Dogel sandbar is located in the south of Beihai, with an average water depth of only 13 meters. The seabed sediments are mainly glacial gravel and silty sand. The sea area of Dogel sandbar is a cold and warm current catchment area, and there are herring and cod groups in the flood season every year. There are countless trawlers near shoals here, and fishermen’s disputes are constantly worrying about Germany, Britain, Holland and France, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Navy.
However, this year is a little different, except for a few trawlers flying the flag of the British Empire, and the shadow of war, the sandbanks in Dogel are calm and bleak
Of course, British fishing boats are not the only guests in Dogel Shazhou. Three German U-boats are eyeing up in the deep water area south of Shazhou.
The Germans developed submarines for a relatively short time. In 197, Heidi Selim, a naval genius, developed the submarine wolf tactics and affirmed the submarine’s value. In 19 years, the German naval design department began to study submarines. It was not until 1993 that Krupp made the first U-1 submarine with a diesel power of 424 meters and only a torpedo tube.
Although Germany came into contact with submarines late, the Germans were born with first-class machinery, advanced optical equipment in iron and steel industry, strong technical accumulation of power machinery and precise foresight of the ghost Selim, which made the German submarine development path not detour. From the U-1 submarine in 195 to the U-19 submarine just before World War I, the German submarine strength was suspected to be a leap-forward development technology.
Although German submarine technology is in the leading position, German high-level officials regard submarines as defensive weapons in most cases. Of course, there are reasons for the high failure rate, short voyage and poor ampere of U-type submarines, but the tactical conservatism of German naval high-level officials is the key to the problem.
Since Wang Haidi was promoted to the naval academy, thousands of officers and men have been added to his own team and he has shouldered the responsibility of guarding Helgolan Bay. The heartless otaku suddenly felt the pressure, but he never really paid attention to the sense of responsibility. However, after 19 years of refrigeration, he gradually became indifferent and some reserve seemed to have a rising trend.
Although the otaku still has doubts about the changeable policies of the Admiralty, the otaku feels that he should be responsible for other soldiers, and the otaku thinks much more than that.
So the navy ghost Wang Haidi made a set of three-boat tactics to reduce wolves by referring to the underdeveloped line communication technology at that time, and encouraged the submarine forces to take the initiative to attack. Then the otaku deliberately transferred the later famous "Wolf King" Lieutenant Carl-Deng Nici to Otto-Weddigen’s U-9 submarine to carry the torpedo captain Reginald-York-Sir Harry’s fleet, which was the best opponent for otaku to try it out!
On the morning of June 6th, three submarines under the command of Helgolan Bay Defense Circle Command quietly set off from Helgolan Island base and sailed in hiding for more than six hours before reaching Dogel Beach.
At present, three relatively modern submarines, U-9, U-13 and U-15, are ambushing in the deep water on the south side of Dogel sandbar. According to the information of Naval Intelligence Service, Harriet Fleet belongs to a patrol fleet composed of four D destroyers built at the end of 19th century, namely Despair, Reputation, Spray and Mulder Duck, which will patrol here every two days, and the hunting target of wolves is this weak small fleet. After a brief exchange with the three captains last night, according to the "Wolf Tactics" of Heidi-Selim School.
The narrow cabin is full of disgusting oil smell and foul smell. The submarine soldiers can’t bear the humidity and sultry environment, and they are screaming and climbing the deck to enjoy the cool. On this day, it is rare for the North Sea to be foggy and slightly drunk. The sea breeze caressed the submarine deck from time to time, attracting cheers from the submarine soldiers.
"The captain has a situation!"
Command the observation post at the top of the tower to issue a piercing warning, sit on the deck and repose. Tuo’ ao-Weddigen Wei Meng opened his eyes, jumped the control tower and quickly grabbed the sentry and handed it to the telescope.
There are several smoke columns on the northwest side of the sandbar in Dogel. The smoke looks very light, unlike ordinary merchant ships and oil tankers, which raise thick smoke because of inferior coal.
"It’s British! Back to the cabin! Emergency dive! " At this time, there can be a Dogel sandbar warship. That can be the British patrol fleet. Weddigen shouted at the top of his voice that all the deck sailors had drilled back into the cabin.
The pump began to work, and the submarine soon sank into the sea with a harsh roar.
Just a little thinner, the air became dirty again, and the rising diving depth in the mouth of the seaman especially upset the young German sailors.
It seems that a few centuries later, I heard a submarine thump and sway slightly. Experienced sailors realized that the submarine had dived to a certain depth. Captain Weddigen sat in the command cabin and tapped the cabin steel plate leisurely and shouted at the seafarer, "Keep the depth to the left rudder for 251/3 speed correction angle!"
The navigation officer repeated "keep the depth at 25 and correct the left rudder angle by 1/3 speed!"
The heavy periscope rose, and the observer carefully turned the periscope to observe the movement of the sea. It didn’t take a moment for the observer to find out.
"Azimuth 47 is a chain of four warships …" The observer took the ship manual handed over by the staff officer and quickly turned to the last few pages of the comparison manual. The black and white photos were pleasantly surprised. "The four intelligence of the British D destroyer are completely consistent!"
Sitting in the command module, Captain Riotteau-Weddigen’s indifferent face slightly loosened a pair of torpedoes and ordered that "the torpedoes are one meter long and two meters deep, ready to launch!"
The murder weapon loaded with high explosives was pushed into the torpedo tube after it was set to a certain depth. Carl Deng Nici, the captain of the torpedo, pressed the launch button with his rough hand. Before the captain ordered Deng Nici, his palm was full of sweat, so he had to pick up a dirty rag and wipe it himself.
Narrow and dead silent, despite good training, this is the first performance of the German sailors, and the royal fleet has not been defeated for hundreds of years. The young and immature Germany is more or less nervous
"Captain, the British seem to have found us and they are starting to speed up!" The cry of the observer broke this embarrassing silence, and the well-trained submarine soldiers changed their faces one after another. Everyone knows that the submarine can’t outrun the destroyer, and once the British rushed out of the ambush circle, the command headquarters carefully planned the ambush.
The observer’s voice just fell to the surface of the sea, and it seems that the boom gun came, but the penetrating force caused by the violent explosion made the U-9 submarines under the water start to shake strongly. The submarine soldiers were scrambling to grab something nearby that could stabilize their bodies and were busy wiping the sweat. Deng Nici, the long torpedo, accidentally fell to the ground and his arm was torn open by a protruding pipe rivet.
There were casualties before the battle started, which was not a good sign. When the sailors were suspicious, Captain Weddigen came out.
"What’s the panic!" Weddigen took over the observer position, squinted at the sea and saw the burning ocean.
I saw a small destroyer with a miter flag lying on its side in a sea of fire. Its port side was torn open, and a gap of more than ten meters long. The sea water surged to the cabin and was detonated. The powder magazine and leaked oil were all over the black smoke, and the flames could be faintly seen in the rolling black smoke.
Three British warships approached to try to save the friendly ships. They surrounded the injured warships and sent lifeboats to prevent German submarines from approaching the British man-machine guns. They tried to shoot at places they thought were dangerous to hide their fears.
In less than a minute, the small destroyer was buried in the sea, and there were three destroyers left to rescue the sailors who fell into the water, which slowed down in unison. This is suspected to be the gospel of the British rescue operation for submarines with ultra-slow water speed. Although it is a gentleman from a humanitarian point of view, it is suspected to be stupid in terms of war.
In the blink of an eye, another destroyer was hit. The poor destroyer, the German sailor, performed a dance of death: its hull trembled and then retreated a few feet away, and the sea bounced. Finally, a flame burst out at the midship of the hull, ending with a destroyer of hundreds of tons being easily blown into two pieces. The sailors made vivid demands and plunged into the sea respectively.
Weddigen’s dignified expression finally became relaxed and happy. Holding the periscope handrail, the iron hand gradually relaxed and turned around and said excitedly, "Gentlemen, I have to confess to you that we sank two British ships!"
The U-9 submarine soldier was stunned for a moment, and then it came back to him. The simple sailors instantly forgot those harsh diesel engines, which were humid, sultry and difficult to turn around, and complained about their narrow cabins for several training days. They cheered and sang the German navy’s military songs. They realized that the German navy might not be weak against the arrogant Royal Navy!
The British were obviously frightened by the elusive German submarine, and the remaining two destroyers were ready to escape at full speed. However, they were desperate and the British just crashed into the U-9 attack line.
"Good job, guys! It’s our turn! " Weddigen seized the opportunity and ordered, "The torpedo cabin will be launched one before the other!"
The torpedo floor, which was being bandaged, struggled for a while and was immediately pulled back by the medics, so he looked at the smug Li Daitao, the deputy torpedo chief, and pressed the brake button for him.
The hand responsible for dressing the corpsman and wrapping the tampon and gauze couldn’t help but stiffen up. Deng Nici sat on the cluttered and crowded floor, held his breath and silently mused for a few seconds, waiting for the gorgeous explosion, and didn’t even notice that his arm was not bandaged and bleeding again.
Almost pale, waiting for Deng Nici to listen to the loud noise just now. It was a heart-wrenching heavy hammer knocking on the steel plate, which echoed repeatedly in the small cabin. If Deng Nici had gathered his former personality, he would have complained more than just now. This is suspected to be a heavenly sound.
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"Commander, don’t you think this operation is a bit risky? The admiralty gave us to monitor the British fleet and Harriet’s fleet to ensure the safety of Helgolan Bay and prevent the royal navy from sneak attack. They didn’t let us take the initiative to attack the door and provoke the British to make trouble in the 1 nautical mile defense circle! "
Captain Lauren kept fidgeting at the entrance of the war room of Helgolan Bay Defense Circle Command, and deeply sunken his eyes and stared at the direction of Dogel Shazhou.
On April 4th, the news of Britain’s declaration of war on Germany came to the ocean fleet. Suddenly, the British insisted that the British would remain neutral, and Muller, the minister of the Navy Cabinet, foresaw this scene with bereavement. Lei Deer, the war staff of the General Staff of the Navy, was in no good mood. Compared with John Bull, the young ocean fleet was suspected to be immature. Although the fledgling German sailors had weapons to destroy the country and never lost, they were never afraid of war, but they still had a short period of confusion before the famous Royal Navy.
To be honest, there is a great country in the soul. There is no country in the world where the navy is not afraid. Spain, the former sea overlord, fell. The sea coachman said that the Dutch were defeated. The British fought against it for more than a hundred years. The French were saddened. Just now, the Russian navy was directly trained by the British thugs. Even the most arrogant German nationalists dare not guarantee the victory of the ocean fleet without conscience.
"If those three submarines hadn’t come back, we would have become national sinners …" Captain Lauren chattered like an elderly menopausal woman.
"What Lauren Weiyang Fleet needs most now is not conservatism and casualties but victory and glory!" Navy didn’t turn his head frown way
"Commander, our submarine is back. They are not only unscathed, but also bring back a lot of by-products!" Lieutenant Shearer rushed into the headquarters excitedly, and his loud voice could still be clearly distinguished even after a heavy door wall.
"You win the school …" Laurene commandant stole a long time to congratulate the commander, clutching his fierce beating heart.
"Not Germany won!"
Otaku hey hey smiled and held two darts in his hand. One of them was inserted into the chart to mark Harwich Harbor of Harriet Fleet, and the other was inserted into Portland Bay of Channel Fleet, while the otaku’s eyes fell on the gap of more than 100 nautical miles in Orkney Islands and shetland islands.
"Hey hey Betty, you won’t keep me waiting …"
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"Three D-ships were sunk, one was seriously injured, 623 people were captured, and 45 people couldn’t believe that the Royal Navy’s centuries-old reputation was ruined from my hands!"
Sir Reginald York Tyrwhitt, commander of Harriet’s fleet, sat down on the sofa, his gloomy face facing the half-open shutters and flickering with the leaves outside the window.
"The defense circle of Heidi-West Lemhelgolan Bay will not take an oath!"
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"Sir Tyrwhitt is a disgrace to the navy. How many years have you not suffered such a fiasco when three ships sank and one hit the navy hard? ！” Lampard, deputy commander of the British First battle cruiser Fleet, was full of indignation.
"Lampard, you should be glad that if Heidi Selim has a complete fleet, I’m afraid Harriet’s fleet is gone!" David Betty Gherardini way with coffee in his hand
"Selim does have this ability, but he is not slack!" Lampard felt that Heidi Selim, a genius of the German navy, was far less horrible than David Betty imagined. He retorted rudely, "Let’s not say that the German Navy Minister Erpitz hates him and lacks willpower is his greatest weakness!"
"No, Lampard, you don’t know Selim. He has more perseverance and perseverance than anyone else. It is because of his cleverness that he doesn’t realize that he has this valuable quality." David Betty pushed open the window sill of his office and looked at the direction of Germany. "Look, one day Selim will become a German hero. This is his destiny and mine!"
The second gun Chapter III Naval Battle in Fog (1)
Chapter III Naval Battle in Fog (1)
Micronesia islands near the equator in April 1914
The long-lost German East Asia Fleet is berthing at Pohnpei Island Pier, Micronesia’s largest island.
There are many sailors playing football on the beach, or a group of strong men in shorts chasing a spherical object. Lieutenant General Maximilian von Spee, commander of the East Asian Fleet, holds a coffee cup and has a wide view. At the bridge, he absently stares at those young people who are unrestrained.
Bernhard von Auden, the new captain of the large armored ship Shane Horst, came quietly and followed the earl’s eyeliner to find his son Otto and Hans in the crowd.
"Commander, these days, scharnhorst sailors have been asking me to set off for Qingdao when I was in the fleet." Auden smiled and said, "We have been in Pohnpei for a month …"
"Auden, what are you trying to say?" Count Spee came to his senses. He looked at the wind. Love will be known as a hero. Von Auden asked with a pipe in his mouth.
"Before the fleet left the port at the end of June, I overheard the workers of Qingdao Royal Shipyard complaining that the refitters of merchant ships were too tired, and I found that the gunboats Skunk, Leopard, Motherland and Qingdao were being overhauled at the Royal Shipyard at that time." I could hear that Earl Spey was not interested, and Auden decided to speak quickly and tell the whole story about his recent sleepless nights. "Commander, the purpose of our visit is not to inspect the British South Pacific defense forces. Do you want to give up Jiaozhou Bay and Caroline Islands?"
"How about going home from school?" The coffee cup trembled slightly, and a little bit of coffee spilled out and fell on the deck. Count Spee did not directly answer Auden’s question and asked Auden an irrelevant question.
It’s a pity that Auden didn’t get a clue like Wang Haidi, a naval ghost.
"Back to the soil?" Auden hesitate to say
"A shot from Micronesia to the north made the British mistake that we had to turn back to Qingdao and then turn our course. All the way west across the Pacific Ocean, bypassing the dangerous Cape Horn, the Falkland Islands crossed the vast Atlantic Ocean again, broke through the gap of 100 nautical miles from the Shetland Islands in the Orkney Islands, and finally returned to the soil." Count Spee looked at Auden as more and more pale and explained by himself. "Auden, this is our plan!"
In June, 1914, Earl Spee of Sarajevo was keenly aware that the war was about to break out. anglo-japanese alliance threatened Jiaozhou Bay and Caroline Islands, the main bases of the East Asian fleet. His fleet had become a lonely one. At the end of June, Count Maximilian-von Spee led his East Asian fleet to slip out of Qingdao Port on the pretext of "visiting the British defense forces in the South Pacific". At the beginning of July, he turned to the desolate Micronesia Islands. At the end of July, he even issued a summons to the cruiser Leipzig and Emden.
When the fleet docked at the small pier on Pohnpei Island for nearly a month, everything was anxious and rumors spread after the training of officers and men of the armored ships scharnhorst and Gnesenau. No one knows what this experienced veteran who joined the navy for 17 years and served as the port commander, coastal defense minister and chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet really planned.
"That’s tens of thousands of nautical miles of narrow escape!" Count Spee is bold and unrestrained, and even Auden, the outstanding talent among the three masters of Kiel Sea School, has to be amazed.