Thousands of waves, vast oceans. This is the South Pacific Ocean on the west coast of South America, and six or seven hundred miles to the north is Iquique. The latter has long become the forward base of the Wehrmacht in South America, and a large number of submarines have gathered in South America, using Iquique as a logistical supply station, making frequent voyages, seizing every day, and doing their best to familiarize themselves with the sea and water conditions and terrain on the west coast of South America.

Iquique has long been controlled by the Chinese, and has not been on good terms with the Chilean government over the years. However, China has become stronger and stronger over the years, and Chile does not dare to brush its tiger whiskers. Especially at the beginning of this war, Chile was simply stunned. It could not imagine at all what kind of confidence and strength China had, and dared to attack the four major powers of Britain, France, the United States, and Russia at the same time. In this large-scale war, Spain, the former hegemon of the Americas, and the lonely maritime power of the Netherlands are only the younger brothers.

The Chilean government was in a commotion, they did not think that China could really win the war, and they planned to take advantage of the situation to knock out Iquique and take down the most important port on the west coast of South America. However, the Arabian Nights record reached Chile again and again, and the Chilean government, which was bombed like thunder, was dizzy and panicked.

China won, won, and won.

The powerful European steamrollers were as fragile as eggs bumping into a stone in front of them, and the loss of hundreds of thousands, millions of troops, directly scared the whole of South America.

How many million people are there in tiny Chile?

In the blink of an eye, the Chilean government's eyes no longer dared to look at Iquique. Even though Britain, the United States, Spain, the Netherlands, and other countries contacted Chile and other South American countries, the Chilean government verbally agreed to the request of Britain, the United States, Spain, and other countries -- to lend ports to the British-American Combined Fleet to dock, and to be responsible for the corresponding supply of grain, water, vegetables, meat, coal, and other materials. But for the Western powers, they want to attack Iquique and pull out the nail that the Chinese wedge in South America. But he didn't agree.

Iquique is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Acatama Desert to the east. If you don't have a navy, it's really hard to attack here. This place is famous for its dry poles, and it is not uncommon for a drop of rain to fall every year or two. If it weren't for the water of the Andes, it wouldn't be a city at all.

Today's Chilean government, when it is full of food and support, will attack Iquique, which has gathered more than 20,000 Chinese militia and nearly 10,000 national defense forces.

However, just as the British and Americans regard Iquique as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh, Liu Xian also looks at the Falklands and is not pleasing to the eye.

The full name of the Falklands is Malvinas, also known as the Falkland Islands. is an archipelago located on the continental shelf of Patagonia in the South Atlantic Ocean. The main island is located about 500 kilometers east of the southern coast of Patagonia in South America, at about 52° south latitude. The entire archipelago includes Soledar, Great Malvina and 776 small islands with a total area of 12,200 square kilometers.

The Falkland Islands were British overseas territories, which Britain reaffirmed its colonial rule in 1833 and which Argentina still claimed to the islands, but to no avail. In early 1833, the British expelled the remaining Argentine officials from the island without firing a single shot. In 1841 the British appointed a civilian lieutenant governor to the island, and by 1890 there was a self-sufficient British community of about 2,000 people on the island. By 1892. The Falklands officially became an overseas British colony.

Argentina has consistently opposed the British occupation of the islands. But the arms can't reach the thighs, and now Argentina not only has to watch the British stop and rest in the Falklands, but also entertain the Argentine ports passing through the Argentine ports on the way south of the Anglo-American Combined Fleet.

The capital of the archipelago is Stanley. Located on the island of Soledar. Due to its geographical location, it has always been a balancing act against South America and the United States, but until now. This is definitely the most important supply point + docking place for the Combined Fleet on the way of tens of thousands of miles. Before the Combined Fleet arrived at the Falklands, it was already possible to see American and British steamers and small warships coming and going from time to time.

Right now. Thirty nautical miles northwest of Great Malvina Island, a small warship is breaking the waves.

Lone naval guns. The low bridge and the conning tower enclosure indicate its identity as a submarine, not an ordinary warship.

The No. 522 submarine, a meritorious submarine in the previous naval war between China and the United States, had already cruised to the waters of the Falklands at this time.

The project 522 submarine does not know how many kilometers away from it has its own friendly forces, and in the days when there is no radio, it is so bad. It had been hunting in the waters off Zaimahu Island for five days, sinking two 5,000-ton cargo ships, seizing enough fuel, food, and water, and of course attracting the attention of small British and American ships.

522 did not use any of these small warships. Too small to be worth wasting precious torpedoes. 552 attaches great importance to its own torpedoes, having previously captured two 5,000-ton freighters, which were directly sunk with the ship's 120 guns, not torpedoes.

Only the glory of sending a large-tonnage warship to the bottom of the sea could be paralleled with a torpedo, and 522 watched its prey carefully.

Now, the captain of the 522 is standing in front of the 120 deck guns, watching several sailors clear the chambers in preparation for the gun test.

Not far away, a cargo ship laden with Welsh white coal was heading at full speed towards the Falklands. Maybe it hasn't found 522 at all. So when the captain of the British steamer saw the slogan 'Stop the ship now' sent from 552, he was shocked and almost out of his body.

The black submarine is in the sea at dusk, and if you don't look carefully, it's really possible to miss it. Not to mention, the lookout of a civilian cargo ship is completely no match for the lookout on a warship. Anyway, the ship was caught!

The British captain immediately gave the order to flee, and the "......bombardment" hit a shell and hit the waterline of the side of the cargo ship. So the third prey that was captured ate ate into 522's stomach.

More than fifty crew members were released into four lifeboats, and 522 sank into the sea in front of all of them. If it weren't for their own situation, if it weren't for the fact that there were still coal carriers on the sea that had not yet completely sunk, no one would believe what had just happened to them.

When the sun had completely set, and a snowy light flashed in the distance on the sea, a gunboat patrolling had spotted the four small lifeboats. After knowing everything, a fierce curse dragged out of the captain's mouth.

How many ships laden with supplies have sunk in the rough Atlantic? If not the American warships, they were to be tested along the way. Carry out artillery calibration, and even some modifications. The combined Anglo-American fleet had long since crossed the Strait of Magellan and could already reach Panama on the west coast.

But it must be admitted that there are two sides to everything. Although the Americans are seriously delaying time, the combat effectiveness of their warships is also rising in a straight line. The loss now is only laying the groundwork for future victories.

The British do not think that the United States still has the possibility of withdrawing from the war, in this case, the longer it drags on, the more the United States itself will lose, why not Whitehall?

In the eyes of Whitehall, the safari of Chinese submarines in the Falklands is not worth mentioning at all. Even the sinking of one cargo ship after another has deepened the fear of submarines across Europe.

In the bay of San Jorge, more than 500 miles from the submarine 522. A British ironclad ship is sailing in the moonlight on the sparkling sea. It's like the owner patrolling his back garden, not very fast, with a leisurely smell.

The owners of the ironclad ships are not worried that they will encounter a sneak attack by submarines, here is so far from the Falklands, and even further from Iquique, they do not think that the Chinese submarines will attack so far.

"Oh, like the Belle Lovon of the North American Fleet [Great Britain]......" A thin black strip like an octopus's wrist appeared on the surface of the sea, silently watching the British warship getting closer and closer.

"It's old-fashioned, but it's still an ironclad. The big guy of more than 7,000 tons is a meal. The captain put away the periscope, and the smile on his face was unusually bright.

The Bellerophon is in tatters, and it has been in service for almost thirty years, but the tonnage is there. Standard displacement 7550 tons. This is all compared to the last Saxony-class ironclad.

The captain won't let go of this meal. He made up his mind to kill the old ironclad ship, so one order after another was issued.

"The submarine turns the rudder 20 degrees! Keep heading. The speed was increased to 10 knots. Torpedo crews prepare torpedoes! ”

“…… The target course is 25 degrees, the speed is 9 knots. The submarine turns the rudder. Maintain a speed of 10 degrees and turn right 25 degrees! ”

"The two torpedoes in the bow were loaded with an interval of two seconds. Launch sequentially! ”

"Torpedo crews are equipped with torpedoes, maximum rate of fire. Torpedo No. 1, ×× degrees in azimuth, ×× degrees in turn. Torpedo No. 2 with ×× degrees in azimuth and ×× degrees of turn! Load the torpedo! Preparation - Launch ......"

A series of orders plunged the entire submarine into unprecedented busyness and tension, and the captain held the periscope, and his affectionate eyes longed to be with the periscope.

The whole submarine was as silent as a deep winter night, silent, and everyone's ears could clearly hear the sound of two torpedoes being fired. They could all imagine the torpedoes being fired dragging a long trail on the sea, rushing at thirty knots at the old Englishman's ironclad.

Everyone silently counted in their hearts, one, two, three, four...... X, Eleven, Twelve......

More than ten seconds later, the submariners in the submarine heard the first explosion, followed by the second explosion, and there was a burst of cheers in the submarine. The captain was waving his arms excitedly, and he did a really good job, hitting both shots.

Half an hour later, the old ironclad of the Bellerophon sank into the vast Bay of San Jorge. There were only a mess of debris and debris floating on the surface of the sea, and hundreds of sailors who had escaped.

"Float. See if there are any big fish among these sailors. "By the way, these overboard sailors left a few rubber boats, as well as a batch of water and food. This is the spirit of humanity, and it is also Liu Xian's stipulation for the impression of the submarine force.

It is powerful, benevolent, righteous and moral, and no matter how powerful such a weapon is, it will not be treated differently. But if it is powerful and there is no place for benevolence and righteousness, the submarine will turn from fear to evil in the eyes of the people of the world.

After capturing a number of cargo ships in a row, he finally had a decent record. The 7,550-ton ironclad ship Bellerophon!

The whole submarine was very excited and very satisfied. (To be continued......)