The torpedo data in the previous article contains errors and has been corrected.
Huang Guangyao's skills are indeed better than Shen Zhixin's.
The launchers of the Q series submarines are two in the front and two in the back. Therefore, after the two launchers at the front are launched, they must turn sharply and then use the last two launchers to continue launching to ensure the maximum attack effect.
After the Q1 submarine was launched again, it followed its customary practice to fully turn the right rudder and prepare to continue the attack.
It's no longer necessary.
The 533 torpedo has a charge of nearly 200 kilograms. Even if the Seven Provinces Alliance has a displacement of 6,000 tons, it cannot withstand two consecutive attacks.
Just as Q1 was turning around, the ammunition on the Seven Provinces Alliance exploded. The hull was broken into two parts from the middle. The front part and the bridge had sunk to the bottom of the sea. The tail part was raised high and was still rotating slowly.
The propeller had already surfaced, and it sank in an instant.
The heavily damaged Dutch fleet was already in a group at this time. Because the attack was too sudden, the Alliance of Seven Provinces was sunk without sending any message, and the fleet had lost its unified command.
The fleet cannot turn around when it is attacked. This will only give more opportunities to the enemies hiding in the darkness, so they can only speed away from the battlefield and then plan for follow-up.
But how could these old warships have a chance to escape in the face of the well-prepared submarine force? In just half an hour, all nine Dutch warships were sunk, and none of them escaped.
This made the captains of the four submarines No. Q10 to Q13 who set up an ambush in the second position quite critical, because they did not get a chance to fight.
After confirming that all warships were sunk, the submarine force did not stop to clean the battlefield and returned directly to the secret gathering place in Porto Vecchio.
The weather now is December, so don't worry about the sailors and Marines who fell into the water. They won't last until dawn in the sea.
By the way, Porto Vecchio is not called this name now, but Dragon Palace.
It's very vivid. They are all big black fish.
It was not until the next morning that two Italian warships went to the Tunis Strait to carry out rescue operations.
It is more appropriate to describe it as salvaging corpses, because by the time the two Italian warships arrived at the sea area where the incident occurred, there were no living people on the sea, and corpses covered with frost were floating everywhere on the sea within a few nautical miles nearby.
who is the attacker
It immediately became an issue of concern to the whole world.
It looks like he's German, but it's unlikely if you think about it carefully.
The Germans were indeed carrying out unrestricted submarine warfare, but at that time, the purpose of targeting merchant ships was to cut off supplies to the Allied Powers. If they really encountered a fleet at sea, let alone whether the Germans could assemble enough submarines in a short time.
There was no need for the Germans to take this risk by launching an attack.
Who could that be?
The current enemies of the Dutch are only the rebels in East India, but those rebels do not have submarines in their hands, and even if they did, they would not be able to cover the scope of their operations to the Mediterranean.
Then it’s Qin Zhiyuan
Thinking about it carefully, Qin Zhiyuan did have a reason to launch an attack, but Qin Zhiyuan did not have a submarine. The two submarines he purchased from Britain were still parked in the Marseille shipyard and had not gone to sea at all.
Even if they go to sea, if two submarines want to attack a fleet of nine warships, do you think they are dreadnoughts?
If you think about it carefully, only the Italians and the French are the only ones left in the Mediterranean who have enough strength to destroy this Dutch fleet.
However, the French and Italians had no reason to attack. After receiving the distress signal from the Dutch, they both sent warships to the sea area where the incident occurred to participate in the search and rescue. Although they went a little late, they went there anyway.
The Dutch government sent a distress message to the French and Italian governments an hour after the fleet was attacked. Because no matter how the Dutch sent messages at that time, there was no reply from the expedition fleet, so the Dutch government was forced to ask for help.
It was midnight at that time, and the French navy and the Italian navy were not stupid. They would never take the risk of being attacked and deploy overnight.
What a joke, since that ghost fleet dares to attack the Dutch and can succeed, it is also likely to attack the French and Italian warships. Although the French and Italians are not afraid, they do not want to take unnecessary risks.
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The reputation of the Dutch is not very good now. Through the deliberate propaganda of some well-intentioned people, the whole world knows that the Dutch are smuggling against Germany in spite of the world. This situation is in a sense an act of collaboration with the enemy. In order to end the war as soon as possible, the Allied Powers
Maybe he won't declare war on the Netherlands because of this, but he definitely doesn't mind making fun of them.
So the Dutch government had to accept this disheartening result. All nine warships were sunk, and nearly 4,000 navy and 5,000 marines were killed. No one was spared.
What makes the Dutch government even more sad and angry is that due to the annihilation of the expedition fleet, the Dutch government is now unable to provide effective support to the East Indies. Almost all the Dutch warships have been annihilated, leaving only two ships in the mainland that are not sure whether they can sail.
The old warships and merchant ships that went to East India were all requisitioned by the British due to smuggling activities some time ago.
It seems that the whole world is having trouble with the Dutch.
And the mastermind behind all this is the unknown ghost fleet.
Well, there have always been legends of ghost ships in the Mediterranean. Perhaps, ghost ships were really responsible.
The Dutch government was extremely grieved and vowed to find the attackers. The hatred in their hearts would not be eliminated without cutting the bodies into pieces.
The British and the French hypocritically issued a joint statement, severely condemning the indifferent behavior of some people who failed to provide rescue in accordance with international conventions after carrying out attacks.
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Far from enough, it should be cruel
No matter how indifferent the colonial authorities were to the Chinese in Borneo, the submarine force under Qin Zhiyuan would be so cruel to the Dutch fleet.
One drink and one peck, it is destiny.
In fact, not everyone knows that Qin Zhiyuan did it. At least the French know it, because the submarine in Qin Zhiyuan's hands was produced by the French. The Germans also know that Qin Zhiyuan did not hide it from Crown Prince William.
But at the same time, both the French and the Germans have enough reasons to protect Qin Zhiyuan.
Needless to say, the French wear the same pants as they have a good relationship with Qin Zhiyuan, let alone the Germans, the relationship between Crown Prince William and Qin Zhiyuan has reached the point where Qin Zhiyuan takes the blame.
Although not willingly.
No one wants to take the blame, not even the artillery crew.
Qin Zhiyuan also made a statement afterwards.
Unlike the hypocrisy of Britain and France, Qin Zhiyuan's statement is full of hatred for certain countries that are turning the tables.
The focus of hatred is not on the colonies, but on the fact that Europe is raging with war, but some countries do not use their resources to fight against certain evil countries, but instead use their resources for their own selfish purposes.
At the same time, Qin Zhiyuan also sarcastically said that if some countries' warships are not effective in combat, they should not use them to embarrass others, so as not to make others laugh and cause trouble to others.
On the second day of the attack, a merchant ship team heading from Port Said to Marseille also participated in the humanitarian rescue of the bodies. This merchant ship team was of course escorted by hunting submarines. The two hunting submarines belonged to the Umbrella Security Group
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Umbrella's business is getting bigger and bigger. Now it not only provides maritime escorts, but also begins to get involved in security team business. Its service targets are not limited to individuals, but also serve large gatherings in commercial clubs, private areas, and even accept temporary or long-term employment from some small countries.
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This statement unabashedly expressed hostility to the Dutch government. Of course, those newspapers did not forget to point out why Qin Zhiyuan hated the Dutch government. For a time, the Hongxi Massacre and the Chinese Exclusion Act became the focus of discussion by everyone around the world.
Innocent Americans were shot
How can they be innocent? The Chinese living under the Chinese Exclusion Act are even more miserable. This is the only bill targeting a single race in American history. It lasted until the end of 1943 in its original history. I really don’t know what is going on in the minds of those who keep saying they are the beacon of democracy.
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This statement was still useful. It not only silenced the Dutch government's insinuation that Qin Zhiyuan was the mastermind, but also caused members of the U.S. Congress to begin to demand the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The colonial government of British Malaysia, which also belongs to Southeast Asia, also began to examine its own colonial government.
policy, and prepare to amend the laws and regulations targeting Chinese people to avoid possible unexpected troubles.
This is also a manifestation of Qin Zhiyuan's growing influence.
The only different voice was the Japanese government. Almost as soon as the Strait incident occurred, the Japanese proposed that if the Dutch government needed it, the Japanese government could provide relevant transportation support.
This was sternly rejected by the Dutch government.
Are you kidding me? The Dutch have long known about the Japanese ambitions for Borneo, especially the oil fields in Balikpapan. The Japanese have long been coveted. If the Japanese were allowed to intervene in the war in Borneo, it would be easier to invite the gods than to send them away.
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Although the good intentions were regarded as a fool's errand, the Japanese government was not discouraged. Instead, it began to contact the Lanfang Company in Surabaya, proposing that if the Lanfang Company needed it, the Japanese, being in a narrow border with East Asia, could provide some material support.
Lanfang Company also resolutely refused. Now you have nothing but water. What were you doing when you wanted to help the Dutch transport things?
If both ends are not settled, the Japanese can only sourly express their serious concern.
The Japanese do not yet have the strength and ambition to challenge the global colonial system. Ambition will only grow slowly with continuous victory. Currently, Japan is still staring at Northeast China. Japan can only think about Southeast Asia.
, their strategic focus is not here now.
The Americans who began to review the Chinese Exclusion Act quietly made a fortune. At this time, the United States occupied the Philippines, just on the edge of Borneo. The Dutch's domestic support was completely cut off, so they began to make plans for the Americans.
After operating in Borneo for hundreds of years, the Dutch still had some foundation, so they spent money to purchase armaments from the Philippines, preparing to arm the colonial army and launch an attack on Surabaya.
To be honest, the Dutch did impose restrictions on the Chinese in Borneo, but they never fully trusted the local indigenous people. The Dutch did establish a colonial army commanded by the Dutch, but those armies could not even guarantee that they would have one shot.
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If you think about it, you can understand that the Dutch army is so virtuous. How good can the colonial army they trained be?
