346 Lingering
(There is an error in the torpedo data in the previous article, which has been revised.) )
Huang Guangyao's technique is indeed better than Shen Zhixin's.
The launchers of the Q series submarine are two in the front and two in the back, so the two launchers in the front should make a sharp turn after launching, and then use the last two launchers to continue firing to ensure the maximum attack effect.
After the Q-1 submarine was launched again, it was customary to use its right rudder full force and prepare to continue the attack.
There's no need anymore.
The 533 torpedo has a charge of almost 200 kilograms, and even if the "Union of Seven Provinces" has a displacement of 6000 tons, it will not be able to withstand 2 consecutive attacks.
In the process of turning the Q-1, the ammunition on the "Seven Provinces Alliance" exploded, the hull was broken in two from the middle, the front part and the bridge had sunk to the bottom of the sea, the tail was raised high, and the thruster that was still slowly turning had surfaced, and it sank only in an instant.
The battered Dutch fleet was already in a mess at this time, and because the attack was so sudden, the "Seven Provinces Alliance" was sunk without any message, and the fleet had lost its unified command.
The fleet cannot be turned around when attacked, which will only give the enemy hidden in the dark more opportunities, so it can only speed out of the battlefield and then plan for follow-up.
But in the face of the submarine forces that were waiting for the battle, how could these old warships have a chance to escape, but in half an hour, all nine warships of the Dutch were sunk, and none of them escaped the net.
This caused the captains of the four submarines Q-10 to Q-13, who were in ambush at the second position, to complain that they did not catch a combat opportunity.
After confirming that all the warships had been sunk, the submarine force did not stop to clean up the battlefield and returned directly to the secret camp in Porto Vecchio.
It's December, and the sailors and Marines who have fallen into the water don't bother, they don't survive until dawn in the water.
By the way, Port Vecchio is not called that now, but "Dragon Palace".
It's very vivid, it's all big black fish!
It was not until the next morning that two Italian warships arrived at the Strait of Thorn to carry out the rescue.
It is more appropriate to describe the salvaged corpses, because by the time the two Italian warships arrived at the area where the incident occurred, there were no living people on the sea, and the nearby sea was covered with frosty corpses floating everywhere in the sea.
Who was the attacker?
It immediately became a worldwide concern.
It looks German, but it's unlikely when you think about it.
The Germans were indeed engaged in unrestricted submarine warfare, but at that time, the main purpose of targeting merchant ships was to cut off the delivery of supplies to the Entente countries, and if they really encountered a fleet at sea, not to mention whether the Germans could gather enough submarines in a short time to attack, the Germans did not need to take this risk.
Who could that be?
The Dutch now had only the "rebels" of the East Indies, but those rebels did not have submarines in their hands, and even if they did, they would not be able to cover the Mediterranean.
So is it Qin Zhiyuan?
Thinking about it carefully, Qin Zhiyuan did have a reason to attack, but Qin Zhiyuan did not have submarines, and his two submarines purchased from Britain were still parked in the shipyard in Marseille, and they did not go to sea at all.
Even if you go to sea, two submarines want to attack a fleet of nine warships, do you think it's a dreadnought?
Then think about it, only the Italians and the French are left in the Mediterranean with enough strength to destroy this Dutch fleet.
However, the French and Italians had no reason to attack, and after receiving the Dutchman's distress signal, they both sent warships to the area where the incident occurred to participate in the search and rescue.
The Dutch government's distress message to the French and Italian governments came an hour after the attack on the fleet, and the Dutch government was forced to call for help because the expeditionary fleet had not replied at that time, no matter what the Dutch had reported.
It was the middle of the night, and the French and Italian navies were not stupid, they would never risk being attacked and would go out overnight.
What a joke, since the "ghost fleet" dared to attack the Dutch, and could still succeed, it was equally likely to attack the warships of the French and Italians, and although the French and Italians were not afraid, they did not want to take unnecessary risks.
The Dutch now have a bad reputation, and through the deliberate propaganda of some well-intentioned people, the whole world knows that the Dutch have smuggled Germany in the face of the world's condemnation, and this situation is in a sense an act of collaborating with the enemy, and the Entente may not declare war on the Netherlands in order to end the war as soon as possible, but they definitely do not mind a lot of ridicule.
The Dutch government had to accept the result of their grief, all nine warships were sunk, and nearly 4,000 naval and 5,000 marines were killed.
What makes the Dutch government even more sad and angry is that because of the total destruction of the expeditionary fleet, the Dutch government is now unable to provide effective support to the East Indies, and the Dutch warships have almost been wiped out, leaving only two old warships on the mainland that are not sure whether they can sail to the East Indies, and the merchant ships were all requisitioned by the British because of the smuggling behavior some time ago.
It seems as if the whole world is having trouble with the Dutch.
And the mastermind behind all this is the sacred "ghost fleet" that I don't know where.
Well, there has always been a legend of "ghost ships" in the Mediterranean, and perhaps, it was really the "ghost ships" who did it.
The Dutch government was so grief-stricken that they vowed to find the attackers, and that not breaking the body was enough to quench the hatred in their hearts.
The British and the French issued a joint statement in a mock manner, condemning the indifference of certain people who did not follow international conventions after carrying out an attack.
Indifferent?
Far from enough, it should be cruel!
How indifferent the colonial authorities were to the Borneo Chinese, how cruel the submarine forces under Qin Zhiyuan would be to the Dutch fleet!
A drink and a peck, its own destiny.
In fact, not everyone knows that Qin Zhiyuan did it, at least the French know, because the submarine in Qin Zhiyuan's hands was produced by the French, and the Germans also know that Qin Zhiyuan did not hide it from Crown Prince William.
But at the same time, the French and Germans had enough reasons to protect Qin Zhiyuan.
Needless to say, the French wear the same pants as they have a good relationship with Qin Zhiyuan, not to mention the Germans, the relationship between Crown Prince William and Qin Zhiyuan has reached the level of carrying the black pot for Qin Zhiyuan.
Although not willingly.
No one wants to carry the black pot, not even the guys of the artillery unit.
Qin Zhiyuan also made a statement afterwards.
Unlike the hypocrisy of Britain and France, Qin Zhiyuan's statement was full of hatred for some countries for "****** and going backwards".
The focus of the hatred is not on the colonies, but on the fact that Europe is at war, and that some countries do not spend their resources against "some evil countries", but for their own selfish interests.
At the same time, Qin Zhiyuan also sneered, if some countries have their own warships that are not good at combat effectiveness, they should not open them out and embarrass people, so as not to laugh and be generous and cause trouble to others.
On the second day of the attack, a contingent of merchant ships heading to Marseille from Port Said also took part in the humanitarian rescue of the bodies, escorted by submarine hunters, who were part of the Umbrella security group.
The "umbrella" business is getting bigger and bigger, and now it is not only providing sea escorts, but also beginning to get involved in the business of security teams, which are not only limited to individuals, but also serve business clubs, private territories, large gatherings, and even accept temporary or long-term employment in some small countries.
This statement unabashedly expressed hostility to the Dutch government, of course, those newspapers did not forget to point out why Qin Zhiyuan hated the Dutch government, and for a time the "Hongxi Massacre" and the "Chinese Exclusion Act" became the focus of discussion for everyone in the world.
Americans innocently lying on the gun......
How innocent is it, the Chinese living in the "Chinese Exclusion Act" are even more miserable, the only law in the history of the United States that targeted a single race, which lasted until the end of 1943, I really don't know what was going on in the minds of those who kept calling it a "beacon of democracy".
This statement is still useful, not only making the Dutch government's insinuation that Qin Zhiyuan is the mastermind disappear, but also causing some members of the US Congress to put forward demands for the repeal of the "Chinese Exclusion Act", and the colonial government authorities of British Malaysia, which also belongs to Southeast Asia, have also begun to review their colonial policies and prepare to revise the laws and regulations against the Chinese to avoid possible unexpected troubles.
This is also a manifestation of Qin Zhiyuan's growing influence.
The only dissenting voice was the Japanese government, which offered to provide transport support if the Dutch government needed it, almost immediately after the "strait incident" occurred.
This was vehemently rejected by the Dutch government.
What are you kidding, the Dutch have long known about the Japanese ambitions for Borneo, especially the oil fields in Balikpapan, and the Japanese have long coveted it, and if the Japanese are allowed to intervene in the war in Borneo, it will be easier to ask God to send God.
Although "kindness" was regarded as a donkey's liver and lungs, the Japanese government was not discouraged, and instead began to contact the Lanfang company in Surabaya, proposing that if the Lanfang company needed it, the Japanese would be in an East Asian friendship of "a strip of water" and could provide some material support.
Lanfang Company also resolutely refused, you are now "with a strip of water", why did you go when you wanted to help the Dutch transport things just now?
The two ends are not good, and the Japanese can only express serious concern in a sour way.
The Japanese do not yet have the strength and ambition to challenge the global colonial system, and ambition will always grow slowly with continuous victories.
The Americans, who began to examine the Chinese Exclusion Act, made a fortune in silence, and the United States occupied the Philippines at this time, just on the edge of Borneo, and the support of the Dutch was completely cut off, and the Americans began to fight the idea.
After operating in Borneo for hundreds of years, the Dutch still had some foundation, so the Dutch paid for the purchase of armaments from the Philippines to prepare for an attack on Surabaya by arming the colonial army.
To be honest, the Dutch did restrict the Chinese in Borneo, but they never fully trusted the natives, and the Dutch did set up a colonial army under the command of the Dutch, but those armies could not guarantee even a single shot.
If you think about it, you can understand that the Dutch army is that virtue, how good can the colonial army they trained be?
(To be continued.) )