The battleship "Emperor of India" is the fourth ship of the "Iron Duke class" battleship of the British Navy, with a displacement of 25,400 tons, a speed of 21.25 knots, and is equipped with five twin 343 mm guns. This class of battleships was built by the British Navy before the outbreak of World War I, and it was also the main battleship of the Royal Navy in World War I. In the Battle of Jutland, it was also the main force in the battle against the German Navy.

It's just that the current battleship 'Emperor of India' can only sail slowly at a speed of twelve knots. In the previous battle, the battleship 'Emperor of India' suffered heavy losses. The main gun was almost half destroyed, and at the same time there was serious water ingress. As a last resort, the captain requested to evacuate the battlefield. Fortunately, the living Marshal David Beatty was merciful and granted their request to evacuate, allowing them to withdraw from the battlefield. At that time, the naval battle was the most tense time, and the Chinese Navy did not pursue the unlucky battleship, so that he could evacuate smoothly. By the time the Chinese Navy had won a decisive victory and began a massive pursuit of the British Navy's fleeing battleships, the battleship "Emperor of India" had already escaped dozens of nautical miles. In the absence of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, it is not so easy for the warships of the Navy to pursue enemy ships tens of nautical miles away.

Commodore Suttman, the captain of the battleship HMS Emperor of India, was undoubtedly lucky compared to the other captains. At least, that's the case as it stands. The other captains had either sunk into the sea with the warship, or had surrendered to China and were about to enter the Chinese prisoner of war camp. Even if he returns to China one day, he will always have a stain on his body. Brigadier General Satman, however, would not have such concerns. After all, he was after the battleship was badly damaged. Evacuated after asking for instructions. No matter what this naval battle turned out to be, it had nothing to do with him. He and the sailors on the battleship 'Emperor of India' had done their best.

Among the 24 capital ships of the entire Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet, in addition to the battlecruiser "Hood", only the battleship "Emperor of India" was relatively lucky.

"Your Excellency, we have closed the loophole. Right now. It is time to consider increasing the speed of the battleship to about 15 knots. The officer in charge of damage management reported to Brigadier General Suttman.

"Are you sure it won't go wrong? We are still a long way from India. If you are far from the UK, you will have to circle almost half the world. If there is a problem with the vulnerability again, can we close the vulnerability again? Brigadier General Suttman asked with a frown.

"Your Excellency, there shouldn't be any problems. However, for the sake of safety, it is better not to increase the speed for the sake of safety. The officer in charge of damage management hesitated for a moment, and finally said. After all, if something happens on the way home, isn't he responsible?

Brigadier General Satmann nodded. He's also inclined to be on the safe side.

"Your Excellency, Captain, the latest telegram." A communications officer sent a telegram to Brigadier General Suttman.

Brigadier General Satmann took the telegram and read it, and then the expression on his face became very ugly. The telegram was sent before the sinking of a destroyer of the British Navy. By this telegram, Commodore Suttman had learned that the situation of the naval battle was very unfavorable to the British Navy.

"Oh God! Did we actually have so many capital ships sunk? The Chinese are still chasing our capital ship everywhere. Damn, we are not very far from the Chinese. If they catch up with us, won't we die? Brigadier General Suttman said in horror.

Originally, he thought that in the case of a tragic battle between the main force of the expeditionary fleet and the Chinese navy, no one would pay attention to his battleship at all. But. The expeditionary fleet failed so quickly. This is also the surface, the pursuit of the Chinese Navy. Maybe it's going to start soon.

"Order the battleship, immediately speed up, raise it to 15 knots. We need to get out of this hellish place as soon as possible. Brigadier General Satmann ordered, and as for the things he had feared before, he had completely forgotten about them. After all, at this time. Escaping the pursuit of the Chinese and saving their lives is the most important thing. If you can't escape, you're dead.

"Yes, Captain." The officers immediately replied.

Subsequently. The battleship 'Emperor of India' began to accelerate, increasing its speed from 12 knots to 15 knots, and quickly fled in the direction of India. Brigadier General Satmann hoped to escape to Bombay and make minor repairs before finding a way to return to England. If you want to fully heal your wounds, you have to flee back to the UK. At the shipyards of India, it was simply impossible to complete the repair of a huge battleship.

Less than fifteen nautical miles from the battleship 'Emperor of India', a Chinese Navy's 'Shark-class' submarine was sailing on the surface. After the outbreak of the naval war, a large number of submarines of the Chinese Navy entered the Indian Ocean. It's just that the fleet of the British Navy has always maintained a high speed, and the submarines of the Imperial Navy cannot catch up at all, let alone launch an attack.

In this naval battle, the submarine force mainly undertook the task of intelligence. and, if the scale of the war between China and Great Britain grows. Then these submarines are in the Indian Ocean and will perform the task of breaking diplomatic relations. Cut off all the routes from the British mainland to India and the Straits Settlements. Create conditions for the Empire to attack the Straits Settlements and Indian colonies of the British. After all, if Britain was cut off from these colonies, they would not last long. These colonies were nothing more than raw material sources and dumping grounds for British goods. There is no industrial base at all, and naturally there is no ability to stop the large-scale invasion of the Empire's * army.

Of course, when the situation had not deteriorated to that point, the Chinese Empire would never have risked expanding the war. Otherwise, the Chinese Empire certainly had the strength to defeat the British. But the Americans will definitely not watch the defeat of the British. When the time came, they would provide all kinds of aid to the British, and even directly participate in the war against the Chinese Empire. Perhaps, a worldwide war will break out as a result. Although the Chinese Empire was strong, it had to defeat Britain, the United States, Japan, and even France and Soviet Russia at the same time. That would undoubtedly be very difficult. Therefore, after the Imperial Navy defeated the British Navy, the Empire would not take the initiative to expand the scale of the war anymore.

The Chinese submarine, which was acquired in front of the route of the battleship 'Emperor of India', was numbered No. 121. Among the submarine forces of the Chinese Navy, the 'Squid-class' submarines start with 0. And the 'Shark class' submarines start with 1. As for the 'Killer Whale class' submarines that are under development and will soon be mass-produced. It starts with 2.

The submarine No. 121 has been operating in the waters southwest of Ceylon. Previously, when the British expeditionary fleet passed here, it was this submarine that reported the whereabouts of the British fleet to the flagship.

The submarine was sailing at low speeds and was charging the batteries with a diesel engine. Several submariners were operating on the deck. The space inside the submarine is very small, and if you stay in it for a long time, it will be very depressing. Therefore, in a safe sea area, submariners will go out in batches to operate outside the submarine. to relax. In this way, we will be able to maintain a good mental state and continue to fight.

A submariner, who is smoking on the deck. Suddenly, he looked up and saw a large gray shadow approaching the sea in the distance to the southeast. Suddenly, the cigarette in his mouth fell onto the deck.

"Is that a British battleship?" The submariner muttered.

The other submariners also found anomalies.

"Spot the enemy's battleship!" Submariners, immediately open the hatch. Got inside the submarine. Subsequently, the submarine began to fill the tank with water. Then dive in. In less than a minute, the submarine was 50 meters underwater. If you look at it from the sea, there is no sign at all.

The 121 submarine is ready for combat at the moment.

"Our main force is fighting the British, and it stands to reason that no British submarine will pass through this area. There is only one possibility. That's the British warship that was wounded by this. The captain said secretly.

"Sir, we can't afford to let this opportunity go! The old-timers of the 'Squid class' at the beginning, but the battleships that sank little Japan were dreadnoughts, but they were also battleships! We can't afford to miss this opportunity. "Other submariners. They have suggested.

The captain hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, let's **** a vote!" ”

Forty minutes later, the battleship HMS Royal Navy passed in front of submarine No. 121, and the distance between the two sides was only 1,500 meters. By this time, the submarine had risen to periscope height.

Subsequently, the captain gave the order to fire a torpedo. In the four torpedo tubes at the front of the submarine, four 533-mm heavy torpedoes drilled out of the launch tubes in a dull sound and fired at high speed towards the battleship "Emperor of India". The submarine, having fired a torpedo, immediately dived, and then turned to flee. For submarines, it is necessary to retreat, regardless of whether they hit the target or not. Otherwise, it's not safe.

A little more than a minute later, a violent explosion was heard on the sea. Then, the tooth-sore sound of steel breaking was heard. However, the sailors of the Imperial Navy on the submarine did not dare to make a sound, so they could only keep quiet and escape from this sea area at an extremely slow speed. (To be continued.) )

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