Seven Hundred and Forty Nothing

While Ryan and others were joking with each other, others were going through a severe test. The main theme of war has nothing to do with warmth. On the contrary, its character is very close to the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, ruthless, brutal, and Abnormally cold.

A transport ship from New York to Iceland was originally loaded with a large amount of fuel. If this batch of fuel was sent to the island, it would be enough for the main facilities on it to last for a long, long time.

However, it is a pity that this transport ship is exploding right now. A tragic explosion occurred on the rough sea. Huge flames exploded and churned on the sea water. It seemed that the sea water could be evaporated by the gorgeous heat in an instant. , anything that stops this flame from burning, for a moment, it is eternity.

No one wants to stay in the middle of this bursting flame, but the middle of this flame was a giant ship driving on the sea a few seconds ago, so it is inevitable that there should be many people on it, but unfortunately These people have now disappeared, torn into dust the moment the explosion started.

In the face of such tyrannical power, the death of these people can be said to be extremely merciful. They may have lost their bodies without realizing the pain. However, from this aspect, it can be seen that the destruction and pain created by war on human beings is absolutely beyond anyone's imagination.

On the surface of the sea about 1,500 meters away from the explosion, a submarine with very beautiful lines was floating up. The icy seawater flowed out from some of the submarine's drains, leaving small white waterfalls on the dark hull of the submarine. And on the shell of this submarine, it is numbered with a gray-white number that has been corroded by seawater-u-47.

Before the submarine fully surfaced, someone had already opened the heavy waterproof and pressure-resistant hatch from inside, and the icy seawater dripped down, hitting the hat brims of the personnel inside, crackling. The leather boots stepped on the iron-welded suspended ladder, making a rattling sound. The first soldier who got out of the submarine walked along the passage inside the conning tower to the side of the folded anti-aircraft gun.

He and the two soldiers behind him started to aim the 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun at the sky quickly, and a man wearing a white officer's hat came out from behind. On the armrest of the hull of the submarine, looking at the explosion over there, his own masterpiece just now.

Just a few minutes ago, he personally ordered to fire and attacked the target of the explosion. When he ordered to fire, he had no idea what was on the transport ship. It might be hundreds of laborers, or it might just be a boat of vegetables and rice. Now he can clearly judge that this ship is definitely filled with unimaginable oil.

"Hurry up and send a telegram to the headquarters, saying that we have sunk a transport ship headed for Iceland, and there is a lot of fuel on it." While lighting a cigarette dangling from his mouth with a lighter, Prien was vague Said to the deputy who climbed out of the hull to breathe.

it's very cold,

So much so that if you want to come outside the submarine to breathe some fresh air, you have to put on a coat and a thick scarf. Talking here is foggy, and the temperature is low enough for people to wrap all their clothes tightly.

No one wants to be sunk by the enemy in such a ghostly weather, and then jump into the icy sea to escape. To be honest, in such a cold and harsh environment, whether he fell into the water or sank with his warship, he just chose a way to die.

Either sink into the bottom of the sea with your own ship, although you are frustrated, it is relatively fast, or you can jump into the sea to escape. The death method at this temperature is similar to that of the passengers soaked in the water on the Titanic. In a few minutes at most half an hour, it is possible to freeze to death in the icy sea water.

Therefore, Prien felt that it was better for the officers and soldiers of the submarine. Even if it was sunk, there was only one way to die, which was very simple and did not need to waste one's brains.

A "vacation officer" who finally got out of the submarine hatch handed a telegram to Prien who was smoking. Several German sailors who were shivering from the cold wind at sea were talking together, and from time to time Let out a hearty laugh.

Since they came to this new submarine, it seems that all threats have disappeared. The depth charges dropped by the opponent's ship are basically inaccurate, and they usually only need a few maneuvers to get rid of the opponent's entanglement easily. . Surrounded by the opposing destroyers and cruisers, Prien led the U-47 submarine to come and go freely, sank a destroyer and three transport ships, and then left calmly.

He likes the feeling of teasing his opponents, like an assassin with special skills, using his agility to tease his enemies. He disappeared into a dark corner, stabbed the most fatal blow, and then left calmly, leaving deep fear and despair for others who saw what happened.

On the route between the United States and Iceland, a ghost submarine appeared. This submarine attacked American and British ships everywhere, but it was not afraid of depth bomb attacks at all. Many British crew members said that this submarine did not exist, it was just a A German submarine that had been sunk, kept sinking the enemy to calm down his grievances.

What is even more bizarre is that the ghosts in this submarine vowed to sink all visible ships, because they need a full 1,000 times as many souls to be buried with them. Such statements spread everywhere, and rumors, like gossip, spread to every corner at their fastest speed.

Although experts from the U.S. and British navies analyzed more accurately, they believed that the Germans served a more advanced submarine, using newer technology to increase the speed of the submarine's underwater movement. On the other hand, the intelligence agencies of the Allied Forces also confirmed this news. In the German submarine base in France, maintenance docks and concealed bunkers were specially arranged for this kind of submarines.

Obviously, more often than not, a terrible submarine driven by a black devil that will never sink can satisfy people's curiosity far more than a new submarine of the German Navy, so everyone is still more willing to believe weird and messy claims , and are unwilling to believe the ordinary answers given by high-level officials. The reason is actually very simple, nothing more than not exciting enough.

Prien took the telegram from Germany from the sailor, and after reading only two lines, he was too excited to speak. It was difficult to guess the content of the telegram from his excited appearance, so the first officer could only suppress his curiosity and wait for Prien to hand him the telegram.

He didn't wait too long before he saw the telegram. The message on it was very simple, that is, four similarly advanced submarines had crossed the eastern Atlantic Ocean and approached the waters off Iceland. They would join Prien's submarine , forming a pack of wolves to attack all ships on the shipping lanes between Iceland and the United States.

In this telegram, several submarines had also been appointed in the sea area, and a secret code was drawn up for the meeting. If this rendezvous can be successfully completed, then Prien will have more and more advanced submarines in his hands. At that time the threat posed by the whole wolf pack will be more terrible, enough to make the British in the waters near Iceland depressed for several days.

"Call back immediately! Tell Commander Doenitz that we have received the news! Immediately rush to the agreed sea area." Prien raised the corners of his mouth and sent out a very bright smile. Those who are familiar with him know that whenever he shows this expression, it must be bad luck for an enemy ship.

On the sea in the distance, the raging fire is still not extinguished. The poor ship has been torn into countless pieces by the shock wave of the explosion within a few seconds after being hit. Now even the wreckage has disappeared. The sharp ship The bow has also sunk into the bottomless abyss of the Atlantic Ocean.

The thick black smoke blocked everyone's sight, but it couldn't stop the transmission of radio waves. Soon, the alarm sounded abruptly on the machine in front of the radar operator on duty inside the submarine: "Woo... woo... "

"Attention all personnel! Attention all personnel! There is an enemy patrol plane approaching, return to the inside of the submarine immediately! The submarine will start to dive in 2 minutes! The submarine will start to dive in 2 minutes!" Inside the entire submarine, the announcement was broadcast from the loudspeaker Out, the sailors approaching the hatch had already slid into the interior of the submarine along the iron ladder.

The anti-aircraft gun over there is alerting the sailors, and has already begun to fold the useless anti-aircraft gun. Since the anti-aircraft warning radar is equipped, how useful the anti-aircraft gun on the submarine is has become a constant debate among naval submarine commanders. question.

Prien's smirking face just now turned into a wry smile. After all, this is an area where enemies appear densely. It seems that it is still a bit difficult to take a rest here. He got into the interior of the submarine, and behind him, the first officer who entered the submarine last, stretched out his hand to close the heavy submarine hatch.

On the rough sea, the sea water around the submarine began to pour into the water tank of the submarine. As a large amount of sea water squeezed out the lighter air, the submarine quickly sank into the sea water at a speed visible to the naked eye . It only took a short time, and the hull of the submarine disappeared, leaving only a command enclosure, which was still exposed on the water.

Immediately afterwards, the shell of the submarine conning tower also began to sink into the water with the submarine, and there were white waves churning around. Not long after, there was another ship sailing on the sea just now, and there were only a few limited long pipes such as the snorkel, which were still exposed on the water.

After another dozen seconds, the waves on the sea had returned to normal, as if nothing had existed here, nothing at all.