The sunset is golden, the sunset is thousands of miles, and the vast North Atlantic Ocean is sparkling, looking desolate and magnificent. On the swaying sea, more than a dozen returning torpedo boats were approaching the two battle patrols from all directions; The German sailors on the deck were in high spirits, their faces were full of excitement and joy, and some of the torpedo boats were even singing loudly. The German sailors were accompanied by British sailors who were lucky enough to save their lives, but until the end of the war, they had to live in a German prisoner of war camp.

On the rear bridge of the Blucher, Rear Admiral Millau watched with great interest as the sailors hoisted the returning seaplanes back to the battleship, and this time his detachment could be said to have made a lot of money. Under the aerial reconnaissance of this kind of aircraft in front of them, those British merchant ships that fled in all directions had nothing to hide; The torpedo boats, which were rushing at a speed of more than 34 knots, rushed to catch up, and the slow British merchant ships had a way to stop and surrender.

Due to the large number of torpedo boats in this German detachment, there was a sufficient lineup of 16 torpedo boats in 2 squadrons, which could almost guarantee that one battleship corresponded to one merchant ship; Thus, in less than an afternoon, the British convoy was devastated, and only four ships escaped from the fingers of the German fleet. The 17 transport ships and the more than 60,000 tons of cargo they carried were all buried in the depths of the ocean, although Millau felt quite reluctant to bury these grain, ore and other resources, but he also knew very well in his heart: as long as these materials were not used by the British, then it was the best impetus for the German war planes!

"General, that British lieutenant colonel has woken up from a coma." Philippe, the captain of the Blucher, ascended the escalator in three steps and two steps, and reported to the commander in front of him. According to the description of several remaining surviving British sailors. The old guy was lucky. The blast of the shell sent him flying from the open bridge into the life raft, where he was rescued by the fleeing sailors. As the commander of the highest-ranking ship in this convoy, perhaps we can learn more about this fleet and British shipping in the North Atlantic. ”

Millau nodded. When he learned that an unconscious British lieutenant colonel had been captured, the interrogation of the British officer was already part of his schedule. This veteran officer, who was the sole leader of Atlantic shipping, must have known a great deal about British shipping, and these secrets happened to be urgently needed by the German surface fleet, which had just broken diplomatic relations in the Atlantic. "Let's go, let's go and meet this tragic warrior who dares to stand in the way of the battle patrol." Millau turned around and took the lead down the escalator.

The Blücher patrol has a total length of 170 meters. It takes less than 25 seconds for an adult to run the entire deck; So after a short time, the two Milaus arrived at the hospital at the bow of the ship. Dozens of British sailors wounded in previous battles were being treated, staring at the arrival of two high-ranking German officers with hatred and hatred; Although the other side saved itself after the battle, how could its heinous crimes of sinking ships such as the Herax and killing hundreds of people be compensated for by this hypocritical charity?

The two of them didn't pay attention to the unkind stares cast by the prisoners, and their eyes were only the old figure sitting on the simple hospital bed. Although his face was decrepit and his arms were wrapped in several thick bandages, perhaps due to Saxon instinct, his appearance was still not the slightest sloppy and messy. Seeing that the Englishman was not seriously injured, Millau and Philip looked at each other. They all saw a hint of joy in the eyes of the other party: if the other party was unharmed, the interrogation would be much easier. At the request of the two. The old lieutenant colonel Ekmandon was lifted into the captain's room and met the eyes of two middle-aged men.

"I'm not going to tell you Germans any more information, so don't waste any more time on me, gentlemen!" In the face of a dozen questions from Millau, Eckman only answered the name and rank clearly engraved on the military card on his chest, and nothing else was revealed; Even when Millau chatted with him about his daily routines, the old lieutenant colonel was silent, always standing in place like a log, not giving the other party the slightest chance to obtain information. At the end, Ekman directly jumped out of this send-off sentence coldly, and looked at the German in front of him with mockery and contempt in his eyes: "If the two gentlemen think that I am of no use to you, then you can throw me into the sea to feed the sharks; Since I dared to command an old protective cruiser to attack your 2 battlecruisers, I had no intention of living to see the sun tomorrow! ”

Looking at Ekman, who stood up and was about to leave, Millau snapped his fingers slightly, and two tall and sturdy German sailors outside the room appeared at the door of the captain's room like iron towers, completely blocking the way in and out. Ekman turned around, his eyes full of disdain and ridicule: "What's the matter, two gentlemen, are you ready for me to feel the cold temperature of the Atlantic Ocean at this moment?" Then please do it. ”

Millau smiled, "Mr. Ekman, we admire your courage. In fact, at the moment of life and death, they still chose to perform their duties honorably, and even in our German Imperial Navy, there were quite a few officers and men who could not do this. But I would like to ask Mr. Eckman, is the core mission of a country's military to protect the interests and lives of its own people? You charged at us with fearless courage to buy time for the merchant ships and sailors to escape, and you did not hesitate to sacrifice your own life for this? ”

Ekman snorted coldly and said, "You asked me just now, and I can say that I have no comment. But Mr. Millau, you are not happy, what should I do? You asked me if my previous death-determined charge was out of a military duty to protect my own people, and I said of course it was. But I'm really anxious for you, Mr. Millau, because you want to use this language trap to get some information out of me? Today, as an elder, it is necessary for me to advise Mr. that you still have to keep improving your interrogation level. ”

Millau continued to smile gently, but the next words made Ekman's face change suddenly: "The duty of a soldier is to protect the people, and I agree with this most often. At present, our German fleet has sailed from Jutland into the Atlantic, and the supplies it carries are quite limited; And after today's daytime battle, there are nearly 600 more captives in my fleet to fill, and the amount of supplies they need to consume every day is staggering! Among them were soldiers and sailors of civilian origin. If you, Mr. Ekman, refuse to cooperate with us, so that I, who am in a bad mood, inspect the supply reserves, and accidentally find that there is not enough food and fresh water, then I will have to ask them to be guests in the temple of Poseidon onceidon. I wonder if they will have the courage of yours? ”

"You...... You are the most flagrant violation of the International Convention of War, and this is the massacre of innocent civilians who have no conscience! God will not forgive your sins! It was only after a while that Ekman reacted from his extreme shock and rage, and he couldn't help but shout. He really didn't expect that the Germans in front of him would be so sick that they would blackmail their captives!

To be sure, the people on the merchant ships had little to do with Ekman; After all, he had made several trips on the Atlantic route, and each time he encountered a different sailor face on a merchant ship. What really frightened him was that the Germans would be cruel to the surviving soldiers on the Herax. After working on this cruiser for almost ten years, he had already formed a deep combat friendship with the 450 officers and men on board, and after a battle during the day, more than 300 people still survived the capsized and sunken battleship.

Ekman did not waver in his decision to rush to the German fleet, but he was full of pain and guilt when he woke up to the officers and men on the ship who had unfortunately died. Now that the convoy he was desperately guarding was completely wiped out, there was no longer any reason or ability to continue fighting. He had already seen that his life and death had already been seen by him, otherwise he would not be completely fearless of life and death just now, but these surviving robes that had accompanied him for countless years, Ekman just wanted them to live well!

"Now we are on the far open sea. The water in the North Atlantic on a November night is close to freezing, and people don't last more than 30 minutes before they freeze and sink to the bottom, so if I dispose of them during the night, who knows what's going on here? My closest sailors will not betray me. The smile on Millau's face was as usual, unaffected by Eckman's fierce threat, "As for the matter of going to hell after death, you also have a share in it, Mr. Ekman, who told you not to cooperate with our inquiries?" If you are willing to cooperate well, then these sailors and officers will be treated preferentially, and if you have a share of my German sailors, you will have their share, how can you sink to the bottom of the sea that I don't know if it is 4 or 5 kilometers deep? I can assure you of this with the honor of a soldier. ”

"You ...... What do you want to know? Ekman gritted his teeth, and his words finally changed like never before. A smile bloomed on Millau's face, and he said, "Your Excellency is indeed an excellent soldier, and I admire him very much. Now we can talk about it. However, I would like to remind you that my promise to you will not be fulfilled until what you say is proven. If I find out that Your Excellency is deliberately deceiving, I will surely give the fish of the North Atlantic a sumptuous dinner. ”

Ekman's eyes flickered with pain, but in the end, he could only choose to remain silent and meet the moment he least wanted to face. (To be continued......)

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