Expedition to Europe

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On the vast sea, the wind rolled up the dark clouds.

Between the dark clouds and the sea, four cruise ships are sailing hard like four lost cubs.

Well, this is not the beginning, this is Qin Zhiyuan on his way to Corsica.

Because the situation is urgent, Qin Zhiyuan and his team all got the green light whether they were taking the train or the cruise ship, and all the applications for six FT-17 tanks were approved. Therefore, Qin Zhiyuan was already floating in the Mediterranean three days later, only 20 nautical miles away from Corsica.

"General, Corsica is ahead, and we will dock in Ajaccio in about an hour and a half." Captain Jeffrey reported to Qin Zhiyuan.

Jeffrey and his "Stubborn Stone" were originally civilian ships, but after the war began, the maritime transport capacity of Britain and France was threatened by the German submarine war, and the total tonnage was constantly decreasing. So Jeffrey and his "Stone" were requisitioned for military use and began to serve the French military.

"Thank you, Captain, you did a great job. I think you will get a medal when you return." Qin Zhiyuan praised generously.

Although the "Stone" was requisitioned for military use, Jeffrey was not a military member, so the "Stone" was not considered an asset of the French military and could only be considered a temporary employment. In the case of Jeffrey and the "Stone", if the "Stone" was sunk in the war, it would not be counted as a loss of the French military, so the losses of the French in World War I were far greater than their book figures, because there were many cases like Jeffrey and the "Stone" that were not included in the list of losses.

"I hope so. If there is a medal, I hope to share it with you." Jeffrey was very generous.

"Thank you. If possible, I can treat you to a drink after docking. I hope you can honor me." Qin Zhiyuan is happy to make friends with people with sailing skills, whether they are navy or not.

"It's my honor, General." Jeffrey half-bowed with one hand on his chest, showing good gentlemanly manners.

"Submarine, German submarine..." A shrill cry came from outside the bridge.

"Damn it, what's going on?" Jeffrey didn't care about elegance and jumped out of the bridge in two steps.

About a hundred meters to the left of the Stone, a German submarine surfaced and was taking a breath, and was just discovered by a sailor who was observing the channel with a telescope.

After the start of World War I, the Germans gradually realized the blockade role of submarines in the war and began to vigorously develop submarine forces. The German surface ship force could not compete with the British, so the Germans launched a submarine war against British and French ships, especially British and French civilian ships. As long as they were discovered by the Germans, they basically had no choice but to sink. This kind of submarine war has a tendency to expand in recent times. Regardless of whether it is British or French, as long as it provides material transportation for Britain and France, there is a risk of being sunk.

This indiscriminate attack by the Germans caused dissatisfaction among neutral countries, especially the United States. Recently, there have been many news reports about the Americans joining the war, but they have not been confirmed.

Submarines are generally still in a relatively early stage. They can only dive for half an hour before surfacing to breathe and recharge. This German submarine obviously did not discover the fleet of four cruise ships including the Stone before, and was discovered by the sailors on the Stone during the surfacing process.

"Come over, come over..." Jeffrey shouted hoarsely.

The distance was too close, and all defensive weapons had lost their shooting angle, that is, the German submarine was in the shooting blind spot of the Stone, and the Stone could not launch an attack at all.

But the Stone did not dare to pull away, because once the distance was pulled away, the German submarine might launch an attack first, and then the Stone would be in great trouble. The Germans only needed to launch a torpedo to send the Stone to the bottom of the sea, along with more than 800 soldiers of the First Brigade of the Foreign Legion on it.

So Jeffrey could only choose to get close to the German submarines. In this way, even if the Stone could not attack the German submarines, at least the German submarines could not attack the Stone.

"Why do you want to get close? Do you want to sink it?" Although Qin Zhiyuan came from a hundred years later, he was not an omnipotent superman and did not understand naval warfare.

"Sink it? How is that possible? I just want it to be unable to attack us. I have no other intentions. My Stone is a merchant ship. If we hit it, we may sink faster." Jeffrey was shocked.

The German submarines use a double-hull structure, with the water tank between the outer and inner layers. Even if the outer shell is damaged, it will not sink for a while. The Stone is a standard thin-skinned and large-filled ship. As long as there is a hole in the bottom of the ship, it will definitely sink in minutes.

"Then how do you deal with their artillery?" Qin Zhiyuan was anxious.

That's right, the German submarines also have artillery, just like the battleships at this time. There is a cannon on the rear deck of the submarine. Although no one is operating it at this time, no one doubts whether this cannon is a decoration.

"Aren't you guys still here?" Jeffrey yelled.

"Fuck, move, move, everyone, bring grenades and rifles, and gather on the deck immediately, we have work to do." Qin Zhiyuan rolled his eyes and picked up the intercom to issue orders.

Almost in an instant, the soldiers filed out of the cabin and crowded around the side of the ship to prepare for battle.

At this time, the Stone was not far from the submarine. It could be seen that the access passage on the submarine's command tower had been opened, and someone was climbing out and running to the rear deck to operate the cannon.

"Kill him!" Qin Zhiyuan and Jeffrey said in unison. They both felt a strong sense of crisis.

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"Bang"

At least hundreds of rifles were firing in unison, and the three Germans who climbed out were instantly beaten into a hornet's nest.

"Come over, come over, throw grenades, throw grenades." Qin Zhiyuan was not used to being beaten passively. If possible, he would organize a boarding operation.

Zheng Dali's super arm strength played a role again. Although the distance was still 70 or 80 meters, he threw four Mills grenades in a row and finally successfully threw a Mills grenade into the access passage of the command tower that had not yet been closed.

When the explosion sounded, the black smoke coming out of the submarine command tower could be seen with the naked eye, which attracted cheers. Soldiers picked up grenades and threw them at the submarine, with a density comparable to heavy rain and hail.

"Go, drive the tanks over and use tank guns to shoot them." Qin Zhiyuan prefers 75mm tank guns to Mills grenades.

Unlike the 37mm tank guns in history, the tanks designed by Qin Zhiyuan have more powerful firepower and more flexible angles.

"Too low, not easy to hit, move the mortar over." Chen Kangjian has an idea.

"Get out, it's less than 100 meters now, and the probability of you hitting it is no lower than the probability of hitting us." Qin Zhiyuan disagreed.

"You two, I think we don't need to fight anymore." Jeffrey said faintly.

No one climbed out of the command tower, but a white flag was raised. Looking at the appearance of the white flag, it was clearly a pair of underwear!