"It's diving! It's going to run! It's diving! Standing on the side of the ship, the British sailors pointed to the U-47 submarine, which was illuminated by a second flare. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The pattern drawn on the U-47 enclosure was very clear on the flares, and the pattern of the spewing cow made the eyes of the British sailors who looked at it widen.

This German submarine is so beautiful, and most of its slender body has sunk into the Atlantic Ocean at this time.

In the midst of the churning waves, the turbulent sea water finally flooded the deck of the submarine, and the mounts of the 88 mm anti-aircraft guns in front of the enclosure were also submerged in the water.

Soon, under the noses of the British sailors, only a hull of the German submarine was still exposed, and the British destroyer at this time had not yet arrived nearby.

"Look at the water! Watch out for enemy torpedoes! "Everyone was relieved to see that the enemy was clearly leaving.

However, the sinking of the transport ship nearby, and the explosion that did not completely stop, were terrifying.

Flares shot into the air one after another, as if this would give the sailors of the fleet a little comfort.

On the rough sea, there was no trace of the German submarine, and the waves that were tumbling just now had been scattered by the waves of the sea, leaving no trace.

As if there was not a single ship there, the sensation creeped all the British sailors who saw the German submarine.

Like a ghost, the oppressive feeling that the elusive German submarine brings to everyone is the kind of trembling fear that goes deep into the bone marrow.

Again, the invisible sense of oppression, the most dangerous time for the enemy is not when you attack face-to-face, but when you can't see the opponent but feel that the opponent is nearby.

"Hell! They're not going to lock us down, are they? The captain on the bridge heard the news that the German submarine had dived into the sea nearby, and asked the military personnel around him with a frightened face.

After all, this is a transport fleet, and in order to coordinate the fleet and give the necessary training to the crew, each transport ship has a corresponding military representative.

"It should ...... Probably not...... "At this time, seeing that the fleet had already suffered heavy losses, the representatives of the military did not have the confidence to draw their own conclusions.

"Immediately steer and change speed...... Do as much as possible to maneuver to get rid of the torpedo. The captain glanced at his military personnel and saw that the other party had nothing to do, so he had to think of his own countermeasures.

"No! At this time, we can't just change the course, it will collide with other ships! "Because this is a huge convoy, it is a very dangerous thing to change the course and speed in the formation.

You must know that Britain has had many vicious incidents of naval warships colliding with each other and losing losses, so it is very concerned about this aspect of things.

However, in this case, if the course is not changed and the speed is not changed, it is simply the best target for torpedoes fired by German submarines.

"Don't do it...... If we get hit, it's all over! The captain looked at the sunken transport ship in the distance, which had almost one mast left, and spoke.

What exactly the transports sunk by torpedoes look like, everyone has already seen. If that kind of explosion is experienced on your own ship, no one will be spared.

This night, for this J-18 fleet, was a nightmare. The long night had just begun, but now the disaster had begun.

"The escorting destroyers sent a message asking all transport ships to increase their speed by 2 knots!" Putting down their headphones, the crew operating the radio shouted loudly.

Now this news is undoubtedly good news for all the transports, and everyone here wants to get out of this damn place, and the sooner the better.

"That's it! Now there is an order! Get out of here! The captain hurriedly gave the order to speed up: "Increase the speed of the ship and let us get out of here!" Hurry up! ”

As if it had been suppressed for a long time, in an instant, his transport ship increased its speed, and all the ships around it began to accelerate.

From time to time explosions were heard around, and the German submarines on the periphery of the fleet did not leave, they fired torpedoes and carried out a frenzied attack on the British fleet.

One transport ship after another was hit by torpedoes fired by German submarines, and then these hit ships began to slowly sink and disappear into the sea.

This time, the German Navy was able to concentrate more submarine forces than any previous attack because of its intelligence.

So the scale of this attack also surprised the British escort fleet. Their protection was clearly inadequate, and they were exploited by a much larger number of German submarines.

Soon, German submarines sank more than 20 British transports, several more were seriously damaged, and it was only a matter of time before they sank.

Eventually, the destroyers of the British Navy were the target of the German Navy's submarine forces, and a British destroyer was sunk to the bottom of the sea, along with the transport it was trying to protect.

Just when everyone thought the nightmare was over, two transports collided with each other, one of which was quickly paralyzed by the water.

Wary of the darkness around them, the J-18 convoy sped away from the sea after this unexpected catastrophe, and until the end, they did not find the German submarine that attacked them.

When the day came, when the first rays of dawn shone on the sea, the whole fleet felt like a new life.

In one fell swoop, the German submarine forces sank 29 British transports, as well as one destroyer. The news of the heavy losses of the J-18 fleet also arrived in London at this time.

As soon as Churchill got up from his bed, he was told by his own secretary that the J-18 transport fleet, which was transporting important cargo, had been attacked by German submarines.

"What?" After hearing the code name of the J-18 fleet, Churchill was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly raised his head with an expression of disbelief.

He promised General Dowding that he would give him enough fighters, and this promise was based on this J-18 transport fleet.

If the Germans knew exactly what they had sunk, they might have laughed so hard that they couldn't even close their mouths.

In the J-18 transport fleet, most of the transport ships are loaded with semi-finished products of a batch of aircraft parts urgently purchased by the United Kingdom from Canada and the United States!

These things were to be delivered to the British mainland, to make up for the losses caused by the weakening of the British factories by the Luftwaffe, to maintain the production of fighters this month and the next month!

Among them, there are also a full 140 engines that were urgently produced and transported here from Canada to be equipped with Hurricane fighter jets......

"What about the losses?" Now that the J-18 transport fleet has been attacked, Churchill's main concern is how much damage this fleet has now suffered.

The officer of the navy who had come to inform him did not look very good, which made Churchill feel the crisis at once. The other party was a little regretful, looking into Churchill's eyes and not knowing what to say.

Churchill didn't have time to look at his expression, and said angrily: "Either speak quickly, or shut your mouth and I'll go and see it myself." ”

"The message says that there are heavy losses!" The officer's voice was quiet, but Churchill still felt like a thunderbolt, which was shocking.

Churchill had already walked to the door, because Germany had been bombing London for 3 days in a row, and today was the day General Dowding had to bring the Air Force into the war, so he slept in the lounge next to his office.

Now, he somewhat regrets that he slept here. He looked at the officer following behind him, frowned and asked, "What's going on, isn't the escort of the J-18 fleet very tight?" Why was it attacked by German submarines? ”

After sorting out the thoughts in his head, Churchill, who had just woken up, immediately thought of the German spies!

The matter of the H fleet had just passed for a month, and the loss of the air force had made him very painful -- and now that something had happened to the navy again, it was natural for him to think about the enemy's conspiracy.

"The enemy knows our plan! The spies of the Germans are active again! "He gritted his teeth with hatred, and he almost had the urge to kill.

Subconsciously, he felt that he should still kill the German intelligence group first, and then think about other things!

After all, it is a very painful thing to face an enemy who knows everything.

He stopped, looked at the officer behind him, and said in a cold voice: "Let the Minister of the Navy sort out the report of the attack on the fleet this time!" I'm going to see it in the afternoon! ”

Then, the British Prime Minister, who was already emaciated, continued to take steps and walked to his office.

The J-18 affair made him not even in the mood to eat, because every ship lost in that transport fleet was a huge blow to the British Empire.

Churchill does not yet know that 110 of the 140 Hurricane fighter engines he had high hopes for are now lying on the bottom of the Atlantic.

In addition, what he didn't know was that several transport ships in the core of the J-18 fleet, which transported important fighter parts, had already sunk the U-47 submarine that sank the battleship Royal Oak!

"Hey! I'm Churchill, General Dowding, please! He grabbed the phone on the desk and opened his mouth to instruct the operator.

Soon, the phone was answered, and Dowding had apparently started the day's work.

"Today, hopefully, when the Germans fly over London, your plane will be able to take off!" Because he was in a bad mood, Churchill spoke in a somewhat stiff tone.

Dowding didn't know about the J-18 fleet, so he could only bite the bullet and promise: "If the Luftwaffe continues to bomb the capital London, I will order the fighter unit to take off to meet the enemy!" Rest assured! ”