In the dim light, Prion was keeping his nautical diary, they had been in a state of submersion for the second day, and after all this time, he and his U-211 submarine had not been able to completely get rid of the entanglement of the British destroyer.

Although the British Navy was in a mess when it was attacked by surprise, the fine traditions and combat experience formed over the years made them make many correct judgments. For example, let the destroyer block several important exits.

Although this was still a step too late, the U-211 submarine had escaped at full speed to one of the exits in Scapa Bay, but the British destroyer still spotted the U-211 submarine in the narrow sea area.

However, it was the first destroyer to catch up with the unlucky, and a salvo of two torpedoes in the tail of the German submarine made the destroyer have no way to live, because there were two friendly destroyers behind it - it was impossible to hide in such a crowded place, so the destroyer ate two torpedoes and became the last pawn to help the German submarine escape.

Of course, the British were not willing to let the German submarine slip away like this, they used their speed to roughly fix the position of the German submarine, so they relied on the advantage of their own ship to be familiar with the terrain, and frantically searched for the U-211 submarine.

As the Scapa Bay disaster drew to a close, the British losses were jaw-dropping: the battleship Sovereign was hit by an ammunition depot and its main guns exploded, sinking in an instant, killing 911 soldiers and killing all officers, including the captain.

Another battleship, the Barham, was eventually rescued and sunk into the sea immediately after the battleship Sovereign, with about 700 sailors abandoning ship at the last moment, but for various reasons, the rest of the soldiers were never able to leave the ship. Although the captain of the Barham left his post that night to attend a friend's banquet and was not on board, two days later the middle-aged man shot himself in the head.

In the end, the aircraft carrier Brave did not escape the fate of sinking, and the battleship, which was reasonably reasonable in the hands of the British, capsized and sank at its anchor, with 892 people on board. The sheer hull of the Brave led Prion to think it was the latest British ship to enter service, the Ark Royal, but the truth was that he had misjudged the old aircraft carrier and blocked the guns of the British capital carrier.

The last 3 torpedoes fired by the Germans were hastily targeted, and at this time it was entirely a matter of who was most unlucky, rather than an elaborate assassination. So the other British capital battleships escaped this catastrophe, and the torpedo hit the cruiser Norfolk, which was of relatively little value. And what made the British pinch a cold sweat was that next to the Norfolk was another battleship, the Queen Elizabeth.

Can you imagine what kind of mood the British were feeling? When the British faced the main fleet of Germany, they lost only one battleship and one old and outdated aircraft carrier in one heavy defeat, and this loss shocked the British government and the public. And now, they were attacked by a German submarine, but they lost 2 battleships and 1 aircraft carrier in one go - which makes people feel a little impulsive to scold their mother.

After receiving the report, Churchill, the British Admiralty, fell unconscious; the British king did not even have the heart to reproach, and sat in his seat without saying a word for two full hours; even the British prime minister burst into tears on the spot when he heard the news. The British Parliament even moved the idea of unilateral peace with Germany - but this thought appeared only for a few minutes before it was drowned out by a roar of revenge.

So the British Navy poured out of the nest, not to find Germany for a decisive battle at sea, but to find a German submarine on the boundless sea, looking for the U-211 submarine that pierced the blue sky on the head of the British Royal Navy.

Because the density of British naval ships searched was too large, Prien, who had become a hero of the German navy, really did not dare to risk going up, but not daring to risk going up meant that he could only move forward at a slow speed. At a depth of more than ten meters, his submarine could only travel at an economical speed of 4 knots, and every 90 nautical miles had to float to recharge the diesel engine.

The crew was excited because they had completed the most incredible sneak attack and had become the executors of the most successful submarine operation in human history. Their achievements this time were unsurpassed by their colleagues for months - 12 torpedoes brought them a total sinking figure of at least 70,000 tons, a figure that 90 percent of submarines may not be able to surpass in their lifetime.

"Sir, just now we went up to periscope depth, charged the battery with a snorkel, and about half an hour after the dive, a destroyer came nearby and dropped two depth charges. The first mate leaned into the narrow hallway and reported to Prion on the bed, "Do you want to change course again?"

"15 degrees to the east! We have lost our basic judgment of direction in such a continuous dive! I can only estimate the general direction now, and if I am not mistaken, we should be in this position right now. Prien agreed to the first mate's request, and then he pointed to the chart in the dim light.

"If we had known, we shouldn't have smashed the telegraph and burned the codebook! The first mate sighed, then said with a wry smile: "At least now we can send a telegram for help, and let the navy come and pick us up." ”

"No way. Prien shook his head and said, "The mission requires that the telegraph machine must be destroyed and the code book burned, and I cannot disobey the order." If the sonar crew did not hear the British destroyer for half an hour, let the soldiers take turns to rest. Most of them don't have a day off. ”

"I see. The first mate nodded and left the captain's lounge where Prion was. It is said that it is the captain's lounge, but in fact, it is integrated with the telegraph room and utility cabinets and other equipment, and a bed is just arranged in the seams. The only difference from the crew is that the bunk has a separate lighting fixture and a small curtain to block the view.

Prion regained his train of thought and continued to record his achievements in his nautical diary, believing that he had sunk an aircraft carrier, and at least one battleship. "It could be the battleship HMS Royal Oak, or it could be the HMS Queen Elizabeth. He wrote in his diary.

The sea was still cold, and his surroundings were still full of dangers, but he successfully completed the task assigned to him by the German leadership, so that the British completely forgot the role of German aircraft carriers and began to pay attention to the threat of German submarines.

However, there was one thing that Prien and his lieutenant guessed wrong, and that was that the next day the German Führer Accardo learned of Prien's results from the spy report. The German Navy finally regained its senses at this moment, and played a climax that blossomed everywhere. But for the sake of prudence, Accardo did not rush to announce the results of the submarine forces, and he ordered to carefully verify the information.

Because in World War II, in another time and space, Germany once made a joke that made people laugh and cry because it lied about sinking the aircraft carrier Ark Royal. So Accardo suppressed the news of this victory this time and began to use spies in Britain to feedback this information.

However, Accardo did not have to wait long, and the news of the operation of Scapa Bay was confirmed, because the British Emperor George VI made a famous speech confirming the news that the British battleships Barham, Sovereign, and aircraft carrier Valiant were sunk by German submarines in Scapa Bay, and called on all British people to resist the German invasion valiantly - "No peace talks until Germany is defeated!"

Of course, Accardo's response was a bit ironic to him, as he copied a speech that came later, and when he handed it to Fanny, Fanny's eyes glittered with excitement.

"I regret to tell my opponent the unfortunate news that the German Navy's killer submarine force had recently inflicted heavy damage on the British Navy. Our brave and fearless officers and men sank a large number of British Navy warships in one fell swoop. Their so-called invincible navy turned out to be vulnerable in the face of the submarine forces of our army. Accardo proudly announced the results of the U-211 submarine, which won a round of cheers from the audience.

Then he smiled and said: "When my heroes triumph, I will personally award them the Iron Cross......" After a deliberate revision, Accardo did not announce the specific submarine number and crew list, so as not to sink the submarine subsequently and guide the submarine to no avail. The British Navy has even found a replacement, ready to take the credit for this great achievement.

"In London, there are those who think that Germany cannot defeat the British Navy! In Paris, there are those who think that Germany cannot defeat the French Army! They think that we Germans will not fight at all! and we will not win this war! The whole world is watching our jokes! I know!" Accardo said loudly into the microphone, "Let them sneer!"

He excitedly issued his proclamation to countless people: "Let them say to the iron heroes under the command of Rundstedt! Let them say to our invincible pilots in the sky! Let them say to our submarine officers and men under the deep sea! Let them say to the paratroopers and warriors who went deep behind enemy lines and fought for the German bloodstained territory! Let them lick our boots of victory!"

Amid the cries of hundreds of millions of "Long live Führer Accardo, Rudolph", Accardo concluded his speech: "God bless Germany! Whatever happens in the future, please join me in witnessing my oath today - Germany...... Victory!"

However, it seems that the U-211 submarines, far below the surface of the Atlantic, are now not hearing the Führer's compliments, because they are now turning off all their equipment, and they are horrified by the rumbling of the destroyer overhead as it sails across the sea.