Chapter 346: Depth Charges
Compared to the menacing attackers, although the exact location of the fleet is known, the combat effectiveness of the crew on the fleet is not known. In the face of a sudden counter-raid, the armed merchant ships that were preparing to outflank the encirclement were caught off guard.
With Xu Haibao as the first echelon, they carried out covering spell strikes from a long distance to clean up the militants exposed on the merchant ships. The reequipped helicopter was used as the second echelon of the air strike, urging the destruction of the living forces on the merchant ship.
Then take the assault team as the third echelon and directly board the ship to carry out the final clearance. The raids were one ring after another, so that the militants on the armed merchant ships had no ability to fight back at all, and could only passively resist stubbornly.
The commander behind the scenes, who was far away on the giant freighter, received a call for help from the armed merchant ship, and said in surprise: "What? You mean that those guys took the lead in launching a surprise attack on our armed merchant ship?"
"Yes, my lord, according to the information they provided, that Celestial Empire salvage fleet is not simple. They even carried four helicopters, and they were still able to quickly arm them into helicopters for air strikes.
In addition, the master who destroyed our squad earlier also used a group spell strike. Our people have no power to fight back. Weapons on merchant ships are often destroyed before they have a chance to do so. ”
Listening to his subordinates' reports, the middle-aged man smiled coldly and said, "Interesting! It seems that our actions have been discovered by them." Raids on our armed merchant ships appear to be intended to escape encirclement.
Give orders to our submarines to speed up and catch up. The rest of the armed merchant ships gathered as soon as possible to join forces to fight their counterattack. When the submarine arrives with us, they will surely die, and we must not let them escape!"
"Yes, sir!"
Although Xu Haibao's counter-raid surprised the commander behind the roundup. But he still believed that the next naval conflict would inevitably end in their victory, and Xu Haibao and his fleet were just dying.
Looking at the commandos who came out of the cabin one after another, Xu Haibao also said in a timely manner: "Tiger shark, how is the situation?"
"All the militants on board were killed. Assault team, one seriously wounded, two seriously wounded! On this ship, there were two masters who suffered a little loss when they entered the cabin. Both guys were killed, though. ”
"Send three wounded people, and the seriously injured ones will be sent back to the supply ship immediately for treatment, and if the light wounded are concerned, I will treat them. If the injuries weren't too serious, I'm sure they'll recover soon!"
"Yes!"
When the three injured team members were helped to the deck, Xu Haibao summoned rootless water to clean the wounds of the three of them. For the seriously injured team members, Xu Haibao directly used a spell to take out the shrednel and bullets that had entered the wound, which was regarded as emergency treatment.
After doing this, Xu Haibao summoned nectar and began to cast a healing spell. To the surprise of the commandos, the bleeding wounds of the two lightly wounded men quickly began to heal, and even new flesh quickly grew from the wounds.
Only the condition of the seriously injured is more serious, and Xu Haibao's healing technique still cannot cure him immediately. It's just that after Xu Haibao and casting the spell, the situation of the seriously injured has also improved a lot.
When he got up, Xu Haibao also smiled and said, "I have already taken care of your wounds! Return to the supply ship and recuperate for a few more days, there should be no root cause of the disease." During the recuperation period, remember to replenish more nutrient solutions. ”
"Yes, thank you!"
"Take care of your injuries, don't think too much, after ten days and half a month, you can be alive again. I'll send you back by helicopter later!"
Xu Haibao, who was talking, directly summoned a helicopter to transfer the seriously injured to the helicopter. Before the helicopter returned, Xu Haibao, who was boarding the plane, also said in a timely manner: "Wait for you to return to the ship, prepare to hoist depth charges!"
Upon hearing this, the combat team members on the helicopter were surprised and said, "Swordfish, we don't participate in the follow-up combat operations?"
"No! you have a more important mission, and a submarine is following behind our fleet. For the safety of the fleet, you must blow it up. Wait a minute, my warship bird will guide you, you can follow him!"
"Yes, mission guaranteed!"
Not being able to participate in the next successive assault missions made them feel a little regretful. But they were only responsible for bombing submarines, and they were very happy. As pilots of HNA helicopters, bombing submarines is also their specialty.
As the helicopter quickly flew away from the scene, a huge warship island also flew over the helicopter. Seeing this warship bird, many team members know that Xu Haibao is a pet here.
The only thing that surprised and amazed the team members was that the warship birds seemed to be human. Many times, as long as Xu Haibao whistles, even if he flies far and high, the warship bird will quickly come back and stay by Xu Haibao's side.
When the helicopter flew to the supply ship, the paramedics, who had been notified, quickly transferred the seriously injured to the treatment room for examination. After Xu Haibao's emergency treatment, the condition of the seriously injured is much better than before the injury.
The medical staff on the ship only need to do a good job of observation and report to the doctor in time if there is a situation. Many of the paramedics were happy to see the injured team member, and they finally had something to do while on board.
In normal times, they all feel that they are moving with the boat, and they are more about watching the excitement. Now that they are finally useful, they naturally want to do their best to ensure that the wounded who are brought to the infirmary receive the best possible care.
Returning to the helicopter of the No. 1 salvage ship, I soon saw the crew on standby, who had already prepared several depth charges for them. According to the information fed back by the snake king, Xu Haibao also remotely commanded the pilot to carry out bombing through a long distance through a headset.
When the depth charges were safely hoisted, the warship bird parked on the salvage ship spread its wings and flew again. The helicopter that followed behind the warship bird, hoisting depth charges, soon came to the sea behind the fleet.
Seeing the warship bird suddenly landing, circling back and forth in the sea below the helicopter, the pilot quickly said: "Prepare to drop the bomb!"
The submarine, which was originally speeding up to catch up with the convoy, saw the helicopter appearing above, and the militants on the submarine also panicked and said: "Damn! Is this an anti-submarine plane? Have they discovered us?"
"Quick! Drop now, Drop now!"
Although the helicopter on the salvage ship is different from the military anti-submarine aircraft. Seeing the helicopter hovering over his head, the commander of the submarine quickly realized that something was wrong and immediately instructed the crew to begin descending to depth.
At this time, in the headphones of the pilot, who was already ready to drop the bomb, he quickly heard Xu Haibao's voice: "The submarine is in a 150-meter water, and it can be dropped! Strive to sink it in one fell swoop!"
"Yes, the mission is guaranteed to be completed! The No. 1 bomb is ready, the water depth is one hundred and fifty, release!"
As the first depth charge drops vertically into the sea below, watch as the depth of the charge continues to be revealed. When the monitor reached about 150 meters, the team member in charge of controlling the bomb immediately said, "Detonate!"
With a loud bang, the depth charge that had entered the water about 150 meters below the water was instantly detonated by remote control. The force of the explosion was so great that it even caused a splash several meters high. And the submarine in the sea was violently shaken by the bombing.
The militants who stayed on the submarine said with a look of horror: "Damn it! It's a depth charge! Aren't they merchant ships? Why do they even have depth charges? Damn it, we're going to be finished!"
"There is a pipe surge on the left side! Hurry up, fix it immediately!"
With the first depth charge detonated, the battered submarine soon experienced a pipe surge. If it is not blocked in time, the submarine is in danger of falling to the bottom of the sea. Once the extreme depth of the submarine is exceeded, the submarine is likely to be crushed.
Just as the militants on the submarine began to deal with the dangerous situation on the submarine, the pilot said: "The No. 2 bomb is ready, the water depth is 160, release!"
Although he didn't know how Xu Haibao knew about the situation at the bottom of the sea from a distance, the pilot still carried out the order very resolutely. When the bomb entered the 160-meter water, the team immediately detonated it.
Compared to the previous bomb, which was detonated over the submarine, the submarine was not affected by much. This depth charge, however, exploded directly above the submarine. A huge explosion sounded, and the submarine was blown out of a hole in an instant.
Looking at the sea water that kept pouring into the submarine, the militants who were hit by the explosion did not even have a chance to deal with emergencies. The entire submarine fell at great speed, sinking rapidly to the bottom of the ocean below.
Through the vision of the Snake King, Xu Haibao also saw the situation of the submarine being destroyed, and immediately said: "Sea Eagle No. 3, well done! The submarine has been blown up and sunk, you can return home." After unloading the bombs, you are on standby in the fleet!"
"Yes, Swordfish! Did the submarine really sink it?"
The second depth charge blew a big hole in the submarine, and the militants on the submarine were dead. When you return to the fleet, you stand by and watch out for other submarines to sneak up on the fleet!"
"Yes!"
The helicopter, having successfully completed the mission, began to return home to join the fleet. The Snake King, who was still at the bottom of the sea, watched vigilantly at the rapidly sinking submarine. As soon as someone comes out of the submarine, the Snake King will quickly step forward to mend the knife.
In Xu Haibao's opinion, since these guys are enemies, there is no need to be polite. Only by annihilating them can we deter those who dare to attack the fleet. For the enemy, Xu Haibao is also ruthless!
It was not until the submarine completely sank to the bottom of the sea that it was nearly five or six hundred meters away, and Xu Haibao believed that there would be no more survivors, so he ordered the snake king to join the fleet and continue to stay on the bottom of the sea near the fleet, alerting against possible attacks from the bottom of the sea.
At this moment, the giant cargo ship that was chasing the convoy received a distress signal from the submarine, and even the signal with the submarine was quickly interrupted. The members who stayed in the command room of the freighter all felt that the air instantly became solemn.
The most important thing is that the armed merchant ships that are converging at this moment are also being raided by Xu Haibao's commando team again. If they continue like this, after they engage Xu Haibao's fleet, I'm afraid they will have no reserve forces to use!