The Atlantic Ocean in February is the coldest time of the year. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe cold wind from the Arctic Ocean blows on a person's face as if they were cutting with a knife. But even so, the officers and men of the German Navy still cruised the Atlantic.

A fleet of several battle cruisers focused on searching the waters west of the British Isles. And those submarine forces, hunt freely in the Atlantic. Attack a British-flagged merchant ship or warship as soon as it is spotted. Of course, in the face of warships, it is a direct launch of torpedoes. In the case of merchant ships, the submarines of the German Navy preferred to climb aboard and force the British merchant ships to surrender with their bow guns. After all, capturing a merchant ship can be more than sinking a merchant ship.

Germany also needed a large number of merchant ships for overseas trade, as well as for the transportation of war materials. Therefore, the German Admiralty also encouraged the destruction of the fleet and submarine forces and the capture of British merchant ships. This made the captains of the ships take the capture of British merchant ships as their first target.

A merchant ship flying the British flag is sailing about a thousand kilometers west of the island of Ireland. The deck of this merchant ship, covered with a thick canvas. The merchant ship had a deep draft and seemed to be loaded with a lot of supplies.

A middle-aged sailor who was standing on the deck smoking a cigarette. The icy sea breeze blew on his face, making his entire face numb. However, he did not enter the cabin, but took a telescope from time to time to search the surrounding sea. This is not an ordinary civilian version of the telescope, but a military telescope with high magnification.

"Damn, the submarines of the Germans, why are not a single one missing? We've been wandering at sea for a week, and not a single German submarine has been found. Luck was just too bad. The middle-aged sailor scolded.

This middle-aged sailor was British Navy Captain Schmidt, and originally, at his age, he should not have performed such a mission. After all, his previous position was the captain of a destroyer. However, when the Admiralty selected the members of the mission, he volunteered to sign up. Not because of anything else, but because he wanted to avenge his brother. His younger brother was a merchant sailor. Three months earlier, on the route back to the British mainland from Canada, it had been sunk by a German submarine.

"Captain, you still haven't found your target, have you? It's too cold. A young sailor said to Captain Schmidt.

"Idiot, didn't you say that? Don't call me Captain. Now call me Captain. When the time comes, it will be discovered by the Germans, and no one will be able to escape! Captain Schmidt scolded.

"All right, Captain. Isn't this yet undiscovered Germans? The young sailor muttered.

"Captain, the first mate asked me to inform you. We're running out of supplies. If we don't find the German submarine by tonight, we'll have to go back. The young sailor said.

"Hell! Why can't you bring a little more supplies when you go to sea? Captain Schmidt scolded.

"Well, tell Simon that if we can't find the Germans' submarine before dark, we'll retreat. May God bless us and sink a German submarine! I must avenge my poor brother! Captain Schmidt prayed to God.

In the sea, not far from the British merchant ship, a German submarine was sailing on the surface. Due to the technology of this era, submarines cannot travel underwater for a long time, and most of the time, they sail on the surface. Only when attacking or evading enemy ships will they dive into the water. In order to prevent the submarine from fighting on the water, there is also a twin 75-mm naval gun in the bow of the submarine.

The port number of this submarine is U-113, which belongs to an earlier batch of submarines. After the production of a hundred improved U-boats at the German shipyard, the construction of these submarines was stopped. Subsequent production is a further improved model.

The hatch of the submarine opened, and a submarine officer in a thick jacket got out of it, and behind him, several of its submariners. These submariners usually nest in the small space of the submarine, and they are very depressed. So, every once in a while, after making sure that there was no danger around, they would get out of the submarine and go to the surface to move around and relax.

"Sir, we haven't opened this week! Not to mention the merchant ships of the British, not even a single warship was seen. A submariner said as he pulled out the cigarette butt in his hand.

"Who knows! Now if you want to run into the ships of the British, you have to rely on God to bless you. In the past six months, have we killed fewer British merchant ships and warships? I guess the British have been scared by us! The captain spat out a smoke ring.

"Sir, British ships are not common in the Atlantic Ocean these days. However, the American ships were almost all over the Atlantic. It would be even better if it was possible to attack the ships of the Americans. Another submariner said.

"Humph! The ships of the Americans are not so easy to deal with. They have not yet entered the war, and the Empire has no name to do anything against them. The captain shook his head.

"Sir, the Americans are just hanging a fig leaf of a neutral country right now. I can assure you that there must have been a lot of minerals and weapons among the supplies they sent to Britain. The Americans are using us to fight with the British and make a lot of war money! ”

"Well, I don't know how the above is considered. If only the above could authorize us to launch an attack on the merchant ships of the Americans. Every time I see an American merchant ship slipping past my eyes, I drool! ”

"Alright, shut up! It's not up to us to decide how to think about it. If there is to be war against the Americans, we just have to obey orders. The captain said.

"Yes, sir!" The rest of the submariners replied.

"When you're rested, let me in. Keep heading north and try your luck! The captain ordered.

"Yes, sir!" The submariners got into the submarine, and the captain was the last one.

When the submarine went north half an hour later, they received a telegram. It was sent by the Admiralty, a reconnaissance ship, that had spotted a British merchant ship to the north.

Suddenly, the captain of the U-113 submarine immediately ordered to move at full speed and chase the British merchant ships.

Submarines can sail on the surface at much faster speeds than merchant ships. However, the German naval officers and sailors on this submarine did not know that the British merchant ship was nothing more than a decoy. Throughout, this was a trap set by the British against German merchant ships. The officers and men of the British Navy were waiting for the German submarine to throw themselves into the net.