A submarine and a destroyer, like two lovers who love and kill each other, dance on the vast sea, resisting death.

Both sides have technical equipment that is completely beyond this era, and all the experience and knowledge are learned from the training materials, and neither is completely sure that they will be able to cut the other side down.

Therefore, when the X401 took the lead in provoking the fight, the rapid response of the "Dengzhou" pushed the peculiar competition between the two to a blazing peak.

It can be said that in addition to not having live ammunition, the two ships did everything. On the bright side, it seems that X401 is desperately evading capture, at least for a period of time, Cai Tinggan and they kept silently diving to a depth of 100 meters, and then ran out for a full 50 nautical miles with only battery propulsion, before carefully surging.

This distance has long exceeded the search radius of the "Dengzhou". In particular, when neither side informed the specific direction, the destroyer could only follow the navigation route demarcated by the mission, and on the way to Japan, it made a large zigzag bend and search.

Along the way, all kinds of sonar under the water are fully turned on, and even a hot air balloon is raised as a support to get a wider view from high in the sky. That is, Yang Hao didn't have time to equip them with an airplane, otherwise he would definitely have even sprinkled anti-diving on the plane at this time.

Although the X401 willfully "walked alone", the general course was still within the scope of the mission, and during the long hiding~ time, their speed was undoubtedly much slower than that of the destroyer. When he floated up, he had fallen more than ten kilometers behind the other party, and he only carefully observed it with the depth of the periscope, and he did not rush up to find it ugly.

In the teaching of the Chinese Navy. It is absolutely not advisable for submarines to challenge ships with well-equipped anti-submarine equipment. That's probably no different from looking for death.

The core of submarine warfare is to break diplomatic relations. The targets of the attack are mainly the enemy's maritime transport forces, as well as a small number of ships without anti-submarine escort - of course, such opportunities are generally relatively rare. When anti-submarine technology matured and perfected, there were fewer and fewer warships traveling without protection.

In addition, submarines will also use their powerful stealth capabilities to chase and discover suspicious intelligence, as well as deal with their own kind.

Even if you want to take the initiative to attack a warship with anti-submarine capabilities, you must be prepared to be killed by a counterattack.

The biggest advantage of submarines is that they are well hidden, after all, the underwater environment is too complicated. Sunlight and most electromagnetic waves cannot penetrate seawater above 15 meters. No matter how advanced sonar is, it cannot avoid being interfered by various chaotic signals fed back by complex water layers, so sonar detection is more of an art than a technology. The quality of the results depends more on the experience and quality of the sonar itself than on the analysis and calculation of advanced equipment.

As long as the submarine does not take the initiative to provoke, it will be very difficult for even the most advanced destroyers to catch even a very backward submarine lightly.

For example, the Japanese Navy in the 21st century has the second best anti-submarine technology in the world, which is only slightly worse than his own father. And what about China? To this day, there are still Type 033 submarines in service. The original version of this old guy - the Soviet R-class submarine. To be honest, it is not necessarily much more advanced than its grandfather, the German XXI. As a result, the technological generation gap between the two sides is at least half a century. But will the Japanese destroyers be able to find a trace of 033? Apparently impossible.

Don't listen to them all day long. As soon as the Chinese submarine went to sea, Japan heard such. Do you really have the ability to catch a Chinese submarine that crosses the Miyako Strait as a basic training subject?

A submarine in which the battery is propelled at a depth of one or two hundred meters, or a submarine that sits on the bottom of the sea and sinks silently, in addition to having zenith technology, the superpowers on the earth are not completely sure to grasp it. Therefore, as long as the submarine does not die and honestly acts as a stealth killer, the danger is generally not too great.

On the other hand, if we look at the 033 submarine that was engaged at the end of the 19th century, even in the face of the cruisers of the contemporary powers, it does not mean that it will be able to unilaterally complete the attack without being sunk.

You must know that in the past few years when Yang Hao and the Chinese Navy were under the influence of Yan Zòng, all countries in the world who had the ability to replace their secondary guns with rapid-fire guns. At least their cruisers were equipped with 152mm guns, all 40 times the body of the Armstrong, or the German 150 of these. Some of them are more bullish, and they even make the body tube 45 times, and they climb towards a longer and faster standard.

The accuracy of these rapid-fire guns may not be enough, but the range and power are certainly enough against submarines. The submarine wants to increase the hit rate and runs to a distance of several kilometers to launch an attack, even if it is a submarine-launched electric torpedo, it is inevitable that it will be discovered by the enemy at the end. If the reaction is fast enough, if you force a dense bombardment with shells, the danger is quite small.

Not to mention the fact that today's "Dengzhou-class" destroyers, their technical indicators are similar to those of mature anti-submarine ships in the late stage of World War II, and once they are found to be attacked, they will smash at least 24 hedgehog shells and a bunch of large depth charges in one minute. In addition, its double-mounted 127mm guns have no problem firing 40 shells a minute. No matter how urgent, there are anti-submarine torpedoes to greet you.

In this way, no matter how bad the destroyer is, it can send out a wave of counterattacks, and it is a big deal that they will all end up together. But don't forget, the destroyer's speed advantage allows it to dodge!

Understand this truth, whether you are convinced or not, you must follow the path.

Cai Tinggan never thinks that the current destroyers have been trained in anti-submarine, they didn't even have a target before, how can they practice? In turn, his submarine is only in the familiarization period, the eldest brother does not say the second brother, everyone has the same dish.

But after all, it is the destroyer who takes advantage, this is a priori advantage, helpless and also. In addition, they have to be careful, don't get carried away for a while, and make the submarine out of trouble, and then it will be too late to rescue!

Successfully running to the back of the destroyer, it was equivalent to getting rid of the escort (supervision) of the other party, and Cai Tinggan immediately ordered to start capturing the trail of the destroyer in turn.

All the crew members have gone through several months of simulation training, and the speed of getting started in real things is also quite fast. In the process of stealth anti-tracking, the command is meticulously executed, and the cooperation is quite smooth.

Jiao Hai took his technicians to observe. In particular, it is necessary to learn the essentials of submarine operation. Then look for the shortcomings. In the future, when the construction of new submarines officially begins, we will be able to make the most of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses.

It's not easy. No matter how high their level is, after all, their knowledge is limited, and now they can only follow the book to get a belly of knowledge up, when they will be able to be familiar with it, it is really hard to guarantee. It can only be said that everyone should do their best and strive to master all the knowledge as soon as possible. After all, it is impossible for Yang Hao to build submarines openly in this world. That thing is so sensitive. Once the country finds out that he is actually copying 033 or even more advanced things, no matter how much he contributes, he will be forcibly strangled!

At the research institute in Africa, and the Chinese design team led by Liu Fatzi, all the work could only be simulated on a computer, and in the end, it was just a matter of developing a full set of simulated production processes and making one or two full-scale models to look good. Other than that, they can't even make a tenth of the size. If that thing really can run, it can be used as a "Huitian torpedo" to engage in a kamikaze attack. It's too dangerous!

This requires Jiao Hai and Xu Jianyin, who are the designers and builders of ships, to thoroughly understand the structure of 033 first, and then start to build the finished product by themselves. At least you can know what is wrong, so that you can avoid many dangers.

What they know about the action. Originally, it was a safe voyage to Japan for the purpose of drills, but I didn't expect Cai Tinggan to toss so boldly! The huge submarine is like a giant whale up and down the changing depth and speed, especially when diving rapidly, the hull is squeaked and rattled by the water pressure, which makes them scared and colorless!

On the other hand, the sailors seem to be accustomed to this phenomenon, and they all stand at their posts as usual. The torpedo launcher repeatedly checked there when he was fine, simulating a series of processes such as fixing the depth and filling the torpedo tube with water.

Rao is scorched sea urchin is big and careful, and he still sweats involuntarily. Of course, the temperature in the cabin is too high.

I can't feel it outside, stuffed into a narrow space, and I see more than a dozen torpedoes in front of me, and in the body more than seven meters long, there are at least 350 kilograms of high-explosive charge, this Nima is a bunch of super bombs! If you don't pay attention to it, the big guy will be crushed immediately. You don't have to worry about the pain.

Until the submarine surfaced again, although it was only periscope depth, he also quietly breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had been drowning for a long time.

Cai Tinggan was as calm as a machine, slowly searched the water surface through the periscope, made sure that he had not found the target, and then slowly floated a little higher, and continued to look for it in the distance. Until the track of the "Dengzhou" was rediscovered, the order was given to surface the bridge and accelerate the pursuit.

With this toss, both sides naturally can't move faster. The scheduled arrival time off the coast of Japan has also more than doubled.

Sa Zhen Bing was not in a hurry, he contacted the command center to make sure that the X401 was safe, and at the same time strictly followed the combat rules to search along the way and avoid the passing ships.

For more than a day, the submarine and the destroyer locked onto each other once. The submarine was discovered at periscope depth, and according to the forward fire of the "Dengzhou", it was bound to be blown out like a dead fish by dense shells. Even if the shells can't be killed, they can't jump the pursuit of the destroyers.

The destroyer was quietly touched three kilometers to the rear, and the sonar lock meant that the submarine-launched torpedo attack was successful. With the X401's front six launch tubes, torpedoes launched in pairs at one time, whether they are direct-flying or self-guided, are difficult to dodge.

Such an experience is of great significance to both parties.

According to the plan, they will first arrive in Kitakyushu and then make a roundabout along the coastline of Kyushu Island, until they have figured out all the sea conditions, and then enter the Seto Inland Sea for the next step of training.

Five days later, in the afternoon, when the two ships had just entered the waters on the east side of Kyushu Island and were about to turn north, the "Dengshu" suddenly discovered that a ship was approaching at a rapid pace. Judging by its speed, it must be a battleship.

The lookout looked at it from the height of the mainmast for a long time, and determined that it was a capital ship with a displacement of no less than 10,000 tons, and the flag seemed to be British.

When the news reached the command center, Yang Hao frowned: "The British warship, what are you doing here?" It should be clear to them that we have made the blockade of the island of Kyushu clear. Could it be that they planned to forcibly break through to support the Japanese devils? ”

Yang Haiwei pondered for a while and judged: "It is very likely that they are tempting." With the nature of the great powers, it is impossible to sit back and watch our development, and we must constantly test the bottom line. Disrupt our layout. Even if it costs some sacrifices. It's worth it, too. The bad conduct of those politicians. This is not unexpected. ”

Yang Hao narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully: "It's really 'imperialism is not dead'!" Do they think we won't be ruthless? Anyway, it's also off the coast of Japan? Hehe, this style is the same as the United States over there. ”

In the 21st century, after the United States collapsed the polar bear, it was lonely and sought defeat, drawing its sword and looking around. Looking around, the target is China. One of the means they take. It is like the camels fighting for tents in the Arabian fable, little by little trying to get together in the coastal waters of China.

In the name of the exercise, they first drove the aircraft carrier squadron into the East China Sea, and then approached the Yellow Sea, where surface warships, underwater submarines, and early warning planes from the air came one after another, constantly provoking and testing China's bottom line of patience. If it weren't for the collision accident in front of the plane and the many tough interceptions in the back, it might have crossed the center line and forced into the door.

The most terrible thing is not to block the battleship, after all, they are taking a greater risk. The key is to be able to see the reality of the Chinese government in this way. I didn't even dare to fight back when I was bullied to such an extent, that was really a light meeting. Forget about it and "make a difference".

This kind of action is one ring after another, and each time it is more excessive. The United States is like a camel that has to move forward inch by inch, and if China is not tough enough to deal with it in front of it, they will eventually openly cross the aircraft carrier formation in China's territorial waters. In such a situation, the morale of the people and the international prestige of the whole country will inevitably be destroyed. When the time comes, there will not even be a single shot to be used by the great powers, and there will be chaos within the country.

If you react too violently, you will immediately be labeled as a military threat, and then the United States will incite the small neighboring countries to go forward and make trouble. The ultimate goal is not to let China develop in peace, and constantly use it to consume precious national strength and time.

Britain at the end of the 19th century was undoubtedly at the level of the grandfather who played this set. They found that the previous method of directly opening warships to fight hard would not work, and the strength of releasing Japan as a mad dog to bite was not enough, so they had to go into battle shirtless again to weigh Yang Haozhi's patience in China.

"If you let them go this time, there will be a whole bunch of ships behind them. At that point, our blockade of the island of Kyushu will be in vain. And the Japanese troops who have received support must be like chickens and blood, fighting to the death with us, escalating the war again, and increasing their efforts to bring us down. Hehe, it's really calculated! ”

Yang Hao could guess the strategy of the British. Once a gap is opened on the island of Kyushu, the reinforcements that the Great Powers have crammed in various ways will inevitably explode. At that time, even if the fleet is pulled to fight with them, it will not be taken advantage of first, and then they can use this as an excuse to expand the dispute. When the time comes, they don't have to let the navy take risks and directly incite conflict in the Philippines, which may ruin the good situation that they have just started.

This opening can't be opened!

Yang Hao immediately made a decision: "Order X401, allow them to target the ship of the offender and conduct actual combat drills!" I'm going to make the British suffer a solid dumb loss! ”

Sa Zhenbing received the order and snorted coldly: "Count them lucky." ”

Immediately instructed the "Dengzhou" to speed up its turn and leave, not to meet the incoming ship, and not to give the other side any chance to plant a false accusation.

Cai Tinggan conveyed the command center's order, and the crew didn't turn around for a while, and asked blankly: "How do you call it a combat drill?" Is it necessary to fire test torpedoes at enemy ships? ”

Jiao Hai can't listen to it anymore, does this still need to be said explicitly? It's definitely going to be a black hand on the enemy ship!

Cai Tinggan ordered all the torpedoes to be loaded into the tube, and the submarine sank to the periscope depth, slowing down and facing the enemy ship. The red lights around the cabin swirled and shining, and more than 50 officers and soldiers were in a state of readiness!

Rushing quickly in the distance was a huge cruiser. In terms of its displacement, it can be called the largest one in modern times! She has a sturdy body that is 152.4 meters long and 21.6 meters wide, with a displacement of 14,200 tons! With 25,000 horsepower, it can run at a maximum speed of 22 knots!

The ship is equipped with a twin 234mm breech gun, 12 152mm/40x radial rapid-fire guns, 16 12-pounder guns, 12 3-pounder guns, and four 457mm underwater torpedo tubes!

This battleship is the strongest protective cruiser in Britain and even in the world today, which was commissioned this year - the Qiangsheng!

Designed by Sir White himself, it was built for the Russian "Rurik" class cruisers, and pursued comprehensive suppression of speed and firepower, and finally piled up the first expensive cruiser in Tianzi!

Originally, she would go down in the annals of the world's naval history as a useless "white elephant", of course, that extravagant luxury and enough to be regarded as a poor firepower ratio, compared with battleships of similar tonnage, it seems that the two ends are not reliable. And because of the sudden rise of the Chinese Navy, in the face of the "Tianjin" heavy cruiser with a full three-turret turret, this guy has just been put into service, and he is completely outdated!

The British also knew that they had spent their money in vain, so they no longer hid it, and quietly sent it to the Far East and stationed in Japan. This time, they are going to use this expensive and useless cruiser to break into the blockade line of the Chinese Navy!

Four chimneys burst out of the smoke, indicating her existence, Captain Williams, standing with his head held high above the command tower, looking at the empty sea in the distance, and somehow felt a wave of unease.

There should have been cruising Chinese ships and Japanese fishing boats scurrying around and eventually being blown up, in an endless struggle. This is also indicated by the occasional splinters of wood and oil stains floating on the surface of the sea, but today it seems too calm and abnormal!

The experienced captain subconsciously ordered more than 890 people on the ship: "All cheer me up!" ”

He didn't notice that just two kilometers to the left of the battleship, a flash of light vanished. Cai Tinggan put away the periscope and shouted in a deep voice: "Open the launch port!" No. 1 and No. 2 torpedo tubes are filled with water! ”

All the crew held their breath, stared at Cai Tinggan's raised right hand, paused slightly, and waved down vigorously: "Launch!" ”

A bubble hit the bow of the boat, and two torpedoes rushed out at a rapid pace, accelerating towards the waist and ribs of the "Qiangsheng"! (To be continued......) R1292