Chapter 294 The End of the Submarine

"Emergency surface!" Colonel Hexing shouted, his voice trembling with fear: "Now!"

Europeans, including Germany, would choose to save their own lives and the lives of their soldiers when they knew that the outcome of the battle could not be changed.

Colonel Hexing was no exception, and he chose to surrender.

Unfortunately, the submarine could not raise the white flag in the water, and Colonel Hexing did not know what was attacking the submarine.

If the white flag could be raised, the destroyers on the sea would stop the attack immediately after seeing it.

If Colonel Hexing knew that the attack was a depth charge and knew its attack method, he should order the submarine to stop on the spot, or change its course, so that the destroyer would misjudge its position and drop the bomb somewhere else.

But there is no if in war.

Under the order of Colonel Hexing, the U-21 submarine was moving at full speed while surfacing, because this would allow the submarine to surface in a shorter time.

However, there were three destroyers overhead, which were lined up at a speed of 9.5 nautical miles per hour, and they kept rolling bombs at a depth of ten meters from the stern to the sea surface while sailing.

(Note: The maximum underwater speed of the U19 submarine is 9.5 nautical miles)

The result is obvious.

Just as Colonel Hexing ordered the signalman to destroy the telegraph code machine, confidential maps and documents in preparation for surrender...

"Boom boom"

The hull shook violently, and seawater poured into the submarine amid the screams and wails of the crew.

Colonel Hexing sighed in his heart, everything was over, they didn't even have a chance to surrender!

...

The sun jumped from the sea level, and in just a few minutes, the world turned from gray to bright.

The battleship "Gaul" continued to bombard the enemy on V Beach, but almost everyone on the ship, including the captain Colonel Meyer, kept their eyes on the three destroyers operating on the sea.

They threw "explosive barrels" into the sea, and soon a series of water columns rose from the water surface, and where the water columns fell, there was a sea fish with bright white bellies.

"What are they doing?" The deputy captain said sarcastically: "Do they think they can blow up submarines like this? I think it's a good way to blow up fish. We can have an extra meal tonight!"

There was a faint laugh around them. Their thoughts were the same as the deputy captain's. They thought that this method of dealing with submarines was too primitive. They wanted to blow up submarines with barrels of explosives?

But Captain Meyer looked solemn. He used a telescope to carefully observe the operations of the sailors on the destroyer and seemed to understand the use of the "barrel of explosives":

The destroyer followed the possible escape route of the submarine and dropped a bomb with a set depth to explode underwater. Although primitive, it was simple, cheap, and probably practical.

"Charles!" Colonel Meyer put away the telescope and asked the deputy captain, his eyes always fixed on the destroyer: "If that was Charles' invention, would you still think it was used to blow up fish?"

The deputy captain did not speak, because Charles's talent for invention was well known.

But the deputy captain still had a disdainful smile on his lips.

Charles doesn't understand the navy, the vice captain thought. The navy's equipment reflects a country's most advanced technology and strongest industrial capacity. It is completely different from the army's invention of a grenade.

Now, Charles is planning to invent a "grenade" in the navy. The facts will slap him hard...

Suddenly someone shouted, the voice was full of surprise: "Look, what is that?"

Someone answered: "It's oil, the fuel of the submarine, God, they sank the submarine!"

Cheers broke out all around.

The vice captain frowned, he still insisted in his heart that a little oil did not mean that the submarine had been sunk!

However, soon some debris floated on the water, including books, boxes, backpacks, messy things, and finally a few bodies floated out.

The cheers became even louder, even the gunfire stopped, and everyone was waving to the destroyer:

"Good job, you succeeded!"

"You taught Germany a lesson!"

"Well done, you solved a big problem!"

...

This is indeed a big problem, and it even has strategic significance:

The Allied battleships did not even dare to provide fire cover for the landing troops because of the existence of this submarine, which is one of the reasons why the landing troops failed repeatedly.

...

Tijani was as happy as a child. He hugged Charles excitedly and kissed him on the face, cheering loudly: "We succeeded, you are so great, Colonel! It's incredible! You are invincible, you can do anything!"

Charles wiped his face in disdain, secretly considering whether he should keep a distance from this guy in the future.

"Next, what should we do?" Tijani panted, his eyes still shining with excitement, as if he wanted to pursue the victory and hit the shore.

"What else can we do?" Charles replied calmly, "Today's mission has been completed, go back."

A trace of disappointment flashed in Tijani's eyes, but he still responded and passed on the order.

...

Lieutenant General Robeck was having breakfast with Captain Forbes in the dining room of the "Queen Elizabeth".

The breakfast was not rich: steak, red wine, caviar, and some fruit.

But this was already a luxury for the army fighting on the front line. The soldiers were even limited to fresh water and bread.

"Do you think Charles can successfully land on V Beach?" Captain Forbes asked while cutting steak skillfully.

"I'm not sure." Lieutenant General Robbek shook his head: "It's complicated. Sometimes I hope he can succeed, and sometimes I hope he can't succeed."

Colonel Forbes nodded. He understood Lieutenant General Robbek's entanglement:

Charles' successful landing means that the French army is stronger than the British.

Charles' failure means that the landing operation is still in trouble, and there may even be heavy losses under the counterattack of the Ottomans.

After thinking for a while, Colonel Forbes suggested: "If the Queen Elizabeth provides fire cover for the landing troops, I think we may succeed..."

"No." Lieutenant General Robbek interrupted Colonel Forbes and said firmly: "German submarines are active, Forbes. With the threat of submarines, the Queen Elizabeth must not be dispatched."

Then Lieutenant General Robbek added: "The Queen Elizabeth is the spiritual pillar of everyone. She is the symbol of the British Royal Navy. She represents Britain and cannot be in any danger!"

"Yes, General!" Colonel Forbes replied.

Lieutenant General Robeck has emphasized many times that once the Queen Elizabeth is sunk, it will cause a serious blow to the morale of the Allied forces and even make Britain lose face.

At this time, O'Connell rushed into the restaurant with excitement, and he almost cheered: "General, he did it, he succeeded!"

"What?" Lieutenant General Robeck looked at O'Connell in confusion.

Now it's only been more than an hour since the Gaul opened fire, and they have successfully landed?