Chapter 1031: Attack from the bottom of the sea (Second update, please subscribe)

The end of the world.

This is the Chinese description of extremely remote places.

In the Ming Dynasty, there are both the ends of the earth and the corners of the sea.

Cape Port, located in the southern part of the Royal Exclusive of Araucanía, was known as Puerto Montt during the Chilean rule.

This is a royal exclusive territory, a unique administrative division of the Ming Dynasty. Before ascending the throne, Emperor Zhu was the king of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia, and even conducted diplomatic exchanges with France, Russia and other countries in the name of the king.

For this reason, in the administrative area of ​​Ming Dynasty, Araucania and Patagonia regions are exclusive to the royal family. To a certain extent, they can be regarded as...indigenous reservations.

However, this reservation can't be preserved for long - in the past ten years, more than three million Chinese immigrants have poured into this area, many of whom married indigenous women and settled down here, and indigenous tribes such as the Mapuche and Patagonians have also actively assimilated to the Han culture, changing their surnames to Han Chinese and speaking Chinese. However, the superficial changes have not changed the essence - they still don't cultivate land like the Chinese, grow crops such as wheat, and even traditional animal husbandry is just a way to make a living.

However, this does not prevent changes in the region.

Although Haijiao Port was a military port in the early days, as the southernmost port of the Ming Dynasty, it was also the commercial center of the Ming Dynasty's southern agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, and fishery areas, with industries such as canned fish, leather, sawmilling, sugar, and textile machinery. It is the end point of the north-south railway trunk line.

But this is first and foremost a military port.

It is one of the most important naval bases of the Ming Empire in the Pacific Ocean and the home port of the Empire's Pacific Fleet. In the bay surrounded by tall and majestic peaks and reflecting the snow-capped mountains, the Pacific Fleet's main battleships are moored with towering masts. These warships are the source of the Empire's deterrent power.

However, this is just a naval anchorage. There is also a "Keyon Port" on Cape Island across the sea, which is the southern part of the former Chiloe Island. Compared with the former, this place is almost unknown to the outside world. Even until now, this port does not exist on the world port map.

This is the secret harbor of the Imperial Navy.

There are dozens of submarines and torpedo boats anchored in this harbor. They are the secret weapons and trump cards of the Imperial Navy. For more than ten years, they have been unknown to the outside world.

Although it was a secret base, there were always people coming and going in the base. Just like in the past, Wang Bangji got up, had a simple breakfast, and sent the children to school before driving away from the military village and going to the Keyong Coast Base, and then hurriedly caught up with the boat.

The submarine he commanded was preparing to go out on patrol. When he arrived at the pier, the sailors were busy making preparations for the voyage under the command of the boatswain.

"Sir, all preparations are underway."

The deputy captain was Second Lieutenant Ke Wenzhi. After the captain got on board, he hurriedly reported all the travel preparations, checked the weapons and technical equipment on the ship, and of course, more importantly, explained the material preparations for the voyage to the captain.

"Well, this is our sixth cruise this year, and this time we are heading to the Chenggong Islands."

The Chenggong Islands are located in Ming Guinea, which was the Ming Dynasty’s largest colony in the Pacific Ocean. It was from there that the Ming Dynasty extended its hand to New Guinea.

Although they ultimately failed to occupy the entire New Guinea due to British opposition, they at least controlled half of it.

Although there are some regrets, at least the Ming Dynasty has a foothold in the Pacific Ocean. This foothold is not a small island that produces guano, but an archipelago with an area of ​​tens of thousands of square kilometers.

It was not only a foothold, but also a colony of the empire, with hundreds of thousands of Chinese immigrants living there.

As the empire's largest territory in the Pacific, it is of course one of the destinations for naval voyages.

"This is a long-distance voyage. Our mission is to conduct patrols and target practice along the way..."

What Wang Bangji said was nothing new to Ke Wenzhi and his men. In the past year, they had conducted special tactical exercises on submarine cruises and submarine attacks. Their training was simple: at a certain time and minute, at a certain latitude and longitude, a fleet of the "blue side" was discovered, heading towards a certain base of ours.

After receiving such an "important mission", the submarine captains cruising at sea issued orders, the navigator calculated the search time, drew the route on the map, and organized the search and attack.

The captain commanded the submarine to meet up along the route... They would sail on the sea surface, arrive at the area where the 'blue' fleet was sailing at full speed, then dive into the water, search for the enemy through the listening device and periscope, and soon they "found" the enemy ship. The captain drew several new azimuth lines on the navigation chart... "...On a certain route, the launch tube is filled with water!..." Then attack... "Launch the torpedo!"

That's the job of a submarine.

Looking at Ke Wenzhi, Wang Bangji nodded and said:

"Okay, notify everyone and prepare to set sail."

…

The air was quite fresh, and under the blue sky one could clearly see the black waves with white caps on top. The deck of the submarine No. 053 was shaking under the push of the waves, which occasionally hit its bow, and the rustling white foam accompanied by transparent waves occasionally crossed the deck.

Wang Bangji, who was on the command bridge, was wearing a submarine soldier's black calfskin fireproof suit and holding the bridge railing.

Before his eyes was the endless Pacific Ocean.

They have been on the march for ten days, and during the past ten days, they have conducted more than a dozen search and attack drills every day.

"Deputy Captain, you will be in charge of the drill now!"

After handing the task over to the deputy captain, Wang Bangji went down from the bridge. As soon as he entered the cabin, he smelled a strong smell of gasoline mixed with various smells, which could even make people dizzy and want to vomit. Such a harsh environment is unique to submarines.

"Captain!"

"Captain!"

Wang Bangji passed through the crowded passage and entered the captain's room. The narrow captain's room was in the same situation: the navigation chart was hanging from the table, and there was a paperweight, ruler, protractor and compass pressing on the chart.

When Wang Bangji was looking at the nautical chart and starting to plan the route, a red light suddenly lit up in the cabin.

As the red light came on, he walked out of the captain's room and came to the command room, where he saw the deputy captain who had just come down.

"Captain, we spotted a British warship."

Such encounters were common in the Pacific, and to keep it secret all they needed to do was dive to the bottom of the ocean.

"Dive in!"

Soon, the submarine dived into the water. Standing under the periscope, Wang Bangji observed the movements on the sea. When a British Royal Navy cruiser approached, he said with his hat worn backwards.

"Maintain course, speed 3 knots."

Then, commands came out of his mouth one after another, and the submarine continued to approach the "enemy ship". In the end, he could even clearly see the British sailors on the enemy ship through the periscope. Then he pursed his lips and said in a deep voice.

"Launch tubes 1 and 3 ready..."

he shouted a moment later as the green light came on.

"Tube No. 1, Tube No. 3, launch..."

(End of this chapter)