Chapter 920: Sneak Attack on Sasebo (24th Update)

On the evening of August 24 in the era of the Yellow Emperor, less than 100 nautical miles from the Sasebo Naval Base, the battleship Fuxi, the flagship of the Imperial Navy's Pacific Fleet, was cruising in this area. Although, in the previous battle, the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Navy had destroyed the main force of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy. However, the remaining battleship "Kii" of the Japanese Navy is still not to be underestimated. In order to prevent the battleship "Kii" from coming out of the Sasebo naval base and threatening the Empire's sea transportation lines. Therefore, the three 'Three Emperor-class' battleships of the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Navy were operating in the waters near Sasebo. In order to be able to attack the battleship Kii as soon as it was discovered, it was possible to destroy the last capital ship of the Japanese Navy.

Of course, the three 'Three Emperor-class' battleships of the Imperial Navy no longer acted together, but separately. Previous battles have proven that the Japanese Navy's 'Kii-class' battleships are no match for the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships at all. In a one-on-one situation, the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperors-class' battleships were fully capable of sinking the Japanese Navy's 'Kii' battleship.

However, it is not a matter to keep guarding outside the military port like this all the time. After all, this would contain the considerable power of the Imperial Navy. In particular, when the Empire was about to launch a landing operation against Japan, and the Americans and the British were unwilling to accept the destruction of the Chinese Empire and Japan, it was very likely that they would launch an armed intervention against the Empire. As the main force of the Imperial Navy, the 'Three Emperors-class' battleships should have to shoulder greater responsibilities. Therefore, the Imperial Navy drew up a special battle plan to kill the battleship Kii, which was huddled in the Sasebo Military Port.

The Japanese Navy had built a large number of coastal defense positions at the Sasebo Naval Port, and if the Imperial Navy wanted to storm the Sasebo Naval Base, it would have been able to succeed. But its own casualties will not be small. Therefore, this attack on the "Kii" was carried out not by surface warships, but by the submarine forces of the Imperial Navy.

On the battleship Fuxi, Admiral Liu Guanxiong, commander of the Pacific Fleet, and Vice Admiral Li Dingxin, chief of staff, were talking.

"Chief of Staff, will our submarine be able to take out the Kii in one fell swoop this time?" Admiral Liu Guanxiong seems to have some doubts about this. After all. The battleship Kii was a behemoth with a displacement of 42,600 tons. Compared to the battleship Kii, the submarines of the Imperial Navy were nothing more than inconspicuous little ants. What's more, the battleship 'Kii' was still parked in a heavily guarded military port, and if it wanted to attack, it would undoubtedly be even more impossible.

"Commander, the submarine command has already planned for this attack, and it will not fail so easily. Besides, this time it was our most advanced 'Killer Whale-class' submarine. This time. The attack of the submarine forces will definitely work. I'm just worried about whether the submarine will be able to slip out of the Sasebo naval base once it succeeds. When the time comes, little Japan will definitely encircle and suppress them. Lieutenant General Li Dingxin said. The Chinese Navy's submarine slipped into the Sasebo naval base to launch an attack, which was undoubtedly an extremely risky operation. If it succeeds, it will undoubtedly be able to eliminate the only capital ship of the Japanese Navy. In this case, the Japanese navy would be much less of a threat to the empire. Again, the submarines involved in this operation. It is also at great risk, if you are not careful. It is possible to be sunk.

"We have deployed a fleet outside the Sasebo military port to respond. Only if they succeed in escaping from the Sasebo Naval Port will we be able to rescue them. Hopefully, this operation will go smoothly. Admiral Liu Guanxiong said.

After nightfall, a black ship rose from the surface of the sea like an amplified cigar. Here, it is less than 30 nautical miles from the Sasebo naval base. Before the fiasco of the Combined Fleet. There are often Japanese Navy warships in the vicinity. However, after the disastrous defeat of the Combined Fleet, in order to avoid even greater losses, almost all the surface ships of the Japanese Navy retreated into military ports.

The hatch of the submarine was opened. Several submariners got out of it. The generals began to move their bodies, and some even started smoking. Long-term activities in the small space inside the submarine will make people feel depressed. Therefore, it is also beneficial for everyone to relieve the depression in their hearts by properly floating up and letting the crew go out for a while.

"Captain, it's not far from the Sasebo Naval Base. At our surface speed, it only took two hours to get there. The point is, it's not so easy to sneak into the Sasebo Naval Base. The first lieutenant said to the captain.

"Well, it's very difficult. However, it is precisely because of this that this time the task is up to us. We were flying the Imperial Navy's most advanced 'Killer Whale-class' submarine, equipped not only with the latest engines and batteries, but also equipped with sonar. There were as many as eighteen torpedoes carried. This time, we had to turn him upside down at the Sasebo Naval Base. Major Zhao Lisheng, the captain of the boat, said.

Their submarine, numbered 203, represented the third boat of the Imperial Navy's 'Killer Whale class' submarines. Unlike the previous 'Squid-class' and 'Shark-class' submarines, the 'Killer Whale-class' submarines are not only larger, with a displacement of 700 tons, but also have a further enhanced range, which can already be used in ocean-going operations. In addition, there are two or six heavy torpedo tubes in the front and two in the rear, which makes it have strong combat effectiveness. The bomb load of a total of eighteen torpedoes also makes this submarine extremely terrifying attack power. Coupled with advanced diesel engines, batteries, sonar and communication equipment, it is completely ahead of the submarines of other countries in the world.

The Imperial Navy is mass-producing 'Killer Whale-class' submarines, and it is planned to hunt twelve ships per year. In this way, by five years' time, the Imperial Navy will have sixty such advanced submarines. After sixty units are commissioned, more advanced submarines will also enter mass production. This will undoubtedly make the Imperial Navy have a more powerful submarine force.

"Okay, let the other crew members come out one after another. The diesel engine fully charges the battery. An hour later, we set off and touched the Sasebo Naval Base. Strive to launch all eighteen torpedoes and let little Japan know how good we are. Major Zhao Lisheng said.

"Yes, Captain." The co-captain nodded.

An hour later, even at 8 p.m., the prepared Project 203 submarine began to dive, at periscope height, under the cover of night, towards the Sasebo naval base.

Along the way, perhaps because of the surface hunting of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy, there was no danger and was not detected by the Japanese Navy.

Two hours later, submarine 203 arrived at the Sasebo naval base. By this time, the submarine had already put away the periscope and dived underwater. With the help of the previously obtained waterway map of the Sasebo Naval Base and the help of sonar, the submarine was able to easily slip into the Sasebo Naval Base.

The Japanese Navy did not expect the Chinese Navy to use such a method to launch an attack. So, they were defenseless at all. Anti-submarine nets and the like are not equipped.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, submarine No. 203 slipped into the Sasebo military port. A pitch-black pipe, rising from the surface of the sea. This is the 203 submarine is carefully raising the periscope to observe the surrounding situation.

At this moment, the light in the Sasebo Military Port is relatively dim, but after the moonlight, you can still see the surrounding situation clearly.

Suddenly, a huge black shadow appeared in the periscope.

"In our direction of three o'clock, the discovery of the Japanese Navy's battleship 'Kii' was also the target of our mission. The submarine was ordered to turn and aim its bow at the battleship Kii. Major Zhao Lisheng gave the order.

At this moment, the submarine No. 203 is only a little more than a thousand meters away from the battleship Kii. With four heavy torpedoes in the bow of the ship, the battleship Kii could never escape.

However, Major Zhao Lisheng obviously did not intend to flee after sinking the battleship Kii. It took a lot of hardships to get into the Sasebo military port, and if he gave up like this, it would undoubtedly be easy to spare the Japanese.

Major Zhao Lisheng continued to observe, and soon, he found two more big guys. In addition to the battleship Kii, there were two heavy cruisers that had been heavily damaged, namely the Japanese Navy's heavy cruiser Ashigara and Atago. If these two heavy cruisers could be sunk, then the Japanese Navy would have lost all its capital ships and heavy cruisers. The remaining light cruisers and destroyers were no longer a threat to the Imperial Navy.

Ten minutes later, Major Zhao Lisheng made a plan for the attack.

"In this case, we will first attack the battleship 'Kii' with four heavy torpedoes in the bow. The two heavy torpedoes in the stern of the ship attacked the light cruisers or destroyers parked in the rear. Immediately after firing the torpedo, it turned and at the same time began to load the torpedo. Three minutes later, we opened fire in the direction of eight o'clock. Two heavy cruisers of the Japanese Navy stayed there. Launch all six torpedoes in front and behind at once. Then we started to dive down and headed for the place where we left the port. In the process, the torpedo is reloaded again. When they reached the exit, they floated up again and fired all the torpedoes. Finally, he dived urgently and escaped from the Sasebo Military Port. Major Zhao Lisheng said. (To be continued.) )

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