Chapter 686: Infiltrating Zoseburg
Coo-goo-goo...... After a few bubbles, the calm sea left small whirlpools. www.biquge.infoTwenty-eight submarines, like ghosts, began to touch Sasebo in the distance at a speed of five knots under the leadership of Cai Tinggan.
Bang...... With a roar, the 150-mm gun on the side chord of the Hongzhang roared, and with a shell, it smashed into the Japanese position of Sasebo.
Tonight's artillery bombardment was mainly to cover, not to attack, so Li He's order to the fleet was to use side-chord artillery to give the Japanese a touch from time to time.
With a bang, in the originally dark night sky, suddenly a fire flashed. This is a shell from a 150-mm gun that has exploded on the Japanese shore defense battery.
In less than a few seconds, the first fleet moored in the sea was illuminated by the flames that rose to the sky.
Card, Li He, who was observing the situation on the bridge, put down the telescope in his hand and turned to look at the fire in the distance, nodded slightly, and returned to the command tower.
Entering the command tower, he saw Yan Fu contemplating the map. And William, who was supposed to be with Yan Fu, is now gone.
"Where's William?" Li He, who looked puzzled, walked up to the map and asked.
William? Yan Fu, who picked up a red flag, looked at Li He suspiciously: "This afternoon, you are not assigning a task to transfer the German fleet away to carry out the order to bombard the rest of the batteries." ”
Almost forgot, Li He slapped his head slightly, and in the afternoon, that is, an hour before he met Cai Tinggan, he held a meeting, put all the German fleet under the command of Wilhelm, and went to attack the No. 3 battery in the northeast, so as to cover the attack of the Beiyang Naval Division on Sasebo.
To the northeast is the No. 1 battery, which is also the most popular defense and fort among several batteries, and the artillery on it is almost all old-fashioned artillery ten years ago.
In the First Sino-Japanese War that year, Japan won first and then lost, and the hundreds of millions of taels of silver that came to the hand, because Liu Jun was so agitated, not only did not have it, but had to compensate the Qing State, which caused Japan's economy to collapse for a time. Later, Britain did not want Liaodong to dominate, so it lent to Japan free of charge, and Japan was discussing the establishment of a navy again, so the money was misappropriated, and the remaining part was all used for the construction of the remaining batteries.
After getting this task, William did not refuse, but happily led his fleet, and happily broke away from the Beiyang Naval Division at dusk and headed for the No. 1 battery in the northeast.
"How I forgot. William had already left at dusk. With a self-deprecating smile, Li He walked up to Yan Fu, and after taking a look at it, he raised his head: "Do you say they can succeed." ”
Yan Fu didn't dare to answer this question, although he said that the submarine brigade, from the formation of the army to the present, has carried out the training on the pendulum, but who can guarantee that this time will be successful, after all, so many exercises, the ships smashed on the submarine in Liaodong have added up to more than 100,000 tons, but after all, it is an exercise, and this time, it is a real battle.
"I think it will." Yan Fu, who was not completely sure, took a deep breath and said his explanation.
For such an answer, Li He did not blame, but nodded, raised his wrist and looked at the time, eleven o'clock in the evening, if his guess was not wrong, the current submarine brigade is infiltrating Sasebo.
"The order is that the fleet will intensify its artillery bombardment and give cover to the submarine group." Perhaps realizing that the firepower was not enough to completely suppress the opponent, Li He gave an order to Yan Fu beside him.
The purpose of this order was too clear, Yan Fu didn't say anything, but walked straight out and conveyed the order.
Boom Boom Boom ...... Boom Boom Boom ....... The Beiyang Naval Division, which had been firing from time to time, suddenly began to launch a fierce artillery bombardment on Sasebo.
"Sasebo Fairway. Submarines are entering the military port in an orderly manner like ghosts.
"Speed reduced by three. Turn right fifteen. Beware of evasion. "The submarine USS Whale refers to the chamber. Cai Ting, who had already put his military hat aside, kept giving orders to the operators.
Click..... The operator who received the order switched meticulously according to Cai Tinggan's order.
The submarine, which was originally straight and straight, began to swing slowly in the narrow channel.
"Report, enter the military port." A soldier quickly ran over and said to Cai Tinggan, who was standing there.
When he arrived, Cai Tinggan, who heard this, was a little excited in his heart, but he still calmly gave an order: "Rise four meters and raise the periscope." ”
After saying this, Cai Tinggan grabbed the hat placed next to him and buckled it on his head, turned around and walked to the periscope.
With this stuck, the submarine, which had risen four meters, quietly moored under the water. At the same time, Cai Tinggan had already pressed the button of the Lower God Periscope.
made a fortune. Cai Tinggan, who took a closer look, clearly saw that in the Sasebo Military Port, rows of warships were moored in the port, and less than two hundred meters away, a big guy was moored there, and even the sailors on it could be seen clearly.
Mikasa. Cai Tingganka, who saw his opponent clearly, closed the periscope with a bang, and he decided that this fat sheep must be eaten by himself.
One hundred and eighty-five meters, it is still somewhat difficult to launch a torpedo. Fifty meters ahead, which is the best place to launch torpedoes, Cai Ting, who looked down and thought of this, returned to the commander and gave the order to advance.
The submarine USS Whale has five torpedo tubes. Two in the front, one in the middle left and right side chords, and one in the tail part of the submarine.
Cai Tinggan estimated that although the Mikasa was large, it was estimated that it would have to sink to the bottom of the sea under the attack of its own five torpedoes.
"Torpedo loading, waiting for the firing order."
Without the slightest hesitation, Cai Tinggan gave the order to the torpedo launch room.
The herald, who had been waiting in front of the microphone for a long time, heard this order and immediately conveyed Cai Tinggan's original words.
Boom Boom Boom ..... The huge torpedo, which began to be put into the launch tube under the operation of the sailors, just did not remove the lead, otherwise the guy would have slipped out with one step of attention.
Hehe, now wait for the dawn, as soon as the day dawns, the surface ships launch artillery bombardment of the military port, and it is time for them to show their skills. Thinking of this, Cai Tinggan sat on the chair contentedly, crossed Erlang's legs and looked at the time on the wall in a daze.