Chapter 462: , Sneak attack

At the same time, on the North American side, under the cover of the French Navy, the US military said more clearly that the French cruiser was equipped with the American electric submarine, which was the size of a lifeboat and then was in the British fleet in Monmouth. When anchors were anchored in the nearby waters and a British army was sent ashore to promote goodwill between the United States and Britain, the French cruisers that had been following the British fleet also began to anchor. And just under the eyes of the British, put down the boat. There were a few French soldiers on the boat, as well as a few French-made bicycles.
The British know that this is an observer of the French. They will follow the direction of action of the British Army and then record the actions of the British. And their bicycle is indeed a good thing, which allows them to even keep up with the speed of the cavalry.
Of course, it is very inconvenient for the British army to let such a group of people follow. Let’s not say whether these guys will do anything about reporting in advance, just like those two posing in front of the British. The British French cruiser is the same. So every time, the British army would leave a few people behind and use various methods other than the use of weapons to persuade and dissuade the French from following. As for the French, they don’t know each other and they always follow. So now they are about to form a habit, that is, as soon as the French go ashore, everyone will immediately watch a boxing match.
Yes, what the British call "persuasion and dissuasion" is actually to send the same number of people as the French, and then use hands-on fighting to prevent the French from following.
The reason for fighting with bare hands is that the situation is easier to control, and it will not turn into a war because of shooting at each other. As for why the same number of people is used, it is not because of the pride or sportsmanship of the British. But to make the French feel less embarrassed to complain in the media after the failure.
After doing this several times, this has even become an indispensable small embellishment for the soldiers on both sides in their boring lives, and even the soldiers on both sides will bet on a score at this time.
Sure enough, just like in the past, the British also left the corresponding personnel, and then everyone played a one-on-one friendly match. The game ended in a 5 to 5 draw. Although today's game failed to decide the outcome, the French were also injured to a certain extent and could not continue to track the British Army. God knows what the British Army who came ashore in the evening is going to do in the dark.
The soldiers on the British ship cheered. Although the score was a tie, in fact, they won.
But just as the British cheered, on the side carrying the British fleet, a small wooden submarine was put into the water from the place where the lifeboat was lowered. Because of the French ship’s shelter, the British naturally couldn’t see this. Side issue.
The submarine, which looks like a big vertical goose egg, was put into the water. Two real Americans descended down the rope ladder from the French ship to the side of the big goose egg, reached out to open the door of the goose egg, and drilled Went in.
As the door was closed, the goose egg began to slowly dive, and after a while, it was submerged in the sea.
The diving depth of this wooden submarine is actually quite limited. According to calculations, it is no more than eight meters at most. If it is deeper, its wooden shell cannot withstand the water pressure. Even for safety reasons, generally speaking, its dive depth is generally about four or five meters. Considering the transparency of the sea, if it is during the day with good visibility, from a suitable angle, such as from the position of the lookout post. , From a condescending observation, there is a good chance to directly see the submarine in a place that is not too deep underwater with the naked eye. So this thing is almost impossible to use at noon when the light is too good.
But the submarine can only observe the target with a periscope, and at this time there is no low-light night vision technology, not to mention such a tall thing, even the coating technology used to increase the amount of light into the periscope is not achievable in this era. So if it really comes to night, this submarine will encounter a new problem, that is, if they don't float to the surface, they won't be able to see where the enemy is at all.
So this submarine chose to attack the British fleet in the evening when the light was relatively weak, but not so weak that the periscope could not see anything.
This submarine carries a time bomb with a charge of 40 kilograms. This is also the largest bomb that this submarine can carry, because the magnet that holds the bomb takes up too much weight.
The submarine quickly dived to a predetermined depth, and then quietly raised the periscope, observed the surrounding situation, and drove towards the British fleet.
The submarine slowly approached the anchorage of the British fleet at a speed of just over two knots. Because of the light, the British lookouts were unable to spot the approaching submarine.
The submarine is slowly approaching the British warships. If in later generations, a submarine approaches such a distance, the rest is simple enough to launch torpedoes at those immovable targets. As long as the torpedo you launch is not the K14 developed by the Americans in the 1930s, the British must be dead.
But in this era, let alone torpedoes, even pole mines have not appeared yet. So the American submarine cannot launch an attack. They will continue to approach.
But at this time, it is more important to identify British warships. There is only one bomb on the submarine, and the Americans certainly hope that the bigger the target the bomb can hit, the better. So from the beginning, the Americans' goal was the "Queen Elizabeth" battleship.
The target is also easier to find. "Queen Elizabeth" is obviously much larger than other warships, so the Americans quickly issued her, but she was surrounded by several British ships, so the American submarine had to get closer. It will take a while.
After another half an hour, the "Turtle 2" submarine finally came into the shadow of the "Queen Elizabeth".
At this time, the sun was putting away its last ray of glow. Then the whole sea was darkened.
"Turtle 2" slowly surfaced near the "Queen Elizabeth". A man opened the hatch, stretched out half of his body, and tore off a cover on a box-like thing on the submarine, revealing the magnet on the bomb. Then the man determined some goals one last time, and "Turtle 2" sank again.
After another hour, "Turtle 2" returned to the French cruiser again. By this time it was dark. But it is much easier to find the French cruiser than to find the "Queen Elizabeth". Because unlike the British who enforced light control, the French ship would turn on various identification lights at night. On the surface, this seems to be to avoid misunderstandings, but the British feel that the purpose of the French is to tell others that the British fleet is in this area.
On the side carrying the British fleet, "Turtle 2" turned on the identification lights. The hook was lowered on the French cruiser. The two Americans hung the hooks on the "Turtle 2", and then the wooden submarine was recovered into the cruiser.
"Tony, is it going well?" a judge asked a Yankee who was watching the other sailors put away the submarine.
"It's going well. The time has been set. 1 o'clock in the evening is when everyone is sleeping. I hope our bomb can teach the British a lesson." Tony replied gritted his teeth while looking at the direction of the British fleet.
Time flies slowly. On the French cruiser, the Americans and French are looking at the British fleet with their eyes wide open.
"Damn it, I think it's almost a century since it's ten o'clock."
"Steve, don't worry, it's too early. If you can't wait, you can go to sleep first, and I will call you at that time." Tony smiled at the other Yankee.
"I'm not sleepy, I can't sleep." Steve replied, staring at the British side with wide eyes, even though it was dark over there and could not see anything. Only the sea breeze brought the sound of the waves into the ears of the Taoists.
"How long will it take, Tony" after not knowing how long, Steve finally couldn't help it, and asked again.
"It's early, well, it's ten thirty in the evening. We can set the time until one o'clock in the morning. Well, or let's play chess"
The two opened the chessboard under the light and played chess. Several judges also gathered around to help.
However, Steve was unsure, and his chess was messy, so he was checkmate soon.
"Damn it, it's not suitable for chess today. I would lose to you."
"If you're not convinced, then try another one"
"It's not coming, it's like a kitten is scratching in my heart, what's next, Tony, what time is it"
"What's the hurry, it's only ten to forty. You only resisted a few hands and you were checkmate."
Just as the two were talking, there was a sudden explosion from a distance. Then did you see that all the lights on the British fleet were on, the searchlights were shining randomly in all directions.
"What's going on? Why did it explode right now" Tony was taken aback.
And Steve stood up and rushed to the side of the ship. The chessboard was knocked over by him, and the chess piece fell to the ground.
"How come, how could it explode now"
"It's normal too." A judge next to it guessed, "Because that bomb has such a big magnet on it, this thing will have some influence on the clock. Because there are a lot of steel things in the clock. Maybe it's because of this."
As everyone said, they opened their eyes and looked at the British. But it is night, even if the British turn on the lights, everyone can't see the damage to the British.
"I don't know what happened to that old maiden, if so"
The next morning, after the sun came out, the situation disappointed the French and Americans. The old maiden "Queen Elizabeth" is still floating on the water. However, after careful observation, they found that the "Queen Elizabeth" seemed to lean slightly. The amplitude is not large, it should not exceed ten degrees.
After the British navy took back the armies that landed yesterday, they continued to sail north, but their speed slowed down significantly, and the speed of the entire fleet even dropped to about 4 knots. It seems that the explosion last night did not sink the old maiden, but it still caused a lot of damage to the old maiden.
After that, the British fleet did not visit any American cities along the coast, but went directly to the Port of Halifax, Canada, and stayed there for a long time. The French estimated that they must be there trying to further repair the "Queen Elizabeth".
"The Port of Halifax does not have the ability to completely repair a warship like Queen Elizabeth." In New Orleans, Governor Marcel told Louis, "The British are at best strengthening the damaged parts, and then they must hurry. Let it return to Britain. This also means that the pressure of the British fleet on the Americans will soon be lifted. Sea dominance will soon return to the Americans."
"In that case, we don't necessarily need to prepare for the death penalty," Louis asked.
"If we want to hit Britain hard, we need it. If we want Britain and the United States to continue to consume, then we don't need it for the time being." Governor Marcel said ~EbookFREE.me~ But I am worried that the Americans may be British peace talks. "
This is indeed a danger. Although the Americans suffered, they got nothing. But if the war continues, they may suffer even greater losses. Or even lose everything. Therefore, if they are sensible enough, they will indeed cut the flesh and stop the loss.
Moreover, if Americans are smart enough, they should also understand that the interests of the French in North America and the Americans are inconsistent. In the long run, the French may even be more dangerous than the British. Unless the Americans are willing to abandon their ambitions of the so-called "city on the hill" and honestly practice Lanxi's thigh pendants, the French and Americans are not true allies. Under such circumstances, let alone cutting the meat to stop the loss, it is completely possible for the Americans to hook up with the British even after finding that the French are too strong. It was like Sun Shiwan, who had been resisting Cao Cao with Uncle Liu, suddenly stabbed the uncle from behind and became the king of Wei.
"So we must not allow the Americans to withdraw from the war at this time, let alone allow them to hook up with the British." Louis said, "Damn it, Lucien would be fine if he was here. He will do this kind of thing. It is the most suitable. But since he is not here, we have to move ourselves. Well, Mr. Governor, we have to arrange people and spread all kinds of rumors. It is said that in the federal government, someone took the British money and prepared to abandon those The sacrificed martyrs made peace with the British and sold America to Britain"