Chapter 1465 Big Fish Arrives (Third update, please subscribe)
When Sun Zhiyuan sat up from his narrow bed, he leaned against the headboard, staring at the nautical chart on the table in a daze.
As usual, he led the S83 to search for targets in the waters near the Strait of Gavriel. In the past few months, sixteen ocean-going submarines from the Empire have sunk hundreds of merchant ships near the British Isles, and hundreds of thousands of tons of merchant ships have sunk into the icy sea.
Despite his impressive record, Sun Zhiyuan, as the captain, was still somewhat dissatisfied, because until now, he had not been able to sink the "big guy" he had been dreaming about. What is the big guy?
They were not small gunboats that escorted merchant ships, but large ships such as battleships and cruisers.
But things did not always go as planned, and until now there has been no chance - because they could not afford to offend the British fleet that was sailing.
Want to attack a lone warship... the chances are slim!
"Opportunity..."
With a long sigh, Sun Zhiyuan stood up and left the captain's room and walked towards the command cabin. The submarine was now submerged on the surface. Although there were ventilation pipes, the air inside the submarine was still unpleasant. The pungent smell of gasoline, lubricating oil, and various human body odors mixed together, making the air inside the submarine turbid.
For submarine soldiers, this is already a "good environment" because when diving, the smell in the cabin is not only more unpleasant, but the gradually increasing carbon dioxide and other harmful gases make the air in the submarine even worse.
When Sun Zhiyuan walked into the command cabin to take over the command, Wu Min'an on the bridge used a telescope to search the sea, thinking that he was destined to return empty-handed today, and was preparing to return to the base. Suddenly, the shadow of the ship appeared on the sea and sky line, which cheered him up!
"Enemy ships spotted at 320 degrees! Three enemy ships!"
Hearing the shouting from the loudspeaker, Sun Zhiyuan was shocked and shouted loudly.
"Dive! Emergency dive! Emergency dive!"
As Sun Zhiyuan issued the order, along with several sharp combat alarms, the lights in the submarine suddenly switched to red combat lights. The crew members suddenly became excited, and everyone stood at their respective combat positions.
As the emergency dive order was issued, the sailors on the lookout suddenly fell into the open elevator hatch, followed by the first mate Wu Anmin, and the last one was the navigation officer, who slammed the hatch shut and tightened the sealing wrench.
The sea water quickly engulfed the submarine. When Wu Anmin entered the command cabin, Sun Zhiyuan immediately asked.
"Report the situation."
"Captain, we have spotted three ships heading towards us from the 312 direction. We can tell from their shadows that they are armored cruisers. Based on our current position and speed, we will definitely come into contact with them."
Before he could finish, Sun Zhiyuan clapped his hands vigorously and spoke excitedly.
"Great, now we caught a big fish! Not just one, but three!"
Three cruisers!
Not much, but not less!
Restraining his inner excitement, Sun Zhiyuan turned around and gave the order:
"Engine deceleration begins, submarine ascends to periscope depth. Everyone assume combat positions."
"Yes, Captain. Slow down the engines and start ascending... 10 meters. Stop ascending... Keep stable. Captain! We have reached periscope depth."
Wu Min'an reported loudly.
"Raise the periscope."
"Well, let me see what we encountered."
Sun Zhiyuan turned the brim of his military cap back, then leaned forward to observe carefully through the eyepiece of the periscope.
What came into his sight were three armored cruisers of the British Royal Navy's 6th Cruiser Squadron, the Aboukir, Cressy and Hogg.
The three 10,000-ton armored cruisers formed a horizontal formation and searched forward at a speed of 10 knots, with a distance of about 4,000 meters between them.
"It's a small fleet."
After turning the magnification dial on the handle, Sun Zhiyuan felt a little astringent and dry in his throat.
Big fish! The few small dots of black smoke in the eyepiece turned into a majestic fleet in front of his eyes. A small fleet consisting of three armored cruisers was advancing on the sea in such a swagger.
Really caught a big fish!
Three ships, no more, no less!
Sun Zhiyuan, who was holding a periscope and observing the target at sea, said excitedly.
"Okay, everyone get ready. We're going to give them a surprise."
How can you not eat the fat meat that is served to your door?
Under the command of Sun Zhiyuan, the S83 submarine quietly moved towards the nearest target, the Aboukir, from underwater.
The surging waves covered the periscope. At 5:20 in the evening, when the submarine approached to a position of 500 meters, accompanied by an order, a large group of high-pressure bubbles ejected from the torpedo launch port, and then a torpedo left the launch tube. The torpedo that came out of the barrel flew towards the target in jubilation.
500 meters!
To travel such a short distance, a torpedo only needs about a minute.
"60, 61, 62..."
When Wu Anmin counted to 63 seconds, accompanied by a loud bang, the torpedo accurately hit the middle of the right side of the cruiser, causing water to enter the boiler room. "Aboukir" was immediately paralyzed on the sea.
When the warship was hit, the captain of the "Aboukir" thought that his warship had hit a mine - the French Navy had deployed a large number of mines in this sea area, and hurriedly sent signals to friendly ships, asking for rescue, but the "Aboukir" was already beyond saving and began to capsize to the right after 25 minutes.
“Success!”
After a successful attack, Sun Zhiyuan did not withdraw, but retracted the periscope, hovered only a dozen meters above the sea surface, and waited quietly. The S83 submarine floated there silently, and the sound of the sea water stirred by the high-speed spiral descent of the warship in the distance kept hitting the submarine's hull.
"Captain!"
Wu Anmin looked at the captain nervously. Now it was time for them to retreat.
"Don't worry, we still have a chance! Can you report the situation?"
Although the listening device was not very reliable, the listening room soon gave the results.
"The enemy ships are approaching the sinking target. They seem to be carrying out a rescue operation!"
"Alright! Raise the periscope!"
Restraining the excitement in his heart, Sun Zhiyuan once again leaned over to the periscope. Through the periscope, he saw that the target that had been hit had begun to capsize. Black smoke was billowing out of the hull. Beside the overturned ship, there were sailors struggling in the sea everywhere. Two armored cruisers were approaching him.
"I thought the same thing!"
While talking to himself, Sun Zhiyuan showed a sneer on his face, and a bloodthirsty look flashed in his eyes as he looked through the periscope... This was exactly the moment he had been longing for!
The big fish came to the door again.
(End of this chapter)
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