"A truly great, proud and brave nation would rather face any disaster of war than gain humble prosperity at the expense of its national dignity." Su Tong's Memoirs, Volume 1, Chapter 3, Naha Sea, Ryukyu Islands
At seven o'clock in the morning, the heavy fog on the sea has not dissipated. The thick clouds and fog blocked the sunlight. The slightly undulating waves shook the R-class submarine with the hull number Q223 slightly. The surroundings were very quiet. Only the faint sound of the diesel engine could be heard.
There is a dull sound when running at low speed and the sound of waves gently lapping against the side of the ship.
Liu Jiaming stood on the control tower, holding a telescope and observing the surroundings. He had just graduated from the Vladivostok Submarine Command Academy less than two years ago. He should have been able to stay in a certain submarine with the rank of lieutenant and be an chief engineer or something.
Deputy captain, but due to the acute shortage of captains in the submarine force, Liu Jiaming was promoted to the rank of captain and received a brand-new submarine that had just left the factory less than a month ago.
Since the start of the plan to take over Taiwan, the Navy's submarine force has been frequently operating around the Ryukyu Islands, harassing all warships or ships between Japan and Taiwan. This time, it is the turn of the Q233 submarine to cruise.
China's submarine force started earlier than other surface ships. So far, the Chinese Navy has more than 200 submarines, of which R-class ocean-going submarines account for more than half, and the rest are ixb-type submarines purchased from Germany earlier. Although two
The number of more than a hundred submarines seems to be a lot, but if you spread more than two hundred submarines into the vast Pacific Ocean and the Southeast China Sea, the number seems very small. But fortunately, the operation manual stipulates the operation of one submarine.
The cruise time can last two to three weeks, so it is manageable for now.
Submarine No. q223 has been at sea for a week today, but so far its record is still zero. Since this week, the Japanese ships seem to have disappeared en masse, with almost no trace.
"Captain, the sonar room reports that there are three ships of unknown nationality heading towards us from the northeast." The voice of the deputy captain Lin Xiang came from the cabin. This is a very famous man who rose from the ranks of ordinary submariners.
It's a pity that the experienced deputy captain's education level is a little low, otherwise he would have been promoted to captain long ago.
"Beep beep beep" soon an emergency dive alarm sounded inside the submarine, and the red light inside the submarine began to light up.
"Bang!" When the last duty officer jumped into the cabin and turned the valve to tighten the submarine's cover, Liu Jiaming was already standing at the periscope position.
"Dive to a depth of thirty meters, raise the periscope and everyone is in position." As a series of orders were issued, the submarine soon entered a strange pre-battle atmosphere. The submarine suddenly became silent, except for the occasional rumbling.
The sound of heavy breathing came out. Although the submarine soldiers, like their captain, were novices with little experience, this did not hinder their confidence in their own captain and their pursuit of victory.
"The periscope is up"
"Okay." Liu Jiaming tilted his hat to the side and put his eyes in front of the lowered periscope. He saw that the sea was still gray and the visibility was not very high, only about four to five thousand meters.
Liu Jiaming frowned and asked: "Sonar room, can you hear clearly what type of ship that is?"
"Captain, I only heard that one of them is a large ship of 10,000 tons, another one is estimated to be about 6,000 tons, and one is very fast and should be a destroyer, but the model is unknown. They are currently ten kilometers away from us.
." The sonar soldier on the side responded quickly.
"Okay, we finally waited for a lone fleet. As long as we kill the destroyer, the remaining two ships will be at our mercy." Thinking of this, Liu Jiaming took a breath and ordered in a low voice: "Immediately
Turn on the bow torpedo tubes."
Liu Jiaming, who was holding the periscope handle, gave orders as calmly as possible. Sweat was already oozing out from the palms of his hands holding the handle. This was not fear, but a high degree of nervousness and excitement. This was his first time since he became the captain.
Don’t leave a cruise empty-handed.
"The torpedo launch tube has been opened." Soon, the torpedo commander's report came from the torpedo cabin.
"Everyone is paying attention. There is now a transport fleet composed of two cruise ships and a destroyer in front of us. They are less than ten nautical miles away from us. As long as they are sunk, the members of our submarine will come back.
There is no need to look at the trump card with envy, because we have also become the trump card." Liu Jiaming's slightly trembling voice reached everyone's ears through the microphone. The submariners in the boat did not speak, just one
Everyone stood upright and focused more on their work.
"Sir, the enemy destroyer is still six kilometers away from our submarine, and we can already observe it through the periscope." Lin Xiang, the deputy captain on the side, reported in Mandarin with a thick southern Fujian accent. He is a son of a fisherman from Fujian.
He was born in China and joined the Chinese Navy five years ago. However, because his education level was slightly lower, he was only a deputy captain after working for five years. At this time, there was a hint of nervousness and excitement in his tone, "The destroyer ahead is at zero one."
Two, the distance is 5,966, and the target angle is 30 degrees."
The crewman on the side quickly turned the crank and entered the data into the computer. Soon the computer gave the answer, calculating the destroyer's speed of thirty-five knots. This is a very fast speed, and Japanese warships generally cannot
reach this speed.
"It must be a Japanese Tide-class destroyer." As soon as he heard the data reported by the computer, Liu Jiaming knew the model of the destroyer coming from the opposite side. In Japan, no other warship can run so fast except this destroyer.
.Although this warship only has a displacement of 1,030 tons, it is equipped with three 120 mm caliber naval guns and two depth bomb launchers. Coupled with its rapid speed, the Chinese Navy already has
Several submarines suffered losses in its hands. After all, it was Japan's first destroyer specifically designed for anti-submarine warfare.
"Distance three thousand meters, bearing zero one two, leaning to port"
"Torpedo No. 1 Release"
Following Liu Jiaming's order, the torpedo commander in the bow torpedo cabin immediately pressed the launch button, and with a muffled "bang" a heavy-duty electric torpedo with a caliber of 533 mm rushed out under the pressure.
The torpedo tube, under the strong reaction force, the crew inside the boat felt the deck beneath their feet shake slightly.
Lin Xiang was counting the time with a stopwatch in his hand. This torpedo was just a chance to try his luck. If you can hit the enemy ship at this distance and angle, congratulations on being able to fool you even in this way. After you land,
You can go buy lottery tickets.
Lin Xiang reported, "Captain, the torpedo wake has deviated to the starboard side of the enemy ship and has deviated from the target."
After a while, a dull explosion came from the front, which was the result of the torpedo starting its self-destruction program after losing its target.
Although the "bastard" had already anticipated the result, Liu Jiaming couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
"No, the enemy ship has discovered us, and it is accelerating towards us." The sonar soldier's voice rang.
At this time, everyone's eyes were turned to Liu Jiaming. When performing tasks, the captain is God. Every decision the captain makes will affect the life and death of the submarine. At this time, it seems that there are only two people in front of Liu Jiaming.
One way is to quickly dive to the maximum depth of the submarine, prepare to escape, let the Japanese destroyers rain depth bombs on themselves, and leave your fate to God to decide. The other way is to go up.
Fight to the death with this destroyer. But no matter what decision he made, Liu Jiaming made the choice as soon as possible. At this time, it was already a matter of life and death, and he could not allow him to continue to think about it.
"Sir, the enemy ship is still one thousand meters away from our ship." Lin Xiang's Mandarin with a southern Fujian accent came to my ears again.
"It's his grandma's fault, try your best." It's too late. If the destroyer approaches again, there will be no chance to launch torpedoes. Even if the torpedoes are launched, they will lose their effect because the safety bolts will not be opened in time. Liu Jiaming didn't think too much and turned around.
The head commanded in a deep voice: "Prepare the bow torpedo, re-determine the target position, and prepare the torpedo for launch."
"Target determination completed"
"Torpedo No. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 launched"
"Swish, swish, swish, swish," the result of the five torpedoes fired in unison was that the submarine of more than 1,400 tons was pushed back by the strong reaction force, and the entire submarine was shaken violently.
"Hurry up and dive quickly."
A submarine that has just fired torpedoes has no ability to protect itself. The only thing it can do in the face of a destroyer is to turn around and run away. However, even the most optimistic people dare not say that they can escape at such a close distance.
At this time, Liu Jiaming only felt that his heart was beating very violently, almost jumping out of his mouth, as if a huge pressure was weighing him down, and his face was strangely flushed due to excessive tension. The strange thing was that he was blank at this time.
Hamlet's words suddenly came to mind, "To be or not to be, that is the question."
At this time, the distance between the destroyer and the submarine was already very close. The officers and soldiers in the submarine seemed to hear the "creak" sound of the destroyer's propeller rotating at high speed. These young soldiers were undergoing huge psychological pressure at this time.
Under pressure and testing, even Lin Xiang, the deputy captain who had served for many years, tightly grasped the handrail beside him, his face turned ashen.
A dull loud noise of "Boom" came from not far behind. The huge shock wave shook the entire submarine violently, and several soldiers were knocked to the ground by surprise.
The whole submarine was silent for a while, and then suddenly a loud shout broke out, "Hit, that son of a bitch destroyer was hit by us." There was cheers in the submarine, even Lin Xiang, who was originally ashen-faced, said this
Shi Ye was so excited that he hugged Liu Jiaming tightly. The officers and soldiers in the submarine were celebrating their narrow escape in this way, and they were also celebrating the first victory of this submarine that had been launched less than a month ago.
"Raise the periscope"
With an inaudible "squeak" sound, the periscope was raised. Liu Jiaming quickly put his eyes over it. What appeared in front of him at this time was a ship with raging fire sinking slowly on the sea.
A section of his tail had been blown off by a heavy torpedo, and now even the arrival of the Sea Dragon King could not save them from their already doomed fate.
"Sir, the Japanese freighter is coming." At this time, the sonar soldier who was listening attentively reported quickly.
"I saw it," Liu Jiaming, who was lying in front of the periscope, said bitterly: "What a dog, come up immediately, rush over and sink their torpedo cabin and reload the torpedoes immediately."
"It's to kill these bastards." The officers and soldiers in the torpedo room immediately took action excitedly, as if they wanted to take revenge for being chased by the destroyer just now. Their torpedo loading speed this time was shorter than the usual training speed.
a lot of time.
"Report to the commander, all torpedoes have been loaded."
Liu Jiaming's "Okay, calculate the bearing, set the fixed depth, each of the two ships in front will fire two torpedoes, open the torpedo launch tube and prepare to launch."
"Bang bang bang bang" followed by a dull sound, and four torpedoes were fired.
Soon, there were several dull sounds from the front, "Three of the four torpedoes hit, the small cargo ship broke into two pieces and sank on the spot. In addition to a big hole in the middle, the tail of the large cruise ship was also blown open. Now
It is sinking slowly."
Liu Jiaming left the periscope and ordered: "Put away the periscope and come up immediately. Everyone except those on duty should take up weapons and go to the deck."
There was a muffled "chi" sound, and when the hatch cover of the submarine was opened, a stream of fresh air with the smell of sea rushed into everyone's nostrils. At this time, the heavy fog had dissipated, and the golden sunlight shone on the water.
The beads shone with a charming light. While the submarine surfaced, the diesel engine also started working. The usually monotonous sound sounded so pleasant to Liu Jiaming's ears.
This R-class submarine is also equipped with a 37-caliber rapid-fire gun on the bow. When the officers and soldiers rushed onto the deck, two gunners immediately ran to the gun position. One gunner pulled the gun "swish"
Opened the gun jacket and started to get busy.
The cargo ship that was billowing thick smoke not far away had completely tilted at this time, and the black bottom of the ship had flipped out of the water. The piercing alarm on the cruise ship was still sounding, and countless yelling people wearing life jackets were crawling over the side.
Climb down along the climbing net on the side. A mile or two away from the freighter, the front deck of the destroyer is still floating on the water. Some vague figures are clinging to the deck almost desperately. Overcrowded lifeboats are nearby.
Floating freely on the sea.
As Q223 slowly passed the huge 10,000-ton cruise ship, a doomsday-like scene appeared before their eyes. The cruise ship was desperately spitting out the soldiers it carried. Countless lifeboats, survival rings, rafts and everything else
Everything that could float was densely packed with thousands of Japanese soldiers. There were countless soldiers running around desperately on the deck and jumping into the sea along the cargo net and rope ladder.
"My dear, how many people have these little Japanese people packed into this ship? I think there are maybe eight thousand people here if not ten thousand. Do those people in the Japanese military headquarters have any brains?" Put down the telescope, Liu Jiaming's
His mouth grinned like a yawning hippopotamus.
"Sir, can you expect the Japanese high-level officials to be kind-hearted? They only want to transport soldiers to Taiwan and don't care about the lives and lives of the soldiers." Lin Xiang snorted disdainfully.
As the submarine approached, dozens of soldiers and officers on the deck fired their submachine guns and were on strict alert. At this time, a burst of gunfire came from not far away. Liu Jiaming turned around and saw that it was a line more than 300 meters away.
Several Japanese soldiers on the lifeboat were shooting at this place. Fortunately, they lost their aim on the rough sea, otherwise someone might actually be hit.
"These beasts." Liu Jiaming felt an unknown fire rising straight to his forehead. He originally left them to fend for themselves, but he didn't expect that they actually wanted to die on their own. Don't blame me for being cruel.
Liu Jiaming shouted loudly: "No. 1 gun position, sink those lifeboats and rafts for me!"
"Dong dong dong dong dong"
The low sound of the Sanqi high-level and flat dual-purpose rapid-fire cannons began to echo on the deck, and sharp shells continued to fall on the lifeboats and rafts. The lifeboats quickly disappeared on the sea at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the bright red color continued to dye them red.
the surrounding sea water.
"You bastards, what are you doing standing still? All you have in your hands are fire sticks. Beat me. I'll beat anyone who can move to death." Liu Jiaming waited for the soldiers around him to curse fiercely.
"Oh" everyone who looked like they were waking up from a dream pulled the trigger one after another, and the bullets from the "Ant" submachine guns in their hands were like splashing water towards the Japanese soldiers who were still struggling in the water.
At this time, Liu Jiaming picked up the communicator and loudly ordered to the command room below, "Slowly advance around these Japs. I will bring out all those who can use the guns. No one will be allowed until all the bullets are fired."
stop"
Under Liu Jiaming's order, the sea surface with a radius of more than a thousand meters was filled with floating corpses. Some of the originally blue water had turned slightly red. Attracted by the smell of blood, dozens of sharks swam in from afar.
They were happily tearing at the corpse in the bloody water.
The gunshots continued, and Lin Xiang had already killed so much that his hands were a little soft. He said to Liu Jiaming with a look of unbearability, "Sir, forget it, we have killed enough."
"Well." Liu Jiaming's eyes were already red from the killing. He stared with red eyes and said: "That's enough. When the little devils killed us people in Lushun, he didn't say enough. And do you think these devils went to Taiwan just to kill us?"
What are you doing? Do you still want to intercede for them? Let me continue to kill you."
The massacre lasted from morning to noon. When the Japanese rescue fleet arrived after receiving the news, a Type A brigade of more than 8,000 people who went to Taiwan for reinforcements just disappeared into the waters of the Ryukyu Islands.
There were only a dozen well-fed sharks left swimming up the sea.