One Thousand One Hundred and Fifty-Three Hunting Submarine

Accompanied by the tremors caused by the shells falling on the ground, another isolated broken wall collapsed, and dust rose from the streets and alleys again, covering the sky and spreading in all directions. [Latest chapter reading]?.? `The German army does not seem to have any intention of leaving the city of Moscow on the earth at all, and various new methods will appear in this city every once in a while.

The first is a timing device for throwing leaflets and other things at high altitude. This device is fixed on a hot air balloon, which can safely throw what they need to throw behind the Soviet defense line. According to various statistics of the German army after the war, during the Battle of Moscow, the German army dropped a total of 4 million leaflets into the city of Moscow, causing 170,000 armed Russians to stop resisting and at the same time hide in the German-occupied areas. , There are also as many as 200,000.

On the first day of August, Germany began to dispatch the air force, using butcher bombers and do-217 air-dropped incendiary bombs, to bombard the Moscow city controlled by the Soviet Union. The fire has been spreading and burning for 10 days. In August It was only extinguished on the evening of the 11th. Soviet soldiers suffered heavy losses.

At the same time, a special arms train from Germany, under the protection of a battalion of fully armed German soldiers, traveled south along the German-Italian Railway to Naples, the port in southern Italy. This train carried a secret weapon called "Teutonic Knight", and no one could get close to this closely guarded big guy along the way.

This guy was even covered with several layers of blankets and canvas, and distant observations didn't reveal anything at all. In the end, the hijacking plan carefully prepared by the United States failed without daring to move. The last hope of preventing Germany from experimenting with the secret weapon of the "Teutonic Knight" was pinned on several submarines patrolling the Mediterranean Sea.

On the cruiser Krensburg of the German Navy, the middle-aged man wearing a navy white captain's long-brimmed hat put down the binoculars in his hand, then looked at the first officer who was already wearing a life jacket, and said with a bitter face : "What is this called... There is such a ridiculous order to send a cruiser to sail, and then deliberately follow the leaked route, and the enemy must sink it..."

"Sir... the combat orders issued by Yuan, we can only execute... I also really want to know what the huge bomb-shaped device on the ship represents, but I don't know any of the symbols drawn on it.? . ??`" All the soldiers on the entire bridge put on life jackets. In order to avoid excessive casualties, all soldiers on unnecessary positions on the ship have been concentrated in the cabin above the deck to stand by.

"How is the arrangement over the boiler? I really don't want to lose our precious sailors in this situation." The captain asked his subordinates worriedly. Being sunk by the enemy without knowing it and knowingly being sunk by the enemy are two completely different feelings. die.

In order to make the whole operation look exactly like the real thing,

The German intelligence agency even required that all soldiers on the cruiser Kronensburg not to ask for leave or be absent from this operation. The 790 officers and soldiers on the entire cruiser were on board at this moment, and none of them was missing.

It's just that 300 of these crew members were transferred away in batches at sea. These people were sent to Sicily for fun, and they were dressed as soldiers of the German Army on vacation. No one dared to reduce the remaining nearly 500 people, because if a cruiser sank without enough people falling into the water, it would definitely be a suspicious thing. Everyone can't guarantee how carefully the fighting situation will be sent back to the United States, so no one dares to relax in any detail.

His adjutant nodded, and reported to the captain: "Don't worry, I have arranged for the best water-based people to go down just to check the equipment, and then return to a safe place to stand by immediately. ?.? `Now I just don't know the accuracy of the enemy. The attack time cannot be truly foolproof. There are two destroyers behind us, so we shouldn’t be soaking in the water for too long.”

The German Navy does not have many forces in the Mediterranean Sea, and the anti-submarine warfare here mainly relies on the Italian Navy. To be honest, the Italian navy is still a very strong regional force in the Mediterranean. It is definitely unrealistic to expect this fleet to defeat the powerful British Empire navy, but it is still very simple to let them escort and protect the Mediterranean.

Behind the cruiser Krensburg, followed by two German destroyers, and further behind, there was a fleet of three Italian destroyers temporarily dispatched to escort. As far as transporting a secret weapon is concerned, this lineup is already very strong.

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Behind the beautiful scenery of the blue sky and blue sea in the Mediterranean Sea, there is an undercurrent of robbery and killing against the secret weapon of the German army. In the command room of the U.S. Navy submarine Herring, the captain of the U.S. is looking at the calm sea with a periscope, looking for what will happen sooner or later. Appeared German Navy warships.

"I said, will the Germans really come? What kind of weapons did they send, which is worthy of us dispatching three submarines to attack at the same time, and ensure the fastest sinking as possible?" The American first officer on the submarine looked at it and started In the telegram, he asked his captain: "This order is also too vague. What does it mean to ensure the fastest sinking?"

"Just let us make sure that the Germans don't have time to transfer the weapons on the ship to other ships." The captain moved his eyes away from the periscope, and then said to his men: "I heard that this is a very powerful weapon." If we fail, we may even be affected by the explosion. This is the conclusion drawn by experts before the order is executed. What do you have to complain about? The money has already been collected, and the agreement to work hard has been signed. "

Before carrying out this mission, these American soldiers had already signed a voluntary letter, they received a large amount of subsidies, and then were ordered to carry out this dangerous mission. Each of them knows that the task this time is not easy, so those who dare to come are also true warriors.

"To be honest, there have been more and more patrol ships on this route in the past few days, some of them are from Italy, and a German destroyer passed by yesterday... It really looks like it's transporting something important." The adjutant analyzed Said: "That thing seems to be very important to the Germans. As long as we can complete the task, it may really change the course of the war."

When they came, the high-level navy told them that if they could successfully complete the task this time, it would be possible to change the outcome of the final war. This is also the main reason for them to venture here. There is no shortage of true patriots in any country. Many people are willing to stand up and dedicate their lives for their country.

"The target!" Unsurprisingly, on the route mentioned in the document, the long-overdue target appeared in the periscope of the U.S. Navy's submarine. Under the escort of the destroyer, the German naval cruiser approached the American submarine with a higher course. The opponent didn't seem to be too vigilant. After all, this is a safe sea area controlled by Germany and Italy, and there are only a small number of Allied submarine activities.

"Ready to fight! Ready to fight! Bow torpedo launcher ready! Aim at the target! Aim at the target!" Looking at the fast-moving slender German light cruiser in the sight, the American captain ordered his crew to prepare for the battle quickly. Prepare.

In the end, Germany was still not willing to use the expensive new heavy cruiser as a target, and finally only chose a fast anti-aircraft cruiser as a bait to withstand the attack of the US warship. This cruiser has been built since 1929 and is a warship that has been in service for ten years. Because it was built earlier, it is a first-generation cruiser without radar.

So on the Mediterranean Sea, such a wonderful show was staged. On the one hand, the cruiser "Kronsburg" of the German Navy was preparing to be sunk here by Allied submarines at any time; It was the U.S. Navy's "Herring" submarine, which was trying its best to sink the German warship that was ready to be sunk at any time.

In the end, the U.S. submarine fired a full 4 fish at the German Navy cruiser, and they fired directly at a very close distance and at a dense angle. As soon as the fish approached, the German lookout post on the cruiser "Kronsburg" discovered these incoming torpedoes.

So after some intense preparations. All members of the Krensburg came to a safe position. They waited for their battleship to be hit by a torpedo, and then pretended to be in a panic, and rushed out to perform a good show of abandoning the ship.

As the time passed, the German cruiser began to turn to avoid torpedoes, the battle alarm was sounded, and some small-caliber artillery on the deck began to roar—after some tossing, there were finally 3 torpedoes. Lightning struck the side of the slow-reacting cruiser Krensberg.

The huge explosion quickly tore off the sideboard, sea water poured into the hull, German soldiers jumped into the water from the deck in a panic, screams and curses echoed in the sky. Before they had time to carefully observe the Warring States they had obtained, the submarine of the U.S. Navy discovered that the destroyer following the German cruiser rushed towards their position aggressively.

So the escape kicked off. Two days later, a telegram flew back to the United States from the Atlantic Ocean on the west side of the Strait of Gibraltar. The "cargo" had been destroyed, and the Germans were salvaging their sunken ship in the nearby waters. It seems that the secret weapon code-named "Teutonic Knight" will not threaten the security of the United States in a short time.

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