Since the seizure of the island of Cyprus, the route from the Sea of Love to the island of Cyprus has been extremely busy, with a large number of soldiers, equipment, ammunition and other supplies constantly being transported to the island.

Romania's move basically declared its intention to use the island of Cyprus as an outpost for landing in the Middle East.

Faced with such a situation, Britain and France naturally could not bear it. So the naval and air forces were organized to attack and harass the island, but they returned in vain when Romania had an absolute advantage.

Several air attacks organized by his air force were repulsed by the superior Romanian air force, and their losses made General Ted, as the commander of the air force, feel distressed, so the British and French air forces attacked Cyprus under his orders.

And in terms of the navy, the Mediterranean Fleet, which has suffered a great loss of strength, has not given up. The new Fleet Commander, John Brown. Koronin. Under the orders of Vice Admiral Tovey, the small and medium-sized warships of the Mediterranean Fleet were dispersed into several small fleets in an attempt to harass the convoy. It's just that they don't have much of a chance.

If you think about it, the journey from Crete to the island of Cyprus is only more than 500 kilometers, and it only takes more than a day to arrive. Moreover, not only were there warships escorting them, but they were also under the monitoring of planes along the way, and they simply bombed together before they got close, and there was no chance at all.

So the British small fleet not only did not eat the fish, but caused a lot of trouble, losing several warships. Although they are both destroyers and cruisers, they are enough to make their hearts ache.

And with things going wrong in the air and on the water, Vice Admiral Tovey thought of using a ship to delay Romania's preparations for war: submarines.

When it comes to submarines, a naval branch, Britain is extremely profound. During the First World War, German submarines made the British Empire extremely uncomfortable, so after the end of the First World War, Germany was immediately forbidden to build submarines.

In the face of submarines, which are underwater weapons, Britain has also successively except for several models, and by the time the war began, Britain already had 57 combat submarines.

At present, more than a dozen ships have been allocated to the Mediterranean, and the main ones currently deployed in the Mediterranean Fleet are U-type and V-type.

Among them, the U-shaped displacement is 540 tons above the surface and 630 tons under water. It has a total length of 58.9 meters, is powered by a diesel engine, and has 825 horsepower above the surface and 615 horsepower underwater. The maximum speed is 11.7 knots/surface, 9 knots/underwater. The cruising range is 10 knots/4050 nautical miles on water, 3.5 knots at 40 nautical miles. The crew of the boat is 31 people, and the maximum depth is 60 meters.

The armament consisted of four 533 mm torpedo tubes in the bow and two 533 torpedo tubes in the stern, as well as two external torpedo tubes with 20 rounds of 533 mm torpedoes. There was also a 3-inch gun and three 7.7 mm machine guns for self-defence.

The V-type submarine has a displacement of 545 on the surface, 740 tons underwater, a length of 61 meters, and a crew of 37 people.

Armament: 1 3-inch gun, 3 machine guns, 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes (bow, 8 torpedoes). Maximum speed: 13 knots/surface, 9 knots/underwater. Horsepower: 800 hp/surface, 825 hp/underwater. The maximum dive depth is 62 meters.

The V-class is very similar to the U-class boats, with an improved welding process that has resulted in an increased maximum depth of dive. The horsepower of the diesel engines installed on the boat has also increased, so the maximum surface speed has also been increased.

Although there are still large submarines such as P-type, O-type, and R-type submarines in the Mediterranean Fleet, they are basically fleet submarines built before. Moreover, its excessive displacement is not adapted to the Mediterranean environment, and it is not built as many as these two levels.

Since the U-class and V-class were so suitable for the Mediterranean, it was natural that they would be used to attack the Romanian fleet, so more than a dozen V-classes and U-boats set off in this way.

Under the cover of night, a dark shadow is sailing in the sea.

It was a British U-boat, and it was slowly approaching the channel at night. This waterway was the main shipping route for the Romanian fleet from the Sea of Love to Cyprus. During the day, a large number of ships pass by, and at night there are Romanian destroyers and frigates patrolling the area.

As the captain of the ship, Edward must be very careful not to be discovered. He needed to slowly enter the channel, choose a good position and wait quietly. Before that, though, he had to pass through a protective net of destroyers and frigates, otherwise his efforts would be in vain, and he and his crew would have to be accounted for here.

Why did he have to quietly pass through the blockade line in the night, because during the day it was densely packed with planes and warships, and trying to pass through here was tantamount to looking for death. There are already several colleagues who rely on their own art masters and boldness, telling him what happened to them at the bottom of the sea.

Since this passage is so dangerous, why not try your luck in the Sea of Love. For those who had this idea, Edward had to give him two punches, at least injuring such an unreliable captain and allowing his crew to live a few more days.

Love is full of islands and patrolling planes, and as long as you come up, you will definitely be targeted. It's like a submarine graveyard, and no one daring wants to try the risks.

And if the crew knew that the captain had this idea, they would have tied him up and thrown him into the sea, and no one wanted to carry out a mission that would have killed him.

"There's a motor at 11 o'clock ahead, and it's coming towards us."

The ship's listener lowered his headphones and reported the latest situation to Captain Edward.

When Edward heard the words of the monitor, he did not hesitate at all, and immediately picked up the microphone and gave orders. "Dive immediately, to a depth of 50 meters, and dive urgently."

With Edward's words, the crew of the submarine immediately mobilized, and they all found their respective positions to get busy.

And their USS Union, with the operation of the crew, began to dive into the sea. The air expelled from the submarine's surroundings caused it to emit a lot of bubbles. As these bubbles emerged, the British U-boat was slowly disappearing into the sea, and after half a minute, there was no submarine on the sea.

While the submarine was diving, Edward raised his periscope to observe the surface.

Although the night light was not good today, Edward could still see a shadow on the surface of the sea approaching here. Although it is not very clear, Edward can tell from the ship identification map that this must be a Sea Eagle-class destroyer of the Romanian Navy.

This destroyer is the nemesis of their submarines, and the new underwater eavesdroppers it is equipped with are extremely sensitive, whether in the sea or on the surface, if it is found to be difficult to escape, Edward does not plan to try it.

"Turn off the phone, no one is allowed to make a sound."

By Edward's order, the submarine diesel engine was stopped. And everyone stood motionless at their posts, and even their breathing slowed down a little. In an instant, there seemed to be no one in the submarine, and there was no such ship in this place.

And the sound of the motor of the Romanian destroyer was getting closer and closer, and everyone felt their hearts beat faster, but still no one dared to speak. Because in their first lesson as submariners, they were told that they had to follow the captain's orders in their work.

The sound of the motor became louder and louder, and even came to the top of their heads, and many people's faces became less beautiful. This is also very normal, after all, as long as you are discovered, there is only a dead end, and there is no chance to surrender.

However, what they feared did not happen, and the sound of the motor came from above them as it became farther and farther away, and it was obvious that it was a passing destroyer.

However, no one was careless, because Captain Edward had not yet given the order, so everyone remained vigilant.

It was only after the listener made a gesture of safety that Edward ordered. "Now turn on the machine, let's float slowly."

With his words, the USS Union slowly resurfaced. As for why Edward didn't have to go underwater in mode, it was because it required precious electricity, and second, because the underwater speed was too slow and the range was very short, so he needed to save the electricity until the most critical time.

So under Edward's command, the USS Union quietly continued to touch again.