Chapter 163: Rescue
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The cruise ship off the coast of Corsica was a victim of the Germans' unrestricted submarine warfare.
The so-called unrestricted submarine warfare meant that German submarines could sink any ship bound for British and French waters at will without warning in advance, and the purpose of this was to blockade Britain and France.
Of course, ships transporting manpower to France were also attacked, so the cruise ship transporting Chinese became a victim of unrestricted submarine warfare.
The German submarine was only on a mission, but for the Chinese workers on board, it was a catastrophe.
"Hurry up and organize the rescue, hurry!" Qin Zhiyuan was anxious.
It's winter, and the sea is close to freezing, so staying in the sea is not a good experience.
"On the dock, there's a boat on the dock!" Greif and Xu Sheng were also anxious, and a group of people followed Qin Zhiyuan to the dock.
"Lao Ge, send someone to cook ginger soup and prepare warm clothes." Qin Zhiyuan did not forget to arrange it during the run.
"Okay, Master Qin, you stay on the dock, I'll just go." Grave was worried about Qin Zhiyuan's safety.
The Germans may not have seen "Han Feizi", but no one can guarantee that the Germans will not wait for the rabbit. Since the cruise ship had already been torpedoed, the German submarine must have been nearby, and perhaps they had not yet run and were ready to sink the ship that had come to the rescue.
Qin Zhiyuan didn't care about this, and quickly ran to the dock and jumped onto a British merchant ship that had just entered the port.
"See that ship? Drive over immediately and rescue the people who have fallen into the water. Qin Zhiyuan rushed directly into the bridge and gave an order to the captain.
"No, no, no, we can't go, maybe the Germans are still there, and it's dangerous now. I can't go. Now we should wait for the Navy destroyer or submarine hunter to come, if it is just us passing, it may not play any role, you know. When confronted with submarines, the merchant ship was defenseless. The captain, who was watching the excitement with a telescope, refused Qin Zhiyuan's order.
The captain's reason seemed to be very valid, but at this time there were several ships on the dock, only this one had just entered the port, and the others were in a state of stalling. If you want to restart, it will take at least half an hour.
"I command you to go at once, or you will face more than danger." Qin Zhiyuan directly pulled out his gun.
Standing in Qin Zhiyuan's position, he could see that the ship was gradually sinking, and the passengers on the ship were desperately swimming to this side in order to prevent the whirlpool formed by the sinking ship from bringing people to the bottom of the sea. Seeing that his compatriots were struggling in the sea water close to freezing, Qin Zhiyuan couldn't calm down.
"What are you going to do?" The captain's face changed dramatically, and he didn't have time to speak. The young first mate couldn't bear it.
"Be fucking honest and get out on the boat right away, or you'll regret it." Xu Sheng also rushed to the boat, also drawing a gun.
"Calm down, gentlemen, violence will not solve the problem." The captain tried to dissuade.
"Don't tell me it's useless, start the boat now, or I'll shoot you all, and I'll take care of it, and you can accuse me of abusing my power afterwards." But now, you must obey my commands. Qin Zhiyuan pulled the hammer away, and his murderous intent suddenly rose.
Since the dock incident, Qin Zhiyuan has felt more and more inclined to use violent means to solve problems. This is not commendable, but in the current environment, Qin Zhiyuan has no choice.
"Damn, hurry up!" Xu Sheng didn't talk nonsense, went up and kicked the first mate who was in front of the captain to the ground.
"You ......" the captain was furious.
People who often run on the sea have a more irritable personality. The British, in particular, even have pirate genes in their bones.
"If you don't drive the boat again, I'll use a gun next." Xu Sheng was murderous.
"Sail, if your ship is sunk, I'll buy you a new one and pay you a new one." Qin Zhiyuan proposed a plan that was acceptable to the captain.
"Well, I can go, but first, your men apologize to my first mate, General." The captain used honorifics, but not much respect.
"When the task is completed, I personally apologize for it, but if you delay any longer, I guarantee that your ship will also be sunk, and you will not get any compensation......" Qin Zhiyuan was gloomy.
"Okay." Faced with the muzzle of the black hole, the captain chose to obey.
The place where the steamer sank was not far from the port, about a nautical mile or two, and the Germans dared to attack at such a close distance from the port, only because they saw that there were no British and French warships near Corsica, so they dared to take the risk. Otherwise, even if the German submarine sank the merchant ship, they would not be able to run, the speed of the submarine under the water is much smaller than the speed of the warship on the surface, as long as it is discovered by the warship, the submarine has only a dead end.
Before the merchant ship left the port, more than a dozen fishing boats were heading towards the sinking cruise ship. These fishing boats were more agile and smaller, and the Germans would not attack such small targets, so the captains of the fishing boats had little to hesitate and even took the initiative to go to sea to provide rescue without waiting for the soldiers of the 1st Brigade to come and give orders.
At this time, the cruise ship was flooded with a large amount of water at the stern, and the stern had submerged into the water, and the bow of the ship was raised high, as if it was inserted upside down in the water, and the scene was rare to see.
Qin Zhiyuan didn't have the heart to look at the diorama, and urged the captain to speed up, and at the same time ordered the lifeboat on the ship to get ready, and immediately start rescuing people after arriving at the distressed waters.
Before the merchant ship reached the wrecked waters, there was a "gurgling" sound of metal cracking in the air, and with a loud sound, the upside-down cruise ship disconnected from the middle, and the bow of the ship slammed into the sea, causing a shocking splash, and then quickly sank to the bottom of the water at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Hurry up! Fast! Qin Zhiyuan's eyes were cracked, and he didn't care if the Chinese workers in the water could hear it, so he rushed to the side of the boat and shouted.
When a cruise ship sinks, a huge whirlpool appears on the surface of the water, and if you get too close, you will be carried into the water by this whirlpool. As early as when the cruise ship was hit, some Chinese workers jumped into the water to seek self-rescue, but more Chinese workers were still on the ship, they did not jump into the sea in time, and they were still delusional that someone would come to the rescue.
The biggest vice of the Chinese is to wait, unless it is a knife on the neck, they rarely take the initiative to do something to change their situation, but often when the knife is on the neck, it is too late to try hard.
As long as the ship has not sunk into the water, many Chinese workers will not choose to jump into the sea, they will not choose to leave the ship until the ship is sure to have sunk, but by then it is too late, and they will not be able to swim out of the whirlpool with all their might.
Soon, the first person was rescued on the boat, and Qin Zhiyuan took off his coat as soon as possible and surrounded the Chinese worker who had taken off his clothes soaked with ice water and was half-naked.
"How many people are on board, how many of our people?" Qin Zhiyuan was eager.
“6…… More than 600 ......" The rescued Chinese workers had purple lips, trembling and unable to speak, and stammered to answer Qin Zhiyuan's question.
More than 600, Qin Zhiyuan looked at the surrounding water, as far as he could see, up to 100 people.
(To be continued.) )