The water on the western side of the strait was not very deep, and when the depth gauge showed fifty meters, the submarine shook a few times and then came to a standstill. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoBut the bottom of the sea is not flat, the submarine attitude is low and the tail is high, fortunately, the draft difference is within the range that the submarine can bear, and the battery liquid in the battery stays in the box safely.

All the machines had stopped, and although there were no orders, everyone was silent. The lack of sound in the boat made the sound of the propellers outside the boat even more obvious, it was supposed to be a German destroyer or a protective boat, they patrolled back and forth on the island, and seemed to think that the submarine was hiding in the archipelago, but in the end they were disappointed, and after half an hour, the sound of the propeller was far away, and the submarine floated slightly and sailed at the original speed.

"It's not the same as when you're training." Lin Zhun who took off his hat complained, he had heard the sound of propellers under the water before, but the feeling at that time was completely different from now.

"It wasn't a matter of life then." Li Kongrong didn't speak, and Lin Huiping on the side replied.

"What are the means by which the Germans are looking for us?" Lin Zhun was stunned by Lin Huiping's words, and then asked another question, which everyone wanted to know, so they all looked at Li Kongrong.

"The Skagrak Strait is not narrow." Li Kongrong saw everyone's worries, and he knew very well what the Germans had in their hearts, but for the sake of morale, he couldn't tell the truth. "It's harder for Germany to find us than it is to get to the sky. The real problem is ourselves," he said, looking at everyone staring at him, emphasizing: "Don't make a mistake! If we make a mistake, the enemy will find us, for example, if the toilet is not flushed properly, we will have to float. ”

What Li Kongrong said was a small problem, but that's the way it is. There were a lot of recruits on the submarine, and there was an untrained cook, but fortunately, this person who believed in Buddhism and believed that the Buddha would live by himself, and if he wanted to die by himself, he didn't have to worry or be nervous - it seemed that he was frightened, how could he save money and take a free boat if he really believed in Buddhism?

"The premise of not making mistakes is not to panic and to believe that we can get out. In fact, you can't get out if you panic, and if you don't panic, you have a better chance of getting out. Li Kongrong continued, but felt that although such a rational analysis was very reasonable, very few people would think calmly in danger, and most people acted according to instinct, so he said: "We are committing treason to do this, not for our own promotion and wealth, we are doing this for the sake of our hometown fathers and countless compatriots, this is a good deed, Mazu will bless it." ”

Li Kongrong gave everyone a reasonable reason, and then put his palms together, and the others also folded their palms and prayed silently when they saw him like this, and there was silence in the engine room, only the hum of the electric motor.

The underwater speed of the submarine was only four knots, and it took more than five hours to reach the main channel, but fortunately, there was no additional detour during this journey, and the course of the submarine was cut straight into the main channel. In the past five hours, I have had breakfast and lunch on the submarine, and then it is afternoon tea time, and the biscuits on the submarine have been taken out, plus all kinds of pastries and fruits brought by Lin Zhun from the Netherlands, except that there is no sunshine, this afternoon tea is also very rich.

But the boring voyage was still boring, and the listener no longer reported anomalies - he had become accustomed to the propellers of merchant ships flying back and forth above his head, and the people who were not on duty were either sleeping or playing cards. Li Kongrong took Lin Zhun to inspect everywhere when he had nothing to do, he first went forward, and after passing the officer's room was the kitchen, a short and fat dough cook saw him coming, stood there awkwardly, and then bowed. Li Kongrong just nodded to him, and handed him a cigarette when he passed.

After the chef boarded the boat, he felt that something was wrong, but he came up, and there was no possibility of going down, all he could do was to cook and wait for the port. He took the cigarette handed by Li Kongrong and carefully pinned it to his ear, and looked at him with a smile.

"Master Liang is good." When Li Kongrong walked to the non-commissioned officer's room, he said a word, and it could be seen that the chef had a general knowledge, and it was estimated that he had lived a lot of obedient days in Europe.

"I also thought it was good to let him get on the boat, no one cooks and just eats bread and raw sausages." Lin Zhun smiled, he was born in everyone, and he was particular about food, while the navy paid attention to food.

"This is the torpedo compartment." Li Kongrong did not continue to eat the topic, but pointed to the torpedo compartment in front. Because there are not enough people, only Chang Xiangqi and Wei Xingjian, who are among the new students, are here. Two people can't launch torpedoes, they're just assigned here.

"Salute." Chang Xiangqi immediately saluted when he saw Li Kongrong appear, and Li Kongrong returned the salute and said, "In the future, the salute will be canceled in the boat." ”

"Yes, sir." Chang Xiangqi was a little unsure, but he still agreed.

"Is it all training Ray?" Lin Zhun didn't care about the luggage and didn't salute, he saw the torpedo and fell to the ground to look at the torpedo on the torpedo rack, and what disappointed him was that the thunder heads were all green, which was a sign of training mines.

"Yes. Ten torpedoes were training mines. Li Kongrong said. However, as long as the collision fuse and explosives are installed on the mine head, these torpedoes can also be used, but the range is a little shorter, but we don't need that long range, two kilometers is enough. ”

"Fuses and explosives?" Lin Huiping immediately understood what Li Kongrong meant, the training mine was driven by a high-pressure air pump, and the range and speed were there, but there was no fuse and explosives. He said, "But we don't have fuses and explosives." ”

"There was explosives in the supplies, but no crash fuses." Lin Zhun said that he was responsible for arranging it on the Dutch side, and he knew very well what was inside.

"Yes, only explosives." Li Kongrong also knows this. "The fuse is not collisional. What if it were changed? "His words make people look different, the submarine is playing with explosives, it is the old birthday star hanging." I'm not talking about changing it here, but I took it to the shore to change it, it doesn't take a lot, just one or two, there are no torpedoes in the submarine, it's always uncomfortable. ”

"Can't you buy it? The British ...... "Lin Huiping knew the danger of torpedoes, and felt that Li Kongrong was a little whimsical.

"You guys go out first." Chang Xiangqi and the two had been listening, and Lin Huiping said that the British felt inappropriate and immediately let them out.

"Can't the British buy a few torpedoes?" Lin Huiping knew who he would connect with after going out of the North Sea into the Atlantic, so he said so.

"What if the British hack us?" Li Kongrong asked rhetorically, and the question surprised Lin Huiping and Lin Zhun.

"They...... Why would they do it? It was Lin Zhun who received the nautical charts and other materials from the British, and coupled with the historical relationship between the Chinese and British navies, he had great trust in the British.

"On the plus side, the British must have wanted to send this submarine home for secret testing, and then give us another submarine; On the bad side, for the sake of secrecy, especially since the British have been compromising with Germany, it is not known whether they killed us or locked us up in order not to anger Germany. Even if they are willing to exchange a submarine with us, I am not willing. British submarines simply cannot be compared with German submarines, and I don't want to give this submarine to them. ”

There were only three people in the torpedo compartment, Lin Zhun and Lin Huiping, and after Li Kongrong told his plan, Lin Zhun was extremely surprised, and he remembered the cold in the supplies. Lin Huiping said: "That's why you want to drive the submarine to Svalbard?" ”

"Yes. We will not make peace with the British in the Atlantic, we will go north to the Arctic Circle, and then go south when the wind comes. Li Kongrong nodded. Before he left, he told Lin Huiping about Svalbard, which belongs to Norway and is sparsely populated. But more importantly, because of the Spitsbergen Treaty, which China is one of the signatories, Chinese citizens can freely enter the archipelago.

"What about oil and provisions?" Lin Zhun asked. Svalbard belongs to the Arctic Ocean, and fresh water is not a problem at all, but oil and supplies are a big problem. "Won't we be discovered?"

"When we get to the Atlantic, we can use another radio to call for supplies to merchant ships, how much diesel can this submarine hold? It can't be loaded with much diesel, only about 100 tons, and the supply can be directly supplied by merchant ships. As for leaving Svalbard......" Li Kongrong muttered for a moment, "it depends on the intelligence, if the Japanese mail ship is easy to do, then take another one, if not, go to the United States to rest first, put the snorkel on the snorkel and then return to China before September." ”

"Before September?" It's April 21, and there are still four months until September.

"Yes, to the Indian Ocean or the South Sea by September." Li Kongrong turned around and slapped his hand on the torpedo rack, "The Germans are going to war soon, and since there is going to be a war, then the merchant ships will be recalled from all over the world, so ......"

"You—you're going to capture German merchant ships?!" Lin Zhun and Lin Huiping were taken aback.

"Why can't you rob the Germans, can the German Navy go to sea to hunt us down?" Li Kongrong looked at him and smiled, "German cruise ships are much better than Japanese cruise ships, and it is definitely better to convert them into aircraft carriers than small Japanese broken cruise ships." Of course, we can't be a wife either...... It's too flamboyant, and you always have to find an excuse when the time comes. ”

"The Germans are going to take revenge." Lin Zhun said loudly. Lin Huiping said: "Chairman Chang is definitely going crazy!" ”

"I'll me, he's crazy about him. Intelligence showed that the Germans had three ocean liners operating routes to Yokohama, Japan, Scharnhorst, Gneizenau, and Potsdam. The three ships belonged to the same class, and all had a displacement of more than 18,000, and these cruise ships were much better than the Japanese Tatsuda Maru. Under normal circumstances, before the war, cruise ships would receive emergency refuge telegrams from China, but the South Seas to the Indian Ocean were all British territory, and the Japanese were too far away to save them. The Germans are not the same as the Japanese, the Japanese have no hope that they will break the jade, and the Germans will surrender, so ......, things are very simple. Don't worry about German retaliation, don't worry at home, we're acting legally. ”

"Legal action? Germany is a neutral country. "The capture was not legal, but I didn't expect Li Kongrong to say that it was legal.

"Of course it's legal." Li Kongrong is quite complacent. "Article 40 of Chapter II of the London Declaration of 1909 provides that 'any ship carrying prohibited articles shall be confiscated if the prohibited goods are more than half of the goods on board the ship, either in value, or in weight, or in capacity, or in terms of feet'. Huiping, aren't you familiar with the law? How did you forget this? ”

The things before the First World War were turned over by Li Kongrong, and Lin Huiping stayed for a while before saying: "There is indeed this, but we did not declare war with Japan, and it is not suitable for the capture bill." ”

"No, the German government has clearly recognized in diplomatic documents that China and Japan are in a state of substantial war, and for this reason they have stopped the arms trade with us on the basis of neutrality. I have this document, it's in my luggage. Li Kongrong said. This document, which Germany used to make excuses, gave a solid basis for the capture act, with which the capture was legitimate. ”

"We are alone overseas, and everything has to be done in accordance with international law. Whether the Germans recognize public international law or not is his business, but as long as the countries of Anglo-American law do, it will do. It's like this submarine, they were happy to see the Germans deflated. Li Kongrong continued. Since the German mail ships were bound for the Japanese, they must have carried prohibited goods on board, and it was reasonable to confiscate the ships, which saved them from the problem of opening the sea locks. At that time, it would be better to find another capture ship somewhere, and then find the right time, preferably one more, so that we have three cruise ships. ”

"The Japanese just let them go?" After listening to it for a long time, Lin Zhun finally came back to his senses. It turned out that Germany was moving, not Japan.

"The Japanese cruise ships are too small, they will fight with us, and they will definitely sink themselves when they stop them." Li Kongrong shook his head, "We have to act safely, and if we have the opportunity, we will definitely catch one." ”

From torpedoes to German cruise ships, Li Kongrong felt that he was too far off the topic after speaking, and he corrected: "After leaving the strait, we will not make peace with the British, and go directly to Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean." On the island, let's see if two torpedoes can be modified, the charge is not too large, so as to save the accident and shoot yourself in the foot, as long as it can be scary. ”

"Agreed." Lin Zhun and Lin Huiping nodded.

A few people stayed in the torpedo compartment for a while, and when they returned to the control compartment, Lin Zhun began to open the chart to see how far it was from the North Sea to Svalbard; Lin Huiping picked up a novel and was reading it, and Li Kongrong was also prepared for the boredom on submarines, and he was reading a report by Zhou Maobai, the head of the US shipyard of the Xinzhong Defense Corporation, mainly on the matter of aircraft carrier refitting -- although Ma Deji and others from the Jiangnan Institute were from a professional background, they had no experience in building warships of more than 5,000 tons, and they did not have a deep understanding of aircraft carriers, so Li Kongrong was the final decision-maker in the design of the aircraft carrier.

There is no day or night in the submarine cabin, but the sunrise and sunset can still be judged according to the ship's clock. At half past six in the afternoon, the sun had sunk below sea level, and it was dark in the sea and sky. The German warships raced around the strait, and depth charges exploded again, but they were mostly left behind. After twelve hours of sailing, the submarine is now in the center of the Skagerrak Strait, and is expected to sail out of the strait and enter the North Sea at twelve o'clock tomorrow night. After dinner, Li Kongrong inspected the submarine again, and most of the crew members were accustomed to life in the boat, and their expressions were leisurely, and they seemed to have returned to the dormitory life after playing cards and losing and winning. (To be continued.) )