Chapter 58: Ten Thousand Miles of Seas (2)

Under the calm sea, pairs of strange eyes were already staring at the big fish of the British and American Joint Fleet. The eyes emitted a faint blue light, like extremely hungry wild wolves. Later, the history of war called this battle on the South Pacific sea "Light of Sea Wolfs".

The wolf has strong patience. When the British and American combined fleet arrived safely near the Batan Islands, the sky finally became dark. The night belonged to the ghosts hiding in the darkness. These ghosts had been waiting in this sea area for five days.

As several warships were severely damaged, the speed of the entire joint fleet was not high, and the slow-moving joint fleet did not notice it at all, and the disaster was about to come.

"Lock the target, "Prince of Wales", torpedo ready!"

"No. 1 is ready, No. 2 is ready."

"emission!"

On the vast sea of ​​night, fish that were out of the air rushed towards their target like poisonous snakes.

"Look! What is that?" A sailor on the Prince of Wales discovered the torpedo rushing towards the ship through the moonlight. He hurriedly called his companions to confirm some. "Oh my God! It's a torpedo, and there is an enemy attack!" A shrill alarm sounded immediately hovering on the quiet sea.

Everything was too late. Ten torpedoes rushed towards the behemoth of the Prince of Wales. With a bang, a torpedo pierced the port side of the Prince of Wales, and a huge explosion occurred in an instant. Then there were nine consecutive loud noises, and ten torpedoes hit the target without fail. The huge Prince of Wales was hit with holes.

The Prince of Wales was destined to be a good meal for the Chinese. When the coalition attacked for the first time, a warship named Prince of Wales was sunk by the Chinese. When the British spent a lot of money to rebuilt another Prince of Wales, this warship, which was originally given high hopes, once again became the first victim of the secret weapon of the submarine.

The disaster had just begun, and the Prince of Wales, which began to sink with thick smoke, was just a signal. The joint fleet was knocked out immediately, and torpedoes kept flocking to the intended target. After approaching the prey, they immediately tore the prey to pieces.

For the United Fleet, this battle was shrouded in fear from beginning to end, because the opponent could not be seen. The opponent was like a poisonous snake hiding in the grass, pounced on it and bit a fatal bite.

The battle-hardened British Navy encountered this situation for the first time. Although submarines are no longer new, how could the garbage submarines in the American Civil War be compared with the group of submarines that basically have modern combat capabilities in front of them?

The only thing the British could do was to fire shells into the sea desperately, arousing water column after another, and disrupt the opponent's sight. The commanders of the joint fleet clearly knew what was slaughtering them, they were submarines, but only submarines. But how could there be such a submarine? How could a submarine sail to the outer sea to fight? In this era, the speed and stealth distance of the submarines should not be a threat to the joint fleet farthest offshore. The only explanation is that the Chinese invented a terrible submarine with the ability to fight long distances.

Fortunately, General Willy and Kuairu, the commander of the United Fleet, thought of escaping. The best way is to escape at full speed. The twelve injured warships became the last victims, and their crooked bodies could not sail quickly, becoming the best delicacy for submarines.

Twenty-two to one, this is an amazing data comparison. Thirty submarines can be said to be the secrets of the Chinese Navy over the years. The results of the Chinese Navy were so good. If it weren't for the fact that a submarine climbed too high and accidentally hit a stray bullet, it can be said that the ending sentence was perfect. The British and Americans didn't know that since they succeeded in two consecutive sneak attacks on the Chinese Navy, Yang Yi was holding back his revenge at sea. The entire submarine force was scattered in nearby waters. Before dark, one of them had discovered the joint fleet and immediately summoned other submarines to gather quickly. It was not until 8:30 pm that all the submarines were concentrated before launching an attack. This set of tactics is almost a replica of the German submarine tactics during World War II.

The new submarine has a speed of up to 16 knots, and the torpedo used is propeller propulsion type. The good power of the diesel engine is the advantage of this submarine force. At the same time, under the dispatch and command of radio, the Chinese Navy is not as good as the coalition forces in terms of quantity and quality of warships, but in terms of intelligence transmission and command, it has already been at the forefront of the world.

"Extra! Extra!" The big cities across the country were filled with the voices of newspaper boys hawking. The China Times used the most eye-catching title to mark the title in the headlines, and the blood-red color was marked, "War! Shameless Sneak Attack". The China Times used the most detailed information and text to spread the news of the joint fleet's sneak attack on Chinese warships across the country. For a moment, public opinion was in an uproar. Students in major cities organized marches to demand the government to start a war against Britain and the United States. The Chinese government first telegraphed the world to condemn the shameless behavior of the joint fleet. Then the spokesperson said that the Chinese army would never let any invaders go. It was like this back then, but it was still the same now.

The British and American governments did not refuse the condemnation and statements of the Chinese government, and even issued a statement in a victorious manner. Even if the two armies clashed, it would be a misunderstanding. The officers and soldiers of the British and American armies both have gentlemen's demeanor and will not take the initiative to launch a war, and the implication is that the words behind the statement are: So what if you beat you, what can you do to me? Will China still have maritime forces to compete with the joint fleet?

Faced with the rogue language of Britain and the United States, the China Times also gave timely reports, which caused even more uproar in China. The parliament immediately passed a resolution that if Britain and the United States do not make reasonable explanations and compensation, the president can exercise the right to declare war. The parliament also passed a resolution in succession, increasing the investment of naval military expenditure by 300%, and building five large 10,000-ton battleships and twenty other ships.

The navy's conscription work was also very smooth, and the students applying for the Navy School almost crowded the registration office. When the Chinese military and civilians were indignant, all contradictions were transferred to the war with Britain and the United States.

Since Britain and the United States say it is a misunderstanding, let them swallow the bitter fruits of the misunderstanding. A spokesperson for the Chinese government emphasized that due to the misunderstanding, the British and American governments will be fully responsible for all the consequences that will occur in the future.

Five days later, the British and American governments finally knew the consequences of the misunderstanding. The joint fleet was almost devastated. More than half of the warships were sunk. After the remaining warships fled back to the US military port in the Philippines, they immediately found that the entire fleet was in a situation of being surrounded.

At the same time, the China Times reported at the first time that the Chinese Navy severely damaged the joint fleet in the Pacific Ocean and sank the Twenty-Two and One Battle. The news spread and the whole country was immediately in a state of madness. For many years, the foreign navy has been a mountain pressing on the Chinese army. Now, overnight, the mountain was overturned. How could this not be exciting? The soldiers of the navy have also become the most popular targets of girls on the streets. The navy, which used to be inconspicuous, has now become the most powerful deterrent force in the world.

Britain and the United States had to swallow this bitter fruit. They first knew the news from the Chinese, because the entire joint fleet was now in a turtle and was surrounded by the Chinese fleet in Manila's military port.

In the Manila military port, both the British and Americans were in a state of panic. Before they could breathe, the combined fleet that had just fled here soon discovered that the entire port had been blocked by Chinese submarines, and any ships entering and leaving were sunk mercilessly. In the absence of any modern anti-submarine weapons, warships could not fight against submarines. Without sonar and deep-water bombs, submarines could roam unscrupulously on the sea.

The joint fleet could only use a large number of fish nets to block the port entrances to prevent submarines from sneak attacks. But everything was not over. Three days later, seven 8,000-ton battleships were the main force, fifteen 5,000-ton gunboats, and other powerful naval formations formed by twenty other warships appeared outside Manila. It was only a matter of time before the collapse of the joint fleet was made.

Three days later, the Chinese Marine Corps forcibly landed in Lavague, avoiding the powerful artillery fire outside the Manila military port, and the Chinese army approached the artillery from land. The development of the war completely deviated from the track expected by Britain and the United States. The Chinese Navy actually hid a submarine, which was absolutely unthinkable for both mistakes. According to the pre-war expectations, the joint fleet blocked the Chinese waters after the sneak attack. In this way, the markets such as Japan and North Korea became completely controlled by the two mistakes. Once the Chinese Navy is eliminated or severely damaged, the Chinese fleet will also suffer a huge blow to the maritime trade. Unfortunately, the situation went against its expectations. The joint fleet not only failed to complete the task, but also brought it in.

Five days later, all the forts on the military port fell one after another under the siege of the Chinese army. Although the US ground forces resisted condescendingly and the warships in the military port continued to support them with artillery fire, it was useless in the end. The Chinese prepared too well, and the forts eventually became the Chinese's pocket.

After occupying the fort, the Chinese army immediately demanded that the joint fleet surrender unconditionally, and at this time, the British and American fleets closest to Manila were all thousands of miles away.

The joint fleet refused to surrender, and the British and American governments also put forward negotiation requirements. But what else can the two governments say at this time? China repeatedly stated that it did not want to see the fleet in the military port become sediments on the seabed, and hoped that the two governments would order surrender, but the British and American governments were only willing to negotiate and refused to surrender.

Since you don’t give face, let the misunderstanding continue to expand.
Chapter completed!