The Red War God of Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 369: The Wolves Show Their Power 4

"Boom, boom, boom, boom—"

Lieutenant General John Nekoba had just left the door when an even bigger explosion came from under his feet!After the explosion stopped for a while, the huge Rodney had already begun to tilt. Needless to say, the battleship had been severely damaged.

"Who is it, a German?" John Nekoba's mind was spinning rapidly, and he kept rushing to the command room.

"Commander, the battleship has been attacked by multiple torpedoes, the port side has been seriously damaged, and the bilge is rapidly flooding." The subordinate hurriedly reported.

"Quickly plug the leak and fire the cannons to the surrounding sea!" John Nekoba's instruction was actually superfluous, as the sailors on the battleship were already manipulating the artillery.

"Oops, it's the Germans." At this moment, John Nekoba saw several flashes of fire flashing across the sea in the distance. It was obvious that other warships were being attacked by torpedoes.

"Boom boom boom..." Sure enough, the sound of an explosion quickly came from the sea, confirming John Nekoba's judgment.

Amidst the continuous explosions, the battleship Rodney trembled again, and then there was another loud noise from the battleship under its feet, and John Nekoba was accidentally thrown onto the deck.

"Quick, quick, Commander, the battleship is sinking!" the subordinate said in a panic.

"Boom—" John Nekoba didn't even have time to issue any order, a fatal explosion came again, and the gods couldn't be saved, because anyone with experience in this explosion would know that the ammunition compartment was detonated.

"Order: All abandon ship!" Amidst the tearing sound of the battleship "Quack", John Nekoba finally made his own voice.

"Send a message to London: The Rodney was attacked by a German submarine, and the ammunition compartment exploded! The hunting operation in the Far East failed!" As the fleet commander, John Nekoba must complete these tasks before he can abandon the ship.

At this time, the power cabin a few tens of meters away had already caught fire, and the battleship had already sunk halfway.The sailors were scrambling to lower the lifeboat, and some civilian personnel were running on the deck, probably transferring things such as logbooks and some top-secret documents.

If you look down from a high altitude, it's like another tragedy of the Titanic.

From the first torpedo attack to John Nekoba leaving the battleship Rodney, only 23 minutes had passed.And 5 minutes after John Nekoba left the Rodney, the last mast of this warship, which may have made great achievements in battle, finally sank into the Indian Ocean.

On the surface of the sea 2 nautical miles away, Dönitz almost stared blankly at all this.According to observations, the Rodney only hit 11 torpedoes. Due to the different impact angles and the thickness of the protective armor, only 6 torpedoes penetrated into the interior of the Rodney. I never thought that the Rodney would sink like this. up.

"Commander, the monster dragon series submarines have sent a telegram, saying that they have completed their tasks!" Chief of Staff Colonel Friedrich Redsous reported excitedly.

"What about the results of the Youlong series of submarines?" Doenitz asked with concern.

"The telegram is being received, and it is estimated that the statistics will be completed in another 5 minutes." Redsous said.

"The end of the British is here!" After reading the battle reports of each submarine, Dönitz thought of this sentence.The Far East Fleet of the British Royal Navy, except for 1 battleship and 2 heavy cruisers in Calcutta and Colombo, has almost been wiped out.Moreover, it seems that none of his own submarines were lost!My God, is this still a naval battle? This is simply massacre!

"Report the results of the battle to the head of state, saying that our Far East temporary submarine formation sank one aircraft carrier, one battleship, four heavy cruisers, eight light cruisers and dozens of other British submarines and warships of the Royal Navy's Far East Fleet." Dönitz, who seldom smoked, lit a cigarette on the deck of the submarine facing the sea breeze.

Happiness came so suddenly that even the experienced Doenitz lost his composure.

According to the results of the report, the British fleet only had 2 destroyers, 2 submarines, and some other small ships, which escaped the attack of the Dönitz formation due to little tactical value or due to other factors.

"Report to the head of state about our previous tactical arrangements, especially highlighting the contribution of the Chinese head of state Wu Aihua in this tactic." After taking a few puffs of smoke, Doenitz made another arrangement.

"General, shall we save these British people?" Chief of Staff Red South asked.

"No, they will come to the rescue by themselves. Order all the boats to leave the battlefield and set off in the direction of the Cape of Good Hope!" Denitz said.

Submarine attack, the difficulty lies in whether the early intelligence is accurate or not, and it is difficult to set up an ambush on the battlefield. When it comes to the moment of war, it is very simple. Once a few torpedoes are released, everything will be fine.Either hit or sink the enemy ship, or dive down and die.

Obviously, Dönitz and the others were very lucky this time. Not only was the intelligence extremely accurate, but also due to the extraordinary performance of this new type of submarine, they approached the enemy ship very smoothly. Until the attack, the British did not find any submarines near.

"General, I think we should go to Colombo or Calcutta." Redsous reminded.

"No, Mr. Chief of Staff, we can proceed in the direction of Colombo, but we will not go to Colombo. We will pursue the convoy that passed us in the afternoon."

Doenitz thought further. Colombo or Calcutta were not so easy to attack. Even the mines scattered all over the port would make the submarine unbearable. Besides, the main force of the British Far East Fleet had been wiped out. Colombo and Kolkata The strategic value of Calcutta has been greatly reduced, and it is impossible to occupy Colombo or Calcutta with a submarine force.

With an order, Doenitz led his temporary submarine formation, floated to the surface, and began to go west ### with all its strength.However, the speed of the "Monster Dragon 1" was 26 knots, while that of the "Youlong 1" was only 22 knots. Dönitz divided the formation into two, and the "Monster Dragon" submarine struggled to catch up with the British transport fleet. The "Youlong" submarine followed behind.

If possible, Dönitz never ruled out giving the British transport fleet a front and back attack.

On the morning of January 1, Dönitz finally spotted the traces of the British transport fleet due west of the island of Sri Lanka.Doenitz ordered the "Youlong" behind to quickly follow up, while monitoring the movement of the British transport fleet.

Speaking of which, this British transport fleet also departed from China, but the port of departure was Shanghai Port.This transport fleet has been operating on the front line of China-Indian Ocean-Mediterranean for many years, and because Japan has not provoked a war, this fleet has not been attacked for more than a year; and Vice Admiral John Nekoba , and did not tell the transport fleet that the Germans obtained submarine information from China. On the one hand, they belong to two different systems. On the other hand, they are also worried that the Germans will be alert. If the Germans do not pass through the Strait of Malacca Let the tiger go back to the mountain?

Because of this, after Dönitz's "Monster Dragon" submarine fleet kept up with the British transport fleet, the fleet was still advancing at a normal speed. Before that, the transport fleet had added coal and fresh water in Colombo, but , they only stayed in Colombo for three hours before setting off again.Because Colombo is only their supply place, not their resting place.If the crew of this fleet wanted to disembark and rest, they had to go to the port of Aden, where they could spend a day drinking and drinking.

At dusk on January 1, the British transport fleet arrived at the sea south of Cape Comorin at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula, while Doenitz and his "Monster Dragon" submarine formation arrived about 8 nautical miles south of the British transport fleet. Fast pass. The surface speed of "Monster Dragon 30" at 1 knots far exceeded the speed of the freighter at this time.

The Lakshad Islands are a coral reef off the southwest coast of the Indian peninsula, officially occupied by the British in 1908.The British stationed a small number of troops on several major islands and reefs, and set up beacon lights for passing ships.

This is the territory of the British, but Doenitz decided to ambush the British transport fleet on the narrow channel between the islands and reefs.

If Lieutenant General John Nicobar could have hinted in his telegram that a British convoy passed through the Nicobar Islands hours before his battleship Rodney was sunk, perhaps the British convoy The fate of being ambushed by the German submarine formation can be avoided.It's a pity that Lieutenant General John Nekoba completely forgot about this matter.

About 50.00% of the sailors in the British Far East Fleet were killed in the attack of the submarine or died in the sea in the explosion, but about half of the sailors climbed onto the Nikolai through lifeboats and other means three hours after the fleet was shot down. rested on those islands in the Bahamas and awaited rescue from Colombo and Calcutta.However, although their lives were saved, they were generally panicked and in a bad mood.Because of this, John Nekoba was busy recruiting the sailors and appeasing his subordinates, but he really forgot all about the transport fleet.

The British Minister of Transport naturally got the report of John Nekoba's Far East Fleet being attacked by a German submarine.However, in the past two years, there have been too many attacks by the Germans. Now is the time of war, and there is no one who will not be attacked or attack others. Therefore, the Minister of Transport did not expect that the British Empire still has an important transport ship in the Far East. Team.

On the afternoon of January 1th, the Doenitz "Monster Dragon" submarine formation, which had been lurking under the sea for a long time, finally waited for the British transport fleet, and his "Youlong" submarine followed closely behind.

"The whole team dives down to attack!" Seeing that the British were less than 8 nautical miles away from him, the command boat where Doenitz was located immediately put away the periscope and moved towards the British transport fleet.

"Two torpedoes, launch!" Dönitz's command boat bit a 2-ton cargo ship and decisively launched two torpedoes.

"Boom, boom—" Without any suspense, two torpedoes hit the transport ship.

Although it is a 5-ton class, the transport ship can only be a transport ship, and its armor protection ability is not as good as that of a light cruiser. Two high-explosive torpedoes penetrated into the transport cabin and exploded inside.

"Boom boom boom..." There were explosions everywhere near and far from the sea.Obviously, the fate of this fleet will end on the waters of the Lakshad Islands.