Chapter 1437 Good Days (First Update, Please Subscribe)
As usual, after breakfast, Old Tom took his fishing gear and went to the wooden pier by the sea to fish.
For Old Tom, this was just an ordinary day in his life. Although he lost two fingers in the Civil War, this did not affect his life - as a native of New York, as the city expanded, his fields turned into houses. Although those wooden three-story buildings were damp and dark, they were always full of tenants, including Irish, Italians, Greeks, Russians, Ukrainians, Germans, Spaniards and so on.
They came to New York from various European countries, earning a cheap salary of dozens of cents a day, and then what?
Half the money went into old Tom's hands—the house had to be rented.
"As long as New York exists, those people will continue to come here and rent my house..."
Life was really easy and comfortable for Old Tom. While fishing, Mrs. Billy's beautiful face and plump figure emerged in his mind.
Some tenants who couldn't afford the rent would even use their wives to pay the rent. Old Tom certainly wouldn't refuse, but he only exempted a few days of rent. Billy worked so hard that he could actually pay the rent.
Really...why can't I just drink and gamble?
Otherwise... But, God bless, now the war has broken out, Billy will be drafted soon, and then what?
Mrs. Billy...will need his help to waive some of the rent.
Because of this, Old Tom spends his days fishing and playing poker.
He enjoys this kind of life.
“This is life…”
Holding the pipe in his hand, when Old Tom was sighing about the beauty of life and the fulfillment of life, the sound of a whistle was heard from the sea.
"beep……"
Old Tom raised his head at the sound of the merchant ship's whistle. He saw a 10,000-ton ship blowing its whistle as if it was about to enter the port. An American flag was flying on the ship.
"I came back from Europe..."
Almost at the moment when Old Tom finished speaking, he heard a loud explosion, and along with the explosion, a huge column of water rose from the side of the merchant ship.
"What's going on..."
Then there was another loud noise. Old Tom looked at the merchant ship sinking rapidly in astonishment. He was completely stunned.
On this day, the whole of New York was shocked by the sinking of the USS Matson.
What's going on?
Almost everyone in New York is asking.
"It's a mine! The Ming people have laid mines in the Hudson River!"
Amid people's solemn shouts, the Navy inspected the mouth of the Hudson River, and finally the survivors' memories told people that it was not a mine, but a torpedo!
torpedo!
The US Navy soon proved this when the USS Matson was torpedoed by a Ming Empire submarine.
It was also from this day that the Empire's Sea Wolves came into the world's attention.
Before this, the Empire's Sea Wolves were not a secret, but with the construction of submarines by the French ten years ago, in the past decade, all major maritime powers had their own submarines, but those submarines had never carried out actual combat attacks.
And now, the Empire's Sea Wolves have taken the first blood. Of course, this "first blood" is what the outside world thinks. After all, as early as the South China period, they had used torpedoes and submarines to sink the Argentine ironclad ship.
However, until now, the result of this battle has been kept secret. Everyone thought that it had hit a mine. Even a few days after the "Mason" was sunk, New Yorkers thought it had hit a mine.
Submarines, as a new weapon, have not yet fully demonstrated their combat effectiveness. However, for the Imperial Navy, they have already listed submarines as an important weapon to balance the gap in naval power between the Imperial Maritime State and the enemy country.
"In the event of insufficient strength, we will attack from underwater to destroy and severely damage the Royal Navy!"
It was also under the impetus of this guiding ideology that the Imperial Navy built a submarine base on the Karume Peninsula near the capital of the Guinea colony, Port Nouveau, which is also the capital of Guinea in another world, Conakry.
According to the "Sea Wolf Plan" formulated by the Imperial Navy, Imperial Navy submarines will depart from here in wartime and head to the waters around Britain to carry out underwater operations.
In fact, the country closest to Britain is definitely France, but as a confidential weapon, submarines were not considered in the initial plan for French military ports. The Guinea colony, which was closest to Europe, became the best choice. Although the navy built a dedicated port, the port had been used as a naval anchorage for many years.
It was not until the outbreak of the war that the Imperial Submarine Force was adjusted, sailing from the Empire to Guinea and transporting a large amount of supplies to the New Town anchorage. After more than a month of preparation, with the deployment of twelve submarines to the submarine base, it was truly put into use.
Under the cover of dusk, a submarine sailed out of the port and soon entered the sea, heading towards the distance at full speed.
The S83 submarine floating on the sea surface is breaking through the waves like a blue whale. The surging waves constantly hit the submarine deck, creating waves several meters high.
Standing on the small bridge, Wu Min'an observed the sea from time to time. When the front deck of the submarine sank with the waves, the waves would hit him in the face. When the bow of the submarine rose, people would float out of the sea again.
This is a common occurrence when a submarine is sailing at sea. Whenever the bow of the submarine sinks and the waves come, Wu Min'an will hold on to the railing to prevent the waves from throwing him off the swaying bridge.
Raising the telescope once again, Wu Min'an looked towards the dark ocean. There was no movement on the turbulent sea.
A submarine's combat readiness voyage is always like this - long and empty!
"As long as we can find a target!"
Wu Min'an was thinking in his mind that he had not received any battle report since the troops arrived in Xincheng. In order to expand the results of the battle, three days ago, the Navy Department finally issued an order agreeing to allow the submarine troops to enter the British coast to carry out operations.
Although they are about to carry out attack missions around the British Isles, if they can discover merchant ships of hostile countries in the sea areas along the way, it will at least be a very gratifying result. After all, this sea area is a must-pass place on the African route, and many ships from various countries have traveled here in the past.
As long as a target from a hostile country is discovered, the submarine will immediately launch an attack and sink a merchant ship - which is also a victory!
After all, merchant ships are valuable targets!
Basically, for submarines, merchant ships... are the main targets of submarines. After all, merchant ships do not have any weapons. Is there any more suitable target to attack than merchant ships on the sea?
The only prerequisite is... discovery.
Only once it is discovered can an attack be carried out.
(End of this chapter)
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