With the tremor caused by the shells falling on the ground, another lonely wall collapsed, and dust rose again from the streets and alleys, covering the sky and the sun. The Germans did not seem to have any intention of leaving the city of Moscow on the planet at all, and all sorts of new means appeared in the city every once in a while.

The first was a timer device for dropping leaflets and other things from high altitudes, which was attached to the hot air balloon and could safely throw what they needed to throw behind the Soviet lines. According to various statistics of the German army after the war, during the Battle of Moscow, the German army dropped a full 4 million propaganda leaflets into the city of Moscow, so that 170,000 armed Russians stopped resisting, and at the same time, there were as many as 200,000 Soviet civilians who took refuge in German-occupied areas.

On the first day of August, Germany began to deploy its air force, using butcher bombers and DO-217 incendiary bombs to cover the Soviet-controlled city of Moscow, and the fire spread and burned for 10 days before being extinguished on the night of August 11. Soviet soldiers suffered heavy losses.

At the same time, a special arms train from Germany, protected by a battalion of heavily armed German soldiers, headed south along the German-Italian railway to the southern Italian port of Naples. The train was carrying a secret weapon called the "Teutonic Knight", and no one could get close to the heavily guarded creature along the way.

The guy was even covered with several layers of blankets and canvas, and distant observations didn't reveal anything at all. In the end, the elaborate U.S. hijacking plan on land failed before it could be launched, and the last hope of thwarting Germany's experiment with the secret weapon of the Teutonic Knights was pinned on a few submarines patrolling the Mediterranean.

On the cruiser Korensburg of the German Navy, a middle-aged man with a long-brimmed hat of a white naval captain put down the binoculars in his hand, then looked at the first mate who was already wearing a life jacket next to him, and said with a bitter face: "What is this called...... There was such a ridiculous order to let a cruiser sail and then deliberately follow the leaked course, and it was also necessary for the enemy to sink ......"

"Sir...... We can only carry out the operational orders issued by the Führer...... I also wanted to know what the huge bomb-shaped device on the ship meant, but I didn't know any of the symbols drawn on it. "All the soldiers on the entire bridge have been put on life jackets, and in order to avoid excessive casualties, all soldiers on the ship who are not on the ground have been concentrated in the cabins above deck.

"How's the arrangement going on over there, I really don't want to lose our precious sailors in this situation. The captain asked his men worriedly. Being sunk by an enemy without knowing it, and being deliberately sunk by an enemy when you know it, are two completely different feelings, and no one wants to send someone to their death, at least knowingly.

In order to make the whole operation look exactly like the real thing, the German intelligence service even demanded that all the soldiers on the cruiser Corensburg not be absent from the operation, and the entire 790 officers and men on the cruiser were on board at this moment, not a single one was missing.

However, the crew was transferred by sea in batches of 300 people, who were sent to Sicily to play and dressed as German army soldiers on vacation. The remaining close to 500 people did not dare to reduce any longer, because if a cruiser sank, but not enough people fell into the water, it was definitely a doubtful thing. There was no guarantee of how carefully the belligerent would be sent back to the United States, so no detail was allowed to relax.

His adjutant nodded and reported to the captain: "Don't worry, I have arranged for the best person in the water, go down just to check the equipment, and then immediately return to a safe place to standby." Now it is just not known the exact time of the enemy's attack, and it is impossible to be truly foolproof. We're followed by two destroyers, so we probably won't be in the water for long. ”

The German Navy did not have much power in the Mediterranean, and the anti-submarine operations here relied mainly on the Italian Navy. To be honest, the Italian Navy is still a very strong regional force in the Mediterranean, and it is certainly unrealistic to expect this fleet to defeat the powerful British Imperial Navy, but it is still very simple to let them escort and protect them in the Mediterranean.

Behind the cruiser Collensburg was followed by two German destroyers, and further behind, a fleet of three Italian destroyers temporarily dispatched to escort the convoy. In terms of transporting a secret weapon, this lineup is already very powerful.

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In the command room of the U.S. Navy submarine Tsesame Fish, the U.S. captain used a periscope to look at the calm sea, looking for the German Navy warships that would appear sooner or later.

"I said, will the Germans really come? What kind of weapons are they sending that are worth sending three submarines to attack at the same time, and to ensure the fastest possible sinking?" The American first mate on this submarine looked at the telegram in his hand and asked his captain: "This order is too vague, what does it mean to ensure the fastest speed of sinking?"

"Let's make sure that the Germans don't have time to transfer the weapons on board to another ship. The captain looked away from the periscope and said to his men, "I heard that this is a very powerful bomb, and we may even be affected by the explosion, this is the conclusion of the experts before the order is carried out." What do you have to complain about? The money has been collected, and the agreement has been signed. ”

Before this mission, these American soldiers had already signed a letter of voluntariness, they received a large stipend, and then they were ordered to carry out this dangerous mission. Each of them knew that this mission was not easy, so those who dared to come were also true warriors.

"To be honest, in the past few days, there have been more and more patrol ships on this route, there are Italian ones, and yesterday a German destroyer passed by...... It's really like transporting something important. The adjutant analyzed: "That thing also seems to be very important to the Germans, as long as we can complete the task, it may really change the course of the war." ”

When they came, the top brass told them that if they could successfully complete the mission this time, it would be possible to change the outcome of the final war. This is also the main reason why they take the risk to come, there is no shortage of true patriots in any country, and many people are willing to come forward and give their lives for their country.

"Target!" Not surprisingly, on the route mentioned in the document, the US Navy's submarine periscope found the long-overdue target. The German Navy cruiser, escorted by destroyers, approached the American submarine at a high speed. The other side did not seem to be overly alert, after all, this was a safe sea area controlled by Germany and Italy, and there was only a small Allied submarine activity.

"Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle! Aim at the target!" Looking at the slender German light cruiser sailing quickly in the sight, the American captain ordered his crew to hurry up and prepare for battle.

In the end, the Germans were not willing to use the expensive new heavy cruiser as a target, and finally chose only one fast air defense cruiser as a decoy to withstand the attack of the American warship. This cruiser has been built since 1929, and it is a battleship that has been in service for ten years, because it was built earlier, it is a first-generation cruiser without radar.

On the one hand, the cruiser "Korensburg" of the German Navy was preparing to be sunk here by Allied submarines at any time, and on the other hand, the submarine "Big Herring" of the US Navy was trying its best to sink this German warship, which was ready to be sunk at any time.

In the end, the American submarine fired a full 4 fish at the cruiser of the German Navy, and it was fired directly at a very close distance, at a dense angle. At the first moment of the approaching of the fish, the German lookout post on the cruiser "Korensburg" spotted the incoming torpedoes.

So after some intense preparations. The entire crew of the Fort Colensburg was in a safe position. They waited for their battleship to be torpedoed, and then pretended to be panicked and rushed out to perform a good show of abandoning the ship to escape.

As the minutes ticked by, the German cruisers began to turn to make dodging torpedo maneuvers, the battle alarm was sounded, and some of the small-caliber guns on the deck began to roar - after some tossing, finally three torpedoes hit the side of the slow-reacting cruiser Collensburg.

The huge explosion quickly ripped off the side side, the sea water poured into the hull, and the German soldiers jumped from the deck into the water in a panic, screams and curses echoing in the sky. Before they had time to take a closer look at the warring states they had obtained, the U.S. Navy submarines spotted the destroyers following the German cruisers rushing towards their location in a menacing manner.

An escape began, and two days later, a telegram flew back to the United States from the Atlantic Ocean on the western side of the Strait of Gibraltar, the "cargo" had been destroyed, and the Germans were salvaging their shipwreck in nearby waters. The secret weapon, codenamed "Teutonic Knight", does not seem to threaten the security of the continental United States anytime soon.