On September 29, at 3 a.m., on the east coast of the United States, the Atlantic cruise ship Aniston. 【 I want: super fast update 】

"Tony."

"Tony?"

"Damn it, get up."

"What's wrong? Docked? Tony, the telegraph operator who was woken up, opened the curtain and found that it was pitch black outside, scratching his head and asking, "What's wrong?" "I don't know, but the captain told you to take a look." ”

His companion dragged Tony to the bridge in front of him, snoring incessantly, and he was lucky to be able to sleep soundly in this war-torn era.

The Aniston, a large cruise ship with a displacement of 2,300 tons, departed from Italy and carried more than 1,600 refugees who had fled the war across the Atlantic.

So the captain and crew were extra careful along the way, although there are no icebergs in the Atlantic Ocean now, and there will be no such thing as the tank Nick a few years ago, but the elusive German submarine is a serious threat.

God knows if those crazy idiots under the water will throw a torpedo at the Aniston, but it's only three hours away from New York, so Tony will sleep so dead.

After being dragged to the bridge in a hurry, before Tony could speak, the captain, who insisted on keeping vigil, took him into the telegraph room, pointed to the telegraph machine and said, "Is there something wrong with it?" "Radio? Tony was the telegraph operator and the only technician on board, so when he sat down in front of the radio station and turned on the switch to try it, he was surprised: "Captain, isn't that very good?" "Wait. The captain looked at his watch and raised three fingers: "Wait three more minutes." ”

"Three minutes? What can happen? Tony, who didn't know what was going on, had to wait patiently with everyone, and when the time was up, there was a sudden sound of salsa in the silent radio, and then the salsa sound turned into a shrill electric current, which lasted for about four minutes, and the radio suddenly returned to calm.

"It happened last night, once every three hours, and I started to think it was a telegraph failure, but now it happens every hour, about three or four minutes each time." The captain's face was a little solemn, and although he didn't know why this was the case with the telegraph machine, he always felt that something was wrong, so he pulled Tony over to check.

"Could it be a signal from a German submarine?" , The first mate swallowed his saliva and said the concern of everyone After hearing this, everyone's faces changed color suddenly. 【 I want: super fast update 】

"Probably not." Tony carefully inspected the telegraph, shook his head and said: "The power of the telegraph does not cause this phenomenon, if it is a radio signal from a German submarine, it will only form a small electric sound, but it will cause this unless hundreds of telegraph machines are turned on together." ”

"How many hundred?" Tony's partner who woke him up laughed, "How is this possible, no one would put so many telegraphs on a ship." "We have three hours to get to New York, and I don't want any surprises. After Tony checked again and confirmed that there was no problem with the radio, the captain couldn't help but be suspicious, and after thinking about it, he continued: "Anthony, you go to the engine room immediately and see if you can increase our speed to 18 knots."

Charles, wake up all the crew and double the deck lookouts.

Tony, you're here from now on, and if it gets worse, let me know as soon as it gets worse. "Yes, ship book", in order not to disturb the passengers and cause unnecessary panic, the crew all relaxed their steps, Tony sat in front of the radio and looked at the dark sea outside the porthole, his eyes stayed in the distance for a while, and after not finding anything particularly unusual, he slowly took it back.

But he didn't know that just more than 30 nautical miles away, beyond his reach, three huge warships were tailing the huge Aniston on the surface of the sea, silently barely making a sound.

The flashing strong electromagnetic signal was nothing more than a disturbance caused by the Tumenjiang radar's start-up positioning.

As for the tracking of the Aniston, the information provided by a German submarine was that it had discovered the traces of the Na, and that it had been traveling between Marseille and New York for a long time, so in accordance with the regulations of the naval intelligence of the two countries, a coded telegram was sent over the Atlantic, which was finally received by the fleet.

Walking on the deck, Li Xiuyan looked up at the thick clouds in the sky, and a smile rose from the corner of his mouth.

In fact, after arriving in Gibraltar and attacking merchant ships, the fleet could set off to cross the Atlantic, but after three more days of suffering, he made a feint near France, deliberately let a cargo ship see it, and suddenly accelerated around to come here, all for today, today.

Because today is not only the first day off after five days of work in Europe, but also the first day of the Chinese people, there is almost no moonlight on the sea, and I didn't expect God to help extra, even the starlight is obscured.

The cold wind from the depths of the North Atlantic howled from the ship, and the shadows on the deck were hazy in the faint light, and for the rest of the moment, the fleet had implemented extreme light control since last night, and even the mast lights and anti-collision lights were not turned on, so in order to prevent accidents, the number of lookouts on the deck was tripled, and the captain had to take the helm himself.

Although the light was dim, the mottled scars on the Guam's hull could still be seen along the way, and outsiders could not imagine how the three warships persevered.

After entering the North Atlantic, the two radars of the Tumen River took turns to turn on almost without stopping, and finally one of them could not be damaged three days ago, and if it were not for the engineer on the ship and replacing it with bad radar parts, maybe this one would also be scrapped.

On the one hand, it is necessary to reduce the start-up time and prevent long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves from increasing the danger as much as possible, and on the other hand, it is necessary to rely on radar to track the Aniston in the dark, so the technicians have adopted the method of shortening the start-up time and quickly locating it before shutting it down.

In addition to radar, the 31st Fleet did not stop after entering the North Sea, first one of the steam turbines of the Guam failed, and during repairs, it was attacked by two British cruisers, and most of the shell traces on the deck were left by them, and then it was attacked by submarines, and the torpedoes caused the Medan to lose a section of speed, which made the 31st Fleet, which was already slowed down by parasites beginning to slump on the bottom of the ship, even more dangerous.

In addition to these two greater dangers, along the way3, the fleet encountered at least twenty warships of various types, and the electric ~ brain visit relied on radar and speed to save the day" The long-term navigation and activities in the enemy area have made the sailors' mental and physical strength reach the limit, if it were not for the task of supporting everyone, perhaps many people would fall ill and lie down.

It's almost two months since the departure, plus the time to go home, I'm afraid I am lucky to be able to return to the motherland before the New Year, and the battleship needs to go back to the dock to clean the bottom of the ship and maintain it once in more than half a year, so whether you succeed today or not, you must leave immediately, if you continue to soak in the Atlantic, I am afraid that the tragedy of the Russian Navy will really be repeated.

After inspecting all the posts, "Li Xiuyan returned to the bridge, for the first time covered by a thick curtain on the bridge, there was only a faint electric light, although there were still two hours of dawn, but the officers had already entered their posts early, at this moment no one could sleep peacefully, even the engineer working in the bilge already knew the fleet's plan to shell New York after dawn.

Even in the dark, Li Xiuyan could feel the suppressed excitement on the three warships, and for a sailor who had been eager to make a career since he boarded the ship, what could be more enjoyable than crossing half the world to "catch a knife in the heart of the enemy?"

In the living cabin, the soldiers woke up early, because no one dared to walk around without an order, everyone could only lie on the bed, some people tried to calm themselves down with their heads covered, some people kept the high and low beds rattling, and most of them were communicating with their comrades around them in a low voice and waiting for how to complete the lore.

Li Zhen's bed was in the corner by the door, and he could have entered the officer's cabin to live, but he gave up the comfortable living environment with his partner who boarded the ship for internship and came to the soldier's cabin to be with everyone.

Like everyone else, he didn't take off his clothes and went to bed last night" at this time, leaning on the head of the bed and pretending to sleep, his ears full of conversations about this ultimate mission.

Suddenly!

A red light suddenly lit up in front of him, and the dazzling and eye-catching red light shook everyone, and several impatient soldiers flew up, trotting all the way to their posts.

Li Zhen looked at the watch his father gave him, the time was 4:30 in the morning, "According to the time when the sun rises in the Atlantic, there is still an hour before the sky begins to brighten."

The soldiers crowded around the aisles, and no one complained about being in the way" and no one complained about being stepped on.

In order to cover this mission, starting five days ago, "German submarines launched a frantic attack on the headquarters of the US Atlantic Fleet, located more than 30 kilometers from Washington, outside the Chesapeake Bay, and even ran all the way south to the coast of Florida to attack several US offshore freighters, this unexpected move attracted almost all American patrol warships, and at the same time they also increased the blockade off the coast of Gibraltar, so the only thing that can worry everyone is the mines that may be placed nearby."

This is why the captain ordered the decision to follow the ship slowly and go to New York Harbor with it, but it was later known that because New York is an international port, there were no mines at all.

A group of sailors took the freshly released meat dumplings from the cook's hands and quickly ran into the battle position.

In the ammunition depot on the ground floor, the sailors put a special high-explosive bomb with a white horizontal bar on the turntable, and then stuffed it into the ammunition machine, driven by the electric motor, the shell was transported to the turret above through the armored steel pipe, and at the same time, the sealed cabin on the right ** stored the propellant, and also sent the packet of propellant from another channel.

In the enclosed turret, there was also only a faint light, but this did not affect the work of the gunners, and with the help of hydraulic boosters, three special shells were filled into the breech, and then the propellant was also pushed into the chamber.

After the bolt was locked, the gunners looked at each other and sat down quietly, waiting for the moment to come. Minutes later, Meng Xiaodong and another osprey were released to the surface of the sea, and then slowly took off from the bumpy and undulating sea in the darkness against the howling sea breeze.

"Wanjie, due west!" , Li Xiuyan took a deep breath and stood in the captain's position.!!