726 Royal Declaration
Lin Xiuxuan quickly jumped on the shell, removed the dead body, and got into the submarine through the open hatch. At this time, the sound of gunfire behind him rang out. He jumped down the ladder and found himself jumping into knee-high water. According to his count of the living and wounded who disembarked from the boat, as well as the death toll of the Japanese captain's self-explosion, there should be two alive left in the boat, which he estimated to be in the aft compartment, because the pump drain could not be left unattended. Drealing, he walked quickly forward, holding a Southern pistol in his left hand and a Colt pistol in his right.
On the barracks square, dozens of unsuspecting Japanese soldiers were suddenly exposed to American firepower, all of them had no weapons, could not fight back at all, and had no place to hide.
The Japanese struggled for about 20 seconds under the poor marksmanship of the sailors, and the battle was basically over. Lieutenant Kennedy did not restrain his men from attacking the wounded, realizing that excessive morality in the war was pedantic and deadly, and in fact left these Japanese wounded behind, and there was no medicine to heal them. The sailors rushed out of the rubble and shot the wounded with their pistols at close range, without any guilt.
At this time, Lin Xiuxuan rushed to the engine room, and the two Japanese soldiers who were overhauling the engine and operating the drain heard the gunfire outside and were looking here. Lin was wearing a Japanese army uniform, which made them unprepared for a while, and Lin shot both guns with his left and right hands, killing both of them. He looked around to the sides, there were several leaks in the light, and the hull had been roughly hit by 20mm machine gun fire, probably a P38. There are some holes that have been plugged by the Japanese, and there are some higher ones that have not been plugged, and judging from the water marks, the water level used to be higher, and now a lot has been discharged.
The cabin was filled with the strange smell of dead blood, electromagnetic acid, and fuel mixture, and Lin suddenly realized that the submarine was running on diesel.
Outside, gunfire erupted, and he got out of the submarine, and the Americans had already killed all the Japanese troops. He jumped off the submarine and walked towards the lieutenant, who was in a daze, feeling a little remorse for the violation of the Geneva Convention, which provided for the neutralization of the wounded. In the brutal battle, he will not be stuck in these problems, but after the battle, he still has to think about war and the distortion of human nature.
Not far away, the young pilot found a saber from the dead body as a souvenir.
"Lieutenant, bad news. The submarine runs on diesel. Lin walked over and said.
"It seems that we still have to search the island for the Dutch's oil depots?" The lieutenant didn't care, he could annihilate a minelayer and a submarine, he had already exceeded his mission, he believed that God had a purpose in guiding him to complete these miraculous victories, so God would also let him find gasoline in due time.
"I don't think you have to keep looking for gas, you can drive this submarine and take everyone back to the base on Flores Island." Lin said.
"That's a bold idea." The lieutenant suddenly felt that Lin's statement was valid, and he had been worried that it would be difficult to convince him of his victory after he returned, mainly because the results were too great. If you drive the 160-foot submarine back, it will be very revealing. He is acutely aware that the Department of Defense will not miss such a propaganda opportunity, and that he will almost certainly receive a congressional medal, which is a huge political capital in the long run.
"But the speed of this boat seems to be broken."
"Two engines were broken and some of the strokes were damaged, so the Japanese had to rely on the rudder to balance the torque, which affected the speed, but they have fixed some of the strokes and as long as the two engines can output shaft horsepower at about the same rpm, they are guaranteed not to yaw. As for the holes in the hull, most of them are above the waterline, so you don't need to dive underwater. ”
"If I can maintain 5 knots, I can take advantage of the darkness to cross the strait and go to the nearest island to report to my superiors. If there is no 5 knots, there will be some risk, and in the daytime, the submarine may be targeted by the fighters of both the enemy and the enemy. ”
"Captain, adventure is everywhere." Lin persuaded him that he had to get them away quickly so that he could carry out his plan.
"Well, I agree with you, by the way, how can you understand the fault of the submarine?"
The lieutenant felt that an Army, even a captain, could have a hard time understanding Navy stuff.
"A year ago, I had the privilege of helping a group of navies repair a submarine on an island. So I can understand a little bit. ”
"Before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor?"
"Yes."
"At that time, the navy was still 20 years old."
"The boats I've seen aren't that old."
"Captain," the hippie-faced Warrant Officer Bush walked over, "can you give me your Japanese pistol as a souvenir, and I'll exchange this knife for you." ”
Lin handed Bush the ugly Southern pistol and found him carrying a 38 cover and a knife on his back, and his image was quite comical.
"Keep the knife." Lin Dadu said, in fact, he couldn't look down on this kind of batch saber equipped by the squadron leader at all.
"I owe you a favor, and I will pay it back in the future."
Bush picked up the bargain and left triumphantly.
"These Texans are weapon collectors." Lieutenant Kennedy shook his head, "Sabres and rifles are outdated, and it is impossible to win a war or change history with these things." ”
"With a few good gunners, with careful planning, the rifle could still change history."
"Hehe, your concept is outdated. It will be technology that will change history. ”
Kennedy's sailors entered the submarine and began repairing the engines and pumping water for leaks. During this period, several Japanese planes returning from the strait flew through the air, but the sun flag flying high in the harbor deceived these Japanese planes.
Before nightfall, they conducted several engine tests, and the damaged engine could maintain a certain output, and this kind of twin-shaft propulsion submarine can maintain a stable course by reducing the output of the other engine, but no one knows how much speed it can maintain. If it is not possible to return to the island of Flores at night, then there is a certain probability of being destroyed by their own aircraft, for which they have prepared two flags to cope with the aircraft of both sides.
At six o'clock in the evening, night falls. Lin saw everyone off on the pier alone, shaking hands with these American soldiers who had fought side by side one and watching them jump onto the submarine. Kennedy was still a little puzzled, and the inexplicable victories he fought on the island were like a dream, and it was a pity that he didn't see the captain's elusive team that never showed up.
"Captain, if there's anything you want to bring to your superiors, I can help, it's chaos right now, and I'm afraid your radio won't work."
"My superiors don't have to worry about it, if you can get a congressional medal, you have to go to Congress and call for the complete elimination of the Chinese Exclusion Act."
"Yes, sir." Kennedy took all the sailors to salute Lin, except for the paratroopers of the 502nd Regiment, whose right hand was bandaged like a dumpling and could not be lifted.
"Sir, China OK!" The paratrooper sergeant suddenly gave a thumbs up with his left hand, "You are half as powerful as General Chu Tingchang."
This was the last thing Lin heard before the noisy diesel engine sounded. He hesitated, waved his hand to everyone, and watched as the submarine slowly reversed backwards. Finally, the submarine withdrew a hundred meters and began to make a clumsy turn, and then disappeared into the night. Now, I've finally sent all the people who get in the way away.
UAV detection, the submarine was only restored to 4 knots, but there should be no major incident, the two young officers on board naturally have their creations and live to the destination.
Two hours later, the personnel of SCP-419 returned to the port and began the original work. For the time being, the Japanese are attacking the port of Darwin with all their might, and the transport ships are very nervous, and they should not come to this island of little strategic value.
The war in Australia was slowly sliding in favor of the Japanese. The Japanese army, having paid a huge price, got the port and could now unload troops and heavy weapons in large quantities. MacArthur's defeat seemed to be only a matter of time.
Judging from recent radio broadcasts, both sides are preaching victory in Burma, with the Japanese claiming that they have routed the invading Sino-American and British forces under the city of Mandalay.
The Allies said that the 58th Division once invaded the city of Mandalay and killed nearly 1,000 Japanese soldiers, while Chongqing's Central News Agency reported that Mandalay was a great victory, and Zhang Lingfu led the Iron Army to sweep tens of thousands of Japanese troops and annihilate more than 10,000.
Strangely, Chu Tingchang seems to have disappeared from the cusp of the Burmese battlefield. 419 has not received news about the 5th Army for many days, it is not known what the reason is.
Lin returned to the submarine and talked to Cheng Dayang about this strange thing. Allied Radio carried a new message that the Thai royal family in Switzerland had issued a statement condemning the Japanese invasion of Thailand, stating that the treaty signed by the current Thai government with Japan was null and void. The royal family did not rule out the signing of alliance treaties with the allies alone.
"What kind of hell is this, it's different from the original historical trend." Cheng Dayang said.
"I guess it's your co-captain again."
"How so?"
"Whenever there is a major change, the most positive disturbance factor should be taken into account - we and the Japanese crosser, the Japanese crosser is only one person left, and our recent actions are far from there, so it is very likely that the co-captain is pushing for the change."
"The Emperor is currently surrounded by German-occupied Europe. Why did he make such a statement. ”
"The allies must have sent intelligence agents to contact the Emperor," the commissar continued, "I don't know what they talked about, but it must be an exchange of interests." The purpose may be to clear the way for the Allied forces to enter Thailand. ”
"I also see it this way, it is likely that Chu Tingchang's new military strategy has led to a change in the political strategy of the allies."
"I can see that he has a big mind, why did he want to take the Naval Academy?"
Command of the 5th Army of Burma. Chief Chu was waiting for Xu Chong and Ma Qiang's reconnaissance report, his New Year's Day offensive was ready, and now he needed other troops to attract the enemy's attention.
Zhang Lingfu took the newly replenished tank and howitzer regiment and carried out several attacks on the outskirts of Mandalay, and succeeded several times. After the repair of the Huitong Bridge, the first batch of expeditionary forces from Yunnan to Burma, including the 57th Division of the 74th Army, has been assigned to the command of Zhang Lingfu, who seems to have captured the main force of the 74th Army, leaving only Li Tianxia's 51st Division on the other side of the Nu River. Shangfeng has great hopes that Zhang can replace the too dazzling Chu Tingchang.