Chapter 469: Our Lady

Warships and civilian ships are different.

For example, a well-developed shipbuilding industry can build supertankers of tens of thousands of tons, hundreds of thousands of tons, or even hundreds of thousands of tons. However, it is impossible to build an aircraft carrier of tens of thousands of tons.

The important aspect is that the level of warships is different. The anti-strike ability of warships is far stronger than that of ordinary ships. Therefore, civilian ships of tens of thousands of tons can be flattened and can take off fighters, but they must not enter the war zone, otherwise they will be court death.

And now, the civilian Navasota, after being hit by a torpedo, can hold on and not sink, it is already very good, and after two more shells, it is completely suspended.

Countless crew members jumped from above and into the icy sea water. Some were able to catch a lifebuoy, while others did not catch anything. However, they still jumped down, otherwise what else could they do? Sink with the ship?

However, even jumping into the sea, what is the way to survive? Surrounded by icy waters, they were absolutely unable to swim to shore hundreds of nautical miles away!

There is only one way to survive!

After falling into the water, Tok swam hard to the German submarine over there. They could only be rescued by the German submarine!

At this point, they are only worried about the attitude of the German submarine, will they save them?

At this point, the hatch above the submarine's conning tower was also open, and with his navy cap on, Captain Prien was faced with a difficult choice.

To save, or not to save?

If he dived and left, then it would be easy to get rid of everything here, but these people would disappear into the icy waters.

Humanely speaking, Prien had a hard time slapping his ass and walking away, as a soldier of the Empire, he had a chivalrous spirit.

Attacking British merchant ships, weakening Britain's war potential, and completely blocking the transportation of British supplies would be useful in winning the war. He performs such a task without the slightest psychological pressure, what about civilian ships? Aren't all the materials transported for war use?

However, the people on this civilian boat are ordinary people, not soldiers.

"Captain, what should I do?" Beside him, the lookout asked him. At this time, the lookout had prepared the 20mm double-mounted cannon.

As a submarine, in addition to carrying torpedoes, it also carries other weapons. In addition to the 88mm gun on the deck, it is equipped with a 20mm twin cannon and 1-2 7.9mm machine guns on the conning tower.

These people swim over, what should we do? The meaning of the lookouts, of course, is to kill them!

If we fire at this time, the sea will be covered with corpses!

Closing his eyes, Priyan hesitated and said, "No, we'll take them to safety."

save! In the battle, Prien's heart was as hard as iron, and now, after the battle, Prien's heart has the presence of the Virgin again.

save them! Otherwise, they all have to die!

"But we don't have enough space." After hearing Prien's words, Ike, the deputy captain under the conning tower, climbed up and said to him.

Looking at the sea, there are probably hundreds of people! Who would have thought that this cargo ship would have so many people? Now, to get them into the sub, stuff the sub.

Moreover, what is even more frightening is that once these people get on the submarine, there will be more people than their own. If they want to do something, I am afraid that their own submarine will be captured by the other party.

This is even more dangerous.

"Let them all stand on the deck, the deck is not enough, we can tow their lifeboats." Prien said.

The cargo ship sank very quickly. Before it sank, several lifeboats were released. It was no problem for a dozen people to sit on one lifeboat, but there was no power.

Use a rope to drag them behind, and then part of them stand on the deck, so that these people can be rescued.

"Then we won't be able to dive," the co-captain called above.

"Follow the order, let's float, go to the nearest island, put them down, and let's dive again," Prien said.

When Priyan said that, it meant that there was no room for negotiation.

The army is not about democracy. What the army wants is to obey orders unconditionally. As the captain of a submarine, after going to sea, he is the highest authority, and he can even kill disobedient subordinates directly.

Now, since he wants to do it, Ike can't object.

"Fly the flag of the Red Cross," said Prien. "Alternately, take care of the crew."

When the submarine is floating, the crew members can alternately come up and breathe fresh air. At the same time, they now have one more task, which is to take care of these crew members!

His body was wet by the sea water, and Tuoke struggled to swim towards the submarine. He was very happy to see that the submarine did not leave, but was waiting in place.

Finally, he swam to the side of the submarine. On the deck, a German submariner actually reached out to him!

In an instant, Tok knew that he was safe.

"Thank you." Tok said in English, he was gasping for breath, the swimming just now had made him unable to do so.

When he came to rest, he went to pull other people, one next to the other.

Bruce also came up, and there was still rebelliousness in his eyes.

"Everyone is seated, we have to listen to the arrangements of our German friends." Tok said to the people who came up.

Now, they were captives, and Torque didn't want any extravagance.

These people are all fighters, but they have no weapons. Now, being alive is the best hope. When they arrive in England, driving fighter planes and holding machine guns, it will not be too late to fight the Germans!

When seeing the German submarine rescuing the drowning crew, the lifeboats also approached.

The sailors in the stern threw out the rope and tied the other side to their stern, and now the submarine was full.

On the deck, there were densely packed people, and behind them, dragged three lifeboats, the submarine U-47, slowly sailing eastward.

On the conning tower, the submariners are still on guard with their cannons. Once these sailors come up, they will fire without hesitation.

Priyan returned to the conning tower, where Ike continued his report: "Captain, this cargo ship is strange."

The attack of the submarine needs to be photographed at the same time, otherwise, how to confirm the result? Just now, Ike took a few photos of the Navasota being sunk. At the location where the hull broke, looking at the photos with a magnifying glass, you could see the cargo transported inside.

It was a fighter plane with folding wings, and beside it, two tanks!