The main reason why Captain Roland was able to recognize this German battlecruiser at a glance was that the mast of this battlecruiser was so distinctive. The mast of this battlecruiser should not even be renamed a mast, but a tower mast. This tower, which rises like the minaret of a Gothic church, is the most prominent symbol of the Frederick the Great battle cruiser ordered by the Germans from the Americans. In the whole world, this battle cruiser is the only one with such a unique mast, so Captain Roland recognized this battle cruiser at a glance.

This design originated from later Japanese battleships, and there is no doubt that such a mast can greatly expand the view of the battleship, which is conducive to the battleship to detect the enemy first. The German battlecruisers were more often used as assault ships, and in general, they avoided fighting with the same type of warships as the British. Because the Germans lacked overseas bases, it was difficult to find a dock where repairs could be made once a warship was damaged in battle. Once injured, combat effectiveness cannot be restored. And the British warship of the same kind, as long as it returns to the port for repairs for a few months, it is another good warship. Therefore, it is not advisable to say that fighting with a British warship of the same class is fighting a British warship of the next class. Therefore, the ability to detect the enemy first is very important, because if you can find the enemy at the distance possible, then it is more convenient to fight or run. Of course, there are pros and cons to any design, and while this design improves the detection capability of the warship, it will also seriously affect the stability of the warship in high sea conditions, which have not been very good in the Atlantic Ocean. In order to make up for this, the Americans have added a huge anti-oscillation fin to this kind of warship, which can certainly improve the stability of this kind of warship in high sea conditions to a certain extent, but it also makes the ability of this warship to turn a lot of people. This is a huge flaw, and if it were in a fleet engagement, this defect in navigation performance would make it very difficult, if not impossible, for the fleet to seize the enemy's T-head. However, considering that this kind of battle cruiser was not used for fleet decisive battles at all, it was an attack ship of the merchant fleet used for raids, and this defect became tolerable when dealing with merchant ships.

"Quick! Send a telegram now! Captain Roland shouted: "Report that we have discovered a German battlecruiser!" At this time, the German warships were still a long way from the merchant ships, and although with the high speed of the battle cruisers, it would not take long to catch up, but there was still time to send a telegram.

After a while, the German battlecruiser caught up, and it was then that Captain Roland discovered that there was more than one German warship, and there was an ordinary cruiser behind this battlecruiser.

"Boom" that ordinary cruiser opened fire. However, no shells fell, and it was clear that this was just a warning with empty cartridges. Roland raised his binoculars and looked over, and saw a sailor on the mast of the cruiser waving two flags in both hands, waving flags at them. As the captain of the ship, Roland certainly recognized the meaning of the banner: "Stop the ship now!" ”

"Has the telegram been sent?" Roland asked.

"Captain, it's been sent." First mate Carvalho replied.

"Alright then, just do what they say, stop the boat." Captain Roland said.

They are now driving an ordinary cargo ship with a top speed of only 17 knots, and this is still a theoretical number. In fact, the ship has been running at sea for many years, the engine has declined a lot, and after being soaked in the sea for so many years, the bottom of the ship is also full of barnacles or something, and the resistance when sailing is much greater than when it was first launched, plus it is also loaded with a full load of cargo, and it is not certain whether the ship can run at a speed of 15 knots now. When it comes to running, you definitely can't run away. And he is just an unarmed merchant ship, and if he wants to fight with a cruiser and a battlecruiser, it is no different from suicide. The telegram had already been sent anyway, and as a citizen of the United Kingdom, he had done his duty. Now, surrender is naturally the best option.

The Good Guy Anderson slowly stopped, and then, the heavy iron anchor was thrown down. The cruiser approached and stopped about six or seven hundred meters away from the Good Guy Anderson, the jackets of several of the cruiser's main guns had been removed, and the muzzles of the black hole turned around and aimed at the Good Guy Anderson. The battlecruiser, on the other hand, continued to sail slowly in the distance.

At this moment a small sampan was lowered from the cruiser, and a group of sailors got on the small sampan and rowed towards the good man Anderson. After a while, they rowed next to the Good Guy Anderson. The sailors on the Good Man Anderson threw down the rope ladder, and a group of German sailors with submachine guns got on board.

"Are you the captain of this ship?" A German naval officer with the rank of second lieutenant said to Roland.

"Yes, I am the captain of this ship. I want my crew to be treated humanely. Roland said.

"Don't worry, as long as you don't deliberately make trouble, we will also abide by the rules." The second lieutenant said, "Now, Mr. Captain, can you show me the list of goods on this ship?" ”

Generally speaking, after the attacking ship captures the enemy's merchant ship, it will either escort the merchant ship back to its own port or simply sink the merchant ship. The Germans did not have any available ports in the Atlantic, and Germany had several colonies and ports in Southwest Africa, but these ports were now very unsafe. The British fleet had already slaughtered the ports and smashed them to pieces. Some of these colonies were already on the verge of being taken by the British, and some of them were still fine, but perhaps the British fleet was heading towards those places, taking the captured merchant ships and running there to run headlong into the British fleet. Such a thing, the Germans should not be willing to do.

"Okay, Mr. Ensign, I'll get it for you." Roland said.

"Gatour, you go with Mr. Captain." The second lieutenant turned to a soldier and said.

"Yes sir." The soldier replied, helping the submachine gun hanging from his chest.

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"Steel ingots, rubber, grain, brass and fuel oil. Very good, all things necessary for war. Admiral Neuer nodded slightly, "Where is the Siren now?" ”

"Sir, the Siren should be not far away, shall we contact them now?" An officer replied.

"Of course, many of these supplies are useful to the Empire." Colonel Neuer replied.

……

Captain Roland and the others were put on the battlecruiser and temporarily confined in a compartment, while their ship was taken over by the Germans. The Germans, however, behaved quite gentlemanly, and did not mistreat them, not only did they have three meals a day, but they did not lack water or anything, and their belongings, except for pistols and daggers, were not confiscated, including the first mate's liquor and the captain's ivory pipe.

The crew remained in this compartment for several days, and then another officer led them up to the deck, where they saw another cargo ship on the surface.

"Gentlemen." The officer who took them to the deck said to them, "We still have a combat mission, and it is a lot of inconvenience to take you with us, so we need to transfer you to that ship." ”

That ship, of course, was the extra cargo ship, but in reality, it was not a cargo ship, but an assault ship disguised as a cargo ship. The raid ship, known in the German sequence as the "Siren", was converted from a fast merchant ship, and its ostensible name changed frequently. In what looked like a normal merchant ship, there were four 150mm guns and eight fish. Mine tubes. This ship was originally a cargo ship, so naturally there was also a cargo warehouse, which could hold a lot of things and people. So the Germans transferred these British sailors to this ship, obviously, the Germans could not have kept a group of British sailors on board for a long time, the German raiding fleet had been active at sea for a long time, and every supply was precious. But if you want to kill all those British sailors directly, now that the war has just begun, everyone's discipline is not so low. So these British sailors still have to find a place to let go. It was just placed in a lively place, and the British crew was easy to rescue, but as soon as these people were rescued, the position and strength of the Germans were exposed. And there's a lot less time left for them to run far. If it is lost in some remote place, isn't it a waste of the voyage of a warship? Therefore, the Germans intended to let the "Siren", disguised as a cargo ship, carry out such a mission, wasting its range more than wasting a regular warship.

The "Siren" was equipped with a lifting boom, and the Germans found a calm sea area to anchor the Good Guy Anderson, and then the "Siren" slowly leaned up, stretched out the boom, and hoisted a lot of supplies from the Good Guy Anderson. After most of the supplies had been transferred to the Siren's hold, the Siren moved to the two warships and hoisted some of the things used on the warship, such as fuel, some food, fresh water, and daily necessities, onto the warship. In this way, the two warships can continue to fight for a longer period of time. A couple of German sailors went up to the Good Man Anderson with explosives, which they placed on the keel of the ship, set the timer, and returned to the Siren. After a few minutes, the Good Guy Anderson shook a little, and then the hull began to tilt gradually, and after about ten minutes, the ship broke in two and sank into the sea.