The Republic of Heroes

The victory came so suddenly that Yu Sanhe and the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Regiment fell into an unprecedented state of confusion. The thick fog that had filled the water for nearly a week finally dissipated. After the giant steel ships on the river exploded, The tragic scene of thick smoke made them feel unbelievable.Who on earth beat the mighty Japanese navy so badly?

In any case, they defended the Wusong Fortress. Although there were ruins under their feet, the blood of the Paoze brothers was not in vain. Seeing the Japanese destroyers wandering around like headless flies on the Yangtze River, Yu Sanhe really realized that, The Japanese army was indeed in big trouble, and it is very likely that they will not attack the fortress again today or tomorrow, so this bought him precious time for calm arrangement.

Yu Sanhe would like to thank the mysterious army who helped. If they hadn't helped at the critical moment, it would be the Japanese army that stepped on the ruins of Wusong Fortress.

"Assemble! Count the number of people!"

Yu Sanhe no longer hesitated, and decided to integrate the remaining troops and continue to stand firm until the last person in the battle, never retreating half a step.He glanced at the river in the distance again, always felt that those who helped at the critical moment hadn't gone far, and hoped that they could evacuate safely.

He doesn't understand the navy, and he always thinks that sending people to dive and plant bombs on the bottom of the warships can sink these giant steel ships!

On the river as far as the soldiers of the Wusong Fortress could see, the destroyer dropped a large number of depth charges, and then gradually left the current search waters and headed elsewhere.

Under the water, a submarine is lying quietly on the river bed. Although the outside of the boat is quiet except for the flowing river water, it seems to be still, but inside the boat is a different scene. The command room lighted up suddenly, and then pressed down again. The sailors tried their best to repair the leaky shell of the hull and various pipelines. .

"Li Wu, you take people to the torpedo cabin, where there is a serious water leak, you must keep the torpedo cabin at any cost..."

After assigning Li Wu, he rushed to another sergeant sailor and said, "Jiang Datou, go to the engine room and fix the generator as soon as possible... and the wiring..."

"..."

In the blink of an eye, the submarine turned into a construction site everywhere. The sailors no longer cared about keeping quiet, and repaired the severely damaged Qianting Pavilion amidst the rumbling explosions of depth charges.The signal soldiers pushed aside the crowd and squeezed in front of Zhang Liangzuo who was blocking the hull hole with the sailors.

"Report to the commander, Shangfeng is calling!"

"Say!"

Zhang Liangzuo roared in a suppressed voice, he knew that the Shangfeng mentioned by the communicator only referred to Wu Xiaoliang among the troops of the Shandong Army, and the instructions at this time must have been about Shirakawa Yoshinori's handling opinions.

"Shangfeng sends his greetings and compliments to our submarine brigade. He hopes that we will escort the captives to Nanjing. He will wait for us at the Zhoujiaba River Beach in Changshu in a day's time!"

After speaking, the communications soldier looked expectantly at Zhang Liangzuo's face, waiting for his answer, but he didn't answer any questions, and even asked the communications soldier back.

"Any news about the other boats?"

"Boat No. [-] and No. [-] are generating power outside the estuary, reporting safety, No. [-] boat is missing, No. [-] boat..."

Speaking of this, the communication soldier paused, and said with some sadness: "The No. [-] boat was bombed, and everyone on board died on the spot..."

Zhang Liangzuo had a plan in mind, he immediately summoned several major military officers in front of him, and said frankly:

"Jun Zuo called and asked us to escort the prisoners to Nanjing. You all express your opinion, how should we go?"

He didn't ask whether to go, but directly asked how to go, which was to show everyone his position. He was going to Nanjing, just to see what these officers thought. Only by unifying the thoughts of the big guys can we start to act.

In fact, everyone has reservations about continuing to stay in the Yangtze River. Although the Yangtze River is wide and deep enough in a big river, when a submarine comes in, it feels like a tiger is falling into the sun, and the dragon is swimming in the shallow bottom, especially now that the river is everywhere. Cruising the Japanese destroyer, a big guy who is not careful may fall into a desperate situation.

"Damn it, go to Nanjing and see what Baldy Jiang looks like. We have captured such a high-ranking official, so we have to award our brothers a medal or something in person. I support the commander's opinion. The commander said Let's go as we go!"

The captain took the lead in expressing his opinion. After all, everyone had been with the captain for many years, so they all agreed with him after his speech.But agree and agree, how to go is indeed a very difficult and headache problem.

The only advantage now is that the destroyer just dropped depth charges above them, so they will not return to this water area to search for a long time. They can only wait for the opportunity, and wait for the opportunity to break out of the encirclement when the destroyers on the river are resting.

After the plan was determined, the officer commanded the sailors to make every effort to repair the submarine.Zhang Liangzuo took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, the hour hand pointed to the eight o'clock position.

"It's already dark outside, raise the periscope to observe the situation on the river."

The sailors were excited and nervous, and the battle was about to start again. Although they had hesitated for a while before, after the plan was finalized, a big stone in their chest fell to the ground, and they wanted to fight wholeheartedly.

This submarine is the first type of submarine independently designed and produced by Suidong, and its performance index is far ahead of the submarines of other naval developed countries in many aspects. An unprecedented 17 meters.Because of this, it can rise to the surface of the water while sitting on the bottom of the river.

Bit by bit, the periscope gradually surfaced amid everyone's tension and expectation.Zhang Liangzuo was close to the camera, holding the control handle with both hands, and turning it left and right.The surface of the river was pitch black, and there were lights on the river in the distance. Apart from the paralyzed cruiser at Wusongkou, there were also three destroyers searching at the mouth of the sea. Obviously, they focused their search on the open sea.

It's just that Zhang Liangzuo didn't know whether to start the electric engine at such a short distance would be spotted by the three destroyers not far away.But at this time, there is only a gamble, and the destroyer's search center of gravity will inevitably return to Wusongkou in the second half of the night, in case their submarine sneaks in again.Therefore, if you want to go, only now is the most suitable time.

Zhang Liangzuo categorically ordered: "The submarine ascends to a depth of ten meters. Start the motor and engine. The speed is five knots, and the heading direction is northwest..."

As the control panel was pulled down, the stern propeller turned, stirring up a burst of sand, and the boat slowly moved.The hull shook violently, and the sailors took it for granted that the water tank was draining water to rise to the predetermined depth, but the entire hull suddenly lost its balance without warning...