Chapter 431: Return

The person was escorted, and Anton put down the record book in his hand: "Captain, there are problems with a lot of what this German guy said, and it is still necessary to continue to divide and detain to avoid the two from confessing." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"Well, put the officer in the torpedo compartment, and the soldier will be escorted to the third compartment after the operation is completed, and the guard must be tight."

"I arranged for the guards to be on duty, two people in shifts."

Lenz, a 2nd class engineer of the A7 anti-submarine ship, knew less about it than Weix, but he also knew that the cargo ship was loaded with ore - in the port of Oulu, the anchorage of the anti-submarine ship was very close to the loading and unloading point, and anyone could see that it was loaded with stones: Germany would not want any useless stones, only ore exported from Finland through Oulu.

The superior soldier was much easier to deal with than his lieutenant, at least not with the pride of a German aristocratic officer: what could he do on an opponent's submarine, if he were not honest, the sailors whose comrades were wounded would never be polite to him.

Warships are a special group, where the captain is the absolute authority, and it is permissible for sailors to behave in any way out of the ordinary against the enemy under the orders of the captain, and even to disregard military discipline - sailors who dare to make small reports will not be welcomed by any captain or crew.

The Soviet sailors were already very polite, and it would be the naval tradition - if it were a normal ship, the prisoner would have been given a compartment, but on a ship it was polite to be handcuffed only: there were valves and pipes everywhere, and it was even more strict in the torpedo compartment, because the prisoner who knew how to do it could cause an irreversible crisis if he lost control.

The Geneva Conventions did not allow the mistreatment of prisoners, but even the German sailors knew that the Germans did not speak of any conventions on Soviet prisoners - the Soviet Union, and it had not joined the frivolous international convention that the German SS never took seriously.

An hour later, the third cabin reported that Gallier's operation had been done and was a success.

Marinesko entered the third cabin and saw the sailors sorting out the gauze and waste left behind after the operation, and Captain Kalinovsky was preparing to take the surgical instruments to the kitchen for cleaning and sterilization. Seeing the captain approaching, the warrant officer stopped and reported: "Captain, I have already treated Gallier's wounds, and if nothing else, I will not need to have another operation when I return to port." ”

Marinesco nodded, and the two crossed paths.

Because of the anesthetic, Gallier was in a coma, leaving only a section of less than 20 centimeters in his left arm, and the broken place was thickly held with gauze. A sailor was taking care of him, "be careful, and report to Captain Kalinovsky if there is any situation." ”

"Yes, Captain."

Miasev on the other side has woken up, but he still seems to be a little unconscious, morphine (morphine is just an emergency anesthetic for dealing with war wounds, you can't use it for general surgery, it will be addictive if you use it a few more times, and it is much more powerful than Dumeroldin!) The bones will be blackened! It has a strong analgesic effect, effective for all pain, and the analgesic effect can last for 4~8 hours with one administration, so the operation of two wounded patients does not need to use the common clinical anesthetics available on the submarine. The effect has not yet passed, and the weakness has caused some mental clarity.

A sailor was wiping Miaschev's face with a hot towel, and Marinesko motioned to continue, not to be disturbed by himself.

Walked to the bottom of the third cabin, picked up the wrench hanging by the hatch and knocked on the cabin door before opening it, because it was underwater electric propulsion, this time the door was opened without "noise and heat" - it would only be to close the cabin door for the sake of less diesel smell in the third cabin.

Boatswain Warrant Officer Taran was checking on the diesel, and because electricity was precious, the lights were only two on, and two engineers were sitting on the floor chatting.

"Something wrong with the diesel engine?" Marinesko asked the boatswain.

"I just checked it once, no problem, I was worried that there would be loose places." Taran stopped what he was doing and hung the hand-held electric light on the diesel engine (the one connected to the wire, which can be seen in the garage, has a half-circle ring reflector on the outside of the bulb, and a mesh mesh of wire on the outside to prevent bumps). )。

"Captain, how are Myachev and Galel?" As soon as they heard the boatswain's words, the two sailor comrades also pricked up their ears: for their comrades, everyone was very concerned.

"The operation is over, and Kalinovsky's technique can be trusted."

"Captain, it's mysterious enough today."

Marinesko smiled: "Good luck, comrades are brave." But I didn't expect to return to Hong Kong on the third day. ”

The flag-like sausages, bacon and bread in the net pockets were still there, and even the cabbage piled up in the toilet had not been touched (the ones I ate in the kitchen for the past two days.) The submarine is about to return to port.

Both voyages were injured and returned early, what is this called?!

Suddenly, Marinesco thought of something and said to the sailors: "Sasha, you go to the command cabin and bring the prisoner's uniform, and when it floats, hang it on the side to dry." ”

"Yes, Captain."

"Just a coat."

"Yes."

Young Sasha squeezed through the passage to the command cabin to get his clothes—the uniforms plucked from the captives were still piled up in the command room, brought to dry, and put on them the morrow.

Since the prisoner has been captured, it must be the appearance of a prisoner - escorting two people in Red Navy uniforms to the dock, and others will think that something happened to the submarine!? Besides, it is rare to see German prisoners at the submarine base, and it can still boost morale by appearing at the dock like that, especially for the comrades at the base.

Of course, Marinesco also had selfish intentions: ancient Rome had a ceremony of sacrifice of prisoners by triumphant divisions, and although the cruise ended hastily, it was a victory. The comrades all had a little vanity, and the private rivalry between the boats in the detachment was also an open secret, which made the crew show their faces - the last embarrassment had already made others gossip a little more about the C-1, saying that an expert is an expert, and without Comrade Berg it would be different.

C-1 is a big tree, and everyone else is looking at it!

At 7 p.m. on the night of November 9, when there was not much electricity left, Mariñesco decided to rise to the surface.

"Floating, periscope depth."

Marinesko raised his periscope and saw that it was already completely dark outside, a little blurry because it was snowing heavily.

Safety," a group of duty officers prepared, surfaced. It's snowing. The engine room is ready, and after the float is half of the two cars. We have entered the Irbe Strait and are about to enter the Riga Sea, pay attention. ”

The swarthy submarine surfaced in the roar of the sea water in the submersible tank being squeezed out by high-pressure air, and as soon as the hatch was opened, a cold sea breeze mixed with snowflakes blew into the cabin, and everyone in the command cabin was shocked.

Yeliseyev, the navigator on duty, was the first to board the bridge and wrapped his raincoat tightly - the sea was dark and covered with snow.

I wiped the waterproof pressure compass on the bridge with my sleeve, and with a flashlight, there was no major deviation in the course of the submarine. This would have entered the western entrance to the Ibert Strait, eight or nine nautical miles north of Cape Gasselway on the island of Saaremaa.

At this time, the four observers on duty had already reached the bridge, but the field of view was only 200 meters, "heading 060, half of the two cars." ”

The diesel engine started violently, and there were several small islands and rocky reefs south of Cape Gathelway in the north, which were still a little far away from insurance, and although there were wounded, the speed of the submarine should still be conservative and there was a margin, and it became unexpected.

After two hours, the snow gradually lightened, and finally stopped, but there was still not a trace of starlight in the sky. According to Marinesko's calculations, the submarine would not be far from the mainland coast of Estonia (the island of Saaremaa is also part of Estonia), but the coast would not be visible due to visibility. There are very few coastal settlements in this area, and there are no lights.

"A quarter of a double car, pay attention." Marinesco had replaced the captain half an hour earlier, and was about to lower the speed of the voyage, with the narrow Sur Strait in front of him.

"Captain, spot the lights, right ahead. It was supposed to be the lighthouse of Weltesu. ”

It was a faint light directly ahead, and as the distance approached, the people on the bridge could already see the dark shore.

"Five degrees to the left, keep a quarter of the two, and we're going to pass through the Sur Strait."

At this time, the observation post of the Red Navy's shore artillery unit stationed in the Sur Strait had also discovered the navigation lights of the C-1, and the troops were in place, and the shore defense guns aimed at the submarine in accordance with the regulations and issued identification light signals.

The signalman replied with a light, and the Strait Observation Post replied: "Safe journey!" ”

Why "Have a safe journey" instead of the commonly used "Have a nice trip"? Because this is the Sur Strait, a tailwind is not necessarily a good thing, and safety is the most important thing. Beyond the Sur Strait is a complex sea area surrounded by four large islands: Saarema, Muhu, Siouma and Wormsi, with many small islands on the sea. Beyond this complex 20-nautical-mile wide body of water is the Muhu Strait – if the snow had not stopped, Marinesko would have waited until dawn to enter the Sur Strait.

At 21:30, the submarine finally crossed the Muhu Strait and re-entered the Baltic Sea, and the visibility was much higher. "Heading 080, two-car three-quarters."

The submarine will speed up its turn and will enter the Gulf of Finland in front, and the port of Tallinn will be 65 nautical miles away, but the approach may have to wait until tomorrow - there are anti-submarine nets and minefields, and according to the regulations, the submarine will not enter the port until after dawn.

Half of the sailors were already asleep, and the other were on duty - tomorrow they would be back at their home port to receive the welcome that only a victorious submarine could enjoy.

"Send a message to Tallinn that we will enter the port at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow and have the comrades from the intelligence department send a car." (To be continued.) )