A loud whistle floated on the sea, blooming like thunder in winter. On the cold sea in winter, a group of small black figures sailed over from the distant sea. This was a fleet of twelve large cargo ships.
The leading cargo ship was a large roll-on roll-off ship of more than 12,000 tons. On its side was written "Tululu" in large letters in English, and the Union Jack flag on it was fluttering in the wind.
Albina Bornhill, dressed in military uniform, was standing on the bow deck of the "Tululu" at the moment. The biting cold wind blew on her delicate skin, turning her originally fair skin red, adding to the added beauty.
A bit beautiful. The delicate eyes under the pair of slender eyebrows under the full forehead exude a sense of heroism. At this moment, the owner of these eyes is staring at the sea in front of her. Her eyes sometimes move and sometimes freeze, not knowing where she is.
What are you thinking about?
Footsteps sounded, and a captain officer in his mid-twenties, wearing a German army uniform and a pair of binoculars hanging around his neck, came from behind. This officer had blond hair, blue eyes, a high nose, and a solemn face. He was just looking.
Albina's eyes couldn't help but show a look of admiration when she looked at her.
I saw him saying softly: "Lieutenant Colonel Albina, we have arrived in the coastal waters of China. We are less than 150 nautical miles away from Hong Kong. We are expected to arrive in Guangzhou early tomorrow morning."
Albina nodded, with a look of relief on her face, and turned to the captain and said: "Captain Hans, thank you for your briefing, so that I can feel more at ease, as long as we go more than a hundred nautical miles further."
It is the territory of the British, so the British should take care of us "British subjects"." Although Albina said, there was a sarcastic look on her face, presumably she was very dissatisfied with the identity of this British subject.
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Captain Hans also smiled and said: "Lieutenant Colonel Albina, you haven't changed at all. You still hate the British so much."
Albina raised the corner of her mouth slightly, "No... I don't call it hatred, it's disdain. In my opinion, those British people are not even as spineless as those Chinese people. Apart from having a military force, they are not wrong.
There is nothing but the Navy."
"Lieutenant Colonel Albina is always so sharp and to the point in her views on issues. Those British should learn to give in." Although he has a stiff face and a stiff personality, this does not mean that Hans will not flatter, especially
When facing the woman he likes, Hans doesn't feel any pressure at all.
After a while, Albina said again: "I heard that the British also deployed a small fleet in Hong Kong. The British are really obsessed with saving face. I guess the British are still dreaming of an empire on which the sun never sets.
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Hans also sneered: "Sooner or later, Britain will be our target to conquer, but now our battlefield is mainly on the French battlefield. When we occupy France, it will be their turn next."
Albina chuckled, "Okay, this kind of thing should be considered by the headquarters. Now our task is to hand over these goods to the Chinese."
Speaking of this, Hans couldn't help but complained: "Lieutenant Colonel Albina, I really don't understand why the high command agreed to the ridiculous conditions of the Chinese. They actually agreed to use the Polish Central Industrial Zone in exchange for two weapons.
, I would say that we shouldn’t be so polite to those yellow-skinned monkeys. If our attitude is tougher, I don’t believe those Chinese people would dare not to hand over their things to us.”
Albina glanced at him. A hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes: "Hans, you are still looking at the problem too simply. You have to know that this is Asia, a blind spot for the imperial power. He is really determined not to give it to us.
We can't do anything to him."
Hans blurted out: "We don't need these things. I don't believe that with the strength of our Third Reich, we can't develop weapons better than these two."
Hearing this, Albina was so angry that she wanted to hit him on the head a few times, and said with some hatred: "You idiot, I also know that our engineers and scientists can develop these weapons, but this always
It takes time. Even if it can be researched, tell me whether it will take one, two or three years? But do you know what three years means to our German Empire?"
Hans was just upright, not heartless. He understood immediately when Albina said this. He turned his head away in embarrassment, trying to hide the rising and strange look on his face, but as soon as he turned around, his expression changed.
He started to change, and his expression changed drastically. He immediately took out his binoculars and looked to the right.
Just when Hans took out his telescope and looked into the distance, Albina also noticed the situation. She raised her eyebrows and immediately asked: "Captain Hans, what happened?"
Hans's face became very serious. He looked into the distance and said word by word: "It's a Japanese warship. There are two destroyers and a light cruiser. They are speeding towards us."
Albina's face changed slightly, and she continued to ask: "What are their speeds? Can we get rid of them?"
Hans shook his head: "No, although I am not a navy, I also know that the speed of destroyers is generally around thirty or forty knots, and our cargo ships will never be able to outrun them."
"Asshole!" Albina couldn't help but curse. It is said that Germany and the Japanese have formed an alliance, and the atmosphere should be friendly when the two sides meet. However, what they did was shameful. Thinking of the last time that our side
The plane was almost shot down when she went to Guangzhou. When she came to Guangzhou this time she encountered a Japanese warship. Albina felt an unspeakable depression in her chest.
After taking a long breath, Albina said in a low voice: "Captain Hans, you immediately go to the telegraph room to send a message to the Seventh Army, tell them the situation here, and ask them to send planes to support immediately, and also let them know more about the situation here."
Order all ships to sail at maximum speed and execute it immediately!"
"Yes!" Captain Hans also knew that the matter was urgent, so he agreed and ran towards the cab...
Just as Albina and the fleet she led accelerated and headed towards Hong Kong at full speed, more than 20 nautical miles away from the fleet, the Japanese fleet also discovered them and caught up with them.
On the leading Japanese light cruiser called "Shimakaze", the commander of these three warships, Colonel Matsui Toshio, was standing on the bridge using binoculars to look at the freighter with the Union Jack flag in front of him, with a hint of smile at the corner of his mouth.
He sneered and said to Lieutenant Colonel Benzaburo Morimoto, the chief of staff next to him. "Mr. Morimoto, judging from the depth of the waterline, these freighters flying the British flag must be full of cargo. What do you think we should do now?"
Lieutenant Colonel Benzaburo Morimoto also smiled and said: "Matsui-kun, do you need to say this? Of course, I will catch up and seize the things first!"
Colonel Matsui Toshio frowned again, "But the Empire has not declared war on Britain. If we seize the British cargo ship without authorization, it may cause diplomatic disputes."
Colonel Benzaburo Morimoto smiled and said: "Matsui-kun, why are you becoming less and less courageous? Although the empire has not declared war on Britain, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a decree prohibiting all countries from transporting any strategic materials to China. Now there are more than ten
The cargo ship is all loaded with cargo and is heading to Hong Kong. Who knows if these things are weapons and ammunition. Even if we don't impound them, we should at least stop them and inspect them."
"Yoshi, what you say makes sense." Colonel Matsui Toshio nodded, and immediately turned to the first officer beside him and said: "Yayo-kun, immediately order the fleet to speed up and stop the British freighters in front."
"Hai!"
As the Japanese fleet accelerated, the distance between the two sides gradually became closer. As we all know, among all warships, the speed of destroyers is the fastest, usually around forty knots, and the general speed of catching up is only a dozen or so.
The advantage of a twenty-knot cargo ship is quite large, so after half an hour, the distance between the two sides has been shortened to more than ten nautical miles. Some people may ask, the two sides are only twenty or thirty nautical miles apart, and at the speed of the destroyer, it is half
You can definitely catch up in an hour, but those who say this need to know that the top speed of destroyers and light cruisers is about forty knots, but that is only achieved when they are traveling at full speed. Without that commander
It will really allow the warship to travel at the highest speed, because if the speed is really reached to the highest speed, the various equipment on the warship will be clanging. If it runs at the highest speed for so long, it is estimated that the warship will be bigger after returning.
It has been repaired, so no commander will let the warship move at full speed unless it is a life-or-death situation. Under normal circumstances, the speed of the fleet is about 28-30 knots, which is about five or six knots faster than cargo ships or merchant ships.
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Looking at the approaching Japanese warships with plaster flags, Albina stood on the bridge and looked at the Japanese warships behind with anxiety. She was not afraid of falling into the hands of the Japanese. As long as she revealed her identity, those Japanese
Not only did she not dare to embarrass her, she was afraid that she would have to treat her as a guest. What she was afraid of was that once Germany's transportation of mechanical equipment to the Seventh Army was revealed, the Axis alliance between the three countries would be irreparably divided.
This is what worries her the most.
She shouted softly: "Captain Hans, has the Seventh Army called you back?"
Captain Hans nodded: "They have called back. They have sent more than ten fighter planes heading in this direction, but it will take about half an hour to arrive."
"Half an hour?" Albina frowned deeply: "Can we last for half an hour?"