I have been a captain for nine years and have never sunk a single cargo ship."
Qiu Qiu quickly waved his hand and said:
"That's different. Sir, because he has been in the East China Sea Fleet all year round, he has no chance to fight without fighting... It's different now. Sir, he will soon have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. It's time for him to be promoted."
Xiang Xiaoqiang was startled and looked at Qiu Qiu in disbelief. He always thought that she was a single-minded person, but he didn't expect that this girl has such a sweet mouth and would give top hats to the superiors. Haha, it's time to look at her with admiration.
Wu Haiqiong smiled slightly and seemed very satisfied. Qiu Qiu wanted to introduce Xiang Xiaoqiang and the others to her again. Wu Haiqiong stopped her and glanced at the dozen or so people wearing stick-stick military uniforms, looking at Fourteen Gege in particular.
One glance and an understatement:
"Hey, no need. I know the secret of your mission, so I won't listen. Now you are guests on the boat. Azhen, take the guests to the bunks to see."
The boatswain beside him also smiled and said:
"please."
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang led a group of people and followed Boatswain Azhen in the narrow aisle of the boat. On both sides were three-story narrow bunks, on which the off-duty female soldiers sat, condescendingly looking at the ten people with novelty and reserve.
A big man came and exchanged glances with each other. Behind them, without exception, there were shy whispers and laughter, mixed with laughter and curses such as "Go to hell!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang blushed, holding something between his arms with his head lowered, and followed A Zhen. He didn't expect that being watched by girls could be so fatal.
Behind him, Snail and Li Changgui were both grown men in their thirties, and they were as ashamed as Shota, so they followed behind them in dejection. However, they had a stomach ache, and they were smiling and looking around at other people's bunks.
Azhen stopped, turned around and said with a smile:
"Sir Qiu Qiu, you thirteen girls can squeeze in with them here.
"Okay, thank you!"
Qiu Qiu suddenly turned around and looked at Shi Shi Ge Ge. Shi Shi Ge Ge patted Xiao Wu and said with a smile:
"It's okay, it's fine. Thank you very much, Zhen."
Boatswain Azhen glanced at Shi Feng again, then clapped her hands twice and smiled at all the girls in the cabin:
"You all listen carefully. The sisters of the Grasshopper are in trouble now. Please give us a squeeze and be humble. We will return to the Zhoushan base the day after tomorrow!"
These girls originally thought that they would have to go to sea for at least a month. Suddenly they heard that they could go home after only two days. They were stunned for a moment, and then they all burst into cheers.
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Azhen was so frightened that she pointed at her head. The cheers suddenly stopped. Suddenly, the cabin was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was also scared to break out in a cold sweat at this time. Just kidding, he is still in Jiaozhou Bay. There is at least one destroyer patrolling now. He saw it just now. People can also turn on the sonar to listen!
Then Azhen led the eleven grown men to the next cabin.
The others were quite new, looking here and there, but Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the huge torpedoes several meters long on both sides of the channel, the four large round watertight covers at the end of the cabin and a bunch of instrument valves, and then looked at Ah
Jane had an apologetic smile on her face, and she had a bad feeling.
"I'm really sorry," Azhen's face became even more apologetic, "I let you live in the torpedo room..."
really.
…
The Qing army's destroyer Dalinghe suddenly screamed "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo[ohn-all" to the bridge's loudspeakers.
Accelerating suddenly, the bow of the ship set off white waves.
In the sailor's cabin, the off-duty sailors were sleeping. Suddenly, it felt like the bed was almost turning sideways, the shoes on the floor all slid in one direction, the teapot "clinked" over, and the huge inertia almost made the sleeping sailors roll away.
Get out of bed.
There was a sharp naval whistle in the loudspeaker:
"Squeak-yah-squeak-"
War alert! The sailors scrambled to their feet, put on their clothes and hats, and rushed to their respective posts.
The captain's voice from the loudspeaker spread throughout the ship:
"I am the captain. Listen up, brothers. A Nanming submarine has been found in Jiaozhou Bay. Its location is not yet certain, but it is to the south of us and is probably close to the mouth of the bay. We are going to intercept it now. It is best to sink it.
.Listen up, the Qing Dynasty is about to march south. If we can sink this submarine, we will have achieved the first military merit of the Qing Dynasty. Everyone will be promoted and rewarded soon! Okay, that’s all, brothers.
Keep up the good work, you’ve given me enough strength!”
Five minutes later, at the slipway in Qingdao Military Port, the shore staff were quickly untying the mooring ropes, and the three destroyers Shahe, Luanhe, and Qinghe were also sounding battle alarms.
Soon, these three murderous destroyers set off white waves and puffed out black smoke as they filed out of the harbor and joined the pursuit.
At the mouth of Jiaozhou Bay, on the Qingdao Mountain on the east side, the 210mm caliber cannon in the cement fortification was rotating and aimed at the mouth of the bay at the foot of the mountain. Several high-power searchlights lit up "bang bang", illuminating the mouth of the bay which was only more than 2,000 meters wide at the foot of the mountain.
Sharp and sharp.
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"Full speed ahead!"
Wu Haiqiong stuck to the periscope and ordered.
The engineer officer swallowed dry saliva and issued step-by-step orders.
The handle was turned to the "full speed" level. The sound of the motor was obviously one decibel louder. The submarine, which was originally submersible at a speed of 4 knots, increased to 7 knots, the maximum underwater speed.
At this speed, it is easy to damage the motor, and the battery capacity is only enough for more than two hours.
Wu Haiqiong looked into the periscope at the four smoke ribbons in the distance behind him.
It is already half light now, and we can clearly see two smoke ribbons being pulled in different directions, indicating that two enemy ships are conducting a zigzag search in the bay, and the other two smoke ribbons are trailing behind for a long time.
Not to the side of the smoke belt.
The two enemy ships were speeding up and rushing straight towards them.
The periscope turned in a circle, and two mountain ranges appeared in front of us, with a narrow waterway in the middle, and several light beams sweeping over it.
Obviously, the Qing army in Qingdao Port did not intend to let themselves out.
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Qiu Qiu were standing nearby, holding each other's hands and looking at Wu Haiqiong.
Xiang Xiaoqiang thought about Wu Haiqiong's words just now, and her heart slowly cooled down. She herself said that after nine years of being a captain, she had never fought a single battle or sunk a ship.
In other words, her actual combat experience is not as good as Qiu Qiu's.
Wu Haiqiong stuck to the periscope and said slowly:
"Two enemy ships are at our 6 o'clock direction...the distance is 3 kilometers, and the speed is about 15 knots...The two enemy ships are at our 8 o'clock direction, the distance is...1800 meters, and the speed is 18 knots...Our current speed is 6
The knot is already at the mouth of the bay..."
At the chart table, the first mate nervously marked the chart.
Xiang Xiaoqiang pulled Qiu Qiu to the chart table and stared at the situation on the chart.
Looking at the sea chart that was almost the same as the game "Silver Hunt", he seemed to suddenly get into the feeling.
Xiang Xiaoqiang asked subconsciously:
"What is the maximum speed of this submarine on the water surface?"
Qiu Qiu whispered:
"Verse 18."
Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at the scale of the chart, quickly calculated the speed and distance between the enemy and ourselves, and whispered to Qiu Qiu:
"If it were me, I would float up first, sprint out at full speed, and dive immediately as soon as I leave Jiaozhou Bay. This speed difference is too big, and the enemy ship will quickly get ahead and block us in Jiaozhou Bay.
inside."
The command cabin was very quiet, and this sentence was very clear. Several female soldiers who were busy with their heads down suddenly looked up at him. Wu Haiqiong also looked back at him.
Qiu Qiu squeezed his hand, her face changed color, and she lowered her voice and said:
"cockroach!"
Wu Haiqiong quickly came to the chart table, compared it a few times with a compass, and drew a few lines against the triangle. Then she looked up at Xiaoqiang.
Qiu Qiu stammered an apology:
"Sir, sir...I'm sorry, he..."
Wu Haiqiong ignored her, looked at the periscope again, licked his lips and ordered:
"Izuku."
Everyone was shocked at every word, and the first mate said in horror:
"Captain, you will be hit by shells when you get out of the water!"
"No," Wu Haiqiong said expressionlessly, "I said no. We have already passed the tip of Tuandao. The first two enemy ships are only more than a thousand meters away from us, but they are already hidden behind the mountains at Tuandao.
The last two enemy ships are still searching in the bay, and are now 3,500 meters away. Even if they can see us from this distance, it is difficult to hit us... As for the fort on Qingdao Mountain... the 210mm large fortress cannon can hit us.
One shot takes five minutes. Unless the first shot hits us...of course it is impossible...then we will leave Jiaozhou Bay. Get out of the water, prepare the gun crew and the first lookout post."
The engineer officer immediately ordered:
"The double water tanks are filled with compressed air...the diesel engine is filled with oil and is ready to run at full speed..."
Qiu Qiu grabbed Xiang Xiaoqiang's hand and looked at him in disbelief. Xiang Xiaoqiang held her waist and let out a deep breath, and the cold sweat on his back broke out.
The crew members in the command cabin were all busy executing orders, but they all secretly looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, with surprise in their eyes.
…
The submarine Gongbu broke out of the sea and immediately opened up to full speed. The speed quickly increased to 18 knots.
It was already dawn, and the mountains on both sides could be clearly seen, as could the destroyers in the bay behind.
The submarine was almost jumping forward on the sea. The seawater in the front swooped onto the conning tower from time to time. The captain and four crew members in waterproof coats were monitoring the distance with telescopes. The 40mm and 20mm at the rear of the conning tower were
On the millimeter machine gun, the gun crew was also in position, tied themselves to the railing, lowered the muzzle, and faced the two destroyers more than 3,000 meters away behind them.
On the mountain a few kilometers away to the left, a flash of fire flashed, followed by a roar, like a subway passing above the head, and a huge column of water rose up a few hundred meters away.
The Qingdao Mountain Fort opened fire.
Everyone's heart was in their throats. The gun crew and observers outside the boat bit their lips, but remained motionless and stuck to their posts. Wu Haiqiong closed his lips tightly and looked behind him with his telescope.
In the gray fog behind them, the gray silhouettes of two destroyers were several kilometers away. The smoke strips above their heads quickly changed shape, and they adjusted their course to catch up. At the same time, they each flashed fire.
The air screamed as two 125mm shells landed dozens of meters to the left and right of the submarine, raising water columns.
The 40mm anti-aircraft gun on the submarine fired back, "Boom, boom, boom..."
The tracer bullets marked an arc-shaped line of fire and flew towards the enemy ship several thousand meters away.
…
In surface artillery battles, submarines are absolutely vulnerable in front of surface ships. Surface ships can withstand several rounds of artillery shells, and the fire is raging. Even if the hull is filled with water and tilts, it can still fight back. Injecting water to the other side can also ensure stability and unsinkability.
, at worst, it can speed up the escape from the battlefield.
But as long as the submarine takes one shell and the hull is slightly damaged, it will no longer be able to dive. On the water, its absolutely inferior firepower can only make it a living target.
In other words, Gongbuhao is making dangerous moves. Very dangerous moves.
But after all, there is hope of escaping. Once you escape from the large closed bottle of Jiaozhou Bay and enter the vast waters, then you can dive deep and find it with the technology of the Qing Dynasty destroyers. It will take a long time to find it.
After a lot of effort, at least it’s a fair game.
Behind Tuandao Jianshan, two roaring destroyers appeared. Looking at the smoke ribbon above their head being dragged so far and the billowing white waves on the bow, the two destroyers also tried their best, reaching a speed of at least 25 knots.
And as soon as they appeared, they fired two cannons at Gongbu.
Four water columns rose up in scattered directions, one of which was only a few meters away from the Gongbu boat!
One observer fell down with a "thud", got up with a pale face, glanced at the captain in fear, and continued to observe.
Wu Haiqiong's face was also pale, and her chest was shaking. This was her first actual combat. It was too dangerous...
No, you can't dive yet... The water here is still too shallow... As soon as you dive, the speed will immediately drop to a few knots, almost as if it is stationary, and you will be overtaken by the enemy ship in an instant, and then you will be hit by depth charges...
...Hiding depth charges in such shallow water means there is almost no hope of survival...
…
The 40mm anti-aircraft gun and the 20mm anti-aircraft gun fired at the same time. The line of fire hit the two destroyers 1,000 meters away, and the "ping-ping-ping-ping" explosion could almost be heard.
Through the telescope, on a destroyer, several sailors were lying on the deck wailing. Fireworks had already been set off on another ship.
"Well done!"
Wu Haiqiong praised loudly. The gun crew did not dare to slack off, replaced the magazines and drums, and continued to fire.
The submarine is low in stature, and only a small part of it is exposed above the water. The target is too small, and there are water columns all around it. So far, not a single shot has hit it.
However, the two destroyers tried their best and chased closer and closer. It was only a matter of minutes before Gongbu was shelled.
Moreover, it only takes one shot of this 125mm artillery shell, and the Gongbu number will be over.
The mouth of Jiaozhou Bay is gradually behind us, and it’s time to give the order to dive... If you are hit by depth charges, you have to dive. Otherwise, not only the 125mm gun of the destroyer behind you, but also the 210mm gun on Qingdao Mountain will also enter the shooting angle...
Just leave it to fate...
…
Suddenly, the observer in front shouted in joy:
"Target ahead! Battleship!! Distance! Six thousand meters!!!"
In the thick fog in the east, a majestic figure appeared.
The iron-gray figure puffed out black smoke and slowly grew longer.
It was turning, moving the hull sideways, gradually revealing the tall bridge and four giant turrets at the front and rear.
The observer shouted again:
"Battleship of the Ming Dynasty!...Ah! It's the Yongle! The Yongle!!...Another target has been found! The cruiser of the Ming Dynasty! Distance! Six thousand meters! Ah, it's the Korean signal! And the Mengtian!!...Another one appears!
, it’s Li Guanghao!!!”
In the thick fog, four warships, one battleship, two heavy cruisers, and two light cruisers appeared one after another.
After a while, five or six more destroyers appeared.
There was a burst of cheers on the control tower of the Gongbu, and soon there were also long-lasting cheers inside the ship.
…
The captain of the destroyer Dalinghe looked pale, his hands holding the telescope were shaking, and he ordered dryly:
"Left full rudder."
"Yes, full rudder left!"
"Return at full speed."
"Yes, return at full speed!"
"Smoke screen."
"Yes, set off a smoke screen!"
He put down the telescope, held on to the railing, tried his best not to fall on the tilting ship, and said:
"Send a signal to find the Ming Dynasty battleship, and let the Shahe, Luanhe, and Qinghe escape quickly."
Before he finished speaking, a bright spot flashed across the Ming Dynasty fleet in the distance, and a dozen seconds later, dense water columns rose up around him.
…
There were no more observations on the Gongbu command tower. Several girls were swinging the telescope straps, jumping and cheering wildly. Wu Haiqiong leaned softly on the railing and did not stop them, but smiled happily.
Qiu Qiu, who was in the boat, listened to the "bang bang" stomping sound above, frowned and muttered in disdain:
"Why are you like this... What a newbie..."
On the control tower, an observer suddenly shouted:
"Look, the Yongle is sending a signal!"
She grabbed the telescope and read the blinking signal lights in the distance:
"The battleship formation of the Ming Navy...warns the fort defenders of the puppet Qing Dynasty...If the fort fires at our Ming submarine, we will blow up the fort...Repeat..."
This exciting signal was transmitted to the boat, and there was joy again. Xiang Xiaoqiang also felt relaxed.
what does that mean?
The Qingdao Mountain Fort of the Qing Army only had three 210mm guns. However, the Ming Dynasty fleet had one battleship and four cruisers. In other words, it had at least 4 300mm naval guns and 8 to 10 200mm naval guns.
, 8 to 10 naval guns of more than 100 mm.
Moreover, the fort shore guns are all manually loaded, and the rate of fire is very slow. On battleships, mechanical hoisting machines are used to load automatically, and the rate of fire is much higher than that of the shore guns.
The caliber, number of doors, range, and rate of fire are all far superior.
The Ming fleet has an absolute advantage in firepower.
…
On the command tower, the signalman pursed his lips, flushed with excitement, and patted the signal light at the battleship in the distance:
Thanks for the help.
After a while, the signal light over there also flashed: