aircannonsinc Chapter 215 The Chinese People's Own Submarine Force
Chapter 215 The Chinese People's Own Submarine Force
Don't let it rush at full speed?
There are ways to prevent a warship from sailing at full speed, but there is only one effective way: to block its course.
Fortunately, the Zhen Dong light cruiser is big, tough, and fast enough to do just that!
Lin Chengzhang understood, and his eyes lit up.
"Cut across the east side of the town?"
"right."
Chen Zijun said calmly, "Let it know that there are torpedoes underwater and five thousand tons of iron on the surface. If it wants to save its brother, it has to ask the ship's bow in the east of the town if it agrees first."
Lin Chengzhang saluted abruptly.
"Left 10! Maintain aggressive heading!"
The command was passed down.
The Zhen Dong warship's hull once again curved out an arc.
The gray bow cuts diagonally into the anti-submarine channel of the second Japanese destroyer.
The cannon did not fire.
But the muzzle of the cannon was even more frightening than the firing.
After all, the Japanese military is still arguing that Chen's army dares not fire, but conversely, when have they ever dared to fire?
On the bridge of the second Japanese ship, Captain Kameda's forehead was covered in cold sweat, which trickled down his temples.
"Sir, the lead ship has been hit by a torpedo! We should immediately rush towards the torpedo's path and drop depth charges!"
Staff Major Watanabe roared, "Then charge!"
"But the Zhen Dong warship is cutting across! The distance is continuing to shrink!"
"It won't dare to crash into it!"
As soon as he said it, Major Watanabe himself was unsure of his own abilities.
The Chinese cruiser just now rammed the Yamamura ship, forcing it into the torpedo field.
A 5,000-ton collision with a 1,000-ton collision.
Who is afraid of who?
The answer is obvious.
The lookout shouted again, "The Zhen Dong's guns are turning! The rangefinder is looking at us!"
Major Watanabe's jaw clenched.
"Slow down! Right steer, turn 15! Avoid it!"
Captain Kameda was getting anxious.
"Slowing down will cause us to lose anti-submarine warfare opportunities!"
"If we don't slow down, it'll sink us first!"
The bridge fell silent after those words were spoken.
The mighty Japanese destroyer was forced to remain at bay in the face of the Chinese cruiser.
Off the coast of Mawei, underwater.
There was no cheering aboard the U91-class submarine No. 3.
As the most outstanding student of the submarine crew of the German Imperial Navy, the most important thing Zhao Dezhu learned from those old German naval officers was silence!
Zhao Dezhu stared at the stopwatch. After a muffled crackling sound came from his earphones, he only closed his eyes for a moment.
very short.
It was so short that no one could see it clearly.
Then he raised his hand.
"Dive five meters."
"Head to the right twenty."
"Fill tube one, prepare tube two. Maintain silence!"
The torpedo soldier's lips curled up slightly, but he immediately suppressed it.
"yes!"
The naval officer whispered, "Enemy number two didn't charge forward; its propeller speed has decreased. It's been cornered by the Zhen Dong ship."
Zhao Dezhu's lips twitched slightly.
"Young Marshal, you've pressed the meat onto the cutting board."
He patted the hull of the boat.
"We'll be in charge of making the cut."
The depth charges fell quickly.
Boom!
Boom!
The seawater felt muffled from the blasting.
The boat rocked, and the light bulbs swayed back and forth in their dim red shades, making the faces of several sailors appear as if they were smeared with blood.
A young soldier's hand was trembling.
Zhao Dezhu didn't scold him.
He reached out and pressed down on that hand.
"Shaking is fine, but don't misjudge the valve."
The young soldier nodded vigorously.
"Captain, no, I would rather die than let the valve fail."
"Don't die, live well! I'm your captain. I brought you out, and I will bring you back!"
The explosions outside were getting farther and farther away.
The Japanese depth charges all landed on the old shipping lanes.
The sea surface turned white from the blast.
The fish scattered wildly as they were fried.
They just didn't manage to blow up the submarine.
Listening to the echo in the hydrophone, Zhao Dezhu said coldly, "They're shooting according to the textbook; we'll shoot according to the Young Marshal's hunting grounds. Number two, prepare to launch."
The bridge of the Zhen Dong warship.
Shen Li handed the battle results record to Chen Zijun.
"Young Marshal, enemy number one has stalled, and enemy number two has deviated from our submarine's new course by dropping bombs. The depth charges have revealed their anti-submarine tactics."
Chen Zijun glanced at it.
"Send out the brief report."
"content?"
"The Japanese warships crossed the line and provoked us first, despite our repeated warnings. The enemy ships are still making dangerous maneuvers, endangering international merchant shipping lanes. The Chen family army reserves the right to self-defense."
Shen Li's eyelids twitched.
"Young Marshal, is this the way of writing down the bill before the fight is even over?"
Chen Zijun said calmly, "No."
He looked at the enemy's No. 1 ship, which was shrouded in black smoke in the distance.
"This is like putting a suit on an artillery shell."
Shen Li's lips twitched slightly as he lowered his head to take notes.
Hans gasped.
He suddenly realized that this young warlord was more terrifying than many of the admirals he had ever met.
When others are fighting naval battles, they think about sinking ships.
Chen Zijun was even planning how the newspapers would write about the naval battle the next day.
On the other side of the sea.
The second torpedo emerged from the side and rear.
This time, Major Watanabe saw it first.
His face turned deathly pale.
"Left rudder! Left rudder!"
The servo motor was a beat slow to react.
Because it had just slowed down to avoid the Zhen Dong ship, its stern had just exposed a blind spot.
The white line laps against the crest of the wave.
boom!
The torpedo hit the stern of the ship.
The explosion ripped off half of the stern deck, tore open the steering gear compartment, and caused the propeller shaft to crack with a piercing sound.
The second destroyer suddenly appeared sideways on the sea surface.
Like a fish with its tail broken.
It didn't sink.
But it couldn't move.
All gun positions on the Zhen Dong warship simultaneously completed their aiming.
The rangefinder's voice was clear and cold.
"Enemy Number Two, 10,800 yards away!"
"Orientation correction complete!"
"Main gun is ready to fire!"
Lin Chengzhang put down his binoculars and looked ten years younger.
"Young Marshal, the Zhen Dong warship requests permission to fire!"
Chen Zijun looked at the two Japanese destroyers, one damaged and the other paralyzed.
A ship billowing black smoke.
A ship lies across the sea.
The underwater wolf pack has completed its hunt, proving that even without the Germans, they are still a pack of howling wolves capable of killing people, and that is enough!
Now, it's time for them to look up at the sky.
He picked up the megaphone, his voice calm.
"Issue another warning brief."
Shen Li nodded immediately.
A few seconds later, the radio room reported back.
"Telegram sent!"
Chen Zijun looked up.
"Now, make them look up at the cannons."
……
In Shanghai, at the newspaper office area on Wangping Street.
Before the smell of ink had even dissipated, the typesetting rooms of several newspapers were already in an uproar.
A distant photograph of the Zhen Dong warship is displayed on the table.
The photo wasn't taken close enough.
A section of gray bow is visible in the fog, with a triple 150mm 45-caliber main gun and hull number sixteen.
But even this small section is enough to make the newspaper staff stare in disbelief.
"Is this what you call a cruiser built independently by the Chinese?"
A chief editor in a long gown flicked his cigarette ash onto the ground and sneered, "Buying an old shell, painting it with a layer of paint, and dares to call it independent? Tomorrow's front page will be filled with the story: 'The Chen family army spends money to buy a facade, fooling the common people into tears!'"
The young reporter next to him hesitated for a moment.
"But the official statement from Wusongkou indicates a joint refit involving the Jiangnan Shipbuilding system, Ma'anshan Special Steel, and Wusong Shipyard..."
"Is modifying also considered building?"
How can anyone believe what they say?
"150mm caliber was the main gun of the German Navy, but that was a twin-mounted gun. Have you ever seen a light cruiser using a triple-mounted gun?"
The chief writer slammed his fist on the table.
"Foreigners' ship hulls, foreigners' blueprints, foreigners' machinery. What can the Chinese do? Spend money!"
"A hodgepodge of parts, a complete mess!"