The Rise of the Empire

"Let the merchant ship stop where it is!" the British captain ordered again. At this time, due to the obstruction of the Comet, the British on the armored cruiser did not know the nature of the attack, nor did they know whether it was launched by the merchant ship. So the British asked the other side to stop.

However, at this time, Berger directed the Seawolf to quickly sail towards the ambush area of ​​the U19 submarine, and he made an arc. If the British want to catch up with their opponents as soon as possible, they should obviously go in a straight line.

"There is a submarine nearby, we must leave!" In order to prevent the other party from opening fire, Berger sent a clear telegram.

"Sail straight to 10 kilometers away. You must be within our sight range, otherwise we will open fire!" The British on the Breslau are not stupid either. The twin 9.2-inch main guns on the ship have a range of 10 kilometers. Above, after walking 10 kilometers, we are almost out of the range of underwater ambush by submarines. But he is still within the range of his own main gun, and as long as he can keep an eye on his opponent, he can ensure that the opponent cannot escape from his grasp!

The Seawolf took a curve, while the British took a straight line and took a shortcut. And the faster one would naturally catch up with the opponent easily, but the distance between the Breslau and the two ambushed U-boats was invisible. Being quickly pulled closer!

"Slow down, little guy, slower!" The U19 submarine quickly pounced on its prey like a dormant cheetah. The output power of the battery pack reached the maximum, and the two propellers began to rotate rapidly, and the speed immediately dropped from the normal 4 knots. It has been increased to 7 knots, but it is still slower for an armored cruiser traveling at a speed of more than ten knots.

"Get over the opponent's front, let's attack from the side!" Major Otto suppressed his nervousness and ordered.

Just when U19 was preparing to seize the position, U32 had already launched an attack. The three torpedoes were exited from the torpedo tube by compressed air. After the engine was started, the exhaust gas was sent out from the torpedo body, forming three tail lines with obvious tracks. In fact, the U32's attack status was not good. The distance was 1,500 meters, which was a bit far, and the position was very bad. The Breslau only had a very small side projection.

Although the Brest was caught off guard this time, it still managed to avoid the lightning strike. The two rudders at the stern were hit to the maximum. Due to the huge inertia during steering, the entire battleship tilted to a certain extent. Two torpedoes passed through the bow and stern of the ship respectively, while the third torpedo leaked through the bottom of the hull. It seemed that there was something wrong with the depth of this torpedo.

"Our plan seems to have failed..." Major Berger looked gloomily at the high-speed maneuvering armored cruiser Brest in the distance. Theoretically, two submarines can ambush this armored cruiser, but in fact, due to positioning issues, only one can launch an attack, and when the opponent's vigilance is greatly increased, the other submarine wants to get closer to 1 Within a thousand meters, the chance of another lightning strike is slim.

"Leave this area and get inspected!" The British signaled again. Obviously, there was a German submarine in this area. However, the British still did not intend to give up this target. The British captain's intuition told him that this ship There seems to be some problem!

"We can't leave this sea area. Without the cover of the submarine, we can't fight this guy." Berger took less than fifty seconds to decide on the next plan. "The battleship slowed down, the boiler room maintained pressure, and prepared Fight!" The Sea Wolf's only chance was a lightning strike, so he had to close the distance between him and his opponent. Otherwise, the 9.2-inch naval gun cannot be resisted by the Seawolf at all.

The Brest's twin 9.2-inch naval guns at the front and rear have turned to the target. At the same time, the warship is also walking a zigzag anti-submarine route at sea. The two sides are getting closer, and when they are approaching 3,000 meters, the Sea Wolf The 150MM artillery hidden under the false deck suddenly opened fire, aiming at the Brest. At the same time, the smoke canister on the battleship began to emit streams of thick smoke. Under the originally miserable situation, the battleship quickly hid in the smoke and sea fog.

At a distance of 3 kilometers, two shells landed on the Brest in the first round of attacks. This was actually nothing to the armored cruiser. If it weren't for the fact that one shell killed the antenna, it would be almost It has no impact.

"Damn it, kill them!" The Brest moved like an angry tiger, but the captain was obviously experienced. Although the opponent was weak, judging from its ability to accelerate quickly and release smoke, the opponent was also very capable. Not a good thing. The Brest was now downwind, and thick smoke billowed in, making the British feel a little uneasy.

"We should retreat back." Following the captain's order, Brest began to retreat south, hoping to gain some distance. The British also deliberately avoided the area attacked by the U32 submarine before, but accidentally entered the attack range of the U19 submarine! The British retreated slowly. He didn't know whether the Sea Wolf had left or was still waiting for an opportunity in the smoke. The British neither wanted to take risks, nor did they want their prey to run away like this. The result of this was Standing still gives the assassin hiding in the ocean a chance!

"800 meters, 2 o'clock direction, torpedo depth of 5 meters, 4 torpedo fan attack!" Otto looked at the British armored cruiser in the middle of the cross in the periscope and decisively issued an attack order. At this time, the U19 submarine once again increased its speed. It was pushed to the limit, and finally 4 torpedoes were fired at a distance of 600 to 800 meters!

Then, the submarine began to dive rapidly, and Major Otto began to count the time. At 10 seconds, 20 seconds, and 40 seconds, the submarine's hydrophone received a violent vibration! "Like the sound of a boiling pot of water, the entire hydrophone heard an explosion followed by a series of bubble explosions. We finally solved this difficult opponent." Otto recalled afterwards.

Two torpedoes hit this cunning hunter almost at the same time. The holes created when the torpedoes exploded were connected together. A huge hole 25 meters long appeared at the waterline at the rear of the battle line. The energy generated by the simultaneous explosion of nearly 400KG of explosives was in It is difficult to release it in the water. Water is difficult to compress. The energy is continuously transmitted to the hull through the water flow. The high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor of several hundred degrees Celsius is like an invisible long sword and directly cuts the rear hull of the cruiser into the entire warship. !

A large amount of seawater poured into the interior of the hull. The Brest raised the bow of the ship almost instantly. Through the periscope, Major Otto could even see various aquatic creatures attached to the bottom of the front of the battleship! "We won, the crisis is over!" Major Otto sighed and ordered the submarine to surface. Now, the battery of submarine U19 only has about 20% power left.

"Welcome our first batch of prisoners of war." After salvaging some British prisoners of war, the Sea Wolf immediately left the waters with three submarines, leaving the British North Sea defense line behind.

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