"Then it's a matter of luck..."

Just below the sea area near Longkou Bay, when the submarine captain said this, sitting in front of Fu Xiuming, Li Liang and others, Yan Shao also sighed.

He had just been pushed out of bed by Eleno and Caterina, so his expression was inevitably a little sluggish.

In Yan Shao's view, the probability of success of this plan is still very high, and as long as it succeeds, then the situation in Shandong can change greatly―――――― although it cannot completely reverse the balance of power between China and Japan on the sea, but at least it can bring each other closer to each other.

However, no matter how seamless the plan is, after all, it still can't escape the word accident.

What's more, no one has ever carried out this plan in the past, and even if it seems that there is no problem, no one dares to confirm whether there will be anything wrong when it is actually done, and therefore, although everyone here is confident, they dare not jump to conclusions until the real results are returned.

"Seven minutes left..."

Looking at the watch on his wrist, Yan Shao raised his head and said, at this time, the hands of the watch on Yan Shao's wrist had pointed to 4:53, and there were only seven minutes left before the plan.

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That is, when Yan Shao and the others were waiting, under the water of Longkou Bay, Gong Rang and the others were also staring at the watch on their wrists.

When the pointer on his wrist finally pointed to 5 o'clock, both Gong Rang and the others were relieved, and Gong Rang, who was still nervous, also became stern.

"Let's do it!"

"Yes!"

With the order of the palace rang. The submarine that Gong Rang was in suddenly moved, and along with him, there were other submarines under the surface of the sea.

It was 5 o'clock at this time, and the sky that had gradually brightened gave Gong Rang and the others an excellent view. Similarly, the time of 5 o'clock also put most of the Japanese troops in the bay into deep sleep.

I'm afraid they couldn't have imagined that at the bottom of the water not far from them, countless black fish were quietly touching in.

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On the Settsu, Kazuki Yamamoto was standing at the top of the watchtower, observing his surroundings with some boredom. In this day and age, there is obviously no radar, so whether it's a vigilance or something else. It can only be carried out by primitive means such as guò, which makes the work on the watchtower very important, and arguably one of the most important―――――― after all, if you can find the enemy earlier. It is equivalent to an extra chance of winning, and even at other times, if you can find some impending trouble, it can give the people on the ship more life.

But for Kazuki Yamamoto. It's a boring job.

"What the hell. Everyone knows that those Chinese cowards have already fled south with their ships, and they dare not come here to confront the Empire at all, so what's the point of me here? Could there be any madman who would dare to run over and attack the Empire's fleet?! ”

That being said, military discipline is military discipline after all, and even if it is useless, it still needs to be observed―――――― unless one day this military discipline is completely useless and is abolished.

So even if Kazuki Yamamoto is unwilling. I can only hide in the watchtower and look around boringly.

Just when he was bored, he suddenly saw a white line outside the bay rushing towards the fleet at a rapid pace. Before he could react to what was going on. I saw that there were many white lines outside the bay, and gradually, nearly thirty white lines appeared on the sea, and after noticing this scene, Yamamoto Kazuki's eyes widened.

This, this is...

Kazuki Yamamoto wanted to stand up and shake the alarm bell to get everyone on the ship up, but maybe he had been sitting for too long and stumbled, and Kazuki Yamamoto didn't stand up.

But then he didn't have to worry about waking up his companions, because with the series of explosions, no one else could sleep except the dead...

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Inside the cabin, Yuzaburo Kato was asleep, after all, it was only 5 o'clock, which was the right time to sleep. And no matter how bad the situation on land is, there is nothing he can do about it.

But just as he was asleep, a violent explosion and violent shaking woke him up from his deep sleep. And the sirens later made it clear to him that the fleet had been attacked.

"Hell, what's going on?"

Getting up from the bed, Yuzaburo Kato put on his clothes and walked outside, but he had just opened the door when he saw an officer running briskly towards him.

"Your Excellency..."Seeing Yuzaburo Kato, the officer's face showed a look of relief.

However, at this time, Kato Yuzaburo himself was not at ease at all, because just now, many explosions came, which cast a shadow on Kato Yuzaburo's heart. "What happened?"

"We've been attacked!" The officer shouted. "It's not clear about the situation yet, you can go up with me and take a look..."After saying that, the officer had already taken Yuzaburo Kato and ran up.

Perhaps God blessed, the 'Settsu' ship that Yuzaburo Kato was on did not suffer any blows, so until, despite the continuous explosions outside, they were not hindered along the way, which also made Yuzaburo Kato's heart a little relieved.

It's just that when he walked to the deck and saw the scene outside, he was shocked.

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Inside the submarine, looking at the spectacular scene on the sea, the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

"Hit again, sure enough, it's still this kind of fixed target that is easy to hit..."

Seeing an armored cruiser on the water being blown up by a torpedo, Gong Rang couldn't help but be a little excited.

"Captain, do you continue to attack?" Standing beside Gong Rang, an officer asked softly.

"Of course!" Gong Rang nodded. "Keep attacking. This kind of good opportunity is a once-in-a-century opportunity! ”

On Miyao's order, two more torpedoes flew out of the torpedoes and headed straight for an armored cruiser in the distance. Meanwhile. Other submarines on the bottom of the sea also took action, but after a while, Longkou Bay, which was not very small, was actually burned into a sea of fire, and the bay was full of burning warships...

Whether it is a battleship, an armored cruiser, or an ordinary cruiser and destroyer, there seems to be no difference in the face of submarines, at most only in numbers.

At this moment, for the officers and men of the submarine in Gongrang, it was like a carnival in front of them. Dozens of large and small warships in the bay were left to their choice to attack, but in just over 10 minutes, more than 20 warships had already been hit by torpedoes.

Some, such as battleships or other larger ships. After one or two hits, although they were hit hard, they were not a big deal for the time being, but those ordinary cruisers or destroyers, even if it was only one shot. It's enough for them to sink to the bottom of the sea ...

At this time in the bay. There was a cruiser and a destroyer, sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

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After seeing the scene in front of him, Yuzaburo Kato was almost stunned, and he couldn't imagine what caused this qiē in front of him. But in any case, Yuzaburo Kato did not forget his duty, so after a moment's pause, he hurried to the bridge.

He was glad that his flagship had not been attacked in any way. However, look at the warships burning in the bay. He would rather be killed in his sleep.

"What the hell is going on?!"

Walking into the bridge, Yuzaburo Kato asked loudly.

"I'm sorry. Your Excellency, we don't know..."

One of the officers said to be pointing to the surface of the sea, where there were still a number of white lines that were rushing towards the ships that had not been torpedoed. It's just that in the beginning they were aiming at the big guys, so now their targets are almost all ordinary cruisers and destroyers...

Naturally, Kato Yuzaburo's Setzu ship should also be their target, but its luck seems to be too good, and almost all the torpedoes that were originally rushing to Kato Yuzaburo hit the warships on both sides, which also made Kato Yuzaburo's Setzu ship and several other large warships stand out in the burning sea of fire...

Although he was very angry, Yuzaburo Kato also knew that now was not the time to be angry with others. And at this time, he more or less guessed what was attacking them.

Submarine...

For this new type of weapon, Kato Yuzaburo still has a certain understanding, but he never thought that he would encounter this kind of thing.

"Order all ships to take emergency measures to save the ships that have already hit the torpedoes, and the remaining ones that are still intact or still able to fight, all of them should fire their guns in the direction from which the torpedoes were fired," said Yuzaburo Kato. There are so many torpedoes, there must be a lot of them, even if I can't see you now, I can get a few of them..."

Anyway, since Yuzaburo Kato is here, everyone can be regarded as having a backbone.

Soon, the naval guns on each ship opened fire in the direction of the mouth of the bay, although most of the ships had lost their combat capability at this time, more than a dozen water columns still rose in the direction of the mouth of the bay, and this also made the palace let them pack up their excitement.

Looking at the tragic situation in the bay, Gong Rang and the others knew that the goal had been achieved, and it was time to stop...

However, at this time, there were still several submarines that did not run out of torpedoes, so not all submarines left the bay, but waited until all the torpedoes were used up, and then gradually withdrew from the bay.

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With the retreat of the submarine forces, calm finally returned to the bay―――――― if the flames were burning, the smoke was soaring, and there were also firefighting sounds and even explosions of ammunition detonated by flames...

And looking at this scene in front of him, Yuzaburo Kato also felt a pain in his chest...

No matter how you look at it, this qiē in front of him is out of control.

In the same way, he also felt that he had an inescapable responsibility...

In fact, his command just now was indeed a little unexpected, but this is not surprising, after all, not everyone has experienced such a thing. The first time something like this happens, even the most powerful person will be a little at a loss.

As for the rest...

It's a good fit, of course. There was also an officer who asked the ships to move and leave the bay as far as possible. But the problem is that at this time, the warships in the bay are either steam engines or steam turbines, all of which are steam, and the starting time is very long, and by the time the boiler starts the ship can be opened, I am afraid that they will also sink almost as much.

And the situation in the bay is chaotic at the moment. If it is really started, there may even be a ship collision―――――― which is not impossible, after all, ship collisions are not uncommon in history. Isn't there a very famous Melbourne number in later generations?

If the order is really given, even if all the ships are moved in the end, there may be a situation where the ships collide with each other in a panic. Instead, the situation will change...

So. Except for deterrent fire with naval guns, Yuzaburo Kato really couldn't think of any other way.

However, after noticing the situation just now, he also understood what exactly launched the attack on them...

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After the attack, almost half of the ships in the bay were severely damaged, and most of the ships that were able to remain intact were small ships, which were not rare targets for the other side. As for the large ships, the vast majority were hit. Only a few were either lucky or saved by their companions.

Anyway. For Yuzaburo Kato, the most important thing at the moment is the rescue work.

Although most of the ships in the bay have been badly damaged, some can still be salvaged, and this is the most important task at the moment. In addition, since the attack took place at 5 o'clock, many of the crew members were still in the cabin, and now many ships in the bay have begun to sink to the bottom of the sea, and some of the crew members are trapped in the cabin, and they are all rescued, which is also a top priority...

At the same time, looking at the scene in the bay, the officers and soldiers of the army, who had been awakened by the sound of the explosion, also walked out of their houses one after another. Just looking at the tragic situation in the bay, most of the army officers and soldiers were stunned...

At this time, no one seemed to notice, just above everyone's heads, a plane was slowly flying by...

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In the conference room of the presidential palace, Yan Shao and others had received news of success.

After learning that the attack had been successful, both Yan Shao and Fu Xiuming and the others were overjoyed, and even Duan Qirui, an old man who was not smiling, had a big smile on his face.

And after laughing, they all came to Yan Shao and celebrated to Yan Shao.

Merely...

Different from ordinary celebrations, this celebration has two meanings in it.

One is to celebrate victory, the other is to celebrate success.

Victory naturally does not need to be explained, if it succeeds...

Attacking the Japanese Navy in the bay with submarines, this plan was proposed by Yan Shao...

And Yan Shao would come up with such a plan entirely because he remembered that in later generations, that is, during the Second World War, the Germans seemed to have carried out such a plan. And that unlucky guy at that time was the British 'Royal Oak', a battleship that was knocked out in the harbor...

In the middle of the night on October 14, 1939, the moon was shining in the sky, and the British Royal Navy's largest base on the mainland, Scapper Bay, was silent. At two o'clock in the morning, a huge explosion suddenly sounded in the quiet military port, and immediately the battleship "Royal Oak" of the British Royal Navy burst into flames, and the battleship quickly sank into the sea. Many of the officers and men who were still dreaming of what was going on were killed in the fire along with the battleship, and 833 officers and men, including Rear Admiral Mehler, commander of the First Battleship Detachment, did not survive.

Churchill, who was the British Admiralty at the time, was devastated when he learned of this, calling it "the darkest day in the history of the Royal Navy". Because HMS Royal Oak is the most powerful capital ship of the British Navy, it has visited many countries as a British king's seat ship, and the VIP room on the ship permanently houses the throne of the British king, and the walls are hung with portraits of British kings. In the eyes of the British people, the "Royal Oak" became a symbol of the invincible Royal Navy.

In the aftermath of the incident, the Royal Navy set up a commission of inquiry consisting of 15 experts. After analysis and investigation, the commission concluded that the "Royal Oak" was sunk by a torpedo fired by a German submarine!

However, in the opinion of experts, this is simply fantastical, because the channel of Scapper Bay is narrow and winding, there are floating batteries and blockade ships at the entrance to the base, and even ordinary surface ships need to be guided by navigators, and the base commander once asserted: "There is no threat from the sea in Scapper Bay!" "Experts could not imagine how the German submarine had managed to get into the harbor from under the water in the middle of the night, bypassing many obstacles.

But in any case, this is a fact of real existence after all. And Yan Shao was also reminded because of this incident.

That's right, the Japanese Navy is stronger than China in both quantity and quality―――――― of course, this quality mainly refers to the quality of officers and soldiers, although in terms of the quality of equipment ...

But because of this, in Yan Shao's eyes, Japan's most eye-catching thing is probably this navy. So from a long time ago, Yan Shao has begun to think of a way, how to solve these damn Japanese Navy. If it is said that it is a hard fight, this is obviously impossible, at least in twenty or thirty years, then he can only go sideways.

And speaking of which, in this day and age, it is clear that there is no more out-of-the-way weapon than a submarine ...

This is also the reason why Yan Shao will vigorously support submarines, and even give up the slipways of surface ships to submarines, and it turns out that they have not lived up to Yan Shao's expectations... (To be continued......)