My Third Empire

Left full rudder! Head southwest! Aim for the course! The icy Atlantic waters were cut by the sharp bow, splashing white waves. A man in his thirties wearing a white navy cap and a black leather jacket put down the binoculars in his hand: The sailor on duty goes to the deck! Keep the air alert.

He is commanding a new submarine made by German engineers in the Netherlands. It can be said to be the most advanced submarine in the world so far. The surface displacement exceeds 1060 tons, and the endurance has reached an astonishing 8500 nautical miles. Submerged 60 nautical miles and safely dived to a depth of 165 meters.

It has 4 front-firing torpedo tubes and 2 rear-firing torpedo tubes. It uses a 533mm caliber torpedo as an attack weapon and is equipped with a crew of 56. It is a very threatening underwater super killer.

As soon as the commander's voice fell, a dozen young sailors emerged one after another from the narrow hatch behind him. They jokingly climbed to the deck from the simple ladder welded to the conning tower. Sitting on an 88mm gun, the other two stood beside the anti-aircraft cannon, and the rest took advantage of this spare time to light cigarettes with each other.

According to our experience, keep this route, and in about ten minutes, we should meet the transport ship numbered 7. The last one who got out of the hatch was an officer who was wearing a white navy cap. man's adjutant. He stood behind the man wearing a white navy cap, did not go down from the conning tower to the deck, but leaned against the periscope and railing on one side.

This set of tactics is really useful. If it is combined with planes and reconnaissance ships, the efficiency will be even higher! The man wearing the military cap obliquely looked at the telegram in his hand: If it weren't for underwater radio communication technology, it would be better. close, the results will be even greater.”

Major Dönitz, will we sink the enemy's ship one day? the adjutant asked suspiciously.

Of course! Dönitz said with a nod.

Hopefully today we can sink a big ship.

Wake up everyone, open the water inlet valve! Prepare to dive! Dönitz ordered loudly, and then he turned around and got into the open hatch under his feet. Behind him, one sailor after another followed. Drilled in.

The last sailor took two greedy breaths of fresh air, and then reluctantly closed the hatch at the top of the conning tower, which was getting closer to the sea level.

They had been adrift at sea for 10 days, and the bed that had been piled with food was empty, and the cabin inside the submarine was filled with the strange smell of rotting food and the stench of human excrement. Most people's clothes are full of motor oil and their beards haven't been cleaned for days, like a bunch of savages trapped in the mountains.

The books they bought from the bookstore have already been read, and the poker has been distorted and can no longer be used because the air is hot and humid. The only entertainment they have now is to imagine the ass of the street girls in the Netherlands, looking forward to getting them when they go back. Pay for one.

Major! Major Dönitz! A soldier rushed over in a hurry, holding a telegram file: Dragon Cave is calling, using the highest-level password, but the content may be wrong!

I made a mistake? How could I have made a mistake? Dönitz frowned and took the telegram, looked at it carefully and froze there.

What order? the adjutant asked suspiciously, looking at him.

Dönitz was a little nervous and handed the telegram to the adjutant: Call from Dragon Cave,

Order us to sink the British transport ship number 7.

Impossible! Usually we just aim secretly and do lock-on attack training! This is not a war, how could it be possible to order us to fire?

The message clearly stated: Confirmed by the intelligence department, the transport ship No. 7 is loaded with important supplies urgently needed by the UK. It is now ordered that you and the U72 boat attack at the same time, be sure to use more than 3 torpedoes to attack the British transport ship numbered 7, disguised as the illusion of sinking by mines, and leave no openings. Dragon Cave.

Is the Dragon Cave crazy? This will cause a war. The adjutant didn't know whether it was because the submarine was hot or scared, and there was fine sweat on his forehead: Should we check with the Dragon Cave immediately?

This is the last telegram we received after we dived, please confirm? Are we going to surface to send a telegram? Dönitz looked at his adjutant: We have entered the most prosperous waterway in the UK. may be discovered.

Then, let's ignore this information! Treat it as if we didn't receive it. The adjutant hesitated, but immediately thought of a way: Otherwise, Germany will be destroyed by us.

No! Let's fire torpedoes in a salvo, and do it cleanly. Dönitz thought for a while and said, No one will see us! Right? We are the ghosts on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean!

Major, have you ever thought about it, if we miss, we will be sinners in all of Germany. The adjutant pleaded with a hint of anxiety: We will be finished by then.

What do we train for every month? Dönitz stared at the adjutant and asked, Isn't it just for our torpedoes to hit enemy ships? Do you expect to learn a skill and then retire and go home, To be an old man who died of illness at the bedside?

You'll be hanged for attacking civilian ships, the adjutant had almost prayed.

You all think so? Dönitz raised his head, looked at all the sailors around the command tower, and asked.

Hit! Beat him son of a bitch! My father served on the battleship Caesar, and he told me that if there was a chance, he would ask the British to recover his blood debt. The sonar soldier took off his earphones and said, I agree with the sinking. he.

Yes! Sink it! Let the British see how powerful our Germans are! A young sailor also said, waving his fists.

Young people have passion and are more likely to be motivated. Several young sailors also nodded and said, We should do it! We have been hiding in the East for more than a year, and we have to make them suffer.

More and more people were in favor of the attack, and the adjutant became more courageous: God! Then act quickly! We want to launch 4 torpedoes together to ensure that the target is sunk.

Captain Gretel, go to the torpedo cabin! Check all the torpedoes again! Make sure there is no mistake! Now that he has made up his mind, Dönitz no longer hesitates: All the soldiers are in their places! The depth is 12 meters! Keep the course!

As he spoke, he pulled down the periscope, put his eyes up, and looked for his target on the sea.

Through a periscope with a ruler and a crosshair, Dönitz saw a submarine about a kilometer away, which was also diving. The submarine's conning tower was flashing with lights, which probably meant that we were going to attack. .

The sky was getting dark, and it was just ten minutes in the evening that was suitable for submarine attacks. Everything seemed to be beneficial to the attackers. This was a rare opportunity that could not be better.

The target appears! Adjust the attack position! Through the periscope, Dönitz saw the target ship appearing on the sea level. The transport ship with more than 8,000 tons is a behemoth. The smoke quickly drove here.

Release the torpedo insurance! the officer in charge of the torpedo ordered loudly.

Prepare ammo! Load! The slogans came one after another.

Steady! Steady! Dönitz's eyes rested on the periscope, and he held the handle with both hands to cheer his subordinates.

Launch! Suddenly, when everyone held their breaths, he finally shouted the long-awaited order.

Torpedo tube number one! Launch! a soldier exclaimed.

While pressing the switch, he reported loudly: Torpedo tube number two! Launch! Number three! Number four! Launch! Torpedo salvo completed!

boom! With a loud bang, even the submarine could feel the vibration not far away, and the first torpedo successfully hit the target.

boom! Then, another loud noise came, followed by another loud noise. It seems that not only Dönitz's submarine fired a torpedo, but the U72 submarine not far away also fired a torpedo and hit the transport ship. The target ship began to explode violently, and black smoke rose dozens of meters high.

But then the transport ship broke into two halves, followed by a more tragic explosion. It seemed that the ship was transporting flammable and explosive weapons and supplies, and it exploded with the explosion of the torpedo. This explosion was more powerful than the torpedo. Countless times bigger, the transport ship that was broken in two instantly became a part state. From the first explosion to the return of calm on the sea, the whole process did not exceed 30 seconds.

If their captain goes to drink coffee in the cabin, then they can't even send out a distress signal. Dönitz swallowed and said slowly.

It's over? The first mate had an unbelievable expression on his face.

It has already sunk, and no one has been seen falling into the water. The explosion was so tragic that there would be no survivors. Dönitz sighed and said, It is estimated to be an arms transport ship.

He guessed right. This is a ship of arms shipped from the United States to the United Kingdom. It contains a large number of high explosives and a small amount of finished artillery shells. This ship's materials are important military materials to be sold to the Belgian military. .

Hurry up and get up! Dönitz only sighed for a few seconds, and then began to give orders: Search the sea in the dark! Don't leave a living hole. Send a telegram to the dragon cave, the attack is completed, and the target is destroyed.

Anna put down the phone, walked over to Akado, who was having dinner with Krupp and Stressman, and reported softly, You call from the young dragon, the mission is complete.

Akado's eyes lit up, raised his glass, and laughed loudly: For the Nobel Peace Prize to be won by the Germans! Cheers!